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The Wastes of Eriador


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Across the Wastes Across the Wastes
Type: Quest
Encounter Set: The Wastes of Eriador
Encounter Info:
Quest Points: 20
Setup: Set Pack Leader aside, out of play. Make Shrouded Hills the active location. Add the Time objective to the staging area with Daybreak faceup. The first player takes control of Amarthiúl. Shuffle the encounter deck. Reveal 1 card from the encounter deck per player.

While it is Day, each hero gets +1 [Willpower].
Forced: When it becomes Night, raise each player’s threat by 1.

Following the surprise attack on Fornost, you have agreed to help the Ranger, Amarthiúl, track the villains who captured his friend, Iârion.
Set: The Wastes of Eriador Number: 13
Quantity: 1
Illustrator: Ilich Henriquez
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Amarthiúl Amarthiúl
Type: Objective Ally
Encounter Set: The Wastes of Eriador
Dúnedain. Ranger. Warrior.
Response: After an enemy engages a player, give control of Amarthiúl to that player.
If Amarthiúl leaves play, the players lose the game.


Set: The Wastes of Eriador Number: 16
Quantity: 1
Illustrator: Tomasz Jedruszek
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Battle with the Pack Battle with the Pack
Type: Quest
Encounter Set: The Wastes of Eriador
Encounter Info:
Quest Points: 5
When Revealed: Flip the Time objective to Nightfall. Add Pack Leader to the staging area. Shuffle the encounter discard pile into the encounter deck. Discard cards from the top of the encounter deck until X Warg enemies are discarded. X is 1 less than the number of players in the game. Add each discarded enemy to the staging area.

Pack Leader cannot take damage unless there are at least 5 progress tokens on this stage.
Forced: When it becomes Day, discard all progress from this stage.
The players cannot defeat this stage while Pack Leader is in play. If Pack Leader is destroyed, the players win the game.

You cannot go on like this. You must do something to discourage the Wargs from pursuing you any further.
Set: The Wastes of Eriador Number: 15
Quantity: 1
Illustrator: Lukasz Jaskolski
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Blood-thirsty Warg Blood-thirsty Warg
Type: Enemy
Encounter Set: The Wastes of Eriador
Threat Threshold: 35
Threat: 2 Attack: 4 Defense: 2 Hit Points: 5
Creature. Warg.
While Blood-thirsty Warg is in the staging area, it gains: “Forced: When it becomes Night, Blood-thirsty Warg engages the first player and makes an immediate attack.”

The wolf snarled and sprang towards them with a great leap. —The Fellowship of the Ring
Set: The Wastes of Eriador Number: 19
Quantity: 2
Illustrator: Crystal Sully
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Curious Brandybuck Curious Brandybuck
Type: Ally Sphere: Spirit
Cost: 2
Willpower: 2 Attack: 0 Defense: 0 Hit Points: 2
Hobbit.
Forced: When the active location is explored, place Curious Brandybuck on the bottom of its owner’s deck.
Response: After you travel to a location, put Curious Brandybuck into play from your hand, under any player’s control.


Set: The Wastes of Eriador Number: 6
Quantity: 3
Illustrator: Matthew Starbuck
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Daybreak Daybreak
Type: Objective
Encounter Set: The Wastes of Eriador
Time.
It is Day. Enemies do not make engagement checks.
Forced: When it becomes Day, return each enemy in play to the staging area.
Forced: At the end of the round, flip this objective.


Set: The Wastes of Eriador Number: 11
Quantity: 1
Illustrator: Wibben
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East Road Ranger East Road Ranger
Type: Ally Sphere: Lore
Cost: 3
Willpower: 1 Attack: 2 Defense: 1 Hit Points: 3
Dunedain. Scout.
East Road Ranger gets +2 [Willpower] while committed to a side quest.

“If you bring a Ranger with you, it is well to pay attention to him...” -Gandalf, the Fellowship of the Ring
Set: The Wastes of Eriador Number: 8
Quantity: 3
Illustrator: Beth Sobel
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Eriador Wastes Eriador Wastes
Type: Location
Encounter Set: The Wastes of Eriador
Threat: 3 Quest Points: 5
Arnor. Plains.
While Eriador Wastes is in the staging area, no more than 5 progress can be placed on the current quest each round.
Travel: The first player engages a Warg enemy in the staging area and deals it a shadow card.

“…the long leagues of Eriador still lie before us.” —Aragorn, The Fellowship of the Ring
Set: The Wastes of Eriador Number: 23
Quantity: 2
Illustrator: Dawn Carlos
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Hobbit Pony Hobbit Pony
Type: Attachment Sphere: Spirit
Cost: 0
Mount.
Attach to a Hobbit hero. Restricted.
Quest Action: If attached hero is not committed to the quest, exhaust Hobbit Pony and attached hero to commit attached hero to the quest.

