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Barkley

Pug of War

When a Minion is summoned to any ally, this character gains 5% health and 5% mana. This effect can activate only once per turn.  Wrath of Pets
When a Fiend is summoned to any enemy, this character deals 85% damage to all enemies. This effect an activate only once per turn.

## Special Skill

### Effect 1

Deals 300% damage to the target and 2 more random enemies.

### Effect 2

Summons a Missile Fiend to hit enemies. The Fiend damages the enemy with 55% attack every turn.

### Effect 3

The Missile Fiend absorbs healing and disappears when it has absorbed health equal to 28% of its owner’s max health.

### Effect 4

If an enemy is defeated while it has a Missile Fiend, nearby enemies receive 500% damage.

Barkley was introduced when the Mighty Pets event continued on May 18, 2023.
Elkanen

Spearmaster of Moonlight

### Effect 2

The caster steals 61% of any healing applied to the target and nearby enemies for 3 turns.

Elkanen’s First Costume was released May 18, 2020.

## Special Skill

### Effect 2

All enemies get -50% decrease for any healing received for 3 turns. This effect can't be cleansed.

Elkanen’s Second Costume was released September 5, 2022.

## Hero Type

### Passive(s)

TOON
• +75% extra chance to resist all status ailments.
• +75% extra chance to resist mana reductions.
• +75% extra chance to resist buff dispels.
Extra chances are calculated independently of other similar checks.

## Special Skill

### Effect 1

Deals 410% damage to the target and minor damage to nearby enemies.

### Effect 2

Heals the caster for 35% of damage dealt.

### Effect 3

Deals extra damage against Ice.

Elkanen’s Third Costume was released when the Costume Chamber continued on November 26, 2023.
Hohenwerf

Ferocious Gargoyle

### Passive(s)

GARGOYLE'S STONESKINEvery time this Gargoyle casts a Special Skill, their Stoneskin hardens. The next 4 times they receive damage, it is dropped to 1. This effect can’t be dispelled.

## Special Skill

### Effect 3

The Gargoyle Fiend absorbs healing and disappears when it has absorbed health equal to 30% of its owner’s max health.

### Effect 4

The Gargoyle Fiend forces its owner to cast Mindless Attack on a random ally when mana is full for as long as the owner has Gargoyle Fiends. This effect cannot be dispelled.

Hohenwerf was released on September 8th, 2022.
Grace

Grove Cervitaur

Each time an enemy receives a Taunt status effect, this character's mana is increased by 10%.

### Resist(s)

 Burn
This character has innate resistance to Burn damage.

## Special Skill

### Effect 1

Deals 285% damage to the target and nearby enemies.

### Effect 2

The target and nearby enemies cannot cast any new Taunt status effects for 3 turns.

### Effect 3

The target and nearby enemies get -34% defense against Special Skills for 3 turns.

### Effect 4

Element Link gives all Nature allies immunity to new Fiends for 4 turns

### Effect 5

LEGENDS 2022 FAMILY
Heroes become stronger when teamed with other unique members of the same family.

Bonus for 1/2/3 Heroes:
· +10%/+15%/+20% attack.

Bonus for 2+ Heroes:
· Element link affects all allies.

Grace was a featured Hero of the Month (September 2022) and, as such, cannot be produced in a training camp.

12 months after release this hero will be added to the heroes that can be obtained in Hero Academy, level 10, Legendary Hero Retraining.
Goldie

Goblin Beauty

50% chance to perform the following actions when this character casts their Special Skill:
\* Deals 90% damage to all enemies.
\* All enemies get -25% accuracy for 3 turns.

## Special Skill

### Effect 3

All allies reflect status ailments to a random character on the opposing team for 3 turns.

Goldie was introduced when Goblin Village premiered on September 18, 2023.
Hero Roster

The Hero Roster is displayed when you tap the button labeled "Heroes".  It is a list of all heroes that you currently posses.  It is also from here that you may edit your teams.  (Check out the Teams  page for more information on team loadout and strategy.)

Hero Roster size is determined by both your Player Level, as well as if you have purchased any additional slots or not.  You acquire 5 additional roster size at each of the following levels:  2, 4, 7, 10, 13, 17, 21, 26, 31, 36.
This means that at level 36 you are guaranteed to have a total of at least 70 hero slots.  After level 36, the following chart applies:

Level 30+ Roster Growth
 43
 45
 50
 52
 54
 58
Hanitra

Lemurian Goddess

This character has innate resistance to status ailments that block Special Skills.

## Special Skill

### Effect 1

All allies get +45% chance to dodge Special Skills for 3 turns. Each dodge boosts health by 275. If the health exceeds max HP, it is added as temporary HP.

### Effect 2

All allies resist max health reduction for 3 turns.

### Effect 3

Element Link gives +10% increase for any healing received for all Holy allies for 4 turns. This effect can’t be dispelled.

### Effect 4

Element Link affects all allies when using 2 or more members of the same family.
Legends 2021 family bonus: Critical Chance

1 hero – 20%, 2 heroes – 25%, 3 heroes – 30%

Hanitra was a featured Hero of the Month (December 2021) and, as such, cannot be produced in a training camp.
Deadboot

Goblin Cultist

30% chance to perform the following actions when this character casts their Special Skill:
\* Deals 90% damage to all enemies.
\* All enemies get -25% accuracy for 3 turns.

## Special Skill

### Effect 1

Lifts all dispellable status effect buffs from the target and random distributes them on allies.

### Effect 3

Deals additional 50% damage per transferred status effect buff, up to 625% damage in total.

### Effect 4

Wither: The target gets -300 defense.

