Battleground
Battleground is an Unloaded Keyword appearing on Sites. Initially, Battlegrounds predominantly provided bonuses for Uruk-hai, but this was expanded to other cultures, good and evil, later on.
List of Battleground Sites[edit]
Portrait | Card Name | Culture | Card Type | Game Text |
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Uruk Camp (4U335)![]() |
Site | Plains. Battleground. Each time an Uruk-hai is played, that minion must exert. | ||
White Rocks (4U346)![]() |
Site | Battleground. The Shadow number of this site is +1 for each mounted companion. | ||
Deep of Helm (4U347)![]() |
Site | Plains. Battleground. The twilight cost of the first Uruk-hai played at Deep of Helm each turn is -3. | ||
Deeping Wall (4U348)![]() |
Site | Battleground. Shadow: Play Saruman from your draw deck. | ||
Helm's Gate (4U349)![]() |
Site | Battleground. Each companion and minion bearing a hand weapon is strength +2. | ||
Hornburg Courtyard (4U350)![]() |
Site | Battleground. While you can spot Aragorn, the Shadow number of Hornburg Courtyard is -2. | ||
Hornburg Parapet (4U351)![]() |
Site | Battleground. The fellowship archery total is +1. The minion archery total is ?-1. | ||
Great Hall (4U353)![]() |
Site | Sanctuary. Battleground.Each | ||
Hornburg Causeway (4U356)![]() |
Site | Battleground. The minion archery total is +2 for each unbound companion over 3. | ||
Fortress of Orthanc (4U360)![]() |
Site | Battleground. The Shadow number of Fortress of Orthanc is +2 for each companion over 4. | ||
Orthanc Balcony (4U361)![]() |
Site | Battleground. Shadow: Play Saruman from your discard pile; his twilight cost is -2. | ||
Fortress of Orthanc (11S241)![]() |
Site | Battleground. When the fellowship moves to the site, add | ||
Heights of Isengard (11U244)![]() |
Site | Battleground. Each time a | ||
Helm's Gate (11S245)![]() |
Site | Battleground. Each character bearing a hand weapon is strength +2. | ||
Osgiliath Reclaimed (11S252)![]() |
Site | Battleground. When the fellowship moves from this site, the Free Peoples player may spot 3 burdens to remove a burden. | ||
Slag Mounds (11S258)![]() |
Site | Battleground. Each time a companion is killed, add a burden. | ||
The Bridge of Khazad-dûm (12U186)![]() |
Site | Battleground. Underground. The Balrog is twilight cost –3. | ||
Hill of Sight (12S188)![]() |
Site | Battleground. Forest. While you can spot 3 minions (or 6 companions), each unbound companion is resistance –2. | ||
Northern Pelennor (12S190)![]() |
Site | Battleground. Plains. Shadow: Make your lurker minion lose lurker until the regroup phase. | ||
City of Kings (13U187)![]() |
Site | Battleground. When the fellowship moves to this site during the regroup phase, the Free Peoples player may draw a card. | ||
The Great Gates (13S192)![]() |
Site | Battleground. While a player can spot more companions than minions, each minion is strength +1. | ||
Isenwash (13U193)![]() |
Site | Battleground. Plains. At the start of the regroup phase, each Shadow player may exert a minion to exert a companion. | ||
Gate of Mordor (15S191)![]() |
Site | Battleground. Each time the fellowship moves to this site, add | ||
Isengard Ruined (15U192)![]() |
Site | Battleground. Each time a follower is transfered to a character, the first Shadow player may exert a companion twice. | ||
Mount Doom (15R193)![]() |
Site | Battleground. Mountain. Underground. Until the end of the game, sites in this region cannot be replaced. | ||
Morannon Plains (18U137)![]() |
Site | Battleground. Plains. When the fellowship moves to this site, each player may reinforce a culture token. | ||
Battle of the Five Armies (30S57)![]() |
Site | Mountain. Battleground. Shadow: Remove 2 doubts to play a minion from your discard pile (except Smaug). | ||
Northern Slopes (32HB49)![]() |
Site | Mountain. Battleground. Shadow: Exert a [Dwarven] character for each Shadow culture you can spot (limit once per turn). |
Cards That Interact with the Battleground Keyword[edit]
Portrait | Card Name | Culture | Card Type | Game Text |
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Best Company (4C42)![]() |
Event | Skirmish: Make a Dwarf strength +2 (or +4 if at a battleground). | ||
Horn of Helm (5U8)![]() |
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. | ||
Farin, Emissary of Erebor (11C7)![]() |
Companion • Dwarf | While Farin is at a battleground or underground site, he gains muster. (At the start of the regroup phase, you may discard a card from hand to draw a card.) | ||
Gimli's Battle Axe, Vicious Weapon (11R9)![]() |
Possession • Hand Weapon | Bearer must be a Dwarf.