He was riding a pony, and a scarf was swathed round his neck and over his chin to keep out the fog. —The Fellowship of the Ring
Set: The Wastes of Eriador Number: 7
Quantity: 3
Illustrator: Eva Maria Toker
***** 3 Comments
Honour Guard Honour Guard
Type: Ally Sphere: Tactics
Cost: 2
Willpower: 0 Attack: 0 Defense: 1 Hit Points: 3
Gondor. Warrior.
Response: Exhaust Honour Guard to cancel the first point of damage just dealt to a character.
Valour Response: Exhaust and discard Honour Guard to cancel up to 5 damage just dealt to a character.


Set: The Wastes of Eriador Number: 4
Quantity: 3
Illustrator: Owen William Weber
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Howling at Night Howling at Night
Type: Quest
Encounter Set: The Wastes of Eriador
Encounter Info:
Quest Points: 15
When Revealed: Shuffle the encounter discard pile into the encounter deck. Discard cards from the top of the encounter deck until X Warg enemies are discarded. X is the number of players in the game. Add each discarded enemy to the staging area.

Forced: When it becomes Day, each player draws 1 card.
Forced: When it becomes Night, discard 1 non-objective ally from play (discard 2 non-objective allies instead if there are 3 or more players in the game).

Wargs have pursued you into the wastelands! They hound your every step, slowing your progress by day and attacking you when the sun has set.
Set: The Wastes of Eriador Number: 14
Quantity: 1
Illustrator: Aleksander Karcz
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Hunting Pack Hunting Pack
Type: Enemy
Encounter Set: The Wastes of Eriador
Threat Threshold: 40
Threat: 3 Attack: 6 Defense: 3 Hit Points: 6
Creature. Warg.
Cannot have attachments.
While a player is making an engagement check against Hunting Pack, it gets –1 engagement cost for each damaged character that player controls.


“…who now will wish to journey south by night with the wild wolves on his trail?” —Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring
Set: The Wastes of Eriador Number: 20
Quantity: 2
Illustrator: Crystal Sully
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Ingold Ingold
Type: Ally Sphere: Leadership
Cost: 3
Willpower: 0 Attack: 1 Defense: 1 Hit Points: 3
Gondor.
Ingold gets +1 [Willpower] for each hero you control with at least 1 resource in its resource pool.

“We wish for no strangers in the land at this time, unless they be mighty men of arms in whose faith and help we can trust.” —The Return of the King
Set: The Wastes of Eriador Number: 2
Quantity: 3
Illustrator: Tiziano Baracchi
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Merry Merry
Type: Hero Sphere: Spirit
Starting Threat: 6
Willpower: 2 Attack: 1 Defense: 1 Hit Points: 2
Hobbit.
Response: After an enemy is revealed from the top of the encounter deck, exhaust Merry to reduce your threat by that enemy’s [Threat].

“We have come a long way with you and been through some stiff times. We want to go on.” —The Fellowship of the Ring
Set: The Wastes of Eriador Number: 1
Quantity: 1
Illustrator: Romana Kendelic
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North Downs North Downs
Type: Location
Encounter Set: The Wastes of Eriador
Threat: 1 Quest Points: 4
Arnor. Hills.
While it is Night, North Downs gets +2 [Threat].
Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1 [Attack]. If this attack destroys a character, remove all progress from the current quest.

Set: The Wastes of Eriador Number: 25
Quantity: 3
Illustrator: Michael Rasmussen
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Northern Warg Northern Warg
Type: Enemy
Encounter Set: The Wastes of Eriador
Threat Threshold: 30
Threat: 2 Attack: 3 Defense: 1 Hit Points: 4
Creature. Warg.
When Revealed: Each Warg enemy gets +1 [Threat] until the end of the phase.
Shadow: After this attack, attacking enemy engages the next player, then makes an immediate attack (deal a new shadow card for that attack).

Set: The Wastes of Eriador Number: 18
Quantity: 4
Illustrator: Rick Price
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Pack Leader Pack Leader
Type: Enemy
Encounter Set: The Wastes of Eriador
Threat Threshold: 1
Threat: 4 Attack: 5 Defense: 4 Hit Points: 8
Creature. Warg.
Cannot have attachments.
Cannot be optionally engaged.
Forced: After Pack Leader engages you, exhaust a character you control for each Warg enemy engaged with you.


