# The Hills are Alive
**URL:** https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-hills-are-alive/63596
**Category:** Official News
**Created:** [May 17, 2020, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-hills-are-alive/63596 "2020-05-17T23:00:03Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@Saltypatra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Saltypatra)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2020, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-hills-are-alive/63596/1 "2020-05-17T23:00:03Z")
Originally published at: [The Hills are Alive – Gems of War](https://gemsofwar.com/the-hills-are-alive/)
New Epic Troop: Bone-Biter Bone-Biter will be available this week for 400 Glory in the shop as well as in Event Chests, and will appear in Glory, Gem, and Guild chests in 3-4 weeks’ time. New Doomed Weapon: Doomed Hammer This week it will be available in both the Tower of Doom shop, and in…
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### Author:  [@UKresistance](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/UKresistance)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2020, 12:02am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-hills-are-alive/63596/2 "2020-05-18T00:02:11Z")
Not empowered, lame.
[May 17, 2020](https://gemsofwar.com/2020/05/)
#### THE HILLS ARE ALIVE
**New Epic Troop: Bone-Biter** [](https://gemsofwar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Bone-Biter.jpg)
Bone-Biter will be available this week for 400 Glory in the shop as well as in Event Chests, and will appear in Glory, Gem, and Guild chests in 3-4 weeks’ time.
**New Doomed Weapon: Doomed Hammer**
[](https://gemsofwar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/DoomedHammer.jpg)
This week it will be available in both the Tower of Doom shop, and in the Soulforge.
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### Author:  [@Lorien1973](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Lorien1973)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2020, 1:04am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-hills-are-alive/63596/3 "2020-05-19T01:04:01Z")
I think all of the 50% devour (type) troops should be empowered. Its messed up that only gobchomper is…
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### Author:  [@Mana\_Surgeon](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Mana_Surgeon)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2020, 12:21am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-hills-are-alive/63596/4 "2020-05-22T00:21:22Z")
Do endgame players use Gobchomper even? I thought it was more of an early/mid-game troop.
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### Author:  [@XLS78](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/XLS78)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2020, 1:08am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-hills-are-alive/63596/5 "2020-05-22T01:08:25Z")
Brown pet battles…
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### Author:  [@MatrimCauthon](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/MatrimCauthon)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2020, 1:30am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-hills-are-alive/63596/6 "2020-05-22T01:30:25Z")
Animal 💩
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### Author:  [@Magnusimus](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Magnusimus)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2020, 2:47am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-hills-are-alive/63596/7 "2020-05-22T02:47:09Z")
Works a peach in Guild Wars against Gobtruffle (iffin’ you’re lucky, o’ course 😉)
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### Author:  [@Mana\_Surgeon](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Mana_Surgeon)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2020, 7:59am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-hills-are-alive/63596/8 "2020-05-23T07:59:22Z")
Makes sense, but again I’d think most players have more reliable options than a 50-50 devour chance on the first turn (where if you miss, you are in goblin hell).