Requires Plague from Angmar
Hero Unit. Limited to 2
Strong vs. All Unit Types
The Witch-king did not trust the most important tasks to be carried out by orcs. Being once a man himself he entrusted the defence of Carn Dûm and his most important military operations to Evil men from the East, the descendants of Ulfang from the First Age.
Base statistics · Build time: 70s · Range and speed use game units. Mixed battalions are broken down below. Conditional bonuses are not folded into these totals.
OFFENSE
Weapons & attack range
Damage is per hit, before target armor. Different projectile upgrades are shown separately. Attack timing can also depend on animation; these values are not a DPS estimate.
Base equipment
PRIMARY
EasterlingSwordUpgraded · AngmarBlackEasterling
Range ⓘMaximum attack distance in game units. Melee weapons have short ranges; archers can attack from farther away.11.5Pre-attack ⓘDelay before the attack is released, in milliseconds (1,000 ms = 1 second). When it applies depends on the weapon and animation.400 msShot delay ⓘConfigured delay between attacks, in milliseconds. This applies to melee swings too. Animation and reload timing can also affect the actual attack rate.1,200 msClip ⓘAttacks per reload cycle, not total ammunition. Not specified means the weapon definition does not set a clip size; this is common for melee weapons.Not specified
Range ⓘMaximum attack distance in game units. Melee weapons have short ranges; archers can attack from farther away.11.5Pre-attack ⓘDelay before the attack is released, in milliseconds (1,000 ms = 1 second). When it applies depends on the weapon and animation.400 msShot delay ⓘConfigured delay between attacks, in milliseconds. This applies to melee swings too. Animation and reload timing can also affect the actual attack rate.1,200 msClip ⓘAttacks per reload cycle, not total ammunition. Not specified means the weapon definition does not set a clip size; this is common for melee weapons.Not specified
Damage type
Damage / hit
Splash radius
Conditions
UNRESISTABLE
275
0
No upgrade gate specified
Weapon timing, targeting & source
Property
Game value
Resolved value
LeechRangeWeapon
Yes
—
AttackRange
STANDARD_MELEE_ATTACK_RANGE
11.5
MeleeWeapon
Yes
—
DelayBetweenShots
ANGMAR_SWORD_DELAYBETWEENSHOTS
1,200
PreAttackDelay
ANGMAR_SWORD_PREATTACKDELAY
400
PreAttackType
PER_SHOT
—
FireFX
FX_GondorSwordHit
—
FireFlankFX
FX_Flanking
—
FiringDuration
ANGMAR_SWORD_FIRINGDURATION
800
Source definitiondata/ini/weapon.ini:89024
EasterlingSwordUpgraded_IgnoreArmor
DEFENSE
Armor profiles
These percentages are damage received: 50% takes half damage; 200% takes double damage. Unlisted types use DEFAULT. Abilities and temporary modifiers can change the result.
Base equipment
HeroArmor · AngmarBlackEasterling
Damage type
Received
DEFAULT
25%
SLASH
40%
PIERCE
20%
SPECIALIST
30%
CRUSH
50%
CAVALRY
25%
SIEGE
50%
FLAME
25%
FROST
25%
MAGIC
35%
HERO
75%
HERO_RANGED
75%
POISON
50%
STRUCTURAL
50%
UNDEFINED
1%
Source definitiondata/ini/armor.ini:193
HeroArmor
TOOLS OF THE BATTLEFIELD
Abilities & passive effects
Descriptions come from game tooltips and may lag behind balance edits. Expand implementation details to inspect the current effects and conditions.
active
Intimidation
Cooldown 0s
Effect values & implementation
Property
Game value
Resolved value
Enum
SPECIAL_FAKE_LEADERSHIP_BUTTON
—
ReloadTime
1
1
Source definitiondata/ini/commandbutton.ini:80902
Command_BlackEasterlingIntimidation
active
Vicious Scimitars (R)
Requires Level 3
Black Easterlings return a percentage of damage dealt to them
Passive ability
When activated, Black Easterlings temporarily ignore armor
Left click to activate
Cooldown 180s
Effect values & implementation
Property
Game value
Resolved value
Enum
SPECIAL_HERO_MODE
—
ReloadTime
180000
180,000
InitiateAtLocationSound
GuildedGuardWeepingBlades
—
Source definitiondata/ini/commandbutton.ini:80913
Command_SpecialAbilityViciousScimitars
active
Easterling Resolve (T)
Required Level 4
The Black Easterlings temporarily become immune to damage and is resistant to knockback
Left click to activate
Strategy notes have not been written for this unit yet. Use its range, armor profiles and recruitment requirements to inform comparisons; the stat sheet alone does not establish a winning matchup.