Deadboot was introduced when Goblin Village premiered on September 18, 2023.
Baldur

Luminous God

### Effect 1

Boosts health of the caster by 1000. If health exceeds max HP, it is added as temporary HP. Max temporary HP is 100% of max HP. Boosted health counters max HP reduction.

### Effect 2

All allies resist direct mana reduction for as long as the caster has boosted health. This effect cannot be dispelled.

### Effect 3

Deals 150% damage to a random enemy each turn for as long as the caster has boosted health. This effect cannot be dispelled.

Released on May 28, 2020.

## Special Skill

### Effect 2

Boosts health of the caster by 850. Boosted health can exceed max HP.

### Effect 3

All allies resist mana reduction for as long as the caster has boosted health. This effect can't be dispelled.

### Effect 4

Deals 185% damage to a random enemy each turn for as long as the caster has boosted health. This effect can't be dispelled.

Baldur’s Costume was released when Valhalla Forever continued on November 20, 2022.
Fenrir

Leader of Niflheim

### Effect 3

The caster gains a moderate amount of mana for each enemy killed and a small amount of mana for each enemy minion killed.

### Effect 4

Heals the caster for 50% of the damage dealt.

One of 16 initial heroes released when Season 3 launched on February 27th, 2020.

## Special Skill

### Effect 2

Deals 700% damage if the target has less than 50% health remaining.

### Effect 3

The caster recovers 35% health for each enemy killed and 15% health for each Minion killed.

### Effect 4

Increases the mana of the caster by 15%.

Fenrir’s Costume was released when Valhalla Forever continued on April 10, 2023.
Hachiko

Puppy of Loyalty

When a Minion is summoned to any ally, this character gains 5% health and 5% mana. This effect can activate only once per turn.  Wrath of Pets
When a Fiend is summoned to any enemy, this character deals 85% damage to all enemies. This effect an activate only once per turn.

## Special Skill

### Effect 2

All allies counterattack with 80% of the damage received for 4 turns. The counterattack damage increases by +20% each turn, up to 140%.

### Effect 3

All allies get +50% critical chance for 4 turns.

Hachiko was introduced when the Mighty Pets event premiered on November 3, 2022.
Farrah

Supersonic Blade Master

Passive Skill as defending character:
This hero receives less elemental damage from Troops of stronger element.
\* Received elemental damage: -10%

### Effect 2

Deals additional 200% damage to as many random enemies as there are Dark tiles on the board, up to a maximum 12 hits. The damage is reduced on each consecutive hit.

### Effect 3

All hit targets get -35% defense against Dark, and a further -5% decrease every time they are hit for 4 turns.

Farrah became available when Contest of Elements continued on November 5, 2023.
Hornfel

Minotaur Construct

The Destructive Core activates each time this character’s Special Skill is cast:
\* With a fully charged Destructive Core, deals 180% damage to all enemies.
\* The damage is scaled by the amount of Charge in the Core. All charge is exhausted when the Core is activated.

## Special Skill

### Effect 1

Deals 480% damage to the target and minor damage to nearby enemies.

### Effect 2

Knocks down enemies. This has a different effect based on the team of this character:
Attack Team:
• The target and nearby enemies have their normal attack delayed by 2 turns.
Defense Team:
• The target and nearby enemies don’t contribute to Troop damage for 2 turns.

• The caster and nearby allies get +50% attack for 3 turns.

Hornfel was introduced when the Covenant Summon continued on January 15, 2024.
Bomb Attack

Bomb Attack is a rare battle item.

## Obtaining

Bomb Attacks are generally crafted in the forge.

Once you reach stronghold level 12, this item is also available in the shop.

Can also be received as a reward from:

* Alliance Wars
* Challenge Events
* Find Battle Items II Quest
* Seasonal Events
* Titan Battles
* Wanted Missions

## Strategic Uses

Bomb attacks, along with Axe Attacks, Arrow Attacks, and Dragon Attacks are good for causing a lot of damage quickly to all enemies. They are particularly useful for titans, the Dark Lord, and bosses in the more difficult stages of challenge events and seasonal events.
Flask

Flasks are used to completely refill energy. They are found under the General tab of your inventory if you have any. Sometimes players use the term 'flask' as a verb as shorthand for 'use a flask'.

All flasks can be obtained as rare loot from challenge events, Mystic Visions, seasonal events, titans, wars, wanted missions, and leveling up as a player.

There are 5 types:
Goretooth

Savage Hunter

When this character casts their Special Skill, they give a Hunter’s Mark on a random enemy. The target receives 150 damage over 3 turns.If a target already has this effect, the duration will be refreshed and the damage will be increased by 150, up to 1500 damage in total.

  Hunter's Sense
When this character casts their Special Skill, they transfer the newest cleansable ailment from themself to the target. If the Special Skill cannot target an enemy, a random enemy is chosen instead. If this character has no status ailments, they recover 12% health.

## Special Skill

### Effect 2

The target gets -45% defense for 2 turns. The defense decreases by -15% each turn, up to -60%.

### Effect 3

The target can’t gain mana for 2 turns.

Goretooth was introduced when the Covenant Quest continued on December 23, 2022.
Diaochan

Brilliant Beauty

### Effect 2

Summons a Lackey Minion for the caster and nearby allies with 15% HP and 19% attack inherited from the caster.

### Effect 3

Each time a Lackey Minion hits an enemy, it steals a random dispellable buff from the enemy and gives it to its owner.

Diaochan was introduced with the War of the Three Kingdoms event on March 14, 2022.
Athos

Veteran Musketeer

### Passive(s)

DAMAGE ON SPECIAL SKILL AND COVER DAMAGEWhen this character receives damage from Special Skills or in place of a character in Cover, there’s a 60% chance to deal 20% of the received damage on all enemies.

## Special Skill

### Effect 3

The caster gets 25% mana for each destroyed Minion.

