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Kingsguard of Fornost Erain

Requires Level 3 Fornost Garrison and King Arvedui Hero Unit. Limited to 2 Strong vs All Warriors of great nobility and renown, the Kingsguard of Fornost were sworn defenders of the blood of Anadûnê, tasked with ensuring the survival of Elendil's line.

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Cost1,500

Health / soldier625

Health / full battalion5,000

Attack range25

Movement speed50

Command points120

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

AnnuminasKingsguardSword · AnnuminasKingsGuard

Range

ⓘ

Maximum attack distance in game units. Melee weapons have short ranges; archers can attack from farther away.

25Pre-attack

ⓘ

Delay before the attack is released, in milliseconds (1,000 ms = 1 second). When it applies depends on the weapon and animation.

535 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.

615 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	120	0	No upgrade gate specified

Weapon timing, targeting & source

Property	Game value	Resolved value
LeechRangeWeapon	`Yes`	—
AttackRange	`25.0`	25
MeleeWeapon	`Yes`	—
DelayBetweenShots	`EOMER_DELAYBETWEENSHOTS`	615
FireFX	`FX_GondorSwordHit`	—
PreAttackDelay	`EOMER_PREATTACKDELAY`	535
PreAttackType	`PER_SHOT`	—
FiringDuration	`EOMER_FIRINGDURATION`	615

Source definition

data/ini/weapon.ini:45746

AnnuminasKingsguardSword

player upgrade

PRIMARY

AnnuminasKingsguardSwordWesternesse · AnnuminasKingsGuard

Range

ⓘ

Maximum attack distance in game units. Melee weapons have short ranges; archers can attack from farther away.

25Pre-attack

ⓘ

Delay before the attack is released, in milliseconds (1,000 ms = 1 second). When it applies depends on the weapon and animation.

535 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.

615 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	120	0	No upgrade gate specified
MAGIC	15	0	No upgrade gate specified

Weapon timing, targeting & source

Property	Game value	Resolved value
LeechRangeWeapon	`Yes`	—
AttackRange	`25.0`	25
MeleeWeapon	`Yes`	—
DelayBetweenShots	`EOMER_DELAYBETWEENSHOTS`	615
FireFX	`FX_GondorSwordHit`	—
PreAttackDelay	`EOMER_PREATTACKDELAY`	535
PreAttackType	`PER_SHOT`	—
FiringDuration	`EOMER_FIRINGDURATION`	615

Source definition

data/ini/weapon.ini:45765

AnnuminasKingsguardSwordWesternesse

weaponset toggle 1

PRIMARY

AnnuminasKingsguardSwordZealous · AnnuminasKingsGuard

Range

ⓘ

Maximum attack distance in game units. Melee weapons have short ranges; archers can attack from farther away.

25Pre-attack

ⓘ

Delay before the attack is released, in milliseconds (1,000 ms = 1 second). When it applies depends on the weapon and animation.

535 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.

615 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	120	15	No upgrade gate specified

Weapon timing, targeting & source

Property	Game value	Resolved value
LeechRangeWeapon	`Yes`	—
AttackRange	`25.0`	25
MeleeWeapon	`Yes`	—
DelayBetweenShots	`EOMER_DELAYBETWEENSHOTS`	615
FireFX	`FX_GondorSwordHit`	—
PreAttackDelay	`EOMER_PREATTACKDELAY`	535
PreAttackType	`PER_SHOT`	—
FiringDuration	`EOMER_FIRINGDURATION`	615
RadiusDamageAffects	`ENEMIES NEUTRALS NOT_SIMILAR`	—

Source definition

data/ini/weapon.ini:45794

AnnuminasKingsguardSwordZealous

weaponset toggle 1 player upgrade

PRIMARY

AnnuminasKingsguardSwordZealousWesternesse · AnnuminasKingsGuard

Range

ⓘ

Maximum attack distance in game units. Melee weapons have short ranges; archers can attack from farther away.

25Pre-attack

ⓘ

Delay before the attack is released, in milliseconds (1,000 ms = 1 second). When it applies depends on the weapon and animation.

535 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.

