Recruit the Master of the Havens
'As they came to the gates Círdan the Shipwright came forth to greet them.
Very tall he was, and his beard was long; and he was grey and old, save that his eyes were keen as stars...'
Base statistics · Build time: 60s · 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
ElrondSword · EriadorCirdan
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.1,200 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
HERO
200
10
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
ELROND_DELAYBETWEENSHOTS
1,200
PreAttackDelay
ELROND_PREATTACKDELAY
500
PreAttackType
PER_SHOT
—
FireFX
FX_GondorSwordHit
—
FiringDuration
ELROND_FIRINGDURATION
700
RadiusDamageAffects
ENEMIES NEUTRALS NOT_SIMILAR
—
Source definitiondata/ini/weapon.ini:50276
ElrondSword
weaponset hero mode
PRIMARY
ElrondHeroSword · EriadorCirdan
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.1,200 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
HERO
150
10
Without Upgrade_ObjectLevel5
HERO
150
15
No upgrade gate specified
HERO
150
20
Requires Upgrade_ObjectLevel5
Weapon timing, targeting & source
Property
Game value
Resolved value
LeechRangeWeapon
Yes
—
AttackRange
STANDARD_MELEE_ATTACK_RANGE
11.5
MeleeWeapon
Yes
—
DelayBetweenShots
ELROND_DELAYBETWEENSHOTS
1,200
PreAttackDelay
ELROND_PREATTACKDELAY
500
PreAttackType
PER_SHOT
—
FireFX
FX_GondorSwordHit
—
FiringDuration
ELROND_FIRINGDURATION
700
RadiusDamageAffects
ENEMIES NEUTRALS NOT_SIMILAR
—
Source definitiondata/ini/weapon.ini:50568
ElrondHeroSword
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
LegolasArmor · EriadorCirdan
Damage type
Received
DEFAULT
20%
SLASH
25%
PIERCE
22%
SPECIALIST
25%
CRUSH
50%
CAVALRY
25%
SIEGE
55%
FLAME
25%
FROST
25%
MAGIC
35%
HERO
75%
HERO_RANGED
65%
POISON
50%
STRUCTURAL
50%
UNDEFINED
1%
Source definitiondata/ini/armor.ini:262
LegolasArmor
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
Nówë (W)
Modifier Type: Spell
Círdan provides counsel to targeted friendly hero
Target hero instantly levels up by one rank
Left click icon then left click on target hero
Requires the Three Rings upgrade
Modifier Type: Leadership
Empowers the other bearers of the Three Rings
with +11% armour and +11% damage when near them
Stacks with Buffs and Spells
Passive ability
Requires Level 10
Modifier Type: Spell
Círdan gains +25% damage and +50% armour for 30 seconds
Nearby allied units become immune to debuffs and knockback for 30 seconds
Nearby Lindon structures recruit units 50% faster for 60 seconds
Left click to activate
Modifier Type: Spell
Círdan provides counsel to targeted friendly hero
Target hero instantly levels up by one rank
Left click icon then left click on target hero
Requires the Three Rings upgrade
Modifier Type: Leadership
Empowers the other bearers of the Three Rings
with +11% armour and +11% damage when near them
Stacks with Buffs and Spells
Passive ability
Requires Level 10
Modifier Type: Spell
Círdan gains +25% damage and +50% armour for 30 seconds
Nearby allied units become immune to debuffs and knockback for 30 seconds
Nearby Lindon structures recruit units 50% faster 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.
