# Gameplay Chat (PC/Mobile)

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## [Another trait question](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/another-trait-question/2318)

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**Author:** [@Evad](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Evad)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 25, 2015, 10:11am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/another-trait-question/2318 "2015-12-25T10:11:40Z")

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If I have a trait thats 50% skull damage to a monster type does this apply for my whole party or just the member with the trait?

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## [Of Troops and Traits - make legendaries feel legendary again](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/of-troops-and-traits-make-legendaries-feel-legendary-again/2281)

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**Author:** [@Fourdottwoone](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Fourdottwoone)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [December 25, 2015, 9:59am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/of-troops-and-traits-make-legendaries-feel-legendary-again/2281 "2015-12-25T09:59:40Z")

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Warning, wall of text incoming. The new ascension feature had me thinking. What’s really now the difference between a common troop ascended to legendary and a legendary troop? Stats seem to be about the same. Somebody f…

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## [Goblin Teams are so unbalaced :(](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/goblin-teams-are-so-unbalaced/1346)

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**Author:** [@nguyenquoctrong](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/nguyenquoctrong)\
**Replies:** 30\
**Last updated:** [December 25, 2015, 5:26am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/goblin-teams-are-so-unbalaced/1346 "2015-12-25T05:26:09Z")

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4 Marauder troops = Marauder General \[II\] (Bonuses: +4 Attack) 4 Zaejin troops = King of Goblins \[III\] (Bonuses: +10 Life) Do you think goblin team (Rocket Goblin, Shaman, Hobogoblin, Boar Rider with 30+ Life, 13+ Atta…

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## [Introduce my deck](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/introduce-my-deck/525)

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**Author:** [@fromthestar](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/fromthestar)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [December 25, 2015, 4:31am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/introduce-my-deck/525 "2015-12-25T04:31:17Z")

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Kingdom : Divinion Field Banner : Adana

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## [Troops weapons? :0](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/troops-weapons-0/2326)

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**Author:** [@Serale](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Serale)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 25, 2015, 12:52am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/troops-weapons-0/2326 "2015-12-25T00:52:00Z")

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Am I the only one who just realized that the Summoner troop from Grosh-Nak is wealding a “Sun” weapon? Is there more of this? :0

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## [Traitstone colors?](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/traitstone-colors/2225)

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**Author:** [@Tarnesh](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Tarnesh)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2015, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/traitstone-colors/2225 "2015-12-24T21:28:51Z")

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I dont know why, but I seem to be getting Wind (yellow) traitstones significantly more often than any other type - like 50% of all traitstone drops from questing, challenges and pvp are all Wind. Right now I have about f…

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## [Team Build Challenge (Adana)](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/team-build-challenge-adana/2286)

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**Author:** [@Razlath](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Razlath)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2015, 6:06am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/team-build-challenge-adana/2286 "2015-12-24T06:06:40Z")

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So I had an idea, peeps may like, or may not. But how about a challenge where we try to build the best team (defense or offense, note which one) we can based on a particular kingdom. It might help to let players see so…

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## [Arcane and Celestial Drops from Battles?](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-and-celestial-drops-from-battles/2157)

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**Author:** [@CSZ](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/CSZ)\
**Replies:** 46\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2015, 6:00am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-and-celestial-drops-from-battles/2157 "2015-12-24T06:00:01Z")

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Was anyone lucky enough to get an Arcane or even Celestial Traitstone from a battle? I’ve got serveral Runics already and just want a confirm that they indeed drop from battles.

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## [How to unlock Runic Blade](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/how-to-unlock-runic-blade/2277)

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**Author:** [@turintuor](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/turintuor)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2015, 12:50am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/how-to-unlock-runic-blade/2277 "2015-12-24T00:50:14Z")

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We can find a new weapon in the Advanced Pack 2: Runic Blade. Is it available elsewhere? Did someone unlock it with his masteries?

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## [Alchemist bonus](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/alchemist-bonus/2291)

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**Author:** [@Evad](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Evad)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2015, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/alchemist-bonus/2291 "2015-12-23T22:13:35Z")

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Hi friends! Does his 25% gold bonus apply to pvp battles or only missions, etc? Thanks in advance!

