Units

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Building units adds to your total population and the number of units you can have at any time is set by your Population Limit. Build Houses or high end Green buildings to increase your Population Limit.

Beginning units only cost one (1) population but stronger units cost more. Check each unit's individual page for their population cost.

Castle formations[]

Castles and Forts can be protected with units be clicking on the Formation button on your Castle.

Learn about good formations.

Unit Classes[]

Player Units[]

Unit	Health		Attack		Armor	Range	Space W x H	Population Cost
Unit	Lv 1	Lv 6	Lv 1	Lv 6	Armor	Range	Space W x H	Population Cost
Footman	290	435	14.0	22.0	3.0	1	1x1	1
Troll	220	330	16.0	24.0	1.0	2	1x1	1
Archer	190	285	10.0	20.0	1.0	5	1x1	1
Ninja	210	315	8.0	16.0	1.0	4	1x1	1
Priest	180	270	+15HP	+20HP	1.0	1	1x1	1
Mage	300	450	15.0	23.0	2.0	4	1x1	2
Knight	520	750	25.0	34.0	4.0	1	2x1	3
Wolf Rider	420	630	21.0	29.0	1.0	5	2x1	3
Shaman	240	300	+20.0%	+32.5%	1.0	1	1x1	1
Archangel	700	980	25.0	34.0	2.0	5	2x2	5
Iron Wheel	520	910	40.0	57.0	2.0	6	2x2	4
Troll Cyborg	1700	2125	40.0	58.0	5.0	1	2x2	8
Dwarven Hurler	330	1002	16.0	49.5	2.0	3	1x1	3
Lava Dragon	660	2037	22.0	64.9	4.0	1		5
Skeleton Mage	270	820	15.0	45.0	2.0	6	1x1	3
Ghost Assassin	260	950	19.3	55.7	2.0	4	1x1	3

Non-Playable Units[]

Attack and Defense[]

Different units have different strengths and weaknesses because of their type of attack and armor. The following guide will help with determining how to best defeat your opponents.

NOTE: Hero attack and armor are special and are good against all armor and attacks. Hero attacks bypass all armor and reduce all damage by the amount shown on the Heroes Armour.

Attacks[]

Below, the types of attack are given with arrows pointing to which armor they are strong against.

Attack Type	Defeats...
Normal Attack	Light Armour
Piercing Attack	Cloth Armour
Magic Attack	Heavy Armour
Hero Attack	All Armour Types

Defense[]

Below, the types of armor are given with arrows pointing to which attacks they resist the most.

Armour Type	Defeats...
Light Armour	Piercing Attack
Cloth Armour	Magic Attack
Heavy Armour	Normal Attack
Hero Armour	All Attack Types

Summary Table[]

	Normal attack	Piercing attack	Magic attack	Hero attack
Cloth armour	Normal Damage	Extra Damage	Reduced Damage	Hero Damage
Light armour	Extra Damage	Reduced Damage	Normal Damage	Hero Damage
Heavy armour	Reduced Damage	Normal Damage	Extra Damage	Hero Damage
Hero armour	Hero Defense	Hero Defense	Hero Defense	Hero Damage

Formulas[]

Extra Damage = RoundDown[ Attack - Armor) * 2]

Normal Damage = RoundDown[Attack - Armor]
Reduced Damage = RoundDown[(Damage - Armor) * .75]
Hero Damage = RoundDown[(Hero Attack - Armor) * 1.2]
Hero Defense = RoundDown[(Attack - Hero Armor) * .5]

Examples[]

Footman attacks another Footman: (14-3) * 2 = 22

Ninja attacks Knight: RoundDown((8-3)*.75) = RoundDown(3.75) = 3
Hero (Attack 50) attacks Footman:

RoundDown[(50 - 3) * 1.2] = RoundDown(56.4) = 56

Footman attacks Hero(Armor 8):

RoundDown[(14 - 8) * .5] = RoundDown(3) = 3

Hero (Attack 50) attacks Hero(Armor 8):

RoundDown[(50 - 8) * 1.2] = RoundDown(50.4) = 50

Unit Reference Charts[]

Player Unit Attack and Defence Types[]

Attack Type			Unit	Armour Type
Normal	Piercing	Magic	Unit	Cloth	Light	Heavy
X			Footmen		X
	X		Trolls	X
	X		Archers	X
X			Ninjas		X
			Priests	X
		X	Mages	X
X			Knights			X
X			Wolf Rider	X
			Shaman	X
	X		Iron Wheel		X
		X	Archangel		X
	X		Troll Cyborg			X

Player Unit Combat Reference[]

In the below table, each row shows the basic stats for a unit, plus the unit types it is strong against.

"S" is Size and "R" is Range.

The "Defeats" column shows unit types that both receive extra damage and deal reduced damage. For example, Iron Wheel is in the "Defeats" column of Footman, because Iron Wheel both receieves extra damage and deals reduced damage to Footman.

The "Attacks" column shows units that receive extra damage and deal normal damage. The "Defends" column shows units that receive normal damage and deal reduced damage.

