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Perks

117 perks. King perks apply only when you play that king; universal perks work for every king; Rainbow perks change how the perk grid itself counts. Multiplayer perks are a separate set for ranked runs. How slots, ranks and king levels work.

Universal perks

  • Castellan

    Max rank 3

    Base has +10% to all stats.

  • Expansionist perk icon

    Expansionist

    Max rank 3

    Start with +1 random unlocked plot.

  • Fortifier perk icon

    Fortifier

    Max rank 3

    Towers start with +10% damage.

  • Holy

    Max rank 3

    Doubles blessing effect.

  • Ingenious perk icon

    Ingenious

    Max rank 2

    Your base can now level up +3 times.

  • Lucky perk icon

    Lucky

    Max rank 3

    Rainbow cards are +20% more likely to appear in shops.

  • Nurturer perk icon

    Nurturer

    Max rank 3

    All troops start with +10% HP.

  • Persistent perk icon

    Persistent

    Max rank 3

    Start with +2 free re-rolls.

  • Politician perk icon

    Politician

    Max rank 2

    +1 royal decree option.

  • Scavenger

    Max rank 3

    Your kingdom starts with treasure chests.

  • Swift

    Max rank 3

    All troops have extra attack speed.

  • Wrathful

    Max rank 3

    All troops deal +10% damage.

  • Thorough

    Max rank 3

    Get +1 random card from your king in year 33.

  • Entrepreneur

    Max rank 3

    Gain gold after every battle.

  • Resilient

    Max rank 3

    Start with +1 life.

  • Quick

    Max rank 3

    Plots start with extra movement speed.

  • Elevated

    Max rank 3

    All summons start +10% stronger.

  • Prodigious

    Max rank 3

    Cards you place after your opening play level up immediately.

King of Nothing

  • Agricultural perk icon

    Agricultural

    Max rank 3

    Start with Farm cards in your hand.

  • Benevolent

    Max rank 3

    Gives you +1 Wildcard after every Rainbow Army battle.

  • Farsighted perk icon

    Farsighted

    Max rank 3

    Archers have +50% range.

  • Mauler perk icon

    Mauler

    Max rank 3

    Castle boulders start with a larger attack area.

  • Protector perk icon

    Protector

    Max rank 3

    Troops start with Steel Coat stacks.

  • Recruiter perk icon

    Recruiter

    Max rank 3

    Soldiers start with a bonus to all stats.

  • Sentinel perk icon

    Sentinel

    Max rank 3

    Scout Towers start with extra arrows.

  • Stubborn perk icon

    Stubborn

    Max rank 3

    Start with free re-rolls.

  • Valiant perk icon

    Valiant

    Max rank 3

    Paladins start with extra units.

King of Spells

  • Arcane perk icon

    Arcane

    Max rank 3

    Wizards gain +1% damage for every Enchantment they bear.

  • Eldritch perk icon

    Eldritch

    Max rank 3

    Shamans deal +20% damage.

  • Electric perk icon

    Electric

    Max rank 3

    Static causes +3 damage.

  • Mystic perk icon

    Mystic

    Max rank 3

    Start with +1 completely random enchantment in hand.

  • Ruthless perk icon

    Ruthless

    Max rank 3

    Citadel attack has a 5% chance to insta-kill.

  • Scholar perk icon

    Scholar

    Max rank 1

    Raises the Library success rate.

  • Scrollmaster perk icon

    Scrollmaster

    Max rank 3

    Start with completely random tome cards in hand.

  • Seer perk icon

    Seer

    Max rank 3

    Spires start with extra rays.

  • Sorcerous perk icon

    Sorcerous

    Max rank 3

    Warlocks gain +1% HP for every Tome used.

King of Greed

  • Fixer perk icon

    Fixer

    Max rank 3

    Dispensers start with extra damage.

  • Goon perk icon

    Goon

    Max rank 3

    Thieves deal extra critical damage.

  • Nepobaby perk icon

    Nepobaby

    Max rank 3

    Start with +20 gold.

