Support Area Class

Support Area is an item class for Artifacts and Possessions that is shorthand for "Plays to your support area". This class was introduced in The Return of the King, and cards before that point simply included that full text in the card's game text.

Conditions can also contain a Support Area subtype which behaves the same way, but strictly speaking this is not an Item Class.

List of Item Cards with the Support Area Item Class

Portrait	Card Name	Culture	Card Type	Game Text
	Strands of Elven Hair (9R22)	Elven	Possession • Support Area	To play, spot a Dwarf. When you play this possession, add 2 tokens here. Fellowship: Discard this possession or remove an token from here to reveal the top card of your draw deck. If it is a or card, you may take it into hand.
	Gift of the Evenstar, Blessed Light (15U16)	Elven	Artifact • Support Area	Each time an Elf wins a skirmish, you may exert that Elf or Aragorn to place an token here. At the start of each maneuver phase, you may remove an token here to draw a card.
	The Mirror of Galadriel, Dangerous Guide (15R22)	Elven	Artifact • Support Area	To play, spot 3 Elves. Each time you are about to draw a card, you may exert an Elf to look at the top three cards of your draw deck instead. Take a Free Peoples card into your hand and place the other cards on the bottom of your draw deck.
	Galadriel's Silver Ewer (18R11)	Elven	Artifact • Support Area	To play, spot Galadriel or Celeborn. While Galadriel is the Ring-bearer, she is strength +1 and resistance +2. Each time you play an skirmish event, you may exert Galadriel to reinforce an token.
	Galadriel's Silver Ewer (18R11)	Elven	Artifact • Support Area	To play, spot Galadriel or Celeborn. While Galadriel is the Ring-bearer, she is strength +2 and resistance +2. Each time you play an skirmish event, you may reinforce an token.
	Library of Rivendell (V1_11)	Elven	Artifact • Support Area	Fellowship: Stack your tale or artifact from play or from hand here to draw a card. Regroup: Exert an ally to draw X cards, exert X minions, and remove up to X wounds from companions, where X is the number of Free Peoples cultures on cards stacked here. Discard this artifact.
	The Art of Gandalf (11U28)	Gandalf	Possession • Support Area	To play, spot a Wizard. Regroup: Stack a spell from hand here. Fellowship: Discard a card from hand to take a card stacked here into hand.
	Catapult (8R32)	Gondor	Possession • Support Area	To play, spot 2 knights. Maneuver: Discard 2 cards from hand to reveal the top card of an opponent’s draw deck. Choose an opponent who must discard a Shadow card that has a twilight cost that is the same as the twilight cost of the revealed card.
	Sapling of the White Tree (9R35)	Gondor	Artifact • Support Area	To play, spot an unbound Man. Response: If a Man is about to take a wound, discard this artifact to prevent that wound and heal that Man.
	Sapling of the White Tree (9R35)	Gondor	Artifact • Support Area	To play, spot an unbound Man. Response: If a Man is about to take a wound, discard this artifact to prevent that.
	Scroll of Isildur (9R36)	Gondor	Artifact • Support Area	Tale. To play, spot a Man. The Ring-bearer is resistance +1 for each artifact you can spot (limit +3). Fellowship: Discard this artifact to play a ring from your discard pile.
	Seeing Stone of Minas Anor (9R37)	Gondor	Artifact • Support Area	To play, spot a Man with 3 or more vitality (or spot a Man and add 2 threats). Regroup: Exert a Man or discard this artifact to discard your hand and draw 3 cards.
	Seeing Stone of Orthanc (9R38)	Gondor	Artifact • Support Area	To play, spot a Man with 3 or more vitality (or spot a Man and add 2 threats). Regroup: Add a threat or discard this artifact to remove or draw a card.
	Throne of Minas Tirith (17R36)	Gondor	Artifact • Support Area	To play, spot Denethor (or 2 companions). Each time a minion is killed or discarded from play during a skirmish, you may reinforce a token. Skirmish: Remove 3 tokens to discard a possession.
