Battle for Middle Earth 2 - 1.07

Isengard Vs Mordor Guide

Mordor is probably the hardest match up for Isengard on 2.6. In early game, Orcs are going to cover the map, seeking and destroying your Furnaces. Isengard will always struggle to defend this early game due to their expensive and slow building units. During mid-late game Mordor will start...

Isengard vs Goblins Warg Sentry Guide

Fighting with Isengard against Goblins is one of the hardest match-up's in the game. Isengards strength is based on strong units and heroes, not to mention an incredibly powerful lategame. But these abilities are obscured by Goblins massive spam at the beginning of the game.Isengard suffers...

Men vs Elves Knight Rush

Men vs Elves is a fairly balanced match up and it's not often you will see a short game when these factions face each other. This guide will help you dominate the Elven player early game and maybe even finish the game in less than ten minutes.If the Elven player is on host, the match up becomes a...

Fast Resource Building Construction

In this tip I will try to explain the most effective way to build your first two resource buildings as quickly as possible. We are talking about gaining only a few seconds, but even those few seconds are still important.The video below goes through a demonstration: Something that you may not...

Isengard 1.06 to BT2:DC Transition Guide

Fast, elite, and aggressive, Isengard is one of the most intimidating factions in the game. Buffs to Uruks, Crossbows, and Berserkers make Isengard's ground forces some of the most dominant offensive in the game, and numerous buffs to Sharku and Wormtoungue have added new heroes to its arsenal....

Dwarves vs Isengard

Dwarves versus Isengard is considered one of the hardest match ups of The Battle for Middle-Earth II. Isengard's units are fast and strong, making them great harassers. This makes it very difficult to apply pressure on their base, since you are forced to defend your economy and often are unable...

Men 1.06 to BT2:DC Transition Guide

Balance changes to many of Men of the West units and heroes have evened the faction out and made it one of the most diverse in the game. A nerf to Soldiers is counterbalanced by much more useful Gondor Archers, while buffs to Theoden, Faramir, Eowyn, and Eomer come with a much less powerful...

1.06 to BT2:DC Transition Guides

Men 1.06 to BT2:DC Transition GuideBalance changes to many of Men of the West units and heroes have evened the faction out and made it one of the most diverse in the game. A nerf to Soldiers is counterbalanced by much more useful Gondor Archers, while buffs to Theoden, Faramir, Eowyn, and Eomer...

Dwarves 1.06 to BT2:DC Transition Guide

The Dwarves have probably changed the least of any faction from patch 1.06 to the current version of BT2:DC. They still rely on overwhelming their enemies with their slow but strong units, and on the tried and true methods of forward mines, creeping, and infantry pushes. However, Gimli and...

Goblins 1.06 to BT2:DC Transition Guide

Intended to rely on fast and unpredictable harassment early game and then transition into massive armies and powerful monsters, the Goblin faction on 1.06 was handicapped by a power point bug in Goblin Warriors, weak Goblin Archers, and sub-par pikemen. However, with a large number of balance...