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Special Abilities

A special ability is a phase action found in the game text of a card in play. For example, Aragorn, Ranger of the North, has the special ability "Maneuver: Exert Aragorn to make him Defender +1 until the regroup phase."

It's important to note that a card needs to have the phase action text to be a special ability. If a card says "Skirmish: Exert Gimli to wound and Orc" then it is a special ability. If a card says "Each time Gimli begins a skirmish with an Orc you may exert him to wound an Orc he is skirmishing" then it is NOT a special ability. This is important to remember because some cards may cancel or prevent special abilities -- such a card would not prevent the "Each time..." example.