Attach to a player's threat dial. Limit 1 per player.

Forced: When you would be eliminated by reaching your threat elimination level, instead discard Favor of the Valar and reduce your threat to 5 less than your threat elimination level. You are not eliminated.

"...their hearts were lifted up in such a hope as they had not known since the darkness came out of the East..."
–The Return of the King

Action: Lower the cost of the next card you play from your hand this round by 1. That card gains Doomed 1. (Limit once per round.)

"Let your counsellor Gríma keep all things till your return – and I pray that we may see it, though no wise man will deem it hopeful." –The Two Towers

Doomed 3.

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

Response: After Saruman enters play, choose a non-unique enemy or location in the staging area. While Saruman is in play, the chosen enemy or location is considered to be out of play.

Response: After you raise your threat from the Doomed keyword, ready Orthanc Guard.

"...the keepers of the gate were on the watch for me and told me that Saruman awaited me." –Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring

Response: After you raise your threat from the Doomed keyword, Isengard Messenger gets +1 until the end of the round. (Limit twice per round.)

"I have an urgent errand," he said. "My news is evil." –Radagast, The Fellowship of the Ring

Attach to a hero.

Response: After you raise your threat from the Doomed keyword, exhaust Keys of Orthanc to add 1 resource to attached hero's resource pool.

"He has the Key of Orthanc" –Gandalf, The Two Towers

Doomed 4.

Action: Add 1 resource to each hero's resource pool.

"...in the midst of that valley is a tower of stone called Orthanc. It was not made by Saruman, but by the Men of Númenor long ago: and it is very tall and has many secrets..." –Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring

Doomed 2.

Action: Each player draws 2 cards.

"His knowledge is deep, but his pride has grown with it..." –Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring

Doomed 3.

Action: Each player chooses 1 enemy engaged with him. Until the end of the phase, each chosen enemy cannot attack the player that chose it.

...it was a delight to hear the voice speaking, all that it said seemed wise and reasonable... –The Two Towers

Doomed 2.

Action: Each player may choose and discard a Condition attachment from play.

"But Saruman has long studied the arts of the Enemy himself, and thus we have often been able to forestall him." –Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring

Doomed 1.

Action: Search your deck for a card with the Doomed keyword and add it to your hand. Shuffle your deck.

"...alone it could do nothing but see small images of things far off and days remote." –Gandalf, The Two Towers

Doomed X.

Response: Cancel X damage just dealt to a hero.

"That spear–thrust would have skewered a wild boar!"–Aragorn, The Fellowship of the Ring

Doomed 3.

Action: Heal all damage on each character in play.

For a moment Frodo stood near the brink and let the water flow over his tired feet. It was cold but its touch was clean, and as he went on and it mounted to his knees, he felt that the strain of travel and all weariness was washed from his limbs. –The Fellowship of the Ring

Attach to a player's threat dial. Limit 1 per player.

Forced: When you would be eliminated by reaching your threat elimination level, instead discard Favor of the Valar and reduce your threat to 5 less than your threat elimination level. You are not eliminated.

"...their hearts were lifted up in such a hope as they had not known since the darkness came out of the East..."
–The Return of the King

Response: When you play an event, give it Doomed 1. to draw a card. You cannot trigger this ability if you have already triggered the ability of a Steward of Orthanc this round.

"...the power of Orthanc cannot be lightly thrown aside..."
–Saruman, The Two Towers

When a player card effect would reduce your threat by any amount, reduce that amount to 1.

While playing an event with the printed doomed keyword, Saruman gains the printed , , and icons.

Response: After you play a card with the doomed keyword, ready Saruman.

Doomed 2.

Action: Each player may put one ally card into play from his hand. At the end of the phase, shuffle each of those allies that are still in play into their owners' decks.

Doomed 2.

Response: After a player raises his threat from the doomed keyword, give control of Soldier of Isengard to that player.

Doomed 1.

Action: Look at the top 5 cards of the encounter deck. Put them back in the same order.

...Legolas was standing, gazing northwards into the darkness, thoughtful and silent as a young tree in a windless night.
–The Two Towers

Attach to Saruman. Restricted.

Action: Exhaust Saruman’s Staff to (choose 1): Reduce the X value of the next Doomed X. event you play this phase by 2, or search the top 5 cards of your deck for a Doomed event and add it to your hand. Shuffle your deck.)

His hand clutched his heavy black staff like a claw.
–The Two Towers

Doomed 2.

Action: Each player deals 2 damage to an enemy engaged with him.

Down, heedless of order, rushed all the dwarves of Dain to his help.
–The Hobbit

Doomed 2.

Action: Each player may ready a characer he controls.

"Go back to the Shadow!"
–Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring

When a player card effect would reduce your threat by any amount, reduce that amount to 1.

While playing an event with the printed doomed keyword, Saruman gains the printed , , and icons.

Response: After you play a card with the doomed keyword, ready Saruman.