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.

...folk that saw them pass marvelled to see such companions...
–The Return of the King

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 known of the Guardians, and of the labours of those that made possible the long peace of the Shire.
–The Fellowship of the Ring

Action: Exhaust Kahliel's Tribesman to choose another Harad character. That character gets +1 +1 and +1 until the end of the phase.

But the Haradrim, being now driven to the brink, turned at bay, and they were fierce in despair...
–The Return of the King

Play only if you control a unique character with the Noble trait and another unique character with the Ranger trait.

Response: After a hero you control participates in an attack that destroys an enemy, add X resources to that hero's pool. X is the just destroyed enemy's printed

Response: When the active location leaves play as an explored location, discard Eryn Galen Settler to discard a location in the staging with the same title as the just explored location.

Play only if the characters you control have a total of at least 9 different Traits between them.

Action: Ready each character in play. Until the end of the phase, each character you control gets +1

"For the rest, they shall represent the other Free Peoples of the World: Elves, Dwarves and Men."
–Elrond, The Fellowship of the Ring

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

Action: Ready each hero with a Song attachment.

And then all the host of Rohan burst into song, and they sang as they slew, for the joy of battle was on them, and the sound of their singing that was fair and terrible came even to the City.
–The Return of the King

Defender of Cair Andros gets +X where X is the tens digit of your threat. (Limit +4

Valour Response: After Defender of Cair Andros is declared as a defender, deal 1 damage to the attacking enemy.

Combat Action: Deal 3 damage to a non-unique enemy engaged with you.

Valour Combat Action: Discard a non-unique enemy engaged with you.

When thirteen had fallen the rest fled shrieking, leaving the defenders unharmed, except for Sam who had a scrath along the scalp.
—The Fellowship of the Ring

As long as you do not have cards in your hand, Eregion Survivor gets +1 +1 and +1

Play only if you control a unique character with the Noldor trait and another unique character with the Dúnedain trait.

Action: Choose a non-unique location in the staging area and increase your threat by X to discard it. X is the chosen location's printed quest points.

Reduce the cost to play Halfast Gamgee by 1 for each side quest in the victory display.

Response: After Halfast Gamgee enters play, add 1 resource to a hero's resource pool.

"He works for Mr. Boffin at Overhill and goes up to the Northfarthing for the hunting."
–Sam Gamgee, The Fellowship of the Ring

Action: Discard an ally you control to choose and discard a Condition attachment.

"By our valour the wildfolk of the East are still restrained, and the terror of Morgul kept at bay; and thus alone are peace and freedom maintained in the lads behind us...
–Boromir, The Fellowship of the Ring

Play only if you control a Noldor or Silvan hero.

Planning Action: Shuffle a set aside Wind from the Sea into the encounter deck. Then, remove Flight to the Sea from the game.

"...they may pass to the Sea unhindered and leave the Middle–earth forever."
–Haldir, The Two Towers

Encounter.

When Revealed: Ready each hero committed to the quest and remove Wind from the Sea from the game.

Shadow: Ready the defending character.

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."
–Glóin, The Fellowship of the Ring

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.)

Reduce the cost to play Armor attachments on Redwater Sentry by 1.

Redward Sentry gets +1 and gains sentinel while it has an Armor attachment.

Action: Choose an ally with a player attachment. Ready that ally.

...the grim–voiced fellow ran hotfoot to the Master. "The dragon is coming or I am a fool!" he cried. "Cut the bridges! To arms! To arms!"
–The Hobbit

Guardian of Esgaroth gets +1 +1 +1 and +1 hit point for each different player card attachment it has. (Limit +3 to each.)

The men of the lake–town Esgaroth were mostly indoors, for the breeze was from the black East and chill, but a few were walking on the quays, and watching...
–The Hobbit

Attach to a location. Limit 1 per location.

Response: When attached location leaves play as an explored location, the first player reduces his threat by 3.