615 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	120	15	No upgrade gate specified
MAGIC	15	15	No upgrade gate specified

Weapon timing, targeting & source

Property	Game value	Resolved value
LeechRangeWeapon	`Yes`	—
AttackRange	`25.0`	25
MeleeWeapon	`Yes`	—
DelayBetweenShots	`EOMER_DELAYBETWEENSHOTS`	615
FireFX	`FX_GondorSwordHit`	—
PreAttackDelay	`EOMER_PREATTACKDELAY`	535
PreAttackType	`PER_SHOT`	—
FiringDuration	`EOMER_FIRINGDURATION`	615
RadiusDamageAffects	`ENEMIES NEUTRALS NOT_SIMILAR`	—

Source definition

data/ini/weapon.ini:45814

AnnuminasKingsguardSwordZealousWesternesse

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

IsengardFanaticArmor · AnnuminasKingsGuard

Damage type	Received
DEFAULT	60%
SLASH	35%
PIERCE	50%
SPECIALIST	25%
CRUSH	30%
CAVALRY	75%
SIEGE	50%
FLAME	25%
FROST	25%
MAGIC	100%
HERO	80%
HERO_RANGED	100%
POISON	75%
STRUCTURAL	80%
UNDEFINED	1%

Source definition

data/ini/armor.ini:715

IsengardFanaticArmor

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

Faithful Guardians (W)

Cooldown 120s

Effect values & implementation

Property	Game value	Resolved value
Enum	`SPECIAL_AT_VISIBLE_OBJECT`	—
ReloadTime	`120000`	120,000
ObjectFilter	`AOTR_CRIPPLE_STRIKE_SPECIAL_OBJECT_FILTER`	—

Source definition

data/ini/commandbutton.ini:66348

Command_SpecialAbilityAnnuminasFaithful

active

Vigilant Watch (R)

Cooldown 180s

Effect values & implementation

Property	Game value	Resolved value
Enum	`SPECIAL_GENERAL_TARGETLESS`	—
RadiusCursorRadius	`SNOWBIND_EFFECT_RADIUS`	50
ReloadTime	`180000`	180,000
ViewObjectDuration	`5000`	5,000
ViewObjectRange	`65 SNOWBIND_EFFECT_RADIUS`	—
Flags	`RESPECT_RECHARGE_TIME_DISCOUNT NEEDS_OBJECT_FILTER`	—
ObjectFilter	`AOTR_SNOWBIND_TYPE_SPELL_ALLIES_OBJECT_FILTER`	—

Source definition

data/ini/commandbutton.ini:66362

Command_SpecialAbilityAnnuminasVigilant

active

Zealous Defence (T)

Cooldown 120s

Requires: Upgrade_MiniHordeLvl3

Effect values & implementation

Property	Game value	Resolved value
Enum	`SPECIAL_HERO_MODE`	—
ReloadTime	`120000`	120,000

Source definition

data/ini/commandbutton.ini:66375

Command_SpecialAbilityAnnuminasZealous

active

Capture Building

Cooldown 0s

Effect values & implementation

Property	Game value	Resolved value
Enum	`SPECIAL_INFANTRY_CAPTURE_BUILDING`	—
ReloadTime	`0`	0
UnitSpecificSoundToUseAsInitiateIntendToDoVoice	`VoiceInitiateCaptureBuilding`	—
UnitSpecificSoundToUseAsEnterStateInitiateIntendToDoVoice	`VoiceEnterStateInitiateCaptureBuilding`	—
EvaEventToPlayOnSuccess	`BuildingCaptured`	—

Source definition

data/ini/commandbutton.ini:29432

Command_CaptureBuilding

passive / conditional

Auto Heal Behavior

Effect values & implementation

AutoHealBehavior ModuleTag_AthelasHealing

Property	Game value	Resolved value
StartsActive	`Yes`	—
ButtonTriggered	`Yes`	—
HealingAmount	`1200`	1,200
Radius	`200`	200
HealOnlyOthers	`No`	—
SingleBurst	`Yes`	—
UnitHealPulseFX	`FX_AragornAthelas`	—
KindOf	`HERO`	—

Source definition

data/ini/object/goodfaction/units/arnor/annuminaskingsguard.ini:361

AutoHealBehavior ModuleTag_AthelasHealing

passive / conditional

Weapon Set Upgrade

Requires: Upgrade_DominateTroll

Effect values & implementation

WeaponSetUpgrade WeaponSetBladesOfWesterness

Property	Game value	Resolved value
TriggeredBy	`Upgrade_DominateTroll`	—

Source definition

data/ini/object/goodfaction/units/arnor/annuminaskingsguard.ini:375

WeaponSetUpgrade WeaponSetBladesOfWesterness

passive / conditional

Auto Heal Behavior

Requires: Upgrade_ElvenGift

Effect values & implementation

AutoHealBehavior ModuleTag_ElvenGiftHealing

Property	Game value	Resolved value
StartsActive	`No`	—
TriggeredBy	`Upgrade_ElvenGift`	—
HealingAmount	`ELVEN_GIFT_REGEN_AMOUNT`	10
HealingDelay	`ELVEN_GIFT_REGEN_DELAY`	1,000
StartHealingDelay	`HERO_HEAL_DELAY`	15,000
HealOnlyIfNotInCombat	`Yes`	—

