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|        Mordor Guide         |
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|LOTR: Battle for Middle-Earth|
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|       By A-J Buwalda        |
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Table of content

Intro...................... [INT]
Units...................... [UNT]
Unit Upgrades.............. [UPG]
Heroes..................... [HRO]
Buildings.................. [BLD]
Powers..................... [PWR]
Strategy................... [STG]
Copyright.................. [CPR]
Thanks-n-Other............. [TNO]


Version:
V1.0: Base document
V1.1: Contribution added

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=Intro= [INT]

You got to love being evil! You don’t have to be fair, 
honor means nothing to you and the only thing you long is 
power! Nothing wrong with that of course.

Mordor is the most “evil” faction. It has monsters, Orcs, 
evil men, you name it! If you wanna feel evil this is your 
faction!

Want to E-mail me? Here you go:
the.earth.dies.screaming@gmail.com
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=Units= [UNT]

Mordor has some pretty diverse units. They have Orcs, Men 
and Trolls all under one banner. Although Orcs are pretty 
weak, they still can be mass produced for swarming. The 
Haradrim (AKA the Evil Men) are good mid-game units. Trolls 
are the nearest thing Mordor has to cavalry, but they work 
well.

Unit Explanation Build-Up:

Name: Indicates unit’s name
Class: Shows the unit’s class
Cost: Indicates Unit’s cost
Command Points: Indicates the amount of CP the unit needs
Pre-requisite: Shows what is needed to build this unit.
Abilities: Explains all abilities of the unit
Upgrades: Explains all the upgrades of the unit
Usage: Shows what the unit is for

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Name: Orc Warrior
Class: Swordsmen
Cost: 100
Command Points: 60
Pre-requisite: Orc Pit; level 1

Abilities:
=Bloodthirsty=
Horde gains experience for slaying a allied horde.

Upgrades: 
=Banner-carriers=
Unit instantly becomes level 2 (self healing)

=Forged Blades=
+25% damage

Usage: Weak Orcs that should be used as a buffer and in 
LARGE quantities. They work pretty well for early swarming 
but other than that, I rather use Haradrim when I reach 
that when early- to mid-game. Ow yeah, I need to mention 
that “Bloodthirsty” is useless! Just give them a Banner-
Carrier
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Name: Orc Archer
Class: Archer
Cost: 300
Command Points: 60
Pre-requisite: Orc Pit; level 1

Abilities:
None

Upgrades: 
=Banner-Carrier=
Unit instantly becomes level 2 (self healing)

=Fire Arrows=
+25% damage and arrow becomes fire source

Usage: Mordor’s early game archer. What’s to say, right? 
They fling arrows at enemy units. They are moderately 
skilled in archery, but they make up for that with numbers. 
They have problem with taking frontal assault (as most 
archers) but the lack of heavy armor makes this a problem 
after you reached mid-game.
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Name: Easterlings
Class: Pikemen
Cost: 400
Command Points: 60
Pre-requisite: Haradrim Palace; level 1

Abilities:
=Switch To Pincushion Formation=
Unit can’t be flanked.

Upgrades: 
=Banner-carriers=
Unit instantly becomes level 2 (self healing)

=Forged Blades=
+25% damage

=Heavy Armor=
+25% armor

Usage: If you ever have problems with cavalry? This is your 
main solution. Not only that, they take out Trolls and 
other monsters very quickly. These are ideal for base-
defense when you combo them with archers. I haven’t found 
the use for the Pincushion Formation yet. When you position 
your Pikemen right, it’s hardly useful. 
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Name: Haradrim Archers
Class: Archers
Cost: 500
Command Points: 60
Pre-requisite: Haradrim Palace; level 2

Abilities:
=Barbed Arrow=
The Haradrim Archers fire a volley of Barbed Arrows, which 
adds additional meta damage

Upgrades: 
=Banner-carriers=
Unit instantly becomes level 2 (self healing)

=Fire Arrows=
+25% damage and arrow becomes fire source

=Heavy Armor=
+25% armor

Usage: The Haradrim Archers are very good. They have better 
range, damage and armor then the Orc Archers. Not only 
that, but you can slap a heavy armor on these guys and they 
have great special ability to boot. Barbed Arrows! Ah yes, 
you got to love killing of halve an enemy battalion in a 
single volley. Mixing these up with Easterling makes for a 
good defensive barrier.
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Name: Corsairs of Umbar
Class: Swordsmen
Cost: 400
Command Points: 60
Pre-requisite: Tavern; level 1

Abilities:
=Switch to Firebombs=
Toggle between firebombs and daggers

Upgrades: 
=Banner-carriers=
Unit instantly becomes level 2 (self healing)

=Forged Blades=
+25% damage

Usage: the corsairs are kind of odd. These pirates are 
infantry with dagger and Molotov cocktails. They are best 
used with there Molotov in their hands. The firebombs tear 
buildings down. As for the fact that the game says that 
there good against cavalry! They are to weak for that. They 
rip these pirates to shreds. The main use for these guys is 
base wrecking detail. Arggh matey.

