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;Main Quest - Establish Base Camp
;Main Quest - Establish Base Camp
:Locate a gold mine
::Locate a gold mine
:Arthas must survive
::Arthas must survive
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;Main Quest - Mal'Ganis
;Main Quest - Mal'Ganis
:Destroy Mal'Ganis' base
::Destroy Mal'Ganis' base
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;Optional Quest - Rescue Muradin's Men
;Optional Quest - Rescue Muradin's Men
:Rescue the Dwarven base
::Rescue the Dwarven base
;Reward
:The Dwarven base
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== Strategy ==
== Strategy ==
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You start the mission with Arthas, a Captain, a Priest, and three Footmen. Your first objective is to get your party over to the Gold Mine found to the far east. As you venture forth you will soon come to the realization that you are surrounded by Frost Wolves. There are three types of Wolves you will encounter, a Dire Frost Wolf, two Giant Frost Wolves, and five Frost Wolves. If you follow the path south you will come to the first pack, two Frost Wolves and a Giant Frost Wolf. Next, head east until you happen upon two more Frost Wolves. Just north of the second set of Frost Wolves is where you will find the last Frost Wolf and Giant Frost Wolf, as well as the Dire Frost Wolf, finishing the last of the Frost Wolves. The Dire Frost Wolf drops a Scroll of The Beast that boosts friendly unit combat damage. While Arthas has to survive, also prioritize the Captain's survival for later.
You start the mission with Arthas, a captain, a priest, and three footman. Your first objective is to get
your party over to the gold mine found to the far east. As you venture forth you will soon come to the
realization that you are surrounded by Frost Wolves. There are three types of wolves you will encounter, a
level six Dire Frost Wolf, two level four Giant Frost Wolves, and five level two Frost Wolves. If you follow
the path south you will come to the first pack of frost wolves. Two Frost Wolves and a Giant Frost Wolf. Next,
head east until you happen upon two more Frost Wolves. Just north of the second set of Frost Wolves is where
you will find the last Frost Wolf and Giant Frost Wolf, as well as the Dire Frost Wolf, finishing the last of
the Frost Wolves. The Dire Frost Wolf drops a Scroll of The Beast that boosts friendly unit combat damage.


Now head back to where the second set of Frost Wolves were and continue moving east until you come to an Ice Troll Berserker and an Ice Troll High Priest. Concentrate your initial attack on the Berserker and the High Priest will fall without you taking too much damage. Sit tight and gather your strength. Just north of your new position is an Ice Troll camp that has three roaming Ice Trolls, six on hard difficulty.
Now head back to where the second set of Frost Wolves were and continue moving east until you come to an Ice
Troll Berserker and an Ice Troll High Priest both level four. Concentrate your initial attack on the
berserker and the high priest will fall without you taking too much damage. Sit tight and gather your
strength. Just north of your new position is an Ice Troll camp that has three roaming level two Ice Trolls.
The camp consists of two level two Ice Troll Priests and a level six Ice Troll Warlord. There is no easy way
of going about this, as soon as any conflict begins with any of the trolls they all come running. Have your
party attack common enemies and watch their health as your priest is unable to keep up with the damage. After
taking out the Warlord you will receive a Potion of Greater Healing. Attack the buildings in the Ice Troll
camp to reveal a Potion of Mana.


The camp also consists of two Ice Troll Priests and an Ice Troll Warlord. There is no easy way of going about this; as soon as any conflict begins with any of the Trolls, they all come running. Have your party attack common enemies and watch their health as your Priest is unable to keep up with the damage. After taking out the Warlord you will receive a Potion of Greater Healing. Attack the buildings in the Ice Troll camp to reveal a Potion of Mana.
For the sake of experience, run your party northwest and you will encounter a group of
spiders. A level one Spiderling is patrolling in front, with a level three Nerubian Warrior, a level five
Nerubian Spider Lord, and a level five Nerubian Seer. When you kill the Nerubian Warrior three more spiderlings will appear, but they are only level one. The lord is by far the strongest of them all, so try to
focus all your attacks on him, followed by the seer and you can handle the warrior and spiderlings with ease.
When you are done you will receive an Orb of Frost that adds a bonus of six cold damage as well as slows the
enemies movement and attack speed for three seconds.


