Greenwood Slayers

* Portrait
* In Game
* Upgraded
* Loose Formation

"Panic came upon the Goblins; and even as they turned to meet this new attack, the Elves charged again with renewed numbers. Already many of the Goblins were flying back down the river to escape from the trap: and many of their own wolves were turning upon them and rending the dead and the wounded."
—The Hobbit, The Clouds Burst

These warriors wielding dual-bladed glaives are highly adept at cleaving a path through swathes of the Enemy's servants. The Elvenking was haunted for many long years by the memory of Mordor and the events that led to his father's death in the War of the Last Alliance; by enlisting these specialist soldiers Thranduil ensured that the hordes of the Dark Lord would never set foot in his Halls.

Theladagnyr, or Spear-slayers, are a recruitable swordsmen unit in Woodland Realm and the Adventure: Battle of the Five Armies subfaction of Erebor. They can be recruited from a level 1 Royal Barracks.

## Abilities and Formation

**Loose Formation (W)** - Slayers gain +50% attack speed but lose -25% armour

**Level 2: Elven Prowess** - Consecutive attacks temporarily increase attack damage by 5% up to a maximum of 25%. Passive ability.

## Upgrades

**Silvan Steel (C)** - when equipped, increases the damage done by melee weapons. Research upgrade at Thranduil's Treasury to enable this equipment. Cost: 300

*(Note: In Adventure: Battle of the Five Armies, this upgrade is instead equipped by researching the Armouries of Thrór fortress upgrade and casting its ability.)*

**Banner Carrier (V)** - when equipped, increases this battalion to level 2. Research upgrade at Thranduil's Treasury to enable this equipment. Cost: 100

*(Note: In Adventure: Battle of the Five Armies, this upgrade is instead researched at the Dalish Ruin.)*

**Sindarin Armour** - when equipped, units gain +20% armour. Can be equipped via Thranduil's Love of Silver and Jewels ability.

*(Note: In Adventure: Battle of the Five Armies, this upgrade can be equipped via either Thranduil's Love of Silver and Jewels ability or by researching the Armouries of Thrór fortress upgrade and casting its ability.)*

## Strategy

Theladagnyr serve as Woodland Realm's elite anti-spam unit, they are dangerously effective versus large numbers of basic units thanks to their splash damage per hit and high attack speed with **Loose Formation**. Theladagnyr have less armour than Megilherdir and so are less effective when fighting armies consisting of elite units because they can sustain less damage. They also deal lower damage than Megilherdir towards non-spam units. It is recommended to build an army composed of both of these elite swordsmen units so that Megilherdir can soak up damage whilst the Theladagnyr deal heavy damage to numerous units at once. Theladagnyr become even deadlier to spammable units once they reach level 2, **Elven Prowess** increases their already high damage with each hit so that they become stronger the longer they remain in combat. When playing as a spam faction, such as Mordor, Misty Mountains or Dol Guldur, it is important to avoid sending cheap melee units to engage Theladagnyr and instead focus them with ranged units in order to prevent potentially game-losing casualties. As is the case for the majority of Woodland Realm's units, Theladagnyr's durability can be increased by Thranduil's Love of Silver and Jewels so that they become slightly closer to unupgraded Megilherdir in terms of armour.