Dáin Ironfoot

* Portrait
* Battle Stance
* Hold Ground Stance
* Aggressive Stance
* Mounted

### Faction

Reign of Oakenshield Erebor, Adventure: Durin's Folk, Adventure: Battle of the Five Armies

### Voiced By

Vanilla King Dáin

"Up the steps after him leaped a Dwarf with a red axe. It was Dáin Ironfoot, Náin's son. Right before the doors he caught Azog, and there he slew him, and hewed off his head. That was held a great feat, for Dáin was then only a stripling in the reckoning of the Dwarves. But long life and many battles lay before him, until old but unbowed he fell at last in the War of the Ring. Yet hardy and full of wrath as he was, it is said that when he came down from the Gate he looked grey in the face, as one who has felt great fear."
—Durin's Folk, Appendix A, Return of the King

Dáin Ironfoot was Lord of the Iron Hills and a great warrior of the dwarves. During the Battle of Azanulbizar, he slew Azog the Defiler with his famous red axe. At that time, he was wise enough to know that the dwarves would be unable to enter Moria due to the threat of Durin's Bane. After receiving Thorin's message, Dáin brought his own forces to Erebor after the death of Smaug and fought in the Battle of Five Armies against the armies of orcs and wargs. After Thorin's death, Dáin was crowned King Under The Mountain and he ruled well until the War of the Ring.

## Stances

**Battle Stance (F)** - This is Dáin's default stance. No bonus. Dáin will equip his default axe.

**Hold Ground Stance (G)** - +10% armour, -20% damage, -10% speed. Dáin will equip his warhammer. Deals knockback damage.

**Aggressive Stance (D)** - +10% damage, +10% speed, -20% armour. Dáin will equip his red axe. Deals splash damage.

## Abilities

**Lord of the Iron Hills** - Modifier Type: Leadership. Iron Hills units near Dáin gain +25% damage, +25% armour and earn experience 33% faster. Stacks with buffs and spells. Passive ability.

**Mount/Dismount (R)** - Left click to switch between mounted or on foot.

**Level 3: Baruk Khazâd (T)** - Powerful attack that causes meta impact. Can only be used when dismounted. Left click then left click on target.

**Level 5: Reckless Assault (C)** - Modifier Type: Spell and Active Debuff. Target allied units gain +33% damage. Nullifies enemy leaderships. Stacks with buffs, leaderships and other spells.

**Level 10: To the King! (V)** - On foot: Summons three battalions of Spearmen of the Iron Hills to Dáin's side. Left click icon then left click on pathable location.

On boar: Summons three battalions of Goat Riders of the Iron HIlls to Dain's side. Left click icon then left click on pathable location.

## Strategy

Dáin is a highly versatile hero in Reign of Oakenshield Erebor and its Adventure subfactions who can toggle mount and switch weapons. By switching weapons, Dáin's attacks can be customised for the situation at hand (e.g. using the hammer's knockback against elite troops or using the red axe against spam units). He is able to support the Iron Hills units of the Erebor and is able to do so to both the infantry when on foot and the mounted units when on his boar. Dáin can also support his non-Iron Hills allies with **Reckless Assault** making them more stronger while also weakening enemy forces. In combat, Dáin is a deadly force. He can use **Baruk Khazâd** to throw back units in a small radius and deal heavy damage. Finally **To the King** can be a game changer by summoning 3 upgraded battalions of late game infantry to the field. Depending on whether he is mounted or not, the summon will have different units, allowing the player to adjust their summon depending on what they need.