# Beards of War **URL:** \ **Category:** Official News\ **Created:** [September 11, 2016, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/beards-of-war/12215 "2016-09-11T23:00:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Cell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/cell/32/5524_2.png) [@Cell](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Cell)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2016, 12:43am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/beards-of-war/12215/22 "2016-09-12T00:43:34Z")
@Lyya I have all 3 attack kingdoms level 10 but none at 5 stars, can you give an estimation of a percentage of players that this will be relevant? ---
**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:** [September 12, 2016, 12:43am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/beards-of-war/12215/23 "2016-09-12T00:43:36Z")
Realistically - as long as we’re already looking at Mythic lvl20s - we should also check which troops would go over from \_\_\_ Brand with a +1. Another thing worth noting is that one can simply put him in the lead against Famine. Wouldn’t matter what level he is _then_… ---
**Author:** ![HKdirewolf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/hkdirewolf/32/21614_2.png) [@HKdirewolf](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/HKdirewolf)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2016, 12:48am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/beards-of-war/12215/24 "2016-09-12T00:48:39Z")
Seems balanced to me. Weaker troop with a stronger spell. I’ll probably try him out. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2016, 12:50am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/beards-of-war/12215/25 "2016-09-12T00:50:05Z")
[All “xxx Brand” troops with at least 16 Attack](http://ashtender.com/gems/trooptable?sort=attack-desc&filter-traits=Brand&filter-attack=%3E15) That moves 5 troops into the “over 19” bucket: - Skeleros - Chimera - Cyclops - Frost Giant - Winter Wolf And 5 troops into the “over 17” bucket: - Hobgoblin - Northrender - Sylvasi - Gnoll - Revenant So it’s a wash. I’d still leave the troop at 19 for now. ---
**Author:** ![Razzagor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/razzagor/32/50037_2.png) [@Razzagor](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Razzagor)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2016, 12:58am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/beards-of-war/12215/26 "2016-09-12T00:58:56Z")
With his beard, i mean… spell, he performs better than any Triple Damage from the Gnolls at Wild Plains. He is relevant to face troops like Manticore, Treant, some other troops with kingdom bonuses that have some attack gain one way or another and troops with Leader traits. 10/10 will have him maxed asap. 🙂 Gonna make a team with Keghammer, but i need the traitstones… ---
**Author:** ![Namour](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/namour/32/2957_2.png) [@Namour](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Namour)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2016, 1:06am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/beards-of-war/12215/27 "2016-09-12T01:06:46Z")
Allied Blessed and Cursed mechanics could play havoc with his usefulness. Also, does this make him useful against every troop when Entangled? ---
**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:** [September 12, 2016, 1:11am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/beards-of-war/12215/28 "2016-09-12T01:11:12Z")
I couldn’t guess at percentages. My advice really only applies to end-gamers who are min-maxing, and have everything already leveled. ---
**Author:** ![Mithran](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/mithran/32/18064_2.png) [@Mithran](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Mithran)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2016, 1:11am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/beards-of-war/12215/29 "2016-09-12T01:11:31Z")
> [@Shimrra](#): > > Another thing worth noting is that one can simply put him in the lead against Famine. Wouldn’t matter what level he is then… Famine can easily cripple magic to the point of uselessness before even hitting attack once. It has happened to me on more than one occasion, in fact. Versus Sylvanimora, on the other hand… Though really, keeping him slightly lower is just _optimal_. Out of things that just do straight damage targeted with their mana, his spell is pretty average otherwise (compared to “meta” stuff, downright bad), but his stats and stoneskin combined with Maw-ticore slayer trait (in addition to being lower attack to maw after one hunger proc, and lower than manticore after one spell cast) looks like he is pretty decent at counterplay. Edit: Also lower than “leader” Khorvash, another “meta” troop that also happens to be tagged as a monster. ---
**Author:** ![Razzagor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/razzagor/32/50037_2.png) [@Razzagor](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Razzagor)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2016, 1:14am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/beards-of-war/12215/30 "2016-09-12T01:14:46Z")
[useless information] With these new troops Khaziel will have seven dwarves. 😉 [/useless information] ---
