"And the Enemy must pay dearly for the crossing of the River." –Denethor, The Return of the King

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.

Action: Exhaust Errand-rider to move 1 resource from the resource pool of a hero you control to another hero's resource pool.

For the people of the City used horses very little and they were seldom seen in their streets, save only those ridden by the errand–riders of their lord. –The Return of the King

Action: Exhaust Faramir to choose a player. Each character controlled by that player gets +1 until the end of the phase.

"He leads now in all perilous ventures. But his life is charmed, or fate spares him for some other end."
–Mablung, Ranger of Ithilien,
The Two Towers

At the end of the round, discard Gandalf from play.

Response: After Gandalf enters play, (choose 1):

• draw 3 cards
• deal 4 damage to 1 enemy in play
• reduce your threat by 5.

Sentinel.

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

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

Response: After Squire of the Citadel leaves play, add 1 resource to a Gondor hero's resource pool.

As he spoke he struck a small silver gong that stood near his footstool, and at once servants came forward.
–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 Éomund leaves play, ready all Rohan characters in play.

"You I have not seen before, for you are young, but I have spoken with Eomund your father..." –Aragorn, The Two Towers

While committed to a quest, Escort from Edoras gets +2

Forced: After resolving a quest to which Escort from Edoras was committed, discard Escort from Edoras from play.

At the end of the round, discard Gandalf from play.

Response: After Gandalf enters play, (choose 1):

• draw 3 cards
• deal 4 damage to 1 enemy in play
• reduce your threat by 5.

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.

Ranged.

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 you play West Road Traveller from your hand, switch the active location with any other location in the staging area.

The dark world was rushing by, and the wind sang loudly in his ears.
–The Return of the King

Action: Discard Westfold Horse-Breaker to choose and ready a hero.

"Your own valour has done more, and the stout legs of the Westfold–men marching through the night." –Gandalf, The Two Towers

Response: After Westfold Horse-breeder enters play, search the top 10 cards of your deck for a Mount attachment and add it to your hand. Shuffle your deck.

"They love their horses next to their kin." –Boromir, The Fellowship of the Ring

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

Action: Exhaust and discard The Riddermark’s Finest to place 2 progress tokens on any location.

"And there are no horses like the ones that are bred in that great vale between the Misty Mountains and the White."
–Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring

Response: After a Rohan ally is discarded from play by a card effect, ready Éothain.

"We must hasten south, lord. Let us leave these wild folk to their fancies. Or let us bind them and take them to our king."
–The Two Towers

Sentinel.

Guardian of Arnor gets +1 for each enemy engaged with you.

"Travellers scowl at us, and countrymen give us scornful names."
–Aragorn, The Fellowship of the Ring

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

Response: After Weather Hills Watchman enters play, search the top 5 cards of your deck for a Signal card and add it to your hand. Shuffle the other cards back into your deck.

"Rangers use runes, and they come here sometimes." –Aragorn, The Fellowship of the Ring

Encounter. Surge. Ranged. Sentinel.

When Revealed: The first player chooses a player to take control of Ranger of the North. Then, either deal 2 damage to an enemy or place 2 progress tokens on a location.

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.

Sentinel.

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.

Ranged.

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

Forced: After the active location is explored, place Curious Brandybuck on the bottom of its owner's deck.

Response: After you travel to a location, put Curious Brandybuck into play from your hand, under any player's control.

Discard 2 cards from your hand to put Elven Jeweler into play from your hand, under your control.

"...to the Elven–smiths they were but trifles..." –Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring

Cannot attack or defend.

Response: After Galadhrim Weaver enters play, shuffle the top card of your discard pile into your deck.

"You are indeed high in the favour of the Lady! For she herself and her maidens wove this..." –Lórien Elf, The Fellowship of the Ring

Response: After Lindir enters play, if you have less than 3 cards in your hand, draw until you have 3 cards in your hand.

"To sheep other sheep no doubt appear different," laughed Lindir. "Or to shepherds. But Mortals have not been our study. We have other business."
–The Fellowship of the Ring

Warden of Annúminas gets +1 for each enemy engaged with you.

Rangers passed at times beyond the hills, but they were few and did not stay. –The Fellowship of the Ring

East Road Ranger gets +2 while committed to a side quest.

"If you bring a Ranger with you, it is well to pay attention to him..."
–Gandalf, the Fellowship of the Ring

Response: After Galadhrim Healer enters play, choose a player. Heal 1 damage from each hero controlled by that player.

"Even if your Quest did not concern us closely, you should have refuge in this City, until you were healed and refreshed."
–Celeborn, The Fellowship of the Ring

Response: After 1 or more cards are discarded from your hand, draw 1 card. Limit once per round.

"But have they the strength, have we here the strength to withstand the Enemy, the coming of Sauron at the last, when all else is overthrown?"
–The Fellowship of the Ring

Response: After Sarn Ford Sentry enters play, draw 1 card for each enemy engaged with you.

"Lonely men are we, Rangers of the wild, hunters but hunters ever of the servants of the Enemy..." –Aragorn, The Fellowship of the Ring

Cannot have restricted attachments.

Enters play exhausted.

Response: After Wellinghall Preserver readies, heal 1 damage from an Ent character.

Response: After you engage an enemy, if you control at least 1 Dúnedain hero, spend 1 resource to put Ranger of Cardolan into play from your hand, under your control. At the end of the round, if Ranger of Cardolan is still in play, shuffle it into its owner's deck.

Response: After Berelind attacks and destroys an enemy, place 1 progress on a quest card in play.

A light fell about her, and her hair shone in the sunrise.
–The Lord of the Rings

Response: After Coruhaer defends an attack, spend 1 resource to deal 2 damage to the attacking enemy.

A dread fell on them, even as they passed between the lines of ancient stones.
–The Lord of the Rings

Response: After Laermuin commits to a quest, heal 1 damage from a character.

Ancient of days he seemed and yet in the flower of manhood; and wisdom sat upon his brow.
–The Lord of the Rings

Response: After an enemy engages you, ready Elrond's Champion.

"That is a chapter of ancient history which it might be good to recall: for there was sorrow then too, and gathering dark, but great valour, and great deeds that were not wholly vain."
–Gandalf, The Lord of the Rings

Response: After Rivendell Skirmishers exhausts to defend an attack from a non-unique enemy, discard each shadow card from that enemy.

It was said that Angmar was for a time subdued by the Elvenfolk coming from Lindon and from Rivendell.
–The Lord of the Rings

Action: Spend 1 resource to ready Ceorl. Then, you may give control of Ceorl to another player. Any player may trigger this action. (Limit once per phase).

He drew himself up. Then he knelt, offering his notched sword to the king. "Command me, lord!" he cried.
–The Two Towers