Ring-bound

Ring-bound is an Unloaded Keyword that appears on companions that have had their fates tied to the One Ring more tightly than usual, in particular Frodo, Sam, and Smeagol. Only companions can be Ring-bound, the Ring-bearer is always Ring-bound, and all companions that are not Ring-bound are instead unbound. Allies and minions are never Ring-bound and never unbound.

The primary game impact of Ring-bound is to dodge potent effects that only work on unbound characters, such as Gríma, Wormtongue (4R154) . There are however many Gollum, Gondor, and Shire Free Peoples cards which benefit Ring-bound companions, and several notable Raider, Sauron, and Gollum Shadow cards which target them.

This keyword was first introduced in The Two Towers expansion, and was used to attempt to split the card base between characters who were with Frodo (Ring-bound) and characters who were not (unbound), with cards intentionally only affecting one or the other of these groups. At the time, this meant including Faramir and other Ithilien Rangers from Towers Block under the Ring-bound umbrella. Afterwards no further major additions were made to this exclusive group except for companion versions of Bilbo, such as Bilbo, Melancholy Hobbit (12R119) .

After the introduction of the keyword, Decipher ruled that all copies of Frodo and Sam are Ring-bound, even if it wasn't in the game text. This was applied retroactively to preexisting cards as a rule instead of a mass errata. In addition, the Ring-bearer is always Ring-bound. This chiefly comes into play with the alternate ring-bearers first introduced in Reflections, such as Gimli, Bearer of Grudges (9R+4) or Boromir, Bearer of Council (9R+31) . Many of these characters are unbound if played normally, but Ring-bound if bearing the One Ring.

Rules Entries

From the Comprehensive Rules:

Only companions can be Ring-bound (not allies or minions). All versions of Frodo and Sam are Ring-bound.

- Ring-bound section

From the Comprehensive Rules:

Your fellowship begins with a character bearing The One Ring. This can be any character with the ringed resistance icon, or any version of Frodo. That character gains the keywords Ring-bearer and Ring-bound, if he does not already have them.

