Rohan

* Castle
* Camp

### Military Upgrades

Bought idividually with a choice between recruitment speed and technological advancements

## Stats

### Strengths

A wide array of cavalry units, cheap infantry

### Weaknesses

Elites only available on external plots, no discount for player upgrades

### Defensive Plots

Link

1/13

"'What do you know of these horsemen, Aragorn?' he said. 'Do we sit here waiting for sudden death?'
'I have been among them,' answered Aragorn. 'They are proud and wilful, but they are true-hearted, generous in thought and deed; bold but not cruel; wise but unlearned, writing no books but singing many songs, after the manner of the children of Men before the Dark Years.'"
—The Two Towers, "The Riders of Rohan"

**Rohan** is one of the most aggressive good factions, but has a wooden masonry, which may be provided with extensions. 7 Plots are available within the fortress. On camp maps, Rohan has a broken wooden palisade with multiple entrances. Rohan is a cavalry and peasant faction, with great emphasis on the cavalry. This faction has the highest number of different cavalry units, but receives the least access to infantry units. On outposts captains of Rohan can be recruited, the Spellbook provides a large number of allied troops aside.

Rohan is a new faction separated from Gondor and the old Men of the West faction. Rohan is the land of the Horse-Lords. It is a strong Cavalry faction with peasant spam in the early game.

## Rohan Strategic Points

### Castles

Rohan Castles are walled fortifications that prevent the enemy from entering the main fortress. The walls are able to be walked on and provide a platform for defending Archers to rain down death upon attacking forces.The castle is made up of the central tower, seven build plots, and twelve wall plots. The wall plots can construct various defenses to guard the castle. These are Wall banners, Battle Towers and Postern Gates.

### Camps

The Rohan Camp is not as defensible as the castle. It only has four non-walkable wall barriers. The central tower is surrounded by six build plots and seven defensive plots guard the openings between the walls. A sentry tower can be built at each defensive plot.

### Outposts

Rohan can build either the Exile Camp or the regular outpost.

### Settlements

The settlement is a single building that can be built. Rohan has three options for their settlements. They can construct the Rohan Farm, Assembly Point and the Stud Farm.

## Heroes

### Merry

"'I have a sword,' said Merry, climbing from his seat, and drawing from its black sheath his small bright blade. Filled suddenly with love for this old man, he knelt on one knee, and took his hand and kissed it. 'May I lay the sword of Meriadoc of the Shire on your lap, Théoden King?' he cried. 'Receive my service, if you will!'"
—The Return of the King, "The Passing of the Grey Company"

The Hobbit, Meriadoc Brandybuck, is a squire of Rohan. He acts as a scouting unit in the early game and supports the infantry of Rohan. He is also able to mount up with several of Rohan's heroes to aid them in battle. He can either wield a sword or a rock to strike his enemies from far away.

**Recruitment location:**  Citadel

### Gamling

"If they come to bargain for our goods at Helm's Gate, they will pay a high price."
—Gamling, The Two Towers, "Helm's Deep"

Gamling marshals the forces of Rohan. He supports the peasants of Rohan and strengthens their fight against the enemies of Rohan. In the **Edain Mod**, he is recruited on foot and wielding a sword but he can also mount to wield his bow and fire deadly arrows from afar.

**Recruitment location:**  Archery Range

### Háma

"'The staff in the hand of a wizard may be more than a prop for age,' said Háma. He looked hard at the ash-staff on which Gandalf leaned. 'Yet in doubt a man of worth will trust to his own wisdom. I believe you are friends and folk worthy of honour, who have no evil purpose. You may go in.'"
—Hama, The Two Towers, "The King of the Golden Hall"

Háma is the Door-warden of Edoras. He is a strong warrior and protective of his King. Háma acts as the Tank Hero for Rohan. He wields a sword and can mount on a horse if he needs to ride with the Rohirrim into battle.

**Recruitment location:**  Citadel

### Théodred

"Théoden before his "sickness" had been much loved by all his kind and people, and the loyalty of Théodred and Éomer remained steadfast, even in his apparent dotage, Éomer also was not an ambitious man, and his love and respect for Théodred (thirteen years older than he) was only second to his love of his foster-father."
—Unfinished Tales, Part Three: The Third Age: "The Battles of the Fords of Isen"

Théodred is the son of Théoden. He is the Second Marshall of the Mark and leads the men of Westfold. Théodred supports both units and buildings.

