Legolas is in both BFME 1 and BFME 2 a powerful ranged hero and a great example of a "glass cannon" character. He is an excellent damage dealer but is himself very fragile and needs to be either well positioned or very well protected.
Battle for Middle Earth 1[]
Overview[]
Legolas is a member of the Rohan faction and is the best ranged unit in the game. He can move very quickly, has the highest attack range in game, is fast shooting, deals great damage and cannot miss (as opposed to his greatest ranged damage rival - Treebeard). If leveled up, he is a mortal danger even to Ents who are usually not bothered by normal arrows.
Skill Set (work in order, some names are inofficial)[]
| Skill | Unlocked
at level |
Description |
| Hawk Strike | 1 | Legolas shoots two arrows, dealing high damage to a unit. Able to hit multiple enemies if they are in close proximity to the target |
| Knife Fighter | 2 | Switches to melee for a short time. Increases armor (and on some patches movement speed) |
| Morale
(only on certain patches) |
3 | Gives fear immunity to nearby friendly archers. |
| Train Archers | 4 | Gives experience to ranged units in an area of effect. On certain patches also works on friendly ranged heroes. |
| Arrow Volley | 7 (?) | Covers a small area with a rain of arrows. Especially effective against hordes of less durable enemies. |
Recruitment[]
Legolas is among the heroes who's price changed the most from patch to patch. He ranges from being very affordable (for his effectivness) to expensive, being only slightly cheaper than Aragorn.
As every with every good hero, his price can be lowered with Heroic Statues.
Legolas always starts at level 1.
This table is based on patch version 1.09
| Price | Statues |
| 2250 | 0 |
| 2250 | 1 |
| X | 2 |
| X | 3 |
| X | 4 |
Lore[]
The powerful archer Legolas was a member of The Fellowship of the Ring, and the son of Thranduil the Elven-king. Time and again his skill with bow and arrow proved vital to their survival during their odyssey towards Mordor, His excellent sight and tireless nature served to help Aragorn track Merry and Pippin as the Uruk-hai carried them to Isengard. As Prince of Mirkwood, he had no initial love for Dwarves, but many months in the company of Gimli turned Legolas from any enmity. By the end of the Third Age, Gimli and Legolas were lifetime friends, and eventually it was Legolas who brought Gimli across the sea to the west.
Abilities[]
- Hawk-strike - Legolas brings a rapid but short double-arrow attack on a selected enemy, with (in appearance) Silverthorn arrows.
- Knife fighter - Legolas wields his two Elven hunting-knives, and also gains a temporary increase in armor by 20%, because of his superior agility.
- Train Archers - Target allied archers gain a boost to leveling up.
- Arrow wind - Legolas launches a continuous volley of arrows upon a small selected area, echoing his characteristic from the movies of never running out of arrows. This action can be stopped at any time by the player.
- GondorGandalf - Legolas allied hero return.
Legolas in the New Line Film-trilogy
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In The Battle for Middle-earth, he appears as a non-affiliated hero who joins the Fellowship. In The Battle for Middle-earth II, he serves as a hero for the Elven race.
Requirements & Stats (BFME2)[]
Recruited from: Elven Fortress
Cost: 2000
Command Points taken: 1
Health-points: 50000
Behind the scenes[]
In the games, Legolas was not voiced by Orlando Bloom, but by Steven Stanton.
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