Battle of Helm's Deep/Thumbs
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Standard Cards[edit]
| Portrait | Card Name | Culture | Card Type | Game Text |
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Dunlending Rampager (5U1)
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Minion • Man | When you play this minion, the Free Peoples player may discard 2 cards from hand to discard him. | ||
Dunlending Renegade (5U2)
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Minion • Man | When you play this minion, the Free Peoples player may discard 2 cards from hand to discard him. | ||
Leaping Blaze (5R3)
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Event | Shadow: Spot 3 | ||
Wild Men of the Hills (5R4)
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Minion • Man | The twilight cost of this minion is -2 during the skirmish phase. When you play this minion, the Free Peoples player may discard 4 cards from hand to discard it. | ||
Baruk Khazâd (5R5)
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Event | Maneuver: Exert a Dwarf to wound a minion. You may take the next maneuver action. | ||
Defending the Keep (5C6)
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Event | Fellowship: Spot a Dwarf to draw a card or play a | ||
Gimli, Skilled Defender (5R7)
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Companion • Dwarf | Damage +1.
Each time Gimli wins a skirmish, you may wound a minion assigned to skirmish an unbound companion. | ||
Horn of Helm (5U8)
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Possession | Plays to your support area.
Maneuver: Exert a Dwarf companion to make each minion at a battleground lose all damage bonuses until the regroup phase. | ||
More to My Liking (5U9)
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Condition | Plays to your support area.
Maneuver: Stack the top card from your draw deck here (limit once per phase). Maneuver: Spot a Dwarf and discard a card stacked on a | ||
Balglin, Elven Warrior (5U10)
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Companion • Elf | To play, spot an Elf.
While skirmishing a wounded minion, Balglin takes no more than 1 wound during each skirmish phase. | ||
Break the Charge (5R11)
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Event | Archery: Exert 3 Elf companions to make the fellowship archery total +2. | ||
Legolas' Sword (5U12)
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Possession • Hand Weapon | Bearer must be Legolas.
Each time the fellowship moves, you may spot a wounded minion to heal Legolas. | ||
Taurnil, Sharp-eyed Bowman (5U13)
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Companion • Elf | To play, spot an Elf.
While Taurnil bears a ranged weapon, the twilight cost of each Shadow possession is +2, and he does not add to the fellowship archery total. | ||
That Is No Orc Horn (5C14)
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Event | Regroup: Spot 3 Elf companions to heal a companion and liberate a site. | ||
Birchseed, Tall Statesman (5U15)
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Companion • Ent | Unhasty.
Assignment: Exert an unbound Hobbit or discard 2 cards from hand to allow Birchseed to skirmish. Fellowship: Exert Birchseed to heal an unbound Hobbit. | ||
Down From the Hills (5R16)
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Event | Spell.
Maneuver: Exert Gandalf 3 times to make an unbound companion with the Gandalf signet strength +5, defender +1, damage +2, and unable to take wounds until the regroup phase. | ||
Forest Guardian (5C17)
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Companion • Ent | Unhasty.
Assignment: Exert an unbound Hobbit or discard 2 cards from hand to allow this companion to skirmish. | ||
Fury of the White Rider (5R18)
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Event | Spell.
Maneuver: Spot 3 twilight tokens and exert Gandalf to wound a minion twice. | ||
Lindenroot, Elder Shepherd (5R19)
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Companion • Ent | Unhasty.
Assignment: Exert an unbound Hobbit or discard 2 cards from hand to allow Lindenroot to skirmish. Skirmish: Exert Lindenroot to wound an | ||
Turn of the Tide (5U20)
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Event | Spell.
Maneuver: Exert Gandalf to discard up to 2 Shadow possessions. Any Shadow player may discard a minion to prevent this. | ||
Be Back Soon (5R21)
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Event | Maneuver: Discard Sméagol to discard a minion. An opponent may exert a minion twice to prevent this. | ||
Evil-smelling Fens (5U22)
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Condition | Plays to your support area.
Each site on the adventure path is a marsh. Shadow: Exert Gollum twice and discard this condition to play a minion from your discard pile. | ||
Follow Sméagol (5U23)
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Condition | Plays on Sméagol.