- starting fellowship section

Explicit Ring-bound Companions

Portrait	Card Name	Culture	Card Type	Game Text
	Sméagol, Old Noser (5C28)	Gollum	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)	Gollum	Companion	Ring-bound. To play, add a burden. Skirmish: Add a burden to make Sméagol strength +2 and take no wounds.
	Sméagol, Poor Creature (6C45)	Gollum	Companion	Ring-bound. To play, add a burden. Skirmish: Discard a card from hand to make Sméagol strength +1.
	Sméagol, Always Helps (7R71)	Gollum	Companion	Ring-bound. To play, add a burden. Assignment: Assign a minion to Sméagol and add 2 threats to exhaust that minion.
	Sméagol, Hurried Guide (7C72)	Gollum	Companion	Ring-bound. To play, add a burden. Skirmish: If you have initiative, discard 2 cards from your hand. Sméagol cannot be overwhelmed unless his strength is tripled.
	Sméagol, Slippery Sneak (8R27)	Gollum	Companion	Ring-bound. To play, add a burden. Skirmish: Add a number of threats equal to the total vitality of the minions Sméagol is skirmishing to discard Sméagol. Regroup: Discard Sméagol to take a minion from your discard pile into hand.
	Sméagol, Bearer of Great Secrets (9R+30)	Gollum	Companion	Ring-bound. To play, add a burden. Each time the fellowship moves, place an unbound companion in the dead pile. Regroup: If Sméagol is the Ring-bearer, add 2 burdens to discard each minion.
	Sméagol, Scout and Guide (11R51)	Gollum	Companion	Ring-bound. To play, add a burden. Each time Sméagol wins a skirmish, you may play the fellowship's next site. Skirmish: If Sméagol is at a marsh, exert him to cancel a skirmish involving him.
	Sméagol, Simple Stoor (13U55)	Gollum	Companion	Ring-bound. To play, add a burden. For each card titled Déagol in your discard pile, Sméagol is strength +2 and resistance –1. Each time Sméagol wins a skirmish, you may take a card from your draw deck and place it in your discard pile.
	Sméagol, Wretched and Hungry (15R49)	Gollum	Companion	Ring-bound. To play, add a burden. Each Ring-bound companion is resistance +1. Skirmish: Exert 2 Ring-bound Hobbits to make Sméagol strength +1 and prevent him from being overwhelmed unless his strength is tripled.
	Sméagol, Pitiable Guide (19P11)	Gollum	Companion	Ring-bound. To play, add a burden. Each time Sméagol wins a skirmish, you may shuffle up to 2 cards from your discard pile into your draw deck. Skirmish: Exert a Ring-bound companion to make Sméagol strength +2.
	Damrod, Ranger of Ithilien (4U114)	Gondor	Companion • Man	Ring-bound. Ranger. To play, spot a Ring-bound Man. Skirmish: Exert Damrod to exhaust a Man he is skirmishing.
	Faramir, Captain of Gondor (4R116)	Gondor	Companion • Man	Ring-bound. Ranger. The twilight cost of each other Man in your starting fellowship is -1. While skirmishing a roaming minion, Faramir is strength +2.
	Faramir, Son of Denethor (4C117)	Gondor	Companion • Man	Ring-bound. Ranger. An opponent may not play skirmish events or use skirmish special abilities during skirmishes involving Faramir.
	Gondorian Ranger (4C122)	Gondor	Companion • Man	'Ring-bound. 'Ranger. The site number of each minion assigned to skirmish a Ring-bound Man is +2.
	Mablung, Soldier of Gondor (4U127)	Gondor	Companion • Man	Ring-bound. Ranger. To play, spot a Ring-bound Man. Skirmish: Exert Mablung to exhaust a roaming minion he is skirmishing.
	Ranger of Ithilien (4C130)	Gondor	Companion • Man	Ring-bound. Ranger. When this companion is in your starting fellowship, his twilight cost is -1. While skirmishing a roaming minion, this companion is strength +2.
	Anborn, Skilled Huntsman (6C48)	Gondor	Companion • Man	Ring-bound. Ranger. Each time Anborn wins a skirmish, you may make a minion’s site number +3 until the regroup phase.
	Faramir, Ithilien Ranger (6P121)	Gondor	Companion • Man	Ring-bound. Ranger. If Faramir is in your starting fellowship, his twilight cost is –1. Fellowship: Play a ranger to heal a Ring-bound companion.
	Boromir, Steward's Heir (0P65)	Gondor	Companion • Man	Knight. Ranger. Ring-bound.
	Sam, Frodo's Gardener (4R315)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bound. Fellowship: Play Sam’s Pack from your draw deck. Response: If Frodo is killed, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5).
	Sam, Samwise the Brave (4C316)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bound. Response: If a Shadow card is about to add any number of burdens, spot Frodo and exert Sam to prevent this. Response: If Frodo is killed, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5).
	Sam, Nice Sensible Hobbit (5U115)	Shire	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).
	Frodo, Hope of Free Peoples (7C317)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bearer (resistance 10). Ring-bound. Each time the fellowship moves, you may add to remove a threat.
	Frodo, Wicked Masster! (7R318)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bearer (resistance 10). Ring-bound. Skirmish: At sites 6 to 8, add 4 burdens to wound a minion skirmishing Frodo.
	Sam, Needer of Vittles (7C326)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bound. Fellowship: Play a Hobbit companion to remove a burden. Response: If Frodo is killed, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5).
	Sam, Resolute Halfling (7R327)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bound. Fellowship: If you have initiative, discard a card from hand to heal Sam. Response: If Frodo is killed, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5).
	Bilbo, Bearer of Things Burgled (9R+49)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bound. Each time the fellowship moves, if the twilight pool has 2 or fewer twilight tokens, add 2 burdens or add . Regroup: Add a burden to play a tale.
	Sam, Great Elf Warrior (10P122)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bound. Sam is strength +1 for each companion you can spot. Response: If Frodo dies, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5).
	Frodo, Protected by Many (11S164)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bearer. Ring-bound. At the start of the regroup phase, you may exert Frodo to make him gain muster until the end of the regroup phase. (At the start of the regroup phase, you may discard a card from hand to draw a card.)
	Sam, Steadfast Friend (11U172)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bound. Each other companion is resistance +1.
	Bilbo, Melancholy Hobbit (12R119)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bound. At the start of each skirmish involving Bilbo, you may exert him to take a  skirmish event into hand from your discard pile.
	Bilbo, Aged Ring-bearer (13R142)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bound. While Bilbo is not assigned to a skirmish, each Ring-bound Hobbit is strength +1. At the start of each skirmish involving Bilbo, you may remove a burden for each other Ring-bound Hobbit you can spot.
	Frodo, Frenzied Fighter (13R149)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bound. While you can spot more minions than companions, Frodo cannot be overwhelmed unless his strength is tripled. Skirmish: If Frodo is not assigned to a skirmish, exert Frodo to have him replace a Ring-bound companion skirmishing a minion.
	Sam, Bearer of Great Need (13R156)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bound. Sam is resistance +1 for each Hobbit you can spot. Regroup: Exert Sam and transfer a follower he is bearing to your support area to discard a minion from play.
	Frodo, Weary From the Journey (15C144)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bearer. Ring-bound. While skirmishing a minion of strength 8 or less, Frodo is strength +2.
	Sam, Innocent Traveler (15U153)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bound. While Sam bears the One Ring, he is resistance –4. Maneuver: If Sam is bearing a follower, exert him to heal another Hobbit. Response: If Frodo is killed, make Sam the Ring-bearer.
	Frodo, Little Master (19P28)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Fellowship. Ring-bearer. Ring-bound. While you cannot spot 4 threats, Shadow cards cannot discard cards from your hand or from the top of your draw deck.
	Sam, Loyal Friend (19P32)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Fellowship. Ring-bound. While Sam bears The One Ring, he is resistance -4. While you can spot 3 companions, Sam is strength +2. Response: If Frodo dies, make Sam the Ring-bearer.​

