STRONGHOLD CREATURES

Balance Discussion

The Stronghold has received a healthy balance of stat reworks and buffs to prevent the faction from functioning as a town full of one-note beatsticks. Each creature upgrade provides players with greater ways to diversify their strategies and approach town building differently.

Hobgoblins have a decent chance to double their Attack with Bloodlust before every attack, allowing them to be doubly as effective in the early-game and keeping them from irrelevance in the mid-game onwards. Goblin Trappers are fantastic in large numbers and multiple stacks as their Land Mine scaling is quite low, but once those number are accrued, fights against neutral melee creatures and lower-powered enemy heroes become far more navigable.

Wolf Raiders have received a very minor Defense buff, but Boar Riders have had a complete unit overhaul. No longer are Boars a below-average Level 2 unit, for now they have been significantly buffed all around to make them on par with their wolf-riding counterpart. Their higher survivability and potential Damage output makes them formidable when fighting multiple stacks of enemies.

The Orc line has received a slight Speed buff to prevent them from slowing heroes' armies down too much. Orc Chieftains' mediocrity has been combatted by doubling their Damage output in ranged combat, becoming far more viable than ever before. Orc Berserkers have the potential to enrage their enemy before retreating to safety, making them decent disruptors in mid-range combat.

The Ogre line has received a minor set of buffs to allow for more room to manoeuvre stats around. The Ogre Brute has the potential to dish out proportionally higher Damage if it Frenzies itself before attacking, but it is less consistent than the Ogre Mage and its 3 guaranteed casts of Bloodlust.

The Roc line has seen minor stat shifts and a few buffs to ensure that upgrading Rocs provides more than extra Speed an an ability. Rocs have had their lower Damage range and Health nerfed in exchange for being cheaper to purchase, while Thunderbirds have received a nice Damage buff at no additional cost. Shahrokhs are Ferocious, meaning their double attack will almost always activate unless facing stronger targets with fewer Shahrokhs, giving them a more consistent Damage output at the cost of their lower Health and Speed.

Cyclops Kings have been made cheaper to compensate their lack of stats gained after upgrading and their situational siege ability. Blood-Eyed Cyclops are a dedicated long-range shooter that trade their signature siege capabilities for a higher and more consistent Damage output that bypasses the need for siege wall destruction.

Ancient Behemoths have received a very minor Attack and Defense buff at the cost of 1 more Crystal per unit. Ghost Behemoths are the middle-ground between their base unit and alternate unit in terms of enemy Defense ignored and Health, with their focus being on Speed and infiltration more than outright brawling other melee units.

LEVEL 1

Goblin

Attack 4

Defense 2

Shots -

Damage 1–2

Health 5

Speed 5

Move Ground

Size 1

Growth 15 (+8)

AI Val. 60

Fight Val. 60

Cost 40

Spellcaster before attack: Advanced Bloodlust (30%, 1 Power).

Hobgoblin

Attack 5

Defense 3

Shots -

Damage 1–2

Health 5

Speed 7

Move Ground

Size 1

Growth 15 (+8)

AI Val. 85

Fight Val. 85

Cost 60

Spellcaster: 1x Basic Land Mine (5% Power).

Goblin Trapper

Attack 4

Defense 4

Shots -

Damage 1–2

Health 5

Speed 7

Move Ground

Size 1

Growth 15 (+8)

AI Val. 85

Fight Val. 85

Cost 60

Balance Changes

Hobgoblin:

AI Value 68 → 85
Fight Value 65 → 85
Cost 50 → 60

LEVEL 2

Wolf Rider

Attack 7

Defense 5

Shots -

Damage 2–4

Health 10

Speed 6

Move Ground

Size 2

Growth 9

AI Val. 130

Fight Val. 130

Cost 100

Strikes twice.

Wolf Raider

Attack 8

Defense 6

Shots -

Damage 3–4 (x2)

Health 10

Speed 8

Move Ground

Size 2

Growth 9

AI Val. 210

Fight Val. 180

Cost 140

Jousting bonus (3%).

Boar Rider

Attack 9

Defense 5

Shots -

Damage 3–5

Health 15

Speed 7

Move Ground

Size 2

Growth 9

AI Val. 210

Fight Val. 180

Cost 140

Balance Changes

Wolf Raider:

Defense 5 → 6
AI Value 203 → 210
Fight Value 174 → 180

Boar:

Name "Boar" → "Boar Rider"
Faction Neutral → Stronghold
Attack 6 → 9
Damage 2–3 → 3–4
Speed 6 → 7
AI Value 145 → 210
Fight Value 145 → 180

LEVEL 3

Shoots.

Orc

Attack 8

Defense 4

Shots 12

Damage 2–5

Health 15

Speed 5

Move Ground

Size 1

Growth 7

AI Val. 200

Fight Val. 180

Cost 150

Shoots twice.

