New Defense Tower: Witch Tower

[chrusrun]

If the witch tower doesn't do any damage or blocking,what use is it for a defense?

[LastShadow117]

Long have the witches aided our armies in their raids. Now though, an emissary from the witch covens has come to propose a change in our people's relationship. Introducing the first troop spawning defense tower:

The Witch Tower*

Physical Description: Perched on an edifice much like the towers of the wizards, the witch has a commanding view from which to summon fallen foes to fight for you. The witch does not actually damage your enemies, but she summons forth skeletal warriors (and archers!) from their graves to fight for you.

LVL 1

Max Summoned Units: 7

Hitpoints: 650

Range: 8 tiles

Effect type: Area Splash (2 tile radius)

Targets: Ground

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Skeleton**

Damage Per Second: 25

Hitpoints: 45

Favorite Target: Any

Damage Type: Single Target

Targets: Ground & Air

Movement Speed: 24

Search Radius: 4 tiles***

*tip: because this tower does not inflict damage, but requires gravestones to be effective, place it by cannons, archer towers, and within mortar range for maximum efficiency.

**Skeleton stats are the same as the stats for the in-game skeletons that the witch troop summons. Furthermore, at the battle's end, skeletons have a 50% chance of turning into tombstones worth 10 elixir.

***Troops outside skeleton search radius are not targeted by the skeletons.

This is a nice idea. Many good players (me too) lure out castle troops and heroes to defeat them outside, this is a good way to have some "support troop" defenses that cannot be affected by the lure tactic because lure them all you want, they will keep spawning troops till they are destroyed. I'm a fan as this shall give us a new raid tatics to combat this. My only fear is that it shall spawn troops indefinably and raiders wont target deference the way the clan castle troops affect raiders

[Jacksonian]

Long have the witches aided our armies in their raids. Now though, an emissary from the witch covens has come to propose a change in our people's relationship. Introducing the first troop spawning defense tower:

The Witch Tower*

Physical Description: Perched on an edifice much like the towers of the wizards, the witch has a commanding view from which to summon fallen foes to fight for you. The witch does not actually damage your enemies, but she summons forth skeletal warriors (and archers!) from their graves to fight for you.

LVL 1

Max Summoned Units: 7

Hitpoints: 650

Range: 8 tiles

Effect type: Area Splash (2 tile radius)

Targets: Ground

...

Skeleton**

Damage Per Second: 25

Hitpoints: 45

Favorite Target: Any

Damage Type: Single Target

Targets: Ground & Air

Movement Speed: 24

Search Radius: 4 tiles***

*tip: because this tower does not inflict damage, but requires gravestones to be effective, place it by cannons, archer towers, and within mortar range for maximum efficiency.

**Skeleton stats are the same as the stats for the in-game skeletons that the witch troop summons. Furthermore, at the battle's end, skeletons have a 50% chance of turning into tombstones worth 10 elixir.

***Troops outside skeleton search radius are not targeted by the skeletons.

There are too many "towers" in the game according to me, I would feel better if it was called a Witch Spire or some kind of synonym to tower, but the word is over used in idea making. Speaking of ideas, you got a great one! Though the creation of skeletons should be minimal for balance and the IT would have to take a major nerf, the SPIRE should also be very very expensive to build/upgrade.

[KingDao]

There are too many "towers" in the game according to me, I would feel better if it was called a Witch Spire or some kind of synonym to tower, but the word is over used in idea making. Speaking of ideas, you got a great one! Though the creation of skeletons should be minimal for balance and the IT would have to take a major nerf, the SPIRE should also be very very expensive to build/upgrade.

I like the spire idea. I'll change the name. SC would probably nerf it at later lvls, but a level 1-2 witch spire would probably not be OP considering it has a max spawn count.

[Chroniclermata]

So this is like an infinite clan castle then?

[KingDao]

So this is like an infinite clan castle then?

