Malbeth the Seer

* Portrait
* In Game

"A choice will come to the Dúnedain, and if they take the one that seems less hopeful, then they will rise, and Arthedain will become a great realm. If not, then much sorrow and many lives of men shall pass, until the Dúnedain are united again."
—Malbeth the Seer

Malbeth the Seer was the royal counsellor of Arthedain, who served Kings Araphant and Arvedui in the last days of Arnor. He faithfully and wisely served his kings, and was particularly known for being gifted with the power of prophecy. Malbeth would make at least two major prophecies during his life. One was about Arvedui and a fateful choice he would make that would either see the kingdom of Arthedain rise again from its darkest hour, or fall into ruin for several years; the latter of which would ultimately happen. The other was about Aragorn and how he would traverse the Paths of the Dead, long after his lifespan.

Malbeth the Seer is a support hero for the Adventure: Arthedain subfaction based on Gondor, and is recruitable from the Arthedain fortress. He is an unable to attack enemy units, similar to Arwen or Berúthiel.

## Upgrades

**Royal Counsellor (W)** – Allows Malbeth to rank up. Becomes more expensive the higher Malbeth ranks up. Also passively grants Malbeth a high percentage of ranged damage avoidance and increased armor per level. Left click to purchase upgrade (cost: 300/300/500).

## Abilities

**Royal Counsellor (W)** – Malbeth can target enemy units. Allies around the target gain 33% armour. Passive ability.

**Foresight (R)** – Targeted allied units permanently gain +25% vision and range. Left click then left click on target area.

**Level 3: Hastened Preparations (T)** – Targeted Arnorian Mill’s resource production is increased by 300% for 60 seconds. Left click then left click target Arnorian Mill.

**Level 6: Wise Counsel (C)** – Targeted units gain large experience. Left click icon then left click on target units.

**Level 10: Prophecy of Kings (V)** – Target allied hero is healed greatly and their ability cooldown timers are reset. Left click then left click target hero.

## Strategy

Malbeth the Seer is primarily a support focused hero for the Adventure: Arthedain faction, who is accessible in the early-game but remains relevant as he levels up. Similar to Arwen in the Rivendell faction, he does not level up conventionally but instead does so through purchasable upgrades in his **Royal Counsellor** ability, gaining increased ranged damage avoidance and armor per level. **Royal Counsellor** allows him to target enemy units and increase the armour of allies surrounding the target by 33% armour, providing an unconventional but useful way of buffing his allies. **Foresight** allows him to boost the vision and range of chosen allies permanently, allowing them to see a greater distance and making it especially useful to use on archers. **Hastened Preparations** provides a valuable boost to Arthedain's economy by granting an Arnorian Mill massively increased resource production for a short time. **Wise Counsel** allows him to manually increase the experience of Arthedain's army by a large amount, making them much stronger in preparation for major battles. Finally, **Prophecy of Kings** is an incredibly valuable ability that significantly heals an allied hero and resetting their ability timers, massively increasing a hero's survivability and overall effectiveness.