Courageous Resolve

Up to one target creature you control gains protection from each of your opponents until end of turn. Draw a card. (It can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, enchanted, or equipped by anything controlled by those players.)
Fateful hour — If you have 5 or less life, you can't lose life this turn, you can't lose the game this turn, and your opponents can't win the game this turn.

Wake the Dragon

Create a 6/6 black and red Dragon creature token with flying, menace, and "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, gain control of target artifact that player controls."
Flashback {6}{B}{R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Éomer, King of Rohan

Double strike
Éomer, King of Rohan enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it for each other Human you control.
When Éomer enters the battlefield, target player becomes the monarch. Éomer deals damage equal to its power to any target.

Treebeard, Gracious Host

Trample, ward {2}
When Treebeard, Gracious Host enters the battlefield, create two Food tokens.
Whenever you gain life, put that many +1/+1 counters on target Halfling or Treefolk.

Lord of the Nazgûl

Flying
Wraiths you control have protection from Ring-bearers.
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, create a 3/3 black Wraith creature token with menace. Then if you control nine or more Wraiths, Wraiths you control have base power and toughness 9/9 until end of turn.

Too Greedily, Too Deep

Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. That creature deals damage equal to its power to each other creature.

The Balrog of Moria

Trample, haste
When The Balrog of Moria dies, you may exile it. When you do, for each opponent, exile up to one target creature that player controls.
Cycling {3}{R} ({3}{R}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
When you cycle The Balrog of Moria, create two Treasure tokens.

Shelob, Dread Weaver

Whenever a nontoken creature an opponent controls dies, exile it.
{2}{B}, Put a creature card exiled with Shelob, Dread Weaver into its owner's graveyard: Put two +1/+1 counters on Shelob. Draw a card.
{X}{1}{B}: Put target creature card with mana value X exiled with Shelob onto the battlefield tapped under your control.

Relic of Sauron

{T}: Add two mana in any combination of {U}, {B}, and/or {R}.
{3}, {T}: Draw two cards, then discard a card.

Rapacious Guest

Menace
Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, create a Food token.
Whenever you sacrifice a Food, put a +1/+1 counter on Rapacious Guest.
When Rapacious Guest leaves the battlefield, target opponent loses life equal to its power.

Pippin, Warden of Isengard

Partner with Merry, Warden of Isengard (When this creature enters the battlefield, target player may put Merry into their hand from their library, then shuffle.)
{1}, {T}: Create a Food token.
{T}, Sacrifice four Foods: Other creatures you control get +3/+3 and gain haste until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery.

Merry, Warden of Isengard

Partner with Pippin, Warden of Isengard (When this creature enters the battlefield, target player may put Pippin into their hand from their library, then shuffle.)
Whenever one or more artifacts enter the battlefield under your control, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token with lifelink. This ability triggers only once each turn.

Orcish Siegemaster

Trample
Other Orcs and Goblins you control have trample.
Whenever Orcish Siegemaster attacks, it gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control.

Cavern-Hoard Dragon

This spell costs {X} less to cast, where X is the greatest number of artifacts an opponent controls.
Flying, trample, haste
Whenever Cavern-Hoard Dragon deals combat damage to a player, you create a Treasure token for each artifact that player controls.

Banquet Guests

Affinity for Food (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each Food you control.)
Trample
Banquet Guests enters the battlefield with twice X +1/+1 counters on it.
{2}, Sacrifice a Food: Banquet Guests gains indestructible until end of turn.

Denethor, Stone Seer

When Denethor, Stone Seer enters the battlefield, scry 2.
{3}{R}, {T}, Sacrifice Denethor: Target player becomes the monarch. Denethor deals 3 damage to any target.

The Gaffer

At the beginning of each end step, if you gained 3 or more life this turn, draw a card.

Gilraen, Dúnedain Protector

{2}, {T}: Exile another target creature you control. You may return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control. If you don't, at the beginning of the next end step, return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control with a vigilance counter and a lifelink counter on it.

