The KaW Buildings/Build Guide

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  1. The KaW Buildings/Builds Guide

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    Hello and welcome to the KaW Buildings/Builds Guide. This is a guide to help teach you about buildings and the possible builds you can make with them. This guide was posted on my KaWiversary in hopes of many more prosperous years (And Stickies :p ). Hope you enjoy, Dillybar.

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    Table of Contents

    1. Common Slang
    2. Lands
    3. Buildings
    4. Builds
    5. Converting Builds
    6. Tips and Advice
    7. Places to Look
    8. Conclusion

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    Common Slang

    There are a lot of slang commonly used with buildings. This is a small dictionary of commonly used words and their definitions.

    T1- A Workshop, Barracks, or Stables

    T2- A Forge, Beastiary, or War Cathedral

    T3- A Subterranean Factory, War Aviary, or Summoning Circle

    T4- A Cursed Foundry, Circle of Elementals, or Titans Lair

    Work- Workshop

    Beast- Beastiary

    Cath- War Cathedral

    Sub- Subterranean Factory

    Av- War Aviary

    Circ- Summoning Circle

    Found- Cursed Foundry

    Element/Elmnt- Circle of Elementals

    Titan- Titan's Lair

    Shadow- Stronghold of Shadow

    BTA- Bonus To Allies

    Regen- Regeneration

    LC- All lands bought

    BC- LC with all fully upgraded buildings

    T3 BC- BC with T3 buildings.

    lvl- Level

    K- Thousand

    M- Million

    Bil/B- Billion

    Stats- Your bonus to allies.

    Pure Spy- Someone with all spy buildings

    OSF- Open Secret Farm (A Pure Spy who allows free attacks)

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    Lands

    There are a total of 25 lands, each with a different cost. The following is a list of the lands and their prices along with the total cost of LCing.


    First Land- Free- Comes with a Castle. Castle cannot be sold or upgraded. (Part of tutorial)

    Second Land- 1k- Must build a workshop, barracks, or stables. (Part of Tutorial)

    Third Land- 1k- Must build a Guild. (Part of Tutorial)

    Fourth Land- 5k

    Fifth Land- 30k

    Sixth Land- 150k

    Seventh Land- 300k

    Eighth Land- 750k

    Ninth Land- 1.5m

    Tenth Land- 2.5m

    Eleventh Land- 3.5m

    Twelfth Land- 5m

    Thirteenth Land- 10m

    Fourteenth Land- 20m

    Fifteenth Land- 60m

    Sixteenth Land- 100m

    Seventeenth Land- 200m

    Eighteenth Land- 300m

    Nineteenth Land- 600m

    Twentieth Land- 900m

    Twenty-First Land- 1.2b

    Twenty-Second Land- 1.5b

    Twenty-Third Land- 1.8b

    Twenty-Fourth Land- 2.1b

    Twenty-Fifth Land- 3b

    Total Gold- 11'803'737'000 (2k is from tutorials)

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    Buildings

    There are a total of 18 buildings. Buildings are the main form of strength in KaW and the higher these stats are, the more likely you will win. The following is a list of the buildings with their stats and their prices for each level. The stats listed are the BTA Strengths (Bonus To Allies)

    The stats will be listed in this order:

    Cost
    Regen Rate
    Max Troops
    Attack
    Defense
    Spy Attack
    Spy Defense
    Plunder Bonus