Source definition

data/ini/object/goodfaction/units/arnor/annuminaskingsguard.ini:378

AutoHealBehavior ModuleTag_ElvenGiftHealing

passive / conditional

Attribute Modifier Upgrade

Requires: Upgrade_ElvenGift

Effect values & implementation

AttributeModifierUpgrade ModuleTag_ElvenGiftBonus

Property	Game value	Resolved value
TriggeredBy	`Upgrade_ElvenGift`	—
AttributeModifier	`SpellBookElvenGifts`	—

SpellBookElvenGifts

Property	Game value	Resolved value
Category	`SPELL`	—
Modifier	`DAMAGE_MULT 150%`	—
Duration	`0`	0

Source definition

data/ini/object/goodfaction/units/arnor/annuminaskingsguard.ini:386

AttributeModifierUpgrade ModuleTag_ElvenGiftBonus

passive / conditional

Notify Targets Of Imminent Probable Crushing Update

Effect values & implementation

NotifyTargetsOfImminentProbableCrushingUpdate ModuleTag_NotifyCrushScan

Property	Game value	Resolved value

Source definition

data/ini/object/goodfaction/units/arnor/annuminaskingsguard.ini:390

NotifyTargetsOfImminentProbableCrushingUpdate ModuleTag_NotifyCrushScan

Battalion composition & progression

Member template	Count	Health each
AnnuminasKingsGuard	8	625

Experience and level upgrades (10)

Level definition	XP requirement	Upgrades / modifiers
GoodMiniHordeLevel1	1	Upgrade_ObjectLevel1
GoodMiniHordeLevel2	80	Upgrade_MiniHordeLvl2 Upgrade_ObjectLevel2 MiniHordeBonusRank2
GoodMiniHordeLevel3	160	Upgrade_MiniHordeLvl3 Upgrade_ObjectLevel3 MiniHordeBonusRank3
GoodMiniHordeLevel4	240	Upgrade_MiniHordeLvl4 Upgrade_ObjectLevel4 MiniHordeBonusRank4
GoodMiniHordeLevel5	320	Upgrade_MiniHordeLvl5 Upgrade_ObjectLevel5 MiniHordeBonusRank5
GoodMiniHordeLevel6	400	Upgrade_MiniHordeLvl6 Upgrade_ObjectLevel6 MiniHordeBonusRank6
GoodMiniHordeLevel7	480	Upgrade_MiniHordeLvl7 Upgrade_ObjectLevel7 MiniHordeBonusRank7
GoodMiniHordeLevel8	560	Upgrade_MiniHordeLvl8 Upgrade_ObjectLevel8 MiniHordeBonusRank8
GoodMiniHordeLevel9	640	Upgrade_MiniHordeLvl9 Upgrade_ObjectLevel9 MiniHordeBonusRank9
GoodMiniHordeLevel10	720	Upgrade_MiniHordeLvl10 Upgrade_ObjectLevel10 MiniHordeBonusRank10

