Campaign - Forces of evil - Mission 6 - Rivendell - part 1 | Campaign - Forces of evil LotR: Conquest Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

MAP OF THE AREA:

Map legend: 1 - starting area and first checkpoint; 2 - bridge leading to the front gate; 3 - front gate - area that needs to be secured; 4 - areas where enemy units show up; 5 - terrace - area that needs to be secured; 6 - signal fire; 7 - ballista; 8 - side passageway to the tower; 9 - area where you must deliver the signal fire; 10 - archives; 11 - area where Elrond appears for the first time; 12 - area where you must deliver the ring; 13 - passageway leading to the house by the water; 14 - house by the water - area that needs to be secured; 15 - area where Elrond and Legolas appear

Additional info: This is one of the most difficult missions of the entire game. You'll have to be ready to deal with a huge advantage of enemy troops and most of them are going to be archers. You'll also have to take part in two boss battles and the second battle will require you to fight two elves at the same time.

First assignment: Capture the front gate

Suggested class: mage

You start this mission in the lower right corner (1 on the map). I would recommend that you start playing as a mage, mostly because you'll have to heal yourself and some of the allied troops after every big battle. You'll also have to defend the orcs against enemy archers by setting up force fields. Start moving forward and then make a turn towards the left bridge (2 on the map). You'll be dealing with large groups of elf warriors and archers and you shouldn't move forward until each group has been eliminated [#117]. Watch out for additional archers on the northern wall. Turn on your force field whenever you see that your troops are exposed to the arrow attacks.

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Keep heading north-west until you get to a large gate. You will have to defend a small group of ents here [#118]. Don't forget that the ents are especially vulnerable to fire attacks and so use your fireballs to kill them. Make sure not to get too close to them at the same time, because otherwise you'll probably die as a result of their powerful attacks. Aside from the ents, you'll also have to defeat elven warriors separating you from the new checkpoint (3 on the map). Go with the other orcs to that location.

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You shouldn't have any other problems reaching a new checkpoint. Stand inside the circle and begin capturing this zone. Sadly you must acknowledge the fact that you'll become an object of constant attacks. Elves will be coming from two directions (4 on the map) - from the north-west [#119] and from the north. Make sure to eliminate mostly enemy archers, but you must also prevent the warriors from getting too close to your character. Remain here until this new checkpoint has been captured.

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Second assignment: Capture the terrace

Suggested class: troll or mage

It would be a good idea to switch to a troll before moving forward. One of these beasts should appear near this newly unlocked checkpoint. Head over to the left bridge leading north-west. You shouldn't have any major problems getting to the terrace, but don't forget to eliminate hostile units along the way. You should now focus on staying inside the large circle (5 on the map). There are probably going to be enemy units here and you should use troll's middle attack to crush them [#120]. This is a very useful method of getting rid of enemy troops. You may ignore the archers, because their attacks will result only in minor injuries and you can also move back to a friendly mage for healing. Stay inside the designated zone until it's been captured by the dark side.

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