King of Progress
The Chief Engineer of the Clockwork Foundry
The industrial revolution comes to the Nine Realms. The King of Progress builds assembly lines across the 3x3 grid, mass-producing mechanical soldiers and explosive artillery.
Citadel Ability & Signature Mechanics
Foundry Core: Every adjacent building completes its construction or upgrade phase 1 year faster and produces +1 Clockwork Cog per turn.
Your Citadel is the heart of your realm. Maximizing its orthogonal adjacency vector dictates where your vanguard and support towers must be stationed.
Signature Faction Engine:
Assembly Line – Placing buildings in a straight line or cross pattern triggers consecutive manufacturing bonuses, multiplying attack speed by +10% per connected workshop.
When warring against neighboring domains, your primary objective is drafting off-faction support cards that compensate for King of Progress's inherent trade-offs while multiplying its core strengths.
King of Progress Signature Cards
Clockwork Soldier
Brass automaton powered by tightly wound springs and precision gears.
"No flesh to tire, no heart to break."
Clockwork Soldier
Pro Strategy: Extremely cost-effective unit that shrugs off King of Nature poison and King of Spells burn.
Assembly Line Workshop
Industrial facility that automatically constructs and deploys a Clockwork Soldier every 7 seconds.
"The factory does not rest when the sun sets."
Assembly Line Workshop
Pro Strategy: Stack two workshops side-by-side to trigger cross-buff assembly speed boosts.
Automated Turret
Rapid-firing mechanical gatling turret that shreds unarmored biological swarm units.
"Ten thousand brass teeth chewing through the horde."
Automated Turret
Pro Strategy: High attack speed makes it a prime candidate for Beacon buffs.
Recommended 3x3 Territory Formation
To survive high-difficulty runs (King VII through IX), proper formation geometry is non-negotiable:
- Vanguard Row (Tiles 1, 2, 3): Position high-durability absorbers in Tile 2 to prevent enemy vanguard rushes from collapsing your lines.
- Center Nexus (Tile 5): Never place standard baseline units in Tile 5. Reserve this plot for Arcane Library, Beacon, Blacksmith, or Amplifier to radiate four-way buffs.
- Rear Sanctuary (Tiles 7, 8, 9): Safe haven for your primary ranged damage carry (Archmage, Longbowman, Gatling) and your Royal Citadel.
Core Tactical Strengths
- •Fastest structural upgrade speed in the game
- •Devastating continuous ranged firepower with Gatling Cannons and Mortars
- •Highly consistent, predictable scaling curve
Weaknesses & Counters
- •Vulnerable to EMP and lightning effects from the King of Spells
- •Requires strict grid alignment to maintain assembly line bonuses
Chronicles of the Sovereign
"Dismissing ancient gods and fickle magic, the Chief Engineer proved that grease, iron gears, and calculated steam power can crush any dynasty with industrial precision."