Elf lvr - is the twilight reduction for the second Gwaihir not enough cultural enforcement? If you really don’t think so, I’ll change it.

Well, since it’s my birthday today, I’m going to spoil some sneak preveiws of later cards, starting with an Eagle from the Battle of the Five Armies:

Swooping Eagle
Companion • Eagle
Str: 6
Vit: 3
Res: 6
Flyer. (This character can take no more than 1 wound per phase)
When this companion is played in the fellowship phase, add .
When you play this companion in the regroup phase, you may remove .
... their talons tore at goblin faces.
H2 C 81
so he can be played in the regroup phase on his own? or are there cards that play him in the regroup

• Meneldor, Keen-Eyed Eagle
Companion • Eagle
Str: 7
Vit: 3
Res: 7
Flyer. (This character can take no more than 1 wound per phase)
Meneldor’s twilight cost is -1 for each Eagle you can spot.
You may play Meneldor any time you could play a maneuver event.
When Meneldor is played, you may reveal a Shadow player’s hand.
... though he could not see the people in the trees, he could make out the commotion among the wolves...
H3 U 75
does the job

• Landroval, Noble Eagle
Companion • Eagle
Str: 7
Vit: 3
Res: 7
Flyer. (This character can take no more than 1 wound per phase)
Landroval’s twilight cost is -1 for each Eagle you can spot.
Skirmish: Play Landroval from hand to have him replace a character in a skirmish.
... they were proud and strong and noble-hearted.
H3 U 70
make it unbound gandalf character
[X] Many Stranded Web
Event • Maneuver
Discard Gandalf and spot X Free Peoples cultures to make one companion of each of those cultures strength +X until the regroup phase.
’Great as your affairs may seem to you, they are only a small strand in the great web.’
H3 U 72

What is Finer Than Flying?
Event • Maneuver
Discard an Eagle to remove .
’May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks.’
H1 C 122

Beating Wings
Event • Maneuver
Discard an Eagle to wound a non-flyer minion.
Back swept the great birds that were with him and... smote them to the floor.
H1 U 88

Great Birds
Event • Regroup
Plan an Eagle from your discard pile. Its twilight cost is -1.
But the ancient race of the Northern mountains were the greatest of all birds...
H1 C 105

Noble-Hearted
Event • Skirmish
Make a companion strength +2 (or strength +3 if that companion is an Eagle).
They did not love goblins, or fear them...
H1 C 117

Lofty Seats
Event • Skirmish
Make an Eagle strength +1 for each companion in your discard pile.
... down they came like huge black shadows.
H1 C 111

you need a cap on Lofty Seats

Loud Cry
Event • Skirmish
Make an Eagle strength +2 (or strength +4 and damage +1 if you can spot 3 companions in your discard pile).
Loud cried the Lord of the Eagles...
H1 U 115

• Lonely Pinnacle
Condition • Support Area
Each time an Eagle is played, you may exert it to take a event into hand from your discard pile.
Fellowship: Discard an Eagle or play an Eagle from your discard pile. Discard this condition.
The goblins hated the eagles... but could not reach their lofty seats...
H1 U 112

• Wind Under Wing
Condition • Support Area
To play, spot 3 companions.
Response: If an Eagle is about to be killed, remove from the game this condition and a card from your discard pile to discard that Eagle instead.
’Farewell!’ they cried, ’wherever you fare, till your eyries receive you at the journey’s end!’
H1 R 123

Wizard’s Trappings
Condition • Support Area
Response: If a Wizard is about to be discarded, stack a card borne by that Wizard here.
Regroup: Add to play a card stacked here on a Wizard.
He had a tall pointed blue hat, a long grey cloak, a silver scarf over which his long white beard hung down below his waist, and immense black boots.
H1 U 125

Thanks all, GPs will come at some point.

Now for 3 cards to finish off the Eagles.

Loud Cry
Event • Skirmish
Make an Eagle strength +2 (or strength +4 and damage +1 if you can spot 3 companions in your discard pile).
Loud cried the Lord of the Eagles...
H1 U 115
cool

• Lonely Pinnacle
Condition • Support Area
Each time an Eagle is played, you may exert it to take a event into hand from your discard pile.
Fellowship: Discard an Eagle or play an Eagle from your discard pile. Discard this condition.
The goblins hated the eagles... but could not reach their lofty seats...
H1 U 112
cut cost to 2

• Wind Under Wing
Condition • Support Area
To play, spot 3 companions.
Response: If an Eagle is about to be killed, remove this condition and a card from your discard pile from the game to discard that Eagle instead.
’Farewell!’ they cried, ’wherever you fare, till your eyries receive you at the journey’s end!’
H1 R 123
make it gandalf companion in your discard pile


Wizard’s Trappings
Condition • Support Area
Response: If a Wizard is about to be discarded, stack a card borne by that Wizard here.
Regroup: Add to play a card stacked here on a Wizard.
He had a tall pointed blue hat, a long grey cloak, a silver scarf over which his long white beard hung down below his waist, and immense black boots.
H1 U 125