### Effect 4

The attack bypasses defensive buffs. This includes counterattacks.

Athos was introduced when the Brave Musketeers event premiered on December 13, 2022.
Colen

## Special Skill

### Effect 2

All enemies receive 348 Burn damage over 6 turns.

## Special Skill

### Effect 2

All enemies recieve 204 Burn damage over 3 turns.

Colen’s first costume was released January 18, 2021.

## Special Skill

### Effect 1

Deals 285% damage to the target and nearby enemies.

### Effect 2

The target and nearby enemies get -54% defense against Fire for 6 turns.

### Effect 3

Deals extra damage against Nature.

Colen’s Costume #2 was released June 12, 2023.
Alliance Quests

**Alliance Quest(s)** refers to the two alternating, Alliance-oriented events: Clash of Knights and Brave Musketeers. On the Quests menu, the event is presented similarly to Challenge Events, with a box positioned at its center, containing three tiers of stages labeled Rare, Epic, and Legendary.

Unlike Challenge Events, Alliance Quests require a collaborative and collective effort to clear 10 stages between each tier, starting with Rare. Each tier is unlocked after reaching the point threshold of 2,500,000 points for Epic and 10,000,000 points for Legendary. All stages feature elite enemies and a mechanic that either debuff Heroes or buff enemies every 5 turns.

At the conclusion of the stages at each tier, players will receive a completion chest that will give randomize loot and 2 , 3 , and 5  Alliance Quest Coins respectively. Players will also receive two separate rewards at the end of the event's duration based on their Alliance Score and their individual Player Score tally.
Emilio

The Great Phoenix Trainer

### Effect 1

Casts one of the following Special Skills:If any enemy has the Burn status ailment:

All enemies receive 415 Burn damage over 5 turns.

All allies regenerate 549 HP over 3 turns.

All allies are immune to new status ailments for 3 turns. This effect can’t be dispelled.

### Effect 2

Otherwise:All enemies receive 365 Burn damage over 5 turns.

All allies are immune to new status ailments for 3 turns.

Emilio was introduced with the Starfall Circus event on June 10, 2021.
Hero was rebalanced February 8, 2022. All stats now current.
Devana

Headstrong Huntress

This character has innate resistance against incoming negative effects and damage from Minions.
 Dispel
This character has innate resistance to dispel of buffs.

## Special Skill

### Effect 1

Deals 255% damage to the target and nearby enemies.

### Effect 2

Summons a Lynx Minion with 35% HP and 35% attack inherited from the caster. Before a Lynx Minion hits a target, it destroys all Minions from the target.

### Effect 3

Dispels buffs from the target and nearby enemies.

### Effect 4

Element Link gives all  Holy allies a small amount of mana at the end of each turn for 5 turns. This effect can’t be dispelled.

### Effect 5

Element Link affects all allies when using 2 or more members of the same family.
Legends 2021 family bonus: Critical Chance

1 hero – 20%, 2 heroes – 25%, 3 heroes – 30%

Devana was a featured Hero of the Month (July 2021) and, as such, cannot be produced in a Training Camp.
Felton

Depraved Assassin

### Passive(s)

DAMAGE ON SPECIAL SKILL AND COVER DAMAGEWhen this character receives damage from Special Skills or in place of a character in Cover, there’s a 60% chance to deal 20% of the received damage on all enemies.

## Special Skill

### Effect 2

Deals 100 extra damage if the target has boosted health.

### Effect 3

All enemies reflect dispellable status effect buffs they would receive to a random character on the opposing team for 3 turns.

### Effect 4

The caster regenerates 243 HP over 3 turns.

Felton was introduced when the Brave Musketeers event continued on March 8, 2022.
Frond

Elven Construct

The Destructive Core activates each time this character’s Special Skill is cast:• With a fully charged Destructive Core, deals 180% damage to all enemies.• The damage is scaled by the amount of Charge in the Core. All charge is exhausted when the Core is activated.

## Special Skill

### Effect 1

Deals 355% damage to the target and nearby enemies.

### Effect 2

Deals 600 extra damage if the target has boosted health.

### Effect 3

All allies’ normal attacks and Special Skills deals +70% damage against targets with boosted health for 3 turns.

### Effect 4

All allies get +86% defense against Fire for 3 turns.

Frond was introduced when the Covenant Summon continued on October 28, 2023.
Hannah

Adventurous Archaeologist

### Effect 2

Summons a Golden Idol Fiend for the target and nearby enemies. The Fiend damages the enemy with 43% attack every turn.

### Effect 3

The Golden Idol Fiend absorbs healing and disappears when it has absorbed health equal to 20% of its owner’s max health.

### Effect 4

The Golden Idol Fiend gives -20% attack for its owner for as long as the owner has Golden Idol Fiends. This effect cannot be cleansed.

Hannah first was available when Underwild continued on June 17th, 2021. Hannah looks like Indiana Jones by a Golden Skull and the whip.
Hurricane

*This page is for the Jungle Hunter Hero. For the Hunter's Lodge battle item, see Hurricane (Item).*

## Hero Type

### Passive(s)

 Damage Over Time On Special
When this character casts their Special Skill, they give a Hunter’s Mark on a random enemy. The target receives 150 damage over 3 turns.If a target already has this effect, the duration will be refreshed and the damage will be increased by 150, up to 1500 damage in total.

  Hunter's Vigor
When this character casts their Special Skill, they get +20% attack for 3 turns. This effect can be active in addition to other effect that alter attack.

## Special Skill

### Effect 1

Deals 410% damage to the target and nearby enemies.

### Effect 2

The duration of status ailments is reset for the target and nearby enemies.

