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{{Infobox NPC
|health = 18
|armour = [[Angmar Armour|Angmar armour]]
|armour points = 15
|alignment = [[Angmar (Faction)|Angmar]]
|spawn = [[Angmar]]
|drops = [[Orc Bone|Orc bones]], rotten flesh, [[Maggoty Bread|maggoty bread]]
|alignment needed = +200 to [[Factions#Angmar|Angmar]]
|pledge = No
|cost = 40
|NPC = [[Angmar Orc Chieftain]]
|Image = AngmarOrcArcher.png
|attack strength = Varies
|added in = 15}}
{{Quote|"But Aragorn was only two years old when Arathorn went riding against the Orcs with the sons of Elrond, and he was slain by an orc-arrow that pierced his eye [...]"|''The Return of the King'', Appendix A}}

'''Angmar Orc Archers''' are a variation of [[Angmar Orc]]s, but instead of a melee weapon, they wield an [[Orc Bow]]. They wear [[Angmar Armour|Angmar armour]], occasionally without a helmet.

==Spawning==
Angmar Orc Archers can be found in large numbers in [[Angmar]] and the Angmar Mountains, although they are capable of [[Invasion|invading]] other areas (such as [[Eriador]], [[Lone-Lands]], etc.). They also spawn less commonly in the [[Ettenmoors]]. Due to the dark shrouds hiding the sun and covering all of Angmar, they are not weakened during the day and can spawn at all times there.
They can be found on foot or occasionally mounted on a [[Warg]], and can be hired from a [[Angmar Orc Chieftain|chieftain]] in [[Angmar Tower|towers]] and [[Angmar Orc Camp|camps]].

Like the [[Gundabad Orc|Orcs of Gundabad]] and [[Isengard Snaga]], Angmar Orc Archers are among the weakest Orcs in the game, having only 18 health, but their guaranteed iron-level set of armour (13-15 points of protection) makes them statistically the strongest of the three in this regard. Damage-wise, Angmar Orc Archers are always stronger than [[Isengard Snaga Archer|Isengard Snaga Archers]], because Angmar Orc Archers only wield an Orc bow, as opposed to the Vanilla bows of the Snaga. [[Gundabad Orc Archer|Gundabad Orc Archers]] can spawn with anything from a Vanilla bow to an iron crossbow, meaning that at times they can deal more damage than Angmar Orc Archers.

==Behaviour==
Angmar Orc Archers will attack any foes of Angmar within their sight range of 16 blocks, first approaching them a little and then shooting at them with their bows. If the attacked player or NPC come nearer, the Orcs will try to back away.

When not engaged in fighting off enemies of the [[Sauron|Dark Lord]], these Orcs are prone to [[Skirmish|skirmishing]] among themselves. They will also kill rabbits on occasion.

They will flee from you when you reach -500 with their faction, like other Orcs. Yet, they will still fight back if attacked.

==Hiring==
[[Factions|Angmar]] Orc archers may be hired from [[Angmar Orc Chieftain|chieftains]] for a sum of forty [[Coin|coins]] each. You also must have +200 [[Alignment|Angmar alignment]] to be able to hire these units. As always, price decreases as one's Angmar alignment increases.

{| style="width: 100%;" class="article-table"
|-
!Advantages
!Disadvantages
|-
|Well priced for a ranged unit
|Can only be hired in Angmar
|-
|Decent armour of iron strength
|Has 18 hit points, slightly less than an average NPC's
|-
|Has reasonable alignment requirement
|Slowed and significantly weakened in daylight
|-
|Works well against swimming enemies
|
|-
|Can randomly drink Orc Draught which gives them a strength and speed boost
|
|}

==Drops==
Below you will find a table showing possible drops of these NPCs along with their rarity and quantity.
{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center"
! Drop
! Rarity
! Quantity
! Image
|-
|Arrow
|Common
|1-2
|[[File:Arrow.png|32px]]
|-
|Rotten Flesh
|Common
|1-2
|[[File:Rotten_Flesh.png|32px]]
|-
|[[Orc Bone]]
|Common
|1
|[[File:OrcBone.png|32px]]
|-
|[[Orc Draught]]
|Uncommon
|1
|[[File:Orc Draught.png|32px]]
|-
|[[Maggoty Bread]]
|Uncommon
|1-2
|[[File:MaggotyBreadItem.png|32px]]
|-
|[[Pouch]]
|Uncommon
|1
|[[File:Pouches.gif|32px]]
|-
|[[Orc Steel Ingot]]
|Uncommon
|1
|[[File:OrcSteel.png|32px]]
|-
|[[Orc Bow]]
|Rare
|1
|[[File:OrcBow.png|32px]]
|-
|[[Angmar Armour|Angmar Helmet]]
|Rare
|1
|[[File:HelmetAngmar.png|32px]]
|-
|[[Angmar Armour|Angmar Chestplate]]
|Rare
|1
|[[File:BodyAngmar.png|32px]]
|-
|[[Angmar Armour|Angmar Leggings]]
|Rare
|1
|[[File:LegsAngmar.png|32px]]
|-
|[[Angmar Armour|Angmar Boots]]
|Rare
|1
|[[File:BootsAngmar.png|32px]]
|}

==Speechbank==
Not the nicest folk to deal with, Angmar Orcs usually greet people with hail of insults. However, as you go through the ranks of evil, you may earn more respect amongst them. But if your remain their enemy, they will not hesitate to attack!

{{Spoiler|{{SpeechAngmar|Orc}}}}

{{Faction Angmar}}

[[Category:Angmar]]
[[Category:Orcs]]
[[Category:Evil]]
[[Category:Mobs]]
[[Category:Hirable]]
[[Category:NPC]]
[[Category:Ranged Units]]
[[Category:Level 1 Mobs]]
[[Category:Archers]]