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Response: After Aragorn commits to a quest, spend 1 resource from his resource pool to ready him.
"I am Aragorn son of Arathorn; and if by life or death I can save you, I will."
–The Fellowship of the Ring
2
1
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Response: After Thรฉodred commits to a quest, choose a hero committed to that quest. Add 1 resource to that hero's resource pool.
"Not all is dark. Take courage, Lord of the Mark..."
–Gandalf, The Two Towers
2
1
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4
Response: After Glรณin suffers damage, add 1 resource to his resource pool for each point of damage he just suffered.
His beard, very long and forked, was white, nearly as white as the snow-white cloth of his garments.
–The Fellowship of the Ring
2
2
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7
Gimli gets +1 for each damage token on him.
"Men need many words before deeds. My axe is restless in my hands."
–The Two Towers
3
1
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9
Response: After Legolas participates in an attack that destroys an enemy, place 2 progress tokens on the current quest.
"I can walk this path, but others have not this skill."
–The Fellowship of the Ring
2
2
4
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6
While Thalin is committed to a quest, deal 1 damage to each enemy as it is revealed by the encounter deck.
There hammer on the anvil smote,
There chisel clove, and graver wrote;
There forged was blade, and bound was hilt;
The delver mined, the mason built.
–The Fellowship of the Ring
1
1
3
7โ
10
Action: Discard 1 card from your hand to give รowyn +1 until the end of the phase. This effect may be triggered by each player once each round.
Slender and tall she was in her white robe girt with silver; but strong she seemed and stern as steel, a daughter of kings.
–The Two Towers
1
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4
Response: Exhaust Eleanor to cancel the "when revealed" effects of a treachery card just revealed by the encounter deck. Then, discard that card, and replace it with the next card from the encounter deck.
"Gondor wanes, you say. But Gondor stands, and even the end of its strength is very strong."
–Boromir, The Fellowship of the Ring
2
1
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4
Dรบnhere can target enemies in the staging area when he attacks alone. When doing so, he gets +1 .
Captains rode to meet him at the ford, bearing messages from Gandalf. Dรบnhere, chieftain of the folk of Harrowdale, was at their head.
–The Return of the King
1
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4
Action: Exhaust Denethor to look at the top card of the encounter deck. You may move that card to the bottom of the deck.
"And the lord Denethor is unlike other men: he sees far."
–Beregond, The Return of the King
3
1
5
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2
Action: Pay 1 resource from Glorfindel's pool to heal 1 damage on any character. (Limit once per round.)
"You saw him for a moment as he is upon the other side: one of the mighty of the firstborn."
–Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring
2
2
4
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7
Action: Exhaust Beravor to choose a player. That player draws 2 cards. Limit once per round.
But in the wild lands beyond Bree there were mysterious wanderers. The Bree-folk called them Rangers, and knew nothing of their origin.
–The Fellowship of the Ring
3
2
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7
Response: After Aragorn commits to a quest, spend 1 resource from his resource pool to ready him.
"I am Aragorn son of Arathorn; and if by life or death I can save you, I will."
–The Fellowship of the Ring
2
1
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1
Action: Pay 1 resource from Gildor Inglorion's resource pool to choose a player to draw 1 card (Limit once per round.)
"Gildor Inglorion of the House of Finrod. We are Exiles, and most of our kindred have long ago departed...
–The Fellowship of the Ring
1
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6
Response: After you play a Dwarf character from your hand, reduce your threat by 1.
"Nori, at your service." –Nori, The Hobbit
3
1
5
7โ
2
Action: Pay 1 resource from Glorfindel's pool to heal 1 damage on any character. (Limit once per round.)
"You saw him for a moment as he is upon the other side: one of the mighty of the firstborn."
–Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring
1
2
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6
Action: Pay 1 resource from a hero's resource pool to add 1 resource to Bifur's resource pool. Any player may trigger this ability. (Limit once per round.)
"And winter comes after autumn." – Bifur, The Hobbit
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1
4
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1
Response: After Thorin Stonehelm is declared as an attacker, discard the top card of your deck to deal 1 damage to an enemy engaged with you.
Thorin III Stonehelm, Dain's son, became King under the mountain.
–The Return of the King
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2
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7
Response: After Aragorn commits to a quest, spend 1 resource from his resource pool to ready him.
"I am Aragorn son of Arathorn; and if by life or death I can save you, I will."
–The Fellowship of the Ring
2
1
4
5โ
6
Response: After Thรฉodred commits to a quest, choose a hero committed to that quest. Add 1 resource to that hero's resource pool.
"Not all is dark. Take courage, Lord of the Mark..."
