King of Nomads

Movement. Camp rewards placing cards on empty plots, Migration moves a plot and buffs it, and the Warlord base shoots banners that lend its stats to allies.

Unlock: Use 99 troop cards
Base card: Warlord
Other 8 cards: 2 troops, 1 building, 1 tower, 3 tomes, 1 enchantment
1.0 decrees: Travel Boots, Gigasaur
Lives: Enemies must reach the life statues; the base can move

High-difficulty build

Warlord

Mob

Migration

Procreate

Warlord plan (Vao): level the Warlord base with Overhaul and add Procreate units. Khanate doubles the Warlord’s units.
Migration trick: surround the Warlord so only one empty plot is next to it, then move it out and back with Migration. The adjacent Mob gains a unit for every unit the Warlord gains, and Vao reports 12,000 units by year 30. Immigrant gives a Migration card at each expansion tower.
A Blood Demon Altar or Cemetery scales with the unit count.
Enemies: start against Nature for Procreate, or against Progress for Overhaul and make peace with it later. Avoid Stone, whose Ballistas pierce the swarm, and Time.

Aevean (November 2026) calls Nomads mostly unchanged by the late patches and still plays for the base. That makes two sources. King of Nomads covers Camp and Migration in detail.

From Builds for every king, where the player guides behind each plan are listed. Run plan for all kings: How to beat King difficulty.

Deck: 9 cards

The first card is the base. You start a run with the base and 3 random cards from this deck.

Warlord
Base
Base and ranged troop. Shoots banners that add Warlord's stats to target allies.
Mob
Troop
Stone-throwing rebel. Gain a unit whenever a different adjacent card gains one.
Raptor
Troop
Mounted by adjacent units. Sums its stats with its rider and pierces through the frontline.
Dragon Den
Tower
Summons powerful single-strike dragons. Gets stronger each time a plot is destroyed.
Camp
Building
When a card is placed on an empty plot, Camp's adjacent plots gain stats (+2% per level on the official wiki table).
Migration
Tome
Moves target to an empty adjacent plot. Moved card gains +10% damage and HP.
Swords
Tome
Adds 5 damage or +5% damage to target, whichever is higher.
Shields
Tome
Adds 10 HP or +10% HP to target, whichever is higher.
Frost
Enchantment
Attacks slow the enemy's movement and attack speed.

Royal decrees

Decree	Effect	Limit
Dismantling	Camps now also trigger their effect whenever any plot is destroyed.	Once per run
Cryoflame	Dragons now spit blue fire and attack 1 more time per battle.	Repeatable without limit
Frostbite	Frost now deals damage per second for each stack.	Repeatable without limit
Gigasaur 1.0	Doubles the size and damage of all Raptors.	Up to 3 times
Khanate	Doubles the number of units of your Warlord.	Repeatable without limit
Pillage	The effect of all plot-destroying cards is applied 1 more time.	Once per run
Settlement	All new troops and towers placed on empty plots start with triple stats.	Repeatable without limit
Smithy	Doubles Swords and Shields effects.	Up to 3 times
Travel Boots 1.0	Migration is now triggered 1 more time per use.	Up to 3 times

Perks

Perk	Effect per rank	Ranks
Aggressive	Swords give extra damage.	3
Cold	Increases the Frost effect.	3
Defensive	Shields give extra HP.	3
Immigrant	Gives you a Migration card at every Expansion Tower event.	3
Jurassic	Raptors start with +20% damage.	3
Khan	Warlord starts with a bonus to all stats.	3
Leader	Start with random troop cards in your hand.	3
Rebellious	Mob plots get +1 unit every year.	3
Reptilian	Dragon Dens get +3% buff for every destruction effect.	3

Perk slots and ranks open with king levels. How perks and king levels work.

Guides for this king

King of Nomads guide: Camp, Migration, mounts and Dragon Den
How to beat King difficulty: perk board, year-5 decree, enemy re-rolls and the year-33 battle
Unlocking kings: every unlock counter and how it accumulates
Royal Council decrees: how the decree offer is built and which pools it draws from

Card, decree and perk lists: game data for version 1.0, imported 2026-11-13.