- "'At your service!' said Bifur, Bofur, and Bombur standing in a row. Then they hung up two yellow hoods and a pale green one."
- —The Hobbit, "An Unexpected Party"
Recruit Bofur, the brother of Bombur and cousin of Bifur, one of the members of Thorin's company. He can be found in the Hall of Warriors.
Abilities[]
Level 1: Hurl Pickaxe - Bofur hurls his pickaxe at the target enemy, damaging and knocking back all units near to the target. Bofur can collect his pickaxe from the area he threw it at to immediately reuse the ability, or wait 60 seconds for the pickaxe to be returned to him. The ability cannot be used while the pickaxe is on the ground. Left click on the icon then left click on the target enemy.
Level 3: Bifur and Bombur - Bofur calls Bifur and Bombur to the battlefield for a short time. Bombur passively heals nearby allied units and Bifur protects him from enemies. Left click on the icon to activate.
Level 5: Tremor - Bofur orders some dwarves to undermine the area. Infantry and cavalry units in the target area will be thrown down and have -50% speed for 15 seconds. Left click on the icon then left click on the target area.
Level 7: Chain Quake - Bofur triggers an earthquake which moves to the selected enemy building and deals heavy damage. Enemy units and structure in the path of the earthquake take minor damage and units are knocked to the ground. Left click on the icon then left click on the target building.
Upgrades[]
Bofur can be given the following upgrade:
Mithril Coat - Requires some veterans to be sent into a Dwarven Forge. Dwarven heroes will then have the ability to purchase the Mithril Mail upgrade. The Mithril Mail gives Dwarven heroes extreme resistance to all damage. Changes Bofur's armorset to edainwarriorheroarmorupgrade. Cost: 500
| EdainWarriorHeroArmorUpgrade | |
|---|---|
| DEFAULT | 43% |
| SLASH | 43% |
| PIERCE | 10% |
| CAVALRY_RANGED | 25% |
| SPECIALIST | 43% |
| CRUSH | 66% |
| CAVALRY | 66% |
| SIEGE | 33% |
| FLAME | 66% |
| FROST | 66% |
| MAGIC | 66% |
| HERO | 75% |
| HERO_RANGED | 43% |
| POISON | 66% |
| STRUCTURAL | 15% |
| CHOP | 65% |
| URUK | 100% |
| WATER | 66% |
| FlankedPenalty | 30% |
Strategy[]
Although Bofur isn't the most powerful hero for Ered Luin, he still has quite a few uses. Like all dwarven heroes, he can be upgraded with Mithril for more armour in the late game. Once he reaches level 7, he becomes a strong building destroyer with his final ability. Until then, Bofur can mainly be used for general disruption. His pickaxe doesn't do a lot of damage to heroes but can be very useful for knocking heroes and single units (like trolls) to the ground where Bofur or other units can deal high damage. Tremor works in the same way but disrupt an entire army, causing even more chaos. Thanks to its speed debuff, the enemy army will take even more losses from your forces. Bifur and Bombur should just be used in large fights to support your army by letting them last even longer.
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