how to quickly kill balrogs

**Mattack57** · March 13, 2010, 09:09 AM

balrogs are a good unit when they are with you but when they are your ennemies, they are a horribe unit:
11 of them can kill 300 dismounted swan knights

!!!!!! (try if you don't believe me)
have they got weak points ??!!

**Seleukos_I.** · March 13, 2010, 09:17 AM

Use units with ap or ballistas.

**IrishBlood** · March 13, 2010, 09:19 AM

Originally Posted by Mattack57

balrogs are a good unit when they are with you but when they are your ennemies, they are a horribe unit:
11 of them can kill 300 dismounted swan knights

!!!!!! (try if you don't believe me)
have they got weak points ??!!

use seige weapons like ballistas and catapults, also use armour peirceing units like crossbowmen, or virtually any unit equiped with axes.

Swan Knights are useless against them because they have no armour piercing ability. If your playing as Gondor i suggest you use lots and lots of Axemen of Losssranoch (or what ever you call them

) chances are you'll lose most of them, but if they take out the Balrogs then so be it!

**Mattack57** · March 13, 2010, 09:24 AM

ok thanks for your very quick answer

**Kawee** · March 13, 2010, 09:32 AM

Lots of AP units striking and cavalry charging them from behind. At least that's how I did it. You will lose plenty of men no matter what, but that's the best method I find. If you have an experienced siege unit, it might be worth it since they do impressive damage.

**Michael X** · March 13, 2010, 01:28 PM

Or you keep the siege on Moria until they're dead.

**catking2003** · March 13, 2010, 02:00 PM

I haven't seen balrog yet. So far the most mighty creature I know is Mumakil. I create a custom battle putting ring wraith, olog hai, ent, swan knight and dismounted swan knight, berserker, etc. Mumakil simply kill them all

**Hermes Trismegistos** · March 13, 2010, 03:46 PM

Originally Posted by catking2003

I haven't seen balrog yet. So far the most mighty creature I know is Mumakil. I create a custom battle putting ring wraith, olog hai, ent, swan knight and dismounted swan knight, berserker, etc. Mumakil simply kill them all

But ents currently can't attack mumakil, so it's not totally fair

As for the Balrog, he's a piece of cake for elite dwarves. Heavy armour and AP, that's the deadly combination.

**moizzz** · March 13, 2010, 05:16 PM

Originally Posted by Hermes Trismegistos

But ents currently can't attack mumakil, so it's not totally fair

As for the Balrog, he's a piece of cake for elite dwarves. Heavy armour and AP, that's the deadly combination.

when using dwarves against the balrog/trolls. use loose just before impact and when he is in melee set to tight to avoid major casualties when he charges.

**Kwisatz Haderach** · March 13, 2010, 07:23 PM

Originally Posted by catking2003

I haven't seen balrog yet. So far the most mighty creature I know is Mumakil. I create a custom battle putting ring wraith, olog hai, ent, swan knight and dismounted swan knight, berserker, etc. Mumakil simply kill them all

Best counter for Mumakil I have seen so far are the skirmisher units (javelin throwers). 1 or 2 volleys and they are decimated.

**Mikail Mengsk** · March 15, 2010, 03:16 AM

Originally Posted by catking2003

I haven't seen balrog yet. So far the most mighty creature I know is Mumakil. I create a custom battle putting ring wraith, olog hai, ent, swan knight and dismounted swan knight, berserker, etc. Mumakil simply kill them all

Balrogs are much more painful than Mumakil.

**Muffer Nl** · March 13, 2010, 02:07 PM

Try maxed out balistas against them.

**Kawee** · March 13, 2010, 03:26 PM

Originally Posted by Lain

Try maxed out balistas against them.

Good luck with that!

Siege weapons are some of the hardest thing to max out.

**EleventyK** · March 13, 2010, 07:29 PM

You need 2 things to kill a Balrog:

-Gandalf
-A bridge

**Aragorn1963** · March 14, 2010, 01:34 AM

Originally Posted by EleventyK

You need 2 things to kill a Balrog:

-Gandalf
-A bridge

Hahaha...yes, that helps.

**Claym0re** · March 25, 2010, 04:26 PM

Originally Posted by EleventyK

You need 2 things to kill a Balrog:

-Gandalf
-A bridge

**alreadyded** · March 14, 2010, 12:03 AM

I just charge them to no end with my cavalry, cheap and fast cavalry. They spend most of their time chasing me in vain. Just make sure you avoid melee and charging from the front and you avoid their charges. You will lose a lot less men then using any tactic with infantry bogged down in melee.

I never use siege weapons though except in sieges, and I wouldn't rely on them to kill the entire enemy unit unless you have 3 or 4 of them and you get lucky. One unit of cav can take out a unit of trolls out in the open if you play it right. But once those trolls/etc. hit your main line you are going to have causalities, so have some axes ready to go or run away before they get there.