JOINING THE ARMY

Where to recruit

Faction	Building	Unlock requirements	Path
Arthedain	Fornost Garrison	Upgrade_GondorBarracksLevel3, Upgrade_SonsOfElrond	Trace Starting builder → MenPorter_FS → FornostGarrison → FornostGarrisonCommandSet → Command_ConstructAnnuminasKingsguardHorde Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:66335` Command_ConstructAnnuminasKingsguardHorde
Arthedain	Fornost Garrison	Upgrade_GondorBarracksLevel2, Upgrade_GondorBarracksLevel3, Upgrade_SonsOfElrond	Trace Starting builder → MenPorter_FS → FornostGarrison → FornostGarrisonCommandSetLevel2 → Command_ConstructAnnuminasKingsguardHorde Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:66335` Command_ConstructAnnuminasKingsguardHorde
Arthedain	Fornost Garrison	Upgrade_GondorBarracksLevel3, Upgrade_SonsOfElrond	Trace Starting builder → MenPorter_FS → FornostGarrison → FornostGarrisonCommandSetLevel3 → Command_ConstructAnnuminasKingsguardHorde Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:66335` Command_ConstructAnnuminasKingsguardHorde
Arthedain	Fornost Garrison	Upgrade_GondorBarracksLevel3, Upgrade_SonsOfElrond, Upgrade_TechnologyTheMostHopefulChoice	Trace Starting fortress → fortress_arthedain → MenFortressCitadel → MenPorter_FS → FornostGarrison → FornostGarrisonCommandSet → Command_ConstructAnnuminasKingsguardHorde Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:66335` Command_ConstructAnnuminasKingsguardHorde
Arthedain	Fornost Garrison	Upgrade_GondorBarracksLevel2, Upgrade_GondorBarracksLevel3, Upgrade_SonsOfElrond, Upgrade_TechnologyTheMostHopefulChoice	Trace Starting fortress → fortress_arthedain → MenFortressCitadel → MenPorter_FS → FornostGarrison → FornostGarrisonCommandSetLevel2 → Command_ConstructAnnuminasKingsguardHorde Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:66335` Command_ConstructAnnuminasKingsguardHorde
Arthedain	Fornost Garrison	Upgrade_GondorBarracksLevel3, Upgrade_SonsOfElrond, Upgrade_TechnologyTheMostHopefulChoice	Trace Starting fortress → fortress_arthedain → MenFortressCitadel → MenPorter_FS → FornostGarrison → FornostGarrisonCommandSetLevel3 → Command_ConstructAnnuminasKingsguardHorde Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:66335` Command_ConstructAnnuminasKingsguardHorde
Arthedain	Fornost Garrison	Upgrade_GondorBarracksLevel3, Upgrade_SonsOfElrond, Upgrade_TechnologyTheLessHopefulChoice	Trace Starting fortress → fortress_arthedain → MenFortressCitadel → MenPorter_FS → FornostGarrison → FornostGarrisonCommandSet → Command_ConstructAnnuminasKingsguardHorde Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:66335` Command_ConstructAnnuminasKingsguardHorde
Arthedain	Fornost Garrison	Upgrade_GondorBarracksLevel2, Upgrade_GondorBarracksLevel3, Upgrade_SonsOfElrond, Upgrade_TechnologyTheLessHopefulChoice	Trace Starting fortress → fortress_arthedain → MenFortressCitadel → MenPorter_FS → FornostGarrison → FornostGarrisonCommandSetLevel2 → Command_ConstructAnnuminasKingsguardHorde Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:66335` Command_ConstructAnnuminasKingsguardHorde
Arthedain	Fornost Garrison	Upgrade_GondorBarracksLevel3, Upgrade_SonsOfElrond, Upgrade_TechnologyTheLessHopefulChoice	Trace Starting fortress → fortress_arthedain → MenFortressCitadel → MenPorter_FS → FornostGarrison → FornostGarrisonCommandSetLevel3 → Command_ConstructAnnuminasKingsguardHorde Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:66335` Command_ConstructAnnuminasKingsguardHorde
Arthedain	Fornost Garrison	Upgrade_GondorBarracksLevel3, Upgrade_SonsOfElrond, Upgrade_TechnologyTheLessHopefulChoice, Upgrade_TechnologyTheMostHopefulChoice	Trace Starting fortress → fortress_arthedain → MenFortressCitadel → MenPorter_FS → fortress_arthedain → MenFortressCitadel → MenPorter_FS → FornostGarrison → FornostGarrisonCommandSet → Command_ConstructAnnuminasKingsguardHorde Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:66335` Command_ConstructAnnuminasKingsguardHorde
Arthedain	Fornost Garrison	Upgrade_GondorBarracksLevel2, Upgrade_GondorBarracksLevel3, Upgrade_SonsOfElrond, Upgrade_TechnologyTheLessHopefulChoice, Upgrade_TechnologyTheMostHopefulChoice	Trace Starting fortress → fortress_arthedain → MenFortressCitadel → MenPorter_FS → fortress_arthedain → MenFortressCitadel → MenPorter_FS → FornostGarrison → FornostGarrisonCommandSetLevel2 → Command_ConstructAnnuminasKingsguardHorde Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:66335` Command_ConstructAnnuminasKingsguardHorde
Arthedain	Fornost Garrison	Upgrade_GondorBarracksLevel3, Upgrade_SonsOfElrond, Upgrade_TechnologyTheLessHopefulChoice, Upgrade_TechnologyTheMostHopefulChoice	Trace Starting fortress → fortress_arthedain → MenFortressCitadel → MenPorter_FS → fortress_arthedain → MenFortressCitadel → MenPorter_FS → FornostGarrison → FornostGarrisonCommandSetLevel3 → Command_ConstructAnnuminasKingsguardHorde Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:66335` Command_ConstructAnnuminasKingsguardHorde

FIELD NOTES

Strategy

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.

Source definition

data/ini/object/goodfaction/hordes/arnor/annuminaskingsguard.ini:1

AnnuminasKingsguardHorde