Bearer gains muster. (At the start of the regroup phase, you may discard a card from hand to draw a card.) Skirmish: If bearer is Gimli and he is at a battleground site, exert him to wound a minion he is skirmishing. | ||
Durability (12C4)![]() |
Event • Skirmish | Make a Dwarf strength +2. Then, if that Dwarf is at a battleground or mountain site, draw a card. | ||
Haldir, Emissary of the Galadhrim (4C71)![]() |
Companion • Elf | While no opponent controls a site, Haldir is strength +2.
Regroup: Exert Haldir at a battleground and exert another Elf to liberate a site. | ||
Legolas, Companion of the Ring (11S21)![]() |
Companion • Elf | While Legolas is at a battleground or forest site, he is strength +2 and resistance +2. | ||
Haldir, Sentry of the Golden Wood (15U17)![]() |
Companion • Elf | To play, spot an Elf.
While the fellowship is at a battleground site, Haldir is strength +2. While the fellowship is at a forest site, Haldir is an archer. | ||
Inspiration (11C36)![]() |
Event • Skirmish | Spot a | ||
Gandalf’s Hat (12R28)![]() |
Possession | Bearer must be Gandalf.
Each time the fellowship moves from a battleground site, add a burden. Regroup: Add 2 burdens to remove all twilight tokens from the twilight pool. | ||
Introspection (12U29)![]() |
Event • Fellowship | Spell. Choose one: Spot a | ||
The Terror of His Coming (12C33)![]() |
Event • Skirmish | Make a | ||
With Doom We Come (12U36)![]() |
Condition • Support Area | While Gandalf is at an underground site, he gains muster. (At the start of the regroup phase, you may discard a card from hand to draw a card.)
While the fellowship is at a battleground site, each | ||
Armor of the Citadel (11U55)![]() |
Possession • Armor | Bearer must be a Each minion skirmishing bearer loses all damage bonuses. While bearer is at a battleground site and unwounded, he or she is defender +1. | ||
Bow of Minas Tirith (11U58)![]() |
Possession • Ranged Weapon | Bearer must be a At the start of the archery phase, if bearer is at a battleground site, you may exert him or her to make the fellowship archery total +1. | ||
Faramir's Sword (12R48)![]() |
Possession • Hand Weapon | Bearer must be Faramir.
He is damage +1. Each minion skirmishing Faramir at a battleground or forest site is roaming. | ||
Tireless (12C52)![]() |
Condition • Support Area | Skirmish: Discard this condition to make a | ||
Théoden, King of the Eorlingas (11U159)![]() |
Companion • Man | While you can spot a | ||
Éored Warrior (12S113)![]() |
Companion • Man | While this companion is at a battleground or plains site, he is strength +3. | ||
Wind-swept Homestead (13R139)![]() |
Condition • Support Area | To play, spot 2 When you play this, add a At the start of each regroup phase, add a | ||
Diversion (12R120)![]() |
Event • Regroup | Discard a Hobbit not assigned to a skirmish from play to discard a minion from play. If the fellowship is at a battleground site, you may add 2 burdens to play this event during a skirmish involving a Hobbit. | ||
Advance Uruk Patrol (4U136)![]() |
Minion • Uruk-hai | Damage +1.