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## [Regarding traits and Summoner's Ghouls](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/regarding-traits-and-summoners-ghouls/2283)

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**Author:** [@malkmus710](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/malkmus710)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2015, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/regarding-traits-and-summoners-ghouls/2283 "2015-12-23T16:00:14Z")

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So I just realized that I have enough trait stones to add a few traits to my common ghouls. I don’t use them in many team comps, but where I do use them is my main team comp that includes a summoner. In fact, I use them …

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## [Revenge Battles](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/revenge-battles/2253)

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**Author:** [@Dorgath](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Dorgath)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2015, 2:44pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/revenge-battles/2253 "2015-12-23T14:44:43Z")

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In the list of Revenge battles, is the most recent on top or on bottom?

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## [Souls and gold from defense?](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/souls-and-gold-from-defense/2269)

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**Author:** [@Ragereaver](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Ragereaver)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2015, 2:30am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/souls-and-gold-from-defense/2269 "2015-12-23T02:30:43Z")

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Just wondering whether gold /souls that our defense team gain via abilities is gained upon defense victory/defeats? Thanks :slight\_smile:

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## [Link Trait question](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/link-trait-question/2254)

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**Author:** [@Mojocuervo](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Mojocuervo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2015, 1:40am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/link-trait-question/2254 "2015-12-23T01:40:21Z")

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Question here: How should the Link traits work? Does it only work when the troop that has the trait receives mana? or Does it work with ANY match of correct color? I have the Valkyrie with all three traits, the last …

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## [Is there a way to see all my Traitstones?](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-see-all-my-traitstones/2262)

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**Author:** [@Esoxnepa](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Esoxnepa)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-see-all-my-traitstones/2262 "2015-12-22T21:59:36Z")

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I can’t seem to find a place to see all my traitstones. Does anyone know if there is a place to see the totals, that I am missing in the 1.0.8 UI? Also, has anyone had an Arcane Plains Traitstone drop? I think it shou…

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## [PvP Level Match Observation](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/pvp-level-match-observation/2251)

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**Author:** [@Razlath](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Razlath)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/pvp-level-match-observation/2251 "2015-12-22T20:21:35Z")

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I recently switch back to Hard from Warlord I. This was largely because I kept repeatedly getting matched with high lvl players who had the global kingdom bonuses (often doubled) and when Warlord I magnified those stats…

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## [AI defend win/lose reward discussion](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/ai-defend-win-lose-reward-discussion/2013)

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**Author:** [@Tacet](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Tacet)\
**Replies:** 47\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 2:53pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/ai-defend-win-lose-reward-discussion/2013 "2015-12-22T14:53:22Z")

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EDIT: It seems now the rewards for AI defend wins are as follows: A small amount of gold 4 souls (1 per kill) 3 glory Gems occasionally based off of 7x cascades Keys occasionally based off of number of move based match…

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## [Shouldn't weapon event weeks be 1 time purchase?](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/shouldnt-weapon-event-weeks-be-1-time-purchase/2227)

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**Author:** [@Tacet](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Tacet)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/shouldnt-weapon-event-weeks-be-1-time-purchase/2227 "2015-12-22T13:41:06Z")

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What is the point of having a multiple purchase option on weapon weeks? On troop weeks it makes sense for people may use it to mystic a new troop, but multiple instances of the same weapon does nothing. Everyone will bas…

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## [Anointed One isn't too bad](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/anointed-one-isnt-too-bad/2135)

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**Author:** [@Tacet](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Tacet)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 11:20am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/anointed-one-isnt-too-bad/2135 "2015-12-22T11:20:30Z")

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I initially said I didn’t care much for the new Anointed One troop, but I finally found a build that works well for him: It loops fairly well with a focus on always prioritizing skull matches. Hero’s item is Nysha’s …

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## [Traits seem hard to get](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/traits-seem-hard-to-get/2220)

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**Author:** [@fracturedorb](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/fracturedorb)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 2:39am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/traits-seem-hard-to-get/2220 "2015-12-22T02:39:10Z")

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So I have like a small handful of traitstones and can not upgrade any of my cards at all. The most I’ve got is 5 earth and 5 fire and the game wants 12 of those plus other stones I don’t even have to upgrade a card. I th…

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## [\#souls when completing a challenge](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/souls-when-completing-a-challenge/2189)

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**Author:** [@DJ\_MAD](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/DJ_MAD)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 2:27am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/souls-when-completing-a-challenge/2189 "2015-12-22T02:27:42Z")

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You only get 225 souls with celestial armor when you complete a challenge at level hard?

