Archer · INDIVIDUAL UNIT

Feredir

Hunter Can move while stealthed Limited to 5 The Elves of the Greenwood were highly adept hunters that could stalk their quarry at close distance without ever alerting their prey. Few could enter the Greenwood without their movements going unnoticed, for the Feredir were numerous and kept a close watch on the Elvenking's Road.

Woodland Realm

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Cost150

Health / soldier100

Health / full battalion100

Attack range350

Movement speed70

Command points6

Base statistics · Build time: 15s · 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

SilvanHunterBow · MirkwoodSilvanHunter

Range

ⓘ

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

350Pre-attack

ⓘ

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

900 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.

0 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.

Damage type	Damage / hit	Splash radius	Conditions
PIERCE	130	0	Without Upgrade_RohanFireArrows
PIERCE	130	0	Without Upgrade_RohanFireArrows

Weapon timing, targeting & source

Property	Game value	Resolved value
AttackRange	`ELVEN_LORIENARCHER_ARCHER_RANGE`	350
RangeBonusMinHeight	`30`	30
RangeBonus	`1`	1
RangeBonusPerFoot	`#MULTIPLY( THRANDUIL_BOW_RANGE .003 )`	1.2
LeechRangeWeapon	`Yes`	—
WeaponSpeed	`321`	321
MinWeaponSpeed	`241`	241
MaxWeaponSpeed	`481`	481
FireFX	`FX_RohanArcherBowWeapon`	—
ScaleWeaponSpeed	`Yes`	—
HitPercentage	`100`	100
HitStoredTarget	`Yes`	—
DelayBetweenShots	`0`	0
PreAttackDelay	`900`	900
PreAttackType	`PER_POSITION`	—
FiringDuration	`0`	0
ClipSize	`1`	1
AutoReloadsClip	`Yes`	—
AutoReloadWhenIdle	`1`	1
ClipReloadTime	`Min:THRANDUIL_RELOADTIME_MIN Max:THRANDUIL_RELOADTIME_MAX`	—
ContinuousFireOne	`0`	0
ContinuousFireCoast	`THRANDUIL_RELOADTIME_MAX`	1,500
AntiAirborneVehicle	`Yes`	—
AntiAirborneMonster	`Yes`	—
HitPassengerPercentage	`20%`	20
CanBeDodged	`Yes`	—

Source definition

data/ini/weapon.ini:49863

SilvanHunterBow

Base equipment

TERTIARY

MirkwoodArcherBowBombard · MirkwoodSilvanHunter

Range

ⓘ

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

520Pre-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.

0 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.

Damage type	Damage / hit	Conditions
PIERCE	110	Without Upgrade_RohanFireArrows
FLAME	15	Requires Upgrade_RohanFireArrows
FLAME	1	Requires Upgrade_RohanFireArrows
PIERCE	10	Requires Upgrade_RohanFireArrows

Weapon timing, targeting & source

Property	Game value	Resolved value
AttackRange	`ELVEN_MIRKWOOD_ARCHER_BOMBARD_MAXRANGE`	520
MinimumAttackRange	`#SUBTRACT( ELVEN_MIRKWOOD_ARCHER_BOMBARD_MINRANGE 75 )`	75
RangeBonusMinHeight	`30`	30
RangeBonus	`1`	1
RangeBonusPerFoot	`#MULTIPLY( ELVEN_MIRKWOOD_ARCHER_BOMBARD_MAXRANGE .003 )`	1.56
WeaponSpeed	`321`	321
MinWeaponSpeed	`241`	241
MaxWeaponSpeed	`481`	481
FireFX	`FX_RohanArcherBowWeapon`	—
ScaleWeaponSpeed	`Yes`	—
HitPercentage	`0`	0
ScatterRadius	`60`	60
AcceptableAimDelta	`20`	20
DelayBetweenShots	`0`	0
PreAttackDelay	`ELVEN_MIRKWOOD_ARCHER_BOW_PREATTACKDELAY`	500
PreAttackRandomAmount	`200`	200
PreAttackType	`PER_POSITION`	—
FiringDuration	`0`	0
ClipSize	`1`	1
AutoReloadsClip	`Yes`	—
AutoReloadWhenIdle	`0`	0
ClipReloadTime	`Min:ELVEN_MIRKWOOD_ARCHER_BOW_RELOADTIME_MIN Max:ELVEN_MIRKWOOD_ARCHER_BOW_RELOADTIME_MAX`	—
ContinuousFireOne	`0`	0
ContinuousFireCoast	`ELVEN_MIRKWOOD_ARCHER_BOW_RELOADTIME_MAX`	1,200
AntiAirborneVehicle	`Yes`	—
AntiAirborneMonster	`Yes`	—
HitPassengerPercentage	`20%`	20
CanBeDodged	`Yes`	—
NoVictimNeeded	`Yes`	—
BombardType	`Yes`	—

