# Console: Planning for the Apocalypse **URL:** \ **Category:** Gameplay Chat (PlayStation 4/Xbox One)\ **Created:** [August 17, 2016, 9:06pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/console-planning-for-the-apocalypse/11161 "2016-08-17T21:06:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TaliaParks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/taliaparks/32/11738_2.png) [@TaliaParks](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/TaliaParks)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2016, 9:06pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/console-planning-for-the-apocalypse/11161/1 "2016-08-17T21:06:41Z")
So the Apocalypse Mythic Horsemen are going to be landing soon and they require 21 each of 2 different Arcane Traitstones. I wish I did this earlier, and assuming we are getting Arcane Traitstones with our accelerated incoming Troops, here is a list of upcoming Troops with the Traitstones we will need to Trait the Horsemen; * * * #WAR > **Blood:** 1 Epic, 0 Ultra Rares - _Fel’Dras_ > **Lava:** 0 Epic, 0 Ultra Rare - _NO incoming Troops_ #FAMINE > **Mountain:** 0 Epics, 2 Ultra Rares - _Anubite Warrior & Satyr Musician_ > **Forest:** 0 Epics, 1 Ultra Rare - _Setitite Warrior_ #PLAGUE > **Swamp:** 0 Epics, 2 Ultra Rares - _Naga Queen & Apothecary_ > **Venom:** 0 Epic, 0 Ultra Rares - _NO incoming Troops_ #DEATH > **Dark:** 0 Epics, 0 Ultra Rares - _NO incoming Troops_ > **Spirit:** 1 Epic, 1 Ultra Rare - _Morthani’s Will & Dragonian Rogue_ ---
**Author:** ![killerman3333](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/killerman3333/32/4068_2.png) [@killerman3333](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/killerman3333)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2016, 10:21pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/console-planning-for-the-apocalypse/11161/2 "2016-08-17T22:21:06Z")
This is exactly what the horseman were for. They heralded the coming of the next major update. ---
**Author:** ![death](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@death](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/death)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2016, 10:52pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/console-planning-for-the-apocalypse/11161/3 "2016-08-17T22:52:00Z")
Thanks for the thread. Got enough arcanes for all 4horsemen, mab and khorvash. Now just need them to drop for me upon release. ---
**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:** [August 17, 2016, 11:04pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/console-planning-for-the-apocalypse/11161/4 "2016-08-17T23:04:02Z")
Also don’t forget to set aside stones for Mab, who despite the nerfs is still a very useful troop. ---
**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:** [August 18, 2016, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/console-planning-for-the-apocalypse/11161/5 "2016-08-18T17:23:43Z")
Can you, or I, expand the above to include the other important upcoming characters (khorvash, manticore, mab etc)) or any event troops that will allow people to trait the more important existing troops (maw, gorgotha) ---
**Author:** ![TaliaParks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/taliaparks/32/11738_2.png) [@TaliaParks](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/TaliaParks)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2016, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/console-planning-for-the-apocalypse/11161/6 "2016-08-18T17:31:03Z")
I post every upcoming Troop in the week their Traitstone is released. I made this specifically for the Mythical because they require 42 Arcanes each to Trait. You can go ahead and post whatever you like about the other upcoming Troops if you desire. ---
**Author:** ![Stan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/stan/32/29888_2.png) [@Stan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Stan)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/console-planning-for-the-apocalypse/11161/7 "2016-08-18T17:32:12Z")
@TaliaParks summarized all the upcoming troops very helpfully here: [The (Un)Official Console Weekly Event Thread Part 1 (Closed)](http://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-un-official-console-weekly-event-thread-current-event-adana/10582) He doesn’t break down exactly how many traitstones will be necessary, but it does list the upcoming troops and what colour of traitstones they need. Trying to guess at which ones people are most interested in is probably not worthwhile. Also, who knows how the developers are going to handle the next two months? ---
**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:** [August 18, 2016, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/console-planning-for-the-apocalypse/11161/8 "2016-08-18T17:38:29Z")
Ok, ill make a private list ---
**Author:** ![Stan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/stan/32/29888_2.png) [@Stan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Stan)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2016, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/console-planning-for-the-apocalypse/11161/9 "2016-08-18T17:47:58Z")
I think it will be a pretty rare player that is able to put away enough stones for the 4 horsemen. I’ll stockpile what I can, but I think that will be pretty much limited to Arcanes for Mab (which I did last week) and hoping to pile up enough glory to buy stones for Karl Jarlsberg when Red/Blacks come up. So basically, no change to my plan at all. Sigh. ---
