The Sands of Harad
(x3)
[2]
0
2
0
1
★★★★ [2.0]
[1021]
2
0
1
★★★★ [2.0]
[1021]
Silvan.
Ranged.
Response: After Greenwood Archer enters play, ready a hero.
The Sands of Harad
(x3)
[0]
[831]
[831]
Play only if you control a unique character with the Silvan trait and another unique character with the Dwarf trait.
Action: Draw 1 card and add 1 resource to the resource pool of a hero you control.
The Sands of Harad
(x3)
[2]
1
1
0
2
★★★★ [2.6]
[736]
1
0
2
★★★★ [2.6]
[736]
Hobbit.
While there is a side quest in the victory display, Halfling Bounder gains: "Response: Discard Halfling Bounder to cancel the 'when revealed' effects of an encounter card that was just revealed from the encounter deck."
The Sands of Harad
(x3)
[2]
[732]
[732]
Item.
Weapon.
Attach to a Silvan hero. Restricted.
Attached hero gets +1 Willpower and +1 Attack.
The Sands of Harad
(x3)
[4]
0
1
2
3
★★★★ [3.9]
[669]
1
2
3
★★★★ [3.9]
[669]
Dwarf.
Warrior.
Sentinel.
Response: When you play Erebor Guard from your hand, discard the top 2 cards of your deck to reduce its cost by 2.
The Sands of Harad
(x1)
(9)
1
3
1
4
★★★ [6.2]
[254]
3
1
4
★★★ [6.2]
[254]
Silvan.
Noble.
Scout.
Ranged.
Response: After Legolas commits to a quest, discard a card from your hand to ready another hero. If that hero is Gimli, he gets +1 Willpower until the end of the phase. (Limit once per phase.)
The Sands of Harad
(x1)
(11)
2
2
2
5
★★ [6.7]
[229]
2
2
5
★★ [6.7]
[229]
Dwarf.
Noble.
Warrior.
Sentinel.
Response: After Gimli is declared as a defender, spend 1 resource from his pool to ready another hero. If that hero is Legolas, he gets +1 Attack until the end of the phase. (Limit once per phase.)
The Sands of Harad
(x3)
[2]
[552]
[552]
Item.
Armor.
Attach to a Dwarf hero. Restricted.
Attached hero gets +1 Defense.
Response: After attached hero takes damage from an enemy attack, exhaust Dwarven Shield to add 1 resource to attached hero's pool.
The Sands of Harad
(x3)
[0]
[530]
[530]
Play only if you control a unique character with the Noble trait and another unique character with the Scout trait.
Response: After a player engages an enemy, reduce his threat by X, where X is that enemy's printed Threat.
The Sands of Harad
(x3)
[0]
(5)
[360]
[360]
Limit 1 copy of The Storm Comes in the victory display.
While this quest is in the victory display, the first ally played by each player each round does not require a resource match.
The Sands of Harad
(x3)
[4]
1
3
2
3
★★★★ [5.6]
[350]
3
2
3
★★★★ [5.6]
[350]
Dúnedain.
Ranger.
While there is a side quest in the victory display, Vigilant Dúnadan does not exhaust to defend.
The Sands of Harad
(x3)
[0]
[227]
[227]
Song.
Attach to a quest card in play.
Response: When attached quest is defeated, the first player chooses a player. That player searches his deck for a side quest, adds it to his hand, and shuffles his deck.
The Sands of Harad
(x3)
[1]
[45]
[45]
Action: Deal X damage to an enemy engaged with you. X is the number of side quests in the victory display.
The Sands of Harad
(x1)
Forced: After an enemy attacks and destroys a character, remove X progress from the main quest, X is the attacking enemy's Threat.
At the end of the round, if the main quest has been in play the entire round and there are no progress tokens on it, the players lose the game.
The Sands of Harad
(x5/x4)
(28)
1
2
1
3
2
1
3
Harad.
Surge. Archery 1.
Forced: When Umbar Sentry attacks, either remove 1 progress token from the main quest, or it gets +2 Attack for this attack.
The Sands of Harad
(x2)
2
(2)
(2)
City.
Response: After the player travel here, choose a non-unique enemy engaged with a player and place it faceup under this location. While an enemy is under this location, that enemy is considered to be out of play.
