Cove

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Horn of the Abyss Only available when the unofficial expansion, Horn of the Abyss, is installed.
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Fully upgraded Cove

Cove is a Neutral alignment town, home to the Captain and Navigator hero classes.

Cove represents Regna.

The native terrain of Cove is Swamp.

"Captains and Navigators use Coves as their bases of operation. Their armies are composed of diverse humans and marine monsters." Horn of the Abyss

Cove Buildings[edit source]

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Cove Building Tree
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Building Category
Cost Horn of the Abyss Shadow of Death
Common Buildings
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Dwellings
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Common Buildings[edit source]

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Halls
Village Hall
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Town Hall
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City Hall
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Capitol
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Citadel
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Castle
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Tavern
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Marketplace
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Resource Silo
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Creature Dwellings[edit source]

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Nymph Waterfall
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Shack
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Frigate
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Gunpowder Warehouse
Nest
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Tower of the Seas
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Nix Fort
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Maelstrom
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Creature portrait Nymph small.gifCreature portrait Nymph small.gif
Creature portrait Oceanid small.gifCreature portrait Oceanid small.gif
Creature portrait Crew Mate small.gifCreature portrait Crew Mate small.gif
Creature portrait Seaman small.gifCreature portrait Seaman small.gif
Creature portrait Pirate small.gifCreature portrait Pirate small.gif
Creature portrait Corsair small.gifCreature portrait Corsair small.gif
Creature portrait Sea Dog small.gif
Creature portrait Stormbird small.gifCreature portrait Stormbird small.gif
Creature portrait Ayssid small.gifCreature portrait Ayssid small.gif
Creature portrait Sea Witch small.gifCreature portrait Sea Witch small.gif
Creature portrait Sorceress small.gifCreature portrait Sorceress small.gif
Creature portrait Nix small.gifCreature portrait Nix small.gif
Creature portrait Nix Warrior small.gifCreature portrait Nix Warrior small.gif
Creature portrait Sea Serpent small.gifCreature portrait Sea Serpent small.gif
Creature portrait Haspid small.gifCreature portrait Haspid small.gif
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Unique Buildings[edit source]

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Description
Thieves' Guild
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Grants 2 additional levels of information in the Thieves' Guild.
Allows the player to purchase boats if the town is next to water.
Allows a visiting hero to sacrifice creatures/artifacts to gain experience.
Horde Building. +4 Crew Mate and Seaman growth per week.
Horde Building. +3 Stormbird and Ayssid growth per week.
Grail Structure. +5000 Gold/day. +50% creature growth. Makes all terrain native to allied Cove creatures.

Heroes[edit source]

Name Class Expansion Source Specialty Skill 1 Skill 2 Spell
CorkesCorkes Corkes    Captain Captain   4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Offense small.png  Offense Basic Offense  Basic Offense   Basic Pathfinding  Basic Pathfinding  
JeremyJeremy Jeremy    Captain Captain   4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Cannon small.png  Cannon Basic Offense  Basic Offense   Basic Artillery  Basic Artillery  
IllorIllor Illor    Captain Captain   4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Stormbirds small.png  Stormbirds Basic Armorer  Basic Armorer   Basic Tactics  Basic Tactics  
ElmoreElmore Elmore    Captain Captain   4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Navigation small.png  Navigation Advanced Navigation  Advanced Navigation   
DerekDerek Derek    Captain Captain   4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Crew Mates small.png  Crew Mates Basic Offense  Basic Offense   Basic Leadership  Basic Leadership  
LeenaLeena Leena    Captain Captain   4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Gold small.png  Gold Basic Pathfinding  Basic Pathfinding   Basic Estates  Basic Estates  
AnabelAnabel Anabel    Captain Captain   4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Pirates small.png  Pirates Basic Offense  Basic Offense   Basic Archery  Basic Archery  
CassiopeiaCassiopeia Cassiopeia   Captain Captain   4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Nymphs small.png  Nymphs Basic Offense  Basic Offense   Basic Tactics  Basic Tactics  
MiriamMiriam Miriam    Captain Captain   4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Scouting small.png  Scouting Basic Logistics  Basic Logistics   Basic Scouting  Basic Scouting  
CasmetraCasmetra Casmetra    Navigator Navigator  4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Sea Witches small.png  Sea Witches Basic Wisdom  Basic Wisdom   Basic Water Magic  Basic Water Magic   Dispel small.png Dispel 
EovaciusEovacius Eovacius    Navigator Navigator  4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Clone small.png  Clone Basic Wisdom  Basic Wisdom   Basic Intelligence  Basic Intelligence   Clone small.png Clone 
SpintSpint Spint    Navigator Navigator  4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Sorcery small.png  Sorcery Basic Wisdom  Basic Wisdom   Basic Sorcery  Basic Sorcery   Bless small.png Bless 
AndalAndal Andal    Navigator Navigator  4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Crystal small.png  Crystal Basic Wisdom  Basic Wisdom   Basic Pathfinding  Basic Pathfinding   Slow small.png Slow 
ManfredManfred Manfred    Navigator Navigator  4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Fireball small.png  Fireball Basic Wisdom  Basic Wisdom   Basic Fire Magic  Basic Fire Magic   Fireball small.png Fireball 
ZilareZilare Zilare    Navigator Navigator  4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Forgetfulness small.png  Forgetfulness Basic Wisdom  Basic Wisdom   Basic Interference  Basic Interference   Forgetfulness small.png Forgetfulness 
AstraAstra Astra    Navigator Navigator  4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Cure small.png  Cure Basic Wisdom  Basic Wisdom   Basic Luck  Basic Luck   Cure small.png Cure 
DargemDargem Dargem    Navigator Navigator  4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Air Shield small.png  Air Shield Basic Wisdom  Basic Wisdom   Basic Tactics  Basic Tactics   Air Shield small.png Air Shield 

