| “ | Seek and destroy! | ” |
Warhead is a premium hero in Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance, and a member of the Dark Army.
Description[]
The Dark Army forgemasters outdid themselves by creating a warring automaton which they aptly named Warhead. Bolstered by fiery engines and unbothered by emotions, Warhead lunges into battle disregarding both friend and foe.
Skills[]
DEEP IMPACT (active, 15 seconds) (1/1/1 hero points):
- Jumps to a target point, dealing 15/30/60 physical damage to enemies in an area (100) and stunning enemies in a smaller area (60) for 2 seconds.
- This ability can move Warhead away from its rally point.
SMOKESCREEN (active, 25 seconds) (2/2/2 hero points):
- Fires a cannon full of fiery embers, dealing 28-42/56-84/88-132 physical damage across a wide area and slowing enemies in the area by 50% for 5 seconds.
- Requires 3 targets to activate.
IMMOLATION (active, 20 seconds) (3/3/3 hero points):
- Generates a fiery blast that deals 12-36/24-72/36-108 explosive damage around Warhead and burns enemies for 4/8/12 true damage per second for 4 seconds.
- Requires 3 targets to activate.
IRON UPPERCUT (active, 40/38/36 seconds) (3/3/3 hero points)
- Strikes an enemy with less than 20/30/40% of its maximum HP with an uppercut, instantly killing it.
Ultimate Spell[]
MOTOR HEAD (active, 50 seconds) (4/4/4 hero points)
- Drops an engine onto the path, which travels toward the entrance. Deals 40/80/160/260 physical damage to any enemies it runs into and burning them for 4 true damage per second for 4 seconds.
Stats[]
Warhead activates its engines to hover when traveling long distances, increasing its movement speed from 42 to 152.
| Level | HP | Heal Rate | Melee Damage (1.0s) | Armor | Respawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 200 | 16 | 6-10 | Low (15%) | 30s |
| 2 | 215 | 17 | 7-11 | Low (21%) | 30s |
| 3 | 230 | 18 | 8-12 | Low (27%) | 30s |
| 4 | 245 | 20 | 9-13 | Medium (33%) | 30s |
| 5 | 260 | 21 | 10-14 | Medium (39%) | 30s |
| 6 | 275 | 22 | 10-16 | Medium (45%) | 30s |
| 7 | 290 | 23 | 11-17 | Medium (51%) | 30s |
| 8 | 305 | 24 | 12-18 | Medium (57%) | 30s |
| 9 | 320 | 26 | 13-20 | High (63%) | 30s |
| 10 | 335 | 27 | 15-23 | High (69%) | 30s |
Tips and Tricks[]
- Warhead serves the purpose of a fast-moving tank with high area control capabilities. He has impressively high durability, allowing him to tank even the nastiest of enemies for a while. This, combined with his fast speed, allows him to reach any point around the map where he is needed quickly, making him an effective tank for any stage. You can also use his high speed to pull him out of combat and allow him to heal, before quickly putting him back in.
- Other than tanking, Warhead is also reliable for helping to keep small swarm enemies in check. This is due to how most of his abilities deal area damage. However, he is not good at all for single target damage, so don't expect him to solo anything reasonably strong, at least not very quickly.
- Warhead's Ultimate Move, Motorhead, is amazing for clearing an entire lane of weak enemies while damaging stronger ones noticeably, but be aware that it cannot damage flying enemies.
- When aiming Warhead's Ultimate Move, make sure to use it at the end of the entrance so you can have as much control as to where the train from Motorhead will move, sometimes the train will select the wrong direction if you do not do this.
Hero Synergy[]
- Nyrus Ultimate Move works well with Warhead's. If used together, Nyru's move can slow enemies with higher HP and start depleting their health and giving time for more enemies to congregate on the path. Warhead's attack can then follow, hitting the weakened enemies, to inflict more damage and burning finishing them off quicker.
Related Upgrades[]
KNOW THY ENEMY (1 upgrade point): Heroes' attacks ignore 20% of the enemies' resistance
- LONE WOLVES (1 upgrade point): Heroes earn 50% more experience when they are away from each other (distance > 150)
- HELPING HAND (1 upgrade point): Heroes have 10% extra armor when standing next to each other (distance < 200)
- UNLIMITED VIGOR (2 upgrade point): Reduces all Hero Spell cool downs by 10%
- LETHAL FOCUS (2 upgrade point): Heroes deal critical damage (2x damage, 1.5x area for area attacks) in 20% of their attacks
- NIMBLE PHYSIQUE (2 upgrade point): Heroes dodge 20% of enemy attacks
- LIMIT PUSHING (3 upgrade point): After using each Hero Spell five times its cooldown will be instantly reset.
Quotes[]
- "Seek and destroy!"
- "Forged to be wild."
- "Metal is forever."
- "Error: Mercy not found."
- "Hasta la vista." (death)
Trivia[]
- Motor Head
- The name of a rock band
- "Forged to be wild."
- A paraphrase of the song Born to be Wild by Steppenwolf, 1968. Lyrics from this song are used by a number of Heroes and Towers across the Kingdom Rush Franchise.
- "Metal Is Forever"
- The name of a song by Primal Fear, 2004
- "Seek and destroy!"
- The title of a song by the band Metallica, 1982
- It is also a military phrase, the meaning of which is reasonably self-explanatory.
- This Quote is also used by the High Elven Mage when buying the Arcane Sentinel upgrade
- "Error: Mercy not found."
- Error 404: File not found is a common HTTP error that can be seen online when trying to access files that do not exist.
- "Hasta la vista"
- A line from the film Terminator 2: Judgement Day.
- Warhead looks very similar to Gearhead, a character from Skylanders