While at a battleground, this minion is fierce. While you control a battleground, this minion is strength +4. | ||
Ferocity (4C151)![]() |
Event | Skirmish: Make an Uruk-hai strength +2 (or +3 if at a battleground). | ||
Uruk Assault Band (4R179)![]() |
Minion • Uruk-hai | Damage +1. To play, spot an Uruk-hai. While at a battleground, this minion is fierce.
While you control a battleground, this minion is strength +6. While you control 2 battlegrounds, this minion may not take wounds. | ||
Uruk Defender (4C184)![]() |
Minion • Uruk-hai | Damage +1.
Skirmish: Exert this minion at a battleground to make another Uruk-hai strength +2. | ||
Uruk Rear Guard (4C191)![]() |
Minion • Uruk-hai | Damage +1.
Skirmish: Exert this minion at a battleground to make another Uruk-hai strength +1. | ||
Uruk Vanguard (4R200)![]() |
Minion • Uruk-hai | Damage +1. (or damage +2 if at a battleground). To play, spot an Uruk-hai.
While at a battleground, this minion is fierce. | ||
Suffered Much Loss (10U35)![]() |
Condition • Support Area | Each site on the adventure path is a battleground. While you have initiative, each Uruk-hai is strength +1. | ||
Corps of Harad (11C73)![]() |
Minion • Man | While this minion is at a battleground site, it is Fierce. | ||
Horde of Harad (11C85)![]() |
Minion • Man | While this minion is at a battleground site, it is Fierce. | ||
Overrun (11S92)![]() |
Event • Skirmish | Make a | ||
Whistling Death (11U104)![]() |
Event • Skirmish | Wound a character skirmishing a | ||
Dunlending Zealot (12U62)![]() |
Minion • Man | While this minion is exhausted, each unbound companion is resistance –1 (or –2 if the fellowship is at a battleground site). | ||
Goaded to War (12C67)![]() |
Condition • Support Area | To play, spot a Each time the fellowship moves to a battleground or plains site, add | ||
Mûmak Rider (12R74)![]() |
Minion • Man | Archer.
When you play this minion to a battleground or plains site, you may spot another | ||
Mûmakil Commander, Bold and Grim (18R71)![]() |
Minion • Man | While at a battleground, this minion is strength +2.
Each mounted Man is strength +1. Regroup: Shuffle any number of your | ||
Armed for Battle (11U106)![]() |
Event • Shadow | Spot your | ||
Orc Artisan (12R91)![]() |
Minion • Orc | Each time you play an | ||
Rallying Orc (12R100)![]() |
Minion • Orc | Lurker. (Skirmishes involving lurker minions must be resolved after any others.)
Each time you play another | ||
Taunt (12U104)![]() |
Event • Skirmish | Reveal the top 5 cards of your draw deck (or, if the fellowship is at a battleground site, the top 7 cards) to make an | ||
Destroyers and Usurpers (18U78)![]() |
Condition • Support Area | Each companion loses all defender bonuses and cannot gain defender bonuses.
Maneuver: Spot 2 | ||
Orkish Aggressor (18C85)![]() |
Minion • Orc | While at a battleground, this minion is strength +2. | ||
Orkish Defender (18C88)![]() |
Minion • Orc | While the fellowship is at a battleground or underground site, this minion cannot take wounds in the archery phase. | ||
Echo of Hooves (12C164)![]() |
Event • Shadow | Toil 2. (For each Spot your Nazgûl at a battleground or forest site to play a mount on him from your draw deck. | ||
Nazgûl Blade (12C168)![]() |
Possession • Hand Weapon | Bearer must be a Nazgûl.
While bearer is at a battleground or forest site, he is strength +1. | ||
Shadowy Mount (12R171)![]() |
Possession • Mount | Bearer must be a Nazgûl.