Gríma, Saruman's Footman

Gríma, Saruman's Footman can't be blocked.
Whenever Gríma deals combat damage to a player, that player exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile an instant or sorcery card. You may cast that card without paying its mana cost. Then that player puts the exiled cards that weren't cast this way on the bottom of their library in a random order.

Fealty to the Realm

Enchant creature
When Fealty to the Realm enters the battlefield, you become the monarch.
The monarch controls enchanted creature.
Enchanted creature attacks each combat if able and can't attack you.

Corsairs of Umbar

{2}{U}: Target Goblin, Orc, or Pirate can't be blocked this turn.
Whenever Corsairs of Umbar deals combat damage to a player, amass Orcs 3. (Put three +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)

Faramir, Field Commander

At the beginning of your end step, if a creature died under your control this turn, draw a card.
Whenever the Ring tempts you, if you chose a creature other than Faramir, Field Commander as your Ring-bearer, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.

Frodo, Sauron's Bane

{W/B}{W/B}: If Frodo, Sauron's Bane is a Citizen, it becomes a Halfling Scout with base power and toughness 2/3 and lifelink.
{B}{B}{B}: If Frodo is a Scout, it becomes a Halfling Rogue with "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player loses the game if the Ring has tempted you four or more times this game. Otherwise, the Ring tempts you."

Eastfarthing Farmer

When Eastfarthing Farmer enters the battlefield, create a Food token. When you do, target creature you control gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each Food you control. (A Food token is an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: You gain 3 life.")

Flowering of the White Tree

Legendary creatures you control get +2/+1 and have ward {1}.
Nonlegendary creatures you control get +1/+1.

Landroval, Horizon Witness

Flying
Whenever two or more creatures you control attack a player, target attacking creature without flying gains flying until end of turn.

Samwise the Stouthearted

Flash
When Samwise the Stouthearted enters the battlefield, choose up to one target permanent card in your graveyard that was put there from the battlefield this turn. Return it to your hand. Then the Ring tempts you.

Protector of Gondor

When Protector of Gondor enters the battlefield, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.

Errand-Rider of Gondor

When Errand-Rider of Gondor enters the battlefield, draw a card. Then if you don't control a legendary creature, put a card from your hand on the bottom of your library.

Bill the Pony

When Bill the Pony enters the battlefield, create two Food tokens. (They're artifacts with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: You gain 3 life.")
Sacrifice a Food: Until end of turn, target creature you control assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power.

Westfold Rider

Sacrifice Westfold Rider: Destroy target artifact or enchantment. Activate only as a sorcery.

Tale of Tinúviel

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Target creature you control gains indestructible for as long as you control Tale of Tinúviel.
II — Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
III — Up to two target creatures you control each gain lifelink until end of turn.

Escape from Orthanc

Target creature gets +1/+3 and gains flying until end of turn. Untap it.

Slip On the Ring

Exile target creature you own, then return it to the battlefield under your control. The Ring tempts you.

Rosie Cotton of South Lane

When Rosie Cotton of South Lane enters the battlefield, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: You gain 3 life.")
Whenever you create a token, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control other than Rosie.

The Battle of Bywater

Destroy all creatures with power 3 or greater. Then create a Food token for each creature you control. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: You gain 3 life.")

Hobbit's Sting

Hobbit's Sting deals X damage to target creature, where X is the number of creatures you control plus the number of Foods you control.

Second Breakfast

Up to two target creatures each get +2/+1 until end of turn. Create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: You gain 3 life.")

Dúnedain Blade

Equipped creature gets +2/+1.
Equip Human {1}
Equip {3} ({3}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Ithilien Kingfisher

Flying
When Ithilien Kingfisher dies, draw a card.

Arwen's Gift

This spell costs {1} less to cast if you control two or more legendary creatures.
Scry 2, then draw two cards.

Horses of the Bruinen

Return up to two target creatures to their owners' hands. Scry 1. The Ring tempts you.