Ryan Butcher notes:
If you cripple a enemy hero (with Nazgul), start fire-
bombing then. It rips enemies to shreds.

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Name: Cave Troll
Class: Monster
Cost: 500
Command Points: 50
Pre-requisite: Troll Cage; level 1

Abilities:
=Switch to Melee=
Toggle between ranged and melee

=Eat Orcs=
Troll eats orc to regenerates some health

=Grab Tree=
Troll grabs a tree as melee-weapon (makes Eat Orc 
unavailable)

Upgrades: 
None

Usage: Ok, so Mordor has no cavalry, but they have a 
substitute: Trolls! I’m kind of a cavalry lover, so I was 
kind of apprehensive at first. But these bugger work quite 
well! These bugger beat the crap out of anything without 
pikes. Grabbing a tree makes them even mightier, BUT (and 
this is a big but) you can eat Orcs anymore to heal up! 
Since they do not gain auto heal when they reach level 2 
(or at any level) this makes them much less long lived. 
They also lose there ranged attack, so it simply not worth 
it. Rather keep them as you get them and they will serve 
you well. (allergic for pikes like all monsters)
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Name: Drummer Troll
Class: Monster
Cost: 750
Command Points: 25
Pre-requisite: Troll Cage; level 2

Abilities:
=Leadership=
Gives leadership to surrounding units

=Roar=
Scares off nearby enemies

Upgrades: 
None

Usage: Giant trolls with drums might seem rather odd at 
first, but your going to love these guys! These guys come 
out of the cage beating those drumstick on there drums. 
This generates a aura of leadership (+50% armor and damage 
and +200% experience gain) and that is always a good thing. 
These guys should be in the middle of a assault group to 
boost everyone. If the troll is attacked it can hit the 
crap out of most attackers, but then he doesn’t beat his 
drums, losing leadership until it’s free to beat again. In 
problem situation where he is attacked just use “Roar” to 
scare them off. (allergic for pikes like all monsters)
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Name: Attack troll
Class: Monster
Cost: 1000
Command Points: 50
Pre-requisite: Troll Cage; level 3

Abilities:
=Control Troll=
Take control of target cave troll

Upgrades: 
None

Usage: These huge troll are armored up and have a big 
spiked club. As you might expect they are good at stomping 
on anything that moves and isn’t holding a pike. So use the 
that way and back them up with some archers for those 
Pikemen. There is one small con to this one: No auto heal 
at level 2.
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Name: Battering Ram
Class: Siege Equipment
Cost: 400
Command Points: 25
Pre-requisite: Siege Works; level 1

Abilities:
None

Upgrades: 
None

Usage: The Battering Ram does what it was design for: 
knocking down buildings. And it does that rather well. For 
early assaults these are useful to wreck some of there key 
buildings. As you move to mid game, I’d advise you to 
switch to catapults.
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Name: Catapult
Class: Siege Equipment
Cost: 300
Command Points: 25
Pre-requisite: Siege Works; level 2

Abilities:
=Switch Ammunition=
Toggle between flaming rock and bones(causes fear)

Upgrades: 
None

Usage: Well, I think you know where this is going right? 
You use these to smash a enemy base with minimal 
retaliation. This works quite well if you protect it with 
some Easterlings and Haradrim Archers. Line them in front 
of your catapults to screen them from any unwanted visitor. 
The alternative ammo (skulls and bones) scare enemies. This 
is useful to scare off groups of archers, who are (if use 
by a sensible player) knocking out Easterlings. Very 
versatile for a piece of siege equipment.
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Name: Mumakil
Class: Monster
Cost: 1600
Command Points: 100
Pre-requisite: Mumakil Pen; level 1

Abilities:
=Trample=
The Mumakil executes a charge attack

Upgrades: 
=Banner-Carrier=
Unit instantly becomes level 2 (self healing)

=Fire Arrows=
+25% damage and arrow becomes fire source

Usage: I see you thinking: “100 CP, this must be one hell 
of monstrosity!” Well, no. It isn’t and it will probably 
die off so quick, that you’ll be insulted. WAY to 
expensive!

