King of Nature

The King of Nature is one of the 9 playable kings in 9 Kings. This king is foucused in buff troops passively/permanetly in a run (Forest) or actively and in every battle (Boar) and rewards you greatly in long-lasting battles (Mycelium).

Cards

The king of nature deck is foucused in support.

Image	Name	Type	Description	Quantity
	Treant	Base	Creates a field on the ground that heals allies and damage the enemies.	-
	Mycelium	Tower	Summons a fighting spore every 9 seconds in battle. Spores accumulate every battle.
	Clone	Tome	Clone the card of the selected plot.
	Orchard	Tower	Creates roots that trap enemies. 3 roots per level.
	Procreate	Tome	Add 9 units to the selected troop.
	Forest	Building	Every year, adds +2% HP to adjacent troops.
	Poison Vial	Enchantment	Unit's attacks apply 1 poison stack to the enemy.
	Elf	Troop	Ranged sniper troop. Always attacks the most distant target.	Level 1: 3 Level 2: 6 Level 3: 9
	Boar	Troop	Can be mounted by adjacent troops. For each 1 HP it has, increases rider stats by 1%.	Level 1: 6 Level 2: 12 Level 3: 18

Decrees

The King of Nature have 5 unique decrees

Fertility

Receive 3 Procreate cards immediately.

Nettle

Your Treant attack now deals damage to enemies.

Populate

Whenever any unit is added to any plot, add one extra unit.

Revitalize

Doubles every heal effect you receive.

Wilderness

Unlocks 3 new random plots, with Forests on each of them.

Perks

All nature perks

The King of Nature has 9 unique perks, as seen in the image, from left to right:

Toxic

Poison effects deal +10% damage.

Pollinator

Start with a Mycelium in a random outer plot.

Elven

Elves deal +10% damage.

Gardener

Orchard casts +1 root.

Healer

Treant's attacks are +10% stronger.

Tenacious

Recive +1 Procreate card every time you lose a life.

Tamer

Boars have +10% HP.

Spreader

All Nature troops start with +3 units

Ecofriendly

Start with +1 Forest card in your hand.

Strategies

There are multiple strategies one can employ as the King of Nature, with more general tactics including taking advantage of the healing abilities of the Treant base and the unique perks favorable to increasing population sizes on plots.

The Boar Swarm

A late-game example of a Boar Swarm, with Farms increasing troop sizes and Paladins being strengthened by a Beacon and a Library.

The Boar troop is able to increase the stats of adjacent troops by 1% for every point of health it has when these troops mount the Boar in combat, with a new level 1 Boar providing a 15% buff to a mounting unit for example. When positioned at the center of your territory, it is easy to place next to the Boar at least one damage-dealing "fighter" troop to mount the Boars, and then surround the Boar with Forests to passively increase their health over time, thereby improving their buffs over the course of the game. Once a Boar-fighter combination is established, one can further scale the power of their armies by increasing the populations of the Boar and fighter troop plots, either with repeated applications of the Procreate card or by placing Farms on adjacent plots. To optimize the enhancement of your fighter troop(s), consider bolstering their base stats with assistive towers like Beacons or Blacksmiths. This will lead to additional, multiplicative improvements in combat performance once the fighter troops mount the Boars on the battlefield.

Curiosities

1. According to producer André Young in a video about the game, the king of nature would summon bears.
2. On demo, you can fight with the king of nature, but you can't play with him
   • Also in the demo, mycelium spores count as active units.