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 Beorning character is declared as an attacker or defender against an enemy, that enemy gets -2 and -2 until the end of the phase.

Swiftly he returned and his wrath was redoubled, so that nothing could withstand him, and no weapon seemed to bite upon him. –The Hobbit

Response: After Long Lake Fisherman enters play, name a number. Then, search the top 5 cards of your deck for a card whose printed cost is equal to that number and add it to your hand. Shuffle your deck.

Guarded (enemy or location).

Attach to a hero.

Each unique character you control gains +1 .

Action: Reduce your threat by 2 to attach The Arkenstone to a hero controlled by another player and raise that player's threat by 2. (Limit once per round.)

Attach to a location with no progress tokens on it.

While attached location is the active location, reduce its quest point value to 1.

It was a path made by strong arms and heavy feet.
–The Fellowship of the Ring

Action: Return an Eagle ally to your hand to shuffle a set-aside Eagle of the North into the encounter deck. Then, remove Flight of the Eagles from the game.

Behind them in long swift lines came all their vassals from the northern mountains, speeding on a gathering wind.
–The Return of the King

Cannot have attachments.

Planning Action: Attach Wild Stallion to an ally you control. (Counts as a Mount attachment with the text: "Restricted. Limit 1 per ally. Attached ally gets +1 +1 +1 and +1 hit point.")

Attach to a or Ranger character. Limit 1 per character.

Response: After a Location is revealed from the encounter deck, exhaust Leather Boots to ready attached character.

His legs were stretched out before him, showing high boots of supple leather the fitted him well...
–The Fellowship of the Ring

Response: Return a Silvan ally you control to your hand to cancel a shadow effect just triggered during combat.

"You would die before your stroke fell."
–Legolas, The Two Towers

Play only if no other copies of Man the Walls have been played this round.

Planning Action: Reduce the cost of the next ally played by each player this phase by 1. Those allies cannot quest this round.

Action: Each location with an attachment gets -2 until the end of the phase.

Reduce the cost to play Item attachments on Descendant of Girion by 1.

–Glóin, The Fellowship of the Ring

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).

Play only if each of your heroes is a Hobbit.

Action: Reduce your threat by 4.

"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world."
–Thorin Oakenshield, The Hobbit

Cannot attack, defend, or have attachments.

Refresh Action: Return Messenger Raven to it's owner's hand and name a card type. Choose a player to look at the top card of his deck. If that card is the named type, add it to its owner's hand. If it is not, discard it.

Play only if you control a unique character with the Istari trait and another unique character with the Eagle trait.

Action: Search the top 5 cards of your deck for an Eagle or Istari ally and put it into play. Shuffle your deck. At the end of the round, if that ally is still in play, return it to your hand.

Guarded (location).

Attach to a hero.

Response: When attached hero is dealt any amount of damage, reduce that damage by 1.

It was of silver-steel which the Elves call mithril, and with it went a belt of pearls and crystals. –The Hobbit

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

Planning Action: Search the top 5 cards of the encounter deck for an enemy. Add that enemy to the staging area to reduce the cost of the first ally you play this phase by X, where X is that enemy's Shuffle the encounter deck.

Attach to the active location. Limit 1 per location.

Attached location gets +2 quest points.

Response: After attached location is explored, discard cards from the encounter deck until a location is discarded. Add that location to the staging area to choose an non-unique enemy in the staging area and shuffle it into the encounter deck.

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

While your threat is less than 40, reduce the cost to play Pillars of the Kings by 4.

Action: Set your threat to 40. If this effect raised your threat, draw a card (draw 4 cards instead if it raised your threat by 10 or more).

"Behold the Argonath, the Pillars of the Kings!"
–Aragorn, The Fellowship of the Ring

Response: After Cautious Halfling enters play, look at the top card of the encounter deck. If that card is not an enemy, draw a card.

"I thought I had been both careful and clever."
–Frodo, The Fellowship of the Ring

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

Action: Each player whose threat is 40 or higher readies all characters he controls.