diff --git a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-cards/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/cards/set4/raider/Card4_256.java b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-cards/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/cards/set4/raider/Card4_256.java
index 0e357e6b0..c63b43e94 100644
--- a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-cards/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/cards/set4/raider/Card4_256.java
+++ b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-cards/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/cards/set4/raider/Card4_256.java
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@ import com.gempukku.lotro.cards.AbstractMinion;
 import com.gempukku.lotro.cards.PlayConditions;
 import com.gempukku.lotro.cards.effects.ChooseAndDiscardCardsFromPlayEffect;
 import com.gempukku.lotro.cards.effects.PreventableEffect;
-import com.gempukku.lotro.common.CardType;
-import com.gempukku.lotro.common.Culture;
-import com.gempukku.lotro.common.Keyword;
-import com.gempukku.lotro.common.Race;
+import com.gempukku.lotro.common.*;
 import com.gempukku.lotro.filters.Filters;
 import com.gempukku.lotro.game.PhysicalCard;
 import com.gempukku.lotro.game.state.LotroGame;
@@ -47,7 +44,8 @@ public class Card4_256 extends AbstractMinion {
 
     @Override
     protected List<? extends Action> getExtraPhaseActions(String playerId, LotroGame game, PhysicalCard self) {
-        if (PlayConditions.canSpot(game, 7, Filters.type(CardType.COMPANION))
+        if (PlayConditions.canUseShadowCardDuringPhase(game.getGameState(), Phase.ASSIGNMENT, self, 0)
+                && PlayConditions.canSpot(game, 7, Filters.type(CardType.COMPANION))
                 && PlayConditions.canCardAssignToSkirmish(self, game, self)) {
             ActivateCardAction action = new ActivateCardAction(self);
             action.appendEffect(
diff --git a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-cards/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/cards/set4/raider/Card4_257.java b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-cards/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/cards/set4/raider/Card4_257.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..828fae364
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-cards/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/cards/set4/raider/Card4_257.java
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package com.gempukku.lotro.cards.set4.raider;
+
+import com.gempukku.lotro.cards.AbstractMinion;
+import com.gempukku.lotro.cards.PlayConditions;
+import com.gempukku.lotro.cards.effects.ChooseAndExertCharactersEffect;
+import com.gempukku.lotro.cards.effects.ExertCharactersEffect;
+import com.gempukku.lotro.common.*;
+import com.gempukku.lotro.filters.Filters;
+import com.gempukku.lotro.game.PhysicalCard;
+import com.gempukku.lotro.game.state.LotroGame;
+import com.gempukku.lotro.logic.actions.ActivateCardAction;
+import com.gempukku.lotro.logic.timing.Action;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Set: The Two Towers
+ * Side: Shadow
+ * Culture: Raider
+ * Twilight Cost: 5
+ * Type: Minion • Man
+ * Strength: 10
+ * Vitality: 3
+ * Site: 4
+ * Game Text: Southron. Ambush (1). Maneuver: Exert this minion and spot 6 companions to make the Free Peoples player
+ * exert 2 companions.
+ */
+public class Card4_257 extends AbstractMinion {
+    public Card4_257() {
+        super(5, 10, 3, 4, Race.MAN, Culture.RAIDER, "Southron Veterans");
+        addKeyword(Keyword.SOUTHRON);
+        addKeyword(Keyword.AMBUSH, 1);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected List<? extends Action> getExtraPhaseActions(String playerId, LotroGame game, PhysicalCard self) {
+        if (PlayConditions.canUseShadowCardDuringPhase(game.getGameState(), Phase.MANEUVER, self, 0)
+                && PlayConditions.canExert(self, game, Filters.sameCard(self))
+                && PlayConditions.canSpot(game, 6, Filters.type(CardType.COMPANION))) {
+            ActivateCardAction action = new ActivateCardAction(self);
+            action.appendCost(
+                    new ExertCharactersEffect(self, self));
+            action.appendEffect(
+                    new ChooseAndExertCharactersEffect(action, game.getGameState().getCurrentPlayerId(), 2, 2, Filters.type(CardType.COMPANION)));
+            return Collections.singletonList(action);
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+}