The Lord of the Rings: War is a strategic multiplayer mobile game donning the prestigious IP of Lord of the Rings. The quest to find the “ONE” ring has begun yet once again, pushing all the factions of Middle-Earth to rivalry against one another. Get rewarded generously for your perilous efforts in the search for the ring, as well as unveil some dark secrets pertaining to the past! The Lord of the Rings: War is available as a free-to-play title on both the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

The latest update and its contents can be seen live in-game as it was implemented on 3rd April, 2024. Players can experience some additions to the game such as respect item boosts, commander optimizations, and visual optimizations. The latter one’s are especially unique as they significantly enhance the appeal of the game. Let’s check out everything new added to the game with the latest update.

Respect Item Adjustments

Respect Items have undergone a huge change, enabling you to enhance your commanders more efficiently. Take a look at all the changes:

• Combined the Epic Commanders’ Fine Respect Items into a single kind of gift called “Ale“. Additionally, ale can raise the Respect of Epic Commanders that were previously in need of Decorative Beast Bones.
• The Commander Gift Selection packs (which only include Ale and Decorative Beast Bones) and any unused Decorative Beast Bones in your pack will be exchanged for an equivalent quantity of Ale.
• You may access the related Respect Upgrade interface by tapping Commander avatars on the Respect Item interface.

Commander Optimizations

Commander Elrond’s abilities have been optimized. Take a look at all the changes:

• The skill description for Elrond’s “Vilya’s Ringbearer” has been optimized. The real impacts are still the same.

Feature Optimizations

Some features of the game have been re-written and simplified. Take a look at all the optimizations:

• PvP Battle Reports now include information about tacticians.
• You will be taken back to the last page you saw when you enter the “Tavern Under the Hill” again.
• For easy access in the event of login difficulties, a customer support site has been included to the login interface.
• Made the description for Chest drawings more optimal. The real impacts are still the same.

Visual Optimizations

It’s been quite a while since The Lord of the Rings: War was released. The developers have constantly focused on improving the graphical aspects of the game, and the latest update does not kneel in this aspect. Take a look at all the optimizations:

• Added new effects for army choosing and a new marching route style. To choose between styles, go to Settings instead of opening another window.
• Made the images more adaptable to changing light conditions.
• Improved the images to better display Periodic Benefits pop-ups.
• [Season 1] Improved how world events were represented on the map.

Battlefield Evolution Adjustments

Huge changes can be seen in the Battlefield evolution system, especially pertaining to the Occupy Command. Take a look at all the adjustments:

• The state of “Occupying” will be assumed by any armies that carry out the Occupy command for an owned Land Tile with 0 Durability. Every army will have its own occupancy countdown, with the Land Tile being occupied by the first army to complete the countdown.
• Made the prompts more effective when in use.

We recommend playing The Lord of the Rings: War on a PC using BlueStacks with a keyboard and mouse for a 60 FPS Full HD lag-free experience on a bigger screen.