Admiral
Mothership's movement and attack speed are increased by +10%.
9 Kings/Kings
King of Progress
How the King of Progress engine works
Progress turns the pit into an engine. Every card you throw away gives the plots next to a Recycler 2% more damage and HP, Trashy hands you a Trash card each time a Recycler is placed, and that Trash is the next card you throw. Set the Recycler between the Mothership and an Executioner corner and both grow every time you discard, with Ingenious letting the base level 3 more times on top. It needs spare cards every year, and a hand with nothing to throw is a year without growth.
Unlock and deck
UnlockLevel up 299 plots
Starting deck 9 cards
CommonMothership
Flies toward enemies like a unit. Can be controlled on the battlefield.
LegendaryExecutioner
Ranged fighter. Always targets the enemy with the lowest health.
RareDefender
Tank warrior that doesn't attack but reflects all taken damage.
CommonLab Rat
Disposable melee pawn. Levels up whenever adjacent plots level up, with no max level.
CommonConcabulator
When this building reaches max level, it levels up all your plots.
CommonConverter
Turns enemies into rats fighting for you. Rats inherit Converter's stats.
CommonOverhaul
Destroys target plot to level up +2 random plots. Effect increases with each use.
CommonReinforce
Troop gains +2% HP per second during battle. Heals beyond max HP.
CommonRecycler
Every time you throw a card into the pit, adjacent plots get +2% damage and HP.
King of Progress builds
MultiplayerConverter WallDefenderConverterA wall that hits back. Defenders soak the enemy army and reflect every blow, Steel Coat stacks eat the big single shots, and a Converter turns the front of the enemy wave into rats on your side while the Mothership flies in.Open buildMultiplayerOverhaul ExecutionerExecutionerOverhaulOne Executioner plot and a stream of Overhauls. Everything else you place is fuel: put it down, Overhaul it, and the levels pour into a troop that Futurism lets climb to 99.Open buildSoloRecycler PitRecycler
TrashyTurn dead cards into stats. Every card thrown into the pit makes each plot touching a Recycler a little stronger, and Trashy keeps the throws coming.Open build
DefenderConverterA wall that hits back. Defenders soak the enemy army and reflect every blow, Steel Coat stacks eat the big single shots, and a Converter turns the front of the enemy wave into rats on your side while the Mothership flies in.Open buildMultiplayerOverhaul ExecutionerExecutionerOverhaulOne Executioner plot and a stream of Overhauls. Everything else you place is fuel: put it down, Overhaul it, and the levels pour into a troop that Futurism lets climb to 99.Open buildSoloRecycler PitRecyclerTrashyTurn dead cards into stats. Every card thrown into the pit makes each plot touching a Recycler a little stronger, and Trashy keeps the throws coming.Open buildCards that carry King of Progress
RecyclerBuilding
Each card thrown into the pit gives the plots beside it +2% damage and HP. It makes every spare card a buff.
OverhaulTome
Destroys a plot to level up 2 random plots, and more with each use. Played on a plot you no longer need, it levels the rest of the kingdom.
DefenderTroop
Does not attack and reflects all the damage it takes, with x1.5 HP a level. It is the wall the Mothership flies behind.
ExecutionerTroop
9 ranged units a card that always target the enemy with the lowest health. They finish what the reflected damage started.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mothership | – | x1.3 HP, x1.15 attack, x1.1 attack speed, x1.1 move speed | 3 |
 Executioner | 9 units, 23 HP, 1 attack, attack delay 0.75 s, move speed 0.8, 20% crit chance, x2 crit damage | +9 units, x1.2 HP, x1.2 attack | 3 |
| Defender | 3 units, 32 HP, 0.001 attack, attack delay 1 s, move speed 0.7 | +3 units, x1.5 HP, x1.1 move speed | 3 |
| Lab Rat | 2 units, 13 HP, 5 attack, attack delay 3 s, move speed 1.25, 1% crit chance, x2 crit damage | +2 units, x1.02 HP, x1.02 attack | – |
 Converter | – | x1.1 attack, x1.01 attack speed | 3 |
Armored
Defenders start with +10% HP.
Innovator
Start with +1 Concabulator card in hand.
Mad
Converters start with +10% attack speed.
Opportunist
Gives you +1 gold for each level up.
Progressive
All Progress cards can now level up +1 time.
Ranger
Executioners start with +40% damage.
Scientific
Lab Rats start with +1 level.
Trashy
Whenever a Recycler is placed on a plot, adds +1 Trash card to your hand
Futurism
All troops can now level up to level 99.
Gentrify
All currently active plots gain +1 level.
Junkyard
Adds 9 random trash cards to your hand.
Proliferation
Converter now summons +1 Rat per conversion.
Rambo
Executioners now shoot +1 enemy at once.
Splicing
Doubles the level of all active Lab Rats.
Ultragravity
Doubles the attack range of your Mothership.
When King of Progress attacks you
Enemy Wave CalculatorAn enemy Progress 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 | 53-6 | 1812-23 | 4335-52 | 8067-92 | 129116-144 | 190172-208 | 263236-290 | 346322-374 | 443411-474 |
| King | 53-6 | 3022-36 | 6756-80 | 115100-127 | 177156-199 | 249221-267 | 332306-358 | 430398-454 | 537508-568 |
| King IX IX | 53-6 | 4233-49 | 9175-105 | 152127-166 | 223199-242 | 307278-332 | 403378-429 | 511470-544 | 630595-676 |
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