Source definition

data/ini/weapon.ini:5590

MirkwoodArcherBowBombard

Base equipment

QUINARY

MenLongShotFakeWeapon · MirkwoodSilvanHunter

Range

ⓘ

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

1,000Pre-attack

ⓘ

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

2,000 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.

UnknownClip

ⓘ

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

No direct damage nugget resolved. This may be a rangefinder, special effect or unresolved weapon.

Weapon timing, targeting & source

Property	Game value	Resolved value
RadiusDamageAffects	`ENEMIES NEUTRALS`	—
PreAttackDelay	`2000`	2,000
FiringDuration	`2000`	2,000
AttackRange	`GONDOR_RANGER_LONGSHOT_RANGE`	1,000

Source definition

data/ini/weapon.ini:51364

MenLongShotFakeWeapon

close range contesting building

PRIMARY

SilvanHunterBow · MirkwoodSilvanHunter

Range

ⓘ

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

350Pre-attack

ⓘ

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

900 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.

0 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.

Damage type	Damage / hit	Splash radius	Conditions
PIERCE	130	0	Without Upgrade_RohanFireArrows
PIERCE	130	0	Without Upgrade_RohanFireArrows

Weapon timing, targeting & source

Property	Game value	Resolved value
AttackRange	`ELVEN_LORIENARCHER_ARCHER_RANGE`	350
RangeBonusMinHeight	`30`	30
RangeBonus	`1`	1
RangeBonusPerFoot	`#MULTIPLY( THRANDUIL_BOW_RANGE .003 )`	1.2
LeechRangeWeapon	`Yes`	—
WeaponSpeed	`321`	321
MinWeaponSpeed	`241`	241
MaxWeaponSpeed	`481`	481
FireFX	`FX_RohanArcherBowWeapon`	—
ScaleWeaponSpeed	`Yes`	—
HitPercentage	`100`	100
HitStoredTarget	`Yes`	—
DelayBetweenShots	`0`	0
PreAttackDelay	`900`	900
PreAttackType	`PER_POSITION`	—
FiringDuration	`0`	0
ClipSize	`1`	1
AutoReloadsClip	`Yes`	—
AutoReloadWhenIdle	`1`	1
ClipReloadTime	`Min:THRANDUIL_RELOADTIME_MIN Max:THRANDUIL_RELOADTIME_MAX`	—
ContinuousFireOne	`0`	0
ContinuousFireCoast	`THRANDUIL_RELOADTIME_MAX`	1,500
AntiAirborneVehicle	`Yes`	—
AntiAirborneMonster	`Yes`	—
HitPassengerPercentage	`20%`	20
CanBeDodged	`Yes`	—

Source definition

data/ini/weapon.ini:49863

SilvanHunterBow

close range contesting building

TERTIARY

GreenwoodArcherBowBombard · MirkwoodSilvanHunter

Range

ⓘ

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

400Pre-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.

0 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.

Damage type	Damage / hit	Conditions
PIERCE	90	Without Upgrade_MirkwoodSilverthornArrows
PIERCE	110	Requires Upgrade_MirkwoodSilverthornArrows
MAGIC	20	Requires Upgrade_MirkwoodSilverthornArrows

