Invasion

• General

Invasion
invasion spawner (Gondorian sword)
Basic Information
Type	Non-solid block
Physics	No
Renewable	Yes
Transparency	None
Flammable	No
Luminance	No
Tool	can only be broken in creative mode
Drops	nothing
History
Added in	Public Beta 19

“	Arise, arise, Riders of Théoden! Fell deeds awake: fire and slaughter! spear shall be shaken, shield be splintered, a sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises! Ride now, ride now! Ride to Gondor!	”
–Théoden in The Return of the King, The Ride of the Rohirrim

An invasion is an in-game event that was added in the Public Beta 19 update on August 1st, 2014. During these events, waves of foes will attack the player in a short amount of time.

Description

A Gundabad invasion in the Lone Lands.

Unlike bandits, invasions don't come without warning; the first sign that you're going to be in for a fight is a low-pitched horn blow, and a message in the chat stating "[Faction] have launched an invasion nearby!". These invasions can occur in almost any biome, from Rohan to Gondor to the Lone-lands, but are most dangerous in "wilderness" biomes -- that is, Wilderland, Lone-lands, and similar biomes. Some biomes can be invaded by more than one faction, and the chance for an invasion to happen varies depending on which biome is being invaded by which faction. It is possible for multiple factions to invade the same place at the same time.

When the invasion begins, a large weapon of the invading faction will appear floating over the ground, surrounded by flames that don't give off any light. When this happens, you have two options: Run and hide, or kill all the enemy units. If you choose the latter, beware that a naturally-spawned invasion can result in 30 to 70 enemy units appearing within a very short period of time, but also note that slaying all the enemy units could result in you getting a lot of alignment to the enemies of the faction you're fighting against, as well as loot. If you are in creative mode, you can break the invasion spawner by left-clicking on it.

Mobs spawned in an invasion have a much longer sight range than normal mobs (40 blocks instead of 16) and mounted units have an even longer range of sight during an invasion; they can see enemies from up to 60 blocks away.

Every time the horn blows, between one and six enemy units will spawn, up to six blocks away from the invasion spawner.

The units spawned in an invasion can include any units the enemy has at its disposal. For example, a Rohirric invasion of the Uruk Highlands will contain mostly mounted Rohirrim and bowmen, whereas an Angmar invasion of the Lone-lands will contain all possible units allied with the Angmar faction.

The spawning of enemy units will end after several minutes and the sword will then explode (without damaging you) and disappear, thus ending the invasion.

Invasions can happen at any time of night or day, in most biomes (see the list below) although the chance of an invasion is greatly increased on nights, when there is a lunar eclipse.

Unlike most NPC's, any NPC spawned by an invasion spawner will not naturally despawn, and must be slain.

Advantages of defeating invasions concerning alignment

When an invasion spawns, the game will look for all "non-isolationist" (every faction except Fangorn and Hobbits) enemy factions who have influence within a 50-map-pixel range of the invasion. If there are, slaughtering the invading mobs will let you gain alignment with all those factions even if you are outside their areas of influence. If there aren't, then the game will try again with a 150-pixel range, but this time only looking for one enemy faction, whichever is the closest. If one has been found, killing the invading mobs will grant you alignment with this faction. However, if there are none, you won't gain alignment at all.

Post-implementation changes

Public Beta 22

Invasions as of Public Beta 22.

As of Public Beta 22, invasions now spawn with the sword of the appropriate faction (with the exception of Hobbits (pipe), Fangorn (stick), Gundabad (cleaver) and some sub-factions because they do not have faction-specific weapons or armour.)

Also, a Horn of Conquest was introduced to give players the opportunity to summon invasions from allied factions.

Public Beta 24

Public Beta 24 saw many new sub-factions gain the capability to invade, including Dol Amroth, Nan Ungol, Hillmen, Rangers of Ithilien, and Black Uruks. Fangorn also gained the ability to invade in this update.

Public Beta 25

Public Beta 25 made it possible to spawn warg invasions for every evil faction that has wargs.

