Orc Warriors Den

Orc Warriors Den
Type	Melee Tower
Introduced	Vez'nan's Tower
Attack Rate	1.0s
Respawn	10 seconds

“

We die, we live again!

”

The Orc Warriors Den is the first Melee Tower to be introduced in Kingdom Rush: Vengeance.

Description

What these combat-hungry Orcs lack in skill, they make up for in brutality. Fighting in packs of three, these able warriors are the core of Vez'nan's army.

Tier 4: "Skilled orcs with a thirst for combat. Battle-prepared warriors that never stop fighting."

Stats

	Level	HP (With Upgrades)	Heal Rate (per 2s)	Damage (1.0s) (With Upgrades)	Armor	Build Cost
	1	60 (78)	7	1-3 (1-3)	None	70
	2	100 (130)	15	3-4 (3-4)	Low (10%)	110
	3	150 (195)	22	5-7 (5-7)	Low (15%)	160
	4	200 (260)	20	11-16 (12-17)	Low (20%)	230

Abilities

Bloodlust

"Pain? I'll show you pain!"

Orcs* gain bonus damage.

*: Includes Orc Captain.

Level	Cost	Bonus Damage
1	180 (153)	40%
2	180 (153)	80%

Captain Promotion

"Listen up, scrubs!"

Promotes an Orc Warrior to a Captain, improving their damage and health.

	Cost	HP	Heal Rate (per 2s)	Damage (1.0s)	Armor	Respawn
	150 (127)	300 (390)	30	16-23 (17-25)	Medium (50%)	10 seconds

Seal of Blood

"This? Just a scratch."

Orc Warriors** gain HP regeneration per second.

**: Includes Orc Captain.

Level	Cost	Regeneration
1	120 (102)	5
2	120 (102)	10

Strategy

• Orcs are the jack of all trades barracks compared to the Dark Knights, Elite Harassers or Grim Cemetery. They are individually weaker than Dark Knights and Harassers, but are more in number, and are able to be moved around unlike Cemetery zombies.
• Lust for Combat is a decent upgrade offering a significant damage increase. While this does make orcs much better at dealing damage, their primary purpose is stalling, so other upgrades are generally better to get first.
• Captain Promotion is a viable upgrade as for only 150g an orc gains 250 physical EHP and a decent damage increase. It is extremely cheap but also strong for the price.
• Seal of Blood makes your orcs effectively immune to low DPS, and can allow them to stay in combat indefinitely. Only enemies with higher DPS will be able to kill your orcs.

Range

Related Upgrades

• WAR RATIONS (1 soul): With a full belly, Barracks units have improved health. (30% additional HP)
• GUILD OF MERCHANTS (2 souls): Costs of towers' special skills is now reduced. (15% cost reduction)
• MASTER ARCHITECTS (2 souls):All towers gain extra bonus damage. (10% additional basic attack damage)

Related Achievements

SHOW ME YOUR WAR FACE (30 gems) Summon 50 Captain Orcs.

Quotes

• "Puny humans!"
• "Proud warriors! Hurrah!"
• "Ka Mate! Ka Mate!"

Tier 4:

• "We die, we live again!" (when built)
• "Come get some!" (Lust for Combat)
• "This one knows how to count!" (Captain Promotion)
• "Lets go wreck it!" (Seal of Blood)

Trivia

• Unlike the Dark Knights and Elite Harassers, Orcs come in groups of 3, and unlike the Grim Cemetery, can be positioned to defend a specific location. This makes them the closest Vengeance equivalent of the "classic" barracks towers in the previous games.
• The Orc Warrior Den is based on the Orc enemy from the first Kingdom Rush.
• The tier 3 Orcs are a reference to the Grunts from Warcraft 3.
• "Puny Humans"
  • seems to loosely refer to "Puny Human", a line spoken by the 2003 Hulk.
• "Ka Mate! Ka Mate!"
  • Part of the Haka, a ceremonial Māori dance most commonly seen performed by the New Zealand rugby team the All Blacks, who chant and perform the dance before a match as a means to intimidate their opponents. The words "Ka Mate" translate to "It is death", and are followed by "Ka Ore, Ka Ore", which translates to "It is life".

"We die, we live again"

• Taken from the 2015 film Mad Max: Fury Road. The original line is spoken by the character Nux "I live, I die. I LIVE AGAIN!"

"Let's go wreck it"

• Seems to be loosely inspired by Wreck-It Ralph.

"This? Just a scratch"

• Likely a loose adaptation of "Tis but a scratch." From Monty Python and the Holy Grail"

• Orc Warrior names do not appear to have any significant meaning or reference. They are simple, one or two syllable names.
  • Trahg
  • Mgon
  • Gaoq
  • Goteg
  • Drok
  • Blokk
  • Aruk
  • Tklo
  • Grub

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