Horde King: rules, rewards and timing

What it does

The Horde King appears every time the blood moon rises and stays for 48 hours. Every village sees him on its own side of the map, within six cells of its walls and inside its scouting range, so no village is too far away to fight him. His fort is built fresh every blood moon, and his health follows the realm's biggest armies: it takes roughly 40 to 60 ordinary attacks from everyone together to bring him down.

An attack is a normal march: pick your zombies or squads like a raid, walk to him, fight your way through his fort to the keep, and walk home. You can attack again once your horde is home and rested, so dedicated players climb the damage board.

If he falls, his hoard is split by each attacker's share of the damage. You need at least 1% of all damage for a cut, and the top three wear his crown on the leaderboards for a week. If nobody brings him down in time, his horde spills out and marches on the villages nearest the centre of the map.

Reward pool

Tips

• Send your biggest, most veteran squads: damage comes from the zombies that reach his keep and the ones still standing.
• Attack early and often. Every landed attack adds to your share, and the raid cooldown is the only limit.
• Attacking him never drops your peace shield.

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