Recruit the Steward of Gondor
'And I shall not forget it. Nor fail to reward that which is given. Fealty with love, valor with honor, disloyalty with vengeance.'
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
DenethorSword · GondorDenethor
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.700 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
100
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
—
FireFX
FX_GondorSwordHit
—
DelayBetweenShots
FARAMIR_DELAYBETWEENSHOTS
700
PreAttackDelay
FARAMIR_PREATTACKDELAY
500
PreAttackType
PER_SHOT
—
FiringDuration
FARAMIR_FIRINGDURATION
700
Source definitiondata/ini/weapon.ini:24126
DenethorSword
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 · GondorDenethor
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
Steward of Gondor
Denethor is protected by his guards
Modifier Type: Leadership
Rank 1: Allied units near Denethor gain +25% armour
Faramir loses -15% armour and -15% experience gain
Rank 3: Allied units near Denethor gain +25% damage
Gandalf loses -15% armour and -15% experience gain
Rank 6: Allied units near Denethor gain +25% experience gain
Elessar loses -15% armour
Passive ability
Cooldown 0s
Effect values & implementation
Property
Game value
Resolved value
Enum
SPECIAL_FAKE_LEADERSHIP_BUTTON
—
ReloadTime
1
1
Source definitiondata/ini/commandbutton.ini:36625
Command_SpecialPowerDenethorLvl10Final
active
Stone of Anárion (R)
Can be cast to reveal shroud for 2 minutes
Modifier Type: Active Debuff
Targeted units, both friend and foe, lose all leadership for 30 seconds
Left click on icon then left click on target area
Cooldown 120s
Effect values & implementation
Property
Game value
Resolved value
Enum
SPECIAL_SPELL_BOOK_PALANTIR_VISION
—
ReloadTime
120000
120,000
Flags
WATER_OK
—
RadiusCursorRadius
100
100
InitiateAtLocationSound
Farsight
—
InitiateSound
DenethorVoicePalantir
—
OCLSpecialPower ModuleTag_FarsightOCL
Property
Game value
Resolved value
StartsPaused
No
—
SpecialPowerTemplate
SpecialAbilityDenethorPalantir
—
OCL
OCL_SpecialPowerDenethorPalantir
—
CreateLocation
CREATE_AT_LOCATION
—
Source definitiondata/ini/commandbutton.ini:36439
Command_SpecialAbilityDenethorPalantir
active
High Authority (T)
Requires Level 3
Commands targeted enemy units to flee in terror
Left click on icon then left click on target units
Requires Level 9
When cast on a friendly hero, increases damage output by +100% at the cost of -50% armour for 15 seconds
When cast on an enemy hero, causes the hero to lose -33% armour and speed for 15 seconds
Left click on icon then left click on target hero
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.
