# \[fixed in 9.4\] Empowered Astral Spire bonus not applying to troops with existing bonuses **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Reports\ **Created:** [April 13, 2026, 7:37am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/fixed-in-9-4-empowered-astral-spire-bonus-not-applying-to-troops-with-existing-bonuses/89555 "2026-04-13T07:37:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BaladNaranNeutralDog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/baladnaranneutraldog/32/103943_2.png) [@BaladNaranNeutralDog](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/BaladNaranNeutralDog)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 7:37am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/fixed-in-9-4-empowered-astral-spire-bonus-not-applying-to-troops-with-existing-bonuses/89555/1 "2026-04-13T07:37:02Z")
**Platform, device version and operating system: PC WIN 11** **Screenshot or image:** **What you were expecting to happen, and what actually happened:** Perk ‘Empowered portal’ promises 15% skill bonus, but it gives only 3% Example: 33 magic skill before, 34 magic skill after. **How often does this happen? When did it begin happening?** _permanent_ **Steps to make it happen again** _get empowered portal and check its effect_ ---
**Author:** ![TheIdleOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@TheIdleOne](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/TheIdleOne)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 8:34am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/fixed-in-9-4-empowered-astral-spire-bonus-not-applying-to-troops-with-existing-bonuses/89555/2 "2026-04-13T08:34:05Z")
I honestly couldn’t tell what’s considered a bug and what’s not considered a bug with the Empowered Portal Astral Spire node. I don’t know what the rules are for calculating stats on a summon troop. I can show some examples about the stat oddities though.. Sunbird: ![Gems of War-2026_04_13-08_11_12.mp4 video-to-gif output image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/9/9/99ca29768c3b93dda26d1ab6930ff3e3e01e87ff.gif) Skadi’s Queen Mab ![Gems of War-2026_04_13-08_27_07.mp4 video-to-gif output image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/4/f/4f9e52940966ac52afbe8f5e6c72ffa5bd15f676.gif) This lack of stats thing isn’t the only issue I’ve run into with Empowered Portal. ![Gems of War-2026_04_13-08_14_28](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/3/f/3f102d479730382837b990bfd52f5609b30620f7.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![gmorin2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/gmorin2/32/93687_2.png) [@gmorin2](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/gmorin2)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 2:23am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/fixed-in-9-4-empowered-astral-spire-bonus-not-applying-to-troops-with-existing-bonuses/89555/3 "2026-04-14T02:23:09Z")
There’s also a bug when I’m supposed to get troop hero reduction but it doesn’t actually work. ![Screenshot_20260413_221800](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/c/e/ce1cd468cfc5ae2557d98eb184e9e7a64a70519a.jpeg) ![Screenshot_20260413_221823](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/a/2/a2d08624dfd2fcbcf1c923abfcfaa5175cb614c2.jpeg) But once I’m in battle it doesn’t register it . ![Screenshot_20260413_221840](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/0/0/00cd092af0f0d80598074db565836cf8ac2d513c.jpeg) If it’s already reported, Great! ---
**Author:** ![Wallace](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/wallace/32/4986_2.png) [@Wallace](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Wallace)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/fixed-in-9-4-empowered-astral-spire-bonus-not-applying-to-troops-with-existing-bonuses/89555/4 "2026-04-16T16:13:00Z")
I’m also not sure the perks are all working correctly. I had 99 damage to all enemies on my Orchidius. When I bought the +1 magic to all blue troops perk in the astral spire, I was really excited to see it go to 100. But the spell still does 99 damage. What’s happening here? ---
**Author:** ![Theoden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@Theoden](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Theoden)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/fixed-in-9-4-empowered-astral-spire-bonus-not-applying-to-troops-with-existing-bonuses/89555/5 "2026-06-22T18:06:03Z")
I just got this perk today and tried it out. First of all I had a team with Drake Rider, Drake and Black Beast. I had Black Beast devour Drake Rider and the summoned Drake actually had _lower_ stats than the one already on the team. Thinking it might be a quirk of summoning using a trait, rather than a spell, I tried another test. This time I had Copycat summon a Drake. Again, the summoned troop has lower stats. Video attached: (Damn Copycat took 3 tries for her 50% chance). The summoned Drake has 15 lower armour, 19 lower life and 10 lower attack than the one already on the team. I don’t know if there are a bunch of team bonuses applied only to the starting lineup and not summons, but you’d think a 15% skill boost would at least bring it in as high as the starting troop. ---
**Author:** ![Theoden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@Theoden](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Theoden)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/fixed-in-9-4-empowered-astral-spire-bonus-not-applying-to-troops-with-existing-bonuses/89555/6 "2026-08-20T17:16:17Z")
@Jeto This is another seemingly easily fixed issue that’s been around quite a while now. Is there any chance we’ll see a fix in 9.4? ---
**Author:** ![Jeto](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jeto/32/101682_2.png) [@Jeto](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Jeto)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 11:36pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/fixed-in-9-4-empowered-astral-spire-bonus-not-applying-to-troops-with-existing-bonuses/89555/7 "2026-08-23T23:36:03Z")
It’s still listed as investigating, because the reports had been so mixed and not consistent That being said, I think the issue is Empowered is applying to troops that dont already have any bonuses Here are a few example of base stats from my troop collection, and then after summoned into a battle: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/f/a/fa8cab9a9dc70ddb5454a0bcf36ff3ac0f43f081.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/9/5/95be9f11079e63ba8712f7424201d52b9c8db0a1.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/c/9/c9ef148c8fe8ffe635437449317115f721129014.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/0/d/0d0f178b1321edda0e635776d03ca542232f00fe.jpeg) versus yellow troops that are only getting the other yellow board bonuses, are not getting the empowered bonus ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/9/0/90de6bfb9dc7d73cb1ae739c5474a85d2e7cd7bc.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/a/5/a5b08e23b7f7c47ad8d4f954ad31c6871f512e99.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/3/a/3aca7c0b2da62bac1f55d00d34bf678556af710f.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/2/b/2b98ea1ab1fe287a51a548148f93f30cd6f891ee.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/4/e/4e0b951c4f7aae70cd642404dec7cd7f32ed5f6d.jpeg) I tested with not having any other AS boards unlocked ---
**Author:** ![Theoden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@Theoden](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Theoden)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 8:16am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/fixed-in-9-4-empowered-astral-spire-bonus-not-applying-to-troops-with-existing-bonuses/89555/8 "2026-08-24T08:16:11Z")
In the video I posted, you can see the summoned troop isn’t merely lacking a 15% boost, it’s significantly weaker than its duplicate already on the team.