Agricultural
Start with +1 Farm card in your hand.
9 Kings/Kings
King of Nothing
How the King of Nothing engine works
Nothing is the plain kingdom: soldiers, archers, one tank and the buildings that grow them. A Farm adds a unit a year to a troop beside it, a Blacksmith adds 2% damage to its neighbours, and Soldiers gain 1% damage for each new unit, so the two buildings feed each other on one plot. Paladins turn damage buffs into HP as well, and Steel Coat cancels the first hit a unit takes in each battle. Wildcard levels up any plot, the Castle included. None of it is fast. The deck pays off for a player who picks one troop plot early and keeps every building touching it.
Unlock and deck
UnlockAvailable from the start
Starting deck 9 cards
CommonCastle
Hurls a stone projectile at your enemies.
CommonSoldier
Balanced melee warrior. Gains +1% damage for each new unit.
RarePaladin
Melee tank. Damage buffs also increase its HP.
CommonArcher
Deals weak but fast ranged damage.
CommonFarm
Every year, adds +1 unit to one adjacent troop per level.
CommonBlacksmith
Every year, adds +2% damage to adjacent plots.
CommonScout Tower
Shoots powerful single-target arrows.
CommonWildcard
Levels up target plot.
CommonSteel Coat
Cancels the first hit the target unit takes every battle.
Rest of the deck 1 card
King of Nothing builds
SoloSteel PaladinsPaladinSteel CoatA handful of Paladins that refuse to die while the Castle does the killing. Steel Coat erases hits, Blacksmiths grow damage and HP together, and Balance turns the shield into a weapon.Open buildSoloTwinshot ArchersArcherThe King of Nothing's ranged answer. Archers fire twice as many arrows with Twinshot, outrange the field with Farsighted, and stop taking damage at all under Invisibility, while Blacksmiths add to every arrow each year.Open build
PaladinSteel CoatA handful of Paladins that refuse to die while the Castle does the killing. Steel Coat erases hits, Blacksmiths grow damage and HP together, and Balance turns the shield into a weapon.Open buildSoloTwinshot ArchersArcherThe King of Nothing's ranged answer. Archers fire twice as many arrows with Twinshot, outrange the field with Farsighted, and stop taking damage at all under Invisibility, while Blacksmiths add to every arrow each year.Open buildCards that carry King of Nothing
PaladinTroop
Damage buffs also raise its HP, so a Blacksmith does two jobs on this plot. It is only 3 units a card, which is why Farms matter.
BlacksmithBuilding
Adds 2% damage a year to the plots beside it. Put it against Paladins or Archers, where damage is what the troop is short of.
FarmBuilding
Adds 1 unit a year per level to one troop beside it. Soldiers gain 1% damage for each new unit, so next to them a Farm is a damage building too.
ArcherTroop
9 units a card with fast, weak shots. They carry the first years while the Castle levels.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Castle | – | x1.3 HP, x1.25 attack, x1.05 attack speed | 3 |
 Soldier | 9 units, 24 HP, 4 attack, attack delay 2 s, move speed 1.1, 5% crit chance, x2 crit damage | +9 units, x1.2 HP, x1.25 attack, x1.25 attack speed, x1.25 move speed | 3 |
| Paladin | 3 units, 30 HP, 8 attack, attack delay 4 s, move speed 0.95, 5% crit chance, x2 crit damage | +3 units, x1.1 HP, x1.5 attack, x1.25 move speed | 3 |
| Archer | 9 units, 14 HP, 2 attack, attack delay 1.6 s, move speed 1.5, 10% crit chance, x2 crit damage | +9 units, x1.25 HP, x1.25 attack, x1.25 attack speed | 3 |
 Scout Tower | – | x1.3 attack, x1.2 attack speed | 3 |
Benevolent
Gives you +1 Wildcard after every Rainbow Army battle.
Farsighted
Archers have +50% range.
Mauler
Castle boulders start with +10% attack area.
Protector
Troops start with +1 Steel Coat.
Recruiter
Soldiers start with +10% to all stats.
Sentinel
Scout Towers start with +1 arrow.
Stubborn
Start with +3 free re-rolls.
Valiant
Paladins start with +3 units.
Agronomy
Gives you +1 Farm card for each occupied plot in your kingdom.
Armory
All troops gain +3 stacks of Steel Coat.
Development
Gives you +1 Wildcard card for each empty plot you have.
Freshmen
Triples all stats of all level 1 troops.
Smith Tower
Scout Towers now give +2% damage to adjacent plots and Blacksmiths now shoot arrow projectiles.
Twinshot
Doubles the number of arrows shot by Archers per hit.
When King of Nothing attacks you
Enemy Wave CalculatorAn enemy Nothing 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 | 32-4 | 1310-15 | 3126-37 | 5648-65 | 9181-100 | 134124-146 | 185173-200 | 244223-259 | 312296-328 |
| King | 32-4 | 2118-25 | 4739-54 | 8273-89 | 124113-135 | 175164-188 | 235219-251 | 303286-323 | 379361-400 |
| King IX IX | 32-4 | 3026-36 | 6457-72 | 10795-118 | 159146-169 | 218202-233 | 285271-297 | 362344-379 | 446424-468 |
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