Forced: After Narrow Alleyway leaves play, put each enemy under it into play, engaged with the first player.
The Sands of Harad
(x2/x1)
3
(3)
(3)
City.
While Street of Umbar is the active location, each enemy gets -1 engagement cost for each progress token on the main quest.
Shadow: Discard an attachment you control.
The Sands of Harad
(x3)
2
(3)
(3)
City.
While Umbar Square is the active location, it gains: "Response: After an enemy is defeated, place 1 progress on the main quest, bypassing the active location."
Travel: Reveal the top card of the encounter deck to travel here.
The Sands of Harad
(x2)
X
(4)
(4)
City.
X is the number of engaged enemies.
Travel: Assign X damage among characters in play to travel here.
The Sands of Harad
(x2)
3
(1)
(1)
City.
While Haradrim Estate is in the staging area, progress cannot be placed here.
Travel: Search the encounter deck and discard pile for a Harad enemy and put it into play engaged with the first player. Then, place 1 progress on the main quest, bypassing the active location. Shuffle the encounter deck.
The Sands of Harad
(x2/x1)
When Revealed: Either remove all progress from the main quest, or assign X damage among characters in play. X is the number of progress tokens on the main quest.
Shadow: Attacking enemy makes an additional attack against you after this one.
The Sands of Harad
(x2)
Weather.
When Revealed: Discard a the active location. Shuffle the encounter discard pile into the encounter deck and discard cards from the top until a location is discarded. Make that location the active location.
The Sands of Harad
(x1)
(6)
Surge.
Forced: At the end of the round, remove X progress from the main quest. X is the tens digit of the temperature.
Response: When Seek Shade is defeated, reduce the temperature by 10.
The Sands of Harad
(x2/x1)
(40)
2
2
1
3
2
1
3
Creature.
Carrior Birds gets -1 engagement cost for each damaged character in play.
Forced: After Carrion Bird engages you, discard a damaged character you control.
The Sands of Harad
(x4)
2
(3)
(3)
Desert.
While the temperature is 40 or higher, Burnt Sands gets +2 Threat.
Forced: After Burnt Sands becomes the active location, increase the temperature by 2.
The Sands of Harad
(x2/x1)
X
(4)
(4)
Desert.
X is the tens digit of the temperature.
Forced: After Scorched Hamada becomes the active location, assign X damage among characters in play.
Shadow: Raise your threat by X, where X is the tens digit of the temperature.
The Sands of Harad
(x2)
3
(3)
(3)
Desert.
While Parched Wadi is in the staging area, each Creature enemy gets +1 Threat and +1 Attack.
Forced: After Parched Wadi becomes the active location, shuffle the encounter discard pile into the encounter deck and discard cards from the top until a Creature enemy is discarded. Add that enemy to the staging area.
The Sands of Harad
(x4)
(22)
X
X
X
5
X
X
5
Creature.
X is the tens digit of the temperature.
Forced: After Were-worm engages you, it makes an immediate attack. (Do not deal it a shadow card.)
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1 Attack (+2 Attack instead if the temperature is 40 or higher).
The Sands of Harad
(x2/x1)
Weather.
When Revealed: Each player assigns X damage among characters he controls, where X is the tens digit of the temperature.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +X Attack, where X is the tens digit of the temperature.
The Sands of Harad
(x2/x1)
Weather.
Surge.
When Revealed: Increase the temperature by 4.
Shadow: Either raise the temperature by 2, or return attacking enemy to the staging area after this attack.
The Sands of Harad
(x1)
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
Harad.
Noble.
Response: At the beginning of the planning phase, add 1 resource to a hero's pool.
If Kahliel leaves play, you are eliminated from the game.
The Sands of Harad
(x1)
3
1
2
3
1
2
3
Harad.
Scout.
Response: After Firyal commits to a quest, look at the top of the encounter deck. Then, you may discard that card.
If Firyal leaves play, you are eliminated from the game.
The Sands of Harad
(x1)
2
3
1
3
3
1
3
Harad.
Ranger.
Ranged.
Response: After Yazan is declared as an attacker, deal 1 damage to a non-unique enemy in play. (Limit once per phase.)
