Lord of The Rings, War of The Ring Battlefield Tactics

The early battles of WOTR may seem to be fairly easy, but its final missions are not to be taken lightly. Here are some battlefield tactics to use to ensure you arrive at the end intact.

Rally melee troops to heroes you want to protect by selecting the troop's rally flag and then right-clicking on the portrait of the hero you want them to defend. Once produced, the units will seek out that hero wherever he is on the map.

You can also select a group of melee units, order them to attack a building (or enemy unit), hold down Shift, and issue another force-attack command by right-clicking on another building (or unit). This tactic is deadly when used to make a group of ranged units mow down a line of tough enemy melee units.

Construct separate groups of melee and ranged units, using the melee group to shield the ranged group. To add an individual unit to any group, hit Shift+[group number].

Don't forget to use the run/walk toggle during lulls in combat, as units heal faster while walking.

Exploit the AI's weakness against cloaked units by taking out its detector units (Rangers or Wraiths) and the means for them to be constructed, so your cloaked units can wreak havoc unopposed!

Put Rangers or Wraiths in your defensive towers to shield them while they watch for cloaked units. You can also use Rangers or Wraiths to scout out and "spot" targets for your ranged units.

Scout out and identify chokepoints on maps where you're having trouble, and set up defenses to guard them while you revive your forces. You can often use these points to wear down the enemy and force him to expend all of his resources.

And there you have some successful battlefield tactics to use to emerge victorious in Lord of The Rings, War of The Ring.