Good tier list! I would say Arnor would be just as high as Gondor. Yes, you don't get the dismounted swan knights for their leadership, but palace guards are close to equal statwise, have their own formation, and are available earlier on due to not having an outpost requirement. Also, Bloodline of Numenor is one of the strongest spells in the game allowing your units to just permanently heal for free without any other requirements. Also, I would put Isengard above Lothlorien as late game Lothlorien can just be so painful. No heavy armor on units is really difficult and their spellbook feels very weak with almost no call ins. Their final tier powers have very little punch to them too. Isengard, meanwhile, at least has a pretty strong spellbook with freezing rain, Isengard unleashed, and a host of other useful powers. These are just my opinions. Still a great tier list overall!

Thank you for the work you put into this! Really helpfull information aswell!

I knew Isengard would be last. I also figured Iron Hills and Lorien would be further down too. Surprised at Mordors placement though…

Thank you Naodline for your regular Content. Can you make a Video with the Factions you would like to see? Because the Edainmod has still to places left for two Factions.

I'd say the Iron Hills outpost (Ered Mithrin) could improve the Zealots and Dragon Slayers but the Hunters are damn good as they are now. They make short work of monsters and are a good way with dealing with troll spams and even mountain giants, but they do need heavy support as with any ranged unit.

With the Iron Hills you mentioned that their buffs units give to themselves and debuffs to enemies are negated with Freezing Rain. How do you know that's how it works for sure? I would think that makes those leadership-cancellation powers are too powerful, even if they are temporary. I never thought that was the case for the description: giving Iron Hills Guardians +30% armour doesn't feel like leadership, changing formation doesn't thematically feel like it either. Thematically I always think of the Helmsdeep scene with Théoden, so his pretty big leadership towards units and heroes should be ignored with the Freezing Rain power. With a little stretch, I can see the Nazguls' Dread Visage debuff also cancelled out. But not powers that individual battalions/units give themselves because of pure skill

Did you play the Angmar campaign on 4.7? I found Angmar very tough to play, the upgrade system I find a bit awkward with the builders you have to put in the buildings. Angmar is strong but early game is difficult

Imo, Isengard is way to rigid of a faction across base, Edain, and Aotr. It's clear the Isengard is meant to hold out, take out strategic and/or important structures to delay the enemy, just long enough to get points to pump economy higher, which should take key map awareness, knowing your enemy, balancing between spending points for offensive or eco powers, which all sounds like what every faction has to do right? In that case, why does Isengard HAVE to make it worse by default just because the chance of an end game, sum 20-40 minutes later, will be better? by the 20 minute mark, I've gotten a few basic Uruks with maybe upgraded armor or weapons, while my enemy can absolutely counter them because the other factions roster wasn't based on a gimmick. I do love Isengard, and I know they have won major battles, can win against any faction because EVERY faction is balanced to win/lose against everyone else and it takes the skill of the player to win, but they just feel worse by comparison when I play their opposite faction, Rohan, who has a way better and notorious spam, the peasants, which god tier Cav.

why is a warcraft bloodelf magereaver there?

Can you do a rank on strongest to weakest Ring heros?

Are you on stream? Because it sounds like you're recording in a river.

eisengard? isn't it isengard?

Lol random Warcraft 3 blood elf spell breaker