The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Revised Core Set
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If a quest says enemies cannot be engaged and to skip the encounter phase, do enemies still enter the staging area?
The rulebook's staging step places revealed enemies in the staging area, and skipping the encounter phase only affects engagement.
- The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Revised Core Set rulebook · Rulebook · Step Two: Staging
- GPD123 · Community · 2026-04-12
- GPD123 · Community · 2026-04-12
Yes. Enemies are still revealed and placed in the staging area during the quest phase. Skipping the encounter phase only means they are not engaged, so they stay there, where some player cards can target them.
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