2
2
3
5
5
7
3
1
4
Allies cannot defend while Snow Warg is attacking.
Forced: After a character is declared as a defender against Snow Warg, deal 1 damage to the defending character, if able.
2
2
4
3
1
3
Ambush (After this enemy enters play, each player makes an engagement check against it.)
Forced: After Orc Raiders engages a player, that player discards 2 attachments he controls, if able.
3
0
3
3
0
3
Forced: When Thrashing Tentacle is attacked, discard the top card of the encounter deck. If that card has a shadow effect or is a Tentacle enemy, deal the damage from the attack to 1 character an attacking player controls (ignoring defense).
4
1
3
Forced: When Striking Tentacle attacks, discard the top card of the encounter deck. If that card has a shadow effect or is a Tentacle enemy, this attack is considered undefended.
2
1
4
When Revealed: The first player draws 1 card. Then, that player must choose and discard 4 cards from his hand, if able.
Forced: After Cave Spider engages a player, that player must choose and discard 1 card from his hand, if able.
1
1
2
Forced: After Goblin Sneak engages a player, discard the top card of the encounter deck. If it is a treachery card, Goblin Sneak engages the next player, if able.
Shadow: Add Goblin Sneak to the staging area.
3
3
5
Lost: Each player must choose and discard 1 ally he controls from play, if able.
Shadow: Trigger all "Lost:" effects in play.
3
0
3
Rock Adder cannot be attacked unless it has dealt at least 1 damage this round.
Shadow: If this attack is undefended, the defending player must discard 1 character he controls from play.
X
3
X
Forced: After Nameless Thing engages a player, attach the top 2 cards of that player's deck to it.
X is the printed cost of all attached cards on this card. If there are no cards attached, X is 3.
X
4
X
Forced: After Elder Nameless Thing engages a player, attach the top 3 cards of that player's deck to it.
X is the printed cost of all attached cards on this card. If there are no cards attached, X is 4.
1
2
1
Only characters with ranged can attack or defend against Moria Bats.
While Moria Bats is engaged with a player, it gets +1 for each other enemy engaged with that player.
1
1
2
When Revealed: Each player must deal 1 damage to a hero he controls.
Forced: After a character leaves play, shuffle Ranging Goblin and the top card in the encounter discard pile back into the encounter deck.
3
1
3
Forced: When the player whose hero has Alcaronâs Scroll attached raises his threat, Harbor Thug engages that player.
Shadow: Any damage dealt by this attack is dealt to the hero with Alcaronâs Scroll attached, if able.
3
1
5
2
1
2
When Revealed: Deal 1 damage to each Battleground location in play, if able.
Shadow: Deal 2 damage to The Citadel if it is in play. Otherwise, attacking enemy gets +2 .
7
3
5
When Revealed: If the active location is a Battleground deal 3 damage to it.
Shadow: Deal 2 damage to The Approach if it is in play. Otherwise, attacking enemy gets +2 .
4
1
6
When Revealed: Deal 2 damage to the lowest Battleground location in play, if able.
Shadow: Deal 2 damage to The Banks if it is in play. Otherwise, attacking enemy gets +2 .
1
0
2
Forced: When Pickpocket attacks, the defending player discards 1 resource from one of his heroes' resource pools and 1 card at random from his hand.
Shadow: Defending player discards 1 of his attachments. (Discard all of his attachments instead if undefended.)
3
2
2
Forced: When Zealous Traitor engages a player, that player must deal 1 damage to each ally he controls. (2 damage instead if Zealous Traitor was not optionally engaged.)
3
3
3
Forced: When Lossarnach Bandit engages a player, that player discards 1 resource from each of his heroesâ resource pools. (2 resources instead if Lossarnach Bandit was not optionally engaged.)
5
1
5
Forced: When Umbar Assassin engages a player, that player must deal 3 damage to a hero he controls. (Discard that hero instead if Umbar Assassin was not optionally engaged.)
4
1
5
When Revealed: Until the end of the round, Morgul Spider gets +1 for each character not currently committed to a quest.
Far and wide her lesser broods, bastards of the miserable mates, her own offspring, that she slew, spread from glen to glen... –The Two Towers
1
1
1
When Revealed: The first player deals 2 damage to a questing hero and removes that hero from the quest.
Shadow: Defending player raises his threat by X where X is the attacking enemy's .
3
2
4
X is the number of players in the game.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1 (+3 instead if it has the Harad trait.)
4
3
3
Forced: When Haradrim Elite enters play, it makes an immediate attack from the staging area against the first player.
Shadow: This enemy attacks again after this attack resolves. (Deal a new shadow card for that attack.)
7
3
12
No attachments can be attached to Mûmak.
Mûmak cannot take more than 3 damage each round.
"His upturned hornlike tusks were bound with bands of gold and dripped with blood." –The Two Towers
5
2
5
1
2
5
X is the number of different resource icons 
, 
, 
or 
on heroes in play.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +2 .
8
3
5
While Orc Vanguard is in the staging area, resources cannot be spent from the resource pools of heroes who have a , or resource icon.
Shadow: Deal the attacking enemy two additional shadow cards.
1
1
3
Forced: When Orc Rabble is dealt a shadow card, it gets +2 until the end of the phase.
Shadow: Deal the attacking enemy an additional shadow card for each player in the game.
3
2
3
Forced: When Orc Arsonist engages a player, deal 1 shadow card to each enemy engaged with that player.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1 . Deal it another shadow card.
2
2
2
Underworld Dissident gets +1 for each Underworld location in play.
Shadow: If this attack is undefended, remove 1 token from the current quest.
1
2
2
3
2
4
X is the number of players in the game.
Shadow: Return attacking enemy to the staging area after it attacks unless any player pays 1 resource.
4
3
3
X is the number of heroes in play with no resources in their resource pool.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +2 .
2
1
2
4
1
4
Forced: After Marauding Orc attacks and destroys a character, place 1 damage token on Dead Villagers.
Shadow: If this attack destroys a character, discard 1 villager token from Rescued Villagers.
3
1
3
When Revealed: Discard 1 villager token from the active location. If no villager token is discarded by this effect, Orc Ravager gains Surge.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1 (+2 instead if undefended.)
5
2
3
When Revealed: Discard the character with the fewest remaining hit points. That character's controller may discard 3 cards at random from his hand to prevent this effect.
Eagles are not kindly birds. Some are cowardly and cruel. –The Hobbit
6
2
3
When Revealed: Add the topmost Orc enemy from the encounter discard pile to the staging area.
Shadow: Defending player discards an attachment he controls. (All attachments he controls instead if undefended.)
4
1
2
1
2
3
While engaged with a player, Southron Phalanx gets +1 for each location that player controls.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1 for each location the defending player controls.
5
3
6
When Revealed: Southron Commander makes an immediate attack from the staging area against each player who controls at least 1 location.
"...the Southrons were bold men and grim..."
–The Return of the King
5
3
5
X is the total number of hidden cards in the game.
Forced: At the end of the round, each player must raise his threat by 1 for each hiddien card in his play area.