![](/Images/Encounters/The-Dark-of-Mirkwood/The-Caves-of-Nibin-D没m-Campaign.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Dark-of-Mirkwood/Goblin-Chieftain.jpg)
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X is the stage number of the quest.
Cannot take damage. Cannot have attachments.
Forced: After Goblin Chieftain attacks, either remove X progress from the quest, or return it to the staging area.
![](/Images/Encounters/Dream-chaser-Campaign-Expansion/The-Thing-in-the-Depths-Campaign.png)
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![Popularity 1/10 (Rank 30460)](/Images/gold-ring.png)
Immune to player card effects. Cannot be engaged.
The Thing in the Depths gets +3 hit points per player.
Forced: When a Creature enemy is destroyed, deal damage to The Thing in the Depths equal to that enemy's
![](/Images/Encounters/Dream-chaser-Campaign-Expansion/The-Thing-in-the-Depths-Campaign.png)
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![Popularity 1/10 (Rank 30460)](/Images/gold-ring.png)
Campaign Mode only.
Immune to player card effects. Cannot be engaged.
The Thing in the Depths gets +3 hit points per player.
Forced: When a Creature enemy is destroyed, deal 2 damage to The Thing in the Depths.
![](/Images/Encounters/Dream-chaser-Campaign-Expansion/The-Fate-of-N煤menor-Campaign.png)
![](/Images/Cards/Dream-chaser-Campaign-Expansion/Temple-Guardian.jpg)
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X is the number of players in the game.
Immune to player card effects. Cannot be optionally engaged.
Temple Guardian gets -50 engagement cost while Cursed Temple is the active location.
![](/Images/Encounters/Dream-chaser-Campaign-Expansion/The-Fate-of-N煤menor-Campaign.png)
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Campaign Mode only.
Archery X. X is the number of players in the game.
Immune to player card effects. Cannot be optionally engaged.
Temple Guardian gets -50 engagement cost while Cursed Temple is the active location.
![](/Images/Encounters/Dream-chaser-Campaign-Expansion/Voyage-Across-Belegaer-Campaign.png)
![](/Images/Cards/Dream-chaser-Campaign-Expansion/Crowley.jpg)
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For each resource on Crowley, he gets +1 , +1
, +1
, and +1 hit point. If Crowley has 3 or more resources on him, he gains victory 3.
Forced: When Crowley engages you, place 1 resource on him. At the end of the combat phase, return him to the staging area.
![](/Images/Encounters/Dream-chaser-Campaign-Expansion/The-Fate-of-N煤menor-Campaign.png)
![](/Images/Cards/Dream-chaser-Campaign-Expansion/Revenant.jpg)
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Immune to player card effects. Revenant gets +2 and +2
for each resource on the campaign card.
Forced: When 3 or more damage would be placed on Revenant, place 2 damage instead.
Forced: After Revenant is destroyed, shuffle it into the encounter deck. Place 1 resource on the campaign card.
![](/Images/Encounters/Dream-chaser-Campaign-Expansion/Raid-on-the-Grey-Havens-Campaign.png)
![](/Images/Cards/Dream-chaser-Campaign-Expansion/Graxar.jpg)
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Immune to player card effects. No more than 1 character can attack Graxar each round.
Graxar gets +1 for each damage on him and +1
for each resource on him.
Forced: When Graxar is dealt a shadow card, place 1 resource on him.
![](/Images/Encounters/Dream-chaser-Campaign-Expansion/The-Thing-in-the-Depths-Campaign.png)
![](/Images/Cards/Dream-chaser-Campaign-Expansion/Sea-Serpent-Menacing.jpg)
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Immune to player card effects. X is the number of players in the game.
Forced: After Sea Serpent attacks and destroys an ally, the defending player deals X damage divided among characters they control.
Forced: After Sea Serpent is destroyed, flip it over and put it into play in the staging area.
![](/Images/Encounters/Dream-chaser-Campaign-Expansion/The-Thing-in-the-Depths-Campaign.png)
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Immune to player card effects. X is twice the number of players in the game.
Forced: After Sea Serpent attacks and destroys an ally, the defending player deals X damage divided among characters they control.
Forced: At the end of the round, Sea Serpent makes an attack against the first player.
![](/Images/Encounters/The-Fellowship-of-the-Ring/The-Ring-Goes-South.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Fellowship-of-the-Ring/Watcher-in-the-Water.jpg)
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Indestructible. Immune to player card effects.
Cannot leave the staging area but is considered to be engaged with each player.
Forced: After placing the 6th damage here, the first player takes control of the Ring-bearer, exhausted with 1 damage on it.
![](/Images/Encounters/The-Fellowship-of-the-Ring/The-Ring-Goes-South.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Fellowship-of-the-Ring/Great-Warg-Chief.jpg)
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Cannot have attachments.
Forced: After Great Warg Chief enages you, discard cards from the encounter deck until a Warg enemy is discarded. Put that enemy into play engaged with you.
