Return of Shadow Isengard Showcase news

Return of Shadow Beta 0.3 Faction Showcase
Isengard

As chosen by you guys the next showcase is on Isengard.
Isengard has been getting a lot of love in the last few days with all kinds of new stuff.

Heroes

As part of Beta 0.3's Great Rebalancing the heroes have been getting some rebalancing Saruman has been a focus for Isengard.
You will now need Isengard Unleashed to build Saruman.

Words of Saruman has been cut and in its place is a passive fear aura on Saruman.
War Speech has been moved from level 10 to level 7.
At level 10 Saruman gains a new skill Storm Word which summons a small storm for a short time attacking enemies with Lightning.
Saruman now gets a power boost when under the effects of Storm Craft increasing his spell damage while decreasing his recharge times.

Isengard also gains a new hero Gurz the Overseer a resource focused hero who can repair structures and improve resource gain, he also levels faster when near resource structures.
He is obtained from the Machinations of Industry Faction Upgrade (more on that below).

Shathuk has been moved to the Siege Works.

Hordes of Isengard

Isengard gains 3 new units.
Uruk Hai Ravagers are a new infantry unit for Isengard they are similar to the Fighting Uruk Hai but wield Axes giving them a damage boost against structures and Shieldbearers.

Warg Raiders are new mounted unit that specialises in dealing with cavalry and raiding.

Finally the White Hand Zealots an elite infantry unit with a powerful attack.

and more

Replacing the Slaughter Houses is the Excavation which provides a Stone Bonus making defence structures cheaper.

Rally has been replaced with a new spell Hordes of Isengard which recovers 3 units for every horde on the field.

Replacing Fuel the Fires and Uruk Workers is the new Faction Upgrade Machinations of Industry which rolls the functions of those 2 into one you'll gain extra resources from Lumber Mills, unlock Uruk Workers and Gurz the Overseer.
Deep Ore Mining now applies its buff to Excavations instead of Furnaces.