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While attacking, Silvertine Marauder gets +2 Attack if the defending character has less than 2 Willpower.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +2 Attack if the defending character has less than 2 Willpower.
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Forced: When Goblin Stalker attacks, deal it 1 additional shadow card.
Forced: When Goblin Stalker is dealt a shadow card with 'PASS' printed in its text box, it gets +2 until the end of the phase.
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Mithril Seeker gets +1 for each resource on it.
Forced: When Mithril Seeker attacks, move 1 resource from each of the defending player's heroes to Mithril Seeker.
"Of what they brought to light the Orcs have gathered nearly all, and given it in tribute to Sauron, who covets it."
–Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring
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Forced: While Durin's Bane has no damage, Servant of Flame gets +2 and +2
Shadow: Search the encounter deck for a treachery card with the Shadow or Flame trait and reveal it, if able. Shuffle the encounter deck.
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While Alcaron's Scroll is attached to a hero, Cunning Informant gets +3
During the encounter phase, if Alcaron's Scroll is attached to a hero, that hero's controller is considered to have +10 threat for the purpose of engagement checks.
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While the current quest has battle, Haradrim Marksman gets +2 and gains archery 2.
While the current quest has siege, Haradrim Marksman gets +2 and allies cannot be declared as defenders against its attacks.
When Revealed: Attach Assassination to the hero with the highest threat cost. (Counts as a Plot attachment with the text: "Each enemy gets +1 Attached hero cannot be healed. Damage from undefended attacks and A Knife in the Back must be assigned to attached hero. If attached hero leaves play, the players lose the game.")
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Dr–-buri-Dr– cannot take more than 1 damage each round.
While Dr–-buri-Dr– is in play, other Wose enemies get +1 and +1
Unless Dr–-buri-Dr– is in the victory display, the players cannot win the game.
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X is the number of locations controlled by the first player.
Forced: After Haradrim Warrior engages a player, it gets +X and +X until the end of the round.
Shadow: Deal 1 damage to defending character.
While Ephel Dúath is in the staging area, each Captain enemy gets +2
Shadow: Defending player must either place 1 progress token on To the Tower or treat this attack as undefended.
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While the engaged player has 3 or more cards in hand, Savage Hillman cannot take damage.
While the engaged player has 5 or more cards in hand, Savage Hillman gets +2
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If Wolf's Guardian is in play or in the victory display, each Wolf enemy gets +1
Forced: At the beginning of the encounter phase, Wolf
engages the player who controls Key of the Wolf or is engaged with Wolf's Guardian if able.
Your adversary Thaurdir will not let you interrupt his master's ritual. Only by fighting through his ranks of Orcs can you hope to do battle with the wraith himself.
Thaurdir gets +2 , +2 , and cannot take damage.
Each Undead enemy gets +1 and +1
Forced: After Desecrated Grounds is flipped over while active, deal 1 damage to each exhausted character.
Cannot have player card attachments.
Forced: After Lost Island becomes the active location, flip it over.
Action: Remove 4 progress from Lost Island to look at its facedown side.
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Corsair Pyromaniac gets +1 +1 and +1 for each resource token on it.
Forced: After a card is placed underneath The Havens Burn, place 1 resource on Corsair Pyromaniac.
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While Raider of the Storm is engaged with you, each Ship enemy engaged with you gets +1 +1 +1 and contributes its to the total in the staging area.
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While the active location is in the top rown, Cursed Soldier gets +3
While the active location is in the middle row, Cursed Soldier gets +3
While the active location is in the bottom row, Cursed Soldier gets +3
When Revealed: Until the end of the round, each Undead enemy gets +X and +X X is the number of locations to the left of the active location (in its row). If X is 0 or 1, Call of the Curse gains surge.
Shadow: Resolve the 'when revealed' effect of Call of the Curse.
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Great Shark gets +1 +1 and +1 for each Underwater location in the victory display.
Great Shark cannot be engaged or damaged unless the active location is Underwater.
Forced: At the beginning of the encounter phase, return Great Shark to the staging area unless the active location is Underwater.
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Cannot have attachments.
Forced: After Ramming Ship engages you, it gets +4 until the end of the round.
Shadow: Put the top card of Corsair deck into play engaged with you and deal it a shadow card.
No more than 4 progress can be placed on the current quest each round.
Creature enemies get +1
Goblin enemies get +1
It was still ajar, but a goblin had pushed it nearly to. Bilbo struggled but he could not move it. –The Hobbit
When Revealed: Attach We Hates It! to Gollum. (Counts as a Condition attachment with the text: "If the players are on stage 3, Gollum gets +2 .")
Riddle: The first player names a Trait, shuffles his deck, and discards the top card. For each card that has at least 1 matching Trait, place 1 progress on stage 2.
When Revealed: Attach Fiery Whip to The Balrog (even if out of play) as a Weapon attachment with the text: "Attached enemy gets +1 and gains Regenerate 4. (At the end of the refresh phase, remove 4 damage from the attached enemy.)"
Shadow: If attacking enemy is The Balrog attach Flaming Sword to it.
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Forced: When Half-orc of Isengard attacks, either discard 1 random card from your hand, or Half-orc of Isengard gets +3 for this attack.
Shadow: If this attack destroys a character, discard 1 random card from your hand.
While Fortress of Isengard is in the staging area, each Orc enemy gets +1 +1 and +1
Wizardry: Return the topmost enemy in the encounter discard pile to the staging area.
This was the stronghold of Saruman, as fame reported it; for within living memory the men of Rohan had not passed its gates...
–The Two Towers
While Torech Ungol is in the staging area, Shelob gets +1 and +1
Travel: Exhaust Sméagol to travel here.
There agelong she had dwelt, and evil thing in spider–form, even such as once of old had lived in the Land of the Elves in the West that is now under the Sea...
–The Two Towers