![](/Images/Encounters/The-Fellowship-of-the-Ring/Journey-in-the-Dark.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Fellowship-of-the-Ring/The-Balrog.jpg)
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Cannot be optionally engaged. The Balrog and shadow cards dealt to The Balrog are immune to player card effects.
While in the staging area, The Balrog is considered to be engaged with the first player and only the first player can declare attackers against The Balrog.
![](/Images/Encounters/The-Fellowship-of-the-Ring/The-Nazg没l.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Fellowship-of-the-Ring/The-Witch-king.jpg)
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Immune to player card effects.
The Witch-king gets -30 engagement cost while The One Ring is exhausted.
Characters with 1 or less cannot defend attacks made by The Witch-king.
![](/Images/Encounters/The-Two-Towers/The-Uruk-hai.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Two-Towers/Ugl煤k.jpg)
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Toughness 3. Cannot have attachments.
Allies cannot be declared as attackers or defenders against Ugl煤k.
"I am Ugl煤k. I command." –The Two Towers
![](/Images/Encounters/The-Two-Towers/The-Uruk-hai.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Two-Towers/Grishn谩kh.jpg)
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Forced: After Grishn聽kh enters play, the first player attached 1 of the Captives to him. If Grishn聽kh is defeated, place the attached Captive faceup underneath To Isengard!
Forced: At the end of the quest phase, deal 1 damage to the attached Captive.
![](/Images/Encounters/The-Two-Towers/The-Road-to-Isengard.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Two-Towers/Saruman.jpg)
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Indestructible.Immune to player card effects. Cannot leave the staging area.
Forced: When Saruman is dealt a shadow card with a Wizardry effect, the defending player resolves that Wizardry effect as if he is the only player in the game.
![](/Images/Encounters/The-Two-Towers/Shelob's-Lair.png)
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Indestructible.Cannot have attachments.
Shelob gets +1 for each resource on her.
Forced: At the beginning of the quest phase, either place 1 resource on Shelob, or she makes an immediate attack against the first player.
![](/Images/Encounters/The-Return-of-the-King/The-Battle-of-the-Pelennor-Fields.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Return-of-the-King/The-Black-Serpent.jpg)
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Cannot have attachments or be attacked by more than 1 character at a time.
When Revealed: The Black Serpent makes an immediate attack agai
...he was filled with a red wrath and shouted aloud, and displaying his standard, black serpent upon scarlet, he came... -The Return of the King
![](/Images/Encounters/The-Return-of-the-King/The-Passing-of-the-Grey-Company.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Return-of-the-King/Army-of-the-Dead-Enemy.jpg)
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Immune to player card effects.
X is twice the number of players in the game.
Forced: When Army of the Dead attacks, you must either attach a set aside Overcome by ~Fear to your threat dial, or discard
![](/Images/Encounters/The-Return-of-the-King/The-Battle-of-the-Pelennor-Fields.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Return-of-the-King/The-Witch-king-Captain.jpg)
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Immune to player card effects.
Cannot be optionally engaged or take damage.
Forced: At the beginning of the quest phase, discard cards from the encounter deck until an enemy is discarded. Add the discarded enemy
![](/Images/Encounters/The-Return-of-the-King/The-Battle-of-the-Pelennor-Fields.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Return-of-the-King/The-Witch-king-Sorcerer.jpg)
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Only the engaged player can declare attackers against the Witch-king.
Forced: At the beginning of the encounter phase, The Witch-king engages the first player. Then, it makes an immediate attack.
"No living man may hinder me!" -The Return of the King
![](/Images/Encounters/The-Return-of-the-King/The-Tower-of-Cirith-Ungol.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Return-of-the-King/Shagrat.jpg)
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Cannot have attachments. Cannot take non-combat damage.
Allies cannot attack or defend against Shagrat.
Forced: After progress is placed on the quest, Shagrat gets -X engagement cost until the end of the round. X is the amount of progress just placed.
![](/Images/Encounters/The-Return-of-the-King/The-Tower-of-Cirith-Ungol.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Return-of-the-King/Gorbag.jpg)
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Cannot have attachments.
Forced: After Gorbag engages you, it makes an immediate attack.
![Shadow Effect](/Images/ShadowDivider.png)
Shadow: Attacking enemy makes an additional attack against you after this one.
![](/Images/Encounters/The-Return-of-the-King/The-Black-Gate-Opens.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Return-of-the-King/The-Mouth-of-Sauron.jpg)
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Immune to player card effects. Cannot leave the staging area.
Forced: After a player cancels a 'when revealed' effect, The Mouth of Sauron makes an immediate attack against that player.
The Lieutenant of the Tower of Barad-d没r he was...
-The Return of the King
![](/Images/Encounters/The-Return-of-the-King/Mount-Doom.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Return-of-the-King/Gollum.jpg)
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Immune to non-Fellowship player card effects.
Gollum engages the first player.
*Forced: After Gollum is discarded during a Fortitude test, put him into play engaged with the first player. Then, choose an encounter card discarded from this test and
![](/Images/Encounters/The-Return-of-the-King/The-Tower-of-Cirith-Ungol.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Return-of-the-King/The-Two-Watchers-Enemy.jpg)
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Immune to player card effects. Cannot be optionally engaged.
