5
3
9
Cannot have player card attachments.
Forced: After Snow-troll attacks and destroys a character, return it to the staging area.
Shadow: Attacking enemy makes an additional attack against you after this one.
2
0
4
Dragon Hatchling gets +1 and +1 for each Dragon Sign in the victory display.
Shadow: Until the end of the phase, attacking enemy gets +1 and +1 for each Dragon Sign in the victory display.
5
2
11
Cannot have non-objective attachments.
Forced: When Grey Mountain Giant engages you, discard the top 5 cards of your deck. Assign damage among characters you control equal to the number of allies discarded by this effect.
3
1
3
Surge. Cannot be optionally engaged.
Forced: When the encounter phase begins, Hunting Eagle engages the first player.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1 (+2 instead if attacking enemy has the Creature trait).
4
1
5
When Revealed: The first player must choose: either Wilderland Bear makes an immediate attack against him, or each player discards 1 random card from his hand.
3
2
5
Indestructible. Immune to player card effects.
While Urdug is engaged with a player, he gains,"Forced: At the beginning of the quest phase, Urdug makes an immediate attack. If this attack deals damage, return Urdug and Tiny (if he is in play) to the staging area."
7
5
20
Immune to player card effects. X is 1 more than the number of side quests in the victory display.
Cannot leave the staging are or take more than X damage from non-quest effects each round.
While at least 3 side quests are in the victory display, Dagnir is considered to be engaged with each player.
3
3
4
Forced: After The Dragon's Thrall engages you, either deal 3 damage to Hrogar's Hill or it makes an immediate attack against you.
Shadow: If this attack destroys a character, deal 3 damage to Hrogar's Hill.
2
2
3
When Revealed: The first player must either deal 2 damage to a hero he controls, or deal 3 damage to Hrogar's Hill.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1 (+2 instead if Hrogar's Hill has at least 25 damage on it).
3
3
6
X
X
5
X is the tens digit of the first player's threat.
Forced: When Crypt Stalker attacks, raise the defending player's threat by 1.
Shadow: Either raise your threat by 2, or return attacking enemy to the staging area.
4
2
4
Forced: When Evil Spectre is destroyed, shuffle it back into the encounter deck if the active location has the Dark trait.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1 (+2 instead if the active location has the Dark trait.)
7
5
20
Indestructible. Immune to player card effects. X is 1 more than the number of quest cards in the victory display.
Cannot take more than X damage each round.
While there are 5 or more quest cards in the victory display, Dagnir cannot leave the staging area and is considered to be engaged with each player.
4
1
5
While there are 3 or more quest cards in the victory display, Guardian of Gundabad gets +2
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +2 until the end of the phase.
3
2
3
Dagnir cannot take damage from non-quest effects.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1 (+2 instead if Dagnir is engaged with you).
3
1
4
Forced: When Deep-dweller engages you, it makes an immediate attack.
Forced: After Deep-dweller take any amount of damage (and survives), return it to the staging area.
3
2
5
Immune to player card effects. Cannot leave the staging area.
Forced: When Urdug attacks, discard the top card of the encounter deck. He gets +X for this attack, where X is the discarded card's printed
When Urdug is destroyed, the players win the game.
3
2
5
Forced: After Urdug's Elite engages you, either exhaust a character you control, or place 1 progress on The Goblins' Assault.
Shadow: Exhaust a character you control.
2
2
3
Forced: After Fierce Vanguard engages you, either it gets +2 until the end of the round, or place 1 progress on the The Goblins' Assault.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +2 and +2 until the end of the phase.
4
1
4
Forced: After Warg-rider is dealt a shadow card with no effect, either return it to the staging area or place 1 progress on The Goblins' Assault.
2
1
2
Forced: After Easterling Outrider engages a player, either place 1 resource on Easterling Pursuit, or Easterling Outrider makes an immediate attack.
Shadow: Discard an attachment you control.
6
3
6
Forced: When Easterling Captain enters play, discard cards from the encounter deck until an Easterling treachery is discarded. Attach that treachery to Easterling Captain.
Forced: When Easterling Captain would take any amount of damage, discard an Easterling attachment from him. Then, cancel the damage.
5
2
5
Rider of Rhûn gets -10 enagement cost for each Easterling attachment it has.
When Revealed: Search the encounter deck and discard pile for an Easterling Horse and attach it to Rider of Rhûn. Shuffle the encounter deck.
2
2
3
Easterling Raider gets +1 and +1 for each Easterling attachment on it.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1 (+2 instead if it has an Easterling attachment).