Meneldor, Swift Savior

Flying
Whenever Meneldor, Swift Savior deals combat damage to a player, exile up to one target creature you own, then return it to the battlefield under your control.

Council's Deliberation

Draw a card.
Whenever you scry, if you control an Island, you may exile Council's Deliberation from your graveyard. If you do, draw a card.

Saruman's Trickery

Counter target spell.
Amass Orcs 1. (Put a +1/+1 counter on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)

Grey Havens Navigator

Flash
When Grey Havens Navigator enters the battlefield, scry 1.

The Bath Song

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I, II — Draw two cards, then discard a card.
III — Shuffle any number of target cards from your graveyard into your library. Add {U}{U}.

Borne Upon a Wind

You may cast spells this turn as though they had flash.
Draw a card.

Birthday Escape

Ioreth of the Healing House

{T}: Untap another target permanent.
{T}: Untap two other target legendary creatures.

Stern Scolding

Counter target creature spell with power or toughness 2 or less.

Elrond, Lord of Rivendell

Whenever Elrond, Lord of Rivendell or another creature enters the battlefield under your control, scry 1. If this is the second time this ability has resolved this turn, the Ring tempts you.

Glorious Gale

Counter target creature spell. If it was a legendary spell, the Ring tempts you.

Saruman the White

Ward {2}
Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, amass Orcs 2. (Put two +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)

Dreadful as the Storm

Target creature has base power and toughness 5/5 until end of turn. The Ring tempts you.

Hithlain Knots

Tap target creature. Scry 1.
Draw a card.

Bill Ferny, Bree Swindler

Whenever Bill Ferny, Bree Swindler becomes blocked, choose one —
• Create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")
• Target opponent gains control of target Horse you control. If they do, remove Bill Ferny from combat and create three Treasure tokens.

Lórien Revealed

Draw three cards.
Islandcycling {1} ({1}, Discard this card: Search your library for an Island card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Captain of Umbar

{1}, {T}: Draw a card, then discard a card.

The Watcher in the Water

The Watcher in the Water enters the battlefield tapped with nine stun counters on it. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)
Whenever you draw a card during an opponent's turn, create a 1/1 blue Tentacle creature token.
Whenever a Tentacle you control dies, untap up to one target Kraken and put a stun counter on up to one target nonland permanent.

Pelargir Survivor

{T}: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast an instant or sorcery spell.
{5}{U}, {T}: Target player mills three cards. (They put the top three cards of their library into their graveyard.)

Deceive the Messenger

Target creature gets -3/-0 until end of turn.
Amass Orcs 1. (Put a +1/+1 counter on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)

Soothing of Sméagol

Return target nontoken creature to its owner's hand. The Ring tempts you.

Mirkwood Bats

Flying
Whenever you create or sacrifice a token, each opponent loses 1 life.

Gollum, Patient Plotter

When Gollum, Patient Plotter leaves the battlefield, the Ring tempts you.
{B}, Sacrifice a creature: Return Gollum from your graveyard to your hand. Activate only as a sorcery.

Nasty End

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Draw two cards. If the sacrificed creature was legendary, draw three cards instead.

Lobelia Sackville-Baggins

Flash
Menace
When Lobelia Sackville-Baggins enters the battlefield, exile target creature card from an opponent's graveyard that was put there from the battlefield this turn, then create X Treasure tokens, where X is the exiled card's power.

Mordor Trebuchet

Defender
Whenever you attack with one or more Goblins and/or Orcs, create a 2/1 colorless Construct artifact creature token with flying named Ballistic Boulder that's tapped and attacking. Sacrifice that token at end of combat.

Orcish Bowmasters

Flash
When Orcish Bowmasters enters the battlefield and whenever an opponent draws a card except the first one they draw in each of their draw steps, Orcish Bowmasters deals 1 damage to any target. Then amass Orcs 1.

Morgul-Knife Wound

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets -3/-0 and has "At the beginning of your upkeep, exile this creature unless you pay 2 life."

