Legolas (Adventure: Grey Company)

* Portrait
* Bow
* White Knives

"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 has multiple variations amongst different factions. He has a unique version of himself as a main hero in the Adventure: Grey Company subfaction. This version of Legolas is also the same one that is utilized for the Lord of the Rings campaign, where he plays a critical role in several of its missions.

*For his Woodland Realm variant, see the Legolas page.*

## 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.

At level 6, nearby friendly units gain +33% damage, fear and terror immunity 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.

## Strategy

Legolas as he appears in the Adventure: Grey Company subfaction and the Lord of the Rings campaign is very similar to his Woodland Realm counterpart, albeit with slightly less health and unable to summon Gimli since he is already a recruitable hero in those battles. He remains a deadly ranged hero who 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. **Prince of Mirkwood** gives Legolas some supporting capabilties, as he is able to increase the EXP of Good archers and also provide a +33% damage bonus, increased vision range, and immunity to fear and terror to nearby allies at level 6. While he is able to fight with White Knives if absolutely necessary, Legolas is a hero who still remains vulnerable to melee damage and so he must be carefully protected to avoid being singled out and killed by enemies who manage to close the distance to him.