

Attach to a hero. Limit 1 per hero and 1 per deck.
Action: Exhaust Magic Ring and raise your threat by 1 to (choose 1): heal 1 damage from attached hero, add 1 resource to attached hero's pool, or ready attached hero.
"In Eregion long ago many Elven–rings were made, magic rings as you call them, and they were, of course, of various kinds..."
–Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring







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 Annûn led by Mablung...
–The Return of the King







While your threat is 40 or higher, Angbor the Fearless gets +2 and does not exhaust to quest.
"Four thousands I sent marching from Pelargir through Lossarnach two days ago; and Angbor the fearless rides before them."
–Aragorn, The Return of the King







Response: After Soldier of Gondor enters play, seach the top 5 cards of your deck for a Gondor ally and add it to your hand (any number of Gondor allies instead if your threat is 40 or higher). Shuffle your deck.







Response: After Pelargir Ship Captain enters play, move 1 resource from the resource pool of a hero you control to another hero's resource pool.









Attach to a hero.
Attached hero gains the Gondor trait.
Action: Exhaust Steward of Gondor to add 2 resources to attached hero's resource pool.
"It was commanded yesterday."
–Denethor, The Return of the King







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







Response: After Emyn Arnen Ranger commits to the quest, choose an enemy with a Trap attachment. Until the end of the phase, Emyn Arnen Ranger gets +X where X is the chosen enemy's printed







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






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






Ingold gets +1 for each hero you control with at least 1 resource in its resource pool.
"We wish for no strangers in the land at this time, unless they be mighty men of arms in whose faith and help we can trust." —The Return of the King






Veteran of Osgiliath gets +1 , +1
, and +1
while your threat is 40 or higher.
"So do we ever watch the shores nigh Osgiliath, which our enemies now partly hold, and issue from it to harry our lands."
–Faramir, The Two Towers


Play only if you control a Dúnedain hero.
Planning Action: Shuffle 1 of your set aside Ranger of the North allies with the encounter keyword into the encounter deck. Then, remove Ranger Summons from the game.
"We rode as swiftly as we might when your summons came." –Halbarad, The Return of the King






Response: Exhaust Honour Guard to cancel 1 point of damage just dealt to a character.
Valour Response: Exhaust and discard Honour Guard to cancel up to 5 damage just dealt to a character.











Knight of the White Tower's resource cost must be paid from a single hero's resource pool.
"...to be only a man of arms of the Guard of the Tower of Gondor is held worthy in the City, and such men have honour in the land." –Beregond, The Return of the King

When Armor Plating leaves play, remove it from the game.
Attached Ship gets +1
Response: After attached Ship defends against an enemy, discard 1 shadow card from another enemy.

When Enlarged Quarters leaves play, remove it from the game.
Attached Ship gets +3 hit points and can be commited to any Sailing test. It counts as 1 additional character when committed to a Sailing test.

When Spyglass leaves play, remove it from the game.
Action: Exhaust Spyglass to choose one:
• Look at a shadow card. You may discard it.
• Look at the top and bottom card of your deck.
• Place 1 progress on a location (4 progress instead if it is Uncharted).

Permanet. Restricted.
Attached hero gets +2 (+3
instead if it has 2 or more resources in its resource pool).
Response: When attached hero defends against an enemy, exhaust Parrying Cutlass to move 1 resource from that enemy to attached hero's resource pool.

Permanent. Restricted.
Attached hero gets +2 (+3
instead if it has 2 or more damage on it).
Action: Either deal 1 damage to an enemy, or toss Throwing Axe. If it travel at least two feet across the playing area and stops on any enemies, deal 4 damage to one of them. Reattach Throwing Axe to its hero. (Limit once per game.)







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).


Action: Search your deck for a Guarded attachment and put it into play. Shuffle your deck.
His crown shall be upholden,
His harp shall be restrung,
His halls shall echo golden
To songs of yore re–sung
–The Hobbit






Combat Action: Choose a Beorning ally with printed cost 3 or more in your hand or discard pile. Discard Beorning Skin-changer to put that ally into play.
"...sometimes he is a huge black bear, sometimes he is a great strong black–haired man with huge arms and a great beard."
–Gandalf, The Hobbit


Response: After a character you control attacks and destroys an enemy, exhaust a Weapon attached to that character to ready that character and give it +2 for its next attack this phase.
The sword is sharp, the spear is long,
The arrow swift, the Gate is strong.
–The Hobbit

Quest Response: Cancel the “when revealed” effects of a card that was just revealed from the encounter deck. Ready the hero with The Steadfast attached. Add Lay of Courage to the victory display.
I will not say the Day is done,
nor bid the Stars farewell.
–The Return of the King






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






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

Setup: Attach to a hero in play.
Add Phial of Galadriel to the victory display and remove it from the campaign pool, to give each enemy engaged with you -4 until the end of the round.
"May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out." –Galadriel, The Fellowship of the Ring

Setup: Attach to a hero in play.
Action: Add Three Golden Hairs to the victory display and remove it from the campaign pool, to lower each player's threat by 3. Then, each player draws 3 cards.
"...your hands shall flow with gold, and yet over you gold shall have no dominion." –Galadriel, The Fellowship of the Ring






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 Elendil’s son of Gondor."
–The Two Towers






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






Response: After Mablung enters play, choose an enemy to get +5 engagement cost until the end of the round. Then, you may engage that enemy, or return it to the staging area.
"But still we will not sit idle and let Him do all as He would." –The Two Towers






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






Response: After Beregond defends an attack and takes no damage, reduce the defending player's threat by 1. (L
"The Lord does not permit those who wear the black and silver to leave their post for any cause..."
-The Return of the King






Planning Action: Exhaust The One Ring to add 1 resou
"I must carry the burden to the end."
-The Return of the King






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



Attach to a hero.
Attached hero gains the Gondor trait.
Action: Exhaust Steward of Gondor to add 2 resources to attached hero's resource pool.
"It was commanded yesterday."
–Denethor, The Return of the King







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







Response: After you play Andrath Guardsman from your hand, choose a non-unique enemy engaged with you. That enemy cannot attack you this round.
They forgot or ignored what little they had ever known of the Guardians...
–The Fellowship of the Ring



Attach to a hero.
Attached hero gains the Gondor trait.
Action: Exhaust Steward of Gondor to add 2 resources to attached hero's resource pool.







Response: After Mablung enters play, choose an enemy to get +5 enagement cost until the end of the round. Then, you may engage that enemy, or return it to the staging area
"But still we will not sit idle and let Him do all as He would."
–The Two Towers






Response: After Envoy of Pelargir enters play, add 1 resource to a Gondor or Noble hero's resource pool.



Action: Search the top 5 cards of your deck for any number of Eagle cards and add them to your hand. Shuffle the other cards back into your deck.
"The Eagles! The Eagles!" –Bilbo Baggins, The Hobbit





Attach to a hero.
Attached hero gains +1
Action: Pay 1 resource from attached hero's pool to attach Dúnedain Warning to another hero.







Action: Discard Beorning Beekeeper from play to deal 1 damage to each enemy in the staging area.
"We are getting near," said Gandalf. "We are on th eedge of his bee pastures." – The Hobbit