ON DEFENSE · Catalyst
Guard tower
When a tower within 1/2/3/4 hexes kills a marcher, barks to increase that tower's attack speed by 20%/40%/60%/100% for 2/3/4/5s.
THE FIELD NOTES · CRITTERFRONT
Dog
Swiftclaw on the march. Catalyst at home. Get to know both sides of this creature.
2 goldShop tier 1Physical damage
Dog belongs to Swiftclaw on attack and Catalyst on defense. Buying one family gives you both combat forms.
Planning considerations
A defending Dog buffs towers that earn nearby kills. Keep likely finishers in bark range. On offense, Pack Leader is always active while Dog lives and speeds up the allies behind it; the aura adds to other speed bonuses such as Swiftclaw rather than multiplying them.
Plan a team with Dog ↗One recruit. Two abilities.
ON ATTACK · Swiftclaw
Guard marcher
Pack Leader: always active while alive; speeds up to 1/2/3/4 allies behind it (longer remaining path to the Nexus, nearest first) by 10%/20%/30%/50%; only the strongest aura applies, and it adds to other speed bonuses.
Dog base stats
| Stat | Defending tower | Attacking marcher |
|---|---|---|
| Health | 95 | 86 |
| Attack damage | 8 | 12 |
| Basic attacks / second | 1 | 1 |
| Range (hexes) | 2 | 1 |
| Minimum range (hexes) | 0 | — |
| Splash radius (hexes) | 0 | 0 |
| Armor | 5 | 5 |
| Magic resistance | 4 | 4 |
| Movement speed (hexes / second) | Anchored | 0.75 |
| Nexus damage | — | 1 |
| Body | Ground tower | Ground |
| Normal attack | Yes | Yes |
Catalog attack values can remain nonzero when an ability disables normal attacks. Attack × APS is not a damage forecast. Ability effects, stars, synergies, resistances, and round modifiers change combat outcomes.
Find a team connection.
Swiftclaw partners
2 families: marchers move 50% faster and Pounce (+1 Nexus damage on a breach). 3 families: Swiftclaw marchers move 60% faster and every other allied marcher 30% faster. 5 families: Swiftclaw marchers move 90% faster and every other allied marcher 60% faster. Speed bonuses add up (+50% and +10% Pack Leader = +60%), they do not multiply.
Catalyst partners
2 families: qualifying Catalyst buffs or debuffs echo to two additional targets within 1 hex. 3 families: four, within 2 hexes. 5 families: five, within 3 hexes.
These are shared-synergy options, not a tested win-rate ranking. Only distinct deployed families count; bench units and summons do not add members.
What changes with stars?
Two matching copies at the same star merge into the next star. Stars I, II, III, and IV represent 1, 2, 4, and 8 copies. Health scales by 1×, 1.7×, 2.8×, and 4.5×; attack scales by 1×, 1.6×, 2.5×, and 4×. Nexus damage increases by one at each star after I. Each ability uses its own values listed above.
Generic star scaling does not increase armor, magic resistance, range, or basic attack speed. Learn the recruiting and merging loop or read about tower and marcher positioning.