Hadhod

* Portrait
* In Game

"None of Durin's race would mine those caves for stones or ore, not if diamonds and gold could be got there. Do you cut down groves of blossoming trees in the spring-time for firewood? We would tend these glades of flowering stone, not quarry them. With cautious skill, tap by tap - a small chip of rock and no more, perhaps, in a whole anxious day - so we could work, and as the years went by, we should open up new ways, and display far chambers that are still dark, glimpsed only as a void beyond fissures in the rock"
—Gimli

Hadhod is a veteran of many battles, having traveled far and wide before finally settling down in Erebor. He was highly proficient at demolition and could identify subtle weaknesses in enemy defenses that the Dwarves could exploit in their many assaults on Orcish strongholds. Throughout his many journeys, Hadhod befriended the Dúnadan Elegost with whom he hunted the foul creatures that roamed Eriador and the Misty Mountains.

In Age of the Ring, Hadhod is a recruitable hero in Reign of Ironfoot Erebor and its Adventure: Durin's Folk subfaction. He is recruitable from the Erebor Fortress.

## Abilities

**Keen Eye (W)** - Nearby structures receive +25% armor. Nearby Mangonels gain +10% range. Passive Ability. At rank 3, can be cast on enemy structures to temporarily reduce their armor by 33%. Left click icon then left click on target.

**Level 3: Sabotage (R)** - Target enemy building takes heavy damage and is temporarily disabled. Automatically opens targeted gate. Left click icon then left click on target.

**Level 5: Stone Hewer (T)** - Nearby Dwarven units deal +25% damage against structures. Passive ability. At rank 8, can be cast to grant siege hammers upgrade to Âzagh-baruk in radius. Left click icon then left click on target battalion.

**Level 7: Bonds of Friendship (C)** - Summons Elegost the Dúnadan to the battlefield. Left click to activate.

## Strategy

Hadhod is Reign of Ironfoot Erebor's anti-structure hero and so is a solid choice in any match up as his abilities focus on weakening and dealing damage to enemy structures whilst buffing Erebor's own structures; this allows the Dwarves to more easily deal with forward bases and bases well defended with towers. **Keen Eye** allows Hadhod to remain at the back of Erebor's army during a base attack because he can increase the range of friendly Mangonels so that they can fire at a safer distance, this is especially effective when coupled with the active effect of weakening target structures' armour. Hadhod can prioritise valuable enemy structures, such as unit recruitment structures, and temporarily disable them with **Sabotage** so that the enemy's army production is either significantly hindered or completely stalled. This gives Erebor valuable time to destroy more structures in the enemy base. Once Hadhod reaches level 6, he can fight in the front line during a siege because **Stone Hewer** makes Dwarven units more effective at damaging structures, which is a dangerous situation for Erebor's opponent considering Dwarven units' tankiness. **Stone Hewer's** active ability grants Erebor access to siege hammers without needing to spend time or resources researching them at a Grand Forge. **Bonds of Friendship** summons Elegost, a ranged hero with a variety of abilities that heal nearby units, deal high damage to single targets and debuff enemy units - making Hadhod a useful hero throughout a match.