Harald III in Age of Empires Mobile guide: All skills, best tree builds, and more

Players can use Harald III in Age of Empires Mobile to harness his unique abilities and maximize their fighting prowess on the battlefield. As a legendary hero, he specializes in cavalry and swordsmen, offering powerful buffs that increase damage output and reduce enemy defenses. This Nordic hero is handy while engaging with enemy troops in the diverse world of Age of Empires Mobile.

Harald III, a historical figure from the 11th century, was a Norse king known for his fierce leadership and combat skills. His reign marked significant Viking incursions into England, showcasing his ambition and strategic acumen.

This article will detail his skills, stats, and the optimal tree build to vanquish enemies and earn victories.

NOTE: Parts of this article are subjective and reflect the writer's opinion.

All skills of Harald III in Age of Empires Mobile explained

Harald III's stats in Age of Empires Mobile (Image via Level Infinite)

Skill 1: Viking Strategy (Commander skill)
Skill 2: Heroic Berserker (Signature skill)
Skill 3: Crashing Boulder
Skill 4: Armor Piercer
Skill 5: Bloodthirst
Skill 6: Darkness Strike
Skill 7: Righteous Judgement
Skill 8: High Spirit

Viking Strategy (Commander skill)

Increases the active and secondary strike skills by 8.05% (might bonus) of the player’s heroes and reduces the troop’s damage taken from pikemen by 5.96% (might bonus) for nine seconds. Additionally, 100 initial rage is granted upon entering the battle.

Heroic Berserker (Signature skill)

Deals might damage to the enemy troop at an increased rate (damage rate: 44.70%, might bonus) and increase the damage of the commander’s (player side) customizable active and secondary strike skills by 2.98% (might bonus) for six seconds.

Crashing Boulder

This skill deals a good amount of might damage the enemy troop (damage rate: 45.72%, might bonus).

Armor Piercer

This skill activates after launching a normal attack, deals might damage to the enemy troop (damage rate: 55.75%, might bonus), and reduces all enemy heroes’ armor by 14.90 for three seconds.

Bloodthirst

Deals might damage to the enemy troop (damage 60.60%, might bonus) and recover your rate: troop’s units (recovery rate: 27.27%, might bonus).

Darkness Strike

By using this skill Harald III can enter a charging state. This skill starts dealing might damage to the enemy troop (damage rate: 83.83%, might bonus) after three seconds. It also reduces the enemy troop’s healing effect by 10.10% for six seconds.

Righteous Judgement

This skill activates similarly to Darkness Strike by taking the hero into a charging state and dealing might damage to the enemy troop (damage rate: 79.79%, might bonus) and reduces all enemy heroes’ might and strategy by 17.88 (might bonus) for three seconds.

High Spirit

Increases the activation chance of the hero’s active skills by 3.64% (increases by 4.55% for charging skills).

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Harald III in Age of Empires Mobile: All stats

Here are all the base stats for Harald III in Age of Empires Mobile:

Might: 82.33 (+0.85)
Armor: 59.00 (+0.61)
Strategy: 54.12 (+0.55)
Siege: 50.61 (+0.46)

Best tree build for Harald III in Age of Empires Mobile

Harald III's best tree build (Image via Level Infinite)

Talent 1: Military Tactics Mastery

Activate Commander Normal Attack Damage, Commander Skill Damage, Commander's Damage, Siege Increase, and Field Battle XP.

Talent 2: Intrepid Warrior

Left Nodes - Activate all.
Right Nodes - Activate Normal Attack Damage Reduction, Skill Damage Reduction, Damage Reduction, Field Battle Damage Increase, Siege Increase, Strategy Increase, and Gathering Defense.

Talent 3: Strength in Numbers

Left Nodes - Activate Commander's Damage.
Right Nodes - Activate only Strategy Increase.

Talent 4: Crushing Blow

Left Node - Activate Normal Attack Damage Reduction and Gathering Protection.
Right Node - Activate Skill Damage Reduction and Gathering Defense.

Talent 5: Form the Ranks

Left Node - Activate Troop's Health Bonus, Rally Damage, and Solo Damage.
Right Node - Activate Strategy Increase and Troop's Health Bonus.

Talent 6: Bulwark

Activate Troop's Attack Bonus and Troop's Defense Bonus.

Best pairings for Harald III in Age of Empires Mobile

Harald III in Age of Empires Mobile is best used by combining these heroes:

Josephine
King Derrick
Gao Meng
Guan Yu
Rani Durgavati
Kaso

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