If Yazan leaves play, you are eliminated from the game.
The Sands of Harad
(x1)
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
Harad.
Warrior.
Sentinel.
Response: After Jubayr is declared as a defender, discard 1 facedown shadow card from a non-unique enemy. (Limit once per phase.)
If Jubayr leaves play, you are eliminated from the game.
The Sands of Harad
(x4)
(30)
X
X
X
3
X
X
3
Orc.
Uruk.
X is the stage number on the main quest.
Forced: At the end of the round, assign X damage among characters in play.
The Sands of Harad
(x2)
X
(4)
(4)
Forest.
Village.
X is the stage number of the main quest.
Travel: Each player spends 1 resource to travel here.
Shadow: If the defending character is an objective-hero, ready it and cancel all damage from this attack.
The Sands of Harad
(x2)
2
(2)
(2)
Forest.
Village.
Response: After the players travel to Village Hut, the first player discards the top card of his deck. If that card is an ally, he puts it into play under his control, exhausted.
Travel: Discard the top card of the encounter deck. If that card is an enemy, add it to the staging area.
The Sands of Harad
(x2/x1)
When Revealed: Each player must choose: either discard the highest cost ally you control, or reveal an encounter card.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1 Attack. If this attack destroys a character, reveal the top card of the encounter deck.
The Sands of Harad
(x3)
When Revealed: Until the end of the phase, increase the total Threat in the staging area by X, where X is twice the stage number of the main quest.
Shadow: Assign X damage among characters you control, where X is the stage number of the main quest.
The Sands of Harad
(x1)
(4)
When Revealed: Discard cards from the encounter deck until a Harad enemy is discarded. Add that enemy to the staging area and place a resource token on it. That enemy is "the Champion." While this stage is in play, the Champion gets +2 Threat, +2 Attack, +2 Defense and gains: Immune to player card effects. The main quest stage cannot be defeated while the Champion is in play."
The champion cannot take damage unless there are at least 4 progress tokens here. This stage cannot be defeated while the champion is in play.
The Sands of Harad
(x1)
(40)
2
5
3
6
5
3
6
Harad.
While Southron Captain is in the staging area, each other Harad enemy gets +1 Threat.
While Southron Captain is engaged with you, each other Harad enemy engaged with you gets +1 Attack.
The Sands of Harad
(x3/x2)
(32)
3
3
2
5
3
2
5
Harad.
Forced: After Southron Soldier engages you, either remove 2 progress tokens from the main quest, or Southron Soldier makes an immediate attack.
Shadow: Choose an enemy in the staging area. Engage it and deal it a shadow card.
The Sands of Harad
(x4/x3)
(36)
2
4
3
4
4
3
4
Harad.
Archery 2.
Forced: After Southron Archer engages you, either remove 2 progress tokens from the main quest, or discard an ally you control.
The Sands of Harad
(x3/x2)
When Revealed: The first player discards cards from the top of the encounter deck until an enemy is discarded, and puts that enemy into play engaged with him.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1 Attack (+2 Attack instead if it was engaged this round).
The Sands of Harad
(x1)
(8)
Surge.
Each player cannot have more than 5 cards in his hand. (If you have more than 5, immediately choose and discard cards from hand until you have only 5.)
Response: When this stage is defeated, each player draws a card.
The Sands of Harad
(x3/x2)
When Revealed: Each player must choose: either raise your threat by 1 for each character you control, or discard a character you control.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1 Attack. If this attack destroys a character, raise each player's threat by 1.
The Sands of Harad
(x2/x1)
When Revealed: Each player exhausts a character he controls. Until the end of the combat phase, exhausted characters cannot ready.
Shadow: Until the end of the round, defending character cannot ready.
The Sands of Harad
(x1)
(6)
Characters cannot be readied by player card effects.
Response: When this stage is defeated, each player readies 1 hero he controls.
The Sands of Harad
(x3/x2)
3
(4)
(4)
Desert.
While Towering Dunes is in the staging area, progress cannot be placed on locations in the staging area not named Towering Dunes.
Forced: After Towering Dunes becomes the active location, reveal the top card of the encounter deck.
The Sands of Harad
(x2)
2
(2)
(2)
Desert.
