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Legend of Defenders captains, turrets and cannons
Besides heroes, a Legend of Defenders castle fields a captain who walks the battlefield, turrets in front of the walls, and cannons on the castle. At launch the developer counted 5 captains and 12 towers. Below is every one named so far, with its source; where a source only shows a name, we say so.
Quick answer
- The captain slot opens through the quest book.
- No Poison cannon yet; it comes first in the next big version.
- Solar Turret: stronger enemies, more coins and EXP.
- On auto, the cannon aims itself.
Legend of Defenders captains (6)
Captains walk the field in front of the castle and need their own Captain slot. The developer counted 5 at launch; sources name 6, so treat the total as unsettled. A physical-damage captain exists and "looks like an angel".
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Sun GodFire
Top-rarity Fire captain. Walks the battlefield, grabs the enemies around him and explodes. AboboKnows
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Toxic BloodPoison
Walks the battlefield and wears enemies down with toxins.
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Ice CaptainIce
Skill: Frost Hammer Shock (its missing description was added in the Day 1 Hotfix).
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Zeus
Top-rarity captain, pulled from recruiting. AboboKnows
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Archangel
High-rarity captain, pulled from recruiting. AboboKnows
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Frost BeastIce
Ice captain. AboboKnows
Turrets and towers (9)
Turrets stand in front of the castle and change the whole team, not only their own damage. Bonuses can stack: the Solar (Photosynthesis) and Mirror Tower bonuses add up, and so does the difficulty.
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Solar Turret
Makes incoming enemies stronger (Attack and HP) in exchange for more coins and EXP. A deliberate risk-for-reward pick.
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Fire TreeFire
Converts the whole team’s damage to Fire damage.
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Heavy Gun
Very high damage per shot with a long attack interval.
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Thunder Demon Lord
Named in the Day 1 Hotfix (its placement was fixed).
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Poison Demon LordPoison
Named in the Day 1 Hotfix (its placement was fixed).
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Blaze TowerFire
Fire turret; the tutorial hands out a Blaze Turret from your first recruit. AboboKnows 10Min Reviews
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Sky Hunt
Missile turret that is good against airborne enemies such as goblin balloons. AboboKnows
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Thorn Tower
Shown in the turret list. AboboKnows
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Stinger
Shown in the turret list; its DPS readout was fixed in an October Demo patch. AboboKnows
Cannons (3)
Cannons sit on the castle. The cannon slot opens in the tutorial10Min Reviews 0:49; with auto battle on they fire and aim by themselves. There is an Ice and a Fire cannon but no Poison one yet.
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Siege Bow
Your first cannon, unlocked in the tutorial. In manual mode you aim and fire it yourself. 10Min Reviews AboboKnows
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Ice Spike GunIce
Shown in the cannon list. AboboKnows
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Dragon GunFire
Fire-damage cannon; its DPS readout was fixed in an October Demo patch. AboboKnows
Legend of Defenders captain and turret questions
How many captains are in Legend of Defenders?
The developer said 5 captains at launch, but official posts and launch-day gameplay name 6, so one may be a variant or a later addition. All six are listed here with their source.
Is there a Poison cannon?
Not yet. The developer says they ran out of time and will make the cannon first in the next big version.
Is there a physical-damage captain?
Yes. The developer confirmed one and described it as looking like an angel; Archangel is the captain seen with that look.
How do I unlock the captain slot?
Through the quest book in the bottom-left corner: the task after the fifth-Treasure quest opens it.
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