–Gandalf, The Two Towers
2
1
4
5โ
4
Response: After Glรณin suffers damage, add 1 resource to his resource pool for each point of damage he just suffered.
His beard, very long and forked, was white, nearly as white as the snow-white cloth of his garments.
–The Fellowship of the Ring
2
2
5
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7
Gimli gets +1 for each damage token on him.
"Men need many words before deeds. My axe is restless in my hands."
–The Two Towers
3
1
4
6โ
9
Response: After Legolas participates in an attack that destroys an enemy, place 2 progress tokens on the current quest.
"I can walk this path, but others have not this skill."
–The Fellowship of the Ring
2
2
4
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6
While Thalin is committed to a quest, deal 1 damage to each enemy as it is revealed by the encounter deck.
There hammer on the anvil smote,
There chisel clove, and graver wrote;
There forged was blade, and bound was hilt;
The delver mined, the mason built.
–The Fellowship of the Ring
1
1
3
7โ
10
Action: Discard 1 card from your hand to give รowyn +1 until the end of the phase. This effect may be triggered by each player once each round.
Slender and tall she was in her white robe girt with silver; but strong she seemed and stern as steel, a daughter of kings.
–The Two Towers
1
2
3
5โ
4
Response: Exhaust Eleanor to cancel the "when revealed" effects of a treachery card just revealed by the encounter deck. Then, discard that card, and replace it with the next card from the encounter deck.
"Gondor wanes, you say. But Gondor stands, and even the end of its strength is very strong."
–Boromir, The Fellowship of the Ring
2
1
4
5โ
4
Dรบnhere can target enemies in the staging area when he attacks alone. When doing so, he gets +1 .
Captains rode to meet him at the ford, bearing messages from Gandalf. Dรบnhere, chieftain of the folk of Harrowdale, was at their head.
–The Return of the King
1
3
3
5โ
4
Action: Exhaust Denethor to look at the top card of the encounter deck. You may move that card to the bottom of the deck.
"And the lord Denethor is unlike other men: he sees far."
–Beregond, The Return of the King
3
1
5
7โ
2
Action: Pay 1 resource from Glorfindel's pool to heal 1 damage on any character. (Limit once per round.)
"You saw him for a moment as he is upon the other side: one of the mighty of the firstborn."
–Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring
2
2
4
6โ
7
Action: Exhaust Beravor to choose a player. That player draws 2 cards. Limit once per round.
But in the wild lands beyond Bree there were mysterious wanderers. The Bree-folk called them Rangers, and knew nothing of their origin.
–The Fellowship of the Ring
1
2
2
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3
The first player draws 1 additional card in the resource phase.
"Well, my dear fellow," said Bilbo, "now you've heard the news, can't you spare me a moment? I want your help in something urgent."
–The Fellowship of the Ring
1
2
2
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5
Response: After Frodo Baggins is damaged, cancel the damage and instead raise your threat by the amount of damage he would have been dealt. (Limit once per phase.)
Frodo began to feel restless, and the old paths seemed too well–trodden. he looked at maps and wondered what lay beyond their edges... –The Fellowship of the Ring
3
2
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4
Response: After a character leaves play, ready Prince Imrahil. (Limit once per round.)
But beyond, in the great fief of Belfalas, dwelt Prince Imrahil in his castle of Dol Amroth by the sea, and he was of high blood, and his fold also, tall men and proud with sea-grey eyes. –The Return of the King.
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2
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1
Response: After Brand son of Bain attacks and defeats an enemy engaged with another player, choose and ready one of that player's characters.
"The grandson of Bard the Bowman rules them, Brand son of Bain son of Bard."
–Glรณin, The Fellowship of the Ring
3
2
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7โ
5
Action: Raise your threat by 1 to ready Boromir. (Limit once per phase.)
Action: Discard Boromir to deal 2 damage to each enemy engaged with a single player.
"...in Gondor we must trust to such weapons as we have." –The Fellowship of the Ring
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8
While Dรกin Ironfoot is ready, Dwarf characters get +1 and +1 .
"You have not heard of Dain and the dwarves of the Iron Hills?" –Bilbo Baggins, The Hobbit
2
3
5
7โ
8
While Dรกin Ironfoot is ready, Dwarf characters get +1 and +1 .
"You have not heard of Dain and the dwarves of the Iron Hills?" –Bilbo Baggins, The Hobbit
2
1
3
5โ
6
If you control at least 5 Dwarf characters, draw 1 additional card at the beginning of the resource phase.
"He could write well and speedily, and often used the Elvish characters." –Gimli, The Fellowship of the Ring
1
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6
Action: Pay 1 resource from a hero's resource pool to add 1 resource to Bifur's resource pool. Any player may trigger this ability. (Limit once per round.)