Set: The Wastes of Eriador Number: 17
Quantity: 1
Illustrator: Piya Wannachaiwong
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Predatory Wolves Predatory Wolves
Type: Treachery
Encounter Set: The Wastes of Eriador
When Revealed: Each player must choose: either discard the highest cost ally he controls, or search the encounter deck and discard pile for a Warg enemy, reveal it, and add it to the staging area. Shuffle the encounter deck.
Shadow: Exhaust a character you control.

Set: The Wastes of Eriador Number: 27
Quantity: 2
Illustrator: Lukasz Jaskolski
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Rallying Cry Rallying Cry
Type: Event Sphere: Leadership
Cost: 2
Response: After an ally leaves play, add it to its owner’s hand instead of placing it in the discard pile.
Valour Action: Until the end of the phase, add each ally that leaves play to its owner’s hand instead of placing it in the discard pile.

He let blow the horns to rally all men to his banner… —The Return of the King
Set: The Wastes of Eriador Number: 3
Quantity: 3
Illustrator: Lukasz Jaskolski
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Ranger of Cardolan Ranger of Cardolan
Type: Ally Sphere: Neutral
Cost: 4
Willpower: 2 Attack: 2 Defense: 2 Hit Points: 3
Dúnedain. Ranger.
Response: After you engage an enemy, if you control at least 1 Dúnedain hero, spend 1 resource to put Ranger of Cardolan into play from your hand, under your control. At the end of the round, if Ranger of Cardolan is still in play, shuffle it into its owner’s deck.


Set: The Wastes of Eriador Number: 10
Quantity: 3
Illustrator: Lukasz Jaskolski
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Raven-winged Helm Raven-winged Helm
Type: Attachment Sphere: Tactics
Cost: 2
Item. Armor.
Attach to a hero with sentinel. Limit 1 per hero.
Response: Exhaust Raven-winged Helm to cancel a point of damage just dealt to attached character.

He had a small hauberk, its rings forged of steel, maybe, yet black as jet; and a high-crowned helm with small raven-wings on either side, set with a silver star in the centre of the circlet. —The Return of the King
Set: The Wastes of Eriador Number: 5
Quantity: 3
Illustrator: Brian Valenzuela
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Scout Ahead Scout Ahead
Type: Side Quest Sphere: Lore
Limit 1 per deck.
Response: When this stage is defeated, the first player searches the top X cards of the encounter deck for 1 non-objective card worth no victory points and adds it to the victory display. Put the remaining cards back in any order. X is the number of players in the game plus 4.

Strider made them take cover in a thicket at the side of the Road, while he went forward to explore. -The Fellowship of the Ring
Set: The Wastes of Eriador Number: 9
Quantity: 3
Illustrator: Tomasz Jedruszek
***** 2 Comments
Sudden Darkness Sudden Darkness
Type: Treachery
Encounter Set: The Wastes of Eriador
Weather.
When Revealed: If it is Night, raise each player’s threat by 4. If it is Day, flip the Time objective to Night.
Shadow: Put the topmost Warg enemy from the discard pile into play engaged with you and deal it a shadow card.

Set: The Wastes of Eriador Number: 26
Quantity: 2
Illustrator: Tomasz Jedruszek
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Warg’s Den Warg’s Den
Type: Location
Encounter Set: The Wastes of Eriador
Threat: 4 Quest Points: 1
Arnor.
Immune to player card effects.
Travel: The first player searches the encounter deck and discard pile for a Warg enemy, reveals it, and puts it into play engaged with him. Shuffle the encounter deck.

The howling of the wolves was now all round them… —The Fellowship of the Ring
Set: The Wastes of Eriador Number: 24
Quantity: 2
Illustrator: Leonid Kozienko
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White Warg White Warg
Type: Enemy
Encounter Set: The Wastes of Eriador
Threat Threshold: 20
Threat: 2 Attack: 2 Defense: 3 Hit Points: 3
Creature. Warg.
Forced: After White Warg engages you, deal 1 damage to a character you control (2 damage instead if it is Night).
Shadow: If it is Night, attacking enemy makes an additional attack after this one.

Set: The Wastes of Eriador Number: 21
Quantity: 3
Illustrator: Preston Stone
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Wolf of Angmar Wolf of Angmar
Type: Enemy
Encounter Set: The Wastes of Eriador
Threat Threshold: 25
Threat: 1 Attack: 2 Defense: 1 Hit Points: 3
Creature. Warg.
Surge.
While it is Night, Wolf of Angmar gets +2 [Attack].

Shadow: Attacking enemy gets +1 [Attack] (+2 [Attack] instead if it is Night).

Set: The Wastes of Eriador Number: 22
Quantity: 3
Illustrator: Crystal Sully
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