For the sake of experience, run your party northwest and you will encounter a group of spiders. A Spiderling is patrolling in front, with a Nerubian Warrior, a Nerubian Spider Lord, and a Nerubian Seer. On hard difficulty, the Seer is replaced with a Nerubian Queen.  When you kill the Nerubian Warrior more Spiderlings will emerge, but they are easy. The Lord is by far the strongest of them all, so try to focus all your attacks on him, followed by the Seer, and you can handle the Warrior and Spiderlings with ease. When you are done you will receive an Orb of Frost that adds a bonus of six cold damage as well as slows the enemies' movement and attack speed for three seconds.
Finally, take your party all the way east until a cut scene of your troops being attacked. After the cut scene you will have Muradin Bronzebeard, a level five mountain king, his three riflemen, and a damaged gyrocopter. The first thing you are going to want to do when you are able to move is have all your available troops to the northern part of your newly established base to head off any attacks you may have from the undead. Watch out for the air troops as only the gyrocopter and the riflemen can hit them. Build four more peasants and start building towers to the north for more defense, as well as to repair your damaged barracks. Build a lumber mill and send two of the four new peasants to gather wood. Send one of the peasants to build farms and the last one to auto-repair your towers. Also upgrade as your resources permit to allow for stronger units. Building a blacksmith and a workshop allows the creation of riflemen and gyrocopters which become very useful later on when you find the enemy air units picking off your ground units with ease.


Finally, take your party all the way east until a cut scene of your troops being attacked plays. After the cut scene you will have Muradin Bronzebeard, a Level 5 Mountain King, his three Riflemen, and a damaged Gyrocopter. The first thing you are going to want to do when you are able to move is move all your available troops to the northern part of your newly established base to head off any attacks you may have from the Undead. Watch out for the air troops as only the Gyrocopter, Riflemen, Towers, and Muradin's Storm Bolt can hit them. Build four more Peasants and start building Towers to the north for more defense, as well as to repair your damaged Barracks. Build a Lumber Mill and send two of the four new Peasants to gather wood. Send one of the Peasants to build Farms and the last one to Auto-Repair your Towers. Also upgrade as your resources permit to allow for stronger units. Building a Blacksmith and a Workshop allows the creation of Riflemen and Gyrocopters which become very useful later on when you find the enemy air units picking off your ground units with ease. Note that since the Captain doesn't count against your food limit, he's essentially irreplaceable.
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== Northern base ==
== Northern base ==
The base to the north is lightly defended and is easily destroyed.  The forces there are feeble, being a total of 4 Ghouls and 2 Crypt Fiends, but the three Towers deter an initial rush.  To rescue the Dwarven base in the NE corner, simply send a single ground unit.  If you want, you can use the units in the newly claimed base to help crush the purple AI player. Entering this base will allow you to build Steam Tanks.  These units are effective against buildings, but must be escorted by other units.


Before you continue to the last part of the chapter, look around the area between your first base and the purple base. To the west you can find two Wendigos and an Ancient Wendigo. Defeating them yields Gauntlets of Ogre Strength +3. To the east you can find two Ice Troll Trappers, an Ice Troll Berserker and an Ice Troll Warlord. Defeating these Ice Trolls yields a Manual of Health.
The base to the north is lightly defended and is easily destroyed.  The forces there are feeble, being a total of 4 ghouls and 2 crypt fiends, but the three towers deter an initial rush.  To rescue the base, simply send a single ground unit.  If you want, you can use the units in the newly claimed base to help crush the purple AI player.
 
Entering this base will allow you to build Steam Tanks. These units are effective against buildings, but must be escorted by other units.  


== Mal'Ganis ==
== Mal'Ganis ==
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Mal'Ganis's base is situated in the north-west corner of the map. Its defenders are mostly parts of the upcoming waves against the player. It's therefore quite possible that you'll encounter Gargoyles, which the player should counter with Riflemen. Add some Knights to take the brunt of the damage, and some Priests to heal the damage. Use Mortar Teams or Steam Tanks to demolish buildings faster. Unlike the enemy, upgrade all units before attacking, and the battle should be easily won.
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Despite carrying his name, Mal'Ganis isn't found in this base, not even in this chapter.
== Attack Waves ==


== Attack Waves ==
The purple enemy to the north sends only a ghoul and crypt fiend every three minutes against the dwarves under siege. As such, they might eventualy take out the base, but aren't a threat to yourself.  
Just as you learn about them, the purple enemy to the north sends only the occasional Ghoul and Crypt Fiend at the Dwarves under siege. They might eventually take out the base, but aren't a threat to yourself.  


Mal'Ganis's base will immediately send units as soon as you started your base. However, his units are as strong as they are going to be, and won't become more difficult beyond quantity. He normally attacks from one direction, which is easily blocked.  If you rescue the north-east base, he will likely attack that as well.   
Mal'Ganis's base will immediatly send units as soon as you started your base. However, his units are as strong as they are going to be, and won't become more difficult beyond quantity. He normally attacks from one direction, which is easily blocked.  If you rescue the north-east base, he will likely attack that as well.   


