Madril (Adventure: Ithilien)

* Portrait
* Bow
* Sword

"Madril: Our scouts report Saruman has attacked Rohan. Théoden's people have fled to Helm's Deep. But we must look to our own borders. Faramir, orcs are on the move. Sauron is marshalling an army. Easterlings and Southrons are passing through the Black Gate.
Faramir: How many?
Madril: Some thousands. More come every day."
—The Two Towers

Madril was an Ithilien Ranger who served as Faramir's second-in-command. He advised Faramir on Sauron's mustering of orcs and Easterlings in preparation of the assault on Osgiliath during the War of the Ring before marching with his captain to reinforce the Osgiliath garrison. Eventually, the Morgul Host led by the Witch-king and Gothmog struck and overwhelmed the defending forces - Madril was mortally wounded during the battle before being killed personally by Gothmog.

While Madril is 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 Madril 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 Madril page.*

## Abilities

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

**Ranger Veteran** - Modifier type: Leadership. Rangers near Madril earn experience +150% faster. Passive ability.

**Level 3: Master of Ambush (T)** - An experienced ranger, Madril knows how best to execute a successful ambush upon his foes. Madril stuns nearby enemies for 5 seconds. Left click then left click target location.

**Level 5: Strategist (C)** - Madril guides allied units from location on the battlefield to anywhere on the map. Does not work on siege units. Left click icon, then left click on target units, then left click on pathable location.

**Level 8: Sacrifice (V)** - Madril suffers heavy damage while target allied hero becomes immune to damage for 10 seconds. Left click icon then left click on target hero.

## Strategy

Out of all the heroes in the Adventure: Ithilien faction, Madril is the one who arguably has the greatest supporting capabilities. Like his fellow Rangers, Madril is able to toggle between bow and sword depending on the situation. **Ranger Veteran** is a powerful experience boosting leadership that allows his fellow Rangers to level up faster, grow stronger, and outpace their opponents. **Master of Ambush** allows Mablung to stun enemy forces, leaving his allies clear to attack freely on helpless enemies; this can synergize well with the Ithilien Rangers' **Thorned Barbs** to force multiple stuns on the enemy. **Strategist** allows Mablung to teleport units from one place to another, serving as a more offensive counterpart to the Ithilien Citadel's **Safe Refuge** (although it can absolutely be used as a defensive ability if necessary). **Sacrifice** allows Madril to deal heavy damage to himself to protect an enemy hero who has been caught off-guard or is otherwise in significant danger, which can be especially important to save heroes like Faramir or Elessar. Mablung should be kept from as safe a distance as possible from the fighting, protected by surrounding armies, or healed immediately after to prevent his own death after casting this ability thanks to the heavy damage it will deal to himself.