Rockard and Stonard (WC1 Human)

Casualties and losses
	Kingdom of Azeroth Moderate;
	Orcish Horde Very heavy;

Commanders and leaders
	Kingdom of Azeroth Sir Anduin Lothar; Defender of the Crown;
	Orcish Horde War Chief Blackhand; Orgrim Doomhammer;

Rockard and Stonard
Location	Rockard, Black Morass and Stonard, Swamp of Sorrows
Result	Human victory
Commanders and leaders
	Kingdom of Azeroth Sir Anduin Lothar; Defender of the Crown;
	Orcish Horde War Chief Blackhand; Orgrim Doomhammer;
Casualties and losses
	Kingdom of Azeroth Moderate;
	Orcish Horde Very heavy;
Previous	The Temple of the Damned
Concurrent	Goldshire and Moonbrook
Next	Blackrock Spire

For lore and background information about the towns, see Rockard and Stonard.

This article contains lore or information taken from Warcraft: Orcs & Humans and/or its manual.

Rockard and Stonard is the eleventh mission of the Human campaign in Warcraft: Orcs & Humans.

Mission briefing

Here beats the diseased and malevolent heart of Blackhand's plagued lands. The sister towns of Rockard and Stonard are all that stand between the forces of the kingdom and Blackhand's stronghold - Black Rock Spire. After conferring with your warchiefs, the path to victory lays clear. You must destroy Rockard and Stonard, thereby cutting off all lines of support and supplies, so that the final offensive can be made upon Black Rock Spire.

Guide

Send your Peasants to the Gold Mine west of your base and build more Farms when opportunity allows. Make sure to build a Blacksmith along the way. Scout to the north, northeast and far west in the direction of your Gold Mine. (Beware the Raider and 2 Spearmen near your base. You will want plenty of warning for incoming Catapults and Daemons (which Warlocks prioritize summoning when possible), both of which can do heavy damage to your forces.

There are two common strategies for this mission:

Have around 6+ Peasants on your Gold Mine and 4+ Peasants on lumber. Build a Stables so you will have Knights and a Church for Clerics Create a large army comprised of these units and push to a base (while leaving something behind since the other base will continue to attack). Be prepared to take heavy losses as enemy Catapults and Daemons can rip through your forces with ease when advancing. Replenish forces in-between major attacks.
Have at least 10 Peasants on your Gold Mine. Rush to a Tower, get the Major Summons research out of the way, mass produce Conjurers (build a second Tower when resources allow) and summon Water Elementals when magic allows. Initially, you will need them for defense as your forces start to struggle with the more powerful attack waves. Once you can summon 3 or 4 Water Elementals at a time, go on the attack.

Focus on one base at a time (The base to the northeast is closer and is less protected) and take it down. Like usual, start with the defenders, then the production buildings like the Barracks, Temple and Tower, then finally all the remaining buildings and Peons. The mission ends when both town have been razed.