# Astral Spire Strategy **URL:** \ **Category:** Gameplay Chat (General)\ **Created:** [March 17, 2026, 12:40am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/astral-spire-strategy/89352 "2026-03-17T00:40:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Darkborne](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/darkborne/32/95796_2.png) [@Darkborne](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Darkborne)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 4:24am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/astral-spire-strategy/89352/82 "2026-05-07T04:24:57Z")
I had figured as much because stealing life probably would not be classified as “healing” from skills. _Although, just for the sake of clarity, it should be treated that way for Astral Spire._ There are effects like Devour that could get complicated as well. Should the troop get 20% more life after devouring the target? Idk… ---
**Author:** ![TheIdleOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@TheIdleOne](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/TheIdleOne)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 6:59am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/astral-spire-strategy/89352/83 "2026-05-07T06:59:44Z")
yeah, no luck on Morthani ---
**Author:** ![TheIdleOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@TheIdleOne](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/TheIdleOne)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 7:07am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/astral-spire-strategy/89352/84 "2026-05-07T07:07:00Z")
> [@Darkborne](#): > > There are effects like Devour that could get complicated as well. Should the troop get 20% more life after devouring the target? Idk… there’s a lot of semantics involved and like the Fortitude thread, it probably won’t end well so I’m not going in deep for it. I feel like devour should give the extra 20% if Caprichor is also going to gain extra life for a self-boost (would slightly help make Vash’Dagon more interesting), but it’s also not the hill I’m going to stake anything on. P.S. Vash’Dagon doesn’t get extra life from the Green heal node either. (Devour an ally doesn’t count for gaining life) ---
**Author:** ![Nagflar\_dv](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/nagflar_dv/32/100704_2.png) [@Nagflar\_dv](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Nagflar_dv)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2026, 10:41pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/astral-spire-strategy/89352/85 "2026-05-12T22:41:26Z")
Haven’t you tested a lion capstone? will it work on a resurrecting troops like an evil dragons? ---
**Author:** ![TheIdleOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@TheIdleOne](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/TheIdleOne)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2026, 11:09pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/astral-spire-strategy/89352/86 "2026-05-12T23:09:58Z")
which one is the lion capstone? ---
**Author:** ![Nagflar\_dv](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/nagflar_dv/32/100704_2.png) [@Nagflar\_dv](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Nagflar_dv)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2026, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/astral-spire-strategy/89352/87 "2026-05-12T23:13:12Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/0/c/0c11783017b290a5fd6b16d80b576a104a81b815.jpeg) The Lion constellation only Capstone ---
**Author:** ![TheIdleOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@TheIdleOne](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/TheIdleOne)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2026, 11:22pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/astral-spire-strategy/89352/88 "2026-05-12T23:22:09Z")
oh that thing. I never paid attention to the names of the boards 😅 Waning Portal does trigger from what I’ve seen. It’s been nice to (sometimes) stop things like Obsidian Librum and on death traits. There’s no good way to test it against evil dragons sadly. 30% chance (level 1 version) to negate a summon that’s already only 15% chance and then there’s no visual notification that anything happened. ---
**Author:** ![Nagflar\_dv](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/nagflar_dv/32/100704_2.png) [@Nagflar\_dv](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Nagflar_dv)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 12:06am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/astral-spire-strategy/89352/89 "2026-05-13T00:06:09Z")
> [@TheIdleOne](#): > > 15% chance and then there’s no visual notification that anything happened. it should make 15% to 10% xD ---
**Author:** ![AMT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/amt/32/56829_2.png) [@AMT](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/AMT)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 7:13am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/astral-spire-strategy/89352/90 "2026-06-12T07:13:33Z")
![1000147315](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/b/b/bbaf9a79091771b447b33754cb2d13748e55c5a9.jpeg) Focused all my fragments on the 15% extra turn on skull matches and this. So now i get a lot more done in the same amount of time, since opponents looping has become a non-issue. 🖖 ---
