The ways to obtain equipment are:
1.Alliance Smithy: Once a day you can obtain new equipment for a fee.
2. Robber Baron Attacks: This includes NPCs in other Kingdoms known as Towers. Generally the higher the RBC the better the equipment.
3. Equipment Trader: Event tent that will sell equipment packages of different value for rubies.
4. Events
Upgrading your equipment:
1. Technicus Event: Random event that you can smithy your own equipment to upgrade it's bonuses
Technicus Cheat Sheet
It takes a steady hand but hit the spot of the level you want and it works
2. Personal Smithy: You can smithy your own equipment to make different/better equipment.
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Prices:
3 ordinary = 1 different ordinary @ 10 coins
6 ordinary = 1 rare @ 25 coins
3 rare = 1 different rare @
6 rare = 1 epic @ 2500 coins
3 epic = 1 different epic @
6 epic = 1 legendary @ 20,000 coins
3 legendary = 1 different legendary @ 25,000
You cannot Smithy 6 legendary to make something else, as of now there is nothing else.
You can now sell equipment. If you have no more room to hold equipment or need fast cash this can help.
Legendary sells for 6,000 coins
Epic sells for 1000 coins
Rare sells for 250
Ordinary sells for 25
Ordinary gives you one bonus, Rare gives you two, Epic gives you three and Legendary gives you three also but should be superior.
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Unique equipment is equipment earned from events and cannot be obtained through the usually ways for getting equipment. It can also be upgraded by Technicus.
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Equipment is divided up between Commander and Castellan equipment, meaning some are for attacking and others for defending.
Some for Commanders are:
Attack power, Melee or Ranged
Lowering castle gates protection
Lowering castle walls protection
Lowering castle moat protection
Increasing speed of travel
Lowering cost of attack
Increasing looting of resources
Finding better equipment
Increased fires, glory and honor
etc., if some missed
Some for Castellans are:
Increased wall protection
Increased gate protection
Increased moat protection
Increased defense power, melee or ranged
Increased speed to capture (for OPs)
Decreased occupying time (for OPs)
Decreased fires
Decrease loss of resources
etc. if some missed
How to use your equipment
Building Commanders
Normally, you can have up to 9 Commanders in the game (although there are ways to increase that number all the way up 21!). You can use descriptive names for them if you choose to. You get 3 Commanders per Encampment level you have in your Main castle.
A good idea is to build up your Commanders to do specific jobs:
For example, have Commanders that:
1. Speed - I have two for speed that help me get to RVs and be of support to alliance mates faster
2. Ranged Power - I have two that are specific for increased Ranged attack power - good for Desert Fortress and Nomads, and other attacks that utilize the mantlets strategy.
3. Melee Power - It's good to have one for specific attacks.
4. 90/90 Melee and Ranged attack power - This should be another mandatory commander.
5. Loot specialist - Having one Commander that finds better items and increased resources is a great idea. I merged mine together but if you have an extra undesignated Commander then you can use one that is a loot specialist and one that is a...
6. Find better items - see Loot Specialist.
7. Fire Reduction Castellan (FRC) - Castellans that reduce the fires - 100% means they can be attacked with no resulting building on fire. Good to use with Poor Man's Open Gates and against the Super/Uber/God Commanders.
8. Increased capture speed and reduced occupation time - specialist to capture Outpost or RT, Metros and Capitals.
7. Fire Reduction Castellan (FRC) - Castellans that reduce the fires - 100% means they can be attacked with no resulting building on fire. Good to use with Poor Man's Open Gates and against the Super/Uber/God Commanders.
8. Increased capture speed and reduced occupation time - specialist to capture Outpost or RT, Metros and Capitals.
9. Dud commander- one to send on shady arrangements or suicide attacks to take down tools. Or if you are going to station troops for a long time (12 hrs) good to use as no equipment can be used in those support missions. Nothing extraordinary about this one, just whatever it takes to get an achievement with him
You can have equipment in reserve for special things and customize from your default Commanders per whatever situation arises.
How to Build a 90/90 Commander
Earn the Pieces from various events and Technicus them up.
Building Castellans
Building a Castellan is necessary for each of your properties in the game. It's good to try to build up your Main the strongest you can possibly do as it will get attacked the most. You can gauge what get's attacked the second most and use your equipment that way.
It's important to understand when you don't need equipment. If you have captured all your OPs, you don't need any Castellan equipment that shortens occupation time or increases the speed of a capture. You should smithy all that or sell it.
In the same way, you don't need Castellan equipment that increases your moat protection if you have no moat, however if you get something good, you will want to hold onto it for when you get your moat.
As you go into other kingdoms you may not have them as developed as some of your castles in green, a good strategy is to equip your Castellans with what you are lacking. For example if you haven't upgraded your gate in Sands you might want to give that Castellan gate bonuses. Or if you are dealing with wooden walls (and I hope not) somewhere you want to use wall bonuses.
