Ennemi (7)
Mauhúr
24
4
5
2
4
Orc. Uruk-hai.
Toughness 1. Archer 2.
Forced: After Mauhúr attacks, increase the pursuit value by 1.
« Mauhúr and his lads are in the forest, and they should turn up any time now. » - Uglúk, The Two Towers
Lugdush
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Orc. Uruk-hai.
Toughness 2.
While Lugdush is engaged with a player, each other enemy cannot take damage.
Shadow: If attacking enemy is unique, it cannot take damage until the end of the round.
Orc of the White Hand
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Orc. Uruk-hai.
Toughness 2.
Forced: After Orc of the White Hand attacks and destroy a character, increase the pursuit value by 1.
Shadow: If this attack destroys a character, increase the pursuit value by 1.
Host of Isengard
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Orc. Uruk-hai.
Toughness 2.
Cannot have attachments.
While Host of Isengard is in the staging area, it gains: « Forced: At the end of the round, place 1 progress on the current quest (bypassing any active location). »
Bloodied Berserker
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Dunland.
Forced: When Bloodied Berserker is dealt a shadow card with no effect, either place 2 progress on the active location, or Bloodied Berserker makes an additional attack against you.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1.
Orthanc Archer
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Orc.
Peril. Archery 2.
When Revealed: Discard 1 random card from your hand and assign X damage among characters you control. X is the discarded card's printed cost.
« There was no answer except arrows and stones from the walls. » - Merry, The Two Towers
Half-orc of Isengard
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Orc. Isengard.
Forced: When Half-orc of Isengard attacks, either discard 1 random card from your hand, or Half-orc of Isengard gets +3for this attack.
Shadow: If this attack destroys a character, discard 1 random card from your hand.
Lieu (8)
Wold of Rohan
55
Plains. Hills.
Action: Increase the pursuit value by 1 to place 1 progress on Wold of Rohan.
Shadow: Discard a non-objective attachment you control.
...the land sloped down into a wide shallow depression, where the ground was soft and wet. - The Two Towers
Enchanted Land
34
Plains.
Forced: After an encounter card effect is canceled, increase the pursuit value by 1.
Shadow: Either increase the pursuit value by 1, or attacking enemy cannot take damage until the end of the round.
The Uruk's Trail
36
Plains.
While The Uruk's Trail is the active location, it gains: « Response: After The Uruk's Trail is explored, reduce the pursuit value by 3. »
Travel: Search the encounter deck and discard pile for a non-unique Uruk-hai enemy and add it to the staging area. Shuffle the encounter deck.
Helm's Dike
32
Helm's Deep.
While Helm's Dike is the active location, each enemy gets -10 engagement cost.
Forced: When Helm's Dike is explored, shuffle the encounter discard pile into the encounter deck and discard cards from the top until an enemy is discarded. Add the discarded enemy to the staging area.
Hornburg Wall
33
Helm's Deep.
Each enemy gains Toughness 1.
Forced: When Hornburg Wall is explored, exhaust each ally in play.
Shadow: Discard a non-objective attachment you control.
Glittering Caves
22
Helm's Deep.
Immune to player card effects.
The players cannot travel here unless they are at stage 4B.
While Glittering Caves is the active location, it gains: « Skip the combat phase. Forced: At the end of the round, add Glittering Caves to the victory display and raise each player's threat by 2. »
Poisonous Shaft
25
Isengard.
While Poisonous Shaft is in the staging area, damaged characters cannot be readied by player card effects.
Wizardry: Each player discards a damaged character he controls.
At night plumes of vapour steamed from the vents, lit from beneath with red light, or blue, or venomous greeen. - The Two Towers
Fortress of Isengard
33
Isengard.
While Fortress of Isengard is in the staging area, each Orc enemy gets +1, +1and +1.
Wizardry: Return the topmost enemy in the encounter discard pile to the staging area.
This was the stronghold of Saruman, as fame reported it; for within living memory the men of Rohan had not passed its gates... - The Two Towers
Traîtrise (7)
Uglúk's Command
Peril.