While Desert Oasis is the active location, it gains: "Response: When Desert Oasis is explored, heal 4 damage from among characters in play."
Forced: After Desert Oasis becomes the active location, each player exhausts a character he controls.
The Sands of Harad
(x2/x1)
Weather.
When Revealed: Each player either discards his hand, or assigns X damage among characters he controls. X is the number of cards in his hand.
Shadow: Either discard the highest cost attachment you control, or assign X damage among characters you control where X is the number of attachments you control.
The Sands of Harad
(x2)
When Revealed: Each player exhausts a character he controls and deals 1 damage to that character.
Shadow: Exhaust a character you control.
The Sands of Harad
(x1)
(6)
Treat the printed text box of each damaged character as if it were blank (except for Traits).
Response: When this is defeated, heal 1 damage from each character in play.
The Sands of Harad
(x2/x1)
(44)
4
1
1
3
1
1
3
Creature.
Players cannot declare defenders against Sand Viper.
Forced: After the players travel to a location, Sand Viper engages the first player.
The Sands of Harad
(x3)
(33)
3
3
2
4
3
2
4
Creature.
Forced: After Giant Scorpion damages a character, that character cannot ready until the end of the round.
Shadow: If this attack deals damage, the defending character cannot ready until the end of the round.
The Sands of Harad
(x2/x1)
4
(4)
(4)
Forest.
While Jungle Trail is the active location, each location in the staging area gets -1 Threat.
Travel: Reveal the top card of the encounter deck to travel here.
The Sands of Harad
(x3/x2)
3
(2)
(2)
Forest.
Forced: When Forest Clearing is explored, discard the top card of the encounter deck. If that card is an enemy, add that enemy to the staging area.
Shadow: Discard an attachment you control.
The Sands of Harad
(x3)
2
(3)
(3)
Forest.
Forced: When Dense Jungle is explored, discard the top card of the encounter deck. If that card is a location, add that location to the staging area.
Shadow: Discard a random card from your hand.
The Sands of Harad
(x2/x1)
Surge.
When Revealed: Attach to the highest Threat location in the staging area without a copy of Overgrown attached. (Counts as a Condition attachment with the text: "Attached location gets +1 Threat and gains 'Immune to player card effects.'"
The Sands of Harad
(x1)
(5)
Surge.
Each Orc enemy in the staging area gets -5 engagement cost.
Each Orc enemy engaged with a player gets +1 Threat.
The Sands of Harad
(x1)
(50)
4
5
3
6
5
3
6
Orc.
Uruk.
Cannot have player card attachments or be optionally engaged.
While the engaged player is engaged with another Orc enemy, Uruk Chieftain cannot take damage.
Forced: At the end of the encounter phase, Uruk Chieftain engages the player engaged with the most non-unique Orc enemies.
The Sands of Harad
(x3)
(35)
2
4
2
4
4
2
4
Orc.
Uruk.
Each ally with less Willpower than Uruk of Mordor's Threat cannot defend against Uruk of Mordor.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1 Attack (+2 Attack instead if its Threat is greater than the defending character's Willpower.
The Sands of Harad
(x2/x1)
(40)
3
3
1
5
3
1
5
Orc.
Uruk.
Uruk Warg-Rider gets +X Attack while attacking a character with less Willpower than Uruk Warg-rider's Threat. X is the difference.
Shadow: Return attacking enemy to the staging area after this attack.
The Sands of Harad
(x2/x1)
(20)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Creature.
When Revealed: Attach to an Orc enemy and return that enemy to the staging area. Limit 1 per enemy. (Counts as a Mount attachment with the text: "Attached enemy gets +2 Threat, +2 Attack, +2 Defense and +2 hit points.
Forced: When attached enemy leaves play, add Mordor Warg to the staging area."
The Sands of Harad
(x2/x1)
When Revealed: Each ally in play gets -1 Willpower, -1 Attack, and -1 Defense until the end of the round.
Shadow: If attacking enemy's Threat is greater than the defending character's Willpower, it makes an additional attack after this one.
The Sands of Harad
(x1)
1A-B
(15)
Setup: Add “Seize them!” to the staging area. Each player adds 1 different location to the staging area and puts 1 copy of Umbar Sentry into play engaged with him. Shuffle the encounter deck.