Tactics

There are several ways to cope with an invasion:

Avoid dangerous biomes

Make sure to travel the more peaceful regions of Middle-earth (see list below) if you've got the choice. For example, in Eriador and its surroundings there are the Rangers of the North to back you up (if you are a good-aligned player). When you are followed by some foes, it's a good idea to flee to a spot where some of your friends are waiting to take care of your pursuers.

Run

The best thing to do when you hear the sound of the horn is just run the way you are facing. The invasion always takes place near the spot you are standing. As long as you stay near the floating sword, more waves of foes will show up. Fleeing is not cowardice, just pure survival instinct. After some moments running, you can turn around and cope with what is still following you. When you don't feel capable or equipped to deal with a large number of foes or when you would be fighting in difficult terrain just leave the place. Or is this just the challenge you're seeking?

Use the terrain

It's easier to attack downhill than uphill. Make sure that no trees, buildings or boulders obstruct your view. Think about holes in the ground or steep cliffs, where you could fall down when you have to flee again. You can also hide behind some obstacles and wait for your foes to seek you out. Or fight with your back against a wall so there's no risk of getting stabbed from behind but also no opportunity to flee. Perhaps circle around the floating sword at a distance to move yourself to a better position. Also, when you jump down while attacking a foe, you can deal more damage (critical strike). Another good tactic is to make a pillar of blocks and shoot down at your foes.

Divide and Conquer

Or as the Romans put it "divide et impera". Each time you go near the floating sword, the horn sounds and a new wave of foes will occur. So carefully re-approach the sword until the horn sounds and then immediately back up a bit. Deal with the wave that showed up until most of the foes are gone. Repeat this until the invasion ends. You can either take out the foes from afar with a bow or crossbow, try to lure them away in small groups (remember that wargs have a longer tracking range) or wait until someone else takes care of them. Also remember, Orcs sometimes take each other out in a skirmish.

This tactic should be used only if you have decent armour and weapons, or if a faction is invading land near your base (banners can help solve the latter problem). Despite the danger of death, the XP and alignment you'll get can make it worthwhile.

Take a break

When you are hurt, it's a good idea to leave the battle, take cover, eat something, perhaps drink a potion and wait until you have recovered some of your health. Then re-enter the fight. Your foes can wait that moment.

If you have magical drinks such as athelas brew, Orc draught, or miruvor, now is the time to use them. The former brew will regenerate your health for a time, and all of the three drinks will boost your strength. Or if you have positive Fangorn alignment and the faction's magical Ent-draughts are available to you, drink some with various helpful effects.

Bring some friends

Hire some troops from a captain or travel with some players in a multiplayer world. That way, you can help each other out when someone is in trouble.

Collect the loot

When you hear an explosion sound, the sword disappears. You have to deal with the last wave of the invasion. After finishing off these last foes, you can peacefully walk the battlefield and collect all the experience orbs and the loot your foes have dropped. Don't do this during the fight, because gathering loot will probably distract you from the foe that deals you the deadly blow. In multiplayer don't start to quarrel about how to divide the loot!

Invasion List

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Sorted by biome

This list shows which factions can invade which biome and what the chance is of it happening. Biomes not listed here cannot be invaded. The list of factions in this table is which factions can invade the biome:

• Adornland
• Anduin
• Angle
• Angmar
• Blue Mountains
• Breeland
• Brown Lands
• Coldfells

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Dunland, Rohan

Rare:

Isengard, Gundabad, Gundabad Wargs

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Gundabad, Gundabad Wargs

Rare:

Dol Guldur

Invasion frequency

Common:

Rangers of the North

Uncommon:

None

Rare:

Gundabad, Gundabad Wargs, Hillmen of Rhudaur

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

None

Rare:

Rangers of the North, Lindon, Rivendell

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Gundabad Wargs

Rare:

Gundabad

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

None

Rare:

Gundabad, Gundabad Wargs

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Mordor

Rare:

Black Uruks, Mordor Wargs

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Rangers of the North, Gundabad, Gundabad Wargs, Angmar, Hillmen of Rhudaur, Angmar Wargs