  • Oligarch perk icon

    Oligarch

    Max rank 2

    Start with +1 Vault card in your hand.

  • Patron perk icon

    Patron

    Max rank 3

    Over-invest gives a bonus to all stats.

  • Peddler perk icon

    Peddler

    Max rank 3

    1 free shop purchase.

  • Planner perk icon

    Planner

    Max rank 3

    Losing a life gives you +30 gold.

  • Smuggler perk icon

    Smuggler

    Max rank 3

    Mortgage gives extra gold.

  • Tycoon perk icon

    Tycoon

    Max rank 3

    Mercenaries cost less gold.

King of Blood

  • Blighted perk icon

    Blighted

    Max rank 3

    When a Cemetery is placed, adds +1 Bone Pile to your hand.

  • Butcher perk icon

    Butcher

    Max rank 3

    Manglers get extra damage per sacrificed unit.

  • Cultist perk icon

    Cultist

    Max rank 3

    Start with +1 Imp card in hand.

  • Diabolical perk icon

    Diabolical

    Max rank 3

    Pagoda starts summoning +9 Ghosts.

  • Explosive perk icon

    Explosive

    Max rank 3

    Bombers start with +3 units.

  • Martyr perk icon

    Martyr

    Max rank 3

    Carnage has a larger attack area.

  • Oracle

    Max rank 3

    Oblation starts with extra effect stacks.

  • Pagan perk icon

    Pagan

    Max rank 2

    Start with a Demon Altar in a random corner plot.

  • Summoner perk icon

    Summoner

    Max rank 3

    All summons start with a bonus to all stats.

King of Nature

  • Ecofriendly perk icon

    Ecofriendly

    Max rank 3

    Start with +1 Forest card in your hand.

  • Elven perk icon

    Elven

    Max rank 3

    Elves start with +20% damage.

  • Gardener perk icon

    Gardener

    Max rank 3

    Orchard casts +1 root per plot level.

  • Healer perk icon

    Healer

    Max rank 3

    Treant starts with +10% damage.

  • Pollinator perk icon

    Pollinator

    Max rank 3

    Start with a Mycelium in a random outer plot.

  • Spreader perk icon

    Spreader

    Max rank 3

    All Nature troops start with +3 units.

  • Tamer perk icon

    Tamer

    Max rank 3

    Boars start with +10% HP.

  • Tenacious perk icon

    Tenacious

    Max rank 3

    Receive +1 Procreate card every time you lose a life.

  • Toxic perk icon

    Toxic

    Max rank 3

    Poison ticks are +10% faster.

King of Nomads

  • Aggressive perk icon

    Aggressive

    Max rank 3

    Swords give extra damage.

  • Cold perk icon

    Cold

    Max rank 3

    Increases the Frost effect.

  • Defensive perk icon

    Defensive

    Max rank 3

    Shields give extra HP.

  • Immigrant perk icon

    Immigrant

    Max rank 3

    Gives you a Migration card at every Expansion Tower event.

  • Jurassic perk icon

    Jurassic

    Max rank 3

    Raptors start with +20% damage.

  • Khan perk icon

    Khan

    Max rank 3

    Warlord starts with a bonus to all stats.

  • Leader perk icon

    Leader

    Max rank 3

    Start with random troop cards in your hand.

  • Rebellious perk icon

    Rebellious

    Max rank 3

    Mob plots get +1 unit every year.

  • Reptilian perk icon

    Reptilian

    Max rank 3

    Dragon Dens get +3% buff for every destruction effect.

King of Stone

  • Ballisteer perk icon

    Ballisteer

    Max rank 3

    Ballistas start with extra units.

  • Brewer perk icon

    Brewer

    Max rank 3

    Cauldrons start with extra poison stacks.

  • Hunter perk icon

    Hunter

    Max rank 3

    Trapper's traps now stun +50% longer.

  • Hurler perk icon

    Hurler

    Max rank 3

    Trebuchets start throwing extra rocks.

  • Impervious perk icon

    Impervious

    Max rank 3

    Losing a life gives you +2 Wallmaker cards.

