- "Horns were blown and trumpets were braying, and the mûmakil were bellowing as they were goaded to war."
- —The Return of the King
Mûmakil were large creatures resembling elephants often used in battle by the Haradrim. To most cultures, the Mûmakil were creatures of great size, as fearsome as dragons, and to them were ascribed all kinds of strange powers. They are summoned through the "Reinforcements of Harad " (7pp) power to serve Mordor. They have a terrible fear of fire, and if they are harmed by it they will enter a blind rage, swinging around and hitting friend and foes alike before culminating in a final charge, trampling all in their passage. Their attacks hit both friends and foes, but the friendly units only suffer minor damage, and they will only trample enemy units. Summoning it costs 300 command points and it comes automatically at level 2, able to regenerate hitpoints when out of combat
Mumakil in The Two Towers movie
Abilities[]
Evacuate - The troops mounted on the Mumakil depart.
Upgrades[]
The Mumakil is summoned with the following upgrade already equipped:
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.
Strategy[]
Mumakil are mighty beasts that deal enormous damage to all type of units; their trample ability deals heavy damage, killing most foes but sparing friends. However, one must be careful not to trample pikemen, for they will cause even heavier trample-revenge damage. The attack is effective both for mass slaying and building destruction, but they deal damage to both friend and foes (though heavier damage will be dealt to foes). It will knock back all troops, even heroes, and push over fellow monsters, but will simply deal damage to other Mumakil. They are also very sensitive to fire which, if killed by it, will make them enter a blind rage, dealing equal and deadly damage to both foe and friend before dying. Mumakil are best used for map control and mass slaying as manipulating them inside a closed space can prove as deadly for the player's troops as for the enemy. They are also used better alone since grouping them can cause them to hit each other. You can also use Black Uruk Archers or any other Mordor archers so that the Mumakil can be used as a walking sentry.
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