Rotwick

: General, our Kingdom is in peril once again! King Banesti, of neighboring Niroma was on his way here for the "Great Tournament of the Kingdoms", but he was captured at Mournful Valley. His people would never forgive us if something happened to the elderly sovereign, it could lead to war between our two realms!
: The fastest route to the valley is, I'm afraid, the Royal Roadway, through the infamous Rotwick.
Rotwick is the twenty-third stage in Kingdom Rush and the first of the Curse of Castle Blackburn mini-campaign available in the Steam, iOS, and Android versions.
==Campaign==
===Set-Up===
* Gold 750
*Strategic Point x14
*Skeleton Pile x2
*Zombie Grave x4
*Trash x5
===Wave Composition===
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Wave	Enemies(North)	Enemies(North East) 	Enemies(North West) 	Enemies(South West) 	Enemies(South)	Enemies(Other) 	Income
1 	 	 	Skeleton Knight x7Skeleton x13 	Skeleton Knight x4Skeleton x25 	 	 	166
2 	 	Zombie x14 	Zombie x30 	 	 	 	308
3 	 	Giant Rat x12 	 	Giant Rat x20 	 	 	320
4 	 	Giant Rat x16 	Skeleton Knight x14Skeleton x3 	Giant Rat x14 	 	Skeleton x18 	482
5 	 	Zombie x21 	Zombie x21 	Zombie x21 	 	Zombie x13 	542
6 	 	 	 	 	Worg x33 	Skeleton x31 	462
7 	Zombie x7 	Skeleton Knight x3Skeleton x6Zombie x18	 	Worg x20 	 	Skeleton x10 	475
8 	 	Zombie x18 	Skeleton Knight x3Skeleton x6Zombie x15	 	Giant Rat x19 	Skeleton x20Zombie x16 	615
9 	Zombie x15 	Zombie x15 	Zombie x15 	Zombie x15 	Zombie x15 	Zombie x41 	812
10 	 	 	 	Wererat x15 	Wererat x15 	Giant Rat x11 	860
11 	 	 	Wererat x8Giant Rat x17 	Giant Rat x16Wererat x10 	 	Giant Rat x22 	1000
12 	 	 	 	Giant Rat x12Wererat x14 	Worg x40 	Giant Rat x31 	1260
13 	Zombie x20 	Zombie x20 	Skeleton Knight x19Skeleton x18 	Skeleton Knight x19Skeleton x18	Zombie x20 	Skeleton x10Skeleton Knight x6Zombie x15 	1057
14 	 	 	Worg x45 	Worg x35 	Wererat x42 	Giant Rat x24 	2250
15 	 	 	Giant Rat x27Wererat x8 	Giant Rat x13Wererat x8 	Wererat x26 	Zombie x45Giant Rat x37Skeleton x23Skeleton Knight x3	2211
Strategy
===General===
Rotwick is full of enemies that come in swarms, and any successful strategy will be tailored to counter them. Most troublesome is likely the Wererats, given their speed and the swiftness with which they can dispatch your own troops.
===Upgrades and Hero===
Elora Wintersong is an excellent choice, with her strong crowd control and ability to slow down faster enemies like giant rats and Wererats, whose armor is bypassed by her magic attacks.
Thor is also a strong contender due to his abilities, which also have good crowd control and the potential to stun, though his basic attack is something of a liability a liability as it is melee only.
===Towers===
Artillery is a strong choice against everything this level has to offer. A 500mm Big Bertha can kill the crowds of zombies and skeletons with relative ease, and even maul the giant rats and wererats.
Barbarians control the undead, particularly with Whirlwind attack, and throwing axes can damage giant rats and wererats before they can approach and cause disease. Though they lack armor, they actually have more raw health than Paladins, which is more important against the disease spread by the rats. It's advisable to place one on the rearmost strategic point to catch leaks and quickly dispatch the skeletons that spawn from the piles near the exit.
Though counterintuitive, considering their armor, giant rats and Wererats can be countered handily by Rangers Hideouts, specifically with Wrath of The Forest. Unlike barracks troops it can slow the rats without providing a target for their disease.
== Heroic Challenge ==
===Set-Up===
*Gold 1450
*Strategic Point x14
*Skeleton Pile x2
*Zombie Grave x4
*Trash x5
**Restriction: Heroes are allowed.
**Restriction: Upgrades fully allowed.
===Wave Composition===
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Wave	Enemies(North)	Enemies(North East)	Enemies(North West)	Enemies(South West)	Enemies(South)	Enemies(Other)	Income
1 	 	Giant Rat x11 	Giant Rat x18 	 	Giant Rat x13 	 	420
2 	 	 	Giant Rat x22 	Wererat x14 	 	 	570
3 	Zombie x35 	 	 	 	Zombie x36 	 	497
4 	 	Giant Rat x20 	Giant Rat x25 	Wererat x10 	 	Skeleton x18 	736
5 	 	Giant Rat x6 	Giant Rat x38 	Giant Rat x38 	Giant Rat x14 	Zombie x13 	1051
6 	 	Giant Rat x30 	Wererat x16 	Wererat x20 	 	Skeleton x30 	1260
Strategy
===General===
===Upgrades and Hero===
===Towers===
==Iron Challenge==
===Set-Up===
* Gold 500
*Strategic Point x14
*Skeleton Pile x2
*Zombie Grave x4
*Trash x5
**Restriction: Heroes are allowed.
**Restriction: Upgrades fully allowed.
**Restriction: only.
===Wave Composition===
KRstage23-3.jpg
Wave	Enemies(North East)	Enemies(North West)	Enemies(South West) 	Enemies(South) 	Income
1 	Skeleton x41 	Worg x59Skeleton x4	Skeleton Knight x21Skeleton x5	Skeleton Knight x18Skeleton x30	1230
Strategy
===General===
===Upgrades and Hero===
===Towers===
== Events ==
Warning! 	Warning!
link=Upgrades 	This is a stage of extreme difficulty...
Over 50 stars are recommended to face this stage.	Over 50 stars are recommended to face this stage.
New EnemyWave 2	Zombie
 	Reanimated mindless corpses of innocent victims... brains are all they crave...
* Slow speed
* May spawn from Zombie Graves
New EnemyWave 3	Giant Rat
 	Vicious rodents with razor sharp teeth that can tear through almost anything.
* Fast speed
* Spreads deadly disease
* May spawn from Trash
New EnemyWave 10	Wererat
 	Driven by hunger and hate, these vile creatures revel in rot and decay.
* Fast speed
* Low armor
* Spreads deadly disease
== Related Achievement ==
 COWABUNGA Find the Ninja Master Rat.
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