Dismounted Marhdrauht of Malduin

Lore:

Malduin (Sindarin for 'Golden river') was a river of the Beleriand, a northern tributary to Taeglin. It was located northeast of the forest of Brethil next to the river Glithui, another tributary of the Taeglin.

Summary:

The dismounted Marhdrauht of Malduin are a hybrid spear and javelin unit. They are average armor piercing spears in melee and can throw 6 volleys of javelins before charging into melee. The Marhrauhts main downside is their low numbers at 60 men per battalion.

Dismounted version of the Marhdrauht of Malduin: Marhdrauht of Malduin

Strengths/weaknesses:

Strengths:

-Excellent moral at 18 which allows this unit to stay in the fight for longer even against overwhelming odds.

-Shield wall tightens the unit formation and increases its mass making it harder to mass push through.

-Armor piercing in melee and at range with this units javelins.

-Good charge at 10 that gives the Marhdrauht a extra spike of damage in melee.

-Can hide in woods which allows this unit to set up ambushes in the wood regions of maps.

-Bonus fighting cavalry which allows this unit to ward off cavalry.

-Combat bonus in woods which makes this unit more effective a in combat when in the woods region.

Weaknesses

-Low numbers at 60 makes this unit vulnerable to being overwhelmed by superior manpower.

-Spear malice which applies minus 3 attack to the units attack value.

Classification: Spear unit

Spears in Silmarillion total war have bonuses against cavalry and often shield wall. They also suffer from the spear malice which applies -3 to spear unit attacks.

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