	Crown of Gondor (18R41)	Gondor	Artifact • Support Area	To play, spot Aragorn, Elendil, or Isildur. Skirmish: Spot a Man with 3 or more vitality and discard a card from hand to make that Man strength +2.
	Domain of the Dead King (V3_20)	Gondor	Artifact • Support Area	When you play this, spot a Wraith to remove a threat. Each time a Wraith takes a threat wound, wound a minion. Response: If an exhausted Wraith is about to take a wound, add a threat and hinder this artifact to hinder that Wraith.
	Gilraen's Memorial (V1_22)	Gondor	Artifact • Support Area	To play, exert Aragorn. When Aragorn is killed, discard this artifact. Fellowship: Exert a companion with the Aragorn signet to remove a burden. Then exert Aragorn or discard this artifact.
	Northern Signal-fire, Flame of Amon Din (V3_28)	Gondor	Possession • Support Area	Beacon. To play, hinder 2 beacons. Response: If an unbound Man costing X is about to take a wound, spot X beacons to prevent that wound. Hinder a beacon.
	Northern Signal-fire, Flame of Amon Din (V3_28)	Gondor	Possession • Support Area	Beacon. To play, hinder 2 beacons. Response: If an unbound Man costing X is about to take a wound, hinder X beacons to prevent that wound.
	Northern Signal-fire, Flame of Eilenach (V3_29)	Gondor	Possession • Support Area	Beacon. To play, hinder 2 beacons. Skirmish: Hinder this beacon to make your unbound Man strength +1 for each of the following you can spot: ranger, knight, mounted Man, valiant Man, ring-bound Man, exhausted Man.
	Northern Signal-fire, Flame of Nardol (V3_30)	Gondor	Possession • Support Area	Beacon. To play, hinder 2 beacons. Archery: Hinder X beacons and discard X or conditions or possessions to make the fellowship archery total +X.
	Northern Signal-fire, Flame of Nardol (V3_30)	Gondor	Possession • Support Area	Beacon. To play, hinder 2 beacons. Archery: Hinder this beacon and discard any number of or conditions or possessions to make the fellowship archery total +1 for each card discarded.
	War-beacon (V3_35)	Gondor	Possession • Support Area	Beacon. To play, spot an unbound Man. Fellowship: Add per beacon you can spot to play a beacon from the discard pile. Fellowship: Exert a Man and hinder a beacon to reveal the top 4 cards of your draw deck. You may take any or cards revealed into hand. Replace the rest in any order.
	War-beacon (V3_35)	Gondor	Possession • Support Area	Beacon. To play, spot an unbound Man. Fellowship: Add per beacon you can spot to play a beacon from the discard pile. Fellowship: Exert a Man and hinder a beacon to reveal the top 5 cards of your draw deck. You may take any or cards revealed into hand. Replace the rest in any order.
	The Red Arrow (9R46)	Rohan	Artifact • Support Area	Fellowship: Discard this and exert a Man to take a Free Peoples Man of a different culture into hand from your draw deck. Regroup: Exert 2 of your Men to discard a Man from your dead pile. Remove this artifact from the game.
	The Red Arrow (9R46)	Rohan	Artifact • Support Area	Assignment: Exert a Man to play a Man. You may exert that Man to play a possession on him or her. Discard this artifact.
	Throne of the Golden Hall (17R98)	Rohan	Artifact • Support Area	To play, spot Théoden (or 2 companions). Saruman and Gríma cannot be assigned to skirmishes. Response: If a Man is about to take a wound, exert another Man and add to prevent that.
	Stronghold of My Fathers (V2_48)	Rohan	Possession • Support Area	Fortification. To play, spot 3 companions (or 2 valiant companions). Response: If a companion is about to take a wound, discard this or 2 other possessions to prevent that wound.
	Northern Signal-fire, Flame of Calenhad (V3_86)	Rohan	Possession • Support Area	Beacon. To play, hinder 2 beacons. Maneuver: Hinder this beacon and exert an unbound Man. Until the regroup phase, each of your other Men gain each of the unloaded keywords on that Man.