"And winter comes after autumn." – Bifur, The Hobbit
1
2
4
6โ
6
Response: After you play a Dwarf character from your hand, reduce your threat by 1.
"Nori, at your service." –Nori, The Hobbit
2
2
4
7โ
5
Response: After a Silvan ally enters play, that ally gets +1 +1 and +1 until the end of the round.
"...the lord of the Galadhrim is accounted wisest of the Elves of Middle–earth, and a giver of gifts beyond the power of kings." –Galadriel, The Fellowship of the Ring
0
0
4
7โ
9
Galadriel cannot quest, attack, or defend. Allies you control do not exhaust to commit to the quest during the round they enter play.
Action: Exhaust Galadriel to choose a player. That player reduces his threat by 1 and draws 1 card. (Limit once per round.)
3
1
3
6โ
6
2
3
4
7โ
10
You may spend resources from Elrond's resource pool to pay for 
, 
, and 
allies.
Response: After a character is healed by another card effect, heal 1 damage on it.
"But you do not stand alone."
–The Fellowship of the Ring
3
2
5
7โ
4
While Boromir has at least 1 resource in his resource pool, Gondor allies get +1 .
"By our valour the wild fold of the East are still restrained, and the terror of Morgul kept at bay..." –The Fellowship of the Ring
3
2
4
7โ
4
Response: After a character leaves play, ready Prince Imrahil. (Limit once per round.)
But beyond, in the great fief of Belfalas, dwelt Prince Imrahil in his castle of Dol Amroth by the sea, and he was of high blood, and his fold also, tall men and proud with sea-grey eyes. –The Return of the King.
2
2
4
6โ
5
Response: After you engage an enemy, add 1 resource to Mablung's resource pool. (Limit once per phase.)
But the Captains of the West were well warned by their scouts, skilled men from Henneth Annรปn led by Mablung...
–The Return of the King
1
4
4
6โ
7
Lower the cost to play Weapon and Armor attachments on Beregond by 2.
"It is over-late to send for aid when you are already besiged." –The Return of the King
3
2
4
7โ
5
Response: After a character leaves play, รomer gets +2 until the end of the round. (Limit once per round.)
"I am named รomer son of รomund, and am called the Third Marshal of Riddermark." –The Two Towers
2
1
4
5โ
3
Response: After Hirgon quests successfully, play a ally from your hand, reducing its cost by 1 (to a minimum of 1). Then, you may raise your threat by 1 to give that ally +1 and +1 until the end of the round.
"Hirgon I am, errand–rider of Denethor, who bring you this token of war."
–The Return of the King
1
1
3
6โ
2
If รomer is in play, Lothรญriel gains the Rohan trait.
Response: After Lothรญriel commits to a quest, choose an ally in your hand. If that ally shares a Trait with her, put that ally into play exhausted and committed to the quest. At the end of the phase, if that ally is still in play, shuffle it into your deck.
2
3
3
6โ
2
Response: After Fastred defends an enemy attack, return that enemy to the staging area to reduce your threat by 2. (Limit once per phase.)
"King's man! King's man!" his heart cried within him.
–The Return of the King
2
2
4
6โ
1
Response: After Dwalin attacks and destroys an Orc enemy, lower your threat by 2.
It was a dwarf with a blue beard tucked into a golden belt, and very bright eyes under his dark-green hood.
–The Hobbit
1
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3
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6
Action: Pay 1 resource from a hero's resource pool to add 1 resource to Bifur's resource pool. Any player may trigger this ability. (Limit once per round.)
"And winter comes after autumn." – Bifur, The Hobbit
2
1
4
5โ
3
While Elladan is in play, Elrohir gets +2 .
Response: After Elrohir is declared as a defender, pay 1 resource from his resource pool to ready him.
"We will not turn back."
–The Return of the King
1
2
4
6โ
4
While Elrohir is in play, Elladan gets +2 .
Response: After Elladan is declared as an attacker, pay 1 resource from his resource pool to ready him.
"Yes, the Dead ride behind."
–The Return of the King
3
2
5
7โ
7
Refresh Action: Reduce your threat to your starting threat level. (Limit once per game.)
"I am older than I look, I might prove useful."
–The Fellowship of the Ring
3
1
4
6โ
3
Response: After Hรกma is declared as an attacker, return a event from your discard pile to your hand. Then, choose and discard 1 card from your hand. (Limit 3 times per game for the group.)
"Yet in doubt a man of worth will trust to his own wisdom." –The Two Towers
3
1
5
7โ
10
Forced: After Glorfindel exhausts to commit to a quest, raise your threat by 1.
