The Bare Necessities, Part XXXI: Far Harad

Good morning gamers,

Today we look at the last faction for our Bare Necessities series (at least for now): Far Harad. One of the most expensive armies in the MESBG game (and not currently available in the GW store), Far Harad features an all-Strength 4 faction (or higher!), paired with terrifying infantry (Half Trolls), decent spear-support models (Mahud Warriors), and line-breaking cavalry (Impaling camel riders with war spears). While F3 is pretty standard across the army (and only one named hero), their profile selection is quite small, but their customizability and flexibility is fantastic.

Since the models aren't in the GW store at the moment (and the models themselves are GW creations), those on a budget can get historical Camels and Zulu Warriors for not as much money...

While I don't play Far Harad, Rythbryt does (he faced me in Battle Companies with them, it was very eye-opening), so he volunteered to help me cover this faction - take it away Rythbryt!

Armies of Middle-Earth SBG: Far Harad in the Middle-Earth Strategy Battle Game

                              

Photo Credit: MattThrelkeld on Imagr

Updated February 2024: We come at last to the final participants in the Battle of Pelennor Fields: the mysterious Mahud from Far Harad. While their fleeting limits of film glory are limited almost exclusively to running down Rohirrim astride their Mumakil, the Mahud in the Middle-Earth Strategy Battle game have more up their sleeves than giant elephants.

I try to flag excellent community resources up here whenever I can, and Far Mahud happens to have a great one: DCHL Devin's video on How to Play and Buy Far Harad (Mahud) is a fantastic introduction to the different units, strengths, weaknesses, and playstyles of this faction (updated for the new rules set, too!), so be sure to check that out. If you still want to know what we think, carry on...