After his initial attack, he will send the Gargoyles after three minutes (two on hard), followed by two waves spaced four minutes apart (three on hard), and continues sending forces every five minutes (three on hard).   
After his initial attack, he will send the Gargoyles after 3 minutes (2 on hard), followed by two waves spaced 4 minutes apart (3 on hard), and continues sending forces every 5 minutes (3 on hard).   


His Lich hero is Level 5, and not much of a direct threat.  
His Lich hero is level 5, and not much of a direct threat.  


{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
|+ Attack Waves
|+ Attack Waves
|-
|-
! Wave || Easy/Normal || Hard  
! Wave || Normal || Hard  
|-
| 1 || 3 Ghouls, 2 Necromancers || 4 Ghouls, 3 Necromancers
|-
|-
| 1 || 3 Ghouls and 2 Necromancers. || 4 Ghouls and 3 Necromancers.
| 2 || 5 Gargoyles || 7 Gargoyles
|-
|-
| 2 || 5 Gargoyles. || 7 Gargoyles.
| 3 || 4 Ghoul, 1 Necromancer, ''Lich'' || 6 Ghouls, 1 Abomination, 1 Necromancer, ''Lich''
|-
|-
| 3 || 4 Ghouls, 1 Necromancer and a Level 5 '''Lich'''. || 6 Ghouls, 1 Necromancer, 1 Abomination and a Level 5 '''Lich'''.
| 4 || 6 Gargoyles || 9 Gargoyles
|-
|-
| 4 || 6 Gargoyles. || 9 Gargoyles.
| 5 || 1 Abomination, 1 Necromancer, 1 Meat Wagon, ''Lich'' || 2 Abominations, 1 Necromancer, 1 Meat Wagon, ''Lich''
|-
|-
| 5 || 1 Necromancer, 1 Meat Wagon, 1 Abomination and the '''Lich'''. ||  1 Necromancer, 1 Meat Wagon, 2 Abominations and the '''Lich'''.
! colspan=3 | Wave loop
|-
|-
| 6, 11, ... || 8 Gargoyles. || 12 Gargoyles.
| 6+||8 Gargoyles || 12 Gargoyles
|-
|-
| 7, 12, ... || 6 Ghouls, 1 Necromancer, 1 Meat Wagon and the '''Lich'''. || 6 Ghouls, 2 Necromancers, 2 Meat Wagons, 1 Abomination and the '''Lich'''.
| 7+ || 6 Ghoul, 1 Meat Wagon, 1 Necromancer, ''Lich'' || 6 Ghouls, 2 Meat Wagons, 1 Abomination, 2 Necromancers, ''Lich''
|-
|-
| 8, 13, ... || 1 Necromancer, 1 Meat Wagon and 2 Abominations|| 6 Ghouls, 2 Necromancers, 2 Meat Wagons and 2 Abominations.
| 8+ || 1 Meat Wagon, 2 Abominations, 1 Necromancer || 6 Ghouls, 2 Meat Wagons, 2 Abominations, 2 Necromancers
|-
|-
| 9, 14, ... || 7 Gargoyles. || 12 Gargoyles.
| 9+ || 7 Gargoyles || 12 Gargoyles
|-
|-
| 10, 15, ... || 1 Necromancer, 1 Abomination and the '''Lich'''. || 6 Ghouls, 2 Necromancers, 2 Meat Wagons, 2 Abominations and the '''Lich'''.
| 10+ || 1 Abomination, 1 Necromancer, ''Lich'' || 6 Ghouls, 2 Abominations, 2 Necromancers, 2 Meat Wagons, ''Lich''
|}
|}


== Treasures ==
== Treasures ==
* The Dire Frost Wolf just east of your start carries a '''Scroll of the Beast'''.
* The Dire Frost Wolf just east of your start carries a '''Scroll of the Beast'''
* The Ice Troll Warlord just before the Gold Mine carries a '''Potion of Greater Healing'''.
* Ice Troll Warlord to the east just before the gold mine carries a '''Potion of Greater Healing'''
* The Ice Troll Hut behind the Ice Troll Warlord reveals a '''Potion of Mana'''.
* The building behind the Ice Troll Warlord reveals a '''Potion of Mana'''
* The Nerubian Seer or Nerubian Queen northwest of the Ice Troll Warlord carries an '''Orb of Frost'''.
* The Nerubian Seer or Nerubian Queen northwest of the Ice Troll Warlord carries an '''Orb of Frost'''
* An Ancient Wendigo on the western approach to the snowy area carries '''Gauntlets of Ogre Strength +3'''.
* An ancient Wendigo on the western approach to the snowy area carries '''Gauntlets of Ogre Strength +3'''
* A second Ice Troll Warlord, east of the path to the purple base, carries a '''Manual of Health'''.


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