# Does Honors +10 bonus apply to DEFENSE as well? (ANSWERED) **URL:** https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/does-honors-10-bonus-apply-to-defense-as-well-answered/12763 **Category:** Gameplay Chat (PC/Mobile) **Created:** [September 22, 2016, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/does-honors-10-bonus-apply-to-defense-as-well-answered/12763 "2016-09-22T14:29:48Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 4
### Author: ![yonizaf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/yonizaf/32/1435_2.png) [@yonizaf](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/yonizaf) #### Post date: [September 22, 2016, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/does-honors-10-bonus-apply-to-defense-as-well-answered/12763/4 "2016-09-22T15:33:00Z")
I was kidding, of course. I’m unlikely to notice who I’m facing before the battle, much less change my team for it. If I see your team (or any other traited Honor), I’d be happy to share the results. But, in case you didn’t know, you can cast empowered troops right after their traits activate, so it’s possible before the enemy gets their traits. A common example is you cast Dust Devil right away, knocking a troop with Leader to the back, in which case it never gets the Leader bonus. Reference: > [@Empowered Abilities Can Cast Before Traits Resolve](http://community.gemsofwar.com/t/empowered-abilities-can-cast-before-traits-resolve/4772): > > What you were expecting to happen, and what actually happened? Empowered abilities should be locked down like the board is, until the other team’s traits have resolved and granted buffs and so on. I seem to be able to cast such abilities in advance if I try. What are the steps to make it happen again? Make a team with a Dust Devil with full traits. Go to a Challenge where there is a troop with Leader in front (in this case, ‘Spin City’ - Drifting Sands’ second challenge). Immediately select t… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/does-honors-10-bonus-apply-to-defense-as-well-answered/12763)._