# The Monster Mash
**URL:** https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-monster-mash/13217
**Category:** Official News
**Created:** [October 2, 2016, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-monster-mash/13217 "2016-10-02T23:00:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Sirrian](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Sirrian)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2016, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-monster-mash/13217/1 "2016-10-02T23:00:13Z")
Originally published at: [The Monster Mash – Gems of War](http://gemsofwar.com/the-monster-mash/)
It will be a graveyard smash!
**New Troop: Werewolf** [
](http://gemsofwar.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/blog_werewolf.png)
The Werewolves of Ghulvania are extremely dangerous, however (unlike the old wives’ tales) lycanthropy is not something that can be caught from the bite of one of these creatures. In fact, it is a trait carried from parent child, often lying dormant for a generation or two, before activating.
**New Troop: Villager** [
](http://gemsofwar.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/blog_villager.png)
The Villagers of Ghulvania are mostly a peaceful and reclusive bunch. THIS one however just happens to have lycanthropy and will turn into a Werewolf at the very first opportunity!
Please note this Event only applies to Steam, iOS and Android versions of the game.
[
](http://community.gemsofwar.com/)
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### Author:  [@Rasper](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Rasper)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2016, 11:03pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-monster-mash/13217/2 "2016-10-02T23:03:19Z")
@Sirrian I assume that, since it is the first Monday of the month, that the chest contents are changing?
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### Author:  [@Robert](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Robert)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2016, 11:04pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-monster-mash/13217/3 "2016-10-02T23:04:09Z")
Interesting concept anyhow. So the villager converts gems then transforms… the werewolf does not gain from the mana conversion
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### Author:  [@Tarnesh](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Tarnesh)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2016, 11:12pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-monster-mash/13217/4 "2016-10-02T23:12:21Z")
Pushing Ghulvania from 11 to 13 troops while there are so many kingdoms with only 9 (some even only 8) seems unfair to me.
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### Author:  [@Rasper](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Rasper)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2016, 11:15pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-monster-mash/13217/5 "2016-10-02T23:15:53Z")
> [@Tarnesh](#):
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> Pushing Ghulvania from 11 to 13 troops while there are so many kingdoms with only 9 (some even only 8) seems unfair to me.
Granted, one of those 13 is a base mythic, but still… was hoping for a Leonis or Glacial Peaks since both are still at 8.
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### Author:  [@Lyya](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Lyya)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2016, 11:16pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-monster-mash/13217/6 "2016-10-02T23:16:15Z")
Unfair to whom? To the Leonian citizens? Maybe we can convince them to write a petition.
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### Author:  [@en9nhcet](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/en9nhcet)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2016, 11:17pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-monster-mash/13217/7 "2016-10-02T23:17:53Z")
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### Author:  [@Tarnesh](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Tarnesh)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2016, 11:18pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-monster-mash/13217/8 "2016-10-02T23:18:10Z")
> [@Rasper](#):
>
> > [@Tarnesh](#):
> >
> > Pushing Ghulvania from 11 to 13 troops while there are so many kingdoms with only 9 (some even only 8) seems unfair to me.
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> Granted, one of those 13 is a base mythic, but still… was hoping for a Leonis or Glacial Peaks since both are still at 8.
I was personally rooting for Karakoth… that kingdom has overall so lame and unusable troops it need some serious help.
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### Author:  [@Shimrra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Shimrra)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2016, 11:20pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-monster-mash/13217/9 "2016-10-02T23:20:03Z")
I can’t help but notice this… (only applies to high-level people who have everything…)
So before, we were getting Common (and Rare) troops that we were _never_ going to bulk-buy and ascend to Mythic on the spot due to sort of unreasonable expenses. But we still had whatever other troops showed up that week.
Now _this_ is a Common + Epic where the Epic gets shafted too, unless the Common is also leveled. Sigh?
The concept is cool, its just not something that anyone using Mythic troops (and _fighting_ Mythic troops) can really afford to use. Or, y’know, raise it to Epic only and have it be underleveled and tiny.
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I also second the ‘Ghulvania _again_?’ complaints… this is their second _double_ event, plus Draak, and we’ve got kingdoms sitting on 8 and 9 still.
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### Author:  [@Rasper](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Rasper)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2016, 11:23pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-monster-mash/13217/10 "2016-10-02T23:23:41Z")
And it won’t be in chests till November (likely), so you won’t get more for a while.
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### Author:  [@Lyya](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Lyya)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2016, 12:02am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-monster-mash/13217/11 "2016-10-03T00:02:58Z")
> **[Villager - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6295)**
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> Lycanthropy (9 Brown): Convert Yellow Gems to Brown. Transform into a Werewolf.
> **[Werewolf - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6294)**
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> Full Moon (14 Purple/Brown): Deal \[Magic + 6\] damage to an enemy, and convert all Purple Gems to Blue to boost the effect. Transform into a Villager. \[1:1\]
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### Author:  [@killerman3333](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/killerman3333)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2016, 1:32am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-monster-mash/13217/12 "2016-10-03T01:32:52Z")
good question.
so anyone looking forward to @Tacet’s video on this troop combo in action on offence.
my prediction of 4x villager still stands.
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### Author:  [@Tacet](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Tacet)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2016, 2:06am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-monster-mash/13217/13 "2016-10-03T02:06:28Z")
> [@killerman3333](#):
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> my prediction of 4x villager
Needs more Peasant.
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### Author:  [@Razzagor](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Razzagor)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2016, 2:10am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-monster-mash/13217/14 "2016-10-03T02:10:03Z")
> [@Tacet](#):
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> Needs more Peasant.
In some mini events around two or more kingdoms we could have some quest with Ghulvania’s lycanthropy and some undead curses spreading towards Sword’s Edge and affecting the Peasants.
Maybe i’ll sketch up something with this idea… 🤔
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### Author:  [@agentronin316](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/agentronin316)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2016, 2:17am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-monster-mash/13217/15 "2016-10-03T02:17:35Z")
When a troop transforms, it becomes the level of the previous troop’s magic stat instead of staying the same level. Transform works like summoning in that regard.
Trust me, I tested this with level 3 Baby Dragons that transformed into level 9 dragons.
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### Author:  [@Shimrra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Shimrra)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2016, 2:18am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-monster-mash/13217/16 "2016-10-03T02:18:32Z")
Still wouldn’t be the same rarity though, would it? I’m going to check myself in a few hours I guess…
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### Author:  [@Personette](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Personette)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2016, 2:21am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-monster-mash/13217/17 "2016-10-03T02:21:59Z")
Any guesses about what the rarity of Draakulis in the chests will be?
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### Author:  [@Namour](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Namour)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2016, 2:23am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-monster-mash/13217/18 "2016-10-03T02:23:17Z")
My records could be off (as I’m missing first few weeks), but in the last 14 event weeks since 11th July, Deep traitstones have been featured 4 times.
All while:
- Dark have only been featured once during 12th April event
- Stoic only once 6th June
- Summer only once on 24th July
Bring back ‘traitstone parity’! 😜
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### Author:  [@Brakkish](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Brakkish)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2016, 2:28am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-monster-mash/13217/19 "2016-10-03T02:28:46Z")
Neat mechanic
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### Author:  [@Grundulum](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Grundulum)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2016, 2:41am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-monster-mash/13217/20 "2016-10-03T02:41:45Z")
My guess is that they’ll be Mythic. 😛
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