Quest:Flames at the Gate

Flames at the Gate
Level	100
Type	Solo
Repeatable	Yes
Starts with	Landscape
Starts at	Helm's Dike
Start Region	Westfold
Quest Group	Helm's Dike

Quest Chain
[100] Epic Battle: Helm's Dike Possible side objectives for Helm's Dike. [100] A Stone Obstruction [100] Flames at the Gate [100] Guarding the Watchtower [100] Powder at the Gate [100] Protect the Horses [100] The Statue of Helm Hammerhand

Walkthrough & Notes

Solo Strategy Place at least three upgraded barricades on the near approaches to slow/stop the extra attackers. Also set the two nearest commanders to two handed stance i.e. protect the Archers as much as possible. Place a Catapult on the walkway over the stream and hit the War Machine until it is destroyed. Without the siege equipment, run around as quickly as possible picking up arrows to keep the Archers firing. Drop down the Rope and check on the gate once or twice to keep it as healthy as possible. Extra enemies will appear on the left side of the center and may overwhelm the Soldiers if you take too long. As soon as this objective appears, quickly aim and fire a ballista on the eastern end of the Dike at the War Machine to reduce its health before it reaches the gate. The archers will apply a DoT on the War Machine so long as they are actively firing. Pick up arrows and resupply the Archers to keep them doing so. Once the War Machine arrives at the gate, it will begin firing, applying a stackable and indefinite fire DoT each time. Extinguish this to reduce the overall amount of damage the gate takes. You will lose merit for every 10% health the gate loses. Optimally, a Rank 3 Engineer can build a Small Catapult near the gate to fire on the war machine. This will allow you to directly damage it and dramatically shorten your time spent on the side objective.

Rewards
Legendary Item Experience Steed Experience Epic Battle Reward Points

Quest Text

Background One of Saruman's perilous war machines, capable of spewing forth waves of fire, has been moved to the centre gate of Helm's Dike. If the device continues with its foul diffusion, the gate will surely bend beneath the immense heat and the first defence against the approaching army will be breached. Protect the archers upon the dike and supply their buckets with arrows so that they may defeat the foul construct. Objective Defeat the war machine Do not let the gate be destroyed The gate along the road must not fall to the flames of Saruman's twisted machine. The gates must be defended until the deadly construct can be disabled and destroyed. Merit Rating This quest starts with Full Merit Rating. Major Merit Loss Gate is dealt heavy structural damage Gate is destroyed Rohirrim Archer defeated Moderate Merit Loss Rohirrim Worker defeated

Helm's Dike Flames at the Gate