### Effect 3

The target and nearby enemies receive 904 Burn damage over 4 turns. The caster absorbs 50% of the dealt Burn damage as health.

### Effect 4

 Stack (Max: 10): The caster gets +20% attack against the weaker element.

Hurricane was introduced when the Covenant Quest continued on May 26, 2023.
Grimm

Dark Orphan

## Costume 1

Heir of Evil

Grimm’s First Costume was released January 18th, 2021.

### Effect 2

The caster and nearby allies’ Special Skill deal an additional +40% damage for 6 turns.

Grimm’s Costume #2 was released June 12, 2023.

## Special Skill

### Effect 1

Deals 325% damage to the target and minor damage to nearby enemies.

### Effect 2

The target and nearby enemies get -28% defense for 6 turns.

### Effect 3

Deals extra damage against Fire.

Grimm’s Third Costume was released when the Costume Chamber continued on December 24, 2023.
Food

Food is a basic resource that is required in order to upgrade several buildings, complete various research, craft various battle items, and level one's heroes.  It is acquired as a reward for successful completion of any stage on the map, Wanted Missions, titan battles, and raids, along with it being generated by each farm in your base.

Food is sometimes referred to as "ham" by the player base due to the icon utilized.

## Sources of Food

The primary source of food is farms and the watchtower.  Food is generated at a specific rate per hour (detailed on each building's page).  Each upgrade increases the amount generated.  While farms are the primary source of food, the watchtower—with enough outposts under your command—can provide the equivalent of up to 3 farms worth of food, and thus should not be neglected as a valuable food source.

Completing stages on the world map also proves to be a significant source of food.  Stages in later provinces award more food than in earlier provinces.

There is also a quest that awards a great deal of food, appropriately called "Gather Food".

## Food Storage

Food Storages and Advanced Food Storages increase the amount of food that one may hold in reserve.  Tapping the food icon will show one's current maximum.  Upgrading the Food Storage buildings increases maximum possible reserves.

## Spending Food

There are currently seven uses for food in Empires & Puzzles:

1. Leveling up and ascending heroes
	* Cost per hero sacrificed increases with the level of the hero being leveled
2. Leveling up troops
	* Leveling troops and using/upgrading the barracks is a very food-intensive process
3. Upgrading Mines and the Watchtower
4. Doing research in the Training Camp, Forge, Hunter's Lodge or Alchemy Lab.
	* Notably, the research costs for activities in the newer buildings—the Hunter's Lodge and Alchemy Lab—are **much** higher than the next highest cost (TC20), meaning that players must be prepared to work a lot on their food storages as well as their Iron Storages to make use of these buildings
5. Training heroes in the Training Camp
6. Crafting battle items in the Forge
7. Rerolling the raid search to find a new opposing team
	* Costs 100x one's Stronghold level per reroll

Currently, due to the costs associated with leveling heroes and troops alone, it is generally understood that one can never have 'too much' food, but rather that one should have a plan for leveling up heroes such that no food generation goes to waste.
Ingredients

Ingredients in Empires and Puzzles are used to craft Items for battle in the forge. All ingredients are acquired as loot  rewarded from completed stages on the map and in quests.  Each province on the map provides a bonus drop chance for specific ingredients. There are currently 20 ingredients available in the game.
Guinevere

Queen of Avalon

Guinevere is one of the Knights of Avalon .  She is widely considered to be one of best tanks (if not *the* best) in the game.

## Special Skill

### Effect 1

Reduces the mana of the target and nearby enemies by 25%.

### Effect 3

All allies reflect all status effects and 115% damage back to the attacker, and block other negative effects from enemies’ Dark Special Skills for 4 turns.

Guinevere’s Costume was released April 20, 2023.
Dragon Attack

Dragon Attack is an epic battle item.

## Obtaining

Dragon Attacks are generally crafted in the forge.

This item is not available in the shop at any stronghold level.

Can also be received as a reward from:

* Alliance Wars
* Challenge Events
* Seasonal Events
* Titan Battles
* Wanted Missions

## Strategic Uses

Due to the high cost, many players limit their use of dragon attacks to extremely difficult bosses. For example, the Legendary level of the challenge events, where the stage will have more than one boss. Using several dragon attacks in a row will quickly kill the bosses. Sometimes, it may even be necessary to use Bomb Attacks, Axe Attacks, and/or Arrow Attacks as well as Dragon Attacks to quickly defeat the most difficult of challenges.
Horus

God of the Hunt

40% chance to perform the following actions when this hero casts their Special Skill:
\* Deals 70% damage to all enemies.
\* All enemies get -34% attack for 3 turns.

## Special Skill

### Effect 1

Deals 205% damage to target and nearby enemies

### Effect 2

Reduces max health of the target and nearby enemies by 110 each turn for 3 turns. Max health can’t get lower than 30% of the original health.

Horus became available when Dynasty of Dunes continued on May 19th, 2022.
Guardian Panther

Warrior of Teltoc

Guardians of Teltoc Family Bonus for 2/3/4/5 Heroes:

* +5%/10%/15%/20% defense
* +4%/6%/9%/13% healing

## Costume

Fierce Panther

Guardian Panther ’s Costume was released June 16, 2022.

The December 2022 balance update lowered Costume Guardian Panther's defense against dark debuff from -64% to -54%.
Enemies

In battles of the map stages and quests, the player's team face waves of enemies of various elements, more often two or three. The ordinary enemies encountered are called Monsters (or colloquially Mobs).

In some situations, the enemies are stronger and unique from others, sharing Special Skills with bosses. Those are called Elite Enemies (or colloquially Mini Bosses).

For Path of Valor Challenges and Daily Challenges the term 'enemy' refers to Monsters including Elite Enemies and bosses as well as Titans and Heroes in Raids.