To find a unit's weakness, look for it in the "Defeats" column, and the unit specified on that row is the weakness that should be avoided. For example, Archangel is in the "Defeats" column for Wolf Rider, so Wolf Rider is Archangel's weakness. Similarly for the "Attacks" and "Defends" columns.

Unit	Armour Type	Attack Type	Special	S	R	Defeats	Attacks	Defends
Footman	Light	Normal		1	1	Iron Wheel Club Wielder	Archangel Merfolk Monster	Troll Archer
Troll	Cloth	Piercing		1	2	Mage	Wolf Rider Zombie
Archer	Cloth	Piercing		1	5	Mage	Wolf Rider Zombie
Ninja	Light	Normal	damages up to 3 targets	1	4	Iron Wheel Club Wielder	Archangel Merfolk Monster	Troll Archer
Priest	Cloth		Heals allied units	1	1
Knight	Heavy	Normal		2	1	Footman Ninja Red Bandit Knight Golden Cannon	Iron Wheel Club Wielder	Wolf Rider Zombie
Mage	Cloth	Magic	Slows enemy targets	1	4		Knight Snow Monster Black Dog	Archangel Merfolk Monster
Wolf Rider	Cloth	Normal		2	5	Archangel Merfolk Monster	Footman Ninja Red Bandit Knight Golden Cannon	Mage
Shaman	Cloth		Speeds up allies	1	1
Iron Wheel	Light	Piercing	3 bounces	4	6	Troll Archer	Mage	Troll Cyborg
Archangel	Light	Magic	AOE	4	5	Troll Cyborg		Iron Wheel Club Wielder
Troll Cyborg	Heavy	Piercing	2 melee opponents	4	1	Wolf Rider Zombie	Troll Archer	Knight Snow Monster Black Dog

NPC Unit Combat Reference[]

Note NPC vs NPC match-ups are not shown here, because that never happens in the game//Not Possible..

Unit	Armour Type	Attack Type	Special	S	R	Defeats	Attacks	Defends
Club Wielder	Light	Piercing		1	2	Troll Archer	Mage	Troll Cyborg
Red Bandit Knight	Light	Normal		2	1	Iron Wheel	Archangel	Troll Archer
Zombie	Cloth	Normal		2	5	Archangel	Footman Ninja	Mage
Snow Monster	Heavy	Normal	2 melee opponents	4	3	Footman Ninja	Iron Wheel	Wolf Rider
Golden Cannon	Light	Normal	4 bounces	4	6	Iron Wheel	Archangel	Troll Archer
Merfolk Monster	Light	Magic	AOE	4	4	Troll Cyborg		Iron Wheel
Black Dog	Heavy	Normal		2	1	Footman Ninja	Iron Wheel	Wolf Rider

Player Unit Castle Reference[]

Further details such as upkeep cost, upgrade cost, etc found on each unit's page as linked below.

Unit	Pop.	Gold	Crystal	Construction	Upgrade
Footman	1	80		Barracks	Blacksmith
Troll	1	90	20	Barracks	Blacksmith
Archer	1	200	50	Shooting Range	Wind Shrine
Ninja	1	300	60	Shooting Range	Wind Shrine
Priest	1	100	150	Magic Library	Magic Altar
Knight	3	700	120	Stable	Blacksmith
Mage	2	400	300	Magic Library	Magic Altar
Wolf Rider	3	500	300	Stable	Wind Shrine
Shaman	1	120	250	Magic Temple	Magic Altar
Iron Wheel	4	800	600	Mech Lab	Wind Shrine
Archangel	5	600	1000	Magic Temple	Magic Altar
Troll Cyborg	8	2000	700	Mech Lab	Blacksmith

Damage Table[]

All damages have been verified in game.

Defender→ Attacker↓	Footman	Troll	Archer	Zombie	Ninja	Priest	Knight	Mage	Wolf Rider	Shaman	Iron Wheel	Archangel	Troll Cyborg
Footman	22	13	13	13	26	13	8	12	13	13	26	24	6
Troll	9	30	30	30	11	30	13	28	30	30	11	10	11
Archer	5	18	18	18	6	18	7	16	18	18	6	6	5
Zombie	32	18	18		36	18	12	17
Ninja*	10	7	7	7	14	7	3	6	7	7	14	12	2
Priest
Knight	44	24	24	24	48	24	16	23	24	24	48	46	15
Mage	12	10	10	10	14	10	24	9	10	10	14	13	20
Wolf Rider	36	20	20		40	20	13	19	20	20	40	38	12
Shaman
Iron Wheel~	20 9 3	58 28 13	58 28 13		21 10 4	58 28 13	27 12 4	56 26 11	58 28 13	? 28 ?		21 9 4	25 ? ?
Archangel †	22 9	18 8	18 8		24 11	18 8	44 19	17 7	18 8	18 8
Troll Cyborg ☨	27	78	78		29	78	37	76	78	78	29
Extra Damage, Reduced Damage, No color is normal damage.

Notes:

* Up to three hits

~ Three bounces

† Main Damage, splash damage

☨ Hits both units in Front