# Home Kingdom: Does It Matter? **URL:** \ **Category:** Gameplay Chat (PC/Mobile)\ **Created:** [May 23, 2016, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/home-kingdom-does-it-matter/7239 "2016-05-23T14:18:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![efh313](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/efh313/32/34349_2.png) [@efh313](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/efh313)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/home-kingdom-does-it-matter/7239/1 "2016-05-23T14:18:48Z")
So, atm , I have Karakoth set as my Home becuase it is lvl 10 and has a gold star. I have not really seen a reason to worry about what my home kingdom is. Is there a Kingdom that you would recommend as the “best” home kingdom? Or, once 2.0 PvP hits will ppl be making sure that their home kingdom is providing the best mana bonus (banner) for their defense teams? ---
**Author:** ![Brakkish](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/brakkish/32/24058_2.png) [@Brakkish](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Brakkish)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/home-kingdom-does-it-matter/7239/2 "2016-05-23T14:20:10Z")
You get double tribute rewards from your home kingdom. ---
**Author:** ![Koolbiird](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/koolbiird/32/5099_2.png) [@Koolbiird](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Koolbiird)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/home-kingdom-does-it-matter/7239/3 "2016-05-23T14:21:00Z")
Revenge battles are at your home kingdom ---
**Author:** ![Koolbiird](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/koolbiird/32/5099_2.png) [@Koolbiird](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Koolbiird)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/home-kingdom-does-it-matter/7239/4 "2016-05-23T14:22:03Z")
Khaziel is great for gold and Whitehelm great for glory ---
**Author:** ![sarcasmjew](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/sarcasmjew/32/523_2.png) [@sarcasmjew](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/sarcasmjew)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/home-kingdom-does-it-matter/7239/5 "2016-05-23T14:24:16Z")
> [@Koolbiird](#): > > Revenge battles are at your home kingdom This and the fact that if you’re farming a particular traitstone, setting your home kingdom to the one that drops the traitstone will allow you to farm that traitstone everytime you’re defending. ---
**Author:** ![Koolbiird](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/koolbiird/32/5099_2.png) [@Koolbiird](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Koolbiird)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/home-kingdom-does-it-matter/7239/6 "2016-05-23T14:25:10Z")
That is correct. ---
**Author:** ![Brakkish](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/brakkish/32/24058_2.png) [@Brakkish](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Brakkish)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/home-kingdom-does-it-matter/7239/7 "2016-05-23T14:26:33Z")
Khetar is good for extra souls. ---
**Author:** ![efh313](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/efh313/32/34349_2.png) [@efh313](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/efh313)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/home-kingdom-does-it-matter/7239/8 "2016-05-23T14:27:50Z")
@Brakkish, I know, that’s why I chose one at lvl 10 with a gold star. @Koolbird, forgot about revenge battles, cause I don’t do them that often, so setting home kingdom to the banner that benefits my primary invade team, could be worthwhile and thanks for the tip about Khaziel and Whitehelm, since Im gold farming atm… might be making the change to khaziel… @sarcasmjew That assumes that you are WINNING some of those defense battles… or do you receive a traitstone even in defeat? ---
**Author:** ![sarcasmjew](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/sarcasmjew/32/523_2.png) [@sarcasmjew](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/sarcasmjew)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/home-kingdom-does-it-matter/7239/9 "2016-05-23T14:29:14Z")
> [@efh313](#): > > @sarcasmjew That assumes that you are WINNING some of those defense battles… or do you receive a traitstone even in defeat? I believe you need to win the battle. Someone please confirm this. Thank You 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Koolbiird](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/koolbiird/32/5099_2.png) [@Koolbiird](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Koolbiird)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/home-kingdom-does-it-matter/7239/10 "2016-05-23T14:40:24Z")
I ran 3 challenges on Warlord IV and lost. No traitstone. I can only assume it is the same for revenge battles ---
**Author:** ![efh313](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/efh313/32/34349_2.png) [@efh313](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/efh313)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/home-kingdom-does-it-matter/7239/11 "2016-05-23T14:45:10Z")
Allow me to clarify, I know that you only WIN a traitstone when you win a battle, pvp, challenge, revenge. The question was about DEFENSE specifically, since people have said those traitstones appear in your inventory despite never actually being displayed as a “reward”. So, in DEFENSE when you click on it and it shows how many victories and defeats and then the small window at the bottom of the screen pops up to show what you earned, can you be earning invisible stones for both Victories AND Defeats, or just the victories? I hope that sheds some clarity… Even if this thread has derailed… already… it’s an interesting question… 😉 ---