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=Unit upgrades= [UPG]

Unit upgrades are a important part of any strategy game. In 
LOTR: BFME2 it’s no different. They beef up your units 
quite nicely. Mordor has a nice edge though: upgrading 
hordes costs 250 instead of 300. This gives you cash to 
burn on other things.

Name: Name of upgrade
Cost: Costs of upgrade
Pre-requisite: What is needed to purchased upgrade
Effect: Effect of the upgrade
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Name: Banner-Carriers
Cost: 1000
Pre-requisite: Orc Pit; level 2
Effect: Horde is level 2 (Auto-heal)
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Name: Heavy Armor
Cost: 1000
Pre-requisite: Tavern; level 1
Effect: Horde gets +25% armor
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Name: Forged Blades
Cost: 1000
Pre-requisite: Tavern; Level 2
Effect: Horde gets +25% damage
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Name: Fire Arrows
Cost: 1000
Pre-requisite: Tavern; level 3
Effect: Horde gets +25% damage, arrow becomes a fire source

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=Heroes= [HRO]



Hero Explanation Build-Up:

Name: Hero’s name
Class: Hero’s class
Cost: Hero’s cost
Command Points: Number of CP the hero costs
Abilities: Abilities the hero has
Usage: Hero’s uses

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Name: Nazgul [3 available]
Class: Swordsman/Cavalry
Cost: 1000
Command Points: ???

Abilities:
=Mount/Dismount=
Gained at level 1
The Nazgul mounts/dismounts his horse

=Dread Visage=
Gained at level 2
Cancels enemy leadership and causes fear

=Morgul Blade=
Gained at level 6
Causes high damage and cripples enemy temporarily

=Screech=
Gained at level 10
Causes enemies to flee in terror

Usage: These guys are kind of weak at first, but when they 
reach level 2 (and gain Dread Visage) this changes. They 
weaken the enemies quite well and can take on most 
hordes/battalions. When they reach level 6, they gain 
Morgul Blade. This when things get really interesting! They 
become good at hero killing. A good, cheap hero.
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Name: Mouth of Sauron
Class: Swordsman/Cavalry
Cost: 1500
Command Points: ???

Abilities:
=Mount/Dismount=
Gained at level 1
The Mouth of Sauron mounts/dismounts his horse

=Doubt=
Gained at level 4
Cancels enemy leadership and causes demoralization

=Dissent=
Gained at level 6
Target units become hostile to every one

=Evil Eye=
Gained at level 10
Fires a strong fireball

Usage: Well, what to say here. The Mouth of Sauron has good 
potential, but you have to level it to level 4 before it 
really starts to get useful. At level 10 he gains a 
powerful fireball, which is highly useful for killing big 
boys. But I feel its all a little to late.
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Name: Fell Beast
Class: Monster
Cost: 3000
Command Points: 

Abilities:
=Screech=
Gained at level 1
Causes enemies to flee in terror

Usage: I feel that this beast are rather useless. It’s 
basically just a bug monster for wreaking havoc, nothing 
more. No elaborate skills to gain. Paying 3000 credits for 
it? I think not!
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Name: Witch-King
Class: Monster/Swordsman
Cost: 5000
Command Points: 75

Abilities:
=Mount/Dismount=
Gained at level 1
The Witch-King mounts/dismounts his Fell Beast

=Dread Visage=
Gained at level 2
Cancels enemy leadership and causes fear

=Screech=
Gained at level 6
Causes enemies to flee in terror

=Hour of the Witch-King=
Gained at level 10
Target enemies special abilities’ recharge timers are reset

Usage: The Witch-King is the man if you have the money. It 
kicks everybody around, certainly with Dread Visage. He’s 
the superpowered Nazgul that comes to wreck your day! If 
you have cash and CP get him! His level 10 is pure insane: 
knocking out a hero’s abilities for a while.

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=Buildings= [BLD]

Buildings are the hart of your war effort. Mordor uses have 
your standard building setup, except for the Battle Tower; 
it can’t be garrisoned.