**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:** [August 18, 2016, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/console-planning-for-the-apocalypse/11161/10 "2016-08-18T17:49:02Z")
If y’all are only going to be able to focus on one Horseman, I’d definitely go with [Famine](http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/famine). In my experience, he’s far and away the best of the four. ---
**Author:** ![Stan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/stan/32/29888_2.png) [@Stan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Stan)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2016, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/console-planning-for-the-apocalypse/11161/11 "2016-08-18T17:52:01Z")
That’s a good tip - thanks! I’m not going to have the 10,000 keys/gems on hand to have any hope of pulling those during their release weeks, so if and whenever they happen to pop up for me, I will worry about it then. 🕶 ---
**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:** [August 18, 2016, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/console-planning-for-the-apocalypse/11161/12 "2016-08-18T17:52:41Z")
Unfortunately there are no epics due to help trait famine ---
**Author:** ![Stan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/stan/32/29888_2.png) [@Stan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Stan)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2016, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/console-planning-for-the-apocalypse/11161/13 "2016-08-18T17:56:42Z")
So IF they release glory packs for 300 with the relevant ultra rares, you’d have to buy 21 of each, for a total of 12,600 glory. I guess I could do that in the next two months if nothing else was released that I wanted in that time (and if I never again accidentally purchase 50 glory chests when bulk opening, which I have done twice in the last week). ---
**Author:** ![Ashasekayi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/ashasekayi/32/61090_2.png) [@Ashasekayi](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Ashasekayi)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2016, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/console-planning-for-the-apocalypse/11161/14 "2016-08-18T17:56:44Z")
> [@Lyya](#): > > If y’all are only going to be able to focus on one Horseman, I’d definitely go with [Famine](http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/famine). In my experience, he’s far and away the best of the four. I’d couldn’t agree more. Famine is great on both offense and defense. ---
**Author:** ![Stan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/stan/32/29888_2.png) [@Stan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Stan)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2016, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/console-planning-for-the-apocalypse/11161/15 "2016-08-18T17:58:26Z")
Wow, that 3rd trait looks horrific. It’s like Moloch on steroids. ---
**Author:** ![htismaqe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/htismaqe/32/23893_2.png) [@htismaqe](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/htismaqe)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2016, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/console-planning-for-the-apocalypse/11161/16 "2016-08-18T17:59:24Z")
Yeah, Famine is a PITA on defense. ---
**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:** [August 18, 2016, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/console-planning-for-the-apocalypse/11161/17 "2016-08-18T17:59:47Z")
Doesnt seem sensible to miss out on traiting other troops during that period when it is so unlikely to even unlock a Mythic. Thats exactly why I want to plan for the obtainable meta characters ---
**Author:** ![Stan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/stan/32/29888_2.png) [@Stan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Stan)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2016, 6:05pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/console-planning-for-the-apocalypse/11161/18 "2016-08-18T18:05:19Z")
Manticore only needs 3 and it looks like you’d need to farm them as there are no upcoming troops with Arcane Lights. Your only hope for Khorvash is if they do a Yeti event. If you’ve got Mab taken care of, you could do that for 4800 glory if things are released the same way for us as they were on PC/mobile. ---
**Author:** ![TaliaParks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/taliaparks/32/11738_2.png) [@TaliaParks](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/TaliaParks)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/console-planning-for-the-apocalypse/11161/19 "2016-08-18T18:06:25Z")
> [@Stan](#): > > Manticore only needs 3 and it looks like you’d need to farm them as there are no upcoming troops with Arcane Lights. Your only hope for Khorvash is if they do a Yeti event. If you’ve got Mab taken care of, you could do that for 4800 glory if things are released the same way for us as they were on PC/mobile. Marsh Raptor is upcoming, he comes with Arcane Lights and Yeti is the Event Troop that releases with Glacial Peaks ---
**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:** [August 18, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/console-planning-for-the-apocalypse/11161/20 "2016-08-18T18:08:34Z")
Stan, are you selling me wolf tickets?!! [Next page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/console-planning-for-the-apocalypse/11161.md?page=2)