Battle for Middle Earth 2

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%

Ent Push Strategy

Elves are a very powerful faction when it comes to a 1v1 on FoI II. Their ability to quickly take warg lair's and collect the money with the backbone of every elven army, archers, tends to give the elven player the upper hand in the early game. This guide will focus on utilizing the given...

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...

Strategy Tip - Pikemen and the Porcupine Formation

Pikemen and the Porcupine formationThe pikemen are the main counter of cavalry, monsters and heavy heroes, aswell as production buildings destroyers (alongside cavalry). They usually have a lot of health, but most of them are slow and easily countered by swordsmen and particulary archers (except...

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 know...

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...