Not much has been said here about the new mini-heroes, so I think we should have a thread on it. This is my take on these rejected additions to the game.

Mini-heroes are, as the name implies, basically units that are heroes. They have powers, can regenerate health, but have multiple units in them. Most are as expensive as heroes, so you'll have to choose if they're worth it, but we'll get to that eventually.

I'll look at each mini-hero, and then say what my strategy would be with them:

The Mini-heroes

Name:Knights of Dol Amroth
Faction:Men of the West
Cost:1500
Command Points:100
Required:Level 3 Stables
Strong vs.:All Normal Units except pikemen
Amount Allowed:3 Units of Knights
Abilities:
Level 2: Inspiration --- Mounted units near Knights gain +50% Damage and Armor; Passive
Level 7: Charge of Glory --- Knights gain +50% Damage and Armor for a short time.

Name:Noldor Warriors
Faction:Elves
Cost:1500
Command Points:96
Required:Level 3 Barracks
Strong vs.:All Normal Units
Amount Allowed:3 Units of Warriors
Abilities:
Level 7: Weapon Song --- Warriors gain +50% Damage and Armor for a short time.
Note: The Noldor Warriors are fully upgraded, Silverthorn and all!

Name:Dwarven Zealots
Faction:Dwarves
Cost:1500
Command Points:120
Required:Level 3 Hall of Warriors
Strong vs.:All Normal Units
Amount Allowed:3 Units of Zealots
Abilities:
Level 1: Axe Throw --- You all know what this is.
Level 7: Beserkergang --- Zealots gain +150% Damage and Attack Speed for a short time.

Name:Uruk Deathbringers
Faction:Isengard
Cost:1000
Command Points:75
Required:Level 3 Uruk Pit
Strong vs.:All Normal Units
Amount Allowed:3 Units of Deathbringers
Abilities:
Level 2: Stonewall --- Deathbringers become highly resistant to trample and knockback, and stop cavalry, but lose speed.
Level 7: Deathwish --- Deathbringers gain +250% Damage but lose 25% of health for 20 seconds.

Name:The Black Riders
Faction:Mordor
Cost:2000
Command Points:150
Required:Level 3 Siege Works
Strong vs.:All Normal Units except pikemen
Amount Allowed:1 Unit of Riders
Abilities:
Level 2: Dread Visage --- Significantly reduces nearby enemy Damage and Armor
Level 4: Morgul Blade --- Same as always
Level 10: Screech --- Inspires fear

Name:Fire Drake Brood
Faction:Goblins
Cost:1500
Command:72
Required:Level 3 Fissure
Strong vs.All Normal Units except pikemen and buildings
Amount Allowed:2 Broods
Abilities:
Level 7: Inferno --- Brood breathes fire over chosen area.

The Best Mini-hero

The Knights of Dol Amroth are the best choice in my opinion, although all the good factions got excellent heroes also. The best way to use the Knights is to join them with other units, have the others distact the enemy, and then take down their buildings one by one. They are very good at what they do, whether it be a charge w/ Theoden, or the above strategy.

The Worst Mini-hero

Fire Drake Broods are horrible. They will never last long enough to get to level 3, let alone level 7 for Inferno. I had one drake die in two seconds after charging into an army, with units to support it! do not use these!

Strategy

Mini-heroes can not survive on their own, as some of you have already said. There is a question as to whether they're worth the large amount of money. In my opinion, none of the Evil mini-heroes are worth it; they die too easily. Nazgul are way over-priced, so stay away from them.

The main strategy I've found mini-heroes to be strong in is raiding resource building. Really, they have no other use in your army of destruction.

[This message has been edited by Smeagolfan24 (edited 07-11-2007 @ 09:43 AM).]