Emberspike Depths

Emberspike Depths
Type	Standard
Campaign	Main
Environment	Underground
Previous Level	The Dark Descent
Next Level	n/a
Gold	1900 (Campaign) 4000 (Heroic) 5000 (Iron)

This is it! The final battle against Lord Malagar and his forces is at hand! The dark ritual to unleash his evil master is underway! General, the fate of the world now rests upon your shoulders.

We have travelled through forsaken lands, far beyond the frontiers of our kingdom, in the deadliest of journeys and only your shining example and exceptional tactics have brought us this far. Only you can see this quest through, and vanquish our enemies. FOR LINIREA!

Emberspike Depths is the fifteenth level in Kingdom Rush: Frontiers and the final level of the main campaign.

Upon completion, the end credits will play.

Campaign

Set-Up

• Gold 1900
• Strategic Point x12
• Rubble x5
• Lord Malagar

Wave Composition

Wave	Enemies (West > West)	Enemies (West > Center)	Enemies (East > Center)	Enemies (East > East)	Income
1	Saurian Broodguard x4	Saurian Broodguard x4	Saurian Broodguard x4	Saurian Broodguard x4	320
2		Saurian Broodguard x5 Saurian Darter x5	Saurian Broodguard x5 Saurian Darter x5		400
3	Saurian Broodguard x5	Saurian Darter x4 Saurian Myrmidon x1	Saurian Darter x4 Saurian Myrmidon x1	Saurian Broodguard x5	460
4	Saurian Broodguard x6	Saurian Broodguard x4 Saurian Myrmidon x1	Saurian Broodguard x4 Saurian Myrmidon x1	Saurian Broodguard x6	500
5	Saurian Broodguard x3	Saurian Broodguard x3 Saurian Myrmidon x2 Saurian Blazefang x2	Saurian Broodguard x3 Saurian Myrmidon x2 Saurian Blazefang x2	Saurian Broodguard x3	600
6	Saurian Broodguard x5 Saurian Blazefang x2	Saurian Broodguard x8 Saurian Blazefang x1	Saurian Broodguard x8 Saurian Blazefang x1	Saurian Broodguard x5 Saurian Blazefang x2	760
7	Saurian Razorwing x7	Saurian Razorwing x7	Saurian Razorwing x7	Saurian Razorwing x7	280
8	Saurian Nightscale x6	Saurian Broodguard x7 Saurian Nightscale x6	Saurian Broodguard x7 Saurian Nightscale x6	Saurian Nightscale x6	880
9	Saurian Broodguard x15	Saurian Brute x1	Saurian Brute x1	Saurian Broodguard x15	1000
10	Saurian Nightscale x4	Saurian Broodguard x15 Saurian Savant x1	Saurian Broodguard x15 Saurian Savant x1	Saurian Nightscale x4	1000
11		Saurian Myrmidon x7 Saurian Brute x2	Saurian Myrmidon x7 Saurian Brute x2		1500
12	Saurian Broodguard x15 Saurian Myrmidon x3	Saurian Broodguard x15 Saurian Myrmidon x4	Saurian Broodguard x15 Saurian Myrmidon x4	Saurian Broodguard x15 Saurian Myrmidon x4	1950
13	Saurian Nightscale x10 Saurian Blazefang x5 Saurian Savant x1	Saurian Darter x10 Saurian Blazefang x5 Saurian Savant x1	Saurian Darter x10 Saurian Myrmidon x5 Saurian Savant x1	Saurian Nightscale x10 Saurian Myrmidon x5 Saurian Savant x1	2100
14	Saurian Razorwing x5 Saurian Quetzal x2 Saurian Myrmidon x7 Saurian Blazefang x5 Saurian Brute x2			Saurian Razorwing x5 Saurian Quetzal x2 Saurian Myrmidon x7 Saurian Blazefang x5 Saurian Brute x2	2400
15	Saurian Savant x3	Saurian Myrmidon x4 Saurian Blazefang x6 Saurian Brute x4	Saurian Myrmidon x4 Saurian Blazefang x6 Saurian Brute x4	Saurian Savant x3	3080

At the end of Wave 15, Umbra is released and appears to kill Lord Malagar. While fighting Umbra, it summons Shade Elementals. This does not count as a wave.

