Heroes

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An Introduction

Heroes are just like regular units in many respects, but there are a few features that set them apart:

  • Heroes are not recruited in a building, I will explain more about recruiting heroes later though.
  • Heroes are not paid for with resources, but with either "Coins of War" or "Coins of Wisdom " which can be obtained by completing Island Quests.
  • Each hero has one special skill that can be found in his or her description, each skill will impact the game in a particular way.
  • By investing resources, heroes can reach new levels (up to level 20), this will improve their base values and special skills
  • Heroes are not bound to one game world. You can transfer them between worlds for free and get to keep a hero you have acquired forever.
  • Heroes don‘t die. Following a defeat they are merely wounded and regain their strength over time.
  • Heroes are not tied to the population of cities. You can use and command up to 5 heroes per world at the same time, irrespective of available population
  • Heroes can be assigned to cities, but there can be no more than 2 heroes in one city at the same time
  • Heroes cannot be used to support other cities or players. They can be used only for your own attacks or in your own cities

Hero Overview

A new menu bar has been added to the game overview, you can find it just below the map in the top left of your screen. If you click on the bar (anywhere), it opens up the Hero Overview.

Screen overview.jpg In the Hero Overview Screen you can see some of the information about the heroes you employ in the active world:

  • Level, image and name of a hero
  • Status: wounded, in transfer, assigned to a city, in combat
  • Current experience points

Please note that you cannot own all 5 heroes right from the start. In the early stages there is only 1 hero slot available. Only after reaching more advanced culture levels can you command more heroes. However, the fifth slot can only be unlocked by paying gold or coins of war / wisdom.

As you can see, there are many tabs in this new overview. I am now going to go through each of these.

Recruiting a Hero

Clicking on the "Recruiting" tab opens up a window that looks liks this: Screen recruit1.jpg
If you wish to recruit a new hero, you just hit "Call". After doing so you will be presented with two heroes to choose from, one of them from the category "Heroes of War" while the other will be a "Hero of Wisdom"- You can only take one.
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The choice you get is random, but only heroes that you do not already own are shown. To acquire a "Hero of War" you need to spend "Coins of War" which you earn by successfully completing Island Quests in an aggressive manner. Generally speaking, "Heroes of War" are useful for any kind of military action. Some of the heroes in this category are good defenders, while other "Heroes of War" excel in leading your armies into battle. "Heroes of Wisdom" on the other hand are paid with "Coins of Wisdom ", which you get by solving Island Quests the peaceful way. The "Heroes of Wisdom" usually help to improve the economy of your cities by, for example, having a positive effect on building times, production of resources and the like.

When choosing a hero you have the option to decline the offered selection altogether, or to buy one of the listed heroes (and paying the required coins). Whatever you decide, you subsequently have to wait 6 hours before being able to 'Call" heroes again.

Incidentally you will come across heroes that require an award in addition to the coins. This is listed in the price for the respective heroes. If this is the case, there is a special quest line that needs to be completed to earn this award. Each hero with an award requirement has his very own quest line, which will appear randomly. When such a quest line has popped up it will be automatically shown in the interface with all your other Island Quests. In addition it has a marker displayed on the map and thus a fixed position, like other Island Quests.

Assigning a Hero

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You can assign up to 2 heroes to one city. Heroes that are assigned to a city will give you two benefits:

  • If the city is attacked the heroes will defend the city just like common land units
  • The special abilities of some heroes can only unfold in a city (like, for example, in the case of Andromeda)

The process of assigning a hero takes exactly one hour, it is the time the hero needs to "move into the city". During this time the hero will not yet bring any benefits. You can manually withdraw a hero from a city at any time.

If your city is conquered, the assigned heroes will be automatically detached and released.


Transferring a Hero

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For you to complete your collection of heroes even if you have been conquered or start playing on a new world, there is a free transfer of heroes!

This feature allows you to move heroes from your current game world to your so-called master-account (that is the account with which you log in). After exactly 3 hours the transfer is completed. You could then sign up on another game world and from there view all heroes you own in other worlds or your master-account. Heroes that are not bound to other game worlds can now be transferred to your new world with a simple mouse-click, which will take another 3 hours. Your heroes will keep their levels and experience points even after the transfer is done!

There are however some prerequisites you have to adhere to before a transfer:

  • A hero who is involved in a battle cannot be transferred to the master-account
  • A hero who is wounded cannot be transferred to the master-account

If you want to move a hero to your active world make sure that you have at least one free hero slot available. Else you need to unlock another hero slot, or (if you have already reached the maximum) transfer another hero to your master-account and wait 3 hours until his slot is freed up.

Note: If a world ends or you have been defeated, all heroes of this world will automatically and instantly be transferred to your master-account, to guarantee that they are at your disposal for a new attempt.

Council of Heroes

And finally, if you click on the "Council" tab, you will be able to see all of the Heroes that there are in the game, along with all of their stats.