Implicit Ring-bound Companions

Frodo and Sam

Every copy of Frodo and Sam has the Ring-bound keyword, even if it's not printed on the card, as is the case for the following cards.

Portrait	Card Name	Culture	Card Type	Game Text
	Frodo, Old Bilbo's Heir (1R289)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bearer (resistance 10). At the start of each of your turns, you may heal a Hobbit ally.
	Frodo, Son of Drogo (1C290)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bearer (resistance 10). Fellowship: Exert another companion who has the Frodo signet to heal Frodo.
	Sam, Faithful Companion (1R310)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Fellowship: Play Bill the Pony from your draw deck. Response: If Frodo dies, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5).
	Sam, Son of Hamfast (1C311)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Fellowship: Exert Sam to remove a burden. Response: If Frodo dies, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5).
	Frodo, Reluctant Adventurer (2C102)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bound. Ring-bearer (resistance 10). The cost of each artifact, possession, and tale played on Frodo is -1.
	Sam, Proper Poet (2C114)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Maneuver: Exert Sam twice to make him defender +1 until the regroup phase. Response: If Frodo dies, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5).
	Frodo, Courteous Halfling (4R301)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bearer (resistance 10). While you can spot 3 unbound companions, Shadow cards may not discard cards from your hand or from the top of your draw deck.
	Frodo, Tired Traveller (4C302)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bearer (resistance 10). Fellowship: Play a Ring-bound companion to remove a burden.
	Frodo, Master of the Precious (5U111)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bearer (resistance 10). Fellowship: Add a burden to play Sméagol from your discard pile.
	Frodo, Resolute Hobbit (10P121)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bearer (resistance 12).
	Frodo, Mr. Underhill (0P67)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bound. Ring-bearer (resistance 10). The cost of each artifact, possession, and tale played on Frodo is -1.
	Sam, Lover of Trees (0W13)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Triumph - At the start of the fellowship phase you may remove 3 burdens. Response: If Frodo dies, make Sam the Ring-bearer (Resistance 5).
	Frodo, Mr. Underhill (0W25)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bearer.
	Sam, Of Bagshot Row (V1_54)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Each time a companion with the Frodo signet wins a skirmish, you may exert Sam or add a burden to heal that companion. Response: If Frodo is killed, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5).​

Alternate Ring-bearers

Remember, these only count as Ring-bound if they are actually the Ring-bearer. If that is not the case, then these cards default to being unbound.