**Recruitment location:**  Assembly Point

### Éowyn

"Éomer and Éowyn grew up at Edoras and saw the dark shadow fall on the halls of Théoden. Éomer was like his fathers before him; but Éowyn was slender and tall, with a grace and pride that came her out of the South from Morwen of Lossarnach, whom the Rohirrim had called Steelsheen."
—Appendix A, Annals of the Kings and Rulers: "The House of Eorl"

Éowyn is the niece of Théoden and sister of Éomer. She disguised herself among the Rohirrim and fights alongside her people. Her primary role is to hunt down enemy heroes and bring them down with her powerful abilities. She wields a sword with deadly skill and can mount her horse to disguise as a Rohirrim and join her brethren in the battle.

**Recruitment location:**  Citadel

### Éomer

"Without a word or cry, suddenly, the Riders halted. A thicket of spears were pointed towards the strangers; and some of the horsemen had bows in hand, and their arrows were already fitted to the string. Then one rode forward, a tall man, taller than all the rest; from his helm as a crest a white horsetail flowed."
—The Two Towers, "The Riders of Rohan"

Éomer is the Third Marshall of the Mark and nephew to King Théoden. Outlawed by the Grima and the poisoned Théoden, Éomer fights to save his country from the ravaging orcs. He is a mass slayer hero. He wields a sword and can ride a horse to ride with his Exiles.

**Recruitment location:**  Exile Camp, Stables (once Théoden has been cured)

### Théoden

"Fey he seemed, or the battle-fury of his fathers ran like new fire in his veins, and he was borne up on Snowmane like a god of old, even as Oromë the Great in the battle of the Valar when the world was young. His golden shield was uncovered, and lo! it shone like an image of the Sun, and the grass flamed into green about the white feet of his steed."
—The Return of the King, "The Ride of the Rohirrim"

The King of Rohan is by custom the First Marshall of the Riddermark in Rohan.

Théoden is an old man by the time of the War of the Ring. Poisoned in his mind by Grima Wormtongue, he is enslaved to the will of Saruman. When first recruited, Théoden is followed around by Grima who whispers evil into his mind. He is unable to attack enemy units but has many Support skills to aid the Rohirrim in their battles.

When he is freed from his spell, Théoden is restored as the great King of Rohan. Théoden is given a new set of skills to Support his troops and is able to attack enemy units with his sword and mount to lead the cavalry of Rohan on the warpath.

**Recruitment location:**  Citadel

## External Buildplots

### Buildings

 Stud Farm (X)
* 2 Farms: -10%
* 3 Farms: -15%
* 4 Farms: -20%
* 5 Farms: -25%
* 6 Farms: -30%

 Rohan Farm (Y)
 Exile Camp (X)

## Spellbook

**Due to recent changes by Fandom, the hover mechanics of the spellbooks no longer works. Below you can see how the spells are arranged in the game. To find more about each power scroll down to the tabber.**

**Tabber**

* Draft Order
* Attack Order
* Aid of the Woses
* Rohan Vanguard
* Glory of the King
* The Three Hunters
* Highborn War Horses
* Alliance between Elves and Men
* Cloudburst
* Military Camp
* Last March of the Ents

## Strategy

Typical of most heroic factions, Rohan starts most games with walls around their fortress or camp, and has a good number of options for defending their citadel. As such, Rohan's strategy excels in defense and preservation of their territory. To aid with defending territory, Rohan's settlements have the option of constructing farms that can train two types of infantry. Rohan peasants and farmhands are quite cheap and train fairly quickly, but they're rather strong for their cost, especially when they are fighting nearby their farms. Rohan's true strength is in their cavalry. By constructing stud farms, Rohan has access to four or more different units of horsemen that start out reasonably priced, but become cheaper and cheaper with the stud farm bonus. Plus, Rohan's horsemen can receive several upgrades to further improve their fighting ability, and half of their hero units can mount a horse, allowing them to ride along. Rohan excels in everything that cavalry are meant for; harassing enemy forces by trampling them from the flank, tearing down enemy buildings out in the open, and quickly responding to the call of conflict across the map. Their three most common cavalry types can be trained cheaply and quickly just like their defensive peasant infantry.

Of course, being a cavalry-oriented faction has its merits and weaknesses. While Rohan has an extreme advantage in the areas of speed and strength, their other tactics are lacking. The peasantry infantry can be mass-produced for a ready defense or for swarming and harassing the enemy, but aside from their upgrades they receive from their spellbook power, they pale in comparison to other infantry because they don't have any noteworthy strengths aside from being readily available. Rohan also lacks effective siege weaponry, having access only to a battering ram and a catapult; both of them are rather slow, have slightly shorter range, and aren't quite as effective for attacking fortifications. Rohan's foot archers are also sub-par compared to their mounted archers from the stables. Considering the fact that Rohan relies so much on cavalry for attacking, a faction that focuses on heavy infantry such as Gondor and Isengard have a sharp edge over them when they mass-produce spear-wielding soldiers.