Hand Weapon
Hand Weapons are among the most common and most useful items that can be placed upon your characters. The majority of them come with strength bonuses, which is always handy, and many of them have strong abilities, some of which are strong enough to base entire decks around (such as Aiglos).
Possession Hand Weapons suffer from the same weakness topossession hate that all possessions share; fortunately, many cards that rely on weapons in a crucial manner allow you to fish them back out of the discard pile once removed.
See below for a list of all Possessions and Artifacts with the item class of hand weapon, as well as various cards that provide bonuses for or against characters bearing hand weapons.
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Possessions and Artifacts with the Item Class of Hand Weapon
Dunland
Iron Axe
War Club
Dwarven
Dwarven Axe
Gimli's Battle Axe
Hand Axe
Axe of Erebor
Gimli's Battle Axe, Trusted Weapon
Axe of Khazad-dum
Gimli's Battle Axe, Vicious Weapon
Heavy Axe
Elven
Gwemegil
Long-knives of Legolas
Elven Sword
Legolas' Sword
Banner of Elbereth
Aiglos
Knife of the Galadhrim
Merry's Dagger
Pippin's Dagger
Blade of Lindon
Hadafang
Long-knives of Legolas
Sword of the Fallen
Arwen's Dagger
Gandalf
Glamdring
Glamdring, Lightning Brand
Glamdring, Elven Blade
Glamdring, Foe-hammer
Glamdring, Orc Beater
Beorning Axe
Gondor
Blade of Gondor
Ranger's Sword
Flaming Brand
Ranger's Sword, Blade of Aragorn
Sword of Gondor
Banner of Westernesse
Anduril, Flame of the West
Anduril, King's Blade
Gondorian Sword
Knight's Spear
Pippin's Sword
Spectral Sword
Gondorian Blade
Blade of Gondor, Sword of Boromir
Faramir's Sword
Ithilien Blade
Narsil, Blade of the Faithful
Anduril, Sword That Was Broken
Narsil, Forged by Telchar
Denethor's Sword
Isengard
Uruk-hai Sword
Lurtz's Sword
Isengard Axe
Broad-bladed Sword
Ugluk's Sword
Uruk Spear
Isengard Scimitar
Banner of Isengard
Men
Poleaxe
War Trident
Worn Battleaxe
Great Axe
Grima's Dagger
Primitive Brand
Corsair Boarding Axe
Corsair Grappling Hook
Corsair Halberd
Corsair Scimitar
Henchman's Dagger
Moria
Cave Troll's Hammer
Goblin Scimitar
Goblin Spear
Moria Axe
The Balrog's Sword
Whip of Many Thongs
Whip of Many Thongs, Weapon of Flame and Shadow
Orc
Mordor Scimitar
Orc Hammer
Cave Troll's Hammer, Unwieldy Cudgel
Orc Spear
Orkish Hunting Spear
Orkish Ax
Raider
Southron Spear
Easterling Polearm
Raider Halberd
Rohan
Eomer's Spear
Eowyn's Sword
Herugrim
Rider's Spear
Sword of Rohan
Banner of the Mark
Eowyn's Sword, Dernhelm's Blade
Herugrim, Sword of the Mark
Long Spear
Merry's Sword
Rider's Spear
Eomer's Spear, Trusty Weapon
Rohirrim Axe
Spear of the Mark
Sauron
Orc Scimitar
Vile Blade
Banner of the Eye
Troll's Chain
Besieging Pike
Uruk Axe
Sceptre of the Dark Lord
Shire
Hobbit Sword
Sting
Frying Pan
Hobbit Sword
Sting, Baggins Heirloom
Hobbit Sword
Sting, Bane of the Eight Legs
Hobbit Sword
Sting, Weapon of Heritage
Hobbit Sword
Sting, Elven Long Knife
Uruk-hai
Isengard Sword
Berserker Torch
Weapon of Opportunity
Lurtz's Sword, Mighty Longsword
Ugluk's Sword, Weapon of Command
Blade of the White Hand
Spear of the White Hand
Wraith
Morgul Blade
Nazgul Sword
The Pale Blade
Sword of Minas Morgul
Sword of Dol Guldur
Morgul Axe
Nazgul Scimitar
Black Flail
Gorbag's Sword
The Pale Blade, Sword of Flame
Nazgul Blade
Hand Weapons that can be borne with another Hand Weapon
Dwarven
Hand Axe
Elven
Knife of the Galadhrim
Arwen's Dagger
Gondor
Flaming Brand
Men
Henchman's Dagger
Moria
The Balrog's Sword
Wraith
Morgul Blade
Cards That Support Hand Weapons
Dwarven
Axe Strike
Beneath the Mountains
Flurry of Blows
Dwarf-lords
Gondor
Dagger Strike
Dagger Strike
Tireless
Heirs of Gondor
Isengard
Black Shapes Crawling
Men
Primitive Savage
Moria
Goblin Armory
Goblin Scavengers
Plundered Armories
Orc
Retribution
Scavenging Goblins
Rohan
Weapon Store
Sauron
Orc Chieftain
Orc Swordsman
Shire
Merry, From O'er the Brandywine
Hobbit Sword-play
Little Golden Flower
Uruk-hai
Uruk-hai Troop
War Machine
Pikes Upon Pikes
Site
Mithril Mine
Moria Stairway
Helm's Gate
Helm's Gate
Moria Stairway
Cards That Counter Hand Weapons
Dwarven
Song of Durin
Gandalf
Jarnsmid, Merchant from Dale
Shadowfax
Shadowfax, Greatest of the Mearas
Gondor
Shield of Boromir
Anduril, Flame of the West
Isengard
Troop of Uruk-hai
Isengard Smith
Trapped and Alone
Rohan
Eowyn's Shield
Shire
Mithril-coat
Wraith
Ulaire Cantea, Lieutenant of Dol Guldur
Stricken Dumb
The Witch-king, Black Captain
Morgul Vanguard
Site
Golden Hall
Fangorn Glade
Cards That Counter Hand Weapon Possessions
Elven
Glorfindel, Eldarin Lord
Rohan
Arrow-slits
Háma, Doorwarden of Théoden
Aldred, Éored Soldier
For the Mark
Ferthu Théoden Hal
Háma, Captain of the King's Guard
Swift Stroke
Dispatched With Haste
Háma, Northman
Surrendered Weapons
Wraith
Cirith Ungol Watchman
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