Portrait	Card Name	Culture	Card Type	Game Text
	Gimli, Bearer of Grudges (9R+4)	Dwarven	Companion • Dwarf	Damage +1. While Gimli is the Ring-bearer, at the start of each skirmish involving him, add 2 burdens or 2 threats. While Gimli is damage +X, he is resistance +X.
	Galadriel, Bearer of Wisdom (9R+14)	Elven	Companion • Elf	While Galadriel bears an artifact or The One Ring, she is resistance +1 for each companion you can spot.
	Boromir, Bearer of Council (9R+31)	Gondor	Companion • Man	While Boromir is the Ring-bearer, at the start of each skirmish involving him, add 3 burdens or wound him twice. Each time Boromir wins a skirmish, discard each minion he is skirmishing.
	Isildur, Bearer of Heirlooms (9R+33)	Gondor	Companion • Man	While Isildur is the Ring-bearer, at the start of each skirmish involving him, add 2 burdens or exert 3 companions. While Isildur bears The One Ring or an artifact, each knight is strength +1.
	Gandalf, Bearer of Obligation (13R33)	Gandalf	Companion • Wizard	While Gandalf is the Ring-bearer, each time the fellowship moves, add 3 burdens unless you spot 2 other companions and discard 2 cards from hand.
	Faramir, Bearer of Quality (17R28)	Gondor	Companion • Man	While Faramir is the Ring-bearer, at the start of each skirmish involving him, add 2 burdens or 2 threats. Skirmish: While Faramir is the Ring-bearer, you may wound Faramir to make a minion skirmishing a Man roaming until the end of the turn.​

