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If the active location is a Ship, ~Corsair of Umbar gets +2 A
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1 Attack (+2 Attack instead if the active location is a Ship).
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2
8
Cannot have attachments.
Forced: When Umbar Pirate Crew engages you, exhaust a c
Shadow: If the active location is a Ship, return attacking enemy to the staging area after this attack.
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2
4
Forced: When Haradrim Pirate engages you, deal 1 damage to a character you control (2 damage instead if the active
Shadow: Defending character gets -1 Defense for each damage on it.
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2
5
Cannot have attachments or be attacked by more than 1 character at a time.
When Revealed: The Black Serpent makes an immediate attack agai
...he was filled with a red wrath and shouted aloud, and displaying his standard, black serpent upon scarlet, he came... -The Return of the King
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2
9
Cannot have attachments or take more than 3 damage each round.
Forced: When War M没mak is defeated, reduce each
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Forced: After Southron Champion is dealt a shadow card with no shadow effect, either deal 3 damage to Minas Tirith, or it makes an additional a
Shadow: Deal 1 damage to Minas Tirith
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1
4
When Revealed: Put the topmost Orc enemy in the discard pile into p
Shadow: If this attack destroys a character, return attacking enemy to the staging area.
3
1
3
When Revealed: Either deal 2 damage to a hero you control, or deal 2 da
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1 Attack (+2 Attack instead if it has the Mordor trait).
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1
2
While Minas Tirith is in play, undefended damage dealt by Mordor Orc must be d
Shadow: If Minas Tirith is in play, engage Mordor Orc and deal it a shadow card.
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4
12
Setup: Add Wraith on Wings to the staging area.
Cannot have non-Morgul attachments.
Wraith on Wings gets +1 Threat and -1 enagement cost for each resource on it.
Forced: At the beginning of the quest phase, place 1 resource on Wraith on Wings (Limit 5 resources.)
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2
8
Immune to player card effects.
X is twice the number of players in the game.
Forced: When Army of the Dead attacks, you must either attach a set aside Overcome by ~Fear to your threat dial, or discard
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6
14
Immune to player card effects.
Cannot be optionally engaged or take damage.
Forced: At the beginning of the quest phase, discard cards from the encounter deck until an enemy is discarded. Add the discarded enemy
6
6
14
Only the engaged player can declare attackers against the Witch-king.
Forced: At the beginning of the encounter phase, The Witch-king engages the first player. Then, it makes an immediate attack.
"No living man may hinder me!" -The Return of the King
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6
Cannot have attachments. Cannot take non-combat damage.
Allies cannot attack or defend against Shagrat.
Forced: After progress is placed on the quest, Shagrat gets -X engagement cost until the end of the round. X is the amount of progress just placed.
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3
5
Cannot have attachments.
Forced: After Gorbag engages you, it makes an immediate attack.
Shadow: Attacking enemy makes an additional attack against you after this one.
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2
4
Wounded Uruk enters play with 2 damage on it.
Forced: After Wounded Uruk engages you, it gets +2 Attack until the end of the round.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1 Attack for each damage on it.
6
5
11
Immune to player card effects. Cannot leave the staging area.
Forced: After a player cancels a 'when revealed' effect, The Mouth of Sauron makes an immediate attack against that player.
The Lieutenant of the Tower of Barad-d没r he was...
-The Return of the King
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4
9
Cannot have non-Morgul attachments.
Forced: After Nazg没l of Mordor attacks, either raise your threat by 4, or return Nazg没l of Mordor to the staging area.
...out of the gathering mirk the Nazg没l came with their cold voices crying words of death; and then all hope was quenched.
-The Return of the King
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Cannot have attachments.
Forced: After Gorgoroth Hill-troll attacks and destroys a character, the defending player discards a random card from his and hand and raises his threat by that card's printed cost.
...these fell creatures would bite the throats of those that they threw down.
-The Return of the King
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1
4
When Revealed: Deal 1 damage to a questing c
Shadow: After this attack, attacking enemy engages the next player then makes an attack.
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3
4
When Revealed: Choose a questing character you control and remo
Shadow: Defending character cannot ready until the end of the round.
2
2
5
Immune to non-Fellowship player card effects.
Gollum engages the first player.
*Forced: After Gollum is discarded during a Fortitude test, put him into play engaged with the first player. Then, choose an encounter card discarded from this test and
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10
Cannot have non-Morgul attachments.
While Ringwraith of Sauron is in the staging area it gains: "Forced: After a player fails a Fortitude test, Ringwraith of Sauron engages that player and makes an immediate attack."
...with a storm of wings they hurtled southwards to Mount Doom.
-The Return of the King
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Forced: After Orc Captain engages you, make a Fortitude test. If you fail this test, reveal the top card of the encounter deck.