Strategy

PHASE 1:P Start with twi archers on the topmost strategic points ( 1st archers) than some level 2 archers on The strategic points next to the cristal (2nd archers) and finely some strategic points on the bumps inward from the sides (3rd archers). Add mages on the tops of the spikes upwards. Put some barracks at the end (one each route). PHASE 2: Upgrade Upgrade Upgrade. Upgrade the barracks to level 2, put Artillery to support the barracks, and up everything else to level 2 except for 1st archers. PHASE 3: up the 1st archers, along with the other archers, to 3rd tier. Upgrade the Artillery to 2nd tier. Up the barracks and mages as well. PHASE 4: WE GET TO TIER 4 Upgrade everything in the following order: 3rd archers to Crossbows, Artillery to battle mechas, mages to Necromancers, barracks to ??? , 2nd archers to Axethrower. Now for skills. PHASE 5: Dun Dun Dun Get things in order(all max tier). Sun bolts, missiles, weakening & spirits (It will SAVE YOUR LIVES when savants come), and, finally, toughness. PHASE 6: SAVE FORE REPAIRS Generally, repair the towers to full level but don't get skills. Exceptions: 1st archers should be rebuilt as tier 1. Axthrowers should be rebuilt as crossbows with sun bolts. Crossbows should be rebuilt with sun bolts.

Heroic Challenge

Set-Up

• Gold 4000
• Strategic Point x12
• Rubble x5
  • Restriction: Heroes are allowed.
  • Restriction: Upgrades fully allowed.

Wave Composition

Wave	Enemies (West > West)	Enemies (West > Center)	Enemies (East > Center)	Enemies (East > East)	Income
1	Saurian Myrmidon x5 Saurian Broodguard x21			Saurian Broodguard x19 Saurian Blazefang x4	1210
2	Saurian Myrmidon x8	Saurian Broodguard x18	Saurian Broodguard x18	Saurian Blazefang x7	1400
3	Saurian Darter x19	Saurian Razorwing x6	Saurian Darter x6	Saurian Darter x19	940
4	Saurian Broodguard x13 Saurian Myrmidon x4	Saurian Savant x3	Saurian Blazefang x8 Saurian Broodguard x16	Saurian Nightscale x13	1725
5	Saurian Savant x2	Saurian Broodguard x8 Saurian Savant x1	Saurian Broodguard x8 Saurian Savant x1	Saurian Broodguard x8 Saurian Savant x1	980
6	Saurian Broodguard x16 Saurian Savant x1	Saurian Broodguard x22 Saurian Brute x1 Saurian Myrmidon x8	Saurian Broodguard x22 Saurian Myrmidon x3 Saurian Brute x2	Saurian Broodguard x16 Saurian Savant x1	2870

Strategy
General Upgrades and Hero Towers

Iron Challenge

Set-Up

• Gold 5000
• Strategic Point x17
  • Restriction: Heroes are allowed.
  • Restriction: Upgrades fully allowed.
  • Restriction: only.

Wave Composition

Wave	Enemies (West > West)	Enemies (West > Center)	Enemies (East > Center)	Enemies (East > East)	Income
1	Saurian Blazefang x18 Saurian Nightscale x12 Saurian Darter x10 Saurian Myrmidon x3 Saurian Brute x2	Saurian Blazefang x22 Saurian Broodguard x10 Saurian Nightscale x15 Saurian Myrmidon x7 Saurian Brute x3	Saurian Blazefang x22 Saurian Broodguard x10 Saurian Nightscale x15 Saurian Myrmidon x7 Saurian Brute x3	Saurian Blazefang x18 Saurian Nightscale x18 Saurian Brute x3 Saurian Darter x7 Saurian Myrmidon x3	8640

Strategy
General Upgrades and Hero Towers

Related Achievements

 YOU SHALL NOT PASS! Defeat the Dark Lord and save the realm.

Trivia

• Following the defeat of Umbra; as with many levels that feature a boss; playing the level on either Iron Challenge or Heroic Challenge features a broken circle of crystal where the boss was once caged, and Vez'nan's Staff and the Hammer of Ages stuck in the dirt to either side of the center pit.