Cards Which Interact With Ring-bound Companions

Free Peoples

Portrait	Card Name	Culture	Card Type	Game Text
	Naked Waste (13U53)	Gollum	Event • Skirmish	You may remove from the game 4 other cards in your discard pile to play this event from your discard pile. Then remove this event from the game. Spot Sméagol to make a Ring-bound companion strength +3.
	Called to Mordor (15U39)	Gollum	Condition	Bearer must be Sméagol. While you can spot 2 Ring-bound Hobbits, each time an opponent uses a skirmish special ability in a skirmish involving Gollum or Sméagol, you may wound a minion.
	Connected By Fate (15R40)	Gollum	Condition • Support Area	To play, spot Sméagol. While you can spot 2 Ring-bound Hobbits, each Shadow event is twilight cost +1. Skirmish: Discard this condition to make each Ring-bound companion strength +1 until the regroup phase.
	Hurry Hobbitses (15C45)	Gollum	Event • Skirmish	Make Sméagol strength +1 for each Ring-bound Hobbit you can spot.
	Nice Fish (15C46)	Gollum	Condition • Support Area	Each time Sméagol wins a skirmish, place a companion for each token here. Regroup: Heal a Ring-bound companion for each token here. Discard this condition.
	Release Them (15C48)	Gollum	Event • Skirmish	Spot Sméagol to prevent a Ring-bound Hobbit from being overwhelmed unless his or her strength is tripled. While this card is in your discard pile, Sméagol is resistance +1.
	Sméagol, Wretched and Hungry (15R49)	Gollum	Companion	Ring-bound. To play, add a burden. Each Ring-bound companion is resistance +1. Skirmish: Exert 2 Ring-bound Hobbits to make Sméagol strength +1 and prevent him from being overwhelmed unless his strength is tripled.
	Sméagol, Pitiable Guide (19P11)	Gollum	Companion	Ring-bound. To play, add a burden. Each time Sméagol wins a skirmish, you may shuffle up to 2 cards from your discard pile into your draw deck. Skirmish: Exert a Ring-bound companion to make Sméagol strength +2.
	Arrows Thick in the Air (4U110)	Gondor	Event	Archery or Skirmish: Exert 2 Ring-bound Men to wound each roaming minion.
	Curse Them (4C113)	Gondor	Event	Skirmish: Exert a Ring-bound Man to cancel a skirmish involving a roaming minion.
	Damrod, Ranger of Ithilien (4U114)	Gondor	Companion • Man	Ring-bound. Ranger. To play, spot a Ring-bound Man. Skirmish: Exert Damrod to exhaust a Man he is skirmishing.
	Faramir's Cloak (4R119)	Gondor	Possession • Cloak	Bearer must be Faramir. Each roaming minion skirmishing a Ring-bound Man is strength -1.
	Forbidden Pool (4R120)	Gondor	Condition	Plays to your support area. While the fellowship is at site 6, each Ring-bound Man takes no more than 1 wound during each skirmish phase. Fellowship: Add and discard this condition to heal a Ring-bound Man.
	Forests of Ithilien (4R121)	Gondor	Condition	Plays to your support area. While the fellowship is at site 5, the site number of each Man in a skirmish is +2. Regroup: Discard this condition and exert a Ring-bound Man to liberate a site.
	Gondorian Ranger (4C122)	Gondor	Companion • Man	'Ring-bound. 'Ranger. The site number of each minion assigned to skirmish a Ring-bound Man is +2.
	Henneth Annûn (4R125)	Gondor	Condition	Plays to your support area. While the fellowship is at site 6, each roaming minion skirmishing a Ring-bound companion is strength -2. Skirmish: Spot a Man and discard this condition to wound a roaming minion.
	Mablung, Soldier of Gondor (4U127)	Gondor	Companion • Man	Ring-bound. Ranger. To play, spot a Ring-bound Man. Skirmish: Exert Mablung to exhaust a roaming minion he is skirmishing.
	New Errand (4C128)	Gondor	Event	Skirmish: Spot a Ring-bound Man to make a minion’s site number +2. If that minion loses this skirmish, you may wound a minion.
	Ranger's Bow (4C131)	Gondor	Possession • Ranged Weapon	Bearer must be a Ring-bound Man. Skirmish: If bearer is skirmishing a Man or a roaming minion, exert bearer to wound that minion.
	Ruins of Osgiliath (4R133)	Gondor	Condition	Plays to your support area. While the fellowship is at site 7, each Ring-bound Man is defender +1. Skirmish: Spot a Ring-bound Man and discard this condition to wound an opponent’s Man.
	Faramir, Ithilien Ranger (6P121)	Gondor	Companion • Man	Ring-bound. Ranger. If Faramir is in your starting fellowship, his twilight cost is –1. Fellowship: Play a ranger to heal a Ring-bound companion.
	Brace of Coneys (4C298)	Shire	Possession	Bearer must be a Ring-bound Hobbit. Fellowship: Discard this possession to remove a burden.
	Frodo, Tired Traveller (4C302)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bearer (resistance 10). Fellowship: Play a Ring-bound companion to remove a burden.
	Light Shining Faintly (4U309)	Shire	Event	Fellowship: Add a burden to heal a Ring-bound companion twice.
	Sam's Pack (4R317)	Shire	Possession	Bearer must be a Ring-bound Hobbit. At the start of each turn, you may add to heal a Ring-bound companion.
	You Must Help Us (5C117)	Shire	Event	Fellowship: Play Sméagol from your discard pile to heal each Ring-bound Hobbit twice.
	Morgai Foothills (8U110)	Shire	Condition • Support Area	When the fellowship moves from site 4, remove for each Ring-bound companion you spot. Regroup: Discard a card from hand for each Ring-bound companion you can spot. Discard this condition.
	Bilbo, Aged Ring-bearer (13R142)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bound. While Bilbo is not assigned to a skirmish, each Ring-bound Hobbit is strength +1. At the start of each skirmish involving Bilbo, you may remove a burden for each other Ring-bound Hobbit you can spot.
	Bill the Pony, Dearly-loved (13R143)	Shire	Possession • Mount	Bearer must be a Ring-bound Hobbit. When you play Bill the Pony, you may reinforce a token. Regroup: Spot 2 minions and remove 2 tokens to make a Shadow player discard a minion from play.
	Frodo, Frenzied Fighter (13R149)	Shire	Companion • Hobbit	Ring-bound. While you can spot more minions than companions, Frodo cannot be overwhelmed unless his strength is tripled. Skirmish: If Frodo is not assigned to a skirmish, exert Frodo to have him replace a Ring-bound companion skirmishing a minion.
	Frodo Gamgee, Son of Samwise (13U150)	Shire	Follower	Aid – Add 2 burdens. (At the start of the maneuver phase, you may add 2 burdens to transfer this to a companion.) To play, spot a Ring-bound Hobbit. Bearer is strength +1 for each Ring-bound Hobbit you can spot.
	Mithril-coat, Dwarf-mail (13R153)	Shire	Artifact • Armor	Bearer must be a Ring-bound Hobbit. Each minion skirmishing bearer loses all damage bonuses. Skirmish: Exert bearer to make each minion he is skirmishing lose fierce and unable to gain fierce until the regroup phase.
	Phial of Galadriel, The Light of Earendil (13R155)	Shire	Artifact • Phial	Bearer must be a Ring-bound Hobbit. While bearer is in region 1, bearer gains muster. While bearer is in region 2, each of your companions gains muster. While bearer is in region 3, each character gains muster.​

