The Dol Guldur Pikemen come from the Hill of Dark Sorcery to serve Mordor and have been given weapons induced with deadly poisons. They can only be trained at a Dol Guldur Fortress, which can be purchased for 2500 at an outpost plot. They are a late game substitute for regular Orc Pikemen but are mass produced slower due to the limit of outposts that can be built. Even though they have the same armor their poisoned weapons render them more effective against other units (but they are still weak to ).