Orc Chieftain

Attack 8

Defense 4

Shots 24

Damage 2–5 (x2)

Health 20

Speed 6

Move Ground

Size 1

Growth 7

AI Val. 300

Fight Val. 250

Cost 180

Strike and return.

Spellcaster after attack: Basic Berserk (20%, 3 Power).

Orc Berserker

Attack 8

Defense 8

Shots -

Damage 2–5

Health 20

Speed 7

Move Ground

Size 1

Growth 7

AI Val. 300

Fight Val. 250

Cost 180

Balance Changes

Orc:

Speed 4 → 5
AI Value 192 → 200
Fight Value 175 → 180

Orc Chieftain:

Speed 5 → 6
AI Value 367 → 300
Fight Value 245 → 250
Cost 165 → 180

LEVEL 4

Ogre

Attack 13

Defense 8

Shots -

Damage 6–12

Health 40

Speed 4

Move Ground

Size 1

Growth 4

AI Val. 416

Fight Val. 520

Cost 300

Spellcaster: 3x Advanced Bloodlust (3 Power).

Ogre Mage

Attack 13

Defense 10

Shots -

Damage 6–12

Health 60

Speed 6

Move Ground

Size 1

Growth 4

AI Val. 700

Fight Val. 700

Cost 400

Spellcaster before attack: Advanced Frenzy (20%, 1 Power).

Ogre Brute

Attack 15

Defense 8

Shots -

Damage 6–12

Health 50

Speed 7

Move Ground

Size 1

Growth 4

AI Val. 700

Fight Val. 700

Cost 400

Balance Changes

Ogre:

Defense 7 → 8

Ogre Mage:

Defense 7 → 10
Speed 5 → 6
AI Value 672 → 700
Fight Value 672 → 700

LEVEL 5

Flies.

Roc

Attack 14

Defense 10

Shots -

Damage 10–15

Health 50

Speed 8

Move Flying

Size 2

Growth 3

AI Val. 920

Fight Val. 700

Cost 500

Flies.

Lightning Strike (30%).

Thunderbird

Attack 14

Defense 10

Shots -

Damage 12–16

Health 60

Speed 11

Move Flying

Size 2

Growth 3

AI Val. 1150

Fight Val. 900

Cost 700

Flies.

Ferocity.

Shahrokh

Attack 16

Defense 10

Shots -

Damage 10–15

Health 50

Speed 10

Move Flying

Size 2

Growth 3

AI Val. 1150

Fight Val. 900

Cost 700

Balance Changes

Roc:

Attack 13 → 14
Defense 11 → 10
Damage 11–15 → 10–15
Health 60 → 50
Speed 7 → 8
AI Value 1027 → 920
Fight Value 790 → 720
Cost 600 → 500

Thunderbird:

Attack 13 → 14
Defense 11 → 10
Damage 11–15 → 12–16
AI Value 1106 → 1150
Fight Value 869 → 900
Lightning Strike 20% → 30%

LEVEL 6

Shoots.

Attacks siege walls (Basic).

Cyclops

Attack 15

Defense 12

Shots 16

Damage 16–20

Health 70

Speed 6

Move Ground

Size 1

Growth 2

AI Val. 1266

Fight Val. 1055

Cost 750

Shoots.

Attacks siege walls (Advanced).

Cyclops King

Attack 18

Defense 12

Shots 24

Damage 16–20

Health 70

Speed 8

Move Ground

Size 1

Growth 2

AI Val. 1544

Fight Val. 1110

Cost 1000

Shoots.

No barrier penalty.

No range penalty.

Blood-Eyed Cyclops

Attack 16

Defense 14

Shots 24

Damage 16–20

Health 70

Speed 7

Move Ground

Size 1

Growth 2

AI Val. 1544

Fight Val. 1110

Cost 1000

Balance Changes

Cyclops King:

Attack 17 → 18
Defense 13 → 12
Cost 1100 → 1000

LEVEL 7

Ignores 40% of enemy Defense skill.

Behemoth

Attack 17

Defense 17

Shots -

Damage 30–50

Health 160

Speed 6

Move Ground

Size 2

Growth 1

AI Val. 3162

Fight Val. 3162

Cost 1500

Ignores 80% of enemy Defense skill.

Ancient Behemoth

Attack 20

Defense 20

Shots -

Damage 30–50

Health 300

Speed 9

Move Ground

Size 2

Growth 1

AI Val. 6250

Fight Val. 5450

Cost 3000 + 2C

Ignores 60% of enemy Defense skill.

Ghost Behemoth

Attack 22

Defense 18

Shots -

Damage 30–50

Health 240

Speed 11

Move Flying

Size 2

Growth 1

AI Val. 6250

Fight Val. 5450

Cost 3000 + 2C

Balance Changes

Ancient Behemoth:

Attack 19 → 20
Defense 19 → 20
AI Value 6168 → 6250
Fight Value 5397 → 5450
Cost 3000 + 1C → 3000 + 2C

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