    Workshop- The T1 Attack Building. Total Cost: 1.75m

    Level 1- 25k, 42, 500, 400/200/0/0, $10,000

    Level 2- 200k, 83, 1000, 500/300/0/0, $22,000

    Level 3- 1.5m, 167, 2000, 600/400/0/0, $48,000

    Stables- The T1 Balanced Building. Total Cost: 1.75m

    Level 1- 25k, 42, 500, 300/300/0/0, $10,000

    Level 2- 200k, 83, 1000, 400/400/0/0, $22,000

    Level 3- 1.5m, 167, 2000, 500/500/0/0, $48,000

    Barracks- The T1 Defensive Building. Total Cost: 1.75m

    Level 1- 25k, 42, 500, 200/400/0/0, $10,000

    Level 2- 200k, 83, 1000, 300/500/0/0, $22,00

    Level 3- 1.5m, 167, 2000, 400/600/0/0, $48,000

    Forge- The T2 Attack Building. Total Cost: 9.75m

    Level 1- 1.75m, 42, 500, 1200/600/0/0, $30,000

    Level 2- 3m, 83, 1000, 3000/1800/0/0, $66,000

    Level 3- 5m, 167, 2000, 7200/4800/0/0, $144,000

    Beastiary- The T2 Balanced Building. Total Cost: 9.75m

    Level 1- 1.75m, 41, 525, 997/997/0/0, $30,450

    Level 2- 3m, 81, 1050, 2625/2625/0/0, $67,200

    Level 3- 5m, 161, 2100, 6720/6720/0/0, $147,000

    War Cathedral- The T2 Defensive Building. Total Cost: 9.75m

    Level 1- 1.75m, 42, 500, 750/1200/0/0, $32,000

    Level 2- 3m, 83, 1000, 2100/3000/0/0, $69,000

    Level 3- 5m, 167, 2000, 5600/7200/0/0, $152,000

    Subterranean Factory- The T3 Attack Building. Total Cost: 1.330b

    Level 1- 130m, 42, 500, 3600/1800/0/0, $101,500

    Level 2- 350m, 83, 1000, 9000/5400/0/0, $186,000

    Level 3- 850m, 167, 2000, 21600/14400/0/0, $264,000

    War Aviary- The T3 Balanced Building. Total Cost: 1.330b

    Level 1- 130m, 41, 525, 2993/2993/0/0, $103,950

    Level 2- 350m, 81, 1050, 7875/7875/0/0, $190,050

    Level 3- 850m, 161, 2100, 19740/19740/0/0, $331,800

    Summoning Circle- The T3 Defensive Building. Total Cost: 1.330b

    Level 1- 130m, 42, 500, 2150/3600/0/0, $106,500

    Level 2- 350m, 83, 1000, 6300/9000/0/0, $195,000

    Level 3- 850m, 167, 2000, 16400/21600/0/0, $340,000

    Cursed Foundry- The T4 Attack Building. Total Cost: 26.250b

    Level 1- 3.75b, 75, 900, 25920/17280/0/0, $356,400

    Level 2- 7.5b, 83, 1000, 51800/20000/0/0, $535,000

    Level 3- 15b, 100, 1200, 103560/68640/0/0, $801,600

    Circle of Elementals- The T4 Balanced Building. Total Cost: 26.250b

    Level 1- 3.75b, 75, 1000, 23680/23680/0/0, $365,000

    Level 2- 7.5b, 84, 1100, 47366/47366/0/0, $547,800

    Level 3- 15b, 100, 1300, 94744/94744/0/0, $821,600

    Titans Lair- The T4 Defensive Building. Total Cost: 26.250b

    Level 1- 3.75b, 75, 900, 19674/25920/0/0, $374,400

    Level 2- 7.5b, 83, 1000, 39340/51840/0/0, $562,000

    Level 3- 15b, 100, 1200, 78672/103680/0/0, $843,600

    Guild The T1 Spy Building. Total Cost: 977.75m

    Level 1- 25k, 42, 500, 0/0/150/150, $5,000

    Level 2- 2.5m, 125, 1500, 0/0/900/900, $33,000

    Level 3- 75m, 375, 4500, 0/0/5400/5400, $216,000

    Level 4- 900m, 750, 9000, 0/0/13500/13500, $432,000

    Stronghold of Shadow The T2 Spy Building. Total Cost: 27.72b

    Level 1- 3.96b, 834, 10000, 0/0/16200/16200, $440,000

    Level 2- 7.92b, 1000, 12000, 0/0/32400/32400, $516,000

    Level 3- 15.84b, 1167, 14000, 0/0/64960/64960, $756,000

    Defense Tower The T1 Pure Defense Building. Total Cost: 35m

    Level 1- 25k, N/A, N/A, 0/750/0/0, N/A

    Level 2- 4.75m, N/A, N/A, 0/5625/0/0, N/A

    Level 3- 30m, N/A, N/A, 0/40500/0/0, N/A

