Enemy Strongholds

Enemy Strongholds are enemy bases scattered across the map. They keep guards of their own and most of them raid your town (see Lair Raids below).

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Stronghold Types

Stronghold	Spawned Enemies	Size	Restriction
Slime Pool	Slime / Fission Slime	11 tiles	–
Goblin Tent	Goblin / Dire Wolf / Goblin Archer	11 tiles	–
Goblin Fortress	Goblin / Orc Brute / Goblin Archer / Troll / Pikeman / Shieldbearer / Sapper / Siege Beast / Goblin Shaman	23 tiles	One per map
Graveyard	Skeleton / Zombie	11 tiles	–
Undead Castle	Skeleton / Zombie / Dark Cultist / Enemy Necromancer / Wraith Hunter / Vampire Bat	23 tiles	One per map
Dragon Nest	Dragon / Harpy	16 tiles	–
Spider Nest	Giant Spider / Giant Rat / Venom Spitter	11 tiles	–
Bandit Camp	Bandit / Dire Wolf / Bandit Saboteur	11 tiles	–
Sand Tomb	Sand Wraith / Skeleton / Venom Scorpion / Sand Guardian	13 tiles	–
Wolf Den	Dire Wolf	11 tiles	–
Orc War Camp	Orc Brute / Goblin / Pikeman / Shieldbearer / Sapper / Siege Beast	13 tiles	–
Goblin Watchtower	Goblin Archer / Goblin	9 tiles	–
Dark Shrine	Dark Cultist / Skeleton / Hex Binder	11 tiles	–
Troll Cave	Troll	13 tiles	–
Rat Warren	Giant Rat	9 tiles	–
Harpy Roost	Harpy	11 tiles	–
Armored Barracks	Shieldbearer / Pikeman / Goblin Archer / Goblin Shaman	13 tiles	–
Plague Hatchery	Fission Slime / Venom Spitter / Hex Binder / Vampire Bat	11 tiles	–
Siege Camp	Siege Beast / Sapper / Goblin Archer / Shieldbearer	15 tiles	–
Shaman Hut	Goblin Shaman / Goblin / Goblin Archer	9 tiles	–
Saboteur Hideout	Bandit Saboteur / Bandit	9 tiles	–
Scorpion Burrow	Venom Scorpion	11 tiles	–
Sunken Sanctum	Sand Guardian / Skeleton	13 tiles	–
Necromancer’s Crypt	Enemy Necromancer / Skeleton / Zombie	11 tiles	–
Wraith Barrow	Wraith Hunter / Skeleton	11 tiles	–
Spitter Bog	Venom Spitter / Slime	11 tiles	–
Hex Circle	Hex Binder / Dark Cultist	11 tiles	–
Bat Cave	Vampire Bat	11 tiles	–
Rebel Guild	Bandit	9 tiles	Event only

One Per Map

The Goblin Fortress and Undead Castle can each appear at most once on the entire map.

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Stronghold Stats

Stat	Value
HP	2,500
Max Guards	3
Guard Refill	One every 150 ticks (~30 seconds) up to the maximum
Gold Theft	5g × (1 + luck ÷ 10)
Attack Damage	8 + ATK/4
Theft Cooldown	45 ticks

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Stronghold Spawn Rules

Rule	Value
Minimum Distance from Castle	60 tiles
Minimum Distance Between Strongholds	30 tiles
Default Count	3 (adjustable in difficulty settings)

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Attacking Strongholds

Attack Sequence

1. Adventurers reach the vicinity of the stronghold
2. They first engage the guard enemies (up to 3)
3. While near the stronghold, they can steal gold
4. Once the gold is depleted, they can attack the walls
5. When wall HP reaches zero, the stronghold is destroyed

Strategy Tips

How to Destroy Strongholds Effectively

1. Place a bounty quest (with a high reward) near the stronghold
2. Make sure you have enough ranged adventurers (Mages / Rangers)
3. Mages (attack range 12) and Rangers (attack range 11) can fire from a safe distance
4. Bring Guards along to protect your ranged units
5. Have Builders ready to repair any damaged buildings

Note

Attacking stronghold walls does not grant experience. Only killing guard enemies yields experience. Razing a stronghold gives +25 renown and pays any bounty on it; nothing drops.

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Faction Groups

Strongholds are grouped by faction. In sandbox mode, you can select specific factions:

Faction	Included Strongholds
Slime	Slime Pool, Plague Hatchery, Spitter Bog
Goblin	Goblin Tent, Goblin Fortress, Goblin Watchtower, Orc War Camp, Shaman Hut
Undead	Graveyard, Undead Castle, Dark Shrine, Necromancer’s Crypt, Wraith Barrow, Hex Circle
Dragon	Dragon Nest
Beast	Spider Nest, Wolf Den, Rat Warren, Troll Cave, Harpy Roost, Bat Cave
Bandit	Bandit Camp, Saboteur Hideout
Desert	Sand Tomb, Scorpion Burrow, Sunken Sanctum
Legion	Armored Barracks, Siege Camp

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Lair Raids

Each stronghold raids by its kind:

Lair	First raid	Then every	Raiders	Target
Slime Pool	—	—	none	—
Goblin Tent	8:00	5:00	3, one more each raid, 6 at most	the town
Bandit Camp	6:00	4:00	2, one more each raid, 5 at most	the trade road (the nearest Trading Post), else the town
Goblin Fortress	11:00	6:00	4, one more each raid, 8 at most	the town
Orc War Camp	10:00	6:00	2, one more each raid, 5 at most	what is being built, else the castle
Goblin Watchtower	8:00	5:00	3, one more each raid, 6 at most	the town
Dark Shrine	11:00	7:00	2, one more each raid, 4 at most	the town
Troll Cave	14:00	10:00	1	the town
Harpy Roost	9:00	6:00	2, one more each raid, 4 at most	the town
Armored Barracks	9:00	6:00	4, one more each raid, 8 at most	the town
Plague Hatchery	8:00	5:30	3, one more each raid, 7 at most	the town
Siege Camp	12:00	8:00	3, one more each raid, 6 at most	what is being built, else the castle
Shaman Hut	9:00	6:00	2, one more each raid, 5 at most	the town
Saboteur Hideout	8:00	5:00	2, one more each raid, 4 at most	what is being built, else the castle
Scorpion Burrow	—	—	none	—
Sunken Sanctum	12:00	8:00	2, one more each raid, 4 at most	the town
Necromancer’s Crypt	11:00	7:00	2, one more each raid, 5 at most	the town
Wraith Barrow	10:00	6:30	2, one more each raid, 4 at most	the town
Spitter Bog	9:00	6:00	2, one more each raid, 4 at most	the town
Hex Circle	11:00	7:00	2, one more each raid, 4 at most	the town
Bat Cave	8:00	5:00	3, one more each raid, 6 at most	the town

• Every raid is announced 30 seconds ahead in the chronicle, with the lair’s place once your heroes have seen it; an unseen lair is announced without one, so scouting pays.
• A raid sets out as one party from beside the lair. Easy sends one raider fewer, hard two more.
• Each lair keeps up to 3 guards of its own kind, one new guard every 30 seconds.
• Razing a lair ends its raids and brings the crown half of what is left of its hoard; what heroes plundered before is theirs.
• Selecting a lair shows who lives there and what answers them, when the next raid sets out and what razing it would recover.
• Other lairs raid the town like the default (first after 10:00, then every 6:40, 3 to 6 raiders); a Spider Nest, a Wolf Den and a Rat Warren send none.