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2
4
Na’asiyah engages the last player.
Forced: When Na’asiyah engages you, discard each event in your hand. Add 1 resource to Na’asiyah for each event discarded in this way.
Forced: When Na’asiyah attacks or defends, she gets +1 and +1 for this attack for each resource on her. After this attack, discard 1 resource from her.
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2
3
Corsair Seafarer gets +1 for each resource on it.
Forced: After the engaged player commits a hero to a Sailing test or to a quest, move 1 resource from that hero's resource pool to Corsair Seafarer.
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3
4
Forced: When the Stormcaller advances to the next quest stage, Serpent’s Blade makes an immediate attack against the engaged player.
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Immune to player card effects. Cannot be engaged.
The Thing in the Depths gets +3 hit points per player.
Forced: When a Creature enemy is destroyed, deal damage to The Thing in the Depths equal to that enemy's
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5
5
Eye of the Beast cannot attack.
While Eye of the Beast is engaged with a player, The Thing in the Depths attacks that player during the combat phase (deal and resolve a shadow card for this attack).
5
1
7
Grapple ( lowest printed Threat ).
Forced: At the end of the combat phase, if Thrashing Arm is engaged with you, deal 3 damage to a character you control.
3
1
5
Surge. Grapple ( highest printed quest points ).
Forced: After Crushing Arm is detached from a location, it makes an immediate attack against the first player.
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1
4
Grapple ( highest printed Threat ).
Forced: When Grasping Arm attacks, the engaged player must exhaust a character he controls.
Shadow: If this attack is undefended, resolve Grasping Arm's Grapple keyword.
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1
6
Grapple ( lowest printed quest points ).
Giant Arm gets +2 when attacking allies.
Shadow: After this attack, either put Giant Arm into play engaged with you and deal it a shadow card, or resolve its Grapple ability.
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4
10
X is the number of players in the game.
Immune to player card effects. Cannot be optionally engaged.
Temple Guardian gets -50 engagement cost while Cursed Temple is the active location.
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2
4
While engaged with a player, Faithless Desecrator contributes its to the total in the staging area.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1 (+2 instead if the active location is a Ruins location).
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1
5
Island Watcher cannot be optionally engaged.
While Island Watcher is in the staging area, it gains:"Forced: At the beginning of the encounter phase, if the active location has the Ruins trait, Island Watcher engages the player with the highest treat. Then, deal it 2 shadow cards."
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3
Forced: When you travel to the riight, Profane Dead makes an immediate attack against the engaged player.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +3 if the players control the Gate Key.
2
2
4
Sea-scorpion gets +2 if the active location is underwater.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1 (+2 instead if the active location is Underwater).
3
4
2
Cave Eel cannot be engaged unless the active location is underwater.
Forced: At the beginning of the encounter phase, return Cave Eel to the staging area unless the active location is Underwater.
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.
2
3
5
Corsair Slaver gets +1 and +1 for each resource on it.
Forced: After the engaged player spends any number of resources, place 1 of those resources on Umbar Slaver.
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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.
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1
3
Forced: When Umbar Sentry attacks, either remove 1 progress token from the main quest, or it gets +2 for this attack.
Umbar remained at war with Gondor for many lives of men...
–The Return of the King
2
1
3
Carrior Birds gets -1 engagement cost for each damaged character in play.
Forced: After Carrion Bird engages you, discard a damaged character you control.
X
X
5
X is the tens digit of the temperature.
Forced: After Were-worm engages you, it makes an immediate attack. (Do not deal it a shadow card.)
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1 (+2 instead if the temperature is 40 or higher).
X
X
3
X is the stage number on the main quest.
Forced: At the end of the round, assign X damage among characters in play.
Fierce and shrill rose the yells of the Orcs...
–The Fellowship of the Ring
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3
6
While Southron Captain is in the staging area, each other Harad enemy gets +1
While Southron Captain is engaged with you, each other Harad enemy engaged with you gets +1
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2
5
Forced: After Southron Soldier engages you, either remove 2 progress tokens from the main quest, or Southron Soldier makes an immediate attack.
Shadow: Choose an enemy in the staging area. Engage it and deal it a shadow card.
4
3
4
Forced: After Southron Archer engages you, either remove 2 progress tokens from the main quest, or discard an ally you control.
1
1
3
Players cannot declare defenders against Sand Viper.
Forced: After the players travel to a location, Sand Viper engages the first player.
To some suddenly it seemed that they saw a snake coiling itself to strike.