Shadow

Portrait	Card Name	Culture	Card Type	Game Text
	Gollum, Old Villain (6C40)	Gollum	Minion	Skirmish: Discard a card from hand to make Gollum strength +1 (or +2 if skirmishing a Ring-bound companion).
	Chasm’s Edge (13R44)	Gollum	Condition • Support Area	Gollum is strength +1 for each Ring-bound companion you can spot.
	Enemy in Your Midst (18U30)	Gollum	Event • Shadow	Heal a Ring-bound companion to reinforce a token.
	Orc Crusher (13R112)	Orc	Minion • Orc	To play, spot an Orc. This minion is twilight cost –1 for each burden. Each time a Ring-bound companion loses a skirmish involving an minion, you may reveal this card from hand to add a burden.
	Eastern Emyn Muil (4R231)	Raider	Condition	Each Ring-bound companion moving from site 2 must exert twice. Maneuver: Discard this condition and exert a Man to exert a Ring-bound companion.
	Gathering to the Summons (4C235)	Raider	Event	Skirmish: Spot a Man skirmishing a Ring-bound companion to add a burden.
	Howl of Harad (4U236)	Raider	Condition	Plays to your support area. Response: If a Southron wins a skirmish, remove to make the Free Peoples Player wound a Ring-bound companion.
	Southron Assassin (4R246)	Raider	Minion • Man	Southron. Each time a companion or ally loses a skirmish involving a Southron, you may remove to make the Free Peoples player wound a Ring-bound companion.
	Haradrim Marksman (8U60)	Raider	Minion • Man	Southron. Archer. While you can spot another Man, Ring-bound companions cannot take archery wounds.
	Úlairë Nertëa, Winged Hunter (6U87)	Ringwraith	Minion • Nazgul	When you play Úlairë Nertëa, spot another Nazgûl to make the Free Peoples player exert a Ring-bound companion for each Free Peoples culture you can spot over 2.
	Úlairë Nelya, Black-Mantled Wraith (7U216)	Ringwraith	Minion • Nazgul	Fierce. Regroup: If you have initiative, discard Úlairë Nelya to exert each Ring-bound companion.
	Úlairë Otsëa, Black-Mantled Wraith (7U218)	Ringwraith	Minion • Nazgul	Regroup: If you have initiative, discard Úlairë Otsëa to make the Free Peoples player exert a Ring–bound companion twice or return an unbound companion to his or her hand.
	Dead Marshes (5R95)	Sauron	Condition	Plays to your support area. While the fellowship is at site 4, Ring-bound companions skirmishing Orcs are strength -1. Maneuver: Spot 2 Orcs to play up to 2 conditions from your discard pile. Discard this condition.
	Eye of Barad-Dûr (5R96)	Sauron	Event	Skirmish: Make a companion or ally skirmishing a Orc strength -1 for each Ring-bound companion. Response: If a Free Peoples player reveals this card from your hand, discard this card to add 2 burdens.
	Barren Land (10C79)	Sauron	Condition • Support Area	To play, spot a minion. Each time the fellowship moves to any site 8 or 9, exert each Ring-bound companion. Shadow: Discard this condition to play a minion. Its twilight cost is –2.​

Sites

Portrait	Card Name	Culture	Card Type	Game Text
	Western Emyn Muil (4U329)	Site	Site	When the Fellowship moves from Western Emyn Muil, each Ring-bound companion must exert.​

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