When Revealed: Either increase the pursuit value by 4, or Uglúk makes an immediate attack against you.
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +X, where X is the tens digit of the pursuit value.
Orc-draught
Peril. Surge.
When Revealed: Either discard an ally you control, or increase the pursuit value by 1.
Shadow: Exhaust a character you control.
The Orcs clapped and hooted. « Can't take his medicine. » they jeered. - the Two Towers
Rain of Arrows
When Revealed: Either remove 1 resource token from The Defense of Helm's Deep, or each location in the staging area gains archery 1 until the end of the round.
Shadow: Attacking enemy makes an additional attack against you after this one.
Crippling Weariness
Doomed 1.
When Revealed: Each player exhausts a character he controls. Until the end of the round, characters cannot be readied by player card effects.
Shadow: Until the end of the round, defending character cannot ready.
Traitor of Many Colors
Peril. Surge.
When Revealed: If Saruman is in play, he makes an immediate attack against you.
Shadow: Either discard 1 random card from your hand, or attacking enemy makes an additional attack against you after this one.
Fire and Foul Fumes
When Revealed: Each player assigns X damage among questing characters he controls, where X is theof the active location. If there is no active location, Fire and Foul Fumes gains surge.
Shadow: Assign X damage among characters you control. X is theof the active location.
Daunting Power
When Revealed: Until the end of the round, characters cannot be declared as attackers. If there are no engaged enemies, raise each player's threat by 4.
Shadow: Until the end of the round, defending character cannot ready.
Préparation (3)
The Uruk-hai
You are playing Nightmare mode.
Each Captive is immune to player card effects.
Setup: Set Mauhúr aisde, out of play.
Forced: When the players advance to stage 2A, add Mauhúr to the staging area.
« You'll run with me behind you, » said Uglúk. « Run! Or you'll never see you beloved holes again. » - The Two Towers
Begin with the standard quest deck and encounter deck for The Uruk-hai scenario.
Remove the following cards, in the specified quantities, from the standard encounter deck:
- 3x Uruk-hai Fighter
- 1x Snaga
- 2x Eastemnet
- 2x Plains of Rohan
- 3x The Wold
- 2x Unseen Barrier
Then, shuffle the encounter cards in this Nightmare Deck into the remainder of the standard The Uruk-hai encounter deck.
Finally, flip this setup card over and place it next to the quest deck. Its effects remain active throughout the game, which is now ready to begin.
Helm's Deep
You are playing Nightmare mode.
Arrows thicks as the rain came whistling over the battlements, and fell clinking and glancing on the stones. Some found a mark. The assult on Helm's Deep had begun... - The Two Towers
Begin with the standard quest deck and encounter deck for the Helm's Deep scenario.
Remove the following cards, in the specified quantities, from the standard encounter deck:
- 1x Isengard Uruk
- 3x Uruk-hai Fighter
- 3x Wild Hillman
- 3x The Hornburg
- 1x Deeping Wall
- 2x Postern Door
- 2x Reckless Hate
Then, shuffle the encounter cards in this Nightmare Deck into the remainder of the standard Helm's Deep encounter deck.
Finally, flip this setup card over and place it next to the quest deck. Its effects remain active throughout the game, which is now ready to begin.
The Road to Isengard
You are playing Nightmare mode.
Forced: When Ent of Fangorn leaves play, remove it from the game.
« Suddenly up cames fires and foul fumes: the vents and shafts all over the plain began to spout and belch. Several of the Ents got scorched and blistered. » - Pippin, The Two Towers
Begin with the standard quest deck and encounter deck for The Road to Isengard scenario.
Remove the following cards, in the specified quantities, from the standard encounter deck:
- 3x Snaga
- 1x Ring-wall of Isengard
- 2x Open Pit
- 1x Machines of Isengard
- 3x Blast of Sorcery
Then, shuffle the encounter cards in this Nightmare Deck into the remainder of the standard The Road to Isengard encounter deck.
Finally, flip this setup card over and place it next to the quest deck. Its effects remain active throughout the game, which is now ready to begin.