	Northern Signal-fire, Flame of Halifirien (V3_87)	Rohan	Possession • Support Area	Beacon. To play, hinder 2 beacons. Each time you play a mount on your Man, you may add to heal that Man. Response: If a mount borne by your Man exerts a minion, hinder a beacon to exert that minion again.
	Golden Perch Ale (18U108)	Shire	Possession • Support Area	Each time a companion wins a skirmish, you may add a token here. Fellowship: Remove a token here to remove a burden.
	Tom Bombadil's Hat (0P60)	Shire	Possession • Support Area	To play, spot 2 companions. Each time a Shadow card adds a burden or a threat, add a token here. Fellowship: Remove 2 tokens from here to remove a burden.
	Hornblower Barrel (V3_112)	Shire	Possession • Support Area	Pipeweed. When you play this, you may discard a Free Peoples card from your draw deck. When you discard this with a pipe, you may spot another Hornblower Barrel to take 2 other Free Peoples cards (except events or Hornblower Barrels) from your discard pile into hand.
	Ritual Oath of Enmity (V2_5)	Dunland	Artifact • Support Area	While you can spot 18 twilight tokens in region 1, this card can be played from your draw deck. Shadow: Spot 18 twilight tokens (or 25 if in regions 2 or 3) and remove to add a token here. Shadow: Spot a token here to take control of 2 sites. Discard this artifact.
	Ritual Oath of Enmity (V2_5)	Dunland	Artifact • Support Area	While you can spot 18 twilight tokens in region 1, this card can be played from your draw deck. Shadow: Spot 18 twilight tokens (or 25 if in region 3) and remove to add a token here. Shadow: Spot a token here to take control of 2 sites. Discard this artifact.
	Larder (8U23)	Gollum	Possession • Support Area	To play, spot a minion. Regroup: Discard an Orc from hand to add a token here. Skirmish: Remove a token here to make Shelob strength +3 (limit +6).
	Spider Poison (8C28)	Gollum	Possession • Support Area	Skirmish: Remove a threat or a burden to transfer this possession to a companion skirmishing Shelob. Each time bearer is assigned to a skirmish, bearer must exert.
	Web (8C30)	Gollum	Possession • Support Area	Regroup: If there are fewer than 3 cards stacked here, spot your Orc or minion to stack that minion here. Shadow: Play a minion stacked here as if played from hand.
	Pass of the Spider (V3_12)	Gollum	Possession • Support Area	Each time a special ability on a Free Peoples condition is used, you may discard a minion stacked here to hinder that condition and heal Shelob. Skirmish: If Shelob is skirmishing, stack another minion from play here to make a character skirmishing her strength -2 (limit once per phase).
	Sticky Strands of Spider-silk (V3_14)	Gollum	Possession • Support Area	At the end of each skirmish involving bearer, make bearer strength -1 until the end of the turn. Skirmish: Spot a companion skirmishing a minion and hinder your card to transfer this to that companion. Limit 1 per bearer unless they are skirmishing Shelob.
	Library of Orthanc (9R+39)	Isengard	Artifact • Support Area	Shadow: Play an minion to stack the top card of your draw deck on this card. Skirmish: Remove and discard a Free Peoples card stacked here to make an minion strength +1. Regroup: Remove to take an card stacked here into hand.
	Throne of Isengard (17R39)	Isengard	Artifact • Support Area	Each time you play Saruman, spot a minion. That minion is fierce until the start of the regroup phase. Each Wizard is strength +3 and damage +1.
	Uruk Shield Wall (V2_35)	Isengard	Possession • 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.
	Wolf Pit (V2_36)	Isengard	Possession • Support Area	When you play this possession, you may stack two mounts here from your draw deck or discard pile. Shadow: Exert an minion to play an mount stacked here as if from hand.
	Ceremonial Armor (17R41)	Men	Possession • Support Area	Each time a minion is discarded during the maneuver phase, you may stack it here. Response: Discard a minion stacked here or discard this to prevent a wound to a minion.
	Wildman's Oath (17C66)	Men	Possession • Support Area	Each time a minion is discarded during the maneuver phase, you may stack it here. Skirmish: Discard this possession to make a Man strength +2.