Regroup: Exert Sméagol or Gollum to play the fellowship’s next site (replacing opponent’s site if necessary). | ||
Gollum, Nasty Treacherous Creature (5C24)
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Minion | Regroup: Discard Gollum to exert a companion or ally. | ||
Gollum, Stinker (5R25)
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Minion | Gollum is strength +1 for each burden. Each time Gollum wins a skirmish, you may add a burden. | ||
Look at Him (5U26)
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Event | Shadow: Spot Sméagol or Gollum to add | ||
Poor Wretch (5C27)
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Condition | Plays on Sméagol.
Skirmish: Discard this condition to make Sméagol damage +1. | ||
Sméagol, Old Noser (5C28)
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Companion | Ring-bound. To play, add a burden.
Regroup: Exert Sméagol (or Gollum) twice to reveal the top 4 cards of your draw deck. Wound a minion for each Shadow card revealed. Place those 4 cards beneath your draw deck in any order. | ||
Sméagol, Slinker (5R29)
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Companion | Ring-bound. To play, add a burden.
Skirmish: Add a burden to make Sméagol strength +2 and take no wounds. | ||
We Must Have It (5C30)
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Event | Shadow: Play Gollum from your draw deck or discard pile.
Skirmish: Discard a card at random from hand to make Gollum strength +3. | ||
Alcarin, Warrior of Lamedon (5R31)
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Companion • Man | Knight. The twilight cost of each other knight in your starting fellowship is -1.
Assignment: Assign Alcarin to a minion bearing a | ||
Citadel of the Stars (5C32)
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Condition | Fortification.
Skirmish: Exert a | ||
City Wall (5C33)
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Condition | Fortification.
Skirmish: Exert a | ||
Fall Back (5U34)
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Event | Skirmish: Discard all Shadow cards borne by a minion bearing a | ||
Gondorian Knight (5C35)
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Companion • Man | Knight. | ||
Knight of Gondor (5C36)
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Companion • Man | Knight. | ||
Men of Númenor (5C37)
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Event | Skirmish: Wound a minion bearing a | ||
Rally Point (5U38)
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Condition | Plays to your support area.
Regroup: Exert a knight to transfer a | ||
Stone Tower (5R39)
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Condition | Fortification.Plays to your support area.
Skirmish: Exert 2 | ||
Take Cover (5C40)
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Event | Fellowship: Exert a knight to play a | ||
These Are My People (5R41)
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Event | Fellowship: Exert Aragorn twice to play any number of possessions from your discard pile onto companions with the Aragorn signet. | ||
Turgon, Man of Belfalas (5U42)
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Companion • Man | Knight.To play, spot a knight.
Maneuver: Exert Turgon to wound a minion bearing a | ||
War Must Be (5C43)
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Event | Skirmish: Make a | ||
Battering Ram (5U44)
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Condition | Machine.
Shadow: Exert an Uruk-hai to place an Skirmish: Spot 5 companions and an | ||
Berserk Rager (5U45)
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Minion • Uruk-hai | Damage +1.
Berserk Rager is strength +1 for each wound on a character in its skirmish. Skirmish: Remove 3 | ||
Berserk Savage (5R46)
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Minion • Uruk-hai | Damage +1.
Berserk Savage is strength +1 for each wound on a character in its skirmish. Skirmish: Remove 4 | ||
Berserk Slayer (5R47)
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Minion • Uruk-hai | Damage +1.
Berserk Slayer is strength +2 for each wound on a character in its skirmish. Skirmish: Remove 5 | ||
Black Shapes Crawling (5U48)
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Event | Maneuver: Spot X Uruk-hai. The Free Peoples player may assign X wounds to your minions. Play X | ||
Devilry of Orthanc (5R49)
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Condition | Machine.
Shadow: Exert an Uruk-hai to place an Maneuver: Spot 8 | ||
Foul Horde (5R50)
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Minion • Orc | Warg-rider.
While Foul Horde is not exhausted, it is fierce. While Foul Horde has at least 3 vitality, it is Ambush While Foul Horde has at least 4 vitality, it is damage +1. | ||
Gríma, Chief Counselor (5R51)
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Minion • Man | Maneuver: Spot 4 Free Peoples cultures and exert Gríma to return an unbound companion, and all cards on him or her, to their owners’ hands. | ||
Isengard Flanker (5C52)
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Minion • Orc | Warg-rider.
While this minion is not exhausted, he is fierce. | ||
Isengard Rider (5C53)
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Minion • Orc | Warg-rider.
