![](/Images/Encounters/The-Fellowship-of-the-Ring/Journey-in-the-Dark.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Fellowship-of-the-Ring/Orc-chieftain.jpg)
![Threat](/Images/threat-small.png)
![Attack](/Images/attack-small.png)
![Defense](/Images/defense-small.png)
![Hit Points](/Images/heart-small.png)
Cannot have attachments. Allies cannot defend against Orc-chieftain.
Forced: At the beginning of the encounter phase, Orc-chieftain engages the first player.
...he charged into the Company and thrust his spear straight at Frodo. –The Fellowship of the Ring
![](/Images/Encounters/The-Fellowship-of-the-Ring/Breaking-of-the-Fellowship.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Fellowship-of-the-Ring/Uruk-hai-Captain.jpg)
![Threat](/Images/threat-small.png)
![Attack](/Images/attack-small.png)
![Defense](/Images/defense-small.png)
![Hit Points](/Images/heart-small.png)
Toughness 2. Cannot have attachments.
Allies with fewer printed hit points than Uruk-hai Captain cannot defend against Uruk-hai Captain.
![Shadow Effect](/Images/ShadowDivider.png)
Shadow: Attacking enemy makes an additional attack after this one.
![](/Images/Encounters/The-Fellowship-of-the-Ring/The-Nazg没l.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Fellowship-of-the-Ring/The-Witch-king.jpg)
![Threat](/Images/threat-small.png)
![Attack](/Images/attack-small.png)
![Defense](/Images/defense-small.png)
![Hit Points](/Images/heart-small.png)
Immune to player card effects.
The Witch-king gets -30 engagement cost while The One Ring is exhausted.
Characters with 1 or less cannot defend attacks made by The Witch-king.
![](/Images/Encounters/The-Redhorn-Gate/The-Redhorn-Gate.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Redhorn-Gate/Snow-Warg.jpg)
![Threat](/Images/threat-small.png)
![Attack](/Images/attack-small.png)
![Defense](/Images/defense-small.png)
![Hit Points](/Images/heart-small.png)
Allies cannot defend while Snow Warg is attacking.
Forced: After a character is declared as a defender against Snow Warg, deal 1 damage to the defending character, if able.
![](/Images/Encounters/Heirs-of-Numenor/Mordor-Elite.png)
![](/Images/Cards/Heirs-of-Numenor/Lieutenant-of-Mordor.jpg)
![Threat](/Images/threat-small.png)
![Attack](/Images/attack-small.png)
![Defense](/Images/defense-small.png)
![Hit Points](/Images/heart-small.png)
![](/Images/Encounters/The-Druadan-Forest/The-Dr煤adan-Forest.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Druadan-Forest/Dr没-buri-Dr没.jpg)
![Threat](/Images/threat-small.png)
![Attack](/Images/attack-small.png)
![Defense](/Images/defense-small.png)
![Hit Points](/Images/heart-small.png)
Allies cannot defend against Dr没-buri-Dr没.
While Dr没-buri-Dr没 is in the victory display, characters get +1 and +1
.
Unless Dr没-buri-Dr没 is in the victory display, the players cannot win.
![](/Images/Encounters/The-Sands-of-Harad/Mordor-Orcs.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Sands-of-Harad/Uruk-of-Mordor.jpg)
![Threat](/Images/threat-small.png)
![Attack](/Images/attack-small.png)
![Defense](/Images/defense-small.png)
![Hit Points](/Images/heart-small.png)
Each ally with less than Uruk of Mordor's
cannot defend against Uruk of Mordor.
![Shadow Effect](/Images/ShadowDivider.png)
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1 (+2
instead if its
is greater than the defending character's
![](/Images/Encounters/The-Mumakil/The-M没makil.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Mumakil/Noose-of-Vines.jpg)
Response: After a character defends an attack against the attached enemy, if the defending character has more remaining hit points than the attached enemy, add Noose of Vines and attached enemy to the victory display.
![](/Images/Encounters/The-Black-Riders/The-Nazg没l.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Black-Riders/The-Witch-king.jpg)
![Threat](/Images/threat-small.png)
![Attack](/Images/attack-small.png)
![Defense](/Images/defense-small.png)
![Hit Points](/Images/heart-small.png)
Immune to player card effects.
The Witch-king gets -30 engagement cost while The One Ring is exhausted.
Characters with 1 or less cannot defend attacks made by The Witch-king.
![](/Images/Encounters/The-Road-Darkens/Journey-in-the-Dark.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Road-Darkens/Orc-chieftain.jpg)
![Threat](/Images/threat-small.png)
![Attack](/Images/attack-small.png)
![Defense](/Images/defense-small.png)
![Hit Points](/Images/heart-small.png)
Cannot have attachments. Allies cannot defend against Orc-chieftain.
Forced: At the beginning of the encounter phase, Orc-chieftain engages the first player.
...he charged into the Company and thrust his spear straight at Frodo. –The Fellowship of the Ring
![](/Images/Encounters/The-Road-Darkens/Breaking-of-the-Fellowship.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Road-Darkens/Uruk-hai-Captain.jpg)
![Threat](/Images/threat-small.png)
![Attack](/Images/attack-small.png)
![Defense](/Images/defense-small.png)
![Hit Points](/Images/heart-small.png)
Toughness 2. Cannot have attachments.
Allies with fewer printed hit points than Uruk-hai Captain cannot defend against Uruk-hai Captain.
![Shadow Effect](/Images/ShadowDivider.png)
Shadow: Attacking enemy makes an additional attack after this one.
![](/Images/Encounters/The-Hunt-for-the-Dreadnaught/The-Hunt-for-the-Dreadnaught.png)
![](/Images/Cards/The-Hunt-for-the-Dreadnaught/Ophidian.jpg)
![Threat](/Images/threat-small.png)
![Attack](/Images/attack-small.png)
![Defense](/Images/defense-small.png)
![Hit Points](/Images/heart-small.png)
Immune to player card effects. No more than 1 character can attack Ophidian each round.
Engaged player cannot attack the Dreadnaught.
Forced: When a character defends against Ophidian, deal 2 damage to that character.
![](/Images/Encounters/Flies-and-Spiders-Nightmare/Flies-and-Spiders-Nightmare.png)
![](/Images/Cards/Flies-and-Spiders-Nightmare/Venomous-Spider.jpg)
![Threat](/Images/threat-small.png)
![Attack](/Images/attack-small.png)
![Defense](/Images/defense-small.png)
![Hit Points](/Images/heart-small.png)
Forced: After a character is declared as a defender against Venomous Spider give it 1 poison.
![Shadow Effect](/Images/ShadowDivider.png)
Shadow: Give 2 poison to the defending character.