





While Thalin is committed to a quest, deal 1 damage to each enemy as it is revealed by the encounter deck.
There hammer on the anvil smote,
There chisel clove, and graver wrote;
There forged was blade, and bound was hilt;
The delver mined, the mason built.
–The Fellowship of the Ring






Response: Exhaust Eleanor to cancel the "when revealed" effects of a treachery card just revealed by the encounter deck. Then, discard that card, and replace it with the next card from the encounter deck.
"Gondor wanes, you say. But Gondor stands, and even the end of its strength is very strong."
–Boromir, The Fellowship of the Ring














While Thalin is committed to a quest, deal 1 damage to each enemy as it is revealed by the encounter deck.
There hammer on the anvil smote,
There chisel clove, and graver wrote;
There forged was blade, and bound was hilt;
The delver mined, the mason built.
–The Fellowship of the Ring






Response: Exhaust Eleanor to cancel the "when revealed" effects of a treachery card just revealed by the encounter deck. Then, discard that card, and replace it with the next card from the encounter deck.
"Gondor wanes, you say. But Gondor stands, and even the end of its strength is very strong."
–Boromir, The Fellowship of the Ring







Action: Move the top card of the encounter discard pile to the top of the encounter deck.
The wizard's face remained grave and attentive, and only a flicker in his deep eyes showed that he was startled and indeed alarmed. 'It has been called that before,' he said, 'but not by you.' –The Fellowship of the Ring





Response: After Longbeard Elder commits to a quest, look at the top card of the encounter deck. If that card is a location, place 1 progress token on the current quest. Otherwise, Longbeard Elder gets -1 until the end of the phase.




Response: At the beginning of the quest phase, search the top 5 cards of the encounter deck for an enemy and put it into play engaged with you. Then, reveal 1 less encounter card this phase (to a minimum of 0). Shuffle the encounter deck.
"We must press our Enemy, and no longer wait upon him for the move."
–Aragorn, The Return of the King


Action: Raise your threat by 1 to look at the top card of the encounter deck. Then, reduce your threat by X, where X is the threat of that card.


Response: After a location enters play, exhaust a Hobbit to shuffle that location back into the encounter deck. Then, reveal 1 card from the encounter deck and add it to the staging area.
"I suppose we haven't lost more than two days by my short cut through the Forest!"
–Frodo, The Fellowship of the Ring






Response: After Longbeard Elder commits to a quest, look at the top card of the encounter deck. If that card is a location, place 1 progress token on the current quest. Otherwise, Longbeard Elder gets -1 until the end of the phase.


Action: Look at the top 3 cards of the encounter deck. You may select 1 card and move it to the bottom of the encounter deck. Return any unselected cards to the top of the encounter deck, in any order.


Response: After a location worth no victory points leaves play as an explored location, return it to the top of the encounter deck.

Attach to a Noble hero.
Planning Action: Exhaust Palantir and attached hero to name a card type and look at the top 3 cards of the encounter deck. For each of those cards that matches the named type, draw a card. For each of those cards that does not match the named type, raise your threat by 2.






Response: After Ithilien Lookout enters play, look at the top card of the encounter deck. If it is an enemy, you may discard it.
All had swords at their sides... โThe Two Towers


Attach to a Scout hero.
While attached character is committed to the quest, place 1 progress on the first location revealed by the encounter deck each round.
"I have had a hard life and a long: and the leagues that lie between here and Gondor are a small part in the count of my journeys." –Aragorn, The Fellowship of the Ring






Response: After Celduin Traveler enters play, look at the top card of the encounter deck. If it is a location, you may discard it.
In two days going they rowed right up the Long Lake and passed out into the River Running... –The Hobbit






Forced: After Dรบnedain 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 Dรบnedain Hunter. Shuffle the encounter deck.



Response: After an encounter card is revealed from the encounter deck, cancel its effects and discard it if there is a card with the same title in the victory display.
"...I perceive the Dark Lord and know his mind, or all of his mind that concerns the Elves. And he gropes ever to see me and my thought. But still the door is closed!"
–Galadriel, The Fellowship of the Ring


Response: Exhaust a Dรบnedain or Ranger hero to cancel an enemy card just revealed from the encounter deck. Then, shuffle it back into the encounter deck and reveal an additional encounter card.
"... though I cannot disappear, I have hunted many wild and wary things and I can usually avoid being seen, if I wish."
–Aragorn, The Fellowship of the Ring


Action: Choose an enemy with an attached Trap card. Look at the top X cards of the encounter deck, where X is that enemy's printed . You may discard 1 of those cards. Return the rest to the top of the deck, in the same order.






While there is a side quest in the victory display, Halfling Bounder gains:"Response: Discard Halfling Bounder to cancel the 'when revealed' effects of an encounter card that was just revealed from the encounter deck."
"The Bounders have never been so busy before."
–Sam Gamgee, The Fellowship of the Ring


Response: At the beginning of the quest phase, search the top 5 cards of the encounter deck for an enemy and put it into play engaged with you. Then, reveal 1 less encounter card this phase (to a minimum of 0). Shuffle the encounter deck.
"We must press our Enemy, and no longer wait upon him for the move."
–Aragorn, The Return of the King





Response: At the beginning of the quest phase, search the top 5 cards of the encounter deck for a location and make it the active location, returning any previous active location to the staging area. Then, reveal 1 less encounter card this phase (to a minimum of 0). Shuffle the encounter deck.


Attach to a or Ranger character. Limit 1 per character.
Response: After a Location is revealed from the encounter deck, exhaust Leather Boots to ready attached character.
His legs were stretched out before him, showing high boots of supple leather the fitted him well...
–The Fellowship of the Ring

Response: Exhaust The One Ring and raise your threat by 1 to cancel the effects of an encounter card just revealed from the encounter deck and discard that card. Then, reveal an encounter card.
“If I, wearing it, were to command you, you would obey, even if it were to leap from a precipice or to cast yourself into the fire.”
–Frodo, The Two Towers






Action: Exhaust a hero you control to shuffle the encounter deck and look at its top card. Place progress tokens on the current quest equal to the revealed card's . Then, put that card back on top of the encounter deck.
As they worked the ravens brought them constant tidings. –The Hobbit






Response: Spend 1 resource and exhaust The One Ring to cancel the effect of an encounter card just revealed from the encounter deck. Shuffle that card back into the encounter deck and reveal another encounter card.
"I will take the Ring," he said, "though I do not know the way." –The Fellowship of the Ring






Response: After an enemy is revealed from the encounter deck, ready Gimli.
"Give me a row of orc-necks and room to swing and all weariness will fall from me!"
–The Two Towers

Setup: The first player adds this card to his hand.
Response: Add this card to the victory display and remove it from the campaign pool to cancel the "when revealed" effects of an encounter card just revealed from the encounter deck.
By fire, sun and moon, harken now and hear us!
Come, Tom Bombadil, for our need is near us!
–Frodo, The Fellowship of the Ring