Recruit the Lord of the Barrows
A great King of Rhovanion in life, Cargást has long forgotten his true name. He was among the first to rise when the Necromancer discovered the barrows of his kin, and serves his master with dark fervor.
Base statistics · Build time: 50s · 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
GuldurCargastSword · AngmarCargast
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.500 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.1,000 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
HERO
250
0
No upgrade gate specified
HERO
250
50
No upgrade gate specified
Weapon timing, targeting & source
Property
Game value
Resolved value
RadiusDamageAffects
ALLIES ENEMIES NEUTRALS
—
LeechRangeWeapon
Yes
—
AttackRange
STANDARD_MELEE_ATTACK_RANGE
11.5
MeleeWeapon
Yes
—
FireFX
FX_GondorSwordHit
—
DelayBetweenShots
ANGMAR_MORGRAMIR_DELAYBETWEENSHOTS
1,000
PreAttackDelay
ANGMAR_MORGRAMIR_PREATTACKDELAY
500
PreAttackType
PER_SHOT
—
FiringDuration
ANGMAR_MORGRAMIR_FIRINGDURATION
1,000
Source definitiondata/ini/weapon.ini:60126
GuldurCargastSword
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 · AngmarCargast
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
Barrow-lord (W)
Nearby enemies are slowed passively by 15%
The radius of this effect increases with each level
Passive ability
Can be activated to deal a heavy strike against a targeted enemy, draining some life and knocking them over
Left click icon then left click on target
Requires Level 3
Cargást permanently gains +15% movement speed
Modifier Type: Leadership
Nearby friendly units gain +15% movement speed and +50% experience gain
Passive ability
Requires Level 5
Target structure earns +100% more resources but all nearby units lose -15% armour for 30 seconds
Can target enemy resource structures
Left click icon then left click on target
Requires Level 7
Target enemies cower in terror
Any Risen Dead near Cargást deal +50% damage for 20 seconds
Left click icon then left click on target area
Cooldown 180s
Effect values & implementation
Property
Game value
Resolved value
Enum
SPECIAL_SPELL_BOOK_RALLYING_CALL
—
ReloadTime
180000
180,000
RadiusCursorRadius
100.0
100
Flags
NO_FORBIDDEN_OBJECTS LIMIT_DISTANCE WATER_OK
—
MaxCastRange
500
500
UnpauseSpecialPowerUpgrade ModuleTag_SpellEnabler
Property
Game value
Resolved value
SpecialPowerTemplate
SpecialAbilityCargastSpell
—
TriggeredBy
Upgrade_ObjectLevel7
—
SpecialPowerModule ModuleTag_DainMightyRageDummy
Property
Game value
Resolved value
SpecialPowerTemplate
SpecialAbilityCargastSpell
—
StartsPaused
Yes
—
UpdateModuleStartsAttack
Yes
—
ActivateModuleSpecialPower ModuleTag_CloseTheGap
Property
Game value
Resolved value
SpecialPowerTemplate
SpecialAbilityCargastSpell
—
StartAbilityRange
500
500
TriggerSpecialPower
ModuleTag_HighAutority_OCL TARGETPOS
—
TriggerSpecialPower
ModuleTag_TheodenGloriousChargeUpdate2 OBJECTPOS
—
Source definitiondata/ini/commandbutton.ini:51206
Command_SpecialAbilityCargastSpell
active
Dark Awakening (V)
Requires Level 10
Cargást slowly but continually summons temporary,
single Restless Warriors from the earth for 60 seconds
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.
