Goblin and Hobgoblin

Stronghold creatures
Level 1
Goblin
Hobgoblin
Level 2
Wolf Rider
Wolf Raider
Level 3
Orc
Orc Chieftain
Level 4
Ogre
Ogre Mage
Level 5
Roc
Thunderbird
Level 6
Cyclops
Cyclops King
Level 7
Behemoth
Ancient Behemoth
Towns

Statistics
Goblin
Cost per troop  40
	Attack 4 Defense 2 Damage 1–2 Health 5 Speed 5 Movement Ground Size 1 Growth 15 (+8) AI Value 60
Hobgoblin
Cost per troop  50
	Attack 5 Defense 3 Damage 1–2 Health 5 Speed 7 Movement Ground Size 1 Growth 15 (+8) AI Value 78
Portraits

Goblins and Hobgoblins are level 1 creatures of Stronghold town. They are recruited from Goblin Barracks.

"While goblins and hobgoblins are slightly below average among the basic foot soldier units, they are quite numerous. They attack with spiked maces." ^{RoE manual}

Building the Mess Hall increases Goblin and Hobgoblin growth by 8 per week.

Tactics and info

They have pretty high attack for a level 1 unit, and are effective attackers when in numbers. Their speed and growth helps too.

Heroes with a specialty

Gretchin the Barbarian has goblins as a specialty, which increases the attack and defense skills of any goblins or hobgoblins for each level attained after 1st level and gives them a speed bonus of 1.

Trivia

In the lore itself, the goblins (and hobgoblins) are aliens.

See also:

• List of creatures