Haunt of the Dead Marshes

When Haunt of the Dead Marshes enters the battlefield, scry 1.
{2}{B}: Return Haunt of the Dead Marshes from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped. Activate only if you control a legendary creature.

Uruk-hai Berserker

When Uruk-hai Berserker enters the battlefield, the Ring tempts you.

Shelob's Ambush

Target creature gets +1/+2 and gains deathtouch until end of turn. Create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: You gain 3 life.")

Orcish Medicine

Target creature gains your choice of lifelink or indestructible until end of turn.
Amass Orcs 1. (Put a +1/+1 counter on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)

Easterling Vanguard

When Easterling Vanguard dies, amass Orcs 1. (Put a +1/+1 counter on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)

The Black Breath

Creatures your opponents control get -1/-1 until end of turn. The Ring tempts you.

Mordor Muster

You draw a card and you lose 1 life.
Amass Orcs 1. (Put a +1/+1 counter on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)

Dunland Crebain

Flying
When Dunland Crebain enters the battlefield, amass Orcs 2. (Put two +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)

Sauron, the Necromancer

Menace
Whenever Sauron, the Necromancer attacks, exile target creature card from your graveyard. Create a tapped and attacking token that's a copy of that card, except it's a 3/3 black Wraith with menace. At the beginning of the next end step, exile that token unless Sauron is your Ring-bearer.

Sam's Desperate Rescue

Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. The Ring tempts you.

Gollum's Bite

Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.
{3}{B}, Exile Gollum's Bite from your graveyard: The Ring tempts you. Activate only as a sorcery.

Gríma Wormtongue

Your opponents can't gain life.
{T}, Sacrifice another creature: Target player loses 1 life. If the sacrificed creature was legendary, amass Orcs 2.

Nazgûl

Deathtouch
When Nazgûl enters the battlefield, the Ring tempts you.
Whenever the Ring tempts you, put a +1/+1 counter on each Wraith you control.
A deck can have up to nine cards named Nazgûl.

Oath of the Grey Host

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — You and target opponent each create a Food token.
II — Each opponent loses 3 life. Create a Treasure token.
III — Create three tapped 1/1 white Spirit creature tokens with flying.

Voracious Fell Beast

Flying
When Voracious Fell Beast enters the battlefield, each opponent sacrifices a creature. Create a Food token for each creature sacrificed this way. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: You gain 3 life.")

Troll of Khazad-dûm

Troll of Khazad-dûm can't be blocked except by three or more creatures.
Swampcycling {1} ({1}, Discard this card: Search your library for a Swamp card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Claim the Precious

Destroy target creature. The Ring tempts you.

Isildur's Fateful Strike

(You may cast a legendary instant only if you control a legendary creature or planeswalker.)
Destroy target creature. If its controller has more than four cards in hand, they exile cards from their hand equal to the difference.

Gorbag of Minas Morgul

Whenever a Goblin or Orc you control deals combat damage to a player, you may sacrifice it. When you do, choose one —
• Draw a card.
• Create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")

Lash of the Balrog

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature or pay {4}.
Destroy target creature.

Gimli's Fury

Target creature gets +3/+2 until end of turn. If it's legendary, it also gains trample until end of turn.

Rising of the Day

Creatures you control have haste.
Legendary creatures you control get +1/+0.

Fall of Cair Andros

Whenever a creature an opponent controls is dealt excess noncombat damage, amass Orcs X, where X is that excess damage. (Put X +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)
{7}{R}: Fall of Cair Andros deals 7 damage to target creature.

Oliphaunt

Trample
Whenever Oliphaunt attacks, another target creature you control gets +2/+0 and gains trample until end of turn.
Mountaincycling {1} ({1}, Discard this card: Search your library for a Mountain card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Swarming of Moria

Create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")
Amass Orcs 2. (Put two +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)

Goblin Fireleaper

{1}{R}: Goblin Fireleaper gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
When Goblin Fireleaper dies, it deals damage equal to its power to target creature an opponent controls.

Erebor Flamesmith

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, Erebor Flamesmith deals 1 damage to each opponent.

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