Glorfindel was tall and straight; his hair was of shining gold, his face fair and young and fearless and full of joy; his eyes were bright and keen, and has voice like music; on his brow sat wisdom, and in his hand was strength.
–The Fellowship of the Ring
1
4
4
6โ
7
Lower the cost to play Weapon and Armor attachments on Beregond by 2.
"It is over-late to send for aid when you are already besiged." –The Return of the King
3
2
5
7โ
4
While Boromir has at least 1 resource in his resource pool, Gondor allies get +1 .
"By our valour the wild fold of the East are still restrained, and the terror of Morgul kept at bay..." –The Fellowship of the Ring
2
1
3
5โ
3
Each hero you control with a printed 
resource icon gets -1 threat cost.
"...the Elves feared and distrusted the world outside..."
–The Fellowship of the Ring
1
1
2
4โ
1
1
2
3
5โ
2
Action: Discard Caldara to put 1 ally from your discard pile into play for each other hero you control with a printed resource icon. (Limit once per game.)
...there is no purpose higher in the world as it now stands than the good of Gondor...
–Denethor, The Return of the King
3
2
4
7โ
3
Sentinel.
Each hero with a printed resource icon gets +1 .
'To me! To me!' cried Thรฉoden. 'Up Eorlingas! Fear no darkness!' – The Return of the King
3
2
4
7โ
5
Response: After a character leaves play, รomer gets +2 until the end of the round. (Limit once per round.)
"I am named รomer son of รomund, and am called the Third Marshal of Riddermark." –The Two Towers
1
2
3
5โ
2
Action: Lower the cost of the next card you play from your hand this round by 1. That card gains Doomed 1. (Limit once per round.)
"Let your counsellor Grรญma keep all things till your return – and I pray that we may see it, though no wise man will deem it hopeful." –The Two Towers
2
2
4
7โ
5
Response: After a Silvan ally enters play, that ally gets +1 +1 and +1 until the end of the round.
"...the lord of the Galadhrim is accounted wisest of the Elves of Middle–earth, and a giver of gifts beyond the power of kings." –Galadriel, The Fellowship of the Ring
3
2
4
7โ
3
Response: After a location is explored, ready Idraen.
"Where now are the Dรบnedain, Elessar, Elessar? Why do thy kinsfolk wander afar?" –Galadriel, The Two Towers
3
1
3
6โ
6
2
2
4
6โ
5
Response: After you engage an enemy, add 1 resource to Mablung's resource pool. (Limit once per phase.)
But the Captains of the West were well warned by their scouts, skilled men from Henneth Annรปn led by Mablung...
–The Return of the King
0
0
4
7โ
9
Galadriel cannot quest, attack, or defend. Allies you control do not exhaust to commit to the quest during the round they enter play.
Action: Exhaust Galadriel to choose a player. That player reduces his threat by 1 and draws 1 card. (Limit once per round.)
2
3
4
7โ
3
While Erkenbrand is defending, he gains:
Response: Deal 1 damage to Erkenbrand to cancel a shadow effect just triggered.
Down from the hills leaped Erkenbrand, lord of Westfold. –The Two Towers
3
2
5
7โ
5
Each enemy engaged with you gets -1 .
Response: After Aragorn participates in an attack that destroys an enemy, choose an enemy not engaged with you and engage that enemy.
"I serve no man," said Aragorn; "but the servants of Sauron I pursue into whatever land they may go." –The Two Towers
2
2
4
6โ
3
While you are engaged with any enemy, Halbarad does not exhaust to commit to a quest.
You may optionally engage 1 additional enemy during the encounter phase.
"Little do they know of our long labour for the safekeeping of their borders, and yet I grudge it not." –The Return of the King
3
2
5
7โ
Each enemy engaged with you gets -1 .
Response: After Aragorn participates in an attack that destroys an enemy, choose an enemy not engaged with you and engage that enemy.
"I serve no man," said Aragorn; "but the servants of Sauron I pursue into whatever land they may go." –The Two Towers
2
2
4
6โ
While you are engaged with any enemy, Halbarad does not exhaust to commit to a quest.
You may optionally engage 1 additional enemy during the encounter phase.
"Little do they know of our long labour for the safekeeping of their borders, and yet I grudge it not." –The Return of the King
1
1
2
4โ
6
."We have come a long way with you and been through some stiff times. We want to go on."
–The Fellowship of the Ring
1
2
3
5โ
2
If the active location shares a Trait with a location in the victory display, Rossiel gets +2 .
If the attacking enemy shares a Trait with an enemy in the victory display, Rossiel gets +2 .
