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Tips and Tricks
By Marbur
Tips, Tricks, Towers and Hidden Achivements
   
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Category: Achievements, Characters, Gameplay Basics, Maps or Levels, Secrets, Weapons
Languages: English
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26 Jul, 2016 @ 2:52am
15 Oct, 2018 @ 1:25am
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Guide Index
Overview
Tips 
Heroes 
Keys 
Tips for maps from the forum 
Achivements *Spoiler* 
Upgrades and Towers 
Problems 
Comments
Tips
Upgrades
If you have problems with a map, first try to reskill you upgrades.
After my first problems I reseted and skilled Rain of Fire to max. This worked for me.

Flying units
All archers and mages can attack flying units.
Some heroes can attack flying units.
Artillery damages normally only ground units, but the Battle-Mecha T200 can attack flying units with its buyable Wasp-Rockets.
Reinforcements can attack flying units when their last upgrade is skilled.
No soldier can attack flying units.


Differences Steam and Mobile version
PC version arrived 3 years after the mobile release.

Is this any differnt then the mobile version?
http://cs2bus.com/app/458710/discussions/0/359543951730774926/

difference between this game on armorgames?
http://cs2bus.com/app/458710/discussions/0/359543951731375939/

Differences between steam and mobile version
http://cs2bus.com/app/458710/discussions/0/360670708795524132/
Heroes
Heroes
Switching the hero is not as easy as in the first kingdom rush, because the hero is now leveling in the campaign and not starting in every battle with low level. For each level up of your hero you get skill points to improve your hero.

Hero
Description
Arlic your first hero is a good allrounder, he can tank and deals some damage. His armor class is raised for free with the levels. He has no area attack and can't attack flying enemies.
Mirage is available after the third map. She is a fragile damage dealer who can attack flying units with her ranged base attack, but there are coming heroes with better damage.
After the fourth map you get Captain Blackthorne the Corsair, he got an area attack and his Looting skill gets you more money, you should give him a try.
Cronan is similar to Arlic a good allrounder.
Nivius is a classical mage, a glass cannon with heavy damage, but fragile. He can teleport himself.
Dierdre is most different from the other heroes, because as a healer and supporter she fights indirect. One of her skills is a teleport with cooldown.
Grawl is the best tank in my opinon, because he got the most HP and good tank skills. Available after mission 11.
Sha'ra the Sky Hunter (after map 14) is a great damage dealer against single enemies or small groups. His Abduction skill is one of the best skills and he got medium armor. One of my favorites
Ashbite is a flying dragon and an area damage dealer.
New heroes from the extensions
Karkinos can take a lot of damage with the skill Battle Hardened, but he is no real tank or damage dealer. With Burrow he can reach positions that normally only flying or teleporting heroes can reach.
Kutsao is a close combat damage dealer, but without armor.
Dante has very mixed skills, a support aura, 2 single target debuffs and two single target damage skills. He is very strong defending together with soldiers.
Bonehard is the second flying dragon and also an area damage dealer, but I think his infection skills are stronger than the fire skills of Ashbite.
The newest heroes
Bruxa
Khaz
Saitam
My favorite 4 heroes are Grawl, Sha'ra, Dante and Bonehard.

After playing the main campaing the Rising Tide campaing is a good place to try and level heroes.

Which hero do you like best?
http://cs2bus.com/app/458710/discussions/0/360670708773999850/
Keys
ESC = Menu
1 = Rain of Fire
2 = Reinforcements
3 or Spacebar = Hero
4 = second Hero (only on some maps)
W or Enter = next wave, when the icon is already on the screen
Left Mouse Button select, if a hero is selected than move to the position
Right Mouse Button cancel or deselect

Not implemented
  • any options for speed change
  • rewind
Tips for maps from the forum
Map 6: Nazure's Gate
Nazure's Gate: SO HARD!!! any tips?
http://cs2bus.com/app/458710/discussions/0/360670708778491150/

Map 8 Snapvines Bridge
Snapvine Bridge in Iron is so difficult
http://cs2bus.com/app/458710/discussions/0/282992646976399805/

Map 13: Berezard's Lair
When the big dragon flys away, click his gold...
http://cs2bus.com/app/458710/discussions/0/360670708775823451/

Map 15: Emberspike Depths
Final Boss
http://cs2bus.com/app/458710/discussions/0/359543951734364086/

any tips on emberspike mission?
http://cs2bus.com/app/458710/discussions/0/360670708774754168/

Cannot Beat the Final Boss
http://cs2bus.com/app/458710/discussions/0/360671247402283289/

Rising Tides Campaign
Bloodshells too tanky for me
http://cs2bus.com/app/458710/discussions/0/312265672105362224/
Achivements *Spoiler*
Hidden Achivements
Most Achivements are selfexplaining, but some are only on certain maps. You have to catch them when they show up.
Map 3 Sape Oasis:The frog will appear at the lake.

Map 3 Sape Oasis: Click on a Bantan till it moves.

Map 5 Buccaneers Den: The mermaid will appear south from the left pirate ship.

Map 8 Snapvine Bridge: A bottle is swimming in the river from north to south.

Map 11 Temple of Saqra: Indiana will appear on the roof of the right hand side building. Quickly push the tiles on the wall in this order: Second tile, first tile and third tile.


