'''Heroes''' are a feature (re)introduced in [[Round 32]], giving a small but scaling passive bonus to a Dominion. No resources are required to generate one, though a small investment is required to start gaining a benefit.

== Creating a Hero ==

Creating a hero can be done at any time in the life of a Dominion, simply by going to the Heroes page, located under the 'Dominion' heading in the left-hand side menu. Select the type from the dropdown, press the Randomize button or name the Hero yourself, and that's all that's needed to create one. Names cannot be edited, however, so choose the name wisely.

== Types, Scaling, and Experience ==

There are eight types of basic Heroes in the game. Each type grants a different bonus, aimed at improving different aspects of a Dominion. They gain experience through taking [[Ops#Info_Ops|Info Ops]] or [[Ops#Theft_.26_Black_Ops|Black Ops]], but not Theft Ops, as well as through exploring and invading other Dominions. Experience is lost when being invaded, though Heroes can never lose a level in this way. Every hero starts at level 0, where no bonus is granted, and can reach level 12 at most.

=== Types and Scaling ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! '''Type of Hero'''
! '''Bonus Type'''
! '''Scaling per level'''
! '''Notes'''
|-
| Alchemist
| Platinum Production
| +0.30 %
|
|-
| Architect
| Construction Cost
| -1.25 %
|
|-
| Blacksmith
| Military Unit Cost
| -0.20 %
| Gnome Ore Costs not affected.
|-
| Engineer
| Investment
| +0.50 %
|
|-
| Farmer
| Food Produced
| +1.5 %
|
|-
| Healer
| Casualty Reduction
| +1.00 %
| Non-unit [[Casualties#List_of_Casualty_Reducing_Bonuses|casualty]] bonus
|-
| Infiltrator
| Spy Power
| +2.50 %
|
|-
| Sorcerer
| Wizard Power
| +2.50 %
|
|-
! Advanced
!
!
!
|-
| Scholar (heavy tech)
| Maximum Population
| +0.15 %
| Requires 2 techs
|-
| Scion (deconverter)
| Explore Cost
| -0.25 %
| Requires 500 acres conquered
|}

The bonus scales per level, and is found by multiplying the level with the scaling per level. E.g. a level 5 Blacksmith will give 0.20% x 5 = 1.00% military cost reduction. Additionally, [[Shrines]] and the (disabled as of Round 49) [[Wonders|Altar of Heroes]] increase the effectiveness of heroes. A level 10 Alchemist with the 2.5 % Shrines would give 3.00 % extra platinum because 2.5 % Shrines increases hero bonuses by 100 %. Note that a level 0 hero will not give any benefits whatsoever, no matter the amount of other bonuses: multiplying by a hero level of 0 is always 0.

As of round 46, it's possible to change between classes. This has a 96 hour cooldown and can be done between any class you have unlocked or would unlock. Any previous class you had will give half bonuses to what you had previously: if you had a level 4 Farmer before changing the class to something else, you would have a 3 % food produced bonus on top of your other hero bonuses.

=== Experience ===

Experience or XP for heroes is gained in four distinct ways. The simplest, and the one most people will encounter, is by doing Info Ops on other ''human'' players. Every successful Info Op grants XP to a hero. As of round 48, this is tied to how much strength is expended. 1 % expended Wizard Strength grants 1 XP, while 1 % expended Spy Strength grants 0.5 XP. This is modified by Spyglass: it lowers strength used for Survey Dominion and Land Spy, and thus also lowers XP attained from those ops.

Bounties can also grant additional XP, but only for the first few you take per day. Those grant an additional 10 XP regardless of type of op.

The second method of gaining experience is to use Friendly, Black or War Ops on someone else. Again, this is tied to expended strength. A friendly cast of Illumination grants 3 XP and costs 3 % Wizard Strength, a Plague also grants 5 XP for 5 % Wizard Strength, and an Assassinate Draftees grants 2.5 XP for 5 % Spy Strength baseline. Magic that is reflected back via the Spell Reflect spell does NOT count as a success here.

For any ops-based XP gathering, there is a cap of 120 XP per day of the game. Shrines do not affect this cap: it is always 120 XP, though Dominions with Shrines reach it faster.

The third method of gaining experience is exploring. For each acre explored 'after protection', your hero will gain 0.8 XP.

The final method of gaining experience is invasion. For every acre gained during an invasion, including generation, your hero gets 1 XP. This experience is applied immediately upon successful invasion; failing an attack will not grant any experience.

