Khamûl

* Portrait
* In Game
* Mounted
* Armour
* Mounted (Armour)

"There's been a strange customer asking for Mr. Baggins of Bag End, and he's only just gone. I've sent him on to Bucklebury. Not that I liked the sound of him. He seemed mighty put out, when I told him Mr. Baggins had left his old home for good. Hissed at me, he did. It gave me quite a shudder...He was tall and black-like, and he stooped over me. I reckon it was one of the Big Folk from foreign parts. He spoke funny."
—Hamfast Gamgee

**Khamûl** was once a King of Rhûn, the land of the Easterlings. Receiving a Ring of Power from Sauron, he was twisted by its corruptive nature into becoming but another servant of the darkness.

Attracted by the presence of the Necromancer - one of Sauron's guises - in the Third Age, he rose at the Dark Lord's side as the second most powerful of the Nazgûl and the Lieutenant of Dol Guldur, maintaining command of the fortress after Sauron's escape from the White Council. During the War of the Ring, Khamûl went to the Shire in pursuit of the current Ring-bearer, Frodo Baggins, and came close to catching him in his clutches. In the aftermath of the Witch-king's demise, Khamûl assumed his position as Lord of the Nazgûl and participated in the Battle at the Morannon, which saw the destruction of the One Ring and with it the downfall of Sauron and the remaining wraiths.

In the Age of the Ring mod, Khamûl is a hero for Dol Guldur.

*For his variant in the Adventure: Rhûn subfaction, see the Khamûl (Adventure: Rhûn) page.*

## Abilities

**The Nine Are Abroad (W)** - As more Nazgûl gather, their strength grows +10% damage and +10% armour per every Ringwraith nearby. Passive ability.

Requires Level 2. Modifier Type: Passive Debuff. Nearby enemy units suffer -25% damage and -20% armour.

Left click to switch between mounted and on foot

**Screech (R)** - Causes enemy units to flee in terror. Left click to activate.

**Level 3: Lieutenant of Dol Guldur** - Khamûl takes on his role as Lieutenant of Dol Guldur. Modifier Type: Leadership. Nearby friendly units gain +33% damage. At level 5, Khamûl dons his armour and gains +25% armour. Passive ability.

**Level 6: Fell Ward (C)** - Enemy units nearby Khamûl suffer damage over time. Passive ability.

When activated, places a Rune Circle around Khamûl, Friendly units within the Rune Circle gain +75% armour to Ranged, Fire, Frost and Magic damage for 60 seconds. Left click icon then left click on pathable location.

**Level 8: The Black Easterling (V)** - Modifier Type: Spell. Khamûl and nearby friendly units gain +75% damage and +20% speed but lose -25% armour and gain no experience for 20 seconds. Also summons four Accursed Guards. Left click to activate.

## Strategy

Khamûl starts off similarly to a regular Nazgûl and can be used similarly to the others with his high trampling power, debuff, bonuses around the other Nazgûl and his **Screech** to disrupt enemies. Khamûl still has the fragility of the other Nazgûl so the player must be careful with how they use him. This changes at level 5 where he gets his own armour. As he levels up, Khamûl can also deal additional damage to enemy forces passively, making his trample far stronger and making him devastating towards spam units. Khamûl is also able to support friendly units, with one of the factions few leaderships that affects all units. These supportive capabilities are further enhanced by **Fell Ward** that allows Dol Guldur units to last even longer in battle against certain foes. Lastly, Khamûl can heavily boost the offensive potential of nearby units at the expense of the armour which can be very powerful in an all-out push. This will also summon the Accursed Guards which are powerful single units that are strong in combat.

## Trivia

The line "Wouldst thou like to live deliciously?" is a reference to the movie The Witch.