For this Achivement you have to find three Predators, each one on a different map. The Predators are not as invisible as in the movie and you can find them at the rim of a forest and they always there till you click on them.
  • Map 7 Crimson Valley
  • Map 8 Snapvine Bridge
  • Map 9 Lost Jungle

Some Other Achivements
Map 4 Dunes of Despair: There is a hut where you can hire Genies.

Map 7 Crimson Valley : There is a hut where you can hire Spear Maidens.

This must happen in one single battle.

Upgrades and Towers
Towers, Rain of Fire and Reinforcements can be improved by using upgrade points in the upgrade menu. In this table you can see the different values shown when you select a tower.
First row is without upgrade points and second row is with fully skilled upgrades for the tower.
In Heroic or Iron mode the upgrade level are limited, all upgrades above this limit are disabled.

Archer Tower
Tower
Cost
Full Cost
Damage
Range
Speed
Archer 1
70
70
4-6
Short
Average
Archer 1+
60
60
6-8
Average
Average
Archer 2
110
180
7-11
Average
Fast
Archer 2+
100
160
9-14
Long
Fast
Archer 3
160
340
10-16
Long
Fast
Archer 3+
150
310
13-19
Great
Fast
Crossbow
230
570
15-23
Long
Fast
Crossbow+
230
540
18-28
Extreme
Fast
Axethrowers
230
570
25-40
Average
Average
Axethrowers+
230
540
30-47
Great
Average
There is no effect on other archers who are already on the map like the Legion Archers.

Mage Tower
Tower
Cost
Full Cost
Damage
Range
Speed
Mage 1
100
100
9-17
Short
Slow
Mage 1+
100
100
10-19
Short
Slow
Mage 2
160
260
23-43
Average
Slow
Mage 2+
160
260
26-48
Average
Slow
Mage 3
240
500
40-74
Long
Slow
Mage 3+
240
500
44-82
Long
Slow
Necromancer
300
800
20-70
Long
Average
Necromancer+
300
800
22-77
Great
Average
Archmage
300
800
60-120
Long
Slow
Archmage+
300
800
66-132
Great
Slow
If you have skilled Brilliance these values are only for the first tower. Impact example for Mage level 3 towers:
1 Tower = 44-82 Damage
2 Towers= 47-87 Damage
3 Towers= 49-91 Damage

Artillery Tower
Tower
Cost
Full Cost
Damage
Range
Speed
Dwarfen Bombardement
125
125
8-15
Average
Very Slow
Dwarfen Bombardement+
125
125
9-17
Average
Very Slow
Dwarfen Artlillery
220
345
20-40
Average
Very Slow
Dwarfen Artlillery+
220
345
22-44
Average
Very Slow
Dwarfen Howitzer
320
665
30-60
Average
Very Slow
Dwarfen Howitzer+
320
665
33-66
Average
Very Slow
Dwaarp
400
1065
25-45
Average
Very Slow
Dwaarp+
400
1065
28-50
Long
Very Slow
Battle-Mecha T200
375
1040
25-55
Short
Average
Battle-Mecha T200+
375
1040
28-61
Short
Average
Artillery damages normally only ground units, but the Battle-Mecha T200 can attack flying units with its buyable Wasp-Rockets.

Reinforcements
Health
Damage
Armor
Targets
30
1-2
None
Ground
+
110
6-10
Low
Ground and Air
Problems
For all who try try to play Kingdom Rush on a second PC. I'm not the only one who got his steam cloud overritten with zero (02.11.2016).

I thought this game used Steam Cloud...
http://cs2bus.com/app/458710/discussions/0/350543389015459201/

Steam Cloud
http://cs2bus.com/app/458710/discussions/0/360672137537932645/

12 Comments
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Marbur  [author] 15 Oct, 2018 @ 1:31am 
Thx for the reminder. I did add their pictures to the hero list. After I play them a little more I can also add a description. :krlvlup:
Defendor 15 Oct, 2018 @ 12:59am 
Cool guide, but there's more heroes now
Arcana 12 Nov, 2017 @ 8:23am 
very good !
indie fans 6 Jan, 2017 @ 1:35am 
thanks:steamhappy:
Marbur  [author] 14 Nov, 2016 @ 11:15am 
Ok Dodge, Alric is better than I thought, but he is more an allrounder with good tank qualities.
From my point of view he comes not even near the damage of Sha'tra, because Sha'tra has more and better damage skills (Abduction = 1000 damage).
The question who is the better hero depends on the mission and on the playstyle. It seems you have found your ideal hero in Alric. :pwsword:
??? 16 Aug, 2016 @ 2:53am 
I think Sha'tra and alric are equal. Both can deal true damage.
??? 16 Aug, 2016 @ 2:52am 
Fun fact at level 10 alric has 560 health and high armor. He is tankier than Grawl
Marbur  [author] 16 Aug, 2016 @ 2:26am 
I've seen the thread in the forum about this opinion, but I didn't level him to level 10.
Next times I play I will level him and than compare with Grawl. :misterx:
??? 16 Aug, 2016 @ 1:45am 
Alric is actually better than Grawl!
Spielestyler 27 Jul, 2016 @ 3:41pm 
The *Hidden* Achievements are actually not that hidden, but still good job on the guide :)