Castle Battle · Troop class

Shock Troops

Fast, hard-hitting killers — berserkers, duelists and assassins — that dive the soft targets behind a line. There are 24 of them, fielded by ten of the ten kingdoms.

What they beat, and what beats them

Every shock troop deals extra damage to Ranged (×1.3), Support (×1.35) and Caster (×1.2) troops.

Elite (×1.25) troops deal extra damage to shock troops.

The multipliers apply to every blow between the two classes, on top of a troop's own powers — a shock troop with a brace or an anti-air bonus still has that too. The whole web is on the classes page.

The standouts

Cheapest to raise: Ghoul (Undead Dominion), 600 gold.
Dearest: Wrathborn (Damned Covenant), 2,000 gold.
Toughest: Wrathborn (Damned Covenant), 135 health.
Hardest-hitting: Shadowblade (Elven Court), 56.9 damage a second.
Fastest: Shinobi (Jade Dynasty), speed 136.
Slowest: Executioner (Dwarven Clans), speed 80.

Every Shock troop

Cheapest to raise first. Damage per second is damage per hit over the time between hits.

Troop	Kingdom	Raise	Health	Damage	Per second	Range	Speed	Pop
Ghoul	Undead Dominion	600	72	15	30	Melee	126	1
Raider	Orc Horde	650	70	15	30	Melee	98	1
Gnoll Reaver	Mythic Beasts	700	65	13	24.1	Melee	106	2
Marauder	Orc Horde	700	85	16	26.7	Melee	92	2
Breachjack	Star-Fallen	750	92	26	34.7	Melee	112	2
Flenser	Damned Covenant	750	88	30	42.9	Melee	116	2
Pistonfist	Steampunk Hold	750	91	26	34.7	Melee	110	2
Scourgeling	Damned Covenant	750	85	23	30.7	Melee	108	2
Gnasher	Damned Covenant	1,050	103	36	55.4	Melee	124	1
Duelist	Human Realm	1,100	71	25	41.7	Melee	122	2
Hammerworks	Steampunk Hold	1,100	113	33	38.8	Melee	102	2
Cutterman	Star-Fallen	1,150	112	35	50	Melee	118	2
Berserker	Orc Horde	1,200	94	20	36.4	Melee	84	2
Assassin	Mythic Beasts	1,250	59	35	50	Melee	126	2
Rōnin	Jade Dynasty	1,250	90	26	44.8	Melee	118	2
Reaver	Undead Dominion	1,400	109	22	40	Melee	86	2
Executioner	Dwarven Clans	1,500	120	37	37	Melee	80	2
Myrmidon	Elven Court	1,500	94	30	50	Melee	118	2
Shinobi	Jade Dynasty	1,650	73	37	52.9	Melee	136	2
Wraith	Undead Dominion	1,700	99	24	38.7	Melee	118	2
Moonblade	Elven Court	1,750	86	33	55	Melee	132	2
Spellblade	Elven Court	1,800	100	32	45.7	Melee	108	2
Shadowblade	Elven Court	1,900	77	37	56.9	Melee	124	2
Wrathborn	Damned Covenant	2,000	135	45	56.3	Melee	112	2