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List of Heroes

Heroes of Wisdom

Heroes of War
Hero Description Stats
Costs Level 1 Level 20
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Atalanta

At level 1, an army led by Atalanta moves 11% faster. This applies to all units in the army. At level 20, this value increases to 30%. 350 Coins of Wa.png 220 Attack 600 Attack
14 Speed.png 66 Defence against a unit with a blunt weapon 180 Defence against a unit with a blunt weapon
15 Loot 55 Defence against a unit with a sharp weapon 150 Defence against a unit with a sharp weapon
0 Population 99 Defense against a unit with a ranged weapon 270 Defense against a unit with a ranged weapon
Hercules.jpg

Hercules

At level 1, whenever Hercules wins an honorable fight you will instantly receive 22 favor for the god worshipped in your city. At level 20, this increases to 60 favour. 380 Coins of Wa.png 209 Attack 570 Attack
18 Speed.png 99 Defence against a unit with a blunt weapon 270 Defence against a unit with a blunt weapon
200 Loot 99 Defence against a unit with a sharp weapon 270 Defence against a unit with a sharp weapon
0 Population 143 Defense against a unit with a ranged weapon 390 Defense against a unit with a ranged weapon
Leonidas.jpg

Leonidas

At level 1, when Leonidas is defending a city, all defending units will have their combat values increased by 5.5%. At level 20, this increases to 15%. 380 Coins of Wa.png 44 Sharp Attack 120 Sharp Attack
12 Speed.png 143 Defence against a unit with a blunt weapon 390 Defence against a unit with a blunt weapon
30 Loot 143 Defence against a unit with a sharp weapon 390 Defence against a unit with a sharp weapon
0 Population 110 Defense against a unit with a ranged weapon 300 Defense against a unit with a ranged weapon
Urephon.jpg

Urephon

At level 1, mythical units have their combat values increased by 11% when fighting together with Urephon.. At level 20, this increases to 30%. 210 Coins of Wa.png 66 Sharp Attack 180 Sharp Attack
12 Speed.png 77 Defence against a unit with a blunt weapon 210 Defence against a unit with a blunt weapon
15 Loot 88 Defence against a unit with a sharp weapon 240 Defence against a unit with a sharp weapon
0 Population 99 Defense against a unit with a ranged weapon 270 Defense against a unit with a ranged weapon
Zuretha.jpg

Zuretha

At level 1, ships have their combat values increased by 5.5% when fighting together with Zuretha. At level 20, this increases to 15%. 240 Coins of Wa.png 110 Blunt Attack 300 Blunt Attack
13 Speed.png 77 Defence against a unit with a blunt weapon 210 Defence against a unit with a blunt weapon
20 Loot 66 Defence against a unit with a sharp weapon 180 Defence against a unit with a sharp weapon
0 Population 77 Defense against a unit with a ranged weapon 210 Defense against a unit with a ranged weapon
Heroes of Wisdom
Hero Description Stats
Costs Level 1 Level 20
Andromeda.jpg

Andromeda

At level 1, as long as Andromeda is assigned to a city, the base production of wood, rock, and silver coins is increased by 5.5& in that city. At level 20, this value increases to 15%. ** 33 Sharp Attack 90 Sharp Attack
15 Speed.png 88 Defence against a unit with a blunt weapon 240 Defence against a unit with a blunt weapon
10 Loot 110 Defence against a unit with a sharp weapon 300 Defence against a unit with a sharp weapon
0 Population 99 Defense against a unit with a ranged weapon 270 Defense against a unit with a ranged weapon
Cheiron.jpg

Cheiron

At level 1, as long as Cheiron is assigned to a city, all your heroes on this world will receive 11% more experience points. At level 20, this increases to 30%. 270 Coins of Wis.png 66 Attack 180 Attack
16 Speed.png 121 Defence against a unit with a blunt weapon 330 Defence against a unit with a blunt weapon
20 Loot 132 Defence against a unit with a sharp weapon 360 Defence against a unit with a sharp weapon
0 Population 121 Defense against a unit with a ranged weapon 330 Defense against a unit with a ranged weapon
Ferkyon.jpg

Ferkyon

At level 1, as long as Ferkyon is assigned to a city, all land units will be recruited 11% faster in that city. At level 20, this increases to 30%. 270 Coins of Wis.png 55 Attack 150 Attack
12 Speed.png 132 Defence against a unit with a blunt weapon 360 Defence against a unit with a blunt weapon
20 Loot 132 Defence against a unit with a sharp weapon 360 Defence against a unit with a sharp weapon
0 Population 121 Defense against a unit with a ranged weapon 330 Defense against a unit with a ranged weapon
Helena.jpg

Helena

At level 1, as long as Helena is assigned to a city, there is a 22% chance that loyalty loss of surrounding farming villages is prevented entirely. At level 20, this increases to 60%. 290 Coins of Wis.png 44 Attack 44 Attack
12 Speed.png 88 Defence against a unit with a blunt weapon 88 Defence against a unit with a blunt weapon
15 Loot 99 Defence against a unit with a sharp weapon 99 Defence against a unit with a sharp weapon
0 Population 99 Defense against a unit with a ranged weapon 99 Defense against a unit with a ranged weapon
Orpheus.jpg

Orpheus

At level 1, when Orpheus is assigned to a city and you generate a culture point by means of a festival, there is a 33% chance that you will generate an additional culture. At level 20, there is a 90% chance. 270 Coins of Wis.png 44 Distance Attack 44 Distance Attack
13 Speed.png 99 Defence against a unit with a blunt weapon 99 Defence against a unit with a blunt weapon
5 Loot 110 Defence against a unit with a sharp weapon 110 Defence against a unit with a sharp weapon
0 Population 77 Defense against a unit with a ranged weapon 77 Defense against a unit with a ranged weapon
Terylea.jpg

Terylea

At level 1, as long as Terylea is assigned to a city, the base production silver coins is increased by 33% in that city. At level 20, this increases to 90%. 290 Coins of Wis.png 33 Sharp Attack 90 Sharp Attack
12 Speed.png 88 Defence against a unit with a blunt weapon 240 Defence against a unit with a blunt weapon
10 Loot 88 Defence against a unit with a sharp weapon 240Defence against a unit with a sharp weapon
0 Population 132 Defense against a unit with a ranged weapon 360 Defense against a unit with a ranged weapon