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Helmingas Warriors

Requires Level 3 Barracks and the Horns of Hammerhand upgrade Hero Unit. Strong vs. Infantry and Structures Able to switch between mounted and on foot Helm's Deep was home to a garrison of veteran warriors. Keeping alive the image of Helm Hammerhand's martial prowess, they kept Rohan's primary refuge open and guarded against surprise assaults.

Hornburg Edoras

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Cost1,500

Health / soldier700

Health / full battalion7,000

Attack range11.5

Movement speed55

Command points120

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

RohanHelmingasHammer · RohanHelmingasWarden

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.

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	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`	—
DelayBetweenShots	`EOMER_DELAYBETWEENSHOTS`	615
FireFX	`FX_GondorSwordHit`	—
PreAttackDelay	`EOMER_PREATTACKDELAY`	535
PreAttackType	`PER_SHOT`	—
FiringDuration	`EOMER_FIRINGDURATION`	615

Source definition

data/ini/weapon.ini:45118

RohanHelmingasHammer

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.

-player upgrade

HelmingasWardensArmor · RohanHelmingasWarden

Damage type	Received
DEFAULT	35%
SLASH	15%
PIERCE	20%
SPECIALIST	15%
CRUSH	30%
CAVALRY	25%
SIEGE	40%
FLAME	15%
FROST	15%
MAGIC	50%
HERO	80%
HERO_RANGED	85%
POISON	15%
STRUCTURAL	40%
UNDEFINED	1%

Source definition

data/ini/armor.ini:664

HelmingasWardensArmor

player upgrade

HeroMiniMountedArmor · RohanHelmingasWarden

Damage type	Received
DEFAULT	40%
SLASH	25%
PIERCE	20%
SPECIALIST	100%
CRUSH	30%
CAVALRY	35%
SIEGE	50%
FLAME	25%
FROST	25%
MAGIC	50%
HERO	75%
HERO_RANGED	75%
POISON	75%
STRUCTURAL	55%
UNDEFINED	1%

Source definition

data/ini/armor.ini:803

HeroMiniMountedArmor

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

For the Hornburg! (W)

Cooldown 180s

Effect values & implementation

Property	Game value	Resolved value
Enum	`SPECIAL_GENERAL_TARGETLESS`	—
ReloadTime	`180000`	180,000

Source definition

data/ini/commandbutton.ini:6708

Command_SpecialAbilityHelmingasCrush

active

Mount / Dismount (R)

Cooldown 2s

Effect values & implementation

Property	Game value	Resolved value
Enum	`SPECIAL_TRIGGER_ATTRIBUTE_MODIFIER`	—
ReloadTime	`2000`	2,000

Source definition

data/ini/commandbutton.ini:6673

Command_SpecialAbilityHelmingasMount

active

Mark of Freca (T)

Cooldown 180s

Effect values & implementation

Property	Game value	Resolved value
Enum	`SPECIAL_SPELL_BOOK_RALLYING_CALL`	—
ReloadTime	`180000`	180,000
RadiusCursorRadius	`75.0`	75
Flags	`WATER_OK RESPECT_RECHARGE_TIME_DISCOUNT NEEDS_OBJECT_FILTER LIMIT_DISTANCE`	—
MaxCastRange	`300`	300
ObjectFilter	`AOTR_GENERIC_BUFF_RECIPIENT_OBJECT_FILTER ENEMIES NEUTRAL`	—

Source definition

data/ini/commandbutton.ini:6734

Command_SpecialAbilityHelmingasMarkOfFreca

active

Mark of Helm (C)

Cooldown 120s

Effect values & implementation

Property	Game value	Resolved value
Enum	`SPECIAL_SPELL_BOOK_RALLYING_CALL`	—
ReloadTime	`120000`	120,000
RadiusCursorRadius	`75.0`	75
Flags	`WATER_OK RESPECT_RECHARGE_TIME_DISCOUNT NEEDS_OBJECT_FILTER LIMIT_DISTANCE`	—
MaxCastRange	`300`	300
ObjectFilter	`NONE +HORDE -RohanHelmingasWardenHorde -RohanHelmingasWardenHorde_Summoned ALLIES`	—

Source definition

data/ini/commandbutton.ini:6720

Command_SpecialAbilityHelmingasMarkOfHelm

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_MiniHordeLvl2

Effect values & implementation

AutoHealBehavior ModuleTag_MHHHealing

Property	Game value	Resolved value
StartsActive	`No`	—
TriggeredBy	`Upgrade_MiniHordeLvl2`	—
HealingAmount	`15`	15
HealingDelay	`1000`	1,000
StartHealingDelay	`20000`	20,000
UnitHealPulseFX	`FX_SpellHealUnitHealBuff`	—
NonStackable	`Yes`	—
HealOnlyIfNotInCombat	`Yes`	—
HealOnlyIfNotUnderAttack	`Yes`	—
AffectsContained	`Yes`	—

