Isengard Snaga are lesser Orcs of the Isengard faction. They are almost identical to Gundabad Orcs, having the same amount of health and the same habit of wearing varied armour instead of complete armour sets. The only main difference is where they spawn, and the fact that they may come equipped with Uruk equipment in place of Gundabad orcs' chance to wear Gundabad Uruk, Mordor, and Angmar equipment.
Etymology[]
The word Snaga, from the Black Speech, refers to lesser 'slave' Orcs, in contrast to larger and stronger Uruks specifically bred for battle.
Spawning[]
Isengard Snaga are the least powerful unit of the Isengard faction, and they are also less common than their stronger Uruk brethren, except perhaps in Nan Curunír. They spawn very commonly there both day and night, alongside Uruks and their Dunlending allies. They also spawn in Rohan and Adornland during the night, but only as Warg riders (never as foot-soldiers), and in the Uruk Highlands, day and night, but again only as Warg riders or guarding Warg pits. Finally, Snaga also spawn in Isengard Invasions, both as Warg riders and foot-soldiers. They do not spawn in Fangorn Wasteland.
Equipment[]
Isengard Snaga can be found using various scavenged weapons, tools, and armour. Possible armour they may wear and equipment groups they can use are listed below:
Armour
Weapons and Tools
Behaviour[]
Similarly to other Orcs, Snaga will gain slowness and weakness effects in direct sunlight. Judging by base stats, they are the weakest Orcs in the game, alongside Gundabad Orcs. However, judging by statistics, Snaga are the weaker of the two, as their armor choices have worse stats on average than those of Gundabad.
These Orcs will attack any player possessing negative alignment with the Isengard faction, as well as any other units of opposing factions. Similarly to other Orcs, Snaga can also become involved in skirmishes, in which they randomly fight amongst themselves. Being a part of the Isengard faction, Snaga are neutral with Orcs of other evil factions, meaning that they can easily get into fights with them if they hit each other by accident while attacking a mutual enemy. This can work heavily against them in a multi-faction good vs. evil battle.
Isengard Snaga will also flee from you if you move toward them when your Isengard alignment is -500 or lower. However, they shall proceed to attack the player if they are hit. They will also try and stab a player whose back is turned to them, and then run away if the player looks at them or chases them. They are often quite rude in their speech, even to allies, similarly to others of Orc kind.
Hiring[]
Isengard Snaga can be your minions from the starting price of twenty silver coins and require positive one-hundred fifty alignment to be hired from an Uruk chieftain. Like all hireable mobs, they become cheaper as the player's alignment with the faction increases.
| Advantages | Disadvantages |
|---|---|
| Cheap | More expensive but on average weaker than their counterpart, Gundabad Orcs |
| Can be mounted on Wargs | Weapons vary greatly, thus their attack strength also varies, though on average it is weak |
| Can be hired in Nan Curunír, which is not too far away from the Shire | Statistically the worst armour stats of any Orc type, though this can vary |
| Because of cheapness, can be hired in mass amounts, which can be very effective | Weakened in daylight |
| Can randomly drink Orc Draught which gives them a strength and speed boost | Low health |
| They are hated by many, and friendly with only two factions. Thus, they can easily get overrun in larger multi-faction battles. |
Drops[]
When killed, Isengard Snaga will commonly drop Orc bones and Rotten flesh. On rarer occasions, they may drop a piece of their armour or equipment or random supplies that they happened to be carrying.
| Drop | Rarity | Quantity | Image |
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| Rotten Flesh | Common | 1-2 | 
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| Orc Bone | Common | 1 | 
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| Orc Draught | Uncommon | 0-1 | 
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| Maggoty Bread | Uncommon | 0-2 | 
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| Uruk Steel Ingot | Uncommon | 0-1 | 
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| Uruk Beserker Scimitar | Rare | 0-1 | 
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| Uruk Beserker Helmet | Rare | 0-1 | 
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| Uruk Chestplate | Rare | 0-1 | 
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| Uruk Leggings | Rare | 0-1 | 
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| Uruk Boots | Rare | 0-1 | 
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Speechbank[]
Friendly
- Filthy maggot! Oh, it's you, Person...
- I seek Man-flesh!
- Where is the Man-flesh?
- What do you want?
- You still don't look like a Goblin-Man, Person!
- I've had nothing but maggoty bread for three stinking days!
- Maggoty bread again? Give me some Man-flesh!
- I can't wait to get my teeth into some Man-flesh!
- At your service, Person!
- Soon, Person! Soon we will be at war with the filthy sons of Men!
- What are you after?
- The air is foul here.
- We serve a common master, Person.
- We shall break their bones and feast on their flesh!
- Death to the kingdoms of Men! Death to the filthy Elves!
- We shall swarm into the lands of the free peoples like a plague! Leave nothing alive!
- What orders from our lord, Person?
- These rags stink!
- The world of Men shall be broken and destroyed.
- Ruin! Ruin to the free peoples!
- Something smells disgusting here. It's you, Person! Go away!
Neutral
- I smell Man-flesh!
- I've had nothing but maggoty bread for three stinking days!
- What are you after, maggot?
- Follow your orders, scum!
- You don't look like a Goblin-Man!
- Do you want something?
- Don't just stand there! Do something!
- I don't trust you, maggot!
- Whom do you serve?
- Move along, scum!
- Are you trying to start a fight?
- You stink!
Hostile
- Have you not been driven out by our armies yet, scum?
- I'll bleed you like a stuck pig!
- Enjoy your last breath, scum!
- You're nice and fresh!
- Kill the scum!
- Looks like meat's back on the menu, boys!
- You stink of fear!
- Die, Man-scum!
- Your blood smells fresh!
- I'll skewer you like a piece of meat!
- You'd better start running, maggot!
- Come any closer and I'll stick you like a fresh cut of meat!
- We dine on Man-flesh tonight!
Hired
- Where's the nearest Man-flesh? I'm starving here!
- What are your orders, my lord?
- You may be my commander, Person, but you're still a filthy maggot!
- I smell Man-flesh!
- Lead us to war, Person!
- The air is ripe with the stink of fear!
- I've had nothing to eat but maggoty bread for three stinking days!
- The free peoples of the earth shall fall before our might!
- Death! Death to all who oppose us!
Skirmish
- You trying to start a skirmish?
- Trying to start a skirmish?
- Nobody touches me, you filthy maggot!
- I'll skewer you like a piece of meat!
- You trying to start something?
- I'll have your guts for garters, scum!
- What are you looking at me like that for, scum?
- I'll have your head on a spike, maggot!
- I'll bleed you like a stuck pig!
- Looks like it's time for a skirmish!
- Nobody skirmishes with me and gets away with it!
- You looking for a skirmish, filthy maggot?
- Let's see you look at me like that with my blade stuck through you!
- You asking for a skirmish?
- Who are you calling a filthy maggot?
- You after a scuffle, scum?
- Want a fight, you filthy piece of meat?
- I'll make dinner out of you, maggot!
- You think you can beat me, filth?
- You shall pay for that, you filthy worm!
- I'll squish you like the filthy little worm you are!
- You'll be dinner once I'm done with you, maggot!
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