	Fleet of Corsair Ships (18R66)	Men	Possession • Support Area	When you play this possession, you may add a token here. Regroup: Remove 4 tokens from here to place a card from your discard pile on the top of your draw deck.
	Sirannon Dam (V1_65)	Moria	Artifact • Support Area	Rivers and sites with no other terrain keywords gain marsh. Companions are defender +1. Skirmish: Remove 2 burdens to have Watcher in the Water replace a tentacle skirmishing an unbound companion.
	Grond, Forged With Black Steel (18R82)	Orc	Possession • Support Area	To play, spot an minion. Each time the fellowship moves during the regroup phase, you may discard this possession to make the Free Peoples player shuffle 2 cards from their hand into their draw deck. Search that deck and discard 2 Free Peoples cards from it.
	Grond, Forged With Black Steel (18R82)	Orc	Possession • Support Area	To play, spot an minion. Each time the fellowship moves in the regroup phase, you may discard this possession to search the Free Peoples player's draw deck and choose 2 Free Peoples cards found there. Remove those cards from the game.
	Grond, Forged With Black Steel (18R82)	Orc	Possession • Support Area	To play, spot an minion. Each time the fellowship moves in the regroup phase, you may discard this possession to search the Free Peoples player's draw deck and remove up to 2 Free Peoples cards from the game.
	Black Sails of Umbar (8C50)	Raider	Possession • Support Area	When you play this possession, you may add a token here. Shadow: Remove X tokens here to play a corsair from your discard pile; its twilight cost is –X. Discard this possession.
	Corsair War Galley (8U59)	Raider	Possession • Support Area	When you play this possession, you may add a token here. While you can spot 6 tokens and a Man, the Shadow has initiative, regardless of the Free Peoples player’s hand. Regroup: Add for each token you can spot. Discard this possession.
	Corsair War Galley (8U59)	Raider	Possession • Support Area	When you play this possession, you may add a token here. While you can spot 4 tokens here and a Man, the Shadow has initiative, regardless of the Free Peoples player’s hand. Regroup: Add for each token you can spot. Discard this possession.
	Corsair War Galley (8U59)	Raider	Possession • Support Area	When you play this possession, you may add a token here. While you can spot 6 tokens and a Man, the Shadow has initiative, regardless of the Free Peoples player's hand. Regroup: Add for each token you can spot. Discard this possession.
	Ships of Great Draught (8R65)	Raider	Possession • Support Area	Shadow: Remove a threat or discard a card from hand to add a token here. Regroup: Remove 2 tokens here to place a card from your discard pile on top of your draw deck.
	Bladetusk Charger (V3_41)	Raider	Possession • Support Area	Maneuver: Stack 1 or more Southron Men here to make this a fierce mounted Southron minion until the end of the turn that is strength +4 and ambush for each Southron stacked here. At the start of each skirmish involving this minion, add a threat (or 2 threats if there are 4 Southrons stacked here).
	Bladetusk Charger (V3_41)	Raider	Possession • Support Area	Maneuver: Stack 1 or more Southron Men here to make this a fierce mounted Southron minion until the end of the turn that is strength +3 and ambush for each Southron stacked here. At the start of each skirmish involving this minion, add a threat (or 2 threats if there are 4 Southrons stacked here).
	Bladetusk Matriarch (V3_42)	Raider	Artifact • Support Area	Each time a Southron is played, you may stack a Man from play or hand here. Maneuver: Remove to make this artifact a fierce mounted Southron minion until the end of the turn that is strength +3 and ambush for each Southron stacked on her. She adds 1 to the Shadow archery total for each Southron stacked on her (limit 6).
	Bladetusk Matriarch (V3_42)	Raider	Artifact • Support Area	Each time a Southron is played, you may stack a Southron from play or hand here. Maneuver: Remove to make this artifact a fierce mounted Southron minion until the end of the turn that is strength +3 and ambush for each Southron stacked on her. She adds 1 to the Shadow archery total for each Southron stacked on her (limit 6).
