Battle for Middle Earth 2

Cave Trolls: Throwing Goblins

Today we will be taking a look at the throw goblin ability of Cave Trolls, some statistics and how best to utilize it in game.+Cave Trolls:Throwing goblinsStatistics: Damage: 250. Consider rock damage is also 250. Yet, this value is actually, most of the times, irrelevant. This is only of the...

Tip Of The Week #3 : Gloin Micromanagement

Patch 1.09 Tip Of The Week #3 - Gloin Micromanagement. This week we take a look at Gloin's role in patch 1.09 and how to use his slam ability effectively. We also examine his unit statistics. Gloin StatisticsBuild Cost: 1100Build time: 30Health: 2400Armor: HeroArmor (dies with Swords and...

Tip Of The Week #2 - Attack Trolls And Levelling

Patch 1.09 Tip Of The Week #2 - Attack Trolls This week we are taking a look at the mighty Attack Trolls in Patch 1.09. Traditionally this unit has been a fort killer, but now it is strong against everything except fire and magic, effective against infantry, cav, heroes, and at higher levels...

From Zero To Hero

Hello guys! I would like to welcome all the newcomers as well as the old veterans that have been lured into the BfME2 world, probably thanks to the amazing 1.9 patch that has, after many years been finally released!This guide will mostly be aimed at the players of little to no experience but...

BFME II Patch 1.09 Buff Nugget Guide

This guide was created in an effort to assist new players understand the new spell FX in Patch 1.09. Most spells which show visuals on hordes were reworked, here are those particular ones.

Tip Of The Week #1 - Hour Of The Witch King

Patch 1.09 Tip Of The Week #1. Hour Of The Witch King is now an area of effect ability and resets all heroes timers in the cast field by 60%

Micro For Rookies Part 1: Basic Unit Keying

Hello everyone, I would like to share a few tips with those of you who might struggle with micro. I will be releasing one guide per week (hopefully) that will include a video as well. This series will primarily be aimed at players who feel that there is a lot to be desired in terms of their micro...

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 know...

Hasty Ents Tip of the Week

As any fan of Tolkien knows, Ents and Treebeard are anything but hasty. They are quite the opposite, preferring long, thought-out decisions. The language of the Ents is long and and slow. After a long day's discussion at the Ent Moot, Treebeard reports back to the hobbits Merry and Pippin that...

Healing - Which is Better? Updated to 1.09!

Ah, the classic, age-old question that has stood the test of time. It has addled great minds. It has befuddled intellectuals. It has baffled academicians. It has confounded experts. It has discombobulated professionals. It has perturbed litterateurs. It has metagrobalized savants. It has...