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Is a counterattack an enemy activation?

The Rules Reference text answers this directly, and forum replies agree.

  • The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth rulebook · Rulebook · Counterattack
  • Shiresan · Community · 2020-12-25
  • Dren608 · Community · 2020-12-25

No. A counterattack is part of the attack sequence; activation is its own Shadow Phase step. Because of this, exhausted non-elite enemies cannot counterattack but elite ones can.

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