Attach to a hero with the printed Ranged keyword. Restricted.
Combat Action: Choose an enemy in the staging area. Exhaust Great Yew Bow and attached hero to make a ranged attack against that enemy. Declare attached hero as the attacker. No other attackers can be declared for this attack.
Attach to a hero.
Response: After a location is added to the staging area, attach ThrĂłrâs Key to that location. While attached to a location, ThrĂłrâs Key gains:
Treat attached location's printed text box as blank, except for traits.
"The key that went with the map! Try it now while there is still time!" –Bilbo, The Hobbit
Attach to Bilbo Baggins.
Action: Exhaust Bilboâs Magic Ring and raise your threat by 1 to gain 1 resource. (Limit once per round.)
Response: After Bilbo Baggins exhausts to defend an attack, exhaust Bilboâs Magic Ring and raise your threat by 3 to cancel all damage from this attack.
Attach to Bilbo Baggins.
Attached hero gets +1 and +1 hit point.
"Mr. Baggins!" he cried. "Here is the first payment of your reward! Cast off your old coat and put on this!" – Thorin, The Hobbit
Attach to a Hobbit hero. Limit 1 per hero.
Attached hero gets +2 while defending against an attack by an enemy with an engagement cost higher than your threat.
In their dark cloaks they were invisible as if they all had magic rings. –The Fellowship of the Ring
Attach to a hero.
Attached hero gets +1 (+2 instead if attacking an enemy with an engagement cost higher than your threat).
...these blades were forged many long years ago by Men of Westernesse: they were foes of the Dark Lord...
–The Fellowship of the Ring
Attach to a Hobbit character. Limit 1 per character.
Response: After your threat is reduced by an event card effect, exhaust Hobbit Pipe to draw a card.
But even the DĂșnedain of Gondor allow us this credit: Hobbits first put it into pipes. Not even the Wizards first thought of that before we did. –The Fellowship of the Ring
Attach to the active location. Attached location gets +1 quest point.
Response: After attached location leaves play as an explored location, the first player puts 1 ally into play from his hand.
"It is a beryl, an elf–stone. Whether it was set there, or let fall by chance, I cannot say, but it brings hope to me"
–Aragorn, The Fellowship of the Ring
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 an Istari character. Limit 1 per character.
Action: Exhaust Wizard Pipe to exchange a card in your hand with the top card of your deck.
...there was a long silence, broken only by the soft puffs of Gandalf's pipe, as he blew white smoke–rings out of the window. –The Fellowship of the Ring
Play only if you control at least 1 Ent character.
Attach to a character. Limit 1 per character.
Attached character gets +2 hit points.
The effect of the draught began at the toes, and rose steadily through every limb, bringing refreshment and vigour as it coursed upwards, right to the tips of the hair. –The Two Towers
Attach to a Rohan hero. Restricted.
Reduce the cost to play Herugrim on Théoden by 1.
Response: After attached hero is declared as an attacker, exhaust Herugrim to add attached hero's to its for this attack.
"Here, lord, is Herugrim, your ancient blade." –HĂĄma, The Two Towers
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
Attach to a Rohan hero. Restricted.
Response: After attached hero is declared as a defender, exhaust Golden Shield to add attached hero's to its for this attack.
His golden shield was uncovered, and lo! it shone like an image of the Sun...
–The Return of the King
Attach to Gondor hero. Restricted.
Response: Spend X resources from attached hero's pool to cancel X damage just dealt to attached hero.
This was the livery of the heirs of Elendil, and none wore it now in all Gondor, save the Guards of the Citadel...
–The Return of the King
Attach to a Rohan hero. Restricted.
Response: After attached hero is declared as an attacker, exhaust GĂșthwinĂ« to give that hero +2 for this attack. If this attack destroys an enemy, return a Rohan ally from your discard pile to your hand.
“GĂșthwinĂ«!” cried Ăomer. “GĂșthwinĂ« for the Mark!”
–The Two Towers