**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:** [May 23, 2016, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/home-kingdom-does-it-matter/7239/12 "2016-05-23T14:46:44Z")
Considering this is about a home kingdom and its trait stones, this is very topical. ---
**Author:** ![efh313](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/efh313/32/34349_2.png) [@efh313](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/efh313)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 2:47pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/home-kingdom-does-it-matter/7239/13 "2016-05-23T14:47:36Z")
@killerman3333 Thanks for the vindication! Thread is still on topic! 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Koolbiird](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/koolbiird/32/5099_2.png) [@Koolbiird](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Koolbiird)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/home-kingdom-does-it-matter/7239/14 "2016-05-23T14:50:01Z")
Good question. Right now, no. Only gold, souls, glory, gems, and gold keys. Only on wins do you receive traitstones. ---
**Author:** ![Kharybdys](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/kharybdys/32/2023_2.png) [@Kharybdys](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Kharybdys)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/home-kingdom-does-it-matter/7239/15 "2016-05-23T20:39:54Z")
To clarify: Defense battles, which are not fought by you but by your opponent, do not grant you traitstones, win or lose. Losing a defense battle opens up the possibility for a revenge battle. This Revenge battle works the same as every other battle (challenge, quest, arena, invade) in that it rewards you a traitstone if you win, but not if you lose. Also note that the chance to get a traitstone at all on a win is only 100% if you play on Warlord IV. When playing on normal it is something like 80% (still high). ---
**Author:** ![Kharybdys](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/kharybdys/32/2023_2.png) [@Kharybdys](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Kharybdys)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/home-kingdom-does-it-matter/7239/16 "2016-05-23T20:40:52Z")
Also note that home kingdom has nothing to do with your banner’s colors. It has only two usages at the moment: - Revenge battles are there so will reward traitstones from that color combination. - If that kingdom tributes, the reward is doubled. ---
**Author:** ![PinkMooNinja](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/pinkmooninja/32/5432_2.png) [@PinkMooNinja](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/PinkMooNinja)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2016, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/home-kingdom-does-it-matter/7239/17 "2016-05-24T18:31:56Z")
three starred Whitehelm Rank10 preferably provides an excellent source of Glory, which could be considered the best resource in the game. Getting 40glory tributes is great! ---
**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:** [May 24, 2016, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/home-kingdom-does-it-matter/7239/18 "2016-05-24T18:42:11Z")
> [@Kharybdys](#): > > Defense battles, which are not fought by you but by your opponent, do not grant you traitstones, win or lose. That’s funny, because I wake up every morning with more Traitstones than the night before, even Arcanes. ---
**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:** [May 24, 2016, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/home-kingdom-does-it-matter/7239/19 "2016-05-24T18:45:38Z")
You get 2x Tribute from whatever Kingdom you have set as your Home Kingdom, when it gives Tribute. * * * If you are targeting a specific Resource, these Kingdoms offer the most; Gold - Khaziel Glory - Whitehelm Souls - Khetar * * * Revenge battles are fought in your Home Kingdom, allowing free opportunities for desired Traitstones while completing Revenges. * * * I believe Revenge Wins can net you Traitstones. The developers can settle this. @Sirrian @Nimhain @Mr.Strange @Nex ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Strange](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/mr.strange/32/2762_2.png) [@Mr.Strange](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Mr.Strange)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2016, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/home-kingdom-does-it-matter/7239/20 "2016-05-24T20:04:12Z")
> [@TaliaParks](#): > > * * * > > I believe Revenge Wins can net you Traitstones. The developers can settle this. > @Sirrian @Nimhain @Mr.Strange @Nex Some revenge battles can get you traitstones. On console the type of stones you win is random - not affected by your home kingdom selection. [Next page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/home-kingdom-does-it-matter/7239.md?page=2)