Building Explanation Build-Up:

Name: Name of building
Cost: Costs of building
Ability: Show what building does
Upgrades: Shows building upgrades
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Name: Fortress
Cost: 5000

Ability:
=Train Builders=
Trains builders (of course)

=Train Heroes=
Trains hero of choice

=Fireball=
(Usable after purchase of Gorgoroth Spire upgrade)
Cast a fierce explosion over target area

Upgrades:
=Doom Pyres=
Cost: 500
-10% costs and training time of heroes
-20% training time Builders

=Lava Moat=
Cost: 1000
Reduces melee damage done to Fortress

=Flaming Munitions=
Cost: 1500
Barricades are armed with fire arrows

=Magma Cauldrons=
Cost: 500
Enables the Fortress to throw magma over nearby enemies

=Morgul Sorcery=
Cost: 2000
Increases Fortress health, pre-requisite for Gorgoroth 
Spire

=Gorgoroth Spire=
Cost: 2500
Grants the ability to cast a huge fireball
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Name: Slaughter House
Cost: 300

Ability:
=Generate funds=
(passive)

Upgrades:
None

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Name: Lumber Mill
Cost: 450

Ability:
=Train worker=
Trains worker

=Generate funds=
Activated when worker brings lumber

Upgrades:
None

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Name: Orc Pit
Cost:

Ability:
=Train Units=
Orc Warrior
Orc Archer

=Purchase Unit Upgrades=
Banner-Carrier

Upgrades:
=Upgrade Orc Pit=
Level 2: +10% building-speed
Level 3: +25% building-speed

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Name: Haradrim Palace 
Cost: 500

Ability:
=Train Units=
Easterlings
Haradrim Archers

Upgrades:
=Upgrade Haradrim Palace=
Level 2: +10% building-speed, unlock Haradrim Archers
Level 3: +25% building-speed

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Name: Great Siege Works
Cost: 800

Ability:
=Train Units=
Battering Ram
Catapult

Upgrades:
=Upgrade Siege Works=
Level 2: +10% building-speed, unlocks Catapult
Level 3: +25% building-speed

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Name: Battle Tower
Cost: 700

Ability:
None

Upgrades:
None
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Name: Troll Cage
Cost: 750

Ability:
=Train Units=
Cave Troll
Drummer Troll
Attack Troll

Upgrades:
=Upgrades Troll Cage=
Level 2: +10% building-speed, unlocks Drummer Troll
Level 3: +25% building-speed, unlocks Attack Troll
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Name: Tavern
Cost: 500

Ability:
=Purchase Unit Upgrades=
Forged Blades
Heavy Armor
Fire Arrows

Upgrades:
Level 2: +10% building-speed, unlocks Forged Blades
Level 3: +25% building-speed, unlocks Fire Arrow
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Name: Mumakil Pen
Cost: 1000

Ability:
=Train Units=
Mumakil

Upgrades:
Level 2: +10% building-speed
Level 3: +25% building-speed

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=Powers= [PWR]

As you duke it out with you opponent, you will slowly gain 
points. They are displayed on the lower left side of the 
screen. Special powers can be bought here for a price. The 
more powerful, the more points it costs.

Mordor’s powers mostly helps with base destruction and 
beefing up your units. Powers as Barrage, Awaken Wyrm, Rain 
of Fire and Summon Balorg devastate most buildings and are 
good investments.

You should always think about your pick. What strategy do 
you want to play and what power suits that.

Power Explanation Build-Up:

Name: Indicates the name of the power
Description: Indicates what the power does
Usage: Indicates the powers uses

Level I
(5 Points)
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Name: Tainted Land

Description: Corrupts a large chunk of land. All your units 
that are on that land get +50% armor and damage.

Usage: This one is solid. It’s area of effect is rather big 
and it lasts way longer than War Chant. It’s a pity that 
it’s rather useless for assaults, since it is unable to 
move. Good for defense!

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Name: War Chant

Description: All units within the circle of effect get +50% 
armor and damage.

Usage: This one is pretty versatile. It is handy for both 
offense and defense. It beefs up your units, so they can 
hold there own longer and doing extra damage at the same 
type. It also recharges quite quickly. GOOD!

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Name: Eye of Sauron

Description: Reveals a area and gives allies +50% armor and 
damage

Usage: It scans the map pretty good, being able to move 
around. The boost it gives is also a nice edition. The area 
of effect is rather small though.

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Level II
(10 Points)
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Name: Barricade

Description: A barricade with archers rises from the ground 
(Orc Archers)

Usage: This is a good power. It’s the evil version of Lone 
Tower. It helps with defense of certain key areas. The 
additional firepower is always welcome, right?