"Did you not say that you wished to see Elf-magic?"
–Galadriel, The Fellowship of the Ring
2
2
4
6โ
5
Draw 3 additional cards at the beginning of the resource phase.
At the end of the round, discard all cards in your hand.
"That is the path of despair. Of folly, I would say, if the long wisdom of Elrond did not forbid me."
–The Fellowship of the Ring
3
3
3
6โ
4
While you are engaged with at least 1 enemy, Amarthiรบl gains the resource icon.
While you are engaged with at least 2 enemies, add 1 additional resource to Amarthiรบl's resource pool when you collect resources during the resource phase.
"The heirs of Elendil do not forget all things past..."
–Aragorn, The Return of the King
1
2
3
6โ
10
Action: Discard a card from your hand to add 1 resource to a Noldor's resource pool, or to Aragorn's resource pool. (Limit once per round.)
...the light of stars was in her bright eyes, grey as a cloudless night; yet queenly she looked, and thought and knowledge were in her glance, as of one who has known many things that the years bring.
–The Fellowship of the Ring
2
2
4
8โ
6
Draw 1 additional card at the beginning of the resource phase.
Forced: After drawing cards at the beginning of the resource phase, choose and discard 1 of those cards.
Very tall he was, and his beard was long, and he was grey and old, save that his eyes were keen as stars...
–The Return of the King
2
1
4
5โ
2
Response: After drawing your setup hand, instead of taking a mulligan, you may discard any number of cards from your hand. Then, draw that many cards.
Action: If you have no cards in your hand, draw 6 cards. (Limit once per game.)
"What power still remains lies with us..."
–The Fellowship of the Ring
2
2
4
8โ
8
Draw 1 additional card at the beginning of the resource phase.
Forced: After drawing cards at the beginning of the resource phase, choose and discard 1 of those cards.
Very tall he was, and his beard was long, and he was grey and old, save that his eyes were keen as stars...
–The Return of the King
2
1
4
5โ
4
Response: After drawing your setup hand, instead of taking a mulligan, you may discard any number of cards from your hand. Then, draw that many cards.
Action: If you have no cards in your hand, draw 6 cards. (Limit once per game.)
"What power still remains lies with us..."
–The Fellowship of the Ring
1
3
3
5โ
8
Setup: Add 2 resources to Denethor's resource pool.
Action: Move 1 resource from Denethor's resource pool to another Gondor hero's resource pool. (Limit once per round.)
"...why should I sit here in my tower and think, and watch, and wait, spending even my sons? For I can still wield a brand."
-The Return of the King
3
1
3
6โ
2
Response: After an encounter card with surge is revealed, either ready Lanwyn or give her +2 until the end of the phase. (Limit twice per phase.)
“The Men of Dale used to have the trick of understanding their language, and used them for messengers to fly to the Men of the Lake...”
–Thorin, The Hobbit
2
2
4
6โ
3
Each hero with an attached Mount gets +1
Each hero with an attached Mount gets +1
Each hero with an attached Mount gets +1
Ahead nearer the walls Elfhelm's men were among the siege–engines, hewing, slaying, driving their foes into the fire–pits.
–The Return of the King
2
1
4
5โ
1
Action: Exhaust Argalad to choose an enemy in the staging area. Until the end of the phase, that enemy gets -X , where X is Argalad's . If this effect reduces the enemy's to 0, deal 1 damage to it. (Limit once per round.)
2
2
4
6โ
1
Resources in Na'asiyah's resource pool cannot be used to pay for allies.
Action: While Na'asiyah is attacking or defending, pay 1 resource from her resource pool to give her +2 or +2 for this attack.
3
2
4
7โ
2
Combat Action: Spend 1 resource from Prince Imrahil's resource pool to search the top 5 cards of your deck for an ally who shares at least 1 Trait with him, and put that ally into play. Shuffle your deck. At the end of the phase, if that ally is still in play, shuffle it into your deck. (Limit once per round.)
2
2
5
7โ
4
2
2
4
6โ
1
You may use resources from Kahliel's resource pool to pay for Harad ally cards of any sphere.
Action: Discard a Harad ally from your hand to ready a Harad character in play. (Limit once per phase.)
...the Southrons were bold men and grim...
–The Return of the King
2
0
4
5โ
4
Thurindir gets +1 for each side quest in the victory display.
Setup: Search your deck for a side quest and add it to your hand. Shuffle your deck.
"He is one of the wandering folk – Rangers we call them."
–Barliman Butterbur, The Fellowship of the Ring
2
1
4
5โ
3
Response: After Hirgon quests successfully, play a ally from your hand, reducing its cost by 1 (to a minimum of 1). Then, you may raise your threat by 1 to give that ally +1 and +1 until the end of the round.
