Aggressive
Swords give +1 or +1% extra damage.
9 Kings/Kings
King of Nomads
How the King of Nomads engine works
Nomads grows by moving. Each Migration shifts a card to an empty neighbouring plot and gives it 10% more damage and HP, Immigrant hands you another Migration at every Expansion Tower event, and a Camp gives its neighbours 2% to all stats whenever a card lands on an empty plot. Dwarves, which walk to a new plot every year, set Camps off without spending a card, but they are Rainbow cards you cannot plan for. The deck needs empty plots to move into, so a full board is its weak point.
Unlock and deck
UnlockUse 99 troop cards
Starting deck 9 cards
CommonWarlord
Base and ranged troop. Shoots banners that add Warlord's stats to target allies.
CommonMob
Stone-throwing rebel. Gain a unit whenever a different adjacent card gains one.
RareRaptor
Mounted by adjacent units. Sums its stats with its rider and pierces through the frontline.
CommonDragon Den
Summons powerful single-strike dragons. Gets +20% stronger each time a plot is destroyed.
CommonCamp
When a card is placed on an empty plot, Camp's adjacent plots gain +2% to all stats.
CommonMigration
Moves target to an empty adjacent plot. Moved card gains +10% damage and HP.
CommonSwords
Adds +5 damage or +5% damage to target, whichever's higher.
CommonShields
Adds +10 HP or +10% HP to target, whichever's higher.
CommonFrost
Attacks slow the enemy's movement and attack speed by +20%.
King of Nomads builds
MultiplayerDragon DensDragon DenA tower that gets 20% stronger every time a plot is destroyed, on the king whose cards never stay put. Dwarfs do the walking and the Dens count the plots they leave.Open buildSoloMigration SwarmMigrationCampWalk the Warlord in and out of one plot. Every move buffs it, fires the Camps around it and refills the Mob waiting next door.Open buildMultiplayerRandomfy Doubling
RandomfyA tome that turns a plot into another card of its type and doubles the stats it had. Play it, get it back, play it again. Shown here on the King of Nomads, but every piece is a Rainbow or Time card, so any king can run it.Open build
Dragon DenA tower that gets 20% stronger every time a plot is destroyed, on the king whose cards never stay put. Dwarfs do the walking and the Dens count the plots they leave.Open buildSoloMigration SwarmMigrationCampWalk the Warlord in and out of one plot. Every move buffs it, fires the Camps around it and refills the Mob waiting next door.Open buildMultiplayerRandomfy DoublingRandomfyA tome that turns a plot into another card of its type and doubles the stats it had. Play it, get it back, play it again. Shown here on the King of Nomads, but every piece is a Rainbow or Time card, so any king can run it.Open buildCards that carry King of Nomads
MigrationTome
Moves a card to an empty adjacent plot for +10% damage and HP. The Warlord is the usual target, because his banners add his stats to the allies they hit.
Dragon DenTower
Summons single-strike dragons and gets 20% stronger each time a plot is destroyed, with x1.5 attack a level. It turns the plots Nomads leave behind into damage.
EarthworksTome · King of Stone
A King of Stone tome that unlocks the plots around its target and returns up to 3 copies of that plot's cards. Nomads need empty plots to migrate into, and this opens them.
Card stats per level
Playing a card onto its own plot again levels it up. Multipliers stack: a card at level 3 carries its level-up boost twice.
| Card | Level 1 | Each level up | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
 Warlord | 9 units, 11 HP, 5 attack, attack delay 3.2 s, move speed 1.4, 10% crit chance, x2 crit damage | +9 units, x1.25 HP, x1.2 attack | 3 |
| Mob | 3 units, 14 HP, 5 attack, attack delay 3.2 s, move speed 1, 5% crit chance, x2 crit damage | +3 units, x1.2 HP, x1.2 attack, x1.2 move speed | 3 |
| Raptor | 6 units, 16 HP, 4 attack, attack delay 2 s, move speed 1.5, 5% crit chance, x2 crit damage | +6 units, x1.5 HP, x1.5 attack, x1.1 move speed | 3 |
 Dragon Den | – | x1.5 attack | 3 |
Cold
Increases Frost effect by +10%.
Defensive
Shields give +2 or +2% extra HP.
Immigrant
Gives you +1 Migration card every Expansion Tower event.
Jurassic
Raptors start with +20% damage.
Khan
Warlord starts with +10% to all stats.
Leader
Start with +1 random troop card in your hand.
Rebellious
Mob plots get +1 unit every year.
Reptilian
Dragon Dens get +3% buff for every destruction effect.
Cryoflame
Dragons now spit blue fire and attack +1 time per battle.
Dismantling
Camps now also trigger their effect whenever any plot is destroyed.
Frostbite
Frost now deals damage per second. +1 damage per stack.
Khanate
Doubles the number of units of your Warlord.
Pillage
The effect of all plot destroying cards is applied +1 time.
Settlement
All new troops and towers placed on empty plots start with triple stats.
Smithy
Doubles Swords and Shields effects.
When King of Nomads attacks you
Enemy Wave CalculatorAn enemy Nomads army is bought from these troops with the year's troop budget, picking a rarity at random each time (Common is the most likely, Legendary the least).
| Difficulty | Y1 | Y5 | Y9 | Y13 | Y17 | Y21 | Y25 | Y29 | Y33 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peasant | 32-3 | 1010-11 | 2524-26 | 4746-47 | 7573-76 | 110109-112 | 153151-154 | 202200-203 | 258255-260 |
| King | 32-3 | 1717-18 | 3938-40 | 6766-68 | 103101-104 | 145143-146 | 194192-196 | 250248-252 | 313311-315 |
| King IX IX | 32-3 | 2423-25 | 5352-53 | 8887-89 | 130129-132 | 179177-181 | 235233-237 | 298295-301 | 368366-371 |
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