## Elite Enemies

*See also Special Stages#Realm*
**Elite enemies** are specialized enemies that, unlike rank-and-file ones, have a mana bar and special skills like bosses and usually fill a whole stage. They appear in Season 1 and 3; their stages are marked on the map with crossed swords/wings. All enemies in Season 5 are elite with unique passive abilities; each stage in every province list these enemies (e.g. S5: Province 1).

One Path of Valor daily challenge is "Defeat 10 Elite Enemies". All stages in Season 1 have at most 9 of them ("standard" final bosses do not count). Some Season 3 stages like S3: Province 4 Stage 4 have 10, but the standard cost of 6 World Energy is the same as attacking twice in S1; it becomes advantageous during Valhalla Forever.

In Season 1, elite enemies first appear in S1: Province 3 with Doomed fighters, followed by elementals.

In Season 3, the elite enemies vary between Realms, Midgard introducing the Valkyries.

## Bosses

*See also: Special Stages#Unique Boss*
Bosses are often a single target or multiple targets faced at the final wave of a stage who yield a special skill and mana, like the heroes that players utilize in battle.

For Season 1, the final boss on the map is Dark Lord; in Season 2, the final boss is Ursena. The final boss of Season 3 features recurring bosses Ymir and Surtur and the true boss Nidhogg. Season 4's final boos is a three-wave boss fight against Demi-Moreau, and Season 5 leads to a face-off against Set.

Featured boss for Mysteries of the Deep is against Domiventus.

## Unique Enemies

In certain Events, a unique enemy is introduced with an rare chance of replacing a normal enemy. These enemies net the player a coin or several for the specific events they appear in.
Eset

Lady with Ten Thousand Names

70% chance to perform the following actions when this hero casts their Special Skill:
\* Deals 70% damage to all enemies.
\* All enemies get -34% attack for 3 turns.

## Special Skill

### Effect 1

Deals 250% damage to the target. Deals extra damage is the target is Dark.

### Effect 2

Deals 180% damage to 5 random enemies. Deals extra damage if the target is Dark.

### Effect 3

Alters the power of all Holy shields on the board. When an attacking Hero casts the special, the shields become enhanced with +64% attack. When a defending hero casts the special, the shields become weakened with -57% attack.

Eset became available when Dynasty of Dunes continued on January 18, 2023.
Fawn

Devoted Squire

### Passive(s)

HEALTH RECOVERY ON BUFF RECEIVED:This character recovers 5% health when they receive a buff or a positive stack.

## Special Skill

### Effect 1

All allies get +45% chance to Dodge Special Skills for 3 turns. Each Dodge damages the attacker for 80 damage.

### Effect 2

All allies receive a small amount of mana over 3 turns.

Fawn was introduced when the Clash of Knights event continued on October 18, 2023.
Forge

Forges are used to craft items for use in battle using ingredients. As you level up your Stronghold you gain the ability to build more forges, specifically at levels 3, 8, and 15.  This means that there is a maximum of 4 forges total that one may have available at once.

## Crafting, Research and Upgrade Costs

Each level of the forge makes one more item available to craft.  Each item requires that research be done to learn how to craft it.  Once research is complete in one forge the resulting item is available to be crafted in any forge you own.

* Items
* Items by Icon
* Research Costs
* Upgrade Costs

Image courtesy of Mariamné
Finley

Commodore of Corellia

### Effect 2

If the target has buffs, targets another enemy with buffs. If none of the other enemies have buffs, targets a random enemy. The damage is reduced on each consecutive hit. Each enemy can only be hit once.

### Effect 3

All hit targets get -34% defense for 3 turns.

## Hero Type

### Passive(s)

 Poison on Special
On Special Skill cast, all enemies receive Poison damage over 4 turns.

## Special Skill

### Effect 2

If the target has buffs and is hit, targets another enemy with buffs. If none of the other enemies have buffs, targets a random enemy. The damage is reduced on each consecutive hit. Each enemy can only be hit once.

### Effect 3

All hit targets get -56% defense for 3 turns.

Finley’s Costume was released April 14, 2022.
Hidden Blade

The hidden blade adds a deadly edge to martial arts.

Hidden Blade is a three star ascension material that cannot be acquired by playing the map.

All unfarmable ascension mats may be acquired by completing Wanted Missions, killing Titans, winning Wars, competing in Challenge Events, and reaching milestones in Paths of Adventure.

The Mount Umber rare quest also rewards a Hidden Blade.
Greel

Feral Swashbuckler

When this character casts their Special Skill, they give a Hunter’s Mark on a random enemy. The target receives 150 damage over 3 turns.If a target already has this effect, the duration will be refreshed and the damage will be increased by 150, up to 1500 damage in total.

  Hunter's Sense
When this character casts their Special Skill, they transfer the newest cleansable ailment from themself to the target. If the Special Skill cannot target an enemy, a random enemy is chosen instead. If this character has no status ailments, they recover 12% health.

## Special Skill

### Effect 2

Deals 315% damage to enemies with less than 50% health remaining.

### Effect 3

The caster gains +20% mana for each enemy defeated by the attack.

Greel was introduced when the Covenant Quest continued on February 9, 2023.
Garyas

Bard of Joy

### Resist(s)

Attack Ailment Reduction - Reduces the effect of status ailments affecting attack by 50%. The effect applies to this character and its allies in the battle.

## Special Skill

### Effect 2

Alters the power of all Ice shields on the board. When an attacking Hero casts the special, the shields become enhanced and give +37% more mana. When a defending Hero casts the special, the shields become weakened and give -30% less mana.