    Defensive Fortress The T2 Pure Defense Building. Total Cost: 18.6b

    Level 1- 1b, N/A, N/A, 0/44550/0/0, N/A

    Level 2- 3.1b, N/A, N/A, 0/78000/0/0, N/A

    Level 3- 14.5b, N/A, N/A, 0/124272/0/0, N/A

    Lookout Tower The T1 Pure Spy Defense Building. Total Cost: 977.525m

    Level 1- 25k, N/A, N/A, 0/0/0/225, N/A

    Level 2- 2.5m, N/A, N/A, 0/0/0/1320, N/A

    Level 3- 75m, N/A, N/A, 0/0/0/8100, N/A

    Level 4- 900m, N/A, N/A, 0/0/0/20250, N/A

    Lookout Fortress The T2 Pure Spy Defense Building. Total Cost:26.25b 

    Level 1- 3.5b, N/A, N/A, 0/0/24300/0, N/A

    Level 2- 7.75b, N/A, N/A, 0/0/48600/0, N/A

    Level 3- 15b, N/A, N/A, 0/0/157800/0, N/A

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    Builds

    There are hundreds of builds in KaW. Each has it's own weaknesses and strengths and will really define how you play the game.

    Attack Build

    The Attack Build consists of 24 Workshops, Forges, Subterranean Factories, or Cursed Foundries. This build will just about always win it's first attack unless it is grossly under the enemy's ally stats. The only thing is you'll almost always lose when defending against an attack or a spy attack. Total cost to BC with T4: 644'803'737'000

    Balanced Build

    The Balanced Build consists of 24 Stables, Beastiaries, War Aviaries, or Circle of Elementals. This build will nearly always win in either attack or defense against a build, however it will usually lose against a spy attack. Total cost to BC with T4: 644'803'737'000

    Defensive Build

    A Defensive Build consists of 24 Barracks, War Cathedrals, Summoning Circles, or Titans Lairs. These builds will nearly always win in defense, but will rarely win in an attack. Total cost to BC with T4: 644'803'737'000

    Mixed Build

    A Mixed Build has so many variations. The most common one though is 8 spy buildings and 16 troop buildings. This build offers good spy defense and spy attack, as well as ok attack. Total cost to BC with T4: 653'563'737'000

    Pure Spy Build

    A Pure Spy Build Consists of 24 Guilds or Stronghold of Shadows. These builds will nearly always win in a spy attack, but have no attack troops. These builds are anonymous and serve well as OSFs but give out low plunder. Total Cost to BC with T4: 677'083'737'000

    Hansel/Hybrid Build

    A Hansel Build consists of 23 Guilds or Stronghold of Shadows along with 1 Troop Building. A Hybrid build is the same, except without the troop building. These builds are good for allowing a couple of hits or for spying and being "too weak" to attack. Hybrids are good for opening then putting up a troop building to keep you from getting unwanted hits. Also, Hansel builds are unable to be hit with no gold out other then by another Hansel build or a very weak player. Total Cost to BC with T4 (Hybrid): 649'363'737'000. Total Cost to BC with T4 (Hansel): 675.613'737'000

    Tower Build

    A Tower Build consists of 24 Defensive Towers or Defensive Fortresses. These builds have no troops, however, they are good for allowing free steals or scouts. These builds are very hard to win against in an attack. Total Cost to BC with T4: 458'203'737'000

    Turtle Build

    Turtle Builds have lots of different variations. A turtle build is any build with higher defense then possible with full troop buildings. This build often contains lots of towers and very few troop buildings. These builds are very rare.

