Rotten Forest

This article is about the level in Kingdom Rush. For the tower in Kingdom Rush: Vengeance, see Rotten Forest (Tower).

Rotten Forest
Type	Elite
Campaign	Fungal Forest
Environment	Wastes
Previous Level	n/a
Next Level	Fungal Forest

"Summon your troops, General! The forces of darkness are relentless in their attacks against our beloved kingdom, and we must take action. Reports indicate that the area known as the Rotten Forest is indeed rotten; as a portal to the netherworld has opened in the midst of the woods.

The dead find no rest in this forest, and vegetation turns against any who wander into it. You must lead your forces into the Rotten Forest and get to the root of the problem!"

Rotten Forest is the fifteenth stage in Kingdom Rush. It requires the Premium Content in the Flash version. It was originally introduced as a stand-alone level, but since the release of Fungal Forest it is now part of a mini-campaign. It is stand-alone in flash, since Fungal Forest will not appear after a player completed this stage successfully.

Campaign

Set-Up

• Gold 800
• Strategic Point x17
• Poison Pool x1

Wave Composition

Wave	Enemies (South)	Enemies (North)	Enemies (Gateway)	Income
1	Husk x10			100
2		Giant Spiders x25		150
3	Husk x13	Giant Spiders x20		250
4	Gargoyle x8	Gargoyle x8		192
5			Demon Spawn x18	360
6	Husk x20	Giant Spiders x10 Spider Matriarch x4 Noxious Creeper x2		420
7	Husk x30	Noxious Creeper x5		500
8			Demon Spawn x20 Demon Hound x5 Demon Lord x2	645
9	Gargoyle x12	Gargoyle x18	Demon Imp x10	610
10	Tainted Treant x11			660
11	Tainted Treant x8	Tainted Treant x8		960
12	Tainted Treant x6	Tainted Treant x6	Demon Hound x10	970
13	Swamp Thing x3	Swamp Thing x2		1000
14	Gargoyle x20	Gargoyle x20	Demon Imp x20	980
15	Husk x20 Swamp Thing x2	Noxious Creeper x5 Swamp Thing x2		1200
16	Necromancer x6 Swamp Thing x2	Necromancer x6 Swamp Thing x2		1400
17			Demon Spawn x55 Demon Hound x20 Demon Lord x2	1720
18	Tainted Treant x5 Swamp Thing x2	Necromancer x6 Swamp Thing x2	Demon Hound x16 Demon Lord x2	1920
19	Swamp Thing x6	Swamp Thing x6		2400
20	Tainted Treant x20	Greenmuck Tainted Treant x20	Demon Spawn x46 Demon Lord x3	3500

Note: From Wave 11, additional Tainted Treants will randomly emerge from the ground anywhere in the level. These Treants do not give Gold when defeated.

Strategy

General Swamp Thing has area ranged attack that can easily kill your reinforcements and hero, so try to kill them as quickly as possible. It can often be worth sacrificing some Reinforcements to stall a Swamp Thing temporarily, allowing you to drop a Rain of Fire directly on top of the beast and inflict a massive amount of damage. Rangers Hideout's Poison Arrows damage ignores armor and reduces regeneration from Swamp Thing. Combined with Wrath of the Forest to stall and further damage enemies, it's a lethal combination. In later waves, there are more Tainted Treants, so it's suggested to build more Magic Towers than Archers. Don't be afraid to sell towers that aren't working. At the start of the level, Towers require quality over quantity. Build a few high levelled towers, rather than building lots of low levelled ones. Upgrades and Hero Use heroes that have a combination of high health and high armor. Of the free heroes, Gerald Lightseeker is your best option, with Malik Hammerfury in second. For premium players, Hacksaw or Thor are the heroes of choice. Hacksaw has an Instant kill attack which can be timed to use on a Swamp Thing, whereas Thor has a stun attack and both his skills deal True Damage If you don't have enough stars to upgrade everything in the Upgrade Tree, don't worry about upgrading barracks (since they are not recommended in the level as if they die, Husk spawn from the Poison Pool). Towers At the right side of the battlefield, it's best to use Archers as all of the enemies that spawn from that entrance are Demons, and all of them are resistant to magic. Because Tainted Treant spawn randomly, magic towers are the best to deal with them. The Sorcerer Mage is the best option, due in part to its faster attack speed, but also its innate curse ability to not only lower enemy armor but also target a different enemy in range if one is already cursed. An Arcane Wizard near the exit can help deal with already weakened enemies, and later its Teleport and Death Ray are essential. Resist the use of Melee towers and Elementals, as if they die, the Poison Pool will spawn Husks and Swamp Things, respectively. If you find you are in need of Barracks, then Holy Order are the best option, with Shield of Valor a must. Place a Tesla x104 on corners where it overlaps with a lot of the path, so it can strike multiple enemies at once with Overcharge. With the proliferation of tough enemies (notably Tainted Treants and Swamp Things), instant kill upgrades such as Death Rays and Sniper Shots are highly recommended.

Heroic Challenge

Set-Up

• Gold 1000
• Strategic Point x17
• Poison Pool x1
  • Restriction: Heroes are allowed.
  • Restriction: Upgrades fully allowed.

Wave Composition

Wave	Enemies (South)	Enemies (North)	Enemies (Gateway)	Income
1	Giant Spiders x45	Tainted Treant x3	Demon Hound x1 Demon Imp x5	600
2		Tainted Treant x4	Demon Imp x12 Demon Spawn x14	820
3	Necromancer x6	Tainted Treant x11		960
4	Swamp Thing x2	Tainted Treant x16		1360
5	Swamp Thing x3	Tainted Treant x13	Demon Hound x28	2080
6	Tainted Treant x16 Swamp Thing x1	Tainted Treant x16 Swamp Thing x1	Demon Imp x40	3320

Strategy
General Upgrades and Hero Towers

Iron Challenge

Set-Up

• Gold 800
• Strategic Point x17
• Poison Pool x1
  • Restriction: Heroes are allowed.
  • Restriction: Upgrades fully allowed.
  • Restriction: only.

Wave Composition

Wave	Enemies (South)	Enemies (North)	Enemies (Gateway)	Income
1	Husk x103 Tainted Treant x27 Swamp Thing x2	Husk x103 Tainted Treant x27 Swamp Thing x2	Demon Imp x16 Demon Spawn x66 Demon Hound x48 Demon Lord x3	9200

Strategy
General Upgrades and Hero Towers

Events

Warning!
	This is a stage of extreme difficulty...
Over 50 stars are recommended to face this stage.

New Enemy Wave 1	Husk
	Fallen warriors, their bodies claimed by the forest, they are now only husks of their former selves. Slow speed Medium armor

New Enemy Wave 6	Noxious Creeper
	An aggressive predator, that hatches mutated spiderlings to feed on their prey Medium magic resistance Spawns spiderlings Costs 3 lives

New Enemy Wave 10	Tainted Treant
	With steel-hard bark, these corrupted beings were once protectors of the forest. High armor tough

New Enemy Wave 13	Swamp Thing
	A mass of vegetable matter that comes from the vilest and most tainted of places. Very tough Ranged attack Regeneration

Related Achievements

 LUMBERJACK Defeat Greenmuck and his minions.