While bearer is at a battleground or forest site, he is fierce. Assignment: Make the Free Peoples player assign bearer to an unbound companion bearing a | ||
Unimpeded (12C182)![]() |
Condition • Support Area | Skirmish: Discard this condition to make a Nazgûl strength +1 for each of the following that is true: he is at a battleground or forest site; he is skirmishing a companion who has resistance 4 or less; he is bearing a possession; he is in a fierce skirmish | ||
Brutality (11S180)![]() |
Event • Skirmish | Make an | ||
Feral Uruk (11S183)![]() |
Minion • Uruk-hai | While this minion is at a battleground site, it is strength +1 and Damage +1. | ||
Force of Uruk-hai (11R184)![]() |
Minion • Uruk-hai | Damage +1. Each time this minion is about to take a wound at a battleground site, you may spot another | ||
Intimidating Uruk (11U189)![]() |
Minion • Uruk-hai | Damage +1. When you play this minion at a battleground site, spot an unbound companion to make that companion resistance –2 until the end of the turn. | ||
Invincible Uruk (11S190)![]() |
Minion • Uruk-hai | Damage +1. While this minion is at a battleground site, it cannot take wounds. While you can spot 6 companions, each | ||
Isengard Siege Bow (11U191)![]() |
Possession • Ranged Weapon | Bearer must be a While bearer is at a battleground site, it is an Archer. | ||
Lookout Uruk (11S193)![]() |
Minion • Uruk-hai | Damage +1. The fellowship's current site gains battleground. | ||
Watchman Uruk (11C206)![]() |
Minion • Uruk-hai | Damage +1. When you play this minion at a battleground site, you may draw a card. | ||
Uruk Common (12C149)![]() |
Minion • Uruk-hai | Damage +1.
Each time this minion is assigned to a skirmish, if it is not at a battleground site, remove | ||
Uruk Decimator (12R150)![]() |
Minion • Uruk-hai | While this minion is at a battleground site, it is strength +2.
While this minion is bearing a possession, it is damage +1. | ||
Endless Assault (13C161)![]() |
Condition • Support Area | Skirmish: Discard this condition to make an | ||
Fearless Approach (13C164)![]() |
Condition • Support Area | To play, spot an When you play this, if you spot a battleground site on the adventure path, reinforce 3 Each time the Free Peoples player plays the fellowship’s next site, you may discard a condition from play. | ||
Uruk-hai Scout (14R15)![]() |
Minion • Uruk-hai | Damage +1.
When you play this, choose one of the following keywords: battleground, mountain, plains, or underground. The fellowship’s current site gains that keyword until the end of the turn. | ||
Hunting Uruk (15C161)![]() |
Minion • Uruk-hai | While this minion is at a battleground site, he gains hunter 1 (While skirmishing a non-hunter character, this character is strength +1.) | ||
White Hand Attacker (18C124)![]() |
Minion • Uruk-hai | Damage +1.
While at a battleground, this minion is strength +2. | ||
Watchful Orc (30S41)![]() |
x20px Gundabad | Minion • Orc | When you play this minion, you may play the fellowship's next site (replacing opponent's site if necessary). Shadow: Exert this minion twice to make each site on the adventure path gain battleground, mountain, forest or underground until the end of the turn. | |
Vicious Warg (31S261)![]() |
Possession • Mount | Bearer must be an Orc Bearer is fierce When you play this possession at a battleground site, you may add [4] (except at site 9) | ||
Assaulting Goblin (32S227)![]() |
Minion • Orc | Response: If another Orc is about to take a wound at a battleground, exert this minion to prevent that wound | ||
Azog, Commander of the Wolves Army (32S228)![]() |
Minion • Orc | Damage +1 Maneuver: Exert Azog at a battleground to play a [Moria] minion from your discard pile Its twilight cost is -2 | ||
Were-worms (32S259)![]() |
Condition • Support Area | Each time a Moria minion wins a skirmish, you may place a [Moria] token here Shadow: If the fellowship is at a battleground, discard this condition to add [2] for each [Moria] token here (limit [8]) |