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"The Guards of the gate were robed in black, and their helms were of strange shape, high-crowned, with long cheek-guards close-fitting to the face, and above the cheek-guards were set the white wings of sea-birds; but the helms gleamed with a flame of silver, for they were indeed wrought of mithril, heirlooms from the glory of old days."
The Return of the King

The Guardians of the Citadel are elite soldiers that guard the Steward or King of Gondor. They are elite troops, equipped with thick armor and broad shields to protect them and a long spear to attack; granting them their upgrades turns them into practically invincible tanks. They are available in the Gondor Barracks from which they emerge in groups of 10 units. They are perhaps the most powerful elite pikemen in the game..

Denethor will also be able to summon the Guardians for his regular attacks. These Guardians are uncontrollable but will automatically attack enemies around the area in which they are summoned before disappearing.

Abilities[]

Formation B Shield Wall - The Guardians of the Citadel ock their shields together tightly and hide behind them, leaving no weak point but reducing their vision seriously. They gain +50% armor but lose 75% speed.

Guardians of the Citadel

Guardians of the Citadel near Denethor as he prepares to burn himself and Faramir alive before Gandalf and Pippin's timely interference in The Return of the King

Flank Defence - Pikemen are used to defending from all sides when battling against monsters and cavalry. As a result, they cannot be flanked. They take no extra damage from being flanked and deal full revenge damage regardless of the direction they get trampled from.

Upgrades[]

The Guardians of the Citadel have access to the following upgrades:
Gondor banner Banner Carrier - This upgrade can only be given to a level 1 battalion and will promote it to level 2. At level 2 the battalion can regenerate units when out of combat. Cost: 200.
Gondor heavy armor Heavy Armor - Increases the armor, hit points and damage resistance of the unit to ranged damage. Changes the unit's armor set to EdainPikemanHeavyArmor. Cost: 300

[+/-]EdainPikemanHeavyArmor
DEFAULT 100%
SLASH 135%
PIERCE 85%
CAVALRY_RANGED 190%
SPECIALIST 100%
CRUSH 30%
CAVALRY 65%
SIEGE 135%
FLAME 100%
FROST 100%
MAGIC 100%
HERO 150%
HERO_RANGED 150%
STRUCTURAL 150%
CHOP 100%
URUK 200%
WATER 50%
FlankedPenalty 25%


Gondor forged blades Forged Blades - Increases the damage of this battalion and provides a damage bonus against monsters and cavalry. Cost: 300

Strategy[]

Guardians of the Citadel are Gondor's late game elite pikemen but because of their stats they can hold out against pretty much any other infantry apart from heroic except if they outnumber them. Once fully upgraded and using their formation they can hold out for a large duration of time. However they should not be your primary damage dealers, that job goes to the Ithilien Rangers.



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