Thorin Oakenshield

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

### Faction

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

### Voiced By

Film Clips (Richard Armitage)

"Out leapt the King under the Mountain, and his companions followed him. Hood and cloak were gone, they were in shining armour, and red light leapt from their eyes. In the gloom the great dwarf gleamed like gold in a dying fire."
—The Clouds Burst, The Hobbit

Thorin Oakenshield was the son of Thrain and King of the Dwarves of Erebor in their exile. His name was given to him after he used an oaken branch as a shield in the Battle of Azanulbizar. After a chance meeting with Gandalf in Bree, Thorin formed a group of dwarves who, along with Gandalf and Bilbo Baggins, set off on a quest to reclaim Erebor from Smaug. The Quest was successful but Thorin's greed almost caused a war between dwarves, elves and men. In the end, he sacrificed himself to defeat Bolg of the North during the Battle of Five Armies.

## Stances

**Battle Stance (F)** - This is Thorin's default stance. Modifier Type: Leadership. When Thorin attacks, nearby troops gain +15% damage and armour for 8 seconds. Passive ability.

**Hold Ground Stance (G)** - +10% armour, -20% damage, -20% speed. Modifier Type: Leadership. When Thorin attacks, nearby troops gain +33% armour for 8 seconds. Passive ability.

**Aggressive Stance (D)** - +10% damage, +10% speed, -20% armour. Modifier Type: Leadership. When Thorin attacks, nearby troops gain +33% damage for 8 seconds. Passive ability.

## Abilities

**King Under the Mountain** - Modifier Type: Leadership. Dwarves near Thorin gain 25% armour, resistance to fear and terror and earn experience 75% faster. Passive.

**Level 3: Resentment (R)** - Modifier Type: Active Debuff. Targeted enemy units suffer -20% speed and -30% armour. Nullifies enemy leaderships. Left click icon then left click on target units

**Level 5: The Goblin Cleaver (T)** - Thorin temporarily gain +75% damage and +100% armour. Left click to activate.

**Level 7: Driven By Prophecy (C)** - Heals nearby allies and fully refreshes their special ability timers. Left click icon then left click on target units.

**Level 10: Du Bekar! (V)** - Modifier Type: Spell. Thorin and nearby allies gain resistance to knockback, +75% damage, +20% speed. Enemy units in wide radius around Thorin are stunned in fear for 15 seconds. Left click to activate.

## Strategy

Thorin is the most expensive hero in the Oakenshield-era Erebor faction and its Adventure subfactions but is worth his cost. His supportive skills are strong with his leadership (although it only affects dwarven units so other heroes will be needed to support the Mannish units), **Driven By Prophecy** to support heroes and **Du Bekar!** to support units. His stances, in addition to affecting his combat stats, also allow for an additional leadership, letting him specialise further in offence, defence or a balance between the two. **Resentment** is very useful for Erebor as the debuff allows your own slow units to catch up to others and deal high damage. Lastly, Thorin himself can deal high damage to enemies, especially when **Goblin Cleaver** is activated, making him skilled at dealing with enemy heroes.