"Hirgon I am, errand–rider of Denethor, who bring you this token of war."
–The Return of the King
2
3
3
6โ
2
Response: After Fastred defends an enemy attack, return that enemy to the staging area to reduce your threat by 2. (Limit once per phase.)
"King's man! King's man!" his heart cried within him.
–The Return of the King
2
0
2
4โ
4
Folco Boffin gets -1 threat cost for each Hobbit hero you control.
Action: Discard Folco Boffin to reduce your threat by 7. (Limit once per game for the group.)
...he had many friends, especially among the younger generation of Hobbits (descendants mostly from Old Took)
–The Fellowship of the Ring
4
1
5
8โ
1
Cannot have restricted attachments.
Action: Deal 2 damage to Quickbeam to ready him. (Limit once per phase.)
"...he can move like a wind when he is roused."
–Pippin, The Two Towers
3
2
3
6โ
3
Each Dale character you control with a player attachment gets +1
Response: After you play an attachment on a Dale character without an attachment, draw a card.
"He is a strong king, and his realm now reaches south and east of Esgaroth."
–Glรณin, The Fellowship of the Ring
2
2
3
5โ
3
While playing an Item attachment, Bard son of Brand is considered to have the printed and icons.
Response: When a character leaves play, return each attachment attached to that character to its owners hand. (Limit once per phase.)
3
3
5
7โ
3
Response: After Grimbeorn the Old defends an attack, spend 1 resource from his pool to declare him as an attacker against that enemy (and resolve his attack). The defending enemy gets -2 for this attack.
3
1
4
6โ
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While the active location has an attachment on it, Haldan does not exhaust to quest.
Response: When the active location is explored, draw 1 card for each attachment on it.
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Combat Action: Play a Silvan ally from your hand. You do not need a resource match for this ally. (Limit once per round.)
"It is a crime to wander in my realm without leave."
–The Hobbit
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While Dรกin Ironfoot is defending, he gains,"Action: Discard the top card of your deck to give Dรกin Ironfoot +1 for this attack. (Limit 3 times per phase.)"
"The time of my thought is my own to spend."
–The Fellowship of the Ring
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Response: After Bilbo Baggins commits to the quest, choose an enemy in the staging area. Until the end of the phase, Bilbo Baggins gets +X where X is that enemy's If the players quest successfully, deal 1 damage to that enemy (2 damage instead if it is guarding a card).
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You may use resources from Radagast's pool to pay for Creature allies of any sphere.
Response: After you play a Creature card, Radagast does not exhaust to quest this round.
"..he has much lore of herbs and beasts, and birds are especially his friends."
–Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring
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Response: After Frodo Baggins commits to the quest, spend 1 resource from his resource pool to ready another unique character committed to the quest. If you quest successfully this phase, reduce your threat by 1.
"Keep your tempers and hold your hands to the last possible moment!"
–The Return of the King
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Cannot have attachments.
Setup: Shuffle 2 copies of Stinker into the encounter deck.
Response: After you travel to a location, raise your threat by 1 to draw 1 card.
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Response: After Thorin Stonehelm is declared as an attacker, discard the top card of your deck to deal 1 damage to an enemy engaged with you.
Thorin III Stonehelm, Dain's son, became King under the mountain.
–The Return of the King
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If รomer is in play, Lothรญriel gains the Rohan trait.
Response: After Lothรญriel commits to a quest, choose an ally in your hand. If that ally shares a Trait with her, put that ally into play exhausted and committed to the quest. At the end of the phase, if that ally is still in play, shuffle it into your deck.
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When a player card effect would reduce your threat by any amount, reduce that amount to 1.
While playing an event with the printed doomed keyword, Saruman gains the printed , , and icons.
Response: After you play a card with the doomed keyword, ready Saruman.
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Action: Pay 1 resource from Gildor Inglorion's resource pool to choose a player to draw 1 card (Limit once per round.)
"Gildor Inglorion of the House of Finrod. We are Exiles, and most of our kindred have long ago departed..."
–The Fellowship of the Ring
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Ranged. Sentinel.
Cannot have restricted attachments. Gwaihir does not ready during the refresh phase.
Response: After an Eagle ally enters or leaves play, ready Gwaihir. (Limit once per phase.)
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Sentinel.
Action: Exhaust Aragorn to choose a location in the staging area. Until the end of the phase, that location gets -X where X is Aragorn's If this effect reduces the location's to 0, place 1 progress on it. (Limit once per round.)
