Stationing Heroes or development heroes in Rise of Castles, are often underestimated by many players when compared to combat heroes or are not used to their full potential. They are not needed for combat, but their abilities will help you construct