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
While there is at least 1 side quest in the victory display, ready Thalion at the beginning of the combat phase.
While there are at least 3 side quests in the victory display, Thalion loses the ally card type, gains the hero card type and the resource icons of each sphere on a side quest in the victory display.
Action: Discard the top 3 cards from your deck to ready Soldier of Erebor. (Limit once per round.)
Reduce the cost to play Mirkwood Hunter by 1 for each attachment on the active location.
...they were brave and well–armed and even the Wargs dared not attack them if there were many together...
–The Hobbit
Reduce the cost to play Item attachments on Descendant of Girion by 1.
–Glóin, The Fellowship of the Ring
Response: After Faramir enters play, choose a non-unique enemy in the staging area. Engage that enemy and deal 2 damage to it (4 damage instead if it has an attachment on it).
"There will be hard handstrokes nigh at hand ere the day is full."
–The Two Towers
When Revealed: Choose a player. That player gains control of Tom Bombadil, ready and committed to the quest. At the end of the round, remove Tom Bombadil and a copy of Tom Bombadillo! in the victory display from the game. This effect cannot be cancelled.
Action: Pay 1 resource from Gildor Inglorion's resource pool to choose a player to draw 1 card (Limit once per round.)
"Gildor Inglorion of the House of Finrod. We are Exiles, and most of our kindred have long ago departed..."
–The Fellowship of the Ring
Response: After Haleth quests successfully, search the top 5 cards of your deck for an attachment and add it to your hand. Shuffle your deck.
When Revealed: Choose a player. That player gains control of Tom Bombadil, ready and committed to the quest. At the end of the round, remove Tom Bombadil and a copy of Tom Bombadillo! in the victory display from the game. This effect cannot be cancelled.
Action: Pay 1 resource from Gildor Inglorion's resource pool to choose a player to draw 1 card (Limit once per round.)
"Gildor Inglorion of the House of Finrod. We are Exiles, and most of our kindred have long ago departed..."
–The Fellowship of the Ring
Gandalf does not exhaust to commit to a quest.
Forced: At the end of the refresh phase, discard Gandalf from play. You may raise your threat by 2 to cancel this effect.
“I am Gandalf, and Gandalf means me!” –The Hobbit
Play with the top card of your deck faceup. Once per phase, you may play the top card of your deck as if it was in your hand. When playing a card this way, Gandalf is considered to have the printed , , , and icons.
"I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor." –The Fellowship of the Ring
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 an enemy is added to the staging area, exhaust Anborn to give that enemy +5 engagement cost until the end of the round. Then, deal 1 damage to that enemy.
"Now I have him at arrow–point." –The Two Towers
While there is a hero in your discard pile, Prince Imrahil loses the ally card type and gains the hero card type.
"We must gather all of the strength that we can find.
–The Return of the King
Reduce the cost to play Halbarad by 1 for each enemy engaged with you.
Each enemy engaged with you gets +10 engagement cost.
"Halbarad Dunadan, Ranger of the North I am..."
–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 he is still in play.
"...my lord sends word that we must set ourselves in readiness; orders may come for a sudden move."
–The Return of the King