3
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.
5
2
8
Immune to player card effects.
Damage from undefended attacks against you must be assigned to Tamed Mûmak.
If Tamed Mûmak leaves play, the controlling player is eliminated.
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.
3
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.
3
1
3
When Revealed: Dungeon Warg makes an immediate attack against the player who controls the most allies.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1
5
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.
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3
5
Forced: If Pack of Wargs is dealt a shadow card with no effect, Pack of Wargs makes an additional attack after this one. (Do not deal it a shadow card.)
Shadow: Return attacking enemy to the staging area after this attack.
4
3
5
Forced: After Ravenous Spider engages you, it makes an immediate attack.
Shadow: Attacking enemy makes an additional attack against you after this one.
2
1
8
Werewolf gets +1 for each damage on it.
Forced: After Werewolf is dealt a shadow card with no shadow effect, deal 1 damage to it and the defending character.
Shadow: Deal 1 damage to the defending character.
3
2
3
Forced: After Giant Spider attacks and damages a character, that character cannot ready until the end of the round.
Shadow: Defending character cannot ready until the end of the round.
2
1
2
While the active location has the Dark trait, Black Bats cannot take damage.
Shadow: If the active location has the Dark trait, attacking enemy cannot take damage this phase.
2
1
2
4 ★
5 
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
1
1
1
2 ★
4
Cannot have attachments.
Planning Action: Attach Wild Stallion to an ally you control. (Counts as a Mount attachment with the text: "Restricted. Limit 1 per ally. Attached ally gets +1 +1 +1 and +1 hit point.")
3
1
3
6 ★
1
Cannot have restricted attachments.
When Revealed: The first player chooses a player to take control of Eagle of the North. The chosen player may choose and discard a non-unique enemy in the staging area.
3
1
3
Surge. Cannot be optionally engaged.
Forced: When the encounter phase begins, Hunting Eagle engages the first player.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1 (+2 instead if attacking enemy has the Creature trait).
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1
5
When Revealed: The first player must choose: either Wilderland Bear makes an immediate attack against him, or each player discards 1 random card from his hand.
4
3
4
7 ★
4
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
3
1
4
Forced: When Deep-dweller engages you, it makes an immediate attack.
Forced: After Deep-dweller take any amount of damage (and survives), return it to the staging area.
0
0
1
1 ★
1
Cannot attack, defend, or have attachments.
Refresh Action: Return Messenger Raven to it's owner's hand and name a card type. Choose a player to look at the top card of his deck. If that card is the named type, add it to its owner's hand. If it is not, discard it.
2
0
2
4 ★
2
Cannot have attachments.
Response: Discard Loyal Hound to cancel up to 2 damage just dealt to a hero you control.
4
1
5
Forced: After Ash Mountain Werewolf attacks you, discard the top card of your deck (top 2 cards instead if this attack destroyed a character).
Shadow: If this attack destroys a character, discard the top 2 cards of your deck.
2
1
2
Forced: After Spawn of Shelob engages you, either discard the top card of your deck, or Spawn of Shelob gets +2 until the end of the round.
Shadow: Exhaust a character you control.
1
0
2
4 ★
2
Cannot have restricted attachments.
Forced: After Eagle Emissary quests successfully, pay 1
resource or discard it from play.
...and out of the East there came a great Eagle flying, and he bore tidings beyond hope from The Lords of the West...
–The Return of the King
2
1
2
Forced: After Guard Dogs engages you, deal 1 damage to a character you control.
Shadow: Put Guard Dogs into play engaged with you.
1
0
2
4 ★
2
Cannot have restricted attachments.
Forced: After Eagle Emissary quests successfully, pay 1 resource or discard it from play.
...and out of the East there came a great Eagle flying, and he bore tidings beyond hope from The Lords of the West...
–The Return of the King
1
1
1
When Revealed: Reveal the top card of the encounter discard pile and add it to the staging area, if able.
Shadow: If this attack deals at least 1 damage, shuffle this card back into the encounter deck.
5
2
5
Forced: If Great Gray Wolf is dealt a shadow card with a riddle, return all Creature enemies to the staging area at the end of the combat phase.
Riddle: The first player names a card type, sphere and cost, shuffles his deck, then discards the top 3 cards. For each of those cards that matches all three items, place 1 progress token on stage 2.
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2
3
Forced: If Wild Wargs is dealt a shadow card with a riddle, it gets +2.
Riddle: The first player names a card type, shuffles his deck, and discards the top 2 cards. For each of those cards that matches, place 1 progress token on stage 2.
5
2
4
Forced: At the end of each round, each player must give a hero he controls 1 poison.
...hairy legs waving, nippers an dspinners snapping, eyes popping, full of froth and rage. –The Hobbit
1
1
6
This enemy gets +3 while engaged with a player who controls at least 1 poisoned character.
Shadow: Defending character gets 1 poison. (Give 2 poison to a character you control if undefended.)
4
1
3
Forced: When this enemy attacks, defending player must attach 1 poison to a character he controls.
Shadow: Defending character gets 2 poison.
1
1
2
Forced: When a location is revealed from the encounter deck, put 1 progress on Smaug the Golden.
Burgle: The first player shuffles his deck and reveals the top card. He may discard 1 card from his hand that matches the revealed card's sphere and type.
3
3
2
Action: The first player may spend 2
resources to (choose one): take control of Misty Mountain Eagle, or discard this ally to discard a non-unique enemy in the staging area.
Shadow: Deal 3 damage to attacking enemy.
3
1
3
Forced: When Ravenous Warg attacks, the defending player must declare the character he controls with the most damage as the defender. (Even if exhausted.)
Shadow: Defending character gets -1 for each quest stage in play with no progress on it.
1
0
2
3 ★
9
Cannot have attachments.
Lower the cost to play Bill the Pony by 2 if you control Sam Gamgee.
Each Hobbit character gets +1 hit point.
"He gave me a look as plain as Mr. Pippin could speak it: if you don't let me go with you, Sam, I'll follow on my own" –Sam Gamgee, The Fellowship of the Ring
0
1
2
While Evil Crow is engaged with a player, that player adds 1 to the Hide value for each Hide test he makes.
Shadow: If you have failed a Hide test this round, this attack is considered undefended
6
5
12
Indestructible. Immune to player card effects.
Cannot leave the staging area but is considered to be engaged with each player.
Forced: After placing the 6th damage here, the first player takes control of the Ring-bearer, exhausted with 1 damage on it.
5
3
6
Cannot have attachments.
Forced: After Great Warg Chief enages you, discard cards from the encounter deck until a Warg enemy is discarded. Put that enemy into play engaged with you.
4
1
3
Hound of Sauron gets -5 engagement cost for each enemy in the staging area.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1 (+2 instead if it was engaged with round).
3
2
4
Forced: After Howling Warg attacks, place 1 damage on an active location.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1 If this attack destroys a character, place 1 damage on an active location.
1
1
2
When Revealed: Either exhaust a hero you control, or engaged Crebain from Dunland.
Forced: After Crebain from Dunland engages a player, reveal the top card of the encounter deck.