While this minion is not exhausted, he is fierce. | ||
Isengard Scimitar (5U54)
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Possession • Hand Weapon | Bearer must be an When you play this weapon, you may add | ||
Isengard Scout Troop (5U55)
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Minion • Orc | Warg-rider.
While this minion is not exhausted, it is fierce. Each time an | ||
Saruman, Master of Foul Folk (5R56)
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Minion • Wizard | Saruman may not take wounds during the archery phase and may not be assigned to a skirmish.
Each time the fellowship moves, you may heal each Shadow: Exert Saruman to play an | ||
Scaling Ladder (5U57)
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Condition | Machine.
Shadow: Exert an Uruk-hai to place an Skirmish: Spot an | ||
Sharku, Warg-captain (5R58)
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Minion • Orc | Warg-rider.
While Sharku is not exhausted, he is fierce. Each time you play an | ||
Sharku's Warg (5R59)
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Possession • Mount | Bearer must be a warg-rider.
If bearer is Sharku, he is damage +1. Response: If a skirmish special ability is used in a skirmish involving bearer, exert bearer to cancel that action. | ||
Siege Engine (5U60)
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Condition | Machine.
Shadow: Play an Uruk-hai to place an Response: If one or more machines are about to be discarded by an opponent, discard this condition to prevent that. | ||
Uruk Engineer (5C61)
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Minion • Uruk-hai | Damage +1.
When you play this minion, you may place an | ||
Uruk Sapper (5C62)
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Minion • Uruk-hai | Damage +1.
When you play this minion, you may place an | ||
Uruk-hai Berserker (5U63)
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Minion • Uruk-hai | Damage +1.
This minion is strength +1 for each wound on a character in its skirmish. | ||
War-warg (5U64)
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Possession • Mount | Bearer must be a warg-rider.
Response: If a skirmish special ability is used in a skirmish involving bearer, exert bearer to cancel that action. | ||
Warg (5C65)
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Possession • Mount | Bearer must be a warg-rider.
Response: If a skirmish special ability is used in a skirmish involving bearer, exert bearer to cancel that action. | ||
Warg-master (5C66)
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Minion • Orc | Warg-rider.
When you play this minion, you may play an While this minion is not exhausted, he is fierce. | ||
Warg-rider (5C67)
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Minion • Orc | Warg-rider.
While this minion is not exhausted, he is fierce. | ||
Wolf-voices (5C68)
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Event | Skirmish: Make an | ||
Wolves of Isengard (5R69)
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Condition | Plays on a plains site you control.
Regroup: Exert an | ||
Army of Haradrim (5R70)
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Minion • Man | Southron. | ||
Company of Haradrim (5R71)
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Minion • Man | Southron.
Regroup: Remove | ||
Desert Stalker (5R72)
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Minion • Man | Southron. Ambush Maneuver: Exert this minion and spot 4 Free Peoples cultures to exert every companion. | ||
Mûmak (5C73)
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Possession • Mount | Bearer must be a Southron. Bearer is fierce. | ||
Southron Marcher (5C74)
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Minion • Man | 'Southron.'Ambush | ||
Southron Runner (5C75)
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Minion • Man | Southron. Ambush While you can spot a Southron, this minion’s twilight cost is -2. | ||
Southron Traveler (5C76)
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Minion • Man | Southron. Ambush Response: If a Southron is about to take a wound, remove | ||
Strength in Numbers (5U77)
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Condition | To play, spot a Southron. Plays to your support area.
Maneuver: Discard this condition to add | ||
War Mûmak (5R78)
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Possession • Mount | Bearer must be a Southron.
Bearer is fierce. | ||
Armory (5U79)
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Condition | Fortification.
Maneuver: Spot 2 | ||
Arrow-slits (5U80)
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Condition | Fortification.
Maneuver: Spot 2 Discard this condition. | ||
Ecglaf, Courageous Farmer (5C81)
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Ally • Home 4 • Man | Villager.