Creatures[edit source]

 Name   Town   Lvl   Att   Def   Dmg-   Dmg+   HP   Spd   Grw   AI Val   Cost   Special 














Nymph  Nymph Nymph  Nymph   Town portrait Cove small.png 1 5 2 1 2 4 6 16 57 35 Gold   Teleporting, Immune to ice 
Oceanid  Oceanid Oceanid  Oceanid   Town portrait Cove small.png 1+ 6 2 1 3 4 8 16 75 45 Gold   Teleporting, Immune to ice 
Crew Mate  Crew Mate Crew Mate  Crew Mate   Town portrait Cove small.png 2 7 4 2 4 15 5 9 155 110 Gold    
Seaman  Seaman Seaman  Seaman   Town portrait Cove small.png 2+ 8 6 3 4 15 6 9 174 140 Gold    
Pirate  Pirate Pirate  Pirate   Town portrait Cove small.png 3 8 6 3 7 15 6 7 312 225 Gold   Ranged (4 shots), No melee penalty 
Corsair  Corsair Corsair  Corsair   Town portrait Cove small.png 3+ 10 8 3 7 15 7 7 407 275 Gold   Ranged (4 shots), No melee penalty, No enemy retaliation 
Sea Dog  Sea Dog Sea Dog  Sea Dog   Town portrait Cove small.png 3++ 12 11 3 7 15 8 7 602 375 Gold   Ranged (12 shots), No melee penalty, No enemy retaliation, Accurate Shot 
Stormbird  Stormbird Stormbird  Stormbird   Town portrait Cove small.png 4 10 8 6 9 30 9 4 502 275 Gold   Flying 
Ayssid  Ayssid Ayssid  Ayssid   Town portrait Cove small.png 4+ 11 8 6 10 30 11 4 645 325 Gold   Flying, Ferocity 
Sea Witch  Sea Witch Sea Witch  Sea Witch   Town portrait Cove small.png 5 12 7 10 14 35 6 3 790 515 Gold   Ranged (12 shots), Casts Weakness / Disrupting Ray 
Sorceress  Sorceress Sorceress  Sorceress   Town portrait Cove small.png 5+ 12 9 10 16 35 7 3 852 565 Gold   Ranged (12 shots), Casts Weakness / Disrupting Ray 
Nix  Nix Nix  Nix   Town portrait Cove small.png 6 13 16 18 22 80 6 2 1415 1000 Gold   Ignores 30% of enemy attack value 
Nix Warrior  Nix Warrior Nix Warrior  Nix Warrior   Town portrait Cove small.png 6+ 14 17 18 22 90 7 2 2116 1300 Gold   Ignores 60% of enemy attack value 
Sea Serpent  Sea Serpent Sea Serpent  Sea Serpent   Town portrait Cove small.png 7 22 16 30 55 180 9 1 3953 2200 Gold 1 Sulfur   Poisonous 
Haspid  Haspid Haspid  Haspid   Town portrait Cove small.png 7+ 29 20 30 55 300 12 1 7220 4000 Gold 2 Sulfur   Poisonous, Revenge 

Town Names[edit source]

Unless specified by the mapmaker, towns will generate with a random name. Cove towns will use one of these following names:

Brown's Bay Downhaven Hitchgrove Jordanhall
Lakenshire Lewindale Nithenes Noral
Port Crowland Port Evendore Rotunda Sleepy Creek
Tartaglia Walendale Watergate Westland Pier

If there are more Cove towns on the map than possible names, they will use names taken from other towns.

Official Renders[edit | edit source]

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Cove's strategy revolves around offensive powers, with troops having excellent attacking skills and Nix and Nix Warriors acting as tanks. Their tactics and strategies often involve Sea Dogs. Playing against Cove, force them into melee: otherwise they will easily kill your powerful units (which is especially harmful in Rampart and Dungeon as Gold and Black Dragons are immune to Resurrection). Forgetfulness is also a very strong debuff for Cove.

Pros:

  • 2 fast ranged attackers, with very nice specialties.
  • Strong and offensive units. (Cove units have the highest attack ratings of all town creatures).
  • Sea Dogs with their ability can easily kill any creatures, including 7 level units, from a distance. Accurate shot is even better than Mighty Gorgons' Death stare, as it is a ranged attack, causing therefore no retaliation, and affects undead and non-living creatures unlike Death stare.
  • Ayssids are very useful if someone has took the retaliation, as they may kill a unit twice with impunity.
  • Only town with access to the powerful cannon.
  • Native terrain is swamp, which makes it hard for other units to traverse.
  • Cove has a shipyard, and Navigation is easily accessible which is useful on maps with big water areas (but useless on maps without water).

Cons:

  • Fastest creature is Haspid with speed 12.
  • Units and heroes relatively low on defence.
  • Highly dependent on Ammo Carts due to extremely low amount of shots of Pirates (4 shots) until upgraded to Sea Dogs; they are too fragile for melee. In long battles, Sea Witches' 12 shots are also insufficient, and they are completely useless in melee as they have extremely low Defense and HP. Cannon also has very few shots.
  • A lot of resources is needed to fully upgrade Pirates. Otherwise, player won't get the Cove's primary unit, and before upgrade Pirates aren't the strongest even among 3 level ranged creatures (attack worse than Wood Elves).
  • Both flying units are fragile.
  • Mage Guild is limited to level 4.

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