Mangler
Summons meat trolls. Every year, sacrifices an adjacent unit to gain damage and HP.
- Type
- Tower
- Owner
- King of Blood
- Unlock the king
- Kill 9999 enemy units in battle
How players use it
- King of Blood 1.0 raised Mangler damage, and its meat trolls now gain HP and damage for every unit it mangles. The guides above predate this change.
- Quests changed late in Early Access and in 1.0 Slaughterhouse: Manglers start stronger; Necropolis: one extra Sacrifice (Patch #30).
- Balance changes in 1.0 Dragon Den and Mangler damage mildly increased; Mangler meat trolls now gain both HP and damage when a unit is mangled.
How to get it
- In the King of Blood's 9-card deck: a run as this king can start with it, and losing a battle offers cards from your own deck.
- Loot after beating the King of Blood in battle when that king is one of your enemies.
- Merchant: Jack of Structures (buildings, towers and bases).
- Joker mode: pick it for a custom deck.
Decrees, perks and cards that name it
| Entry | Effect |
|---|---|
| Prime Meat King of Blood decree | Mangler now summons 1 more meat troll per shot. |
| Butcher King of Blood perk | Manglers get extra damage per sacrificed unit. |
Rest of the King of Blood deck
Patch history
- Patch #22
Mangler (Blood): initial damage and attack speed were increased.
- Patch #23
Mangler now gains +2 extra damage per unit killed per level, drastically improving scalability (this means it gets +2 on level 1, +4 twice on level 2, +6 thrice on level 3, and so on)
- Patch #23
Mangler now gains an extra damage boost when leveling up.
- Patch #29
Mangler: Manglers now summon meat trolls. Its passive mechanic remains the same, but the tower will now spit living meat balls that inherit all summon buffs and work as fodder for Cemeteries, Demon Altars, and other builds.
- Patch #29
Fixed Mangler plot stats on all quests (i.e., Slaughterhouse).
- Patch #29
Fixed Mangler/Amplifier interactions.
- Patch #29
Added move speed to Mangler tooltips.
- Patch #31
Mangler now also gains HP when destroying units.
- 1.0
Mangler damage was mildly increased.
- 1.0
Mangler meat trolls now get both HP and DMG whenever it mangles a unit.
- 1.0
Fixed Mangler pop up numbers.
Lines from the official Steam patch notes since Patch #18 that name this card.
Achievements
- Meatgrinder: Have a Mangler destroy a troop plot entirely.
Data: 9 Kings 1.0 card table on the official wiki, imported 2026-11-13.