Castle Rating
I. Creatures - excellent mix of
power, range, and mobility; average over-all cost; good growth rates
(Marksmen, Griffins); plenty of specials that add raw strength; good for
siege combat
- + troops: Halberdiers/Crusaders
excellent for guarding ranged troops; Marksmen get two shots per round;
Griffins are tough, fast, plentiful, and can retaliate almost every
attack; ArchAngels cast ressurect better than most heroes
can
- - troops: at 30hp, Zealots are a bit
too weak for a lvl 5 troop even with the no hand-to-hand
penalty
Important
upgrades: Archers, Griffins, Swordsmen, Monks, Angels
rating: 9
II. Special buildings- weak;
Shipyard/Lighthouse/Brotherhood have limited use; Stables provide good
mobility for a given week
- rating: 5
III. Magic - level 4 Mage Guild;
spell restrictions: Armageddon, Animate Dead, Bloodlust, Curse, Death
Ripple
- rating: 7
IV. Grail building- +2 morale to
all allied heroes; considering most Castle heroes start out with
Leadership, that morale boost seems redundant. So, barring some special
circumstances (like hiring heroes of different classes or mixing troops
from different towns), the Castle grail bonus is pretty useless
- rating: 6
V. Heroes - Knight: good fighter
who has a chance to become a good mage as well; the best leader with some
cool specials (Archery, Estates)
- rating: 8
Cleric - average spell caster with some
really useful specials (Bless, Weakness, Prayer); has the capacity to
become a sufficient fighter, as well
- rating: 7
VI. Resource requirements -
pretty low up to the 6th and 7th levels; the upgrades cost as much as the
initial buildings; some building dependencies
- rating: 7
VII. Best opponent- Necropolis:
no more weak peasants for the Skeletons to sharpen their blades on
- Fortress: hordes of Marksmen shielded
by hordes of Halberdiers, Crusaders, and Royal Griffins spell death even
for the powerful, but slow-moving Fortress armies
VIII. Worst foe - the Castle is
so well-balanced it matches well against any other town.
IX. Final grade: 7
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Thanks to The Nether Gods team - the author of this rating is Maneater. Creature art by Valera.