3
3
4
Forced: When Warrior of Rh–n attacks, attach the top Easterling treachery in the discard pile to it.
Shadow: Attach the top Easterling treachery in the discard pile to attacking enemy.
6
2
8
Immune to player card effects.
Cannot be optionally engaged.
Forced: After Priest of Sauron attacks and destroys an ally, raise each player's threat by 2.
4
3
8
Immune to player card effects.
Forced: After a location is revealed from the encounter deck, The Governor engages the first player and makes an immediate attack.
"In all the long wars with the Dark Tower treason has ever been our greatest foe."
–Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring
5
1
9
Immune to player card effects.
Do not discard shadow cards dealt to Black Númenórean if they have a shadow effect.
Forward: When Black Númenórean attacks, resolve each of his faceup shadow cards as if they had been dealt this round.
4
2
4
When Revealed: Either raise each player's threat by X, where X is the active location's or Messenger from Mordor makes an immediate attack against the first player.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1
2
1
3
Servant of Sauron engages the first player.
Forced: After the engaged player raises his threat, Servant of Sauron makes an immediate attack. (Limit once per phase.)
3
2
3
Forced: After Rh–n Backstabber engages you, either raise your threat by 2, or discard an ally you control with printed cost 2 or higher.
Shadow: Raise your threat by 1 for each enemy engaged with you.
3
1
5
Treacherous Easterlings gets +1 and +1 for each resource token on it (Limit +3 and +3
Forced: After the engaged player raises his threat, place 1 resource token on Treacherous Easterling.
6
4
9
Indestructible. Immune to player card effects.
X is 1 more than the number of quest stages in the victory display. Cannot be engaged unless X is equal to 5.
Forced: When Thane Ulchor attacks and destroys a character, place 1 damage token on Tribute to Mordor.
4
1
5
While Thane of Ulchor is engaged with a player, Ulchor's Guard engages that player.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +2 until the end of the phase.
6
4
9
Immune to player card effects.
Kham–l the Easterling engages the first player.
Only the engaged player can declare attackers or defenders against Kham–l the Easterling.
6
4
9
Immune to player card effects. Cannot leave the staging area.
Forced: After the active location is explored, the first player must choose: either discard cards from the top of the encounter deck until a location is discarded and add it to the staging area, or Thane Ulchor attacks you.
5
2
5
Forced: After Champion of Rh–n engages you, either return a location you control to the staging area, or Champion of Rh–n makes an attack.
Shadow: Deal 1 damage to defending character.
4
1
3
Forced: After Easterling Skirmisher attacks and destroys a character, that character's controller must return the location he controls with the highest to the staging area.
9
4
20
Immune to player card effects.Indestructible.
X is 1 more than the number of resources on the main quest.
City Guard cannot leave the staging area but is considered to be engaged with each player whose threat is equal to or higher than its engagement cost.
X
1
3
X is 1 more than the number of resources on the main quest.
Forced: After Ulfast Sentry engages you, either place 1 resource on the main quest or Ulfast Sentry makes an attack.
5
2
5
Cannot have player card attachments.
Forced: When The King's Elite attacks, place 1 resource on the main quest.
Shadow: Attacking enemy makes an additional attack after this one.
3
2
4
When Revealed: Raise each player's threat by 3.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1 If this attack destroys a character, raise each player's threat by 1.
4
X
5
X is 2 per player.Indestructible.
Immune to player card effects. Cannot leave the staging area.
While The Challengers is at the same stage as The Wainriders, Wainrider Champion is considered to be engaged with each player.
4
2
3
While The Challengers is ahead of the The Wainriders, Aggressive Racer gains surge.
Forced: After Aggressive Racer attacks and destroys a character, place 2 damage on The Wainriders' stage.
5
1
6
When Revealed: Either place 3 damage on The Wainriders' stage, or Chariot Driver makes an attack against the first player.
Shadow: If this attack destroys a character, return attacking enemy to the the staging area.
3
1
4
While The Challengers is ahead of The Wainriders, Veteran Wainrider gets +2 and cannot leave the staging area.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +2 if The Challengers is ahead of the Wainriders.
3
3
6
Forced: When Nameless Beast attacks you, discard the top card of your deck. Nameless Beast gets +X for this attack, where X is that card's cost.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +X where X is the cost of the top card of your discard pile.
6
3
8
Cannot have attachments.
Forced: After Mordor Cave Troll attacks and destroys a character, discard the top card of your deck for each point of excess damage dealt by this attack.