Warhammer — Rise of Castles Combos

Most often ranked with Warhammer

Counted from the published lists: the partners who appear beside Warhammer in the most ranked lineups.

El Cid

7 shared combos

Lawman

2 shared combos

Lancelot

1 shared combo

Avalanche

1 shared combo

Army Breaker

1 shared combo

Alfred

1 shared combo

Hellfire

1 shared combo

John I

1 shared combo

Proven synergies

A different question from the grid above: not who Warhammer is listed with, but whose kit the skill text says Warhammer actually feeds — or feeds on. Each claim names the effect and, wherever the card records one, the skill producing it, so you can check it against the cards further down. Some of these pairs share no ranked lineup at all; each one says why.

Al-Hawra

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Al-Hawra's Desert Phantom supplies the trigger-rate boosts; Warhammer's Reflecting Armor feeds on them. Warhammer supplies the combat-skill casts; Al-Hawra's Desert Phantom feeds on them. No lineup around this pair clears the era and composition gates.

Cyrus

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Cyrus's Tolerance supplies the trigger-rate boosts; Warhammer's Reflecting Armor feeds on them. Warhammer supplies the combat-skill casts; Cyrus's Strategy to Victory feeds on them. No lineup around this pair clears the era and composition gates.

Roland

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Roland's Song of Roland supplies the trigger-rate boosts; Warhammer's Reflecting Armor feeds on them. Warhammer supplies the combat-skill casts; Roland's Paladins feeds on them. No lineup around this pair clears the era and composition gates.

Thorven

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Thorven's Spiral Edge supplies the taunts; Warhammer's Reflecting Armor feeds on them. Warhammer supplies the combat-skill casts; Thorven's Spiral Edge feeds on them. No lineup around this pair clears the era and composition gates.

El Cid

7 shared lineups

El Cid's Song of El Cid supplies the trigger-rate boosts; Warhammer's Reflecting Armor feeds on them.

War Lord

1 shared lineup

War Lord's War God Descends supplies the trigger-rate boosts; Warhammer's Reflecting Armor feeds on them.

Best Cavalry combos with Warhammer

Warhammer appears in 8 ranked Cavalry combos.

1. 1 FMB Warhammer · Lancelot · Avalanche developer pick Mid progression Beats 5 of 8 reference lineups 68.42/100 out of 100 ⇗
   Warhammer (X06), Lancelot (X20 · paid) and Avalanche (X02) score 68.42 out of 100 together, and each of the three has a job.

   Warhammer is the saboteur: shutting off enemy recovery keeps the damage the other two deal dealt — strips 40% of enemy Might, Resistance and damage across its kit, and takes the front as the sturdiest of the three. Lancelot is the win condition, bringing 64% of the lineup's expected damage: Immortal puts 356% into all enemy squads on a 50% roll, and sits in the middle, where the support reaches both the front and the back. Avalanche is the lock: every squad silenced or suppressed is a turn the enemy plan does not happen — Hack and Slash applies Suppress on a 40% roll, and stays in the back and still reaches the enemy back line -- protected without losing a single hit. The lineup works because Warhammer produces combat-skill casts, the exact trigger Lancelot’s Dedication waits on; Avalanche’s Hack and Slash applies Suppress and takes a squad out of the fight, so Lancelot swings into a line that cannot answer; Warhammer shuts off enemy recovery, so what Lancelot deals stays dealt. What you give up: the trigger chain is thin — the three lean on one link rather than several; Avalanche (X02) is the era weak point -- the enemy will aim at the oldest squad. This is one of the lineups recommended in-game by the developers -- the score above is what that classic core is still worth against the current roster.

2. 10 FMB Army Breaker · Warhammer · El Cid Mid progression Beats 2 of 8 reference lineups 80.60/100 out of 100 ⇗
   Army Breaker (X02), Warhammer (X06) and El Cid (X12) score 80.60 out of 100 together, and each of the three has a job.

   Army Breaker is the multiplier, raising what the other two put out rather than adding a number of its own: carries 48% of damage amplification across its kit, and takes the front, able to both absorb the opening rounds and heal through them. Warhammer is the saboteur: shutting off enemy recovery keeps the damage the other two deal dealt — strips 40% of enemy Might, Resistance and damage across its kit, and sits in the middle, where the support reaches both the front and the back. El Cid is the second amplifier -- with two heroes raising the output, the carry hits far above its own numbers: carries 20% of damage amplification across its kit, and stays in the back, where the range-3 skills still touch the enemy front line. The lineup works because El Cid’s Song of El Cid produces trigger-rate boosts, the exact trigger Army Breaker’s Formation: Enigma and Warhammer’s Reflecting Armor both wait on; Army Breaker’s Formation: Tranquility applies Silence and takes a squad out of the fight, so El Cid swings into a line that cannot answer; Warhammer shuts off enemy recovery, so what El Cid deals stays dealt. What you give up: raw damage reaches only about 6% of the hardest-hitting trio in the roster; a mid-era lineup anchored by Army Breaker (X02). Budget note: every hero in this lineup can be completed without spending.