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Name: Untamed Allegiance

Description: Convert target lair on the map (and the 
creatures that belong to it) to your cause.

Usage: Rather useless. When you see a lair you best destroy 
it for the cash and experience. It’s not useful to “own” a 
lair.

Ryan Butcher notes:
You can use the critters to assault the enemy. A bit useful 
but these occasions are rare.

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Name: Arrow Volley

Description: A arrow is fired at the designated area, 
followed up by a huge amount of arrows.

Usage: Shear deadly if used right. If you see infantry 
marching towards your base, heading for a bottleneck, then 
your in business. This power takes about 2 seconds to hit, 
so you learn to time this right. But when it hits, it 
annihilates most infantry. Don’t use it on open ground; 
enemies will just dodge it.

Ryan Butcher notes:
Friendly fire is none existing and human player frequently 
miss the waning shot.

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Name: Industry

Description: Target building generates 300% of what it 
normally generates. (effect is permanent!)

Usage: This rocks! It gives you a heap of extra cash to 
spend on what ever you feel is needed. It’s as simple as 
that. Let me do the math for you:

Normal Slaughter House output (100% productivity): 24
24*300%= 72

‘Nuff said.

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Level III
(15 Points)
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Name: Awaken Wyrm

Description: Call upon a fire breathing, subterranean wyrm 
from deap within the earth.

Usage: You got to love this one. This huge wyrm rises from 
the ground, knocking the enemies around. Then the wyrm 
starts to breath fire on everything and anything that 
moves. It takes down building and enemies alike. You just 
can’t go wrong with this one! If it’s in your plotted path, 
pick it!

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Name: Darkness

Description: The whole map turns to darkness and all ally 
units +50% damage and armor.

Usage: Darkness is a good power. It’s a War Chant for 
everyone! You can’t go wrong with that right. When you go 
for a all-out attack, you activate this sucker, to give 
everybody an extra punch. I should note that Cloud Break (a 
power owned by good factions) nullifies Darkness, making 
this rather useless.

Ryan Butcher notes that if you pick this one, you’ll have 
both top tier powers to chose from. This saves you 15 
point.

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Name: Barrage

Description: In the selected area, it starts to rain 
burning stone.

Usage: This power is for base destruction, plain and 
simple. It has a wide area and most building will end up 
destroyed or severely damage. It can also be used to crush 
stationary forces, but I feel that is rather a waste of 
potential.

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Level VI
(25 Points)
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Name: Summon Balrog

Description: Summon the Big Daddy himself!

Usage: If you have seen the first movie (“Fellowship of the 
Ring), then you know who this guy. He is the tower of 
power, the domain of pain and just plain BADASS! He has a 
bunch of special abilities, that make even more damaging 
than he normally is. He attracts most firepower, giving the 
rest of your army room to do what they want.

Ryan Butcher suggested that I put up all it’s abilities, 
thanks for your time Ryan!

=Balrog Abilities=

Breath Fire
Flattens all buildings (save Fortress) within the range. 
Target Barracks, Archery Ranges and such. The cooldown is 
huge though.

Ignite
Doubles damage done by sword-attacks.

Fly
The Balrog fly to designated area.

Whip
As Ryan put it: the Balrog’s bitch-slap. Good knock-back, 
but nothing else.

Roar
Scares off all basic enemies (not heroes).

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Name: Rain of Fire

Description: In the designated area a hail of molten fire 
rains down on the ground, causing a huge explosion

Usage: If you want to destroy everything in a big radius 
(except the Fortress) this is your thing. The explosion 
starts within 2 seconds. This delay doesn’t really matter 
since your probably not going to waste this move on enemy 
units.

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=Strategy= [STG]

Ok, here is my strategy:

-Build 3 Slaughter Houses and a Orc Pit
-Pump out Orc Archers to for base protection
-Build the Haradrim Palace and build Easterlings for 
fending off cavalry
-Build 2 more Slaughter Houses and a Lumber Mill
-Upgrade the Orc Pit and research the Banner-Carrier

Now the basics are here start sending waves of Orcs at the 
opponent. At mid-game, start changing these waves of Orcs 
in waves of Haradrim. And keep climbing that tech tree.

At the end game you can force a victory with Catapults 
screened by Haradrim Archers and some Attack Trolls.

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=Thanks-n-Other= [TNO]

Me for writing this!
CJAYC, for being a gracious host.
Everybody that I know for backing me.
EA for getting it right this time.

Special Thanks:
Ryan Butcher

Copyright 2006 A-J Buwalda