Garyas was introduced when the Challenge Festival II event continued on December 1, 2022.
Ignazio

Conductor of Flames

Passive Skill as defending character:
This hero receives less elemental damage from Troops of stronger element.
\* Received elemental damage: -10%

### Effect 2

Recovers additional 3% health per each Fire shield on the board, up to 55% health in total.

### Effect 4

Cleanses status ailments from all allies.

Ignazio became available when Contest of Elements continued on March 27, 2023.

Ignazio received a buff that is reflected in the stats and this new card.
Ekanite

Shinobi Squad Leader

 &nbsp • Summons a Shinobi Minion for each ally with 8% HP and 10% attack inherited from the caster.
  • Shinobi Minion gives its owner the ability to counterattack with 60% of the damage received for as long as the owner has a Shinobi Minion. The effect can’t be dispelled.

### Effect 3

**x2 Mana Charge:**  • Deals 280% damage to all enemies.
  • Summons a Shinobi Minion for each ally with 16% HP and 16% attack inherited from the caster.
  • Shinobi Minion gives its owner the ability to counterattack with 60% of the damage received for as long as the owner has a Shinobi Minion. The effect can’t be dispelled.

### Effect 4

**x3 Mana Charge:**  • Deals 360% damage to all enemies.
  • Summons a Shinobi Minion for each ally with 22% HP and 26% attack inherited from the caster.
  • Shinobi Minion gives its owner the ability to counterattack with 60% of the damage received for as long as the owner has a Shinobi Minion. The effect can’t be dispelled.

Ekanite premiered when Ninja Tower continued on January 10, 2023.
Hero of the Month

Since June 2017 (Version 1.4), a special **Hero of the Month** (abbreviated **HotM**) is available in higher-level Summons. This is always a   Legendary  Hero and often especially valuable, even compared to other 5\*s.

## Obtaining the Hero of the Month

The HotM is only available via Summons for one calendar month (changing at 7:00 UTC/GMT, as usual in the game). Unlike regular 5 Star Heroes, they aren't available through Training Camp level 20, which places pay-to-win Players, buying more draws for Gems, at advantage.

Any "paid" Summon with a chance of a 5\* Hero (i. e. Atlantis Summon, Challenge Summon, Epic Hero Summon, Elemental Summon, or Seasonal Summon, Legends Summon, Costume Summon, or Event Summon; ordinary "free" Daily Summons of lower-rarity Heroes are not eligible) has a bonus 1.3% chance to pull the Hero of the Month: in this case, the Summon provides both its standard described pull as well as the HotM in addition, i. e. two heroes instead of one.  Doing a 10-pull, the overall chance (of getting at least one HotM) is 12.3 %.

Beside this, the Atlantis Summon also offers 2 previous Heroes of the Month within its main pool, not as a bonus. Thus it is possible to pull a previous HotM with the current HotM as a bonus.  The two heroes chosen are generally quite difficult to predict but occasionally follow patterns. See recent Atlantis Featured Hero History.

HotMs older than 12 months can be summoned at the Tavern of Legends portal, and 4 of them are featured; the current HotM is also available. These old HotMs can be also obtained from retraining at Hero Academy level 10 with 5% chance, this percentage is further shared with Event Heroes.

Over time, as increasingly powerful heroes of the month are generated, pay-to-win players gain an increasing advantage over play-to-win. However, recent trends have seen heroes of the month become more specialty and niche heroes and, even though their power is slowly creeping higher, they are not nearly as powerful as the latest event heroes and the new batch of heroes released throughout 2022. Zagrog is the first HotM to reach 800 power while many Season 4 and new event heroes far surpass that already (Congalach hits 815, War of the Three Kingdoms and Season 5 heroes start at 825).

## Heroes of the Month by the month

\* Per E&P developers, element rotation change is deliberate

## Quick Links

* Portrait
* Element Link

## Forum Links

* "HOTM" Forum Tag
	+ "Hero of the Month" Forum Tag
* FAQ - "What are Heroes of the Month?"
Evelyn

Brave Heiress

### Effect 4

Element Link recovers 4% health for all Nature allies for 6 turns. This effect can't be dispelled

### Effect 5

Element Link affects all allies when using 2 or more members of the same family.
Legends 2018 family bonus: Defense

1 hero – 10%, 2 heroes – 15%, 3 heroes – 20%

Evelyn was a featured Hero of the Month (December 2018) and, as such, cannot be produced in a training camp.

Released in December, 2018

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## Hero Type

### Passive(s)

 Cleanse on Special
On Special Skill cast, cleanse the newest status ailment from all allies.

## Special Skill

### Effect 1

Deals 200% damage to the target and nearby enemies.

### Effect 2

The target and nearby enemies get -56% defense against Nature for 4 turns.

### Effect 3

Dispels buffs from target and nearby enemies.

### Effect 4

Element Link recovers 4% health for all Nature allies for 6 turns. This effect can’t be dispelled
Legends 2018 family bonus: Defense

1 hero – 10%, 2 heroes – 15%, 3 heroes – 20%

Element link affects all allies. Bonus for 2+ heroes.

Evelyn’s Costume was released October 2, 2023 as part of the Tavern of Legends portal.
Helo

Eloi Fisherman

Duration of the first 3 buffs this character receives from Special Skills is increased by 1 turn.

## Special Skill

### Effect 2

Cleanses status ailments from all allies.

Helo first was available when Underwild was launched on March 25th, 2021. There were 16 initial heroes available to summon.

## Hero Type

### Passive(s)

 Increase Buff Duration
Duration of the first 3 buffs this character receives from Special Skills is increased by 1 turn.

## Special Skill

### Effect 1

All allies regenerate 411 HP over 3 turns.