**Author:** ![Mitheithel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/mitheithel/32/2352_2.png) [@Mitheithel](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Mitheithel)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2016, 1:53am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/beards-of-war/12215/31 "2016-09-12T01:53:04Z")
> [@TaliaParks](#): > > So Ironbeard’s lore suggests he should have 100% damage reduction from Skulls 😉 Skull damage from Orc troops at least… ---
**Author:** ![agentronin316](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/agentronin316/32/9921_2.png) [@agentronin316](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/agentronin316)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2016, 2:15am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/beards-of-war/12215/32 "2016-09-12T02:15:55Z")
Does that make Khaziel’s troops Emperina and the Seven Dwarves? ---
**Author:** ![Razzagor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/razzagor/32/50037_2.png) [@Razzagor](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Razzagor)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2016, 2:20am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/beards-of-war/12215/33 "2016-09-12T02:20:37Z")
Close enough, you won this: ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/2X/d/d3464292d066f8dc1f1aa4088ddae422b4eb8d9b.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![actreal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/actreal/32/1945_2.png) [@actreal](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/actreal)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2016, 2:38am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/beards-of-war/12215/34 "2016-09-12T02:38:18Z")
> [@agentronin316](#): > > Does that make Khaziel’s troops Emperina and the Seven Dwarves? Now I have the mental image of Gorgotha saying “Mirror, mirror…” 😏 ---
**Author:** ![Tacet](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/tacet/32/35_2.png) [@Tacet](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Tacet)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2016, 3:03am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/beards-of-war/12215/36 "2016-09-12T03:03:02Z")
> [@actreal](#): > > Now I have the mental image of Gorgotha saying “Mirror, mirror…” “Mirror, mirror, on the wall. Who’s the sturdiest of them all?” 😛 ---
**Author:** ![turintuor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/turintuor/32/4097_2.png) [@turintuor](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/turintuor)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2016, 3:37am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/beards-of-war/12215/37 "2016-09-12T03:37:38Z")
I am the only one that think that a woman with a beard is weird? I understand the joke, haha, but it isn’t a little bit too much? It’s not because of Lord of Rings made this joke that dwarf females have to have a beard… ---
**Author:** ![RiverSong](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/riversong/32/2089_2.png) [@RiverSong](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/RiverSong)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2016, 3:51am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/beards-of-war/12215/38 "2016-09-12T03:51:02Z")
In Terry Prachett’s Disc World novels, all dwarves have beards, even females. I suspect this might be a reference? ---
**Author:** ![Rasper](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/rasper/32/2363_2.png) [@Rasper](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Rasper)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2016, 3:52am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/beards-of-war/12215/39 "2016-09-12T03:52:54Z")
It’s common across most fantasy mythos: Tolkien, D&D, Everquest, Disc World, Death Gate Cycle, etc… ---
**Author:** ![Rasper](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/rasper/32/2363_2.png) [@Rasper](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Rasper)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2016, 3:54am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/beards-of-war/12215/40 "2016-09-12T03:54:54Z")
updated “not in chest” thread with these two. ---
**Author:** ![Sirrian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/sirrian/32/35758_2.png) [@Sirrian](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Sirrian)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2016, 4:10am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/beards-of-war/12215/41 "2016-09-12T04:10:48Z")
As of this week, we’ve made a change to the way EVENT troops appear in chests after their release. Now, each event troop should begin to drop from chests 4 weeks after its initial release (so it won’t be a simple case of the chests updating at the start of every month with the previous month’s troops) Mythic Troops & troops released with new kingdoms will be unaffected by this. ---
**Author:** ![Mekkalyn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/mekkalyn/32/21868_2.png) [@Mekkalyn](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Mekkalyn)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2016, 4:13am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/beards-of-war/12215/42 "2016-09-12T04:13:47Z")
Well isn’t that cool. The exact opposite of what I wanted to happen 😛 [Previous page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/beards-of-war/12215.md?page=1) [Next page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/beards-of-war/12215.md?page=3)