"I am glad to have you standing nigh with your stout legs and your hard axe." –Legolas, The Two Towers
Response: After Gondorian Spearman is declared as a defender, deal 1 damage to the attacking enemy.
More than a thousand were there mustered. Their spears were like a springing wood. –The Two Towers
A few of the riders appeared to be bowmen, skilled at shooting from a running horse. –The Two Towers
Action: Beorn gains +5 until the end of the phase. At the end of the phase in which you trigger this effect, shuffle Beorn back into your deck. (Limit once per round.)
"I don't need your service, thank you...but I expect you need mine." –The Hobbit
"And the Enemy must pay dearly for the crossing of the River." –Denethor, The Return of the King
Response: After Gondorian Spearman is declared as a defender, deal 1 damage to the attacking enemy.
More than a thousand were there mustered. Their spears were like a springing wood. –The Two Towers
If there is at least 1 Rohan hero in play, lower the cost to play Guthlaf by 1.
If there is at least 1 Gondor hero in play, Guthlaf gains sentinel.
A few of the riders appeared to be bowmen, skilled at shooting from a running horse. –The Two Towers
Response: After Riddermark Knight is declared as an attacker, it gets +2 for this attack. At the end of this attack, discard Riddermark Knight.
Response: After Westfold Lancer quests successfully, discard it to choose a non-unique enemy in the staging area. Deal 2 damage to the chosen enemy.
...the white fury of the Northmen burned the hotter, and more skilled was their knighthood with long spears...
–The Return of the King
Action: Discard Westfold Outrider to choose an enemy not engaged with you. Engage the chosen enemy.
"Erkenbrand of Westfold has drawn off those men he could gather towards his fastness at Helm's Deep. The rest are scattered."–Rider of Rohan, The Two Towers
Cannot have restricted attachments.
Enters play exhausted.
Response: After Beechbone is declared as an attacker, deal 1 damage to him to deal X damage to the defending enemy. X is the amount of damage on Beechbone.
Cannot have restricted attachments. Enters play exhausted.
While Derndingle Warrior is defending, it gains:
Action: Deal 1 damage to Derndingle Warrior to give it +3 for this attack. (Limit once per attack.)
Forced: After Dúnedain Hunter enters play, search the top 5 cards of the encounter deck for a non-unique enemy and put it into play engaged with you. If no enemy enters play by this effect, discard Dúnedain Hunter. Shuffle the encounter deck.
Fornost Bowman gets +1 for each enemy engaged with you.
To the last battle at Fornost with the Witch–lord of Angmar they sent some bowmen to the aid of the king...
–The Fellowship of the Ring
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.
Action: Discard 2 cards from the top of your deck to give Longbeard Sentry sentinel and +1 until the end of the phase. (Limit once per phase.)
"...many of them have had experience in the dreadful dwarf and goblin wars, of which you have no doubt heard."
–Bilbo Baggins, The Hobbit
Response: After Marksman of Lórien enters play, choose an enemy. That enemy gets -2 until the end of the round.
"Keen are the eyes of the Elves."
–Aragorn, The Two Towers
Veteran Sword-elf gets +1 and +1 for each copy of Veteran Sword-elf in your discard pile.
The elves were the first to charge. Their hatred for the goblins is cold and bitter.
–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
Bywater Shirriff gets +1 , +1 , and +1 while you are engaged with an enemy with engagement cost higher than your threat.
The Shirriffs was the name that the Hobbits gave to their police, or the nearest equivalent that they possessed.
–The Hobbit
Cannot have attachments.
Action: Ready Giant Bear. At the end of the phase in which you trigger this effect, shuffle Giant Bear into your deck. (Limit once per phase.)
"As a bear he ranged far and wide"
–Gandalf, The Hobbit
Cannot have restricted attachments.
Response: After Meneldor enters or leaves play, place 2 progress on a location.
...Meneldor young and swift. –The Return of the King
Boromir gets +2 while defending against an enemy with an engagement cost higher than your threat.
Response: After Boromir takes any amount of damage, ready him.
Response: After Farmer Maggot enters play, deal 1 damage to an enemy engaged with you. (Deal 2 damage instead if that enemy's engagement cost is higher than your threat.)
"It is lucky for you that I know you. I was going out to set my dogs on any strangers." –The Fellowship of the Ring
Cannot have restricted attachments. Enters play exhausted.
While Skinbark is attacking alone against an Orc enemy, that enemy does not count its .
"He was wounded by the Orcs, and many of his folk and his tree–herds have been murdered and destroyed." –Treebeard, The Two Towers
Combat Action: Discard Grimbold to choose an enemy engaged with a player. That enemy cannot attack th
Grimbold's men turned aside and passed round to a great gap in the wall further eastward.
-The Return of the King
Action: Spend 1 resource from a Rohan hero's resource pool to put Elfhelm into play from your hand under your control. At the end of the phase, discard Elfhelm if
"...my lord sends word that we must set ourselves in readiness; orders may come for a sudden move."
-The Return of the King
"I am glad to have you standing nigh with your stout legs and your hard axe." –Legolas, The Two Towers
Response: After Gondorian Spearman is declared as a defender, deal 1 damage to the attacking enemy.
More than a thousand were there mustered. Their spears were like a springing wood. –The Two Towers
A few of the riders appeared to be bowmen, skilled at shooting from a running horse. –The Two Towers
Action: Beorn gains +5 until the end of the phase. At the end of the phase in which you trigger this effect, shuffle Beorn back into your deck. (Limit once per round.)
"I don't need your service, thank you...but I expect you need mine." –The Hobbit
Response: After Legolas participates in an attack that destroys an enemy, draw 1 card.
"He stands not alone," said Legolas, bending his bow and fitting an arrow with hands that moved quicker than sight.
–The Two Towers
Response: After Galadhon Archer enters play, deal 1 damage to an enemy not engaged with you.
"...you breathe so loud that they could shoot you in the dark."
–Legolas, The Fellowship of the Ring
"And the Enemy must pay dearly for the crossing of the River."
–Denethor, The Return of the King
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
Sentinel. Landroval cannot have restricted attachments.
Response: After a hero card is destroyed, return Landroval to his owner's hand to put that hero back into play, with 1 damage token on it. (Limit once per game.)
Descendant of Thorondor cannot have restricted attachments.
Response: After Descendant of Thorondor enters or leaves play, deal 2 damage to any 1 enemy in the staging area.
Ranged.Vassal of the Windlord cannot have restricted attachments.
Forced: After an attack in which Vassal of the Windlord attacked resolves, discard Vassal of the Windlord from play.