For all of these methods, Shrines offer increases in experience: 40 % per 1 % Shrines to a maximum of 200 %. As mentioned before: ops-based experience will cap at 120 with or without the Shrines, but exploration and invasion-based experience will continue past this. These bonuses will likely cause experience to be fractional at some points in the round, causing the message at the top of the screen to say "You gain 2.04 XP" or similar. The Hero 'overview' you see from Disclosure will show integers, but the fraction is tracked, and can be seen in the Hero Bonuses list.

Lead from the Front and Lead from the Shadows multiply the bonuses after the bonus XP is locked in. Lead from the Shadows multiplies magic and espionage XP by 2x. Lead from the Front multiplies invasion and exploration XP by 2x, and prevents XP from magic and espionage. For example, if you invade someone for 100 acres (after generation) with 5% Shrines and Lead from the Front, you get 100 + 200 from the invasion and Shrines, then 2x from Lead from the Front, for 600 XP.

Experience can also be lost in two different ways. The most conventional way to lose experience on a hero is to be invaded: for every acre lost, a hero loses 1 XP, to a floor of whatever experience they need to retain their level. Heroes will never lose levels through invasion. Additionally, selecting a new type of hero, e.g. switching out an Alchemist for a Blacksmith, removes 500 experience gained within that class level. For example: switching your hero while you have a total of 1300 XP would put experience for the old class at 1200 and the new class at whatever number it was at. If you later switch back to the first class, they would restart gaining experience at 1200.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| '''Level'''
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 4
| 5
| 6
| 7
| 8
| 9
| 10
| 11
| 12
|-
| '''Experience'''
'''required'''
| 200
| 700
| 1200
| 1750
| 2300
| 2900
| 3500
| 4250
| 5000
| 6000
| 7500
| 10000
|}

== Hero Upgrades ==

At levels 1, 2, 4, and 6, your hero can unlock a new perk from among the choices at that level. You must choose wisely: all choices are permanent. The advanced hero classes each have one upgrade that is automatically unlocked when selecting them, meaning you cannot opt out. For Scholar, this reduces your future improvements and for Scion, your offense is reduced so that you cannot attack again. (Though hitting wonders or raids is still okay.) Scion can also select between two choices at level 0: these two are one time use only, even if you take Scion, reclass out of Scion, and then class back into Scion at a later date.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! '''Name of Upgrade'''
! '''Level'''
! '''Classes'''
! '''Description'''
|-
| Pursuit of Knowledge
| N/A
| Scholar
| +25% research point production, -20% castle investment bonus
|-
| Disarmament
| N/A
| Scion
| -100% offensive power, Destroying military buildings (Docks, Gryphon Nests, Guard Towers, Smithies, and Temples) awards discounted land
|-
| Martyrdom
| 0
| Scion
| Reduces the cost of spy and wizard training by 1% per 15 prestige (max 50%) for 24 hours
|-
| Revised Strategy
| 0
| Scion
| Reset all techs, then gain RP to unlock up to 5 techs lost plus 50% of the remaining techs lost
|-
|-
| Lead from the Front
| 1
|
| Experience gains from invasion and exploration are multiplied by 2x. Experience cannot be gained from magic and espionage
|-
| Lead from the Shadows
| 1
|
| Experience gains from magic and espionage are multiplied by 2x
|-
| Enchantment
| 2
|
| -1% wizard strength cost of self spells
|-
| Illusion
| 2
|
| Failed spy ops no longer reveal your identity
|-
| King's Banner
| 2
|
| -2% morale loss from invasion
|-
| Scribe's Journal
| 2
|
| +10% research point gains from invasion
|-
| Spyglass
| 2
|
| Survey Dominion and Land Spy now cost 1% spy strength
|-
| Divination
| 4
|
| -10% cost of info spells
|-
| Hammer of Retribution
| 4
|
| +5 prestige gains from invasion if the target realm has attacked your realm (doubled if in the last 24 hours)
|-
| Orb of Detection
| 4
|
| +20% enemy spy losses on failed operations
|-
| Transmutation
| 4
|
| Mana can be converted[[#note1|*]] into other resources
|-
| Abjuration
| 6
|
| -10% enemy lightning bolt damage
|-
| Anti-Magic Sigils
| 6
|
| -2 hours enemy spell duration
|-
| Blade of Sundering
| 6
|
| +20 % attack damage against wonders
|-
| Evocation
| 6
|
| +10% fireball damage
|-
| Staff of the Stormcaller
| 6
|
| +20 % Cyclone damage
|-

|}

'''Transmutation Upgrade''' conversion ratios:
* Mana : Platinum, 1:1
* Mana : Lumber, 1:1
* Mana : Ore, 1:1
* Mana : Food, 2:1

