Aranarth

* Portrait
* Bow
* Sword
* Heir of Arnor
* On Foot
* Mounted

* Melee Prince
* Ranged Ranger
* Mounted Prince
* Melee Ranger

"After Arvedui the North-kingdom ended, for the Dúnedain were now few and all the peoples of Eriador diminished. Yet the line of the kings was continued by the Chieftains of the Dúnedain, of whom Aranarth son of Arvedui was the first."
—Appendix A, Annals of the Kings and Rulers: "Eriador, Arnor, and the Heirs of Isildur"

Recruit the son of Arvedui and Prince of Arnor and first Chieftain of the Dúnedain, and lead him on the path of his destiny.

Aranarth is quite unique because he can choose between two forms, each with their own special abilities: he can become the Heir of Arnor, wielding his sword and capable of mounting his horse, or the Captain of the Dúnedain, able to wield either sword or bow. Once you choose his destiny at level 7, he will unlock new abilities at the cost of losing his form switch.

In his prince form, Aranarth's attacks deal knockback.

## Abilities

### **Prince of Arnor Form**

 **Level 1: Dúnedain Ranger -** Aranarth follows the path of the Dúnedain and assumes his "Ranger" form. Left click on the icon to activate.

 **Level 1: Mount/Dismount -** Activate to mount and dismount Left click on the icon to activate.

 **Level 3: Hope of the Kingdom -** The Prince personifies the hope that remains in Arnor. Heroes in his vicinity gain +25% attack and armor. *Passive Ability.*

 **Level 5: Charge of the Prince -** For 20 seconds, Aranarth moves +20% faster and attacks +20% faster. Cannot be used while mounted. Left click on the icon to activate.

 **Level 7: Heir to the Throne of Arnor -** Aranarth accepts his fate and follows his destiny, becoming Heir to the Throne of Arnor. This unlocks the two abilities below, replacing **Dúnedain Ranger** and **Heir to the Throne**. Left click on the icon to activate.

* **Level 7: Architect of the Old Kingdom -** Aranarth commands the target allied building to be repaired. Buildings in the target area are healed for up to 4000 hitpoints. Left click on the icon then left click on the target area.

* **Level 10: Aid of the Prince -** Aranarth brings hope to the kingdom of Arnor, even when faced with its destruction. For 30 seconds, allied heroes in the target area gain +50% attack, +50% armor, and all their abilities are fully recharged. Left click on the icon then left click on the target area.

### **Dúnedain Ranger Form**

 **Level 1: Heir of the Throne of Arnor -** Aranarth follows the path of Arnor and assumes his "Prince" form. Left click on the icon to activate.

 **Toggle Weapon -** Activate to switch between bow and sword. Left click on the icon to activate.

 **Level 3: Cripple Shot -** Aranarth shoots an arrow with deadly precision, dealing high damage to the target and making it run away in . Left click on the icon then left click on the target unit.

 **Level 5: Deadly Sniper -** For a 10 seconds, Aranarth gains +100% attack speed and +50% damage. Only available when using his bow. Left click on the icon to activate.

 **Level 7: Chieftain of the Dúnedain -** Aranarth renounces the crown and becomes the leader of the Dúnedain. This replaces **Heir to the Throne of Arnor** and **Chieftain of the Dúnedain** with the two abilities below. Left click on the icon to activate.

* **Level 7: Athelas -** As the leader of the Dúnedain, Aranarth discovered the curative effect of Athelas. Nearby heroes will be healed for a 1000 hitpoints. Left click on the icon to activate.

* **Level 10: Arrow Barrage -** Aranarth fires several volleys of arrows at the target area, dealing damage and knocking back enemies. Left click on the icon then left click on the target area.

## Strategy

As a hero Aranarth has very low health at around 3.5K at level 10, hence he is underused. As a prince his attacks also deal low damage. As a ranger he can function as a hero killer and can use **Deadly Sniper**, which makes him shoot twice as fast, and then **Cripple Shot**, which has the opposite effect of Lurtz's. As prince he does get two useful abilities as he can repair a building and then recharge ability timers, same as Elrond.

## Trivia

* Aranarth's (now removed) voice files came from the character Arathorn from the fan film "Born of Hope".