	Bladetusk Rearguard (V3_43)	Raider	Artifact • Support Area	Regroup: Stack a Southron Man here. Maneuver: Remove to make this artifact a fierce mounted Southron minion until the end of the turn that is strength +3 and ambush for each Southron stacked on it.
	Raiding Schooner (V3_55)	Raider	Possession • Support Area	When you play this, spot a Corsair to add a token here. Shadow: Remove 2 tokens from your cards to hinder a Free Peoples possession. Maneuver: Spot a Corsair, hinder another Raiding Schooner, and remove 3 tokens from your cards to hinder a Free Peoples artifact.
	Savage Harpoon (V3_57)	Raider	Possession • Support Area	Each time the fellowship moves, the Free Peoples player must hinder bearer or a Free Peoples item on bearer. Maneuver: Exert 2 corsairs and remove 2 tokens from a possession to transfer this from your support area to an unbound companion. Limit 1 per bearer.
	War Howdah (V3_62)	Raider	Possession • Support Area	Bearer gains archer. Maneuver: If this is in your support area, exert a mounted Southron to transfer this to that Southron. Limit 1 per bearer. Choose a Man stacked on that Southron. Until the end of the turn, that Southron gains the game text of that stacked Man.
	Cirith Ungol Watcher, Spirit of Vigilance (V3_63)	Ringwraith	Artifact • Support Area	To play, spot a card. Each time a companion exerts, draw a card (limit once per site). Response: If a companion is exerted by a Free Peoples card, discard another Cirith Ungol Watcher to add and hinder that companion.
	Cirith Ungol Watcher, Spirit of Vigilance (V3_63)	Ringwraith	Artifact • Support Area	To play, spot a card and add a burden. Each time a companion exerts, draw a card (limit once per site). Response: If a companion is exerted by a Free Peoples card, discard another Cirith Ungol Watcher to add and hinder that companion.
	Grond, Hammer of the Underworld (8R103)	Sauron	Possession • Support Area	Engine. Shadow: Play a minion to add a token here. Regroup: Discard a minion and remove X tokens here to discard a Free Peoples card (except a companion) with a twilight cost of X. If that card is not in the support area, discard this possession.
	Grond, Hammer of the Underworld (8R103)	Sauron	Possession • Support Area	Engine. Shadow: Play a minion to add a token here. Regroup: Remove X tokens here to discard a Free Peoples card (except a companion) with a twilight cost of X. Discard a minion or this possession.
	Ithil Stone (9R+47)	Sauron	Artifact • Support Area	To play, exert a or minion. At the start of each of your Shadow phases, you may draw a card. Shadow: Discard this artifact to play a minion. Its twilight cost is –3.
	Throne of the Dark Lord (17R105)	Sauron	Artifact • Support Area	To play, spot 2 minions. While you can spot Sauron, each other minion is damage +1. While the fellowship is in the same region as Mount Doom, each companion is resistance -2.
	Cirith Ungol Watcher, Hideous Warden (V3_92)	Sauron	Artifact • Support Area	To play, spot a card. Each time a companion exerts, draw a card (limit once per site). Response: If a companion is exerted by a Free Peoples card, discard another Cirith Ungol Watcher to add 2 threats and hinder that companion.
	Cirith Ungol Watcher, Hideous Warden (V3_92)	Sauron	Artifact • Support Area	To play, spot a card and add a threat. Each time a companion exerts, draw a card (limit once per site). Response: If a companion is exerted by a Free Peoples card, discard another Cirith Ungol Watcher to add 3 threats and hinder that companion.
	Vile Pit (17C118)	Uruk-hai	Possession • Support Area	To play, spot an hunter. At the start of each Shadow phase, you may discard 2 cards from hand to play an hunter from your discard pile. Regroup: Discard this possession to return an hunter from play to your hand.
	Vile Pit (17C118)	Uruk-hai	Possession • Support Area	To play, spot an hunter. At the start of each Shadow phase, you may discard 2 cards from hand to play an hunter from your discard pile. Regroup: Discard this condition to return an hunter from play to your hand.

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