Behemoth and Ancient Behemoth

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
Behemoth
Cost per troop  1500
	Attack 17 Defense 17 Damage 30–50 Health 160 Speed 6 Movement Ground Size 2 Growth 1 AI Value 3162
Special abilities:
• Attack reduces enemy's defense by 40% and 1 point temporarily
Ancient Behemoth
Cost per troop  3000 1
	Attack 19 Defense 19 Damage 30–50 Health 300 Speed 9 Movement Ground Size 2 Growth 1 AI Value 6168
Special abilities:
• Attack reduces enemy's defense by 80% and 1 point temporarily
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Behemoths and Ancient Behemoths are level 7 creatures of Stronghold town. They are recruited from the Behemoth Lair (while the external dwelling is Behemoth Crag).

"The attack of these giant creatures is so overwhelming it reduces their target's ability to mount further defenses. The attack of the behemoth reduces target defense value by 40%. Ancient behemoth attacks reduce it by 80%." ^{RoE manual}

Heroes with a specialty

• Kilgor the Barbarian has behemoths as a specialty, which gives them +5 Attack, +5 Defense and +10 Damage.

Tactics and info

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The defense is reduced only for the Behemoth's attack, and is returned to normal immediately after that.

An Ancient Behemoth is among the few recruitable level 7 creatures that can defeat an Archangel in one-on-one combat, another example being the Haspid from Horn of the Abyss expansion. (A Titan can also defeat an Archangel one-on-one by defending 4 times and then attacking).

Analysis of the specialty ability

They ignore 40%/80% of the opponents defense. Depending on their attack value to the opponents defense Value, there are two scenarios:

• Scenario I: The Behemoths have more attack than the defending creature's defense (then, every attack the Behemoths have more than the defending creatures defense increases their damage by 5%)
• Scenario II: The Behemoths have less attack than the defending creature's defense (then, every defense the defending creature has more then the Behemoths attack decreases the damage taken by 2.5%)

Below, you see how much this is for some attack/defense values. As can be seen, this ability is becoming more and more useful in the late-game. Increase your hero's attack as much as possible for maximum effect.

Note that the maximal difference between an attacker's attack and the defender's defense is capped (see damage calculation). If the attacker has more than 60 more attack, it is capped at 60 (translates to a 300% damage increase). If the defender has more than 28 more defense, the difference is capped at 28 (translates to 70% less damage).

Behemoths Table

					Base	Base
					30	50
Behemoth's Attack	Defender's Defense	Defense After Ability	Diff (capped at +60 and -28)	Increased Damage	Damage Low	Damage High
20	10	5	15	75%	52	87
20	20	11	9	45%	43	72
20	30	17	3	15%	34	57
20	40	23	-3	-7.5%	27	46
20	50	29	-9	-22.5%	22	37
30	20	11	19	95%	58	97
30	30	17	13	65%	49	82
30	40	23	7	35%	40	67
30	50	29	1	5%	31	52
30	60	35	-5	-12.5%	26	43
50	20	11	39	195%	88	147
50	35	20	30	150%	75	125
50	50	29	21	105%	61	102
50	65	38	12	60%	48	80
50	80	47	3	15%	34	57
70	25	14	56	280%	114	190
70	40	23	47	235%	100	167
70	55	32	38	190%	87	145
70	70	41	29	145%	73	122
70	85	50	20	100%	60	100
90	30	17	60	300%	120	200
90	50	29	60	300%	120	200
90	70	41	49	245%	103	172
90	90	53	37	185%	85	142
90	100	59	31	155%	76	127

Ancient Behemoths Table

					Base	Base
					30	50
Ancient Behemoth's Attack	Defender's Defense	Defense After Ability	Diff (capped at +60 and -28)	Increased Damage	Damage Low	Damage High
20	10	1	19	95%	58	97
20	20	3	17	85%	55	92
20	30	5	15	75%	52	87
20	40	7	13	65%	49	82
20	50	9	11	55%	46	77
30	20	3	27	135%	70	117
30	30	5	25	125%	67	112
30	40	7	23	115%	64	107
30	50	9	21	105%	61	102
30	60	11	19	95%	58	97
50	20	3	47	235%	100	167
50	35	6	44	220%	96	160
50	50	9	41	205%	91	152
50	65	12	38	190%	87	145
50	80	15	35	175%	82	137
70	20	3	60	300%	120	200
70	35	6	60	300%	120	200
70	50	9	60	300%	120	200
70	75	14	56	280%	114	190
70	90	17	53	265%	109	182
90	30	5	60	300%	120	200
90	50	9	60	300%	120	200
90	70	13	60	300%	120	200
90	90	17	60	300%	120	200
90	100	19	60	300%	120	200

See also:

• List of creatures