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Response: After Thorin Stonehelm is declared as an attacker, discard the top card of your deck to deal 1 damage to an enemy engaged with you.
Thorin III Stonehelm, Dain's son, became King under the mountain.
–The Return of the King
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If ยรยomer is in play, Lothรญriel gains the Rohan trait.
Response: After Lothรญriel commits to a quest, choose an ally in your hand. If that ally shares a Trait with her, put that ally into play exhausted and committed to the quest. At the end of the phase, if that ally is still in play, shuffle it into your deck.
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When a player card effect would reduce your threat by any amount, reduce that amount to 1.
While playing an event with the printed doomed keyword, Saruman gains the printed , , and icons.
Response: After you play a card with the doomed keyword, ready Saruman.
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Action: Pay 1 resource from Gildor Inglorion's resource pool to choose a player to draw 1 card (Limit once per round.)
"Gildor Inglorion of the House of Finrod. We are Exiles, and most of our kindred have long ago departed..."
–The Fellowship of the Ring
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Ranged. Sentinel.
Cannot have restricted attachments. Gwaihir does not ready during the refresh phase.
Response: After an Eagle ally enters or leaves play, ready Gwaihir. (Limit once per phase.)
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Sentinel.
Action: Exhaust Aragorn to choose a location in the staging area. Until the end of the phase, that location gets -X where X is Aragorn's If this effect reduces the location's to 0, place 1 progress on it. (Limit once per round.)
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Sentinel. Cannot have attachments.
Immune to player card effects.
Beorn does not exhaust to defend.
The roar of his voice was like drums and guns; and he tossed wolves and goblins from his path like straws and feathers.
–The Hobbit
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The first player gains control of Bilbo Baggins.
Bilbo Baggins cannot gain resources from player card effects.
If Bilbo Baggins leaves play, the players lose the game.
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Response: After you play a Dwarf character from your hand, reduce your threat by 1.
"Nori, at your service." –Nori, The Hobbit
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If you control at least 5 Dwarf characters, draw 1 additional card at the beginning of the resource phase.
"He could write well and speedily, and often used the Elvish characters." –Gimli, The Fellowship of the Ring
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If you control at least 5 Dwarf characters, add 1 additional resource to Thorin Oakenshield's pool when you collect resources during the resource phase.
"I am Thorin son of Thrain son of Thror, King under the Mountain!" –Thorin, The Hobbit
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Bilbo Baggins does not count against the hero limit and cannot gain resources from non-treasure cards. The first player gains control of Bilbo Baggins.
Action: Spend 1 
resource to search your deck for a treasure card and add it to your hand.
If Bilbo Baggins leaves play, the players have lost the game.
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Response: Pay 1 resource from Balin's resource pool to cancel a shadow effect just triggered during an attack. Then, deal the attacking enemy another shadow card. (Limit once per attack.)
"Well, it is the first time that even a mouse has crept along carefully and quietly under my very nose and not been spotted." –The Hobbit
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When Bard the Bowman makes a ranged attack, the enemy he attacks gets -2 until the end of the phase.
Now he shot with a great yew bow, till all his arrows but one were spent. –The Hobbit
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While you control at least 5 Dwarf characters, รin gets +1 and gains the resource icon.
Dwarves can make fire almost anywhere out of almost anything, wind or no wind... –The Hobbit
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When counting the number of Dwarf characters you control, Bombur counts as two.
"Bombur is fattest and will do for two, he had better come alone and last." –Gandalf, The Hobbit
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Response: Spend 1 
resource and exhaust The One Ring to cancel the effect of an encounter card just revealed from the encounter deck. Shuffle that card back into the encounter deck and reveal another encounter card.
"I will take the Ring," he said, "though I do not know the way." –The Fellowship of the Ring
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Response: After you engage an enemy with a higher engagement cost than your threat, ready Sam Gamgee. He gets +1 , +1 , and +1 until the end of the round.
"I'm going with him...and if any of those Black Riders try to stop him, they'll have Sam Gamgee to reckon with" –The Fellowship of the Ring
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Merry gets +1 for each Hobbit hero you control.
Response: After Merry participates in an attack that destroys an enemy, ready another character that participated in that attack.
"You can trust us to stick to you through thick and thin to the bitter end" –The Fellowship of the Ring
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Each enemy in play gets +1 engagement cost for each Hobbit hero you control.
Response: After you engage an enemy with an engagement cost higher than your threat, draw a card.
"We Hobbits ought to stick together, and we will"
–The Fellowship of the Ring
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Action: Exhaust Fatty Bolger to choose an enemy in the staging area and raise your threat by that enemy's . Until the end of the phase, that enemy does not contribute its . (Limit once per round.)