### Effect 2

Cleanses status ailments from all allies

Helo’s Costume was released when Tremors of Underwild continued on December 6, 2023.
Heimdall

Vigilant Watchman

### Effect 1

Boosts health of all allies by 500. If health exceeds max HP, it is added as temporary HP. Max temporary HP is 100% of max HP. Boosted health counters max HP reduction.

### Effect 2

Each fallen ally has a 20% chance to get revived with 30% HP.

### Effect 3

All allies get +30% attack for 4 turns.

One of 16 initial heroes released when Season 3 launched on February 27th, 2020.

## Special Skill

### Effect 1

Each fallen ally has 50% chance to get revived with 20% HP.

### Effect 3

All allies regenerate 672 boosted health over 4 turns. Boosted health can exceed max HP.

Heimdall’s Costume was released when Valhalla Forever continued on October 24, 2022.
Ghealach

Starborn Mage Construct

The Destructive Core activates each time this character’s Special Skill is cast:
\* With a fully charged Destructive Core, deals 180% damage to all enemies.
\* The damage is scaled by the amount of Charge in the Core. All charge is exhausted when the Core is activated.

## Special Skill

### Effect 1

Deals 365% damage to the target and nearby enemies.

### Effect 2

Summons a Fallen Star Fiend to the target and nearby enemies.

### Effect 3

The Fallen Star Fiend absorbs healing. It disappears after absorbing a healing amount equal to 40% of its target max health.

### Effect 4

The caster steals 38% of the generated mana from the target and nearby enemies. The effect lasts as long as the target has Fallen Star Fiends. This effect can’t be cleansed, but it gets removed if the caster dies.

Ghealach was introduced when the Covenant Summon continued on September 21, 2023.
Gilligan

Quixotic Adventurer

Gains small amount of mana for every status effect buff that the enemy team has at the start of each turn (maximum of 20 buffs).

### Resist(s)

 Mana Ailments
This character has innate resistance against status ailments that affect mana.

## Special Skill

### Effect 1

Deals 300% damage to the target and minor damage to nearby enemies.

### Effect 2

The attack has a 60% chance to bypass defensive buffs. This includes counterattacks.

### Effect 4

Element Link gives all Holy allies a +5% chance to dodge status ailments for 4 turns. This effect cannot be dispelled.

### Effect 5

LEGENDS 2023 FAMILY
Family Bonus inactive until end of 2023.
Legends 2023 family bonus: TBA

1 hero – 20%, 2 heroes – 25%, 3 heroes – 30%

Gilligan was a featured Hero of the Month (March 2023) and, as such, cannot be produced in a training camp.
12 months after release this hero will be added to the heroes that can be obtained in Hero Academy, level 10, Legendary Hero Retraining.
Hansel

Witch Hunter of Grimforest

### Effect 2

Automatically does 21% damage to the target when their mana is full and reduces their mana to 50% for 3 turns

### Effect 3

The caster gets +74% defense against Special Skills for 3 turns

## Special Skill

### Effect 1

Deals 209% damage to the target, and nearby enemies.

### Effect 2

Automatically does 341 damage to the target and consumes 50% mana from the target when the target’s mana is full for 3 turns.

### Effect 3

The caster gets +84% defense against Special Skills for 3 turns.

Hansel ‘s Costume was released when Challenge Festival I returned on August 10, 2023.
Dr. Moreau

*This page is for the Underwild hero. For the final boss of the season, see Demi-Moreau.*

## Hero Type

### Passive(s)

 Special Skill Damage Reduction
Received damage is reduced by -20% for the first 3 times this character receives damage from Special Skills.

## Special Skill

### Effect 1

Deals 270% damage to the target and nearby enemies.

### Effect 2

The target and nearby enemies get -35% accuracy for 3 turns. Chance to miss also applies to special skills. The effect duration is reset if the target is healed.

Dr. Moreau first was available when Underwild was launched on March 25th, 2021.  There were 16 initial heroes available to summon.

## Hero Type

### Passive(s)

 Special Skill Damage Reduction
Received damage is reduced by -20% for the first 3 times this character receives damage from Special Skills.

## Special Skill

### Effect 1

Deals 265% damage to the target and nearby enemies.

### Effect 2

The target and nearby enemies get -40% accuracy for 4 turns. The effect duration is reset if the target is healed. Chance to miss also applies to special skills.

Dr. Moreau’s Costume was released when Tremors of Underwild continued on April 27, 2023.
Erebus

God of Deep Darkness

This character has innate resistance against status ailments that affect Defense. Applies also to status ailments that affect Elemental Defense.

## Special Skill

### Effect 1

Special Skill has a different effect when charged with 100% / 200% / 300% mana:

### Effect 2

1x Mana Charge:Destroys all Minions from the target. Deals 520% damage to the target.

### Effect 3

2x Mana Charge:Destroys all Minions from the target. Deals 640% damage to the target. The target can’t summon new Minions with Special Skill and receives 200 damage for each Minion they attempt to summon for 3 turns.

### Effect 4

3x Mana Charge:Destroys all Minions from the target. Deals 675% damage to the target. The target can’t summon new Minions with Special Skill and receives 200 damage for each Minion they attempt to summon for 4 turns. All allies regenerate 732 HP over 4 turns.

Erebus was introduced when the Tower of Styx event premiered on September 21, 2022.

All heroes of the Styx family's passive was changed in the November 2022 Balance Update where their passive was changed to

* This Hero has innate resistance against defense status ailments and elemental defense status ailments.