    *Please note that the cost to BC counts the cost of Land Completing.*

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    Converting Builds

    I have some tips from experience for converting builds which will likely help you out.

    If you're converting to a pure spy, I'd recommend saving up enough money to build 24 guilds/strongholds fully upgraded all at once. This is because it is much easier to make money as an attack build then as a spy build.

    If you're simply leveling up your buildings, I'd recommend saving up enough to fully upgrade one building and take them one at a time.

    *Side Note: You get 330m for destroying a level 3 T3 building.*

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    Tips and Advice

    Here are some tips and advice that may help you with your build.

    - Make sure your build suits your style of play

    - Always keep max plunder

    - If you're attacking a farm that's open for long durations of time, attack/spy them twice, regenerate, attack/spy twice, regenerate, etc.

    - Use inactive farms

    - Shoot for LC before BC

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    Places to Look

    Be sure to check out the following places as they're either made by me or guides that may help you with this guide.

    My Other Guides:

    The_KaW_Handbook

    Beginner's_Warring_Guide

    The_KaW_Questing_Guide

    The_KaW_Color,_Font,_and_Pictures_Guide

    The_Full_KaW_Warring_Guide

    AwesomeSauceGuides Inc.

    AwesomeSauce_Guides_Inc.

    Related Guides

    Build_Calculator

    Spy_Guide

    T4_Guide

    Building_Guide

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    Conclusion

    Thanks very much for reading the guide. I hope you enjoyed and learned something from it. If you liked it please post support on this thread. Also I'd like to give some special thanks to some people that I wouldn't have been able to do this without:

    - Donkey for his guide on T4s
    - AwesomeSauce Guides Inc. for lots of help
    - Conclave of Shadows, my clan
     
  2. Nice
     
  3.  NICE needs the stickey
     
  4. wow lol THIS needs 2 be stickied
     
  5. Another great guide by Dillybar!!! Good job Dilly. Keep it up! :) This needs to be stickied!!! 
     
  6. Exceptionally clear and loaded w good info. Congratz!
     
  7. My name 
     
  8. Nice job, dilly. :D :D

    EDITS:
    this first one i LOL'ed at. did you just copy this one from your handbook?
    total land cost: actually 1,803,735,000. for lands 4-25. if you count the tutorial ones, add 2k.
    (add up your costs, dilly!) :)

    PS. if you did just use the one from your handbook, go back and edit it. you'll find that the handbook includes a "30k" land that does not exist, and misses the 200M one. Thats where you got your error from :)

    workshop:
    2: 1000/600
    3: 2400/1600

    stables:
    2: 800/800
    3: 2000/2000

    barracks:
    2 and 3: flip the workshop stats around. (too lazy to write it-.-)

    also: u have a note that the def buildings give an extra 5%. add that the balance ones have 100 extra troops at max lv, and give 5% less plunder. :D

    according to raeki, a hansel cannot be hit with 0 cash by any player with 12 troop buildings or more.

    i thought you get 20% for razing any building? shouldnt that be 266M? not 330? am i missing something......?

    Overall, very nice. :)
     
  9. Hehe. Guess I did screw up on the lc cost. Not sure what you mean about the workshops though.
     
  10. your workshop stats are wrong for lv2/3? and your other t1's also. :)
     
  11. No I don't believe so...
     
  12. lv2 workshop: atk50, def 30, 1000 troops. 50 * 1000, then /50 = 1000.
    lv3: atk 60, def 40, soldiers 2000. 60 * 2000 = 120000/50 = 2400.

    i think thats right..... :)
     
  13. Nope, I'm correct. The build calculator says so too
     
  14. XD. Hopin for a sticky 
     
  15. Sticky! Now!
     
  16. Feedback the devs if you think there should be a sticky
     
  17. Uhh... How about after I'm not silenced?
     
  18. lol. sorry, dilly, but KaW says that IM right. lol. go check your pal :) :)
     
  19. Just checking - when I sell a building, I can build another without paying the exploration costs - right?