Source definition

data/ini/object/goodfaction/hordes/rohan/helmingas.ini:136

AutoHealBehavior ModuleTag_MHHHealing

passive / conditional

Weapon Set Upgrade

Requires: Upgrade_RohanForgedBlades

Effect values & implementation

WeaponSetUpgrade WeaponSetUpgradeModuleTag

Property	Game value	Resolved value
TriggeredBy	`Upgrade_RohanForgedBlades`	—

Source definition

data/ini/object/goodfaction/units/rohan/helmingas.ini:653

WeaponSetUpgrade WeaponSetUpgradeModuleTag

passive / conditional

Armor Upgrade

Requires: Upgrade_CanTaunt

Effect values & implementation

ArmorUpgrade ArmorUpgradeModuleTag

Property	Game value	Resolved value
TriggeredBy	`Upgrade_CanTaunt`	—
ArmorSetFlag	`PLAYER_UPGRADE`	—

Source definition

data/ini/object/goodfaction/units/rohan/helmingas.ini:803

ArmorUpgrade ArmorUpgradeModuleTag

Battalion composition & progression

Member template	Count	Health each
RohanHelmingasWarden	10	700

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
Edoras	Barracks	Upgrade_GondorBarracksLevel3, Upgrade_RohanFortressHornsOfHammerhand	Trace Starting builder → RohanPorter → RohanBarracks → RohanBarracksCommandSet → Command_ConstructRohanHelmingasWardenHorde Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:35404` Command_ConstructRohanHelmingasWardenHorde
Edoras	Barracks	Upgrade_GondorBarracksLevel2, Upgrade_GondorBarracksLevel3, Upgrade_RohanFortressHornsOfHammerhand	Trace Starting builder → RohanPorter → RohanBarracks → RohanBarracksCommandSetLevel2 → Command_ConstructRohanHelmingasWardenHorde Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:35404` Command_ConstructRohanHelmingasWardenHorde
Edoras	Barracks	Upgrade_GondorBarracksLevel3, Upgrade_IsengardWargPitLevel3, Upgrade_RohanFortressHornsOfHammerhand	Trace Starting builder → RohanPorter → RohanBarracks → RohanBarracksCommandSetLevel3 → Command_ConstructRohanHelmingasWardenHorde Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:35404` Command_ConstructRohanHelmingasWardenHorde
Edoras	Barracks	Upgrade_Evilboyos, Upgrade_GondorBarracksLevel3, Upgrade_RohanFortressHornsOfHammerhand	Trace Starting fortress → fortress_rohan → RohanFortressCitadel → RohanPorter → RohanBarracks → RohanBarracksCommandSet → Command_ConstructRohanHelmingasWardenHorde Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:35404` Command_ConstructRohanHelmingasWardenHorde
Edoras	Barracks	Upgrade_Evilboyos, Upgrade_GondorBarracksLevel2, Upgrade_GondorBarracksLevel3, Upgrade_RohanFortressHornsOfHammerhand	Trace Starting fortress → fortress_rohan → RohanFortressCitadel → RohanPorter → RohanBarracks → RohanBarracksCommandSetLevel2 → Command_ConstructRohanHelmingasWardenHorde Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:35404` Command_ConstructRohanHelmingasWardenHorde
Edoras	Barracks	Upgrade_Evilboyos, Upgrade_GondorBarracksLevel3, Upgrade_IsengardWargPitLevel3, Upgrade_RohanFortressHornsOfHammerhand	Trace Starting fortress → fortress_rohan → RohanFortressCitadel → RohanPorter → RohanBarracks → RohanBarracksCommandSetLevel3 → Command_ConstructRohanHelmingasWardenHorde Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:35404` Command_ConstructRohanHelmingasWardenHorde
Hornburg	Barracks	Upgrade_GondorBarracksLevel3, Upgrade_RohanFortressHornsOfHammerhand	Trace Starting builder → RohanPorter → RohanBarracks → RohanBarracksCommandSet_Hornburg → Command_ConstructRohanHelmingasWardenHorde Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:35404` Command_ConstructRohanHelmingasWardenHorde
Hornburg	Barracks	Upgrade_GondorBarracksLevel2, Upgrade_GondorBarracksLevel3, Upgrade_RohanFortressHornsOfHammerhand	Trace Starting builder → RohanPorter → RohanBarracks → RohanBarracksCommandSetLevel2_Hornburg → Command_ConstructRohanHelmingasWardenHorde Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:35404` Command_ConstructRohanHelmingasWardenHorde
Hornburg	Barracks	Upgrade_GondorBarracksLevel3, Upgrade_IsengardWargPitLevel3, Upgrade_RohanFortressHornsOfHammerhand	Trace Starting builder → RohanPorter → RohanBarracks → RohanBarracksCommandSetLevel3_Hornburg → Command_ConstructRohanHelmingasWardenHorde Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:35404` Command_ConstructRohanHelmingasWardenHorde

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/rohan/helmingas.ini:3

RohanHelmingasWardenHorde