  • Incendiary perk icon

    Incendiary

    Max rank 3

    Flametowers start with a larger attack area.

  • Sturdy perk icon

    Sturdy

    Max rank 3

    Walls start with extra HP.

  • Tactician perk icon

    Tactician

    Max rank 2

    Start with +1 completely random tower card in hand.

  • Warden perk icon

    Warden

    Max rank 2

    Stronghold starts with +1 level.

King of Progress

  • Admiral perk icon

    Admiral

    Max rank 3

    Mothership's movement and attack speed are increased by 10%.

  • Armored perk icon

    Armored

    Max rank 3

    Defenders start with extra HP.

  • Innovator perk icon

    Innovator

    Max rank 2

    Start with +1 Concabulator card in hand.

  • Mad perk icon

    Mad

    Max rank 3

    Converters start with extra attack speed.

  • Opportunist perk icon

    Opportunist

    Max rank 3

    Gives you +5 gold for each level up.

  • Progressive perk icon

    Progressive

    Max rank 3

    All Progress cards can level up extra times.

  • Ranger perk icon

    Ranger

    Max rank 3

    Executioners start with extra damage.

  • Scientific perk icon

    Scientific

    Max rank 3

    Lab Rats start with extra levels.

  • Trashy

    Max rank 3

    Whenever a Recycler is placed on a plot, adds +1 Trash card to your hand

King of Time

  • Agile perk icon

    Agile

    Max rank 3

    All plots start with extra movement speed.

  • Brutal perk icon

    Brutal

    Max rank 3

    Your troops start with +1 Adrenaline stack.

  • Destructive perk icon

    Destructive

    Max rank 3

    Orbiters start with +40% damage.

  • Exiler perk icon

    Exiler

    Max rank 3

    Bastion attacks warp enemies +1 time.

  • Horologist perk icon

    Horologist

    Max rank 3

    Hourglass attacks start faster.

  • Invoker perk icon

    Invoker

    Max rank 3

    Warpers' summons have more HP.

  • Manipulative perk icon

    Manipulative

    Max rank 3

    Enemies have reduced attack speed.

  • Physicist perk icon

    Physicist

    Max rank 3

    Start with Portal cards.

  • Wise perk icon

    Wise

    Max rank 3

    Gives a bonus to all stats of all plots per year played.

Rainbow perks

  • Banisher

    Max rank 3

    Allows you to pick a king to banish from the next run.

  • Expander

    Max rank 3

    Adds perk slots to one row.

  • Leftist

    Max rank 3

    The perk to its left is applied extra times.

  • Lunatic

    Max rank 3

    If this is your only perk, you start at war against the Jack of Rainbows.

  • Moderate

    Max rank 3

    All universal perks are applied a fixed number of times, no more and no less.

  • Nationalist

    Max rank 3

    All adjacent king perks are applied +1 time.

  • Seasoned

    Max rank 3

    Grants you experience.

  • Verticalist

    Max rank 3

    Vertically adjacent perks are applied extra times.

  • Authoritarian

    Max rank 3

    The top-left regular perk is applied a fixed number of times (x3 per Patch #30), no more and no less.

Multiplayer perks

  • Hardy

    Max rank 3

    Increases your base's HP by +20%.

  • Leftist

    Max rank 3

    The perk to its left is applied +1 time.

  • Expander

    Max rank 3

    Adds 2 perk slots to one row.

  • Verticalist

    Max rank 3

    Vertically adjacent perks are applied +1 time.

  • Moderate

    Max rank 3

    All universal perks are now x2. No more, no less.

  • Vigilant

    Max rank 3

    Starts with +2 years of protection.

  • Authoritarian

    Max rank 3

    The top-left regular perk is applied a fixed number of times (x3 per Patch #30), no more and no less.

  • Vain

    Max rank 3

    Gains medals after runs.

  • Ambitious

    Max rank 3

    Gains rank points if you finish a run in first place.

Source: perk table from the 1.0 game data on the official 9 Kings wiki. Values per rank come from the Patch #30 and #31 notes or the official wiki perk table; where neither states a number, the effect is described without one.

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