3. 30 FMB Lawman · Alfred · Warhammer developer pick Mid progression Beats 1 of 8 reference lineups 58.33/100 out of 100 ⇗
   Lawman (X03), Alfred (S01) and Warhammer (X06) score 58.33 out of 100 together, and each of the three has a job.

   Lawman is the lifeline: that healing decides whether this lineup is still standing in round five — carries 164% of recovery across its kit, and takes the front on purpose: this kit feeds on being attacked, and the front is where the attacks are. Alfred is the win condition, bringing 60% of the lineup's expected damage: Lethal Blade puts 492% into all enemy squads on a 30% roll, and sits in the middle, where the support reaches both the front and the back. Warhammer is the saboteur: shutting off enemy recovery keeps the damage the other two deal dealt — strips 40% of enemy Might, Resistance and damage across its kit, and stays in the back, out of the enemy's easy reach, and those range-5 skills lose nothing for it. The lineup works because Alfred shuts off enemy recovery, so what Alfred deals stays dealt. What you give up: no hero here feeds another one's trigger; Alfred (S01) is the era weak point -- the enemy will aim at the oldest squad. Budget note: every hero in this lineup can be completed without spending. This is one of the lineups recommended in-game by the developers -- the score above is what that classic core is still worth against the current roster.

4. 31 FMB Hellfire · Warhammer · El Cid Mid progression Beats 1 of 8 reference lineups 80.59/100 out of 100 ⇗
   Hellfire (X09), Warhammer (X06) and El Cid (X12) score 80.59 out of 100 together, and each of the three has a job.

   Hellfire is the shield: the damage reduction and staying power buy the rounds the plan needs — carries 63% of damage reduction across its kit, and takes the front on purpose: this kit feeds on being attacked, and the front is where the attacks are. Warhammer is the saboteur: shutting off enemy recovery keeps the damage the other two deal dealt — strips 40% of enemy Might, Resistance and damage across its kit, and sits in the middle, where the support reaches both the front and the back. El Cid is the multiplier, raising what the other two put out rather than adding a number of its own: carries 20% of damage amplification across its kit, and stays in the back, where the range-3 skills still touch the enemy front line. The lineup works because El Cid’s Song of El Cid produces trigger-rate boosts, the exact trigger Hellfire’s Heroic Inspiration and Warhammer’s Reflecting Armor both wait on; Warhammer shuts off enemy recovery, so what El Cid deals stays dealt; Hellfire raises El Cid’s output directly rather than adding a number of its own. What you give up: raw damage reaches only about 6% of the hardest-hitting trio in the roster; a mid-era lineup anchored by Hellfire (X09). Budget note: every hero in this lineup can be completed without spending.

5. 32 FMB Lawman · Warhammer · El Cid Mid progression Beats 1 of 8 reference lineups 80.06/100 out of 100 ⇗
   Lawman (X03), Warhammer (X06) and El Cid (X12) score 80.06 out of 100 together, and each of the three has a job.

   Lawman is the lifeline: that healing decides whether this lineup is still standing in round five — carries 164% of recovery across its kit, and takes the front on purpose: this kit feeds on being attacked, and the front is where the attacks are. Warhammer is the saboteur: shutting off enemy recovery keeps the damage the other two deal dealt — strips 40% of enemy Might, Resistance and damage across its kit, and sits in the middle, where the support reaches both the front and the back. El Cid is the multiplier, raising what the other two put out rather than adding a number of its own: carries 20% of damage amplification across its kit, and stays in the back, where the range-3 skills still touch the enemy front line. The lineup works because El Cid’s Song of El Cid produces trigger-rate boosts, the exact trigger Lawman’s High Noon and Warhammer’s Reflecting Armor both wait on; Warhammer shuts off enemy recovery, so what El Cid deals stays dealt. What you give up: raw damage reaches only about 6% of the hardest-hitting trio in the roster; a mid-era lineup anchored by Lawman (X03). Budget note: every hero in this lineup can be completed without spending.

6. 54 FMB John I · Warhammer · El Cid Mid progression Beats 0 of 8 reference lineups 80.13/100 out of 100 ⇗
   John I (X13), Warhammer (X06) and El Cid (X12) score 80.13 out of 100 together, and each of the three has a job.

   John I is the win condition, bringing 66% of the lineup's expected damage: Lord of the Sea puts 421% into 2 enemy squads on a 40% roll, and takes the front as the one built to survive the opening exchange. Warhammer is the saboteur: shutting off enemy recovery keeps the damage the other two deal dealt — strips 40% of enemy Might, Resistance and damage across its kit, and sits in the middle, where the support reaches both the front and the back. El Cid is the multiplier, raising what the other two put out rather than adding a number of its own: carries 20% of damage amplification across its kit, and stays in the back, where the range-3 skills still touch the enemy front line. The lineup works because El Cid’s Song of El Cid produces trigger-rate boosts, the exact trigger John I’s Lord of the Sea and Warhammer’s Reflecting Armor both wait on; Warhammer shuts off enemy recovery, so what John I deals stays dealt. What you give up: a mid-era lineup anchored by John I (X13); raw damage reaches only about 17% of the hardest-hitting trio in the roster. Budget note: every hero in this lineup can be completed without spending.

