The Blade Masters of Rivendell are a special battalion of Imladris which excels at clearing large numbers of weak enemies. They are able to be recruited from a level 2 Imladris Barracks, which means that the player must research the three Tier 1 studies from the Library . They are very valuable against factions that employ massive numbers of weak enemies such as Mordor Orcs or Rohan Peasants. However, they must be careful not to run into or units as their splash damage has no effect on said units.