Rare:

None

• Corsair Coasts
• Dagorlad
• Dale
• Dead Marshes
• Dol Amroth
• Dol Guldur
• Dorwinion
• Dunland

Invasion frequency

Common:

Corsairs of Umbar

Uncommon:

None

Rare:

None

Invasion frequency

Common:

Mordor

Uncommon:

Black Uruks, Mordor Wargs

Rare:

None

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Gundabad, Gundabad Wargs

Rare:

Dol Guldur, Mordor, Rhúdel

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

None

Rare:

Mordor

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Corsairs of Umbar

Rare:

Mordor, Black Uruks, Harnedhrim, Coast Southrons, Umbarians

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Wood-elves

Rare:

None

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

None

Rare:

Dol Guldur, Mordor

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Rohan

Rare:

Rangers of the North, Gundabad, Gundabad Wargs

• East Bight
• Emyn Muil
• Enedwaith
• Erebor
• Eregion
• Eriador
• Ettenmoors
• Fangorn Wasteland

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

None

Rare:

Dol Guldur

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

None

Rare:

Mordor, Mordor Wargs

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Gundabad Wargs, Dunland

Rare:

Rangers of the North, Gundabad

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

None

Rare:

Gundabad, Gundabad Wargs, Dol Guldur

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Gundabad Wargs

Rare:

Rangers of the North, Gundabad

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Gundabad, Gundabad Wargs, Rangers of the North, Hillmen of Rhudaur

Rare:

Angmar, Angmar Wargs

Invasion frequency

Common:

Gundabad, Gundabad Wargs, Angmar, Hillmen of Rhudaur, Angmar Wargs

Uncommon:

Rangers of the North

Rare:

None

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Isengard, Rohan, Fangorn

Rare:

None

• Far Harad Grasslands
• Far Harad Jungle
• Far Harad Jungle Edge
• Field of Celebrant
• Gladden Fields

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Morwaith

Rare:

Taurethrim

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

None

Rare:

Morwaith, Taurethrim

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Morwaith, Taurethrim

Rare:

None

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Lothlórien, Rohan

Rare:

Gundabad, Gundabad Wargs, Dol Guldur

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Gundabad, Gundabad Wargs

Rare:

None

• Gondor
• Grey Mountains
• Harnedor
• Harondor
• Iron Hills
• Ithilien
• Lindon
• Lone-lands

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Mordor

Rare:

Black Uruks, Nan Ungol, Mordor Wargs, Harnedhrim, Coast Southrons, Umbarians, Corsairs of Umbar, Rhúdel

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Gundabad Wargs

Rare:

Gundabad, Durin's Folk

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Rangers of Ithilien, Harnedhrim

Rare:

Gondor, Coast Southrons, Corsairs of Umbar

Invasion frequency

Common:

Rangers of Ithilien, Harnedhrim

Uncommon:

Gondor, Mordor, Coast Southrons, Corsairs of Umbar

Rare:

Dol Amroth, Black Uruks, Umbarians, Gulfings

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Gundabad Wargs

Rare:

Gundabad

Invasion frequency

Common:

Rangers of Ithilien, Mordor

Uncommon:

Gondor, Mordor Wargs, Harnedhrim, Rhúdel

Rare:

Dol Amroth, Black Uruks, Nan Ungol, Coast Southrons, Corsairs of Umbar

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

None

Rare:

Gundabad

Invasion frequency

Common:

Gundabad, Gundabad Wargs, Rangers of the North, Hillmen of Rhudaur

Uncommon:

Angmar

Rare:

Rivendell, Angmar Wargs

• Lothlórien Edge
• Midgewater
• Mirkwood Corrupted
• Nan Curunír
• Nindalf
• Northern Mirkwood

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

None

Rare:

Gundabad, Gundabad Wargs, Dol Guldur

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

None

Rare:

Gundabad, Gundabad Wargs, Rangers of the North

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Wood-elves

Rare:

None

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

None

Rare:

Rohan

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

None

Rare:

Mordor, Black Uruks, Mordor Wargs

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Wood-elves, Dol Guldur

Rare:

None

• Northern Wilderland
• Rhúdel
• Rhúdel Steppe
• Rhûn
• Rivendell Hills
• Rohan
• Rohan Uruk Highlands

Invasion frequency

Common:

Gundabad

Uncommon:

Gundabad Wargs

Rare:

Dol Guldur, Dale

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

None

Rare:

Dale

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

None

Rare:

Dale, Rhúdel

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

None

Rare:

Rhúdel

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Rivendell

Rare:

Gundabad, Gundabad Wargs, Angmar, Hillmen of Rhudaur, Angmar Wargs

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Dunland, Isengard

Rare:

None

Invasion frequency

Common:

Rohan

Uncommon:

None

Rare:

None

• Swanfleet
• Taur-na-Torogrim
• Trollshaws
• White Mountains
• Wilderland
• Woodland Realm

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

None

Rare:

Gundabad, Gundabad Wargs

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Half-trolls

Rare:

Taurethrim

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Rangers of the North, Gundabad, Gundabad Wargs, Hillmen of Rhudaur

Rare:

Angmar, Angmar Wargs

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Mordor Wargs

Rare:

Mordor

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Dol Guldur, Mordor, Rhúdel

Rare:

Mordor Wargs, Dale, Dorwinion

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Dol Guldur

Rare:

None

Sorted by faction

• Angmar
• Angmar Wargs
• Black Uruks
• Coast Southrons
• Corsairs of Umbar
• Dale
• Dol Amroth
• Dol Guldur

Invasion frequency

Common:

Ettenmoors

Uncommon:

Coldfells, Lone-lands

Rare:

Eriador, Rivendell Hills, Trollshaws

Invasion frequency

Common:

Ettenmoors

Uncommon:

Coldfells

Rare:

Eriador, Lone-lands, Rivendell Hills, Trollshaws

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Dagorlad

Rare:

Brown Lands, Dor-en-Ernil, Gondor, Harondor, Ithilien, Nindalf

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Dor-en-Ernil, Harondor

Rare:

Gondor, Harnennor, Ithilien

Invasion frequency

Common:

Corsair Coasts

Uncommon:

Dor-en-Ernil, Harondor

Rare:

Gondor, Harnennor, Ithilien

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

None

Rare:

Northern Wilderland, Rhúdel, Rhúdel Steppe, Wilderland

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

None

Rare:

Harondor, Ithilien

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Northern Mirkwood, Wilderland, Woodland Realm

Rare:

Anduin, Dale, Dorwinion, East Bight, Eaves of Lothlórien, Erebor, Field of Celebrant, Northern Wilderland

• Dorwinion
• Dunland
• Durin's Folk
• Fangorn
• Gondor
• Gulfings
• Gundabad
• Gundabad Wargs
• Half-trolls

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

None

Rare:

Wilderland

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Adornland, Enedwaith, Rohan

Rare:

None

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

None

Rare:

Grey Mountains

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Fangorn Wasteland

Rare:

None

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Harondor, Ithilien

Rare:

Harnennor

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

None

Rare:

Harondor

Invasion frequency

Common:

Ettenmoors, Lone-lands, Northern Wilderland

Uncommon:

Anduin, Coldfells, Dale, Eriador, Gladden Fields, Trollshaws

Rare:

Adornland, Angle, Blue Mountains, Bree-land, Dunland, Eaves of Lothlórien, Enedwaith, Erebor, Eregion, Field of Celebrant, Grey Mountains, Iron Hills, Lindon, Midgewater, Rivendell Hills, Swanfleet

Invasion frequency

Common:

Ettenmoors, Lone-lands

Uncommon:

Anduin, Blue Mountains, Coldfells, Dale, Enedwaith, Eregion, Eriador, Gladden Fields, Grey Mountains, Iron Hills, Northern Wilderland, Trollshaws

Rare:

Adornland, Angle, Bree-land, Dunland, Eaves of Lothlórien, Erebor, Field of Celebrant, Midgewater, Rivendell Hills, Swanfleet