Shadow: If this attack destroys a character, return attacking enemy to the staging area.
4
3
5
Forced: After Big Uruk engages you, either raise your threat by 4, or Big Uruk makes an immediate attack against you.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1 Attack for each ally you control.
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2
3
When Revealed: Either raise your threat by 1 for each ally you control, or discard an ally you control.
Shadow: Exhaust a character you control.
3
1
3
Forced: After Orc of Mordor engages you, exhaust a c
Shadow: Exhaust a character you control.
4
2
3
Forced: After Snaga Archer engages you, deal 2 damage to a c
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1 Attack (+2 Attack instead if the defending character is damaged).
5
2
5
Forced: After Uru Soldier engages you, ra
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1 Attack. If this attack destroys a character, return attacking enemy to the staging area.
5
2
4
Immune to player card effects. Cannot be optionally engaged.
Forced: When The Two Watchers deals any amount of damage, cancel that damage and raise the defending player's threat by X instead. X is the amount of damage just canceled.
3
1
3
When Revealed: Each player must choose and exhaust 1 character he controls.
Shadow: Defending player must choose and exhaust 1 character he controls. (2 characters instead if this attack is undefended.)
2
0
3
Forced: After Hummerhorns engages you, deal 5 damage to a single hero you control.
Shadow: Deal 1 damage to each character the defending player controls. (2 damage instead if this attack is undefended.)
5
2
9
When Revealed: Each character currently committed to a quest gets -1 
until the end of the phase.
Shadow: Raise defending player's threat by 4. (Raise defending player's threat by 8 instead if this attack is undefended.)
2
0
2
Shadow: Wolf Rider attacks the defending player. That player may declare 1 character as a defender. Deal Wolf Rider its own Shadow card. After combat, return Wolf Rider to the top of the encounter deck.
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9
Excess combat damage dealt by Hill Troll (damage that is dealt beyond the remaining hit points of the character damaged by its attack) must be assigned as an increase to your threat.
"Mutton yesterday, mutton today, and blimey, if it don't look like mutton again tomorrow."
–Troll, The Hobbit
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0
2
During the encounter phase, players cannot optionally engage Goblin Sniper if there are other enemies in the staging area.
Forced: If Goblin Sniper is in the staging area at the end of the combat phase, each player deals 1 point of damage to 1 character he controls.
4
1
7
Forced: Each time Marsh Adder attacks you, raise your threat by 1.
Under the boughs of Mirkwood there was deadly strife of Elves and Men and fell beasts.
–The Fellowship of the Ring
3
1
3
Forced: If Wargs is dealt a shadow card with no effect, return Wargs to the staging area after it attacks.
Shadow: attacking enemy gets +1 (+2 instead if this attack is undefended.)
2
0
3
When Revealed: The first player chooses 1 character currently committed to a quest. Deal 2 damage to that character.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1 (+3 instead if this attack is undefended.)
3
3
6
Chieftain Ufthak get +2 for each resource token on him.
Forced: After Chieftain Ufthak attacks, place 1 resource token on him.
3
1
5
Forced: When Dol Guldur Beastmaster attacks, deal it 1 additional shadow card.
2
1
4
Forced: After Forest Spider engages a player, it gets +1 until the end of the round.
Shadow: Defending player must choose and discard 1 attachment he controls.
3
1
2
Shadow: attacking enemy gets +1 (If this attack is undefended, also raise your threat by 3.)
1
0
2
When Revealed: Each player must choose 1 character currently committed to a quest, and remove that character from the quest. (The chosen character does not ready.)
They could not stand that, nor the huge bats, black as a top–hat, either...
–The Hobbit
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3
9
No attachments can be played on Nazg没l of Dol Guldur.
Forced: When the prisoner is 'rescued', move Nazg没l of Dol Guldur into the staging area.
Forced: After a shadow effect dealt to Nazg没l of Dol Guldur resolves, the engaged player must choose and discard 1 character he controls.
2
1
2
Shadow: Choose and discard 1 attachment you control. Discarded objective cards are returned to the staging area. (If this attack is undefended, discard all attachments you control.)
2
1
3
Forced: After Misty Mountain Goblins attacks, remove 1 progress token from the current quest.
Shadow: Remove 1 progress token from the current quest. (3 progress tokens instead if this attack is undefended.)
1
0
1
Forced: After Eastern Crows is defeated, shuffle it back into the encounter deck.
Shadow: attacking enemy gets +1 (+2 instead if defending player's threat is 35 or higher.)
2
2
4
While it is engaged with you, Spiders of Mirkwood gets +1 for each exhausted character you control.
Shadow: Choose and exhaust 1 character you control. If this attack was undefended, also deal that character 2 damage.