7. 57 FMB War Lord · Warhammer · El Cid Mid progression Beats 0 of 8 reference lineups 80.08/100 out of 100 ⇗
   War Lord (S03), Warhammer (X06) and El Cid (X12) score 80.08 out of 100 together, and each of the three has a job.

   War Lord is the multiplier, raising what the other two put out rather than adding a number of its own: carries 45% of damage amplification across its kit, and takes the front on purpose: this kit feeds on being attacked, and the front is where the attacks are. Warhammer is the saboteur: shutting off enemy recovery keeps the damage the other two deal dealt — strips 40% of enemy Might, Resistance and damage across its kit, and sits in the middle, where the support reaches both the front and the back. El Cid is the second amplifier -- with two heroes raising the output, the carry hits far above its own numbers: carries 20% of damage amplification across its kit, and stays in the back, where the range-3 skills still touch the enemy front line. The lineup works because War Lord’s War God Descends produces trigger-rate boosts, the exact trigger El Cid’s Trial of Light and Warhammer’s Reflecting Armor both wait on; War Lord’s War God Descends produces prep-skips, the exact trigger El Cid waits on; Warhammer shuts off enemy recovery, so what El Cid deals stays dealt. What you give up: raw damage reaches only about 6% of the hardest-hitting trio in the roster; a mid-era lineup anchored by El Cid (X12). Budget note: every hero in this lineup can be completed without spending.

8. 60 FMB El Cid · Rozen Blade · Warhammer Mid progression Beats 0 of 8 reference lineups 80.77/100 out of 100 ⇗
   El Cid (X12), Rozen Blade (S03) and Warhammer (X06) score 80.77 out of 100 together, and each of the three has a job.

   El Cid is the multiplier, raising what the other two put out rather than adding a number of its own: carries 20% of damage amplification across its kit, and takes the front as the sturdiest of the three. Rozen Blade is the lock: every squad silenced or suppressed is a turn the enemy plan does not happen — Blitz applies Suppress for 1 round on a 30% roll, and sits in the middle, where the support reaches both the front and the back. Warhammer is the saboteur: shutting off enemy recovery keeps the damage the other two deal dealt — strips 40% of enemy Might, Resistance and damage across its kit, and stays in the back, out of the enemy's easy reach, and those range-5 skills lose nothing for it. The lineup works because El Cid’s Song of El Cid produces trigger-rate boosts, the exact trigger Rozen Blade’s Blitz and Warhammer’s Reflecting Armor both wait on; Rozen Blade’s Blitz applies Suppress and takes a squad out of the fight for 1 round, so El Cid swings into a line that cannot answer; Warhammer shuts off enemy recovery, so what El Cid deals stays dealt. What you give up: raw damage reaches only about 6% of the hardest-hitting trio in the roster; a mid-era lineup anchored by El Cid (X12). Budget note: every hero in this lineup can be completed without spending.

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Best Mixed combos with Warhammer

Warhammer appears in 1 ranked Mixed combo.

1. 6 FMB Ashoka · Warhammer · El Cid Mid progression Beats 2 of 8 reference lineups 79.71/100 out of 100 ⇗
   Ashoka (footmen · X14), Warhammer (cavalry · X06) and El Cid (cavalry · X12) score 79.71 out of 100 together, and each of the three has a job.

   Ashoka is the win condition, bringing 63% of the lineup's expected damage: Bloodthirsty Ashoka puts 210% x5 into one enemy squad on a 60% roll, and takes the front, able to both absorb the opening rounds and heal through them. Warhammer is the saboteur: shutting off enemy recovery keeps the damage the other two deal dealt — strips 40% of enemy Might, Resistance and damage across its kit, and sits in the middle, where the support reaches both the front and the back. El Cid is the multiplier, raising what the other two put out rather than adding a number of its own: carries 20% of damage amplification across its kit, and stays in the back, where the range-3 skills still touch the enemy front line. The lineup works because El Cid’s Song of El Cid produces trigger-rate boosts, the exact trigger Ashoka’s Bloodthirsty Ashoka and Warhammer’s Reflecting Armor both wait on; Warhammer produces combat-skill casts, the exact trigger Ashoka’s Bloodthirsty Ashoka waits on; Warhammer shuts off enemy recovery, so what Ashoka deals stays dealt. What you give up: raw damage reaches only about 16% of the hardest-hitting trio in the roster; a mid-era lineup anchored by Ashoka (X14). Budget note: every hero in this lineup can be completed without spending.

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