Dendroid Guard and Dendroid Soldier: Difference between revisions

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Rampart creatures

Level 1

Centaur

Centaur Captain

Level 2

Dwarf

Battle Dwarf

Level 3

Wood Elf

Grand Elf

Level 4

Pegasus

Silver Pegasus

Level 5

Dendroid Guard

Dendroid Soldier

Level 6

Unicorn

War Unicorn

Level 7

Green Dragon

Gold Dragon

Towns

Statistics

Dendroid Guard

Cost per troop
350

Attack	9
Defense	12
Damage	10–14
Health	55
Speed	3
Movement	Ground
Size	1
Growth	3 (+2)
AI Value	517

Special abilities:

• Binding

Dendroid Soldier

Cost per troop
425

Attack	9
Defense	12
Damage	10–14
Health	65
Speed	4
Movement	Ground
Size	1
Growth	3 (+2)
AI Value	803

Special abilities:

• Binding

Portraits

Dendroid Guards and Dendroid Soldiers are the level 5 creatures of Rampart. They are recruited from the Dendroid Arches.

"Slow and powerful dendroids bash their opponents with their wooden limbs. Those attacked by dendroids are snared in tangling roots and bound in place until the dendroids move or are killed." ^{RoE manual}

Building the Dendroid Saplings increases dendroids' growth by 2 per week.

Special Ability: Binding[edit | hide | hide all]

Dendroids' attack causes an enemy to be bound to the ground, unable to move until the stack of dendroids that entangled them moves or perishes, but the effect can also be removed with Dispel or Teleport spells. The visual effect of binding is a bunch of roots appearing from the ground.

Anti-Magic doesn't protect units from being bound by this ability.

In Shadow of Death and until version 1.3.3 of Horn of the Abyss, the ability is bugged when used on Harpies attacking with strike and return ability. After Dendroids retaliated Harpies are bound to the original hex that they had attacked from and remain bound even if the Dendroid stack moves or dies.

Heroes with a specialty[edit | hide]

Ryland the Ranger has dendroids as a specialty, which increases the Attack and Defense skills of any Dendroid Guards or Soldiers for each level attained after 5th level, and gives them a speed bonus of 1.

Official Renders[edit | hide]

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With even lower speed than the dwarves, the dendroid guard and soldier are almost exclusively considered to be garrison units, because they will slow down any hero on the adventure map. However, it should be noted that they bear health almost equal to a level 6 wyvern, damage is not entirely bad, and also have good defense and ability. Most of all, they are the cheapest level 5 monster and the only one with a horde building, making them as affordable and numerous as level 4 monsters but stronger and tougher. In terms of weekly hit points, Dendroid Soldiers are second only to certain upgraded level 7 monsters (Titan, Black Dragon, Ancient Behemoth, Phoenix, Haspid).

During a defensive siege in which a section of the wall has been destroyed, the Dendroids' binding ability can be utilized by binding an opponent's creature to the moat. The creature will therefore not only take 70-90 dmg per turn, but also block the entrance into the castle, rendering other non-flying units stuck outside the walls.

Berserk works very well on Dendroids, since they will not only attack their fellow units, but bind them.

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-'''Dendroid Guards and Dendroid Soldiers''' are level 5 creatures of [[Rampart]], that are recruited from the [[Rampart creature dwellings|Dendroid Arches]].
+'''Dendroid Guards and Dendroid Soldiers''' are the level 5 creatures of [[Rampart]]. They are recruited from the [[Rampart creature dwellings|Dendroid Arches]].
 ''"Slow and powerful dendroids bash their opponents with their wooden limbs. Those attacked by dendroids are snared in tangling roots and bound in place until the dendroids move or are killed."{{-}}<sup>[[Restoration of Erathia Manual Page 106|RoE manual]]''</sup>
-With even lower speed than the [[Dwarf and Battle Dwarf|dwarves]], the dendroid guard and soldier are almost exclusively considered to be garrison units, because they will slow down any hero on the adventure map. However, it should be noted that they bear health almost equal to a level 6 [[Wyvern and Wyvern Monarch|wyvern]], damage is not entirely bad, and also have good defense and ability.
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-===== Special ability =====
-Dendroids' attack causes an enemy to bind to the ground, unable to move until the stack of dendroids that entangled them moves or perishes. The visual effect of binding is a bunch of roots appearing from the ground. [[Harpy and Harpy Hag|Harpies]] are the exception because of their [[Harpy and Harpy Hag#Special ability strike and return|strike and return]] ability. They are bounded to the original hex they attacked from, and are not unbinded if the dendroid stack moves or dies.
 Building the [[Dendroid Saplings]] increases dendroids' growth by 2 per week.
+== Special Ability: Binding ==
+Dendroids' attack causes an enemy to be bound to the ground, unable to move until the stack of dendroids that entangled them moves or perishes, but the effect can also be removed with [[Dispel]] or [[Teleport]] spells. The visual effect of binding is a bunch of roots appearing from the ground.
+[[Anti-Magic]] doesn't protect units from being bound by this ability.
+In [[Shadow of Death]] and until version 1.3.3 of [[Horn of the Abyss]], the ability is bugged when used on [[Harpy and Harpy Hag|Harpies]] attacking with [[Harpy and Harpy Hag#Special ability strike and return|strike and return]] ability. After Dendroids retaliated Harpies are bound to the original hex that they had attacked from and remain bound even if the Dendroid stack moves or dies.
-===== Heroes with a specialty =====
+== Heroes with a specialty ==
 *{{H|Ryland|Ranger}} has dendroids as a [[Specialty#Creature_specialties|specialty]], which increases the Attack and Defense skills of any Dendroid Guards or Soldiers for each level attained after 5th level, and gives them a [[speed]] bonus of 1.
-=={{hota}}==
+== Official Renders ==
-* In {{hota}} Dendroid Soldier's appearance was fixed:
+<gallery mode="packed-hover">
-* [[File:Dendroid Soldier_portrait.gif]]{{-}}[[File:ArrowL-R.gif]]{{-}}[[File:Dendroid Soldier_portrait_(HotA).gif]]{{-}}{{-}}[[File:Dendroid Soldier (HotA) (adventure map).gif]]
+Dendroid render.gif
+</gallery>
+{{Fanopinion|
+With even lower speed than the [[Dwarf and Battle Dwarf|dwarves]], the dendroid guard and soldier are almost exclusively considered to be garrison units, because they will slow down any hero on the adventure map. However, it should be noted that they bear health almost equal to a level 6 [[Wyvern and Wyvern Monarch|wyvern]], damage is not entirely bad, and also have good defense and ability. Most of all, they are the cheapest level 5 monster and the only one with a horde building, making them as affordable and numerous as level 4 monsters but stronger and tougher. In terms of weekly hit points, Dendroid Soldiers are second only to certain upgraded level 7 monsters ([[Giant and Titan|Titan]], [[Red Dragon and Black Dragon|Black Dragon]], [[Behemoth and Ancient Behemoth|Ancient Behemoth]], [[Firebird and Phoenix|Phoenix]], [[Sea Serpent and Haspid|Haspid]]).
+During a defensive siege in which a section of the wall has been destroyed, the Dendroids' binding ability can be utilized by binding an opponent's creature to the moat. The creature will therefore not only take 70-90 dmg per turn, but also block the entrance into the castle, rendering other non-flying units stuck outside the walls.
+[[Berserk]] works very well on Dendroids, since they will not only attack their fellow units, but bind them.
+}}<!-- end of fan opinion -->
 {{creature 'see also'}}
+* [[Comparison of Level 5 Creatures]]
 [[Category: Creatures]]
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