Forced: When The Two Watchers deals any amount of damage, cancel that damage and raise the defending player's threat by X instead. X is the amount of damage just canceled.
![](/Images/Encounters/Two-Player-Limited-Edition-Starter/The-Caves-of-Nibin-D没m.png)
![](/Images/Cards/Two-Player-Limited-Edition-Starter/Goblin-Chieftain.jpg)
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X is the stage number of the quest.
Cannot take damage. Cannot have attachments.
Forced: After Goblin Chieftain attacks, either remove X progress from the quest, or return it to the staging area.
![](/Images/Encounters/Khazad-dum/Flight-from-Moria.png)
![](/Images/Cards/Khazad-dum/The-Nameless-Fear.jpg)
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Immune to player card effects.
The Nameless Fear cannot engage or be engaged.
X is the number of victory points in the victory display.
![](/Images/Encounters/The-Watcher-in-the-Water/The-Watcher-in-the-Water.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Watcher-in-the-Water/The-Watcher.jpg)
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Regenerate 2. While there is another Tentacle enemy in play, The Watcher cannot be optionally engaged.
If The Watcher is in the staging area at the end of the combat phase, each player must deal 3 damage to 1 character he controls.
![](/Images/Encounters/Shadow-and-Flame/Shadow-and-Flame.png)
![](/Images/Cards/Shadow-and-Flame/Durin's-Bane.jpg)
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Regenerate 3. Indestructible. Players cannot play attachments on Durin鈥檚 Bane.
Durin鈥檚 Bane cannot leave the staging area, is considered to be engaged with each player whose threat is 1 or greater, and attacks each of those players in turn during the combat phase (deal and discard a new shadow card each attack).
![](/Images/Encounters/The-Steward's-Fear/The-Steward's-Fear.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Steward's-Fear/Daughter-of-Ber煤thiel.jpg)
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Daughter of Ber煤thiel cannot be optionally engaged.
Forced: After Daughter of Ber煤thiel attacks, return her to the staging area. The engaged player may raise his threat by 4 to prevent this effect.
![](/Images/Encounters/The-Steward's-Fear/The-Steward's-Fear.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Steward's-Fear/The-Hand-of-Castamir.jpg)
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Forced: After The Hand of Castamir attacks, reveal the top card of the encounter deck, resolve its effects, and discard it.
Forced: After a treachery card is revealed from the encounter deck, The Hand of Castamir makes an immediate attack against the first player.
![](/Images/Encounters/The-Steward's-Fear/The-Steward's-Fear.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Steward's-Fear/Telemnar's-Bane.jpg)
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Forced: When Telemnar鈥檚 Bane attacks, discard the top 3 cards of each player's deck.
Forced: After a player plays an event card, Telemnar鈥檚 Bane makes an immediate attack against the first player.
![](/Images/Encounters/The-Druadan-Forest/The-Dr煤adan-Forest.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Druadan-Forest/Dr没-buri-Dr没.jpg)
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Allies cannot defend against Dr没-buri-Dr没.
While Dr没-buri-Dr没 is in the victory display, characters get +1 and +1
.
Unless Dr没-buri-Dr没 is in the victory display, the players cannot win.
![](/Images/Encounters/Encounter-at-Amon-Din/Encounter-at-Amon-D卯n.png)
![](/Images/Cards/Encounter-at-Amon-Din/Ghulat.jpg)
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X is the number of damage tokens on Dead Villagers.
Forced: When Ghulat attacks, place 1 damage token on Dead Villagers.
While Ghulat is in play, the game cannot end.
![](/Images/Encounters/The-Morgul-Vale/The-Morgul-Vale.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Morgul-Vale/Lord-Alcaron.jpg)
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Forced: When Lord Alcaron attacks, place 1 progress token on To the Tower.
Forced: When Lord Alcaron is dealt a shadow card with no shadow effect, he makes an additional attack after this one (deal and resolve another shadow card).
![](/Images/Encounters/The-Morgul-Vale/The-Morgul-Vale.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Morgul-Vale/Nazg没l-of-Minas-Morgul.jpg)
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Cannot have attachments.
Reduce any amount of damage dealt to Nazg没l of Minas Morgul to 1.
"Come not between the Nazg没l and his prey!"
–The Witch King, The Return of the King
![](/Images/Encounters/The-Voice-of-Isengard/To-Catch-an-Orc.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Voice-of-Isengard/Mugash-Enemy.jpg)
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![](/Images/Encounters/The-Dunland-Trap/The-Dunland-Trap.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Dunland-Trap/Chief-Turch.jpg)
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Cannot have attachments. Cannot leave play.
Chief Turch engages the first player.
Forced: After an enemy engages a player, remove 1 time counter from the current quest.
![](/Images/Encounters/The-Three-Trials/The-Three-Trials.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Three-Trials/Boar's-Guardian.jpg)
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![](/Images/Encounters/The-Three-Trials/The-Three-Trials.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Three-Trials/Wolf's-Guardian.jpg)
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