Dark Elemental troops have come to EOS, and although they are slightly different, still pack a punch for both attacking and defending your Citadel. In today’s Guide we will discuss;
- The Research necessary for Dark Elemental Troops
- The Tiers and Types of Dark Elemental Troops
- The Benefits of Elemental Wells
- Training Dark Elemental Troops
Before you can do anything, you must…of course… do the Research.
Research
There are currently fifteen levels of Elemental Troops; Tier 1 through Tier 15. These must be researched in the Dark Elemental Research Tree and Dark Elemental II Research Tree (this starts at Tier 15). There are two different types of research here, one to unlock the troop types and another to strengthen your Elemental Troops. They require different tomes.
An interesting addition to the strengths of the Dark Elemental troops was released in the Research for Elemental 7. It brings the concept of Synergy, which ties your Elemental and Mercenary troops together, strengthening your Mercs. Mercs receive a boost based on how many Dark Elemental Troops of a specific type are present. There are researches along the way for this, but the highest research provides the following;
- Dark Earth Synergy: 10T% Guardian
- Dark Fire Synergy: 10T% Juggernaught/Airship
- Dark Lightning Synergy: 10T% Mech
- Dark Ice Synergy: 10T% Mech
Types and Tiers of Elemental Troops
There are currently Tiers 1 – 15. Unlike old world Elementals, they are not segregated into troop type. For example, there are no Mage, Warrior, or Cavalry Elemental Troops.
They are sectioned into the following types;
- Dark Fire Troop
- Very strong against Dark Ice
- Weak against Dark Lightning
- Deals 2x damage against Dark Ice, and an extra 10x damage when attacking an Empire
- Dark Ice Troop
- Very strong against Dark Earth
- Weak against Dark Fire
- Deals 2x damage against Dark Earth, and an extra 10x damage when attacking the Crystal
- Dark Earth Troop
- Very strong against Dark Lightning Troops
- Weak versus Dark Ice
- Deals 2x damage against Dark Lightning Troops, and an extra 10x damage when Defending your Empire
- Dark Lightning Troops
- Very strong versus Dark Fire Troops
- Weak versus Dark Earth
- Deals 2x damage against Dark Fire Troops, and an extra 10x damage when Holding the Crystal
Elemental Wells
Unlike the “old” way, each Well produces only one type of RSS from Level 31-40 produces Dark Elemental RSS (for Elemental T1 and T2), Dark Imbued Essence from 41-60 (for Elemental T3-T9), and Dark Chaotic Essence from 61+. This is used to train all four types of Elemental Troops. Leveling your Wells requires Dark Empire Expansion Blueprints up until Level 40, and then requires Dark Corruption Expansion Blueprints. The current maximum level is 70.
Ravus has nodes in his Mastery Tree for both Dark Empire Expansion Speed Ups and Dark Empire Expansion Blueprint costs.
There are four different Elemental Wells to choose from. Each has the same basic Dark Elemental Attack, HP, and March Size, but each specializes in the type of individual boosts it gives. Elemental Wells drop Dark Imbued Essence starting at level 31. This is also the point that Dark Boosts begin.
Fire Well
At maximum level 70, Fire Wells give boosts of;
- 16.8B% Dark Fire Attack
- 1.05B% Dark Fire HP
- 75.8B% Dark Elemental Attack
- 32.1B% Dark Elemental HP
- +5B Dark Elemental March Size
- +15B Dark Elemental Rally Capacity
- 65B% Dark Troop Attack
- 125B% Dark City Defense HP
- 10.5B% Dark Fire Troop HP
Ice Well
At maximum level 70, Fire Wells give boosts of;
- 16.8B% Dark Ice Attack
- 1.05B% Dark Ice HP
- 75.8B% Dark Elemental Attack
- 32.1B% Dark Elemental HP
- +5B Dark Elemental March Size
- +15B Dark Elemental Rally Capacity
- 65B% Dark Troop Attack
- 125B% Dark City Defense HP
- 10.5B% Dark Ice Troop HP
Lightning Well
At maximum level 70, Fire Wells give boosts of;
- 16.8B% Dark Lightning Attack
- 1.05B% Dark Lightning HP
- 75.8B% Dark Elemental Attack
- 32.1B% Dark Elemental HP
- +5B Dark Elemental March Size
- +15B Dark Elemental Rally Capacity
- 65B% Dark Troop Attack
- 125B% Dark City Defense HP
- 10.5B% Dark Lightning Troop HP
Earth Well
At maximum level 70 Wells give boosts of;
- 16.8B% Dark Earth Attack
- 1.05B% Dark Earth HP
- 75.8B% Dark Elemental Attack
- 32.1B% Dark Elemental HP
- +5B Dark Elemental March Size
- +15B Dark Elemental Rally Capacity
- 65B% Dark Troop Attack
- 125B% Dark City Defense HP
- 10.5B% Dark Earth Troop HP
Acropolis of Power
This is the newest Elemental Expansion, and it takes up two spaces. It generates Elemental Essence Chests. You’ll notice that the total boosts are more powerful than the prior Elemental Wells.
- 8KT% Dark Elemental Attack
- 4KT% Dark Elemental HP
- 12KT% Dark Elemental Armor
- 3KT% Dark City Assault Attack
- 1.5T% Dark Elemental Rally Capacity
- 2.1KT% Dark Troop Attack
- 3K% Royal Dark Elemental Attack
- 1.5K% Royal Dark Elemental HP
- 4.5K% Royal Dark Elemental Armor
- +500B Dark Elemental Troop March Size
- +1.5T Dark Elemental Rally Capacity
These Wells fill very fast, so be sure to collect from them frequently. Mirror Heroes can now be installed in your Garrisons to help defend your Expansions from attack. This requires research (of course), specifically completing the node “Act as Heroes” in the Mirror Hero Research Tree.
Training Elemental Troops
Training these troops is slightly different than before. Each of the four types requires a specific type of Dark troop to be trained. For example, making Dark Lightning requires Dark Cavalry Tier 4, and Dark Essence. That’s all that is required for Tier 1 Elementals. Once you have Tier 1, you can promote them to Tier 2 with just Dark Essence (and the Tier 1 Elemental Troops).
Training T3 Elementals requires Tier 6 Dark Troops, along with Dark Imbued Essence. Once you have trained T3 Elemental Troops, you can upgrade them with only Dark Imbued Essence (not further regular Dark Troops are needed).
It flips around a bit in the earlier levels of Elementals but stays fairly consistent starting at T12 and no longer requires prior Elemental Troops to be made to train, just core troops.
The following are the requirements to train each type.
- Tier 1 Elementals
- Elemancy Hall 16
- Unlock Tier Research Level 1
- Dark Troops T4 to convert
- Dark Essence
- Tier 2 Elementals
- Elemancy Hall 16
- Unlock Tier Research Level 2
- Tier 1 Elemental Troops to upgrade
- Dark Essence
- Tier 3 Elementals
- Elemancy Hall 16
- Unlock Tier Research Level 3
- Dark Troops T6 to convert
- Dark Imbued Essence
- Tier 4 Elementals
- Elemancy Hall 16
- Unlock Tier Research Level 4
- Tier 3 Elemental Troops to upgrade
- Dark Imbued Essence
- Tier 5 Elementals
- Elemancy Hall 16
- Unlock Tier Research Level 5
- Tier 4 Elemental Troops to upgrade
- Dark Imbued Essence
- Tier 6 Elementals
- Elemancy Hall 16
- Unlock Tier Research Level 6
- Dark Troops T8 to convert
- Dark Imbued Essence
- Tier 7 Elementals
- Elemancy Hall 16
- Unlock Tier Research Level 7
- Tier 6 Elemental Troops to upgrade
- Dark Imbued Essence
- Tier 8 Elementals
- Elemancy Hall 16
- Unlock Tier Research Level 8
- Dark Troops T10 to convert
- Dark Imbued Essence
- Tier 9 Elementals
- Elemancy Hall 16
- Unlock Tier Research Level 9
- Tier 8 Elemental Troops to upgrade
- Dark Imbued Essence
- Tier 10 Elementals
- Elemancy Hall 16
- Unlock Tier Research Level 10
- Dark Troops T12 to convert
- Dark Chaotic Essence
- Tier 11 Elementals
- Elemancy Hall 16
- Unlock Tier Research Level 11
- Tier 10 Elemental Troops to upgrade
- Dark Chaotic Essence
- Tier 12 Elementals
- Elemancy Hall 16
- Unlock Tier Research Level 12
- Dark Troops 14 to upgrade
- Dark Energized Essence
- Tier 13 Elementals
- Elemancy Hall 16
- Unlock Tier Research Level 13
- Dark Troops 15 to upgrade
- Dark Energized Essence
- Tier 14 Elementals
- Elemancy Hall 16
- Unlock Tier Research Level 14
- Dark Troops 16 to upgrade
- Dark Energized Essence
- Tier 15 Elementals
- Elemancy Hall 16
- Unlock Tier Research Level 15
- Dark Troops 17 to upgrade
- Dark Energized Essence
You can also convert Elemental Troops in the Troop Academy using Troop Commendations starting at Tier 11. However, you won’t get the same amount you started with. The conversion ratios are as follows:
- Tier 11 to Tier 12: 5 to 1
- Tier 12 to Tier 13: 2 to 1
- Tier 13 to Tier 14; 2 to 1
- Tier 14 to Tier 15: 2 to 1
- Tier 15 to Tier 16: 2 to 1
What’s Next
Learn to maximize your Elemental March Size (along with your overall March Size) in March Size in the Dark World.
New to the Dark World? Learn more about what’s to come with A Dark World Overview.
Conclusion
Dark Elemental Troops are necessary for your Empire for both Attacking and Defending. Be sure to accumulate a generous amount of these, and utilize them as a primary source of attack/defense power.
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