Legolas

* Portrait
* Bow
* White Knives
* Armoured

"He was tall as a young tree, lithe, immensely strong, able swiftly to draw a great war-bow and shoot down a Nazgûl, endowed with the tremendous vitality of Elvish bodies, so hard and resistant to hurt that he went only in light shoes over rock or through snow, the most tireless of all the Fellowship."
—The Book of Lost Tales, The History of Eriol

Legolas Greenleaf was the son of the Elvenking, he served as a captain of the guard that patrolled the Woodland Realm and dispatched any enemy that dared enter the Elvenking's domain. He was an adept and deadly warrior, skilled as both an archer and in close quarter combat when wielding two white knives. In the War of the Ring, he was sent by his father as a messenger at the Council of Elrond, he joined the Fellowship of the Ring and helped mend the animosity between Elves and Dwarves by forming a great friendship with Gimli the Dwarf.

In Age of the Ring, Legolas is a recruitable hero in the Woodland Realm faction as well as the Adventure: Battle of the Five Armies subfaction of Erebor.

*For his Adventure: Grey Company and Lord of the Rings campaign variant, see the Legolas (Adventure: Grey Company) page.*

## Poem

**The Prince** by Valkyrie. Click **Expand** to read.
*An ailment did my sleeping fast awake:
I dreamt of near obscurity and drake;
Now by contagious plague, now through the blaze,
Mishaps erupted out in sombre days.*

*Afar I have descried enduring nights;
Nocturnal as they are, they conjured frights
That hitherto have always found repose
Within concealment, wiles, and elder woes.*

*Meridional domains I hark no more;
Unheard is avian song at robin’s soar,
Since silences embalmed once-happy woods,
But peace it isn’t, ware! ‘Tis servitudes.*

*Amid the rubbles lying in southern parts
Were resurrected wraiths to capture hearts
And chain them ever deeper into gaol
Where prisoners shall madnesses bewail.*

*Man’s murmurs go and seek to comprehend
What sorcery mundane may really send
Such torment to disturb our lively frond:
A Witch, to whom cadavers all respond.*

*Ulterior nightmares me befell in rest:
Inside the Lonely Mount shall one contest
The terror, there usurping gnomish hoard,
Whose hide’s an armour turning every sword.*

*Much further will I peradventure stray,
Far off and yon, from forest unto bay.
Oneiric visions seemed marine to me:
A paradise of green across the sea.*

*Astir I am, of late, and not asleep
Are wards in either vigil or their weep,
For time is little even to despair
Before the umbrae that my sense ensnare.*

*Meanwhile, I vow, my father’s puissance
Shall know no boundary and then advance
The Realm Under Trees against the Ghoul
Contaminating sylvan, limpid pool.*

*O gulls! O distant sea-birds of my dreams!
My future eye will gaze at western beams,
Not ere these knives of mine avail a fate
Which is the Prince to lead to Evil’s Gate.*

## Abilities

**Toggle Weapon (W)** - Left click to toggle between bow and white knives.

**Twin Arrows (R)** - Double-arrow attack that deals splash damage. Left click then left click target.

**Level 3: Prince of Mirkwood (T)** - Targeted Good archers gain good experience. Left click icon then left click on target archers.

Modifier Type: Leadership. Nearby friendly units are immune to fear and terror. At level 6, nearby friendly units gain +33% damage and +25% vision range. Passive ability.

**Level 6: Piercing Shots (C)** - Legolas temporarily ignores enemy armor and slows down his targets by 40%. Left click to activate.

**Level 10:** **Dwarf-friend (V)** - Summons Gimli son of Glóin to the battlefield. Left click to activate.

## Strategy

Legolas is a deadly ranged hero, he can deal excellent damage from great range and is relatively quick which enables him to escape harm before the enemy can close the distance. His abilities make him an exceptional hero killer: **Twin Arrows** deals strong damage vs single targets such as heroes and monsters whilst also damaging nearby enemy units with its splash damage. **Piercing Shots** is Legolas's greatest hero killing damage as his attacks pierce armour and slow targets, which if used on heroes can prevent their escape and allows Legolas and Woodland Realm units to finish this hero off if they are not supported by other heroes and an army. **Dwarf-friend** is particularly dangerous for the enemy because it summons a highly durable hero who can deal significant damage to the enemy's army, whilst Legolas continues to attack from a distance. Despite this, Legolas is vulnerable to melee damage and so is likely to die if the enemy manages to close the distance, for example by stunning Legolas or chasing him down with cavalry. Though his primary use is to deal out damage, Legolas' supportive skills are still useful for granting experience to allied archers, granting immunity to fear and terror, and granting buffs to damage and vision, making him a powerful support for the faction's already strong ranged forces.