Erebus also had her damage buffed from the update.
Garnet

Ninja of Soaring Vitality

### Effect 2

**x1 Mana Charge:**  • Boosts health of all allies by 180. If health exceeds max HP, it is added as temporary HP. Max temporary HP is 100% of max HP. Boosted health counters max HP reduction
  • All allies are immune to new status ailments for 2 turns

### Effect 3

**x2 Mana Charge:**  • Boosts health of all allies by 400. If health exceeds max HP, it is added as temporary HP. Max temporary HP is 100% of max HP. Boosted health counters max HP reduction
  • All allies are immune to new status ailments for 3 turns

### Effect 4

**x3 Mana Charge:**  • Boosts health of all allies by 720. If health exceeds max HP, it is added as temporary HP. Max temporary HP is 100% of max HP. Boosted health counters max HP reduction
  • All allies are immune to new status ailments for 4 turns

Garnet was introduced with the Ninja Tower event on October 2020.
Hero Academy/Training

This is a list of all Heroes that can be obtained in the more important levels of Hero Academy. For re-training  Legendary ones at level 10, there is an indication whether there is a chance to get the Costume.

## HA5

All the 24  Rare Heroes of the Classic Family plus 5 selected others.

## HA8

All the 22  Epic Heroes of the Classic Family plus 10 selected others.

## HA10

All the 20  Legendary Heroes of the Classic Family (all have Costumes available, five of them even Secondary) plus many others.
Freya

Lady of the Slain

### Effect 1

Summons a Raven Minion for each ally with 20% HP and 20% attack inherited from the caster.

### Effect 2

Raven Minion gives +120% attack to all its owner's other Minions.

### Effect 3

All allies get +30% defense for 4 turns.

One of 16 initial heroes released when Season 3 launched on February 27th, 2020.

## Special Skill

### Effect 1

Summons a Raven Minion for each ally with 25% HP and 15% attack inherited from the caster.

### Effect 2

Raven Minion gives +180% attack to all its owner's other Minions.

### Effect 3

All allies get +36% chance to dodge Special Skills that deal damage for 4 turns.

Freya’s Costume was released on August 1st, 2022
Guardian Kong

Chieftain of Teltoc

**Guardian Kong** was buffed in May 2020 to deal additional damage & get a cleanse.

Guardians of Teltoc Family Bonus for 2/3/4/5 Heroes:

* +5%/10%/15%/20% defense
* +4%/6%/9%/13% healing

## Special Skill

### Effect 2

All allies reflect all status effects and 115% damage back to the attacker and block other negative effects from enemies’ Ice Special Skills for 4 turns.

### Effect 3

Dispel buffs from all enemies.

**Guardian Kong’s Costume** was released April 14, 2022.
Furdinand

Ruffian of the Canine Expedition

When a Minion is summoned to any ally, this character gains 5% health and 5% mana. This effect can activate only once per turn.  Wrath of Pets
When a Fiend is summoned to any enemy, this character deals 85% damage to all enemies. This effect an activate only once per turn.

## Special Skill

### Effect 1

Cleanses status ailments from all allies.

### Effect 2

All allies share received damage with each other for 4 turns.

### Effect 3

All allies reflect status ailments and negative stacks for 4 turns.

### Effect 4

All allies regenerate 732 HP over 4 turns.

Furdinand was introduced when the Mighty Pets event premiered on November 3, 2022.
Elba

Stalwart Protector of Love

This character has innate resistance to status ailments that block Special Skills.

## Special Skill

### Effect 1

Deals 325% damage to the target and nearby enemies.

### Effect 2

Caster and nearby allies recover 1000 health for 4 turns. If the effect is removed before the duration ends, recovers 1300 health instead.

### Effect 3

The caster and nearby allies counterattack with 125% of the damage received for 4 turns.

Elba became available when Season of Love Seasonal Event continued on January 7, 2024.
Drake Fong

Master of Martial Arts

### Effect 2

The target and nearby enemies get -35% accuracy for 3 turns. Chance to miss also applies to offensive Special Skills

### Effect 3

Element Link gives all Holy allies +5% attack and +5% defense for 6 turns. This effect can't be dispelled

### Effect 4

Element Link affects all allies when using 2 or more members of the same family.
Legends 2018 family bonus: Defense

1 hero – 10%, 2 heroes – 15%, 3 heroes – 20%

Drake Fong was a featured Hero of the Month (August 2018) and, as such, cannot be produced in a training camp.

## Special Skill

### Effect 1

Deals 240% damage to the target and nearby enemies.

### Effect 2

The target and nearby enemies get -50% accuracy for 3 turns. Chance to miss also applies to offensive Special Skills. The effect duration is reset if the target is healed.

### Effect 3

Element Link   gives all Holy  allies +5% attack and +5% defense for 6 turns. This effect can’t be dispelled.

Drake Fong’s Costume was released December 22, 2021.
Ilmarinen

Expert Blacksmith

When this character starts a turn with low health for the first time during a battle, they recover 15% health and receive 15% mana.

## Special Skill

### Effect 1

Reduces the mana of all Ice enemies by 40%. Reduces the mana of all other enemies by 20%.

### Effect 2

All enemies share received damage with each other for 4 turns This status effect is undispellable and lasts 2 turns longer on Ice characters.

### Effect 3

All enemies get -56% defense for 4 turns Against Ice characters, this status effect becomes uncleansable and lasts 2 turns longer.

Ilmarinen became available when Legends of Kalevala premiered on June 20, 2022.
Elena

Captain of the Royal Guard

### Effect 2

The caster and nearby allies counterattack with 125% of the damage received for 5 turns.

**Elena** is one of the original 20  Legendary Heroes in the Season 1. She often features in the Story and on the game's loading / splash screen.

## Special Skill

### Effect 2

The caster and nearby allies counterattack with 155% of the damage received for 5 turns.

## Special Skill

### Effect 2

The caster and nearby allies counterattack with 115% of the damage received for 5 turns. The counterattack damage increases +10% each turn, up to 155%.

**Elena's second Costume** was released August 7, 2023.