Anborn (Adventure: Ithilien)

* Portrait
* Bow
* Sword

"Tis not a bird, whatever else it be," answered Anborn. "It has four limbs and dives manwise; a pretty mastery of the craft it shows, too. What is it at? Seeking a way up behind the Curtain to our hidings? It seems we are discovered at last. I have my bow here, and I have posted other archers, nigh as good marksmen as myself, on either bank. We wait only for your command to shoot, Captain."
—The Two Towers, The Forbidden Pool

Anborn was an Ithilien Ranger under the command of Faramir, tasked with the defence of the forests of Ithiliens from the hordes of Mordor and Haradwaith. Alongside his captain and fellow rangers, Anborn helped stage numerous ambushes to waylay the forces of the Enemy as they traveled through the fair lands of Gondor. A gifted hunter, Anborn discovered Gollum at the Forbidden Pool and helped capture the elusive creature along with the Ringbearer, Frodo Baggins, and Samwise Gamgee.

While Anborn is both a temporary summon in standard play and a fully controllable Lord of the Rings Campaign exclusive hero in Age of the Ring, he is also a fully playable hero in the Adventure: Ithilien faction based on Gondor. This variant of Anborn has more health than his other counterparts, but must level up to access his full skillset.

*For his campaign and temporary summon variant, see the Anborn page.*

## Abilities

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

**Poison Shots (R)** - Anborn's arrows deal damage over time for 15 seconds. Can only be used with bow equipped. Left click to activate.

**Master Scout (T)** - Nearby allied units are camouflaged. Left click to activate.

**Level 3: Take Point (C)** - Anborn calls a group of Rangers to defend a targeted location. They are immobile, but remain stealthed and will attack any enemy that approaches. At Level 7, summons a larger group of Rangers. Left click icon the left click on pathable location.

**Level 7: Night Raid (V)** - Anborn and nearby Ithilien Skirmishers, Sentinels, and Outriders steal resources when attacking buildings. Passive ability.

Can be cast on enemy resource structure to pause production for 60 seconds. Left click icon then left click on target structure.

## Strategy

Anborn as he appears in the Adventure: Ithilien faction is a hero who specializes in setting up ambushes on the enemy. Like all of the faction's heroes, he has more health than his other counterparts and he can toggle between ranged and melee depending on what the situation calls for. **Poison Shots** allows him to inflict a poison that can wear down high-priority targets such as enemy heroes and monsters. **Master Scout** camouflages nearby allies and allows them to move across the map undetected to set up an ambush against an unsuspecting enemy force. **Take Point** further assists in Anborn's ambush capabilities by summoning a group of Rangers to harass enemies who pass through any given area, with the number of Rangers increasing at Level 7. **Night Raid** allows Anborn and nearby Ithilien forces to steal resources from enemy buildings and adding it to the player's own resource pool, and it can also be cast on enemy resource structures to pause production and further disrupt their economy.