Queen Saenathra

* Portrait
* In Game

"Then the great spider, who had been busy tying him up while he dozed, came from behind him and came at him. He could only see the things's eyes, but he could feel its hairy legs as it struggled to wind its abominable threads round and round him. It was lucky that he had come to his senses in time. Soon he would not have been able to move at all. As it was, he had a desperate fight before he got free. He beat the creature off with his hands-it was trying to poison him to keep him quiet, as small spiders do to flies."
—The Hobbit, Flies and Spiders

Shelob's greatest daughter, Saenathra tried to supplant the great matron within her lair, but failed and was cast out. Now she dwells in Southern Mirkwood, where she rules over her own vile brood. These foul creatures have infested the forests surrounding Amon Lanc and serve The Necromancer - feeding on any unwitting traveler that dare to pass through the corrupted forest.

In Age of the Ring, Queen Saenathra is a hero for Dol Guldur and is recruitable from the Fortress.

## Poem

**Perfidious Weaver** by Valkyrie. Click **Expand** to read.
*Below the frond would birds rejoice
At lush and mirth, and nature’s voice;
A chant the nightingale intoned,
When Elven-kings were there enthroned.*

*Inside an illness found its way
To branches mar; to blacken day.
The Sylvan Home incurred disease:
A malady that gnaws at trees.*

*On furtive legs arrived a Queen.
She aims to conquer ailing green.
Some brood of Night, ferocious ilk;
Akin to snow is spider-silk.*

*‘Tis not a cloth or garb to wear.
‘Tis evil web, sewn into snare,
Wherein they trap the hapless wing:
“We shall thee puncture! Pierce it! Sting!”*

*What she demands, she ever has,
By machinating wood’s malaise,
But nought the Matriarch may feed
To halt cupidity and greed.*

*Aglow a multitude of eyes
Have shadows lit amid the cries,
To spread arachnid treachery,
Nigh sombre Hill of Sorcery.*

*How sateless jaws can find repose?
The Weaver plots perfidious woes.
Beware that guileful murmuring:
It draws unwary ones within!*

*Her Mother festers further south,
About the ogre-land, uncouth;
She nether dwells in utter gloom,
Between the Phantom and Mount Doom.*

*The Elder know whence both were born:
A Horror craving godly Morn.
She ate the Light; Archangels bent.
She darkened whole the Occident.*

## Abilities

**Level 2:** **Burrow (W)** - Allows Saenathra to tunnel under the ground and emerge at any unshrouded location. Left click icon then left click on target location.

**Level 3: Feast, My Children! (R)** - Enemy units within the radius are slowed by 33% and take increased damage from Spiders for 30 seconds. At rank 6, also summons a horde of Fell Brood.

**Level 5: Web of Lies (T)** - Causes targeted units to become hostile towards each other for 15 seconds. Left click icon then left click on target area.

**Level 8: Endless Hunger (C)** - Like Ungoliant, Saenathra possesses an insatiable hunger for flesh and precious objects. Saenathra can move across impassable terrain and steals resources when dealing damage to enemy units and structures. Passive ability. When activated, Saenathra regains 30% health. Left click to activate.

## Strategy

Saenathra has a large amount of health which allows her to remain in combat for prolonged periods, her **Burrow** ability allows her to apply pressure across the entire map and enables her to quickly escape to safety at low health. She synergises well with Dol Guldur's various spider units, especially with **Feast, My Children!** which increases enemy vulnerability to spiders' attacks. This can be coupled with **Web of Lies** which results in enemies not only being more vulnerable to spiders but also dealing damage to themselves. Upon reaching level 8, Saenathra's survivability significantly increases thanks to **Endless Hunger** - she becomes able to traverse impassable terrain to flank and escape from units even if **Burrow** is on cooldown and can activate the ability when at low health to heal by a moderate amount.

## Trivia

Saenathra is a character from the video game War in the North (2011).