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Taur-i-Thorogrim

Rare:

None

• Harnedhrim
• Isengard
• Lindon
• Lothlórien
• Mordor
• Mordor Wargs
• Morwaith
• Nan Ungol
• Rangers of Ithilien

Invasion frequency

Common:

Harondor

Uncommon:

Harnennor, Ithilien

Rare:

Dor-en-Ernil, Gondor

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Fangorn Wasteland, Rohan

Rare:

Adornland

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

None

Rare:

Angmar

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Field of Celebrant

Rare:

None

Invasion frequency

Common:

Dagorlad, Ithilien

Uncommon:

Brown Lands, Gondor, Harondor, Wilderland

Rare:

Dale, Dead Marshes, Dor-en-Ernil, Dorwinion, Emyn Muil, Nindalf, White Mountains

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Dagorlad, Ithilien, White Mountains

Rare:

Brown Lands, Emyn Muil, Gondor, Nindalf, Wilderland

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Far Harad Grasslands, Far Harad Jungle Edge

Rare:

Far Harad Jungle

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

None

Rare:

Gondor, Ithilien

Invasion frequency

Common:

Harondor, Ithilien

Uncommon:

Harnennor

Rare:

None

• Rangers of the North
• Rhudaur Hillmen
• Rhúdel
• Rivendell
• Rohan
• Taurethrim
• Umbarians
• Wood-elves

Invasion frequency

Common:

Angle, Lone-lands

Uncommon:

Coldfells, Eriador, Ettenmoors, Trollshaws

Rare:

Angmar, Dunland, Enedwaith, Eregion, Midgewater

Invasion frequency

Common:

Ettenmoors, Lone-lands

Uncommon:

Coldfells, Eriador, Trollshaws

Rare:

Angle, Rivendell Hills

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Ithilien, Wilderland

Rare:

Dale, Gondor, Rhúdel Steppe, Rhûn

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Rivendell Hills

Rare:

Angmar, Lone-lands

Invasion frequency

Common:

Rohan Uruk Highlands

Uncommon:

Adornland, Dunland, Fangorn Wasteland, Field of Celebrant

Rare:

Nan Curunír

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Far Harad Jungle Edge

Rare:

Far Harad Grasslands, Far Harad Jungle, Taur-i-Thorogrim

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

None

Rare:

Dor-en-Ernil, Gondor, Harondor

Invasion frequency

Common:

None

Uncommon:

Dol Guldur, Mirkwood Corrupted, Northern Mirkwood

Rare:

