Response: Cancel a shadow effect just triggered during combat.
'The hasty stroke goes oft astray,' said Aragorn. 'We must press our Enemy, and no longer wait on him for the next move.'
–The Return of the King
Attach to a hero. Attached hero gets -1 
Response: Exhaust Dark Knowledge to look at 1 shadow card that was just dealt to an enemy attacking you.
'Go on then!' said Frodo. 'What do you know?'
'Too much; too many dark things,' said Strider grimly.
–The Fellowship of the Ring
Play only before the resolving enemy attacks step.
Combat Action: Choose an enemy not engaged with you. Engage that enemy. Then, discard a shadow card from that enemy, if able.
"Many evil things there are that your strong walls and bright swords do not stay." –Aragorn, The Fellowship of the Ring
Attached character gets +1
Response: Add IĂąrion's Pendant to the victory display to cancel the 'when revealed' effects of a card that was just revaled from the encounter deck, or to cancel a shadow effect just triggered.
"That is just what the Rangers are: the last remnant in the North of the great people."
–Gandalf, The Lord of the Rings
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Response: After Rivendell Skirmishers exhausts to defend an attack from a non-unique enemy, discard each shadow card from that enemy.
It was said that Angmar was for a time subdued by the Elvenfolk coming from Lindon and from Rivendell.
–The Lord of the Rings
Attach to a 
or sentinel hero. Restricted.
Response: After attached hero defends against an attack, exhaust Armored Destrier to ready attached hero. Then, discard a shadow card from another enemy engaged with the defending player.
Response: Return a Silvan ally you control to your hand to cancel a shadow effect just triggered during combat.
"You would die before your stroke fell."
–Legolas, The Two Towers
Attach to Gandalf. Restricted.
Action: Exhaust Gandalfâs Staff to (choose one):
- choose a player to draw 1 card
- add 1 resource to a hero's resource pool
- discard a shadow card from a non-unique enemy.
...he held his staff aloft, and from its tip there came a feint radiance. –The Fellowship of the Ring
Attach to a Gondor or Hobbit hero. Restricted.
Response: After attached hero exhausts to defend an attack from an enemy with engagement cost higher than your threat, exhaust Staff of Lebethron to discard a shadow card from that enemy.
"They are made of the fair tree lebethron, beloved of the woodwrights of Gondor..." –Faramir, The Two Towers
Response: Exhaust a Weapon or Armor card attached to the defending character to cancel a shadow effect just triggered during combat.
"Do what you will; but I will hinder it, if I may."
-Ăowyn, The Return of the King
Response: Cancel a shadow effect just triggered during combat.
'The hasty stroke goes oft astray,' said Aragorn. 'We must press our Enemy, and no longer wait on him for the next move.'
–The Return of the King
Attach to a hero. Attached hero gets -1
Response: Exhaust Dark Knowledge to look at 1 shadow card that was just dealt to an enemy attacking you.
'Go on then!' said Frodo. 'What do you know?'
'Too much; too many dark things,' said Strider grimly.
–The Fellowship of the Ring
Response: Cancel a shadow effect just triggered during combat.
"The hasty stroke goes oft astray," said Aragorn. "We must press our Enemy, and no longer wait upon him for the move."
–The Return of the King
Attach to a 
character. Restricted.
Response: Exhaust A Burning Brand to cancel a shadow effect just triggered during an attack that attached character is defending.
"Keep close to the fire, with your faces outward!" cried Strider. "Keep some of th elonger sticks ready in your hands."
–The Fellowship of the Ring
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Response: Discard DĂșnedain Watcher from play to cancel the shadow effects of a card just triggered.
"If simple folk are free from care and fear, simple they will be, and we must be secret to keep them so. That has been the task of my kindred, while the years have lengthened and the grass has grown." –Strider, The Fellowship of the Ring
Play after shadow cards have been dealt, before any attacks have resolved.
Combat Action: Each player may choose and discard 1 facedown shadow card from an enemy with which he is engaged.
"Dawn take you all, and be stone to you!" –Gandalf, The Hobbit
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Action: Spend 1 
resource to give control of Rider of the Mark to another player. (Limit once per round.)
Response: After Rider of the Mark changes control, discard a shadow card dealt to an enemy you are engaged with.
Attach to a hero.
While attached hero is ready, shadow cards dealt to enemies engaged with you are dealt face up. (Shadow card effects are still resolved when resolving enemy attacks.)
...one of them uncovered a small lamp that gave out a slender silver beam. –The Fellowship of the Ring
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While Erkenbrand is defending, he gains:
Response: Deal 1 damage to Erkenbrand to cancel a shadow effect just triggered.
Down from the hills leaped Erkenbrand, lord of Westfold. –The Two Towers
You must use resources from 3 different heroes' pools to pay for this card.
Action: Discard each shadow card from each enemy in play.
At that moment he caught a flash of white and silver coming from the North, like a small star down on the dusky fields. –The Return of the King
Play only before the resolving enemy attacks step.
Combat Action: Choose an enemy not engaged with you. Engage that enemy. Then, discard a shadow card from that enemy, if able.
"Many evil things there are that your strong walls and bright swords do not stay." –Aragorn, The Fellowship of the Ring
Attach to a or sentinel hero. Restricted.
Response: After attached hero defends against an attack, exhaust Armored Destrier to ready attached hero. Then, discard a shadow card from another enemy engaged with the defending player.
Response: Return a Silvan ally you control to your hand to cancel a shadow effect just triggered during combat.
"You would die before your stroke fell."
–Legolas, The Two Towers
Attach to the hero with The One Ring.
Limit 1 per hero. Attached hero gets +1
Response: Exhaust The One Ring and raise your threat by 1 to cancel a shadow effect just triggered during an attack that attached hero is defending.
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Response: Pay 1 resource from Balin's resource pool to cancel a shadow effect just triggered during an attack. Then, deal the attacking enemy another shadow card. (Limit once per attack.)
"Well, it is the first time that even a mouse has crept along carefully and quietly under my very nose and not been spotted." –The Hobbit
Attach to Gandalf. Restricted.
Action: Exhaust Gandalfâs Staff to (choose one):
- choose a player to draw 1 card
- add 1 resource to a hero's resource pool
- discard a shadow card from a non-unique enemy.
...he held his staff aloft, and from its tip there came a feint radiance. –The Fellowship of the Ring
Attach to a Gondor or Hobbit hero. Restricted.
Response: After attached hero exhausts to defend an attack from an enemy with engagement cost higher than your threat, exhaust Staff of Lebethron to discard a shadow card from that enemy.
"They are made of the fair tree lebethron, beloved of the woodwrights of Gondor..." –Faramir, The Two Towers
Response: Exhaust a Weapon or Armor card attached to the defending character to cancel a shadow effect just triggered during combat.
"Do what you will; but I will hinder it, if I may."
–ĂÂowyn, The Return of the King