Machine

Machine

Machine is an unloaded keyword appearing on cards from the [Isengard] culture. They represent Saruman's weapons of war that were used against Helm's Deep. All of them are conditions. Machines are typically used by the Uruk-hai berserkers from the same sets. They should not be confused with the later released Engines of [Sauron].

List of Cards with the Machine Keyword

Portrait	Card Name	Culture	Card Type	Game Text
	Weapons of Isengard (4R211)	Isengard	Condition	Machine. Shadow: Play an archer to place an token on this card. Archery: Remove 2 tokens from this card to make the minion archery total +2. Discard this condition.
	Battering Ram (5U44)	Isengard	Condition	Machine. Shadow: Exert an Uruk-hai to place an token on this card. Skirmish: Spot 5 companions and an token here to make an Uruk-hai damage +1. Discard this condition.
	Devilry of Orthanc (5R49)	Isengard	Condition	Machine. Shadow: Exert an Uruk-hai to place an token on this card. Maneuver: Spot 8 tokens here to exert every character. Discard this condition.
	Scaling Ladder (5U57)	Isengard	Condition	Machine. Shadow: Exert an Uruk-hai to place an token on this card. Skirmish: Spot an token here to heal an Uruk-hai. Discard this condition.
	Siege Engine (5U60)	Isengard	Condition	Machine. Shadow: Play an Uruk-hai to place an token on a machine. Response: If one or more machines are about to be discarded by an opponent, discard this condition to prevent that.
	Assault Ladder (6U58)	Isengard	Condition	Machine. Shadow: Exert an Uruk-hai to place an token on this card. Skirmish: Spot 3 tokens here to make an Uruk-hai strength +3. Discard this condition.
	Berserk Deathseeker (V2_19)	Isengard	Minion • Uruk-hai	Damage +1. This minion is strength +1 for each wound on each character in its skirmish. When this minion is killed, add 3 tokens to an machine.
	Uruk Shield Wall (V2_35)	Isengard	Possession • Support Area,Support Area	Machine. Each time an Uruk-hai costing X is about to take a wound (except during a skirmish), prevent that and exert it. X is the number of tokens you can spot here. Maneuver: Exert an Uruk-hai to add an token here. ​

List of Cards that interact with the Machine Keyword

Portrait	Card Name	Culture	Card Type	Game Text
	Derufin (7R87)	Gondor	Companion • Man	Regroup: While you have exactly 5 cards in hand, you may exert Derufin to discard an engine, machine, or possession.
	Armory (5U79)	Rohan	Condition	Fortification. Maneuver: Spot 2 Men to remove 2 tokens from a machine or to take a possession into hand from your discard pile. Discard this condition.
	Arrow-slits (5U80)	Rohan	Condition	Fortification. Maneuver: Spot 2 Men to discard a possession or a machine. Discard this condition.
	Parapet (5U87)	Rohan	Condition	Fortification. Archery: Spot 2 Men to remove 2 tokens from a machine or to make the minion archery total -3. Discard this condition.
	Uruk Crossbow Troop (4U182)	Isengard	Minion • Uruk-hai	Archer. When you play this minion, you may place an token on a machine.
	Berserk Rager (5U45)	Isengard	Minion • Uruk-hai	Damage +1. Berserk Rager is strength +1 for each wound on a character in its skirmish. Skirmish: Remove 3 tokens from a machine and exert Berserk Rager twice to wound every ally twice.
	Berserk Savage (5R46)	Isengard	Minion • Uruk-hai	Damage +1. Berserk Savage is strength +1 for each wound on a character in its skirmish. Skirmish: Remove 4 tokens from a machine and exert Berserk Savage twice to make it strength +8.
	Berserk Slayer (5R47)	Isengard	Minion • Uruk-hai	Damage +1. Berserk Slayer is strength +2 for each wound on a character in its skirmish. Skirmish: Remove 5 tokens from a machine and exert Berserk Slayer twice to wound every companion.
	Uruk Engineer (5C61)	Isengard	Minion • Uruk-hai	Damage +1. When you play this minion, you may place an token on a machine.
	Uruk Sapper (5C62)	Isengard	Minion • Uruk-hai	Damage +1. When you play this minion, you may place an token on a machine.
	Berserk Butcher (6R60)	Isengard	Minion • Uruk-hai	Damage +1. Berserk Butcher is strength +1 for each wound on each character in its skirmish. Maneuver: Remove an token from a machine and exert Berserk Butcher twice to prevent all wounds to Uruk-hai until the assignment phase.
	Berserk Fanatic (V2_20)	Isengard	Minion • Uruk-hai	Damage +1. This minion is strength +1 for each wound on each character in its skirmish. When this minion dies in a skirmish, you may remove 2 tokens from a machine to wound a character it was skirmishing.
	Breaching Shot (V2_21)	Isengard	Event • Assignment	Remove X tokens from machines to assign an Uruk-hai costing X or less to an ally or unbound companion. ​

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