None

Units used by various factions

Faction	Units used	Symbol	Notes
Angmar	Angmar Orc, Angmar Orc Archer, Angmar Orc Warrior, Angmar Orc Bombardier, Angmar Warg, Angmar Warg Bombardier, Angmar Banner Bearer	Angmar Sword	Not all invasions will spawn a Warg Bombardier; if they do, only one or two will usually spawn, but it is possible to get as many as five (experienced first hand)
Black Uruks	Black Uruk, Black Uruk Archer, Black Uruk Banner Bearer	Black Uruk Cleaver
Blackroot Vale	Gondor Levyman, Blackroot Vale Soldier, Blackroot Vale Bowman, Blackroot Vale Banner Bearer	Blackroot Bow	Some soldiers can be mounted on horses
Blue Mountains	Blue Mountains Warrior, Blue Mountains Axe-thrower, Blue Mountains Banner Bearer	Blue Dwarven Warhammer
Corsairs of Umbar	Corsair of Umbar	Corsair Eket
Dale	Dalish Levyman, Dalish Soldier, Dalish Longbowman, Dalish Banner Bearer, Esgaroth Banner Bearer	Dalish Sword
Dol Amroth	Dol Amroth Man-at-arms, Dol Amroth Archer, Swan Knight, Dol Amroth Banner Bearer	Dol Amroth Sword	Some Dol Amroth units have a chance to spawn mounted
Dol Guldur	Dol Guldur Orc, Dol Guldur Orc Archer, Mirkwood Spider, Mirk-troll, Dol Guldur Banner Bearer	Dol Guldur Sword	Mirk-trolls are considerably rarer than the other NPC's
Dorwinion (Men)	Vintner Guard, Vintner Guard Crossbower, Dorwinion Banner Bearer	Mug of Red Wine
Dorwinion (Elves)	Bladorthin Warrior, Bladorthin Archer, Dorwinion Elf Banner Bearer	Spear of Bladorthin
Dúnedain of the North	Ranger of the North, Ranger Banner Bearer	Ranger Bow	Some Rangers will spawn as outriders, mounted on horses
Dunland	Dunlending, Dunlending Warrior, Dunlending Bowman, Dunlending Axe-thrower, Dunlending Berserker, Dunlending Banner Bearer	Dunlending Club
Durin's Folk	Dwarf Warrior, Dwarf Axe-Thrower, Dwarf Banner-Bearer	Dwarven Warhammer
Fangorn	Ent, Huorn	Stick
Gondor	Gondor Levyman, Gondor Soldier, Gondor Archer, Gondor Banner Bearer	Gondorian Sword	Some Gondorian units will be mounted on horses
Gulf of Harad	Gulfing Warrior, Gulfing Archer, Gulfing Banner Bearer	Gulfen Khopesh	Some Gulfings ride horses
Gundabad	Gundabad Orc, Gundabad Orc Archer, Gundabad Warg, Gundabad Banner Bearer, Gundabad Uruk, Gundabad Uruk Archer	Gundabad Uruk Cleaver
Half-trolls	Half-troll, Half-troll Warrior, Half-troll Banner Bearer	Half-troll Scimitar	Some Half-trolls ride rhinos
Harad Nomads	Nomad Guard, Nomad Archer, Nomad Banner Bearer	Haradric Sword	Some Nomads ride camels
Harnedor	Harnedor Warrior, Harnedor Archer, Harnedor Banner Bearer	Haradric Sword	Some Harnedhrim ride horses
Hobbits	Hobbit Shirriff	Hobbit Pipe	Some Hobbits ride ponies
Isengard	Isengard Snaga, Isengard Snaga Archer, Uruk, Uruk Crossbower, Uruk Berserker, Isengard Warg, Uruk Banner-Bearer, Uruk Sapper, Isengard Warg Bombardier	Uruk Scimitar	Most invasions only spawn one or two Warg Bombardiers
Lamedon	Lamedon Hillman, Lamedon Warrior, Lamedon Archer, Lamedon Banner Bearer	Gondorian Warhammer	Some warriors can be mounted on horses
Lebennin	Lebennin Levyman, Gondor Soldier, Gondor Archer, Lebennin Banner Bearer	Gondorian Sword	Some soldiers can be mounted on horses
Lindon	Lindon Warrior, Lindon Cavalry, Lindon Banner Bearer	Lindon Sword
Lossarnach	Gondor Levyman, Lossarnach Axeman, Lossarnach Banner Bearer	Lossarnach Battleaxe
Lothlórien	Galadhrim Warrior, Galadhrim Cavalry, Galadhrim Banner Bearer	Galadhrim Sword
Mordor	Mordor Orc, Mordor Orc Archer, Mordor Orc Bombardier, Mordor Warg, Mordor Warg Bombardier, Black Uruk, Black Uruk Archer, Mordor Banner-Bearer, Minas Morgul Banner Bearer, Black Uruk Banner Bearer, Olog-hai	Mordor Scimitar	Olog-hai and Black Uruks are much rarer than Orcs
Morwaith	Morwaith Warrior, Morwaith Banner Bearer	Morwaith Spear	Some Morwaith can be mounted on zebras
Nan Ungol	Mordor Orc, Mordor Orc Archer, Mordor Spider, Nan Ungol Banner Bearer	Mordor Scimitar
Pelargir	Lebennin Levyman, Pelargir Marine, Pelargir Banner Bearer	Pelargir Trident
Pinnath Gelin	Gondor Levyman, Pinnath Gelin Soldier, Pinnath Gelin Banner Bearer	Gondorian Sword	Some soldiers ride horses
Rangers of Ithilien	Ranger of Ithilien, Ithilien Banner Bearer	Gondorian Bow
Rivendell	Rivendell Warrior, Rivendell Cavalry, Rivendell Banner Bearerr	Rivendell Sword
Rhudaur Hillmen	Rhudaur Hillman, Rhudaur Hillman Warrior, Rhudaur Hillman Axe-thrower, Rhudaur Hillman Banner Bearer	Bronze Sword
Rhúdel	Easterling Warrior, Easterling Levyman, Easterling Archer, Easterling Golden Warrior, Easterling Banner Bearer, Easterling Fire-thrower	Rhûnic Sword
Rohan	Rohirrim Warrior, Rohirrim Bowman, Rohirrim Banner Bearer	Rohirric Sword	Most Rohirrim will be mounted on horses
Southron Coasts	Coast Southron Warrior, Coast Southron Archer, Southron Champion, Morwaith Mercenary, Coast Southron Banner Bearer	Umbaric Scimitar
Umbar	Umbar Soldier, Umbar Archer, Morwaith Mercenary, Renegade Gondorian, Umbar Banner Bearer	Umbaric Scimitar	Some Umbarians will be mounted on horses
Taurethrim	Taurethrim Warrior, Taurethrim Blowgunner, Taurethrim Banner Bearer	Taurethrim Sword
Woodland Realm	Wood-Elf Warrior, Wood-Elf Scout, Wood-Elf Banner Bearer, Wood-Elven Elk Cavalry	Wood-Elven Sword