Fellowship: Exert Ecglaf and spot 2 valiant Men to play a | ||
Gamling, Warrior of Rohan (5R82)
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Companion • Man | Valiant. To play, spot a Skirmish: Play a | ||
Household Guard (5C83)
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Companion • Man | Valiant. | ||
I Am Here (5R84)
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Event | Fellowship: Exert Théoden twice to heal every other companion with the Théoden signet twice. | ||
Let Us Be Swift (5C85)
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Event | Regroup: Spot 3 valiant Men to discard up to 2 conditions and liberate a site. | ||
No Rest for the Weary (5R86)
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Event | Maneuver: Spot 3 valiant Men to make one of those Men defender +1 until the regroup phase. | ||
Parapet (5U87)
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Condition | Fortification. Archery: Spot 2 | ||
Rohirrim Bow (5C88)
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Possession • Ranged Weapon | Bearer must be a Archery: Exert bearer and discard this possession to wound a minion. | ||
Rohirrim Helm (5R89)
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Possession • Helm | Bearer must be a Skirmish: Discard this possession to cancel a skirmish involving bearer. A minion in this skirmish may exert to prevent this. | ||
Rohirrim Scout (5C90)
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Companion • Man | Valiant.
Regroup: Exert this companion and spot a | ||
Rohirrim Shield (5C91)
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Possession • Shield | Bearer must be a The minion archery total is -1. Regroup: Discard this possession to heal bearer. | ||
Sigewulf, Brave Volunteer (5U92)
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Ally • Home 4 • Man | Villager.
Regroup: Exert Sigewulf and spot 5 valiant Men to discard a minion. | ||
Théoden, King of the Golden Hall (5C93)
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Companion • Man | Valiant. | ||
Thundering Host (5R94)
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Condition | Plays to your support area.
Skirmish: Discard this condition to make a mounted | ||
Dead Marshes (5R95)
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Condition | Plays to your support area.
While the fellowship is at site 4 Maneuver: Spot 2 | ||
Eye of Barad-Dûr (5R96)
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Event | Skirmish: Make a companion or ally skirmishing a Response: If a Free Peoples player reveals this card from your hand, discard this card to add 2 burdens. | ||
Gate Soldier (5C97)
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Minion • Orc | When you play a | ||
Gate Trooper (5C98)
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Minion • Orc | When you play this minion, you may exert him and spot 5 burdens to draw a card. | ||
Gate Veteran (5C99)
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Minion • Orc | When you play this minion, you may exert him and spot 6 companions to draw a card. | ||
Grishnákh, Orc Captain (5R100)
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Minion • Orc | Tracker.
The site number of each Shadow: Exert Grishnákh twice and spot another | ||
I’d Make You Squeak (5U101)
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Condition | To play, exert 2 The Shadow number of each site is +1 for each wound on a Hobbit (limit +3). | ||
Morannon (5R102)
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Condition | Plays to your support area.
The twilight cost of the first Shadow: Spot 2 | ||
Orc Captain (5R103)
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Minion • Orc | When you play this minion, you may spot a | ||
Orc Cutthroat (5U104)
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Minion • Orc | Tracker.
The site number of each Skirmish: Discard another | ||
Orc Fighter (5U105)
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Minion • Orc | Regroup: Spot a | ||
Orc Infantry (5C106)
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Minion • Orc | Regroup: Spot a | ||
Orc Patrol (5U107)
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Minion • Orc | Tracker.
The site number of each Maneuver: Exert Orc Patrol twice and spot another | ||
Orc Pursuer (5C108)
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Minion • Orc | Tracker.
The site number of each When you play this minion, you may exert him and remove | ||
Orc Runner (5C109)
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Minion • Orc | Tracker.
The site number of each When you play this minion, you may exert him and discard 2 cards from hand to draw a card. | ||
Teeth of Mordor (5U110)
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Condition | Plays to your support area. | ||
Frodo, Master of the Precious (5U111)
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Companion • Hobbit | Ring-bearer (resistance 10).
Fellowship: Add a burden to play Sméagol from your discard pile. | ||
No Help for It (5R112)
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Event | Regroup: Spot Sam and discard Sméagol or Gollum to remove 3 burdens. | ||
No Use That Way (5R113)
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Event | Skirmish: Add 3 burdens to wound a minion skirmishing a companion who has the Frodo signet twice. | ||
Rare Good Ballast (5U114)
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Condition | Plays on Sam.
Response: If a regroup special ability is used, discard Sméagol or Gollum to cancel that action. | ||
Sam, Nice Sensible Hobbit (5U115)
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Companion • Hobbit | Ring-bound.
While you can spot Frodo and Sméagol, Sam may not be overwhelmed unless his strength is tripled. Response: If Frodo is killed, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5). | ||
Sting, Baggins Heirloom (5R116)
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Possession • Hand Weapon | Bearer must be Frodo.