"I only hope that you do not need rescuing before the day is out" –The Fellowship of the Ring
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Response: After Frodo Baggins exhausts to defend an attack, exhaust The One Ring and spend 1 resource to target the attacking enemy. Then, this attack deals no damage and each player raises his threat by 2.
"But there is more about you now than appears on the surface." –Bilbo, The Fellowship of the Ring
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Play with the top card of your deck faceup. Once per phase, you may play the top card of your deck as if it was in your hand. When playing a card this way, Gandalf is considered to have the printed , , , and icons.
"I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor." –The Fellowship of the Ring
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The first player gains control of Aragorn. If Aragorn leaves play, the players lose the game.
Action: Spend 2 resources from Aragorn's resource pool to ready a hero.
"I am Aragorn son of Arathorn and am called Elessar, the Elfstone, Dunadan, the heir of Isildur Elendilโs son of Gondor."
–The Two Towers
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Cannot have restricted attachments.
Action: Deal 1 damage to Treebeard to give him +1 and +1 until the end of the phase. (Limit 5 times per phase.)
"I am not altogether on anybody's side, because nobody is altogether on my side..."
–The Two Towers
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Action: Spend 1 resource and exhaust The One Ring to give Frodo Baggins +2 and +2 until the end of the round.
"It's my doom, I think, to go to that Shadow yonder, so that a way will be found." –The Two Towers
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The first player gains control of Aragorn. If Aragorn leaves play, the players lose the game.
While Aragorn has an Artifact attached, he gains sentinel and does not exhaust to quest.
"I have no help to send, therefore I must go myself..."
–The Return of the King
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Setup: Reduce your threat by 3.
Action: Raise your threat by 3 to ready รowyn. She gets +9 until the end of the phase. (Limit once per game for the group.)
"But no living man am I! You look upon a woman. รowyn I am, รomund's daughter."
–The Return of the King
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Response: After Beregond defends an attack and takes no damage, reduce the defending player's threat by 1. (Limit once per round.)
“The Lord does not permit those who wear the black and silver to leave their post for any cause...”
–The Return of the King
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Planning Action: Exhaust The One Ring to add 1 resource to a hero's pool.
"I must carry the burden to the end."
–The Return of the King
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Sentinel. The first player gains control of Aragorn.
Action: Spend 1 resource from Aragorn's pool to ready him. (Limit once per phase.)
If Aragorn leaves play the players lose the game.
“As I have begun, so I will go on.”
–The Return of the King
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Response: After รomer commits to the quest, spend 1 resource from his resource pool to immediately declare him as an attacker (and resolve his attack) against an enemy in the staging area.
...he was young, and he was king; the lord of a fell people.
–The Return of the King
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While you are engaged with an enemy with an engagement cost higher than your threat, the first Hobbit ally you play each round does not require a resource match.
Response: After a Hobbit ally enters play, it gets +2 until the end of the round.
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Response: After Aragorn commits to a quest, spend 1 resource from his resource pool to ready him.
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Gimli gets +1 for each damage token on him.
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Response: After Aragorn commits to a quest, spend 1 resource from his resource pool to ready him.
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Response: After Legolas participates in an attack that destroys an enemy, place 2 progress tokens on the current quest.
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Action: Raise your threat by 1 to ready Boromir.
Action: Discard Boromir to deal 2 damage to each enemy engaged with a single player.
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Response: After a Silvan ally enters play, that ally gets +1 +1 and +1 until the end of the round.
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Galadriel cannot quest, attack or defend. Allies you control do not exhaust to commit to the quest during the round they enter play.
Action: Exhaust Galadriel to choose a player. That player reduces his threat by 1 and draws 1 card. (Limit once per round.)
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Action: Pay 1 resource from Glorfindel's pool to heal 1 damage on any character. (Limit once per round.)
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Action: Discard 1 card from your hand to give รowyn +1 until the end of the phase. This effect may be triggered by each player once each round.
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The first player draws 1 additional card in the resource phase.
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Play with the top card of your deck faceup. Once per phase, you may play the top card of your deck as if it was in your hand. When playing a card this way, Gandalf is considered to have the printed and icons.
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You may spend resources from Elrond's resource pool to pay for and allies.
Response: After a character is healed by another card effect, heal 1 damage on it.
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Action: Discard a card from your hand to add 1 resource to a Noldor hero's resource pool, or to Aragorn's resource pool. (Limit once per round.)
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Sentinel.
Lower the cost to play Weapon and Armor attachments on Beregond by 2.
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Response: After you engage an enemy with a higher engagement cost than your threat, ready Sam Gamgee. He gets +1 +1 and +1 until the end of the round.