Ithilien Rangers

[Emperorrick]

I wonder, when I play as Gondor I train, when they can be trained, small groups of Ithilien rangers to patrol Ithilien. And I find it very amusing to ambush Orcs and Haradrim crossing my lands. Do you guys do the same and/or do you have tips using Ithilien rangers. I really am trying to play Gondor sort of the same as in the movies.

The Pride of Gondor

[Momus]

I wonder, when I play as Gondor I train, when they can be trained, small groups of Ithilien rangers to patrol Ithilien. And I find it very amusing to ambush Orcs and Haradrim crossing my lands. Do you guys do the same and/or do you have tips using Ithilien rangers. I really am trying to play Gondor sort of the same as in the movies.

The Pride of Gondor

You might not want to say that you are trying to follow the movies cos the lore brigade might turn up

But yeah I do do the same as you, nothing more satisfying than seeing a group of suprised orcs or Haradrim soldiers going down under a hail of arrows, charging at the rangers only to find swan knights (mounted and dismounted ) come out of hiding and roll over them and any that get close enough just get impaled on stakes

One of my generals has full command, full dread (execute all prisoners) and i think every ambush trait possible cos he has been out there ambushing since he was 18 and is now 50ish and at least 3 ambushes every four turns, sometimes more.

[axnsan]

"Rangers" is a disgrace for those guys. "Snipers" would be more fitting

[Æsir]

I use them as regular archers in my guard army: 6 Ithilien rangers + 4 Swan knights+ 6 Citadel guards. I have only one such guard army and it must be charged by Steward himself.

[wupwup]

how dose anyone train these. i cant hold anywhere east of that river ecept minas ilith. everywhere else gets taken by harad while im fighting mordor off.

[Emperorrick]

You should have started harassing Harad early on in the game. Raid their cities and block their ports then they won't be such a pain in the ***. But you can train them after a certain turn (I think it was around 40-50) in the Ithilien region.

[Æsir]

how dose anyone train these. i cant hold anywhere east of that river ecept minas ilith. everywhere else gets taken by harad while im fighting mordor off.

I guess You are doing something wrong. In my game Harad isn't able to take any city from me, because Harad's basic troops are spearmen but Gondor have good militia swordsmen, so no chance for Harad.

[Emperorrick]

Yes, Harad's basic spearman aren't much against Gondor swordsmen but those beastmasters and archers really are annoying. Most of the time I send my cavalry in advance to make sure that the archers don't fire a single shot (skirmish mode) while my mainline of infantry advances on theirs.

[King Canute]

i didnt know that you could train them in the osgiliaths, how are they against trolls?

[Warmaster Tibs]

i didnt know that you could train them in the osgiliaths, how are they against trolls?

Same as every other archer.

[axnsan]

You train them in West and East Osgiliath, Cair Andros, Henneth Annun and Emyn Arnen...

[axnsan]

I haven't attacked Harad for 65 turns and yet have no problem with them. They just kept getting their armies killed trying to take my cities.