Not at all. The Spire uses gravestones to spawn skeletons, and has a max spawn count. This limits the number of skeletons it puts out, and keeps it from being too OP. Please read previous comments. I have explained this multiple times.

[ShardFalconeye]

So basically whenever an enemy troop is killed in the Witch Spire's radius the witch summons a skeleton? I'm not entirely sure if that's it, but if it is, it's a pretty cool idea.

I do have a few questions, though.

When you say that it does not damage enemies, but then you say it has area splash. Do you mean it has "splash summoning?"

Also, when you say "Max Summoned Units: 7" do you mean seven at a time, or seven all together? And how does this fit in with the area splash idea?

You said that "Skeleton stats are the same as the stats for the in-game skeletons that the witch troop summons", but normal skeletons can attack ground targets only, contrary to "Targets: Ground & Air."

I think it's a great idea, though it could use a little work.

[TheOriginalmasterchief]

If this new defense is going to be like a wizard tower, don't make it easy to get. To get wizards, it costs elixer, so it is only logical to have the upgrades of this defense be of the other basic resource...gold. But for witches, they are not elixer troops, they are dark elixer. Thus, I say to get the defense and upgrade it should be done with dark elixer. Also, the unlocking of this defense, in my opinion should be at a level 9 Town Hall. The logic behind this; why should there be a witch tower at a Town Hall level that you can't even make witches. I mean look at the wizard tower. The first wizard tower is unlocked at a level 5 town hall, the troop unlocked at that level, wizards. Make the witch tower some thing you can only get 2 of. 1 at level 9 Town Hall, and another at level 10

[KingDao]

So basically whenever an enemy troop is killed in the Witch Spire's radius the witch summons a skeleton? I'm not entirely sure if that's it, but if it is, it's a pretty cool idea.

I do have a few questions, though.

When you say that it does not damage enemies, but then you say it has area splash. Do you mean it has "splash summoning?"

Yes, I used the term "area splash" because this was a term players were already familiar with.

Also, when you say "Max Summoned Units: 7" do you mean seven at a time, or seven all together? And how does this fit in with the area splash idea?

This means 7 units all together. The splash effect merely makes it so that this tower does not need to target individual tombstones. It can hit a group of tombstones and raise multiple skeletons at once.

You said that "Skeleton stats are the same as the stats for the in-game skeletons that the witch troop summons", but normal skeletons can attack ground targets only, contrary to "Targets: Ground & Air."

Yes, in part of my description, I said that it would raise skeletal archers as well as skeletal "barbs", with the same damage stats as the skeletal "barbs". These archers can hit air units as well as ground units. Hence the targets:ground and air.

In an attempt to answer further questions, here is some more info. All other stats for the skeletal warriors are the same as the witch skeletons, and the ratio for skeletal barbs to archers spawned is random.

I think it's a great idea, though it could use a little work.

I love your questions! My answers are in green, ​and I hope this helps you understand the thread better.

[KingDao]

If this new defense is going to be like a wizard tower, don't make it easy to get. To get wizards, it costs elixer, so it is only logical to have the upgrades of this defense be of the other basic resource...gold. But for witches, they are not elixer troops, they are dark elixer. Thus, I say to get the defense and upgrade it should be done with dark elixer. Also, the unlocking of this defense, in my opinion should be at a level 9 Town Hall. The logic behind this; why should there be a witch tower at a Town Hall level that you can't even make witches. I mean look at the wizard tower. The first wizard tower is unlocked at a level 5 town hall, the troop unlocked at that level, wizards. Make the witch tower some thing you can only get 2 of. 1 at level 9 Town Hall, and another at level 10

I think this defense should still cost gold. I am curious as to what my readers think a good price range is, but I think DE is out of the question. As for the TH lvl to unlock this tower, I was thinking the same as you, one at 9, another at 10, with possibly a third at 11. It is in My TH 11 idea thread because I figured they could come out in the same update.