Rohan Fortress

* Default
* Royal Banners
* Hasty Fortifications
* Desperate Garrison
* Horns of Helm Hammerhand
* Mead Hall
* Ride of the Rohirrim
* Expansions

### Upgrades

Royal Banners, Hasty Fortifications, Desperate Garrison, Flaming Munitions, Horns of Helm Hammerhand, Mead Hall, Ride of the Rohirrim

### Bonus

n/a

"Within there rise the roofs of houses; and in the midst, set upon a green terrace, there stands aloft a great hall of Men. And it seems to my eyes that it is thatched with gold. The light of it shines far over the land. Golden, too, are the posts of its doors."
—Legolas

The Golden Hall of Meduseld was a great building on a green terrace overlooking Edoras. It was from here that the Kings of Rohan ruled their kingdom. The walls of the hall were covered in the tapestries depicting the history of the Rohirrim and the straw of the roof was designed so that it looked golden from far away.

The Rohan Fortress is the core building of the faction, providing access to heroes and builders It has multiple upgrades and expansions available.

## Upgrades

The Rohan Fortress can be upgraded with various upgrades.

**Royal** **Banners (W)** - Allies near the fortress gain +33% damage, +33% armour and earn experience twice as fast. Reduces hero cost by 10%. Reduces hero recruit time by 10%. Reduces builder cost by 20%. (cost: 500)

**Hasty Fortifications (E)** - Increases Fortress armour. Damages units adjacent to Fortress. (Cost: 1800)

**Desperate Garrison (R)** - Stations Spear-throwers in the Fortress. (Cost: 650)

**Flaming Munitions (T)** - Adds fire damage to all attached towers. (Cost: 1000)

**Horns of Helm Hammerhand (S)** - Allows the Fortress to use the Horns of Hammerhand ability. Allows recruitment of Helmingas Warriors at the Barracks. Causes nearby enemy troops to be stunned in fear. (Cost: 1200)

**Mead Hall (D)** - heals allies near the Fortress. (Cost: 1000)

**Ride of the Rohirrim (F)** - Requires the Mead Hall upgrade. Allow the summoning of two fully-upgraded Rohirrim Warriors.

## Expansions

The Fortress can also the have following expansions on surrounding build plots:

**Wall Hub (W)** - Allows wall building (cost: 120)

**Arrow Tower (E)** - Short range defensive tower. Benefits from the Flaming Munitions upgrade. (cost: 400)

**Onager (R)** - Long range defensive weapon. (cost: 600)

## Function

The fortress shoots at nearby enemies and periodically produces +25 resources.

### Recruitment

All of Rohan's heroes can be recruited from the Fortress as well

### Abilities

**Horns of Hammerhand** - Requires the Horns of Helm Hammerhand upgrade. Causes nearby enemy troops to be stunned in fear. Left click to activate.

**Ride of the Rohirrim** - Requires the Ride of the Rohirrim upgrade. Summons two fully-upgraded Rohirrim battalions for 60 seconds. Left click icon then left click on target area.

## Strategy

As with all fortresses, the Rohan Fortress is vital to the Rohan player's gameplay. Without it, builders and heroes are unable to be recruited, spells are unable to be used and the player would lose a vital defensive structure. The building is therefore an important target for any enemy forces, making the defensive upgrades and expansions very useful.

The Fortress has quite a few methods of improving its defences by adding more ranged defences with **Desperate Garrison**, improving existing defences with **Flaming Munitions**, improving the armour with **Hasty Fortifications** or stunning nearby enemies with **Horns of Hammerhand**. The Fortress can also support your units by buffing their stats and healing them when nearby. **Ride of the Rohirrim** can be used as a last resort defensive power or to assist an attacking force with a temporary boost of troops.