Skirmish: Exert Frodo to make Sméagol strength +2 or Gollum strength -2. | ||
You Must Help Us (5C117)
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Event | Fellowship: Play Sméagol from your discard pile to heal each Ring-bound Hobbit twice. | ||
Hornburg Wall (5U118)
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Site | Regroup: Spot your minion and remove | ||
Nan Curunír (5U119)
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Site | Plains. Response: If your mounted minion is about to take a wound, remove | ||
Caverns of Isengard (5U120)
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Site | Underground. The Free Peoples player wins the game only if the Ring-bearer survives until Shadow players reconcile. | ||
Legolas, Archer of Mirkwood (5P121)
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Companion • Elf | Archer.
Each time Legolas wins a skirmish, you may heal a Dwarf companion or another Elf companion. | ||
Éowyn, Daughter of Eomund (5P122)
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Companion • Man | Valiant. | ||
Baruk Khazâd (5R123)
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Event | Maneuver: Exert a Dwarf to wound a minion. You may take the next maneuver action. | ||
Break the Charge (5R124)
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Event | Archery: Exert 3 Elf companions to make the fellowship archery total +2. | ||
Foul Horde (5R125)
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Minion • Orc | Warg-rider.
While Foul Horde is not exhausted, it is fierce. While Foul Horde has at least 3 vitality, it is ambush While Foul Horde has at least 4 vitality, it is damage +1. | ||
Army of Haradrim (5R126)
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Minion • Man | Southron. | ||
Rohirrim Helm (5R127)
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Possession • Helm | Bearer must be a Skirmish: Discard this possession to cancel a skirmish involving bearer. A minion in this skirmish may exert to prevent this. | ||
Thundering Host (5R128)
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Condition | Plays to your support area.
Skirmish: Discard this condition to make a mounted |
Alternate Image Cards[edit]
| Portrait | Card Name | Culture | Card Type | Game Text |
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Baruk Khazâd (5R123)
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Event | Maneuver: Exert a Dwarf to wound a minion. You may take the next maneuver action. | ||
Break the Charge (5R124)
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Event | Archery: Exert 3 Elf companions to make the fellowship archery total +2. | ||
Foul Horde (5R125)
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Minion • Orc | Warg-rider.
While Foul Horde is not exhausted, it is fierce. While Foul Horde has at least 3 vitality, it is ambush While Foul Horde has at least 4 vitality, it is damage +1. | ||
Army of Haradrim (5R126)
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Minion • Man | Southron. | ||
Rohirrim Helm (5R127)
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Possession • Helm | Bearer must be a Skirmish: Discard this possession to cancel a skirmish involving bearer. A minion in this skirmish may exert to prevent this. | ||
Thundering Host (5R128)
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Condition | Plays to your support area.
Skirmish: Discard this condition to make a mounted |
Oversized Cards[edit]
| Portrait | Card Name | Culture | Card Type | Game Text |
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Gollum, Stinker (5M1)
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Minion | Gollum is strength +1 for each burden. Each time Gollum wins a skirmish, you may add a burden. | ||
Gríma, Chief Counselor (5M2)
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Minion • Man | Maneuver: Spot 4 Free Peoples cultures and exert Gríma to return an unbound companion, and all cards on him or her, to their owners’ hands.
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Tengwar Anthology[edit]
| Portrait | Card Name | Culture | Card Type | Game Text |
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Gollum, Stinker (5R25T)
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Minion | Gollum is strength +1 for each burden. Each time Gollum wins a skirmish, you may add a burden. | ||
Sméagol, Slinker (5R29T)
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Companion | Ring-bound. To play, add a burden.
Skirmish: Add a burden to make Sméagol strength +2 and take no wounds. | ||
Grishnákh, Orc Captain (5R100T)
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Minion | Tracker.
The site number of each Shadow: Exert Grishnákh twice and spot another | ||
Sting, Baggins Heirloom (5R116T)
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Possession | Bearer must be Frodo.
Skirmish: Exert Frodo to make Sméagol strength +2 or Gollum strength -2. |

































































































