–The Two Towers
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2
4
Forced: After Giant Scorpion damages a character, that character cannot ready until the end of the round.
Shadow: If this attack deals damage, the defending character cannot ready until the end of the round.
5
3
6
Cannot have player card attachments or be optionally engaged.
While the engaged player is engaged with another Orc enemy, Uruk Chieftain cannot take damage.
Forced: At the end of the encounter phase, Uruk Chieftain engages the player engaged with the most non-unique Orc enemies.
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2
4
Each ally with less 
than Uruk of Mordor's cannot defend against Uruk of Mordor.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1 (+2 instead if its is greater than the defending character's
3
1
5
Uruk Warg-Rider gets +X while attacking a character with less than Uruk Warg-rider's X is the difference.
Shadow: Return attacking enemy to the staging area after this attack.
2
2
2
When Revealed: Attach to an Orc enemy and return that enemy to the staging area. Limit 1 per enemy. (Counts as a Mount attachment with the text: "Attached enemy gets +2 +2 +2 and +2 hit points.
Forced: When attached enemy leaves play, add Mordor Warg to the staging area."
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9
Indestructible. Immune to player card effects.
Cannot take more tha 3 damage each round.
Forced: At the end of the round, the engaged player must choose: either return Wild Mûmak to the staging area, or it makes an immediate attack.
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5
Cannot be optionally engaged.
Forced: After Harad Tiger attacks and destroys a character, return it to the staging area.
Shadow: Attacking enemy makes an additional attack against you after this one.
2
2
4
Territorial Ape gets +X and + X where X is the of the active location.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1 (+2 instead if a location was explored this round).
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1
3
3
1
2
Forced: After Giant Centipede damages a character, treat that character's text box as if it were blank until the end of the round (except for Traits).
Shadow: Treat the defending character's text box as blank until the end of the round.
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2
3
When Revealed: Add Uruk Pursuer to the Orc's area. If the players are not at the same stage as the Orcs, Uruk Pursuer gains surge.
Shadow: If the players are not at the same stage as the Orcs, put Uruk Pursuer into play engaged with you.
1
1
1
6
4
12
Cannot have attachments. Cannot take damage.
Brood Mother engages the first player.
Forced: At the end of the round, search the encounter deck and discard pile for a Spider Broodling and add it to the staging area, if able. Shuffle the encounter deck.
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2
5
While On Track is in play, Hive Guardian gets +2 and -5 engagement cost.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1 (+2 instead if On Track is in play).
2
1
2
While On Track is in play, Spider Broodling gains surge.
Shadow: If On Track is in play, put Spider Broodling into play engaged with you and deal it a shadow card.
2
1
8
Cannot leave the staging area or take damage. X is the stage number of the main quest.
The Black Serpent gets +X +X and +X
Forced: At the end of the encounter phase, either remove X progress from the main quest, or The Black Serpent makes an immediate attack against the first player.
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1
4
Forced: After The Serpent's Guard engages you, either remove 2 progress from the main quest, or enemies engaged with you cannot take damage until the end of the round.
Shadow: Either remove 2 progress from main quest, or attacking enemy cannot take damage this round.
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2
5
Forced: After Jailer of Cirith Gurat engages you, attach an ally you control to it.
Shadow: If attacking enemy's is greater than defending ally's attach defending ally to attacking enemy. Then, cancel this attack.
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1
4
While Prison Guard is guarding an objective, it gets +2
While Prison Guard is not guarding an objective, it gains:"Forced: After Prison Guard attacks and damages an ally, attach that ally to Prison Guard."
3
1
3
When Revealed: Dungeon Warg makes an immediate attack against the player who controls the most allies.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1
2
1
8
Cannot leave the staging area or take damage. X is the stage number of the main quest.
The Black Serpent gets +X +X and +X
Forced: At the end of the encounter phase, either remove X progress from the main quest, or The Black Serpent makes an attack against the first player.
3
1
4
Forced: After Southron Outrider engages you, either place a random enemy from the set aside Harad Soldiers set into the encounter discard pile, or Southron Outrider gets +3 this round.
Shadow: Exhaust a character you control.
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2
5
When Revealed: Either place a random enemy from the set aside Mordor Orcs set into the encounter discard pile, or Uruk Prowler makes an immediate attack against the first player.
Shadow: Discard a random card from your hand.
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2
3
When Revealed: Either place a random enemy from the set aside Desert Creatures set into the encounter discard pile, or Desert Warg gains surge.
Shadow: Attacking enemy makes an additional attack against you after this one.