Weapon timing, targeting & source

Property	Game value	Resolved value
AttackRange	`ELVEN_LORIENARCHER_ARCHER_BOMBARD_MAXRANGE`	400
MinimumAttackRange	`#SUBTRACT( ELVEN_MIRKWOOD_ARCHER_BOMBARD_MINRANGE 75 )`	75
RangeBonusMinHeight	`30`	30
RangeBonus	`1`	1
RangeBonusPerFoot	`#MULTIPLY( ELVEN_MIRKWOOD_ARCHER_BOMBARD_MAXRANGE .003 )`	1.56
WeaponSpeed	`321`	321
MinWeaponSpeed	`241`	241
MaxWeaponSpeed	`481`	481
FireFX	`FX_RohanArcherBowWeapon`	—
ScaleWeaponSpeed	`Yes`	—
HitPercentage	`0`	0
ScatterRadius	`60`	60
AcceptableAimDelta	`20`	20
DelayBetweenShots	`0`	0
PreAttackDelay	`ELVEN_MIRKWOOD_ARCHER_BOW_PREATTACKDELAY`	500
PreAttackType	`PER_SHOT`	—
FiringDuration	`ELVEN_LORIENARCHER_BOW_FIRINGDURATION`	1,100
PreAttackRandomAmount	`200`	200
OverrideVoiceAttackSound	`WRElitesVoiceAttackRanged`	—
OverrideVoiceEnterStateAttackSound	`WRElitesVoiceEnterStateAttackRanged`	—
ClipSize	`1`	1
AutoReloadsClip	`Yes`	—
AutoReloadWhenIdle	`0`	0
ClipReloadTime	`Min:ELVEN_MIRKWOOD_ARCHER_BOW_RELOADTIME_MIN Max:ELVEN_MIRKWOOD_ARCHER_BOW_RELOADTIME_MAX`	—
ContinuousFireOne	`0`	0
ContinuousFireCoast	`ELVEN_MIRKWOOD_ARCHER_BOW_RELOADTIME_MAX`	1,200
AntiAirborneVehicle	`Yes`	—
AntiAirborneMonster	`Yes`	—
HitPassengerPercentage	`20%`	20
CanBeDodged	`Yes`	—
NoVictimNeeded	`Yes`	—
BombardType	`Yes`	—

Source definition

data/ini/weapon.ini:802

GreenwoodArcherBowBombard

close range contesting building

QUINARY

MenLongShotFakeWeapon · MirkwoodSilvanHunter

Range

ⓘ

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

1,000Pre-attack

ⓘ

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

2,000 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.

UnknownClip

ⓘ

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

No direct damage nugget resolved. This may be a rangefinder, special effect or unresolved weapon.

Weapon timing, targeting & source

Property	Game value	Resolved value
RadiusDamageAffects	`ENEMIES NEUTRALS`	—
PreAttackDelay	`2000`	2,000
FiringDuration	`2000`	2,000
AttackRange	`GONDOR_RANGER_LONGSHOT_RANGE`	1,000

Source definition

data/ini/weapon.ini:51364

MenLongShotFakeWeapon

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

NoArmor · MirkwoodSilvanHunter

Damage type	Received
DEFAULT	100%
SLASH	100%
PIERCE	50%
SPECIALIST	100%
CRUSH	200%
SIEGE	100%
FLAME	100%
MAGIC	100%
FROST	100%
HERO	200%
HERO_RANGED	200%
STRUCTURAL	100%
UNDEFINED	1%

Source definition

data/ini/armor.ini:19

NoArmor

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

Woodland Attire (W)

Cooldown 90s

Effect values & implementation

Property	Game value	Resolved value
Enum	`SPECIAL_GENERAL_TARGETLESS_TWO`	—
ReloadTime	`90000`	90,000
PreventActivationConditions	`HIDDEN`	—

SpecialPowerModule ModuleTag_WoodlandAttireStarter

Property	Game value	Resolved value
SpecialPowerTemplate	`SpecialAbilityWoodlandAttire`	—
UpdateModuleStartsAttack	`Yes`	—

ToggleHiddenSpecialAbilityUpdate ModuleTag_WoodlandAttireUpdate

Property	Game value	Resolved value
SpecialPowerTemplate	`SpecialAbilityWoodlandAttire`	—
EffectDuration	`30000`	30,000
ShowPalantirTimer	`Yes`	—

Source definition

data/ini/commandbutton.ini:53072

Command_SpecialAbilityWoodlandAttire

active

Hunting Snare (R)

Cooldown 60s

Effect values & implementation

Property	Game value	Resolved value
Enum	`SPECIAL_SPELL_BOOK_MEN_OF_DALE_ALLIES`	—
ReloadTime	`60000`	60,000
RadiusCursorRadius	`50.0`	50
Flags	`LIMIT_DISTANCE NO_FORBIDDEN_OBJECTS`	—
ForbiddenObjectFilter	`AOTR_NO_STRUCTURE_SUMMON_NEAR_OBJECT_FILTER`	—
ForbiddenObjectRange	`50`	50
MaxCastRange	`200`	200

UnpauseSpecialPowerUpgrade ModuleTag_SnareEnabler

Property	Game value	Resolved value
SpecialPowerTemplate	`SpecialAbilityHuntingSnare`	—
TriggeredBy	`Upgrade_ObjectLevel3`	—