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## [1.0.8 - Please Show the Main Card First Again (Not The Spell Card)](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/1-0-8-please-show-the-main-card-first-again-not-the-spell-card/2215)

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**Author:** [@LegendMaker](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/LegendMaker)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2015, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/1-0-8-please-show-the-main-card-first-again-not-the-spell-card/2215 "2015-12-21T19:50:38Z")

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Dear GoW devs, Sorry for making this specific feedback a separate thread, but this is neither a tech issue nor feature improvement suggestion, I didn’t see this mentioned in any of the many other 1.0.8 threads, and the …

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## [How to level up lives for Hero and troops?](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/how-to-level-up-lives-for-hero-and-troops/2182)

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**Author:** [@eray12](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/eray12)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2015, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/how-to-level-up-lives-for-hero-and-troops/2182 "2015-12-21T18:33:19Z")

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Still can’t figure out. I am at level 346 and Hero remains at 19 lives but other players lower than me has more lives, how come? what am i missing?

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## [Arena statistics gathering](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arena-statistics-gathering/2026)

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**Author:** [@killerman3333](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/killerman3333)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2015, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arena-statistics-gathering/2026 "2015-12-21T14:25:42Z")

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So some people are bumbed out by the area awards being "nerfed so i wish to gather info on what everyone is getting from the arena for their 1000 gold. Please post below all rewards from battles in the arena and also inc…

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## [Arena - New Mechanics Implemented?](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arena-new-mechanics-implemented/2152)

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**Author:** [@PanHybrid](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/PanHybrid)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2015, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arena-new-mechanics-implemented/2152 "2015-12-21T13:59:52Z")

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Basically the title. I’d like to know how all the updates affect Arena. I know the rewards have been adjusted. What I want to know is if: -Your difficulty setting affects the difficulty of arena matches. -Your diffic…

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## [Let's let newer players in](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/lets-let-newer-players-in/2165)

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**Author:** [@Jainus](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Jainus)\
**Replies:** 29\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2015, 1:20pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/lets-let-newer-players-in/2165 "2015-12-21T13:20:30Z")

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So I’ve been thinking on the debates here on: merits of strong/weak defence teams how 108 is making it harder for low/mid level players So I have an appeal / idea. I will post a weak single troop defence team. Anyone…

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## [Just me? Kerberos not triggering](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/just-me-kerberos-not-triggering/2171)

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**Author:** [@cihuacotl](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/cihuacotl)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2015, 12:33pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/just-me-kerberos-not-triggering/2171 "2015-12-21T12:33:44Z")

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Now I know the 25% chance is every time you activate not overall, however in 34 games, with Kerberos’ magic activated at least twice, sometimes 3x, Devour has not triggered once. Is this just my bad luck, or is there a …

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## [Was the legendary rate nerf confirmed?](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/was-the-legendary-rate-nerf-confirmed/2086)

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**Author:** [@Pasa](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Pasa)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2015, 12:18pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/was-the-legendary-rate-nerf-confirmed/2086 "2015-12-21T12:18:50Z")

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Sorry, I can’t read everything with the recent flood of discussions. My observation from opening chests, both glory and gem that you need 4-5 times as many to open to get a legendary card. I.e just opened 100 more of gem…

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## [Mobile Kingdom skill bonus](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/mobile-kingdom-skill-bonus/2177)

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**Author:** [@Evad](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Evad)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2015, 1:24am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/mobile-kingdom-skill-bonus/2177 "2015-12-21T01:24:54Z")

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Can someone please explain to me how this works? I got my first Kingdom to lvl 10 and it says skill+1 but Im not seeing any bonus. I have it set as my home kingdom. Does this apply to defense team only? Thanks so much.

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## [Never mind - How to switch weapons in 1.0.8](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/never-mind-how-to-switch-weapons-in-1-0-8/2184)

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**Author:** [@dannimal](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/dannimal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2015, 1:15am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/never-mind-how-to-switch-weapons-in-1-0-8/2184 "2015-12-21T01:15:30Z")

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I could swear I tried the dragging, but I must not have held down long enough or something, because I tried it again and it worked. I’m a dope. I can’t seem to get a weapon change to happen in the new patch. I’ve trie…

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