8
X
8
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.
5
1
6
Toughness 3. Cannot have attachments.
Allies cannot be declared as attackers or defenders against Uglúk.
"I am Uglúk. I command." –The Two Towers
6
3
27
Regenerate 3. Indestructible. Players cannot play attachments on Durin’s Bane.
Durin’s 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).
5
3
5
Daughter of Berúthiel cannot be optionally engaged.
Forced: After Daughter of Berúthiel attacks, return her to the staging area. The engaged player may raise his threat by 4 to prevent this effect.
5
3
6
Allies cannot defend against Drû-buri-Drû.
While Drû-buri-Drû is in the victory display, characters get +1 
and +1 .
Unless Drû-buri-Drû is in the victory display, the players cannot win.
7
4
5
Cannot have attachments.
Reduce any amount of damage dealt to Nazgûl of Minas Morgul to 1.
"Come not between the Nazgûl and his prey!"
–The Witch King, The Return of the King
7
4
8
5
5
9
Cannot have attachments. While Raven Chief’s Camp is in play, Raven Chief cannot be damaged.
Forced: When Raven Chief attacks, remove 1 time counter from the active location, if able.
6
4
9
Cannot have attachments.
Forced: After a treachery card with the Sorcery trait is revealed from the encounter deck, Thaurdir makes an immediate attack against the first player.
5
4
8
Cannot have attachments.
Cannot be optionally engaged.
Forced: After Pack Leader engages you, exhaust a character you control for each Warg enemy engaged with you.
6
4
9
Indestructible. Cannot have attachments.
Forced: After a treachery card with the Sorcery trait is revealed from the encounter deck, Thaurdir heals 3 damage and makes an immediate attack against the first player.
6
2
5
Captain Sahír engages the first player.
For each point of damage Captain Sahír would take, discard 1 resource from him and cancel that damage.
Forced: After Captain Sahír attacks, place 2 resource tokens on him (4 instead if his attack destroyed a character).
6
6
18
Boarding 1. Cannot have attachments.
Forced: At the end of the round, if the Stormcaller is engaged with a player, either return it to the staging area or shift your heading off-course.
6
2
8
Captain Sahír engages the first player.
For each point of damage Captain Sahír would take, discard 1 resource from him and cancel that damage.
For every 5 resources on Captain Sahír, he makes an additional attack against the engaged player each combat phase.
6
1
18
Cannot have attachments or take non-combat damage.
Cold-Drake gets +1 and +1 for each Dragon Sign in the victory display.
Forced: After Cold-Drake is dealt a shadow card with no shadow effect, the defending character cannot ready until the end of the round.
6
4
12
Immune to player card effects.
X is 1 more than the number of Castle side quests in the victory display.
Forced: After Thane Ulchor attacks, reveal the top card of the encounter deck.
5
2
8
Forced: After The Great Goblin attacks, discard X cards from the encounter deck where X is the number of players in the game. Add each Goblin enemy discarded by this effect to the staging area.
5
1
6
Toughness 3. Cannot have attachments.
Allies cannot be declared as attackers or defenders against Uglúk.
"I am Uglúk. I command." –The Two Towers
6
4
9
Immune to player card effects.
Lieutenant of Angmar cannot take damage unless there is at least 10 progress on the main quest.
Forced: At the end of the round, Lieutenant of Angmar moves to the staging area with the lowest total and makes an immediate attack against the first player.
7
4
*
Archery 1
. Immune to player card effects. Cannot take more than 5 damage each round.
*The Dreadnaught has global hit point value (15 hit points for each player among all groups).
Forced: At the end of the round if the Dreadnaught has less than half of its starting hit pints, flip it over.
Able to fight numerous ships at once with its ramming prow and bllistae, the Dreadnaught's potency is truly unparalleled.
5
3
*
Massive. Immune to player card effects. Cannot take more than 5 damage each round.
*The Dreadnaught has a global hit point value of 15 per player among all groups.
Forced: After the Dreadnaught flips, each player puts 1 set-aside unique Corsair enemy into play at random engaged with them.
With the Dreadnaught weakened and in peril, its enraged crew begins boarding your ship in a final attempt to sieze victory.
7
7
8
1 
Shadow Dweller does not make engagement checks while Cave Torch is in play.
Shadow: Shuffle Shadow Dweller back into the encounter deck.
5
3
5
7
Forced: When Uruk Elf-stalker attacks and destroys a character, deal 1 damage to Arwen Undómiel.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +2
5
1
4
5
Forced: After resolving an attack made by Choking Tentacle discard the top card of the encounter deck. If that card has a shadow effect or is a Tentacle enemy, attach Choking Tentacle to a character the defending player controls as a Tentacle attachment with the text:"Forced: After attached character readies. deal it 1 damage."
5
3
4
6
When Revealed: Murderous Turncoat makes an immediate attack against the first player.
Forced: At the end of the combat phase, place Murderous Turncoat facedown underneath the active location if you are not at stage 3.
5
4
3
5
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.
5
3
5
5
Each hero with no resources in its resource pool cannot be declared as an attacker or defender against Drúadan Warrior.
5
3
3
5
Forced: After Invading Orc attacks and destroys a character, that character's controller returns a location he controls to the staging area.
Shadow: If this attack destroys a character, return a location you control to the staging area.
6
4
11
Progress cannot be placed on the current quest.
Forced: When The Great Goblin attacks, discard the top card of the encounter deck. If it is a Goblin enemy, put it into play engaged with the defending player and deal it a shadow card.