OCLSpecialPower ModuleTag_HuntingSnare

Property	Game value	Resolved value
SpecialPowerTemplate	`SpecialAbilityHuntingSnare`	—
OCL	`OCL_MirkwoodHuntingSnareEgg`	—
CreateLocation	`CREATE_AT_LOCATION`	—
StartsPaused	`Yes`	—

Source definition

data/ini/commandbutton.ini:53084

Command_SpecialAbilityHuntingSnare

upgrade / mode

Purchase Banners of the Golden Wood (V)

Requires: Upgrade_TechnologySindarinHeavyArmor

Effect values & implementation

Source definition

data/ini/commandbutton.ini:52027

Command_PurchaseUpgradeMirkwoodHeavyArmor_ForAI

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`	—

SpecialPowerModule ModuleTag_CaptureBuilding

Property	Game value	Resolved value
SpecialPowerTemplate	`SpecialAbilityCaptureBuilding`	—
UpdateModuleStartsAttack	`Yes`	—
StartsPaused	`No`	—

SpecialAbilityUpdate ModuleTag_CaptureBuildingUpdate

Property	Game value	Resolved value
SpecialPowerTemplate	`SpecialAbilityCaptureBuilding`	—
StartAbilityRange	`15.0`	15
UnpackTime	`1`	1
PreparationTime	`15000`	15,000
PackTime	`1`	1
DoCaptureFX	`Yes`	—
LoseStealthOnTrigger	`Yes`	—

Source definition

data/ini/commandbutton.ini:29432

Command_CaptureBuilding

passive / conditional

Auto Heal Behavior

Requires: Upgrade_ObjectLevel2

Effect values & implementation

AutoHealBehavior ModuleTag_BerserkerHealing

Property	Game value	Resolved value
StartsActive	`No`	—
TriggeredBy	`Upgrade_ObjectLevel2`	—
HealingAmount	`10`	10
HealingDelay	`1000`	1,000
StartHealingDelay	`HERO_HEAL_DELAY`	15,000
HealOnlyIfNotInCombat	`Yes`	—

Source definition

data/ini/object/goodfaction/units/mirkwood/silvanhunter.ini:628

AutoHealBehavior ModuleTag_BerserkerHealing

passive / conditional

Attribute Modifier Aura Update

Effect values & implementation

AttributeModifierAuraUpdate ModuleTag_Leadership2

Property	Game value	Resolved value
StartsActive	`Yes`	—
BonusName	`EomerPassiveOutlawLeadership`	—
RefreshDelay	`2000`	2,000
Range	`10`	10
AllowSelf	`Yes`	—

Source definition

data/ini/object/goodfaction/units/mirkwood/silvanhunter.ini:670

AttributeModifierAuraUpdate ModuleTag_Leadership2

Battalion composition & progression

Member template	Count	Health each
MirkwoodSilvanHunter	1	100

Experience and level upgrades (5)

Level definition	XP requirement	Upgrades / modifiers
GoodEliteLevel1	1	Upgrade_ObjectLevel1
GoodEliteLevel2	70	Upgrade_ObjectLevel2 GoodEliteBonusRank2
GoodEliteLevel3	140	Upgrade_ObjectLevel3 GoodEliteBonusRank3
GoodEliteLevel4	210	Upgrade_ObjectLevel4 GoodEliteBonusRank4
GoodEliteLevel5	280	Upgrade_ObjectLevel5 GoodEliteBonusRank5

JOINING THE ARMY

Where to recruit

Faction	Building	Unlock requirements	Path
Woodland Realm	Hunting Shrine	No additional upgrade gate recorded	Trace Starting builder → DummyBuilder replacement → MirkwoodPorter → MirkwoodHuntingLodge → MirkwoodHuntingLodgeCommandSet → Command_ConstructMirkwoodSilvanHunter Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:10510` Command_ConstructMirkwoodSilvanHunter
Woodland Realm	Hunting Shrine	Upgrade_Arkenstone	Trace Starting fortress → MirkwoodFortress → MirkwoodPorter → MirkwoodHuntingLodge → MirkwoodHuntingLodgeCommandSet → Command_ConstructMirkwoodSilvanHunter Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:10510` Command_ConstructMirkwoodSilvanHunter

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/units/mirkwood/silvanhunter.ini:2

MirkwoodSilvanHunter