Mechanics

As with the spawning of most NPCs and other mobs, the game code that runs invasions works the following way:

In-game "Tick"

About 20 times every second, the large program loop running Minecraft finishes running a full cycle. On each tick, various aspects of the game advance a little bit: moving objects change position, mobs check their surroundings and update their behaviour, health and hunger are affected by the player's circumstances, and much more. One thing that does not happen as part of a tick is drawing graphics. Rendering happens after updating. This is why there can be a variance in fps (if vsync is not enabled) but the tps (ticks per second) will stay constant. This prevents video performance from affecting game mechanics and vice-versa. An in-game day in vanilla Minecraft lasts exactly 24,000 ticks (20 minutes), while a day in Middle-earth lasts 48,000 ticks (40 minutes).

Ticks and Invasions

On every in-game tick, there is a chance that an invasion spawner will appear. For example, assume that the chance of a Mordor invasion spawner spawning in Ithilien is 1/100,000 on any in-game tick. This means that there is about a 50% chance of a Mordor invasion occurring on any given day!

Spawner Spawning

When the game decides to spawn an invasion spawner, it picks a random location within 16 blocks of the player and a random number between 30 and 70 (inclusive), which is the number of mobs that the spawner will spawn. Then, every 10 to 15 seconds, between one and six mobs will spawn. This will continue until the MobsRemaining value (see below) of the spawner reaches zero.

An invasion spawner will only work when the player is within 32 blocks of the spawner; if you're too far away, then the spawner will simply stop spawning for a while. However, it won't despawn until it has finished spawning all the mobs it can, even if the chunk is unloaded.

Summoning Invasions

As of Public Beta 22, you can use the Horn of Conquest to summon an invasion. However, these cost two thousand coins and you must have one thousand five hundred alignment to the faction to use it.

Invasions or Horns of Conquest of any faction can be summoned anywhere at varying sizes using the following commands:

/give @p lotr:item.conquestHorn 1 0 {HornFaction:<FACTION>}
/summon lotr.InvasionSpawner ~ ~ ~
       {Faction:<FACTION>, MobsRemaining:<number>}

The <FACTION> is the desired faction in capital letters, and the <number> is the total number of mobs to be spawned. It can be broken in creative mode by left-clicking.

Trivia

• It is possible to summon an Utumno invasion spawner, but it will despawn a tick later, and no NPC's will spawn. The same happens when you attempt to spawn a Dark Huorn invasion spawner.
• It is also possible to use famous last words once per player in each game.

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