# Arcane Plains Stones (Y/P) What troops would you trait? **URL:** \ **Category:** Gameplay Chat (General)\ **Created:** [July 4, 2016, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-plains-stones-y-p-what-troops-would-you-trait/9165 "2016-07-04T20:59:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Lyya](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/lyya/32/3650_2.png) [@Lyya](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Lyya)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2016, 3:29pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-plains-stones-y-p-what-troops-would-you-trait/9165/21 "2016-07-05T15:29:32Z")
At present, it does not appear that either of the remaining horsemen the will require Arcane Plains. ---
**Author:** ![Shimrra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/shimrra/32/87_2.png) [@Shimrra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Shimrra)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2016, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-plains-stones-y-p-what-troops-would-you-trait/9165/22 "2016-07-05T15:32:12Z")
Don’t say that. Please not Arcane Storm _please_ not Arcane Storm… ---
**Author:** ![Lyya](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/lyya/32/3650_2.png) [@Lyya](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Lyya)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2016, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-plains-stones-y-p-what-troops-would-you-trait/9165/23 "2016-07-05T15:39:03Z")
Nope, no Storm either. ---
**Author:** ![Emos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/emos/32/5163_2.png) [@Emos](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Emos)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2016, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-plains-stones-y-p-what-troops-would-you-trait/9165/24 "2016-07-05T15:44:40Z")
Unless it’s too much of a spoiler, what does peering into your Crystal Ball reveal (future events always subject to change of course)? ---
**Author:** ![Lyya](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/lyya/32/3650_2.png) [@Lyya](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Lyya)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2016, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-plains-stones-y-p-what-troops-would-you-trait/9165/25 "2016-07-05T15:53:25Z")
If I were you, I’d stock up on: Arcane Swamp Traitsones Arcane Venom Traitsones Arcane Spirit Traitstones Arcane Dark Traitsones ---
**Author:** ![Shimrra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/shimrra/32/87_2.png) [@Shimrra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Shimrra)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2016, 4:33pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-plains-stones-y-p-what-troops-would-you-trait/9165/26 "2016-07-05T16:33:26Z")
Huh. That makes way more sense for Death but I figured they were going to keep the color-coded cycle for some reason. … Damn, Arcane Dark is a pain too lol. ---
**Author:** ![Lyya](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/lyya/32/3650_2.png) [@Lyya](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Lyya)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2016, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-plains-stones-y-p-what-troops-would-you-trait/9165/27 "2016-07-05T16:49:24Z")
Wellp, if you’re willing to spend $$$, there’s a pack in the shop right now… ---
**Author:** ![Robert](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/robert/32/12802_2.png) [@Robert](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Robert)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2016, 8:44pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-plains-stones-y-p-what-troops-would-you-trait/9165/28 "2016-07-05T20:44:41Z")
How does shadow dragons 3rd trait work? For example, if I converted a colour to purple and had 4 purple matches does shadows attack increase by 4? If not, what if there are cascade matches? p.s. am I the only one that doesn’t know the name of arcanes and would prefer the colours listed instead of the name? 🙉 ---
**Author:** ![Theicla](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/theicla/32/3624_2.png) [@Theicla](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Theicla)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2016, 9:02pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-plains-stones-y-p-what-troops-would-you-trait/9165/29 "2016-07-05T21:02:58Z")
> [@Robert](#): > > p.s. am I the only one that doesn’t know the name of arcades and would prefer the colours me tinned instead of the name? 🙉 Yep you’re not the only one who finds it confusing! That’s why I put “Arcane Plains (yellow/purple)” in the topic title to help make it clearer. Wish other folks would have pity on us and quote the arcane colours being discussed whenever a traitstone thread is started. 😉 As for your question about how Shadow Dragon’s 3rd trait activates, I’m also a bit fuzzy on how that works. ---
**Author:** ![Robert](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/robert/32/12802_2.png) [@Robert](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Robert)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2016, 9:20pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-plains-stones-y-p-what-troops-would-you-trait/9165/30 "2016-07-05T21:20:52Z")
I hate reading my comments in quotes as I then realise how many spelling/grammatical errors there are… working too much, have to start rereading them before sending! I think it would also be great if Lyya included the arcane colours in their troop list database when checking a characters traits ---
**Author:** ![Lyya](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/lyya/32/3650_2.png) [@Lyya](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Lyya)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2016, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-plains-stones-y-p-what-troops-would-you-trait/9165/31 "2016-07-05T21:25:32Z")
Sure, I can put them somewhere…where would you want them to be? They’re already available when you click the traits for a given troop (in the tooltip that shows). In the meantime, here’s a handy reference chart: ``` Gems of War Traitstone Reference Chart ====================================== Name Colors Kingdoms -------------------------- | -------------- | ----------------- Arcane Stoic Traitstone | Blue/Blue | Stormheim Arcane Swamp Traitstone | Blue/Green | Maugrim Woods Arcane Blood Traitstone | Blue/Red | Mist of Scales Arcane Blade Traitstone | Blue/Yellow | Swords Edge Arcane Spirit Traitstone | Blue/Purple | Khetar, Glacial Peaks Arcane Shield Traitstone | Blue/Brown | Broken Spire Arcane Stealth Traitstone | Green/Green | Forest of Thorns Arcane Beast Traitstone | Green/Red | Wild Plains Arcane Light Traitstone | Green/Yellow | Pan's Vale Arcane Venom Traitstone | Green/Purple | Zhul'Kari Arcane Forest Traitstone | Green/Brown | Zaejin Arcane Rage Traitstone | Red/Red | Pridelands Arcane Storm Traitstone | Red/Yellow | Adana Arcane Dark Traitstone | Red/Purple | Ghulvania, Blighted Lands Arcane Lava Traitstone | Red/Brown | Grosh-Nak Arcane Summer Traitstone | Yellow/Yellow | Whitehelm Arcane Plains Traitstone | Yellow/Purple | Divinion Fields Arcane Mountain Traitstone | Yellow/Brown | Drifting Sands Arcane Death Traitstone | Purple/Purple | Karakoth Arcane Skull Traitstone | Purple/Brown | Darkstone Arcane Deep Traitstone | Brown/Brown | Khaziel ``` ---
**Author:** ![Shimrra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/shimrra/32/87_2.png) [@Shimrra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Shimrra)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2016, 12:23am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-plains-stones-y-p-what-troops-would-you-trait/9165/32 "2016-07-06T00:23:53Z")
> [@Robert](#): > > How does shadow dragons 3rd trait work? I think Shadow Dragon’s trait will try to count ‘3-matches’. Basically the same as Sheggra/Bone/KoS for mass skull matches used to be. Given that they (and by extension all other gem spawners) have been fixed to not overload everything, I would assume that SD’s Darkfall will only make one ‘match’ from a big blob of purple like that. If there are four distinct 3-matches then I _think_ it would give you +4 attack. I haven’t traited him myself though, so I can’t test it. Regardless of how it works, its a big disconnect from the rest of the troop, seeing as the ability is true damage. ---
**Author:** ![Lyya](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/lyya/32/3650_2.png) [@Lyya](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Lyya)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2016, 12:25am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-plains-stones-y-p-what-troops-would-you-trait/9165/33 "2016-07-06T00:25:04Z")
Yes, I think it works that way, and Winter Imp’s trait as well. Lots of smaller matches are “better” for the trait than one giant “blob,” as strange as that may feel. [Previous page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arcane-plains-stones-y-p-what-troops-would-you-trait/9165.md?page=1)