Note: Mana cannot be converted into gems

== Strategy and Tips ==

Though Heroes are only a small part of your Dominion, and will not make or break a strategy, there are some strategic decisions to be made. As all bonuses are additive with other bonuses of the same name, certain Heroes and certain races do not necessarily work together well. For example, a typical [[Spirit]] build features heavy use of the Spectre with -80 % casualties if not bottomfeeding. A Healer would therefore not do much: that Hero would only reduce casualties on other OP or DP units, or when the High Cleric Tower [[Wonder]] is involved, reducing the use-case. [[Icekin]] only cares about the raw WPA for the Ice Elemental OP, and if they do have maximum or near-maximum raw WPA, it is not very likely that there will be any issues with most magic [[Ops]] they want to cast on others. The Sorcerer would likely be overkill and not add much. Lastly, a [[Gnome]] Explorer will get very limited use out of the Blacksmith: Ore costs cannot be reduced, and the Rockapult is already quite cheap on platinum. Combined with not always needing to actually train DP, the actual benefits would be rather limited.

On the other hand, using an Infiltrator or Sorcerer Hero as the Dominion who helps the realm get ops on other people can be a useful boost and space-saver. The Infiltrator is likely more useful in this role, as it is possible to increase WPA via the Spires [[Improvements|Improvement]], but if the race is [[Halfling]] or [[Lizardfolk]] with a lot of Elite DP, the Sorcerer can see good use: the high native SPA means the ops needed are likely doable to get without any additional bonus.

Rerolling a Hero is also an option that shouldn't be dismissed out of hand: requirements change as the round goes on. A converter might decide to run an Alchemist, Engineer, or Infiltrator for the first half of the round, but when the convert starts, they might switch to a Blacksmith to help with faster unit training; or they might decide to reroll into a Healer just before the first hit to have some extra casualty reduction.

Lastly, the Healer, Infiltrator, and Sorcerer Heroes have bonuses that are directly tied to a method of experience gathering. For these Heroes, the level that they were as the button was pressed applies. For example: Dominion A has a level 1 Healer at 380 experience. They invade, hitting for 330 acres after generation, bringing the Healer to level 2 with 710 experience. However, casualties are still calculated with the level 1 Healer bonus. Any hits they take, however, would be calculated with the level 2 Healer.

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| race = Kobold
| aliases = Kobbo
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| attacker = Intermediate
| converter = Advanced
| explorer = Intermediate

| alignment = Good
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'''Kobold''' is one of the fastest races in Dominion. It has to be, because it is also the least efficient. Due to this inefficiency, they receive an enormous population bonus, handy unit bonuses, and a nice spell, putting them either on par with or ahead of the other races during early and mid round. Late round is the bane of Kobolds everywhere, and one will only survive to the end with a large land and population advantage over more efficient races.

== Racial Bonuses ==

* Max Population: +30%
* Population Growth Rate: +15%
* Food Consumption: -25%
* Boat Capacity: +10
* Spy Strength Recovery: +1%

== Military Units ==

{{Race_units

| spec1_name = Underling
| spec1_op = 2.5
| spec1_dp = 0
| spec1_plat = 325
| spec1_ore = 25
| spec1_special =

| spec2_name = Tunneler
| spec2_op = 0
| spec2_dp = 2.5
| spec2_plat = 325
| spec2_ore = 25
| spec2_special = You no take candle!

| elite1_name = Taskmaster
| elite1_op = 3
| elite1_dp = 3*
| elite1_plat = 1300
| elite1_ore = 0
| elite1_special = Defense increased by 2 when paired with 1 Tunneler at home.

| elite2_name = Overlord
| elite2_op = 3*
| elite2_dp = 2
| elite2_plat = 970
| elite2_ore = 50
| elite2_special = Offense increased by 2 when paired with 1 Underling on attack.

}}

== General information ==

=== Racial Spell ===

'''Howling''': Increases defensive and offensive military strength by 10% (not cumulative with other spells)

One of the strongest spells in the game for attackers though explorers can stick to Ares' Call.

=== Pros ===

* Fairly cheap OP
* Huge population bonus
* Population growth bonus is a boost in protection
* Great spell
* Increased power from unit-pairing
* High racial population bonus causes prestige to give a higher population bonus

=== Cons ===

* Very inefficient
* Very expensive elite DP

[[Category:Race]]