Mablung (Adventure: Ithilien)

* Portrait
* Bow
* Spear

"But still we will not sit idle and let Him do all as He would," said Mablung. "These cursed Southrons come now marching up the ancient roads to swell the hosts of the Dark Tower. Yea, up the very roads that craft of Gondor made. And they go ever more heedlessly, we learn, thinking that the power of their new master is great enough, so that the mere shadow of His hills will protect them. We come to teach them another lesson."
—The Two Towers, Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit

Mablung was a Ranger of Ithilien under the command of Faramir, whom he loyally served. Throughout the War of the Ring, the Ithilien Rangers were tasked with delaying the Enemy and disrupting his forces' movements by ambushing them as they passed through the forests of Ithilien. A keen-eyed hunter, Mablung participated in the attack on the Haradrim convoy witnessed by Frodo and Sam, before they too were captured by Faramir and his men.

While Mablung is both a temporary summon in standard play and a fully controllable Lord of the Rings Campaign exclusive hero in Age of the Ring, he is also a fully playable hero in the Adventure: Ithilien faction based on Gondor. This variant of Mablung has more health than his other counterparts, but must level up to access his full skillset.

*For his campaign and temporary summon variants, see the Mablung page.*

## Abilities

**Toggle Weapon (W)** - Left click to toggle between bow and sword (spear).

**Keen Eyed (R)** - Mablung gains +150% vision range for 25 seconds. Left click to activate.

**Level 3: Lethal Aim (T)** - Enemies within the radius lose -33% armour against ranged attacks for 30 seconds. Left click then left click on target area.

**Level 5: Deadly Thrust (C)** - Heavy melee attack that causes severe damage and does knockback. Increased radius and damage at level 7. Target enemy hero suffers -50% armour for 10 seconds at level 10. Can only use with spear equipped. Left click then left click on target area.

## Strategy

Mablung as a recruitable hero in the Adventure: Ithilien faction has supporting capabilties similar to his other counterpart, but he has improved stats as well as a unique skill that can deal severe damage to powerful single units and heroes. He is able to alternate between his bow and spear, allowing him to fight safely at a distance or join the fray in melee as needed, the latter of which is necessary for one of his most powerful abilities. **Keen Eyed** allows him to scout out enemy forces with a significant vision increase to stage ambushes more effectively and avoid getting caught off-guard. **Lethal Aim** makes enemies in a radius more vulnerable to ranged attacks, which synergizes well with both Ithilien Rangers as well as any heroes using ranged attacks. **Deadly Thrust** is a skill unique to Mablung, giving him the ability to deal heavy damage to single, high-priority targets such as heroes with the added bonus of inflicting knockback. The skill gets more powerful at level 7 and level 10, being especially deadly to enemy heroes at its most powerful thanks to the severe armour debuff it provides. Enemy heroes should be prioritized by the rest of the army to quickly take advantage of the opening provided by this skill, especially if Mablung is at level 10.