King of Stone
The King of Stone is one of the 9 playable kings in 9 Kings. This king is focused on defensive builds or tower builds, with cards that block the enemy advance (Wallmaker) or that distract the enemy units from reaching the base while the towers inflict large amounts of damage (Trapper). Ballista provide an alternate strategy through their massive damage and infinite pierce.
Cards
The King of Stone's deck is heavy in towers and defensive buildings.
| Image | Name | Type | Description | Quantity |
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Stronghold | Base | Summons towers that shoot nearby enemies. | - |
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Cauldron | Building | Adjacent plots' attacks now deal poison damage.
One poison stack per level. | |
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Trebuchet | Tower | Multi-projectile tower.
Shoots one extra projectile per construction in your kingdom. | |
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Quarry | Building | Adds +2% damage to all towers and base every year. | |
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Earthworks | Tome | Unlocks target's adjacent plots. Target's cards return to your hand, up to 3 copies. | |
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Wallmaker | Building | Builds defensive walls in your kingdom. | |
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Flametower | Tower | A mobile tower that moves onto the battlefield to burn enemies. | |
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Ballista | Troop | Ranged troop that shoots huge bolts with piercing damage. | Level 1: 3
Level 2: 6 Level 3: 9 |
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Trapper | Troop | Builds traps that inflict damage.
Untriggered traps accumulate between battles. |
Decrees
| Name | Effect | Stack Limit | Image |
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| Barricade | Walls reflect 10% of damage taken. | (unknown) | 
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| Dynamites | Traps now cause double damage. | (unknown) | 
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| Engineering | Doubles the damage of all towers. | (unknown) | 
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| Towerdome | Stronghold can now build towers twice as fast. | Can be selected a maximum of 3 times. | 
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Perks
The King of Stone has 9 unique perks, listed below, in the order seen in the perk selection screen.
Impervious
Losing a life gives you +2 Wallmaker cards.
Hunter
Trappers deal +20% damage.
Hurler
Trebuchet throws +1 rock.
Tactician
Start with +1 completely random tower card in hand.
Brewer
Caudrons start with +1 poison stack
Sturdy
Walls have +10% health.
Incendiary
Flametower has +10% attack area.
Ballisteer
Ballistas start with +3 units
Warden
Stronghold starts with +1 level.
Strategies
Curiosities
- After it places 3 traps, the Trapper fights like a melee troop.