You should always look to increase your Melee and Ranged bonuses.
In case of an attack always modify your Castellan to meet the attack if you have time, even if you have to take equipment/heros/Gems from other castles to make the one under attack the strongest possible.
Additional 90/90 guides
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NHaRhM6zPNmDZAgJSddjF3ct7raI1FLYALxWmveiI1Y/edit?pli=1gid=1881800483gid=1881800483#gid=1881800483
Fire Reduction Castellan ( FRC )
( also check out our Mini Lessons page )
This type of Castellan should be built by level 70s to dissuade glory hits and as a war strategy.
What it does
The Fire Reduction Castellan is set up to withstand an attack producing no casualties or damage. You will need to choose if you will use this method when online only or as a default when offline.
If you are online you have more control.
1. Send your troops out of the castle
2. Donate your resources
3. Move legendary resources out of that castle.
4. Hold a feast to get rid of your food.
5. Set your defense to 98-1-1
6. Call back troops and send more food ASAP.
This is the best way to deny your attacker any spoils from their attack on you.
Setting your defense to 98-1-1 to "waste tools" is suggested if you don't yet have a 100% Fire Reduction Castellan. If you are going to have to put out fires for a week they should at least lose some tools. If you DO have the full 100% Fire Reduction Castellan I wouldn't waste tools as you are not inconvenienced by more than a few small fires if they have a bonus.
If you are offline you risk losing a lot of resources. It is advisable
1. Remove your troops, and stash where they are being fed.
(If you cannot do that look for a safe place for them feeding off of your castle as long as possible. Monuments, Labs and Rvs are good.)
2. Have a little reduction of loot lost in your Castellan.
3. Move all legendary resources out of that castle
4. Ship stone and wood to members or use it.
5. Set your defense to 100-0-0 or 98-1-1, which ever fits your situation best.
6. Turn your Flag to a designated color or note in a thread you don't wish for support.
7. Expect to lose food. Troop Desertion may occur.
How do I build a Fire Reduction Castellan:
1. Use Equipment: The max is 50% There is no need to smithy up more than 50% on equipment because it won't be used.
2. The yellow stat is from the Gem, embedded on the Artifact, and listed below the other bonuses
Additional 90/90 guides
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NHaRhM6zPNmDZAgJSddjF3ct7raI1FLYALxWmveiI1Y/edit?pli=1gid=1881800483gid=1881800483#gid=1881800483
Fire Reduction Castellan ( FRC )
( also check out our Mini Lessons page )
This type of Castellan should be built by level 70s to dissuade glory hits and as a war strategy.
What it does
The Fire Reduction Castellan is set up to withstand an attack producing no casualties or damage. You will need to choose if you will use this method when online only or as a default when offline.
If you are online you have more control.
1. Send your troops out of the castle
2. Donate your resources
3. Move legendary resources out of that castle.
4. Hold a feast to get rid of your food.
5. Set your defense to 98-1-1
6. Call back troops and send more food ASAP.
This is the best way to deny your attacker any spoils from their attack on you.
Setting your defense to 98-1-1 to "waste tools" is suggested if you don't yet have a 100% Fire Reduction Castellan. If you are going to have to put out fires for a week they should at least lose some tools. If you DO have the full 100% Fire Reduction Castellan I wouldn't waste tools as you are not inconvenienced by more than a few small fires if they have a bonus.
If you are offline you risk losing a lot of resources. It is advisable
1. Remove your troops, and stash where they are being fed.
(If you cannot do that look for a safe place for them feeding off of your castle as long as possible. Monuments, Labs and Rvs are good.)
2. Have a little reduction of loot lost in your Castellan.
3. Move all legendary resources out of that castle
4. Ship stone and wood to members or use it.
5. Set your defense to 100-0-0 or 98-1-1, which ever fits your situation best.
6. Turn your Flag to a designated color or note in a thread you don't wish for support.
7. Expect to lose food. Troop Desertion may occur.
How do I build a Fire Reduction Castellan:
1. Use Equipment: The max is 50% There is no need to smithy up more than 50% on equipment because it won't be used.
Embed your highest Gem
3. Hero, this one is pretty much good for nothing but it does reduce fires
The other reduction bonuses don't matter because you have no troops for glory or a wall with any troops to protect.
So far you have 74% Fire Reduction for any given attack. This 74% is movable, the rest we will look at go to specific castles. Where can you get more.
4. Research
At the bottom of Economic Research. You need the researcher to access.
Notice this is only in connection to your main castle
5. Fire Station, pertains to the castle/OP it is located in and only there.
Currently, my Fire Station is at level 2, which, along with my Economic Research adds 35% to my previous 74%, giving me a grand total of 109% protection against fires during an attack. Even though there will occasionally be Commanders with increased Fire Damage bonuses, I should feel as if I can use my Fire Reduction Castellan comfortably expecting only minimal fires if any.
