Defense Quick Guide for Demigod

Defending in Demigod Realm

A lot has changed in the past month in Game of War. Defending in the Demigod Realm has changed drastically with just one release. It can be overwhelming, but Real Tips is here to help! These quick guides are here to help you see what’s best for your city build at a glance. Gear, Runes, Gems, Banners, Monsters, and Potions are all listed here for you to in the Defense Quick Guide!

Which Stat to Choose?

In the Demi Realm, you can choose to focus on defense stats or attack stats. Defense saves more of your troops, while attack stats kill more of the enemy’s troops. We recommend choosing defense stats first and foremost. When talking explicitly about defending, we will always default to defense and the number one priority. We then defer to health and attack as the supporting stats. There are always different scenarios for individuals to choose attack over defense, but for this guide, defense will always come first because this guide is for those who simply want to save as many troops from dying as possible.

Gear

Who is ready for another round of gear? The Infernal Gear sets have been released, and so far there are weapons, helms, and armor.

The Defense set has attack, health, and defense, with defense being the highest among the sets. It also has the three base defender stats, as well as attack debuff. Rounding off the defense gear are deployment and rally size increases for troops, mythic, and traps.

Remember that there are two roads to go down when choosing stats for defending. Attack stats help you kill more of the incoming march, and defense stats help you save more of your troops from dying. For gear, we emphasize saving troops first, and we always recommend using defense gear.

Infernal Parrying Gear
Fiendish Parrying Gear
Vengeful Parrying Gear
(Elite) Bulwark Demolisher Gear
(Elite) Demolisher Gear solo attack
(Elite) Defender Devastator Gear

*When introducing new gear set pieces, make sure you are always comparing both new and old piece stats. Do not always assume that new pieces will be greater! Take into account the new piece level and how far the old piece was enhanced.

Gems

Some of the biggest changes you will need to do in your base to account for the changes in-game will be changing your mods. The changes from Trap Busters to no Trap Busters completely flips our priority in the new mods. Type Defense only helps when there are no traps in front of your troops or mythic. If you use traps, then you do not want to use type defense. If you have no traps then type defense is your friend.

One set now can combine the Defense and Type Defense to surpass the Empire Defender Defense percentage of the other mod set. It’s no little difference either, as it comes to an 84k percent difference! In the list below, where you see combined defense in parentheses, those include type defense and should only be used by those with NO TRAPS. Empire defender defense is best for those WITH TRAPS. However, if you are new or catching up, and you do not have the first two sets, then the third set with only EDD will still be better than the ones below it on the list.

Terrestrial Essence (672,672 Combined Defense)
Pulsing Nectar (194k Combined Defense)
Spirited Shelter (138.6k Combined Defense)
Twisting Mana (110k Empire Defender Defense)
Glowing Vandal Gem Set (92.4k Combined Defense)

Banner

Fortification
Ancient Defense Banner
Knight-errant Banner
Trident Banner
Catapult Medallion
Dependable Defense Banner
One’s Demigod Cornerstone Banner
One’s Demigod Dominance Banner
Demigod Stiff Stockade Banner
Rectifier Medallion

The fifth slot banner would be the Demigod Royal Helm Special banner (250k Defense). If you need more attack to kill the incoming march, use the Demigod Royal Siege Special banner (200k Attack). These banners can make the difference between a W and an L.

Runes

Runes have started to add some real customization to our bases. Some have incredible amounts of defense. However, other runes have defense and attack to save troops and kill incoming troops as well. Here we always default to the highest defense to save the most troops, but once you get to the point of not burning, there are many runes to play with.

The newest runes have a really solid mix of stats for defenders. They have all three empire defender stats, troop defense, and attack debuff:

Singing Stone
Barbaric Brand
Humming Hieroglyph
Sundering Stone
Tectonic Trinket Rune Set
Conductive Crystal

Potions

Potions are a great way to customize your base and give yourself an extra boost in stats in areas that are lacking. Therefore, Potions will have the most variety. I have made two very basic versions. First is for a city that has traps in front of troops as a barrier. In this scenario, all type defenses and health will not help you at all. Focus is on defense, attack, health, and debuffs. Second scenario is either no traps or very minimal traps that usually get broken through by incoming rallies. For the second scenario, the focus is defense, health, attack, type stats, and debuffs if high enough.

With Traps

Renewed Defense Vial

Green Screw 127,575 Defense
Cerise Seedpod 94,500 Defense
Green Broccoli 109,350 Attack
Red Pomegranate 100,305 Health
Green Lime 118,530 Attack Debuff
Green Mushroom 118,530 Health Debuff

Without Traps

Renewed Defense Vial

Green Screw 127,575 Defense
Red Broccoli 132,165 Type Defense
Red Pomegranate 100,305 Health
Red Pepper 104,760 Type Health
Green Broccoli 109,350 Attack
Green Pomegranate 133,940 Type Attack

Other Ingredients –

Cerise Seedpod 94,500 Defense
Lemon Antlers 70,000 Defense
Ochre Bulb 94,900 Type Defense
Ochre Fish 74,300 Health
Ochre Lettuce 77,600 Type Health
Cerise Bulb 81,000 Attack
Cerise Nur 87,800 Attack Debuff

Monsters

Monsters are added to the wall to help protect your empire. Now that we can combine the Defense and Type Defense, some monsters become very significant. But, do not forget that the Monster Lair itself gives some stats that could help defend:

Yeti (530k Type Defense)
Scarecrow (530k Type Attack)
Turkey Dragon (203k Combined Defense)
Demi Cerberus (310k% Type attack Debuff)
Demi Phantom (310k% Type Health Debuff)
Golem (Defense and Attack Debuff)
Minotaur (161k Combined Defense)
Celestial Dragon
Void Dragon

Last But Not Least

The best thing you could do for your defense account is to complete all your research! Research is the foundation of every single great account. This also means that you want to find an active alliance with a significant portion of the Alliance Combat Research finished or maxed. It’s not a make or break, but it certainly helps! Another point to make is that hospitals are the defender’s best friend, as it adds in defense per building.

Where to Look Next

The most important part of all battles is your hero. So, get the scoop about the skills, and skill priorities, for the Wonder in our Demi Hero Guide.

Demi Hero Guide Part 1

Demi Hero Guide Part 2

Research is the foundation of all great accounts, To make sure that you have your research covered, make sure you check out the Demi Research Guide.

Demigod Research Guide

Finally, if you are having trouble finding those places to gain extra stats, take a look at our article on How to Find Stats. In the end, we have a handy checklist for all players to go through.

Where to Find Stats