This stage cannot have more than 15 progress tokens on it.
While at least 1 player is engaged with an enemy, the players cannot defeat this stage.
The Sands of Harad
(x1)
2A-B
(15)
When Revealed: End the current phase. Shuffle the encounter discard pile into the encounter deck. Starting with the first player, each player discards cards from the top of the encounter deck until he discards an enemy, and puts that enemy into play engaged with him.
This stage cannot have more than 15 progress tokens on it.
Forced: At the beginning of the quest phase, if any player is not engaged with an enemy, discard cards from the top of the encounter deck until an enemy is discarded and add it to the staging area.
While at least 1 player is engaged with an enemy, the players cannot defeat this stage. If the players defeat this stage, they win the game.
The Sands of Harad
(x1)
1A-B
(8)
Setup: Each player searches the encounter deck for a copy of Burnt Sands and adds it to the staging area. Shuffle the encounter deck. Place the heat tracker next to the quest deck and set the temperature to 10.
Forced: After an ally enters play, either exhaust it, or deal 1 damage to it.
Forced: At the end of the round, increase the temperature by 4.
If the temperature is 60 or higher, the players lose the game.
The Sands of Harad
(x1)
2A-B
(14)
When Revealed: Increase the temperature by 2. Shuffle the encounter discard pile into the encounter deck and reveal 1 encounter card per player.
Forced: At the end of the round, increase the temperature by 4. Then, each player assigns X damage among characters he controls, where X is the tens digit of the temperature.
If the temperature is 60 or higher, the players lose the game.
The Sands of Harad
(x1)
3A-B
(16)
When Revealed: Increase the temperature by 2. Each player searches the encounter deck, discard pile, and victory display for a Were-worm and adds it to the staging area, if able. Shuffle the encounter deck.
During the quest phase, add X Threat to the total Threat in the staging area, where X is the tens digit of the temperature.
Forced: At the end of the round, increase the temperature by 4.
While at least 1 Were-worm is in play, the players cannot defeat this stage. If the players defeat this stage, they win the game. If the temperature is 60 or higher, the players lose the game.
The Sands of Harad
(x1)
1A-B
(0)
Setup: Set Uruk Chieftain aside, out of play. Each player adds 1 copy of Sauron’s Enforcers to the staging area. Move each hero to the staging area. Each player takes control of an objective-hero and adds 2 resources to its resource pool. Remove each remaining objective-hero from the game. For the remainder of the game, heroes in the staging area are in play but under no player’s control, immune to player card effects, and their text boxes are considered to be blank.
Damage from undefended attacks must be dealt to a hero in the staging area, if able.
The first card each player plays each phase does not require a resource match.
Forced: After placing progress from questing successfully, each player chooses a hero he owns in the staging area and, takes control of that hero, and exhausts it. Advance to stage 2A.
The Sands of Harad
(x1)
2A-B
(5)
Forced: When this stage is defeated, each player chooses a hero he owns in the staging area, takes control of that hero, and exhausts it.
The Sands of Harad
(x1)
3A-B
(10)
When Revealed: Each player searches the encounter deck and discard pile for an Orc enemy and adds it to the staging area. Shuffle the encounter deck. Attach each hero in the staging area to a different Orc enemy in the staging area. Each hero attached to an enemy is guarded by that enemy. Guarded heroes are under no player’s control, immune to player card effects, and their text boxes are considered to be blank.
While an enemy is guarding a hero it gets +1 Threat, +1 Attack, +1 Defense and is immune to player card effects.
Forced: When the enemy guarding a hero is defeated, that hero’s owner takes control of that hero and exhausts it.
This stage cannot be defeated while an enemy is guarding a hero.
The Sands of Harad
(x1)
4A-B
(15)
When Revealed: Add Uruk Chieftain to the staging area. Shuffle the encounter discard pile into the encounter deck and reveal 1 encounter card per player.
Uruk Chieftain cannot take non-combat damage.
Each non-unique Orc enemy gets -10 engagement cost.
Forced: After Uruk Chieftain engages a player, it makes an immediate attack.
The players cannot defeat this stage while Uruk Chieftain is in play. If the players defeat this stage, they win the game.