**Author:** ![TheIdleOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@TheIdleOne](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/TheIdleOne)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 7:27am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/astral-spire-strategy/89352/91 "2026-06-12T07:27:45Z")
at what capstone level would you say you started to notice Time Warp work more consistently? I’m at Lv 12/31% and it may as well just be the same as Lv 1 efficiency at the moment (for me) ---
**Author:** ![AMT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/amt/32/56829_2.png) [@AMT](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/AMT)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 7:37am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/astral-spire-strategy/89352/92 "2026-06-12T07:37:57Z")
50%+ started consistently noticing, 60%+ I started choosing moves based on the likelihood that opponent won’t loop anyway. 🖖 ---
**Author:** ![Eika](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/eika/32/103088_2.png) [@Eika](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Eika)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 9:51pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/astral-spire-strategy/89352/94 "2026-06-12T21:51:28Z")
You kinda have destroyed the little chance CPU have of winning here. ---
**Author:** ![Draegor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/draegor/32/70763_2.png) [@Draegor](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Draegor)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2026, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/astral-spire-strategy/89352/95 "2026-06-13T22:36:32Z")
I will avoid The Crown until the very last. Got all capstones unlocked and next I will take key abilities and magic nodes. Then the Mana surge nodes. ---
**Author:** ![AMT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/amt/32/56829_2.png) [@AMT](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/AMT)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 5:38am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/astral-spire-strategy/89352/96 "2026-06-14T05:38:18Z")
An interesting observation is that since I have to spend less time watching animations (and coupled with the boosted stats, it means more VP/hour) I’ve organically spent more time playing PvP, and even bothered winning my bracket a couple of times this season. Here’s to hoping the designers realize that players want to **play** the game, not being forced to watch animations, MVP/whatever screens, and countless unnecessary clicks to get to the action. 🤞🖖 ---
**Author:** ![TheIdleOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@TheIdleOne](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/TheIdleOne)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 3:48am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/astral-spire-strategy/89352/97 "2026-06-29T03:48:25Z")
Does anyone know if “Board Completed” needs a Level 50 Capstone or if a Level 1 Capstone is enough? ---
**Author:** ![Hayabusa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/hayabusa/32/85130_2.png) [@Hayabusa](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Hayabusa)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 6:43am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/astral-spire-strategy/89352/98 "2026-06-29T06:43:06Z")
Level 1 is enough. ---
**Author:** ![TheIdleOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@TheIdleOne](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/TheIdleOne)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 6:58am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/astral-spire-strategy/89352/99 "2026-06-29T06:58:27Z")
good to hear, thanks ---
**Author:** ![Diamond](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/diamond/32/84316_2.png) [@Diamond](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Diamond)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 11:46am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/astral-spire-strategy/89352/100 "2026-07-01T11:46:01Z")
Level 1 isn’t enough! See screenshots… ![2026070113410100-E28EF5176BB0B750C1660FBA901047D8](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/b/4/b4e68de477e197d7a7564837d5c67e9f26fabdc5.jpeg) ![2026070113405800-E28EF5176BB0B750C1660FBA901047D8](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/6/4/64d59a6ea3aebd70c11b251dda887362f373b8da.jpeg) ![2026070113405400-E28EF5176BB0B750C1660FBA901047D8](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/5/d/5d5e886401216ffa0cd81ac5427f1b4e6621f203.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Hayabusa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/hayabusa/32/85130_2.png) [@Hayabusa](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Hayabusa)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 11:52am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/astral-spire-strategy/89352/101 "2026-07-01T11:52:09Z")
It is if you complete the whole board. There’s 1 life not acquired on “The Bat”, therefore it doesn’t count. I have completed purple, yellow, blue, green and red so far and it shows 5 out of 7 completed. Didn’t go beyond the 1st level on the capstone ever. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Diamond](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/diamond/32/84316_2.png) [@Diamond](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Diamond)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/astral-spire-strategy/89352/102 "2026-07-01T17:36:34Z")
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