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King of Stone

Fortification Walls, Tower Defense & Earthworks Card Loops

A tower-defense specialist designed to stall enemy waves behind Wallmaker barriers while Trebuchets, Ballistas, Flametowers, and poison-infused Cauldrons shred the battlefield. Earthworks unlocks adjacent plots while returning up to 3 copies of a target plot back to your hand.

Wallmaker now gains +10% HP every year on the field (Patch #29+), turning walls into scaling tanks.

King of Stone official portrait
Signature Base Stronghold

Constructs automated defensive turrets around your kingdom that fire on nearby foes.

King of Stone complete official deck showcase

Strengths

  • Quarry buffs all Towers and Base damage by +2% every year globally
  • Cauldron adds 3 poison stacks per level (Patch #29+) to adjacent attacking plots
  • Earthworks enables infinite hand-recycling combos with Concabulator and Shrine

Weaknesses

  • Zero native Enchantment cards in his base deck
  • Struggles if enemy assassins (Thieves) bypass walls onto fragile ranged setups

Best Diplomacy Allies

  • king-of-progress
  • king-of-nature
  • king-of-spells

Deck Composition: [object Object]

King of Stone Card Pool (9)

All cards native to King of Stone, including Troops, Towers, Buildings, Enchantments, and Tomes.

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Stronghold (Base) sprite in 9 Kings
Base Jack of Structures (Architect)

Stronghold

King of Stone

Constructs automated turrets on your field that fire at nearby enemies.

Towerdome Decree Quarry Warden Perk
Ballista (Troop) sprite in 9 Kings
Troop Jack of Arms (Warmonger)

Ballista

King of Stone

Heavy ranged siege troop firing piercing bolts through enemy lines.

Units / Rank: Lvl 1: 3 | Lvl 2: 6 | Lvl 3: 9

Wallmaker Ballisteer Perk Blacksmith
Trapper (Troop) sprite in 9 Kings
Troop Jack of Arms (Warmonger)

Trapper

King of Stone

Builds damaging field traps. Untriggered traps carry over and accumulate between battles.

Units / Rank: Lvl 1: 3 | Lvl 2: 6 | Lvl 3: 9

Dynamites Decree Hunter Perk Raptor
Trebuchet (Tower) sprite in 9 Kings
Tower Jack of Structures (Architect)

Trebuchet

King of Stone

AoE siege tower (Patch #29). Fires +1 extra projectile for every construction in your kingdom.

Quarry Hurler Perk Wallmaker Engineering Decree
Flametower (Tower) sprite in 9 Kings
Tower Jack of Structures (Architect)

Flametower

King of Stone

Mobile siege tower that advances onto the battlefield to burn enemy waves.

Incendiary Perk Quarry Beacon
Cauldron (Building) sprite in 9 Kings
Building Jack of Structures (Architect)

Cauldron

King of Stone

Adjacent plots apply Poison on hit (3 poison stacks per level in Patch #29). Works on Towers, Bases & Troops.

Venom Decree Brewer Perk Trebuchet Bastion
Quarry (Building) sprite in 9 Kings
Building Jack of Structures (Architect)

Quarry

King of Stone

Adds +2% attack damage globally to all Towers and your Base every year.

Trebuchet Dispenser Stronghold Monopoly Decree
Wallmaker (Building) sprite in 9 Kings
Building Jack of Structures (Architect)

Wallmaker

King of Stone

Builds defensive walls across your frontline; gains +10% HP every year on the field (Patch #29).

Barricade Decree Brickmaster Decree Spire Sturdy Perk
Earthworks (Tome) sprite in 9 Kings
Tome Jack of Magic (Sage)

Earthworks

King of Stone

Unlocks plots adjacent to target and returns up to 3 copies of the target plot’s card to your hand.

Concabulator Dragon's Den Shrine Pillage Decree

King of Stone Perks (9)

Simulate in Perk Planner →

Incendiary

Max 4x

Flametowers have +10% attack area.

Scaling: 10% / 20% / 30% / 40%

Hurler

Max 4x

Trebuchet throws +1 extra projectile.

Scaling: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

Tactician

Max 4x

Start with +1 random Tower card in hand.

Scaling: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

Sturdy

Max 4x

Walls have +10% health.

Scaling: 10% / 20% / 30% / 40%

Hunter

Max 4x

Trappers and their traps deal +20% damage.

Scaling: 20% / 40% / 60% / 80%

Impervious

Max 4x

Losing a life gives +2 Wallmaker cards.

Scaling: 2 / 4 / 6 / 8

Ballisteer

Max 4x

Ballistas start with +3 units.

Scaling: 3 / 6 / 9 / 12

Warden

Max 4x

Stronghold starts at +1 level.

Scaling: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

Brewer

Max 4x

Cauldrons start with +1 extra poison stack.

Scaling: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

Faction Royal Decrees (8)

All Decrees & Blessings →

Barricade

King Pool

Walls reflect 10% of all damage taken.

Dynamites

King Pool

Trapper traps deal double damage.

Engineering

King Pool

Doubles the damage of all Towers.

Towerdome

Max 3

Stronghold builds automated turrets twice as fast.

Brickmaster

King Pool

Doubles the HP of all buildings that have HP (Patch #29).

Monopoly

King Pool

Doubles or amplifies Quarry tower scaling (+10% / +10% on leveled Quarry).

Bulldozers

1.0 Pool

Added in 1.0 Release (Nov 12, 2026).

Perforation

1.0 Pool

Added in 1.0 Release (Nov 12, 2026).

Recommended Build · Verified 1.0 Fortification Build

Quarry & Cauldron Siege Fortress

Test in 3x3 Simulator

Turns the central Stronghold, Ballista, and Flametower cluster into an overlapping killbox buffed by Quarry and Poison/Burn Cauldron triggers.

King of Stone 3x3 Target Layout Rows (0-2) × Cols (0-2)
(0,0) Tower

Trebuchet

Long-range splash bombardment scaled by Quarry

(0,1) Building

Quarry

Buffs adjacent Stronghold, Ballista, and Trebuchet

(0,2) Troop

Wallmaker

Builds defensive stone barriers stalling fast melee

(1,0) Tower

Ballista

Armor-piercing bolts tearing down elite tanks

(1,1) Base

Stronghold

High-armor fortress Base upgraded by Quarries

(1,2) Tower

Cauldron

Applies AoE Cauldron status to all adjacent Towers

(2,0) Building

Quarry

Second Quarry accelerates Ballista & Stronghold power

(2,1) Tower

Flametower

Melts swarm waves (Nomads / Blood) at chokepoints

(2,2) Troop

Trapper

Root/slow traps hold enemies inside Flametower range

Execution Steps

  1. Anchor Stronghold at (1,1) and surround it with at least two Towers (Ballista + Flametower) touching a shared Quarry.
  2. Add Cauldron next to Flametower/Ballista once Tower count reaches 3+ for compound status value.
  3. Hold Wallmaker and Trapper on the right column to buy seconds for Trebuchet AoE volleys.

Common Pitfalls

  • Too many Quarries without early damage Towers leads to Year 4–7 leaks; draft Ballista or Flametower before doubling Quarry.