The Battle for Middle-earth II: Rise of the Witch-king is the expansion pack for The Battle for Middle-earth II. In the plot-line of this game, the Witch-king of Angmar creates a kingdom from nothing and raises an army from the inhabitants of the north, who are Wolves, Trolls, Orcs, and varying Black Númenoreans; with the purpose of destroying the Dúnedain realm of Arnor. Electronic Arts developed and published the game in 2006, The third part of the Middle-earth strategy game. after announcing its release at the San Diego Comic-Con of that year.
In Skirmish mode, there are now seven playable Factions to choose from with the addition of the Angmar faction.
Unlike the two preceding games, The Rise of the Witch-king is compatible only with PC, and not also with Xbox 360.
A display of newly added units on the battlefield
Campaign
Main article: Angmar Campaign
The campaign of The Rise of the Witch-king is of the story before and during the war that the Witch-king was to wage between Angmar and Arnor, before Sauron returned openly to Mordor.
Unlike BFME 2, there is only one Campaign, in which the player plays the conquest of the Witch-king and his faction. The campaign's finale is "the Epilogue".
Additions to the game
Angmar Heroes
- The Witch-king of Angmar
- Morgomir, another Ringwraith, who is the Witch-king's second
- Rogash "Troll of the North", a great troll of frozen lands in the north who comes into the Witch-king's service at the time of the birth of Angmar
- Hwaldar, a leader of evil Hill-men from Rhudaur who has sided with Angmar
- Karsh, a previous captain of Arnor, turned into a wraith during the Witch-king's conquest
- Shade of the Wolf, The Ice Werewolf, the hero from angmar, You can summon for a while, as an aid after reaching enough points, playing for Evil in the "Battle" mode and War of the Ring.
Angmar Units
Angmar Structures
Angmar Powers
Units added to existing factions
- Men of the West: Rohan Spearmen, Knights of Dol Amroth
- Elves: Lindon Horse Archers, Noldor Warriors
- Dwarves: Dwarven Zealots, Prince Brand
- Mordor: Black Orcs, Black Riders (together as a unit of 6, on horseback), Haradrim Lancers
- Isengard: Warg Pack, Uruk Deathbringers
- Goblins: Fire Drake brood (a group of three smaller Fire Drakes), Azog of Moria
War of the Ring updates
- The Ring Heroes (Galadriel and Sauron) became recruitable
- Two new historical scenarios: Historical and Fall of Arnor
Maps
In The Rise of the Witch-king there are a total of seventy-two regions of Middle-earth that can be battled throughout and explored. For all RotWK maps, see Category:RotWK Maps.
- Adorn River
- Amon Sul
- Amon Sul Fortress
- Anfalas
- Angmar
- Argonath
- Arnor
- Barrow-Downs
- Belfalas
- Black Gate
- Buckland
- Cair Andros
- Cardolan
- Carn Dum
- Carrock
- Celduin River
- Dagorlad
- Dead Marshes
- Dol Guldur
- Dunland
- East Bight
- Enedwaith
- Erebor
- Ettenmoors
- Evendim
- Fangorn
- Fords of Isen II
- Forlindon
- Fornost
- Forodwaith
- Gap of Rohan
- Grey Havens
- Grey Mountains
- Harad
- Harlindon (2-players)
- Harlindon (3-players)
- Helm's Deep
- High Pass
- Iron Hills
- Isengard
- Ithilien
- Lorien
- Lostriand
- Minas Morgul
- Minas Tirith
- Minhiriath
- Mirkwood
- Mordor
- Mount Doom
- Mount Gundabad
- Nanduhirion
- North Downs
- Old Brown Lands
- Osgiliath
- Paths of the Dead
- Redhorn Pass
- Rhudaur
- Rhun
- Rivendell
- Rohan
- Shire
- Stonewain Valley
- Tournament Gundabad
- Tournament Hills
- Tournament Rhudaur
- Tournament Snow
- Tournament Westmarch
- Tower Hills
- Udun
- Umbar
- Weathertop
- Withered Heath
New cast
- Andy Serkis as Angmar's Witch-king
- Gregg Berger as Rogash and King Arvedui
- Cam Clarke as King Arveleg
- Keith Ferguson as Morgomir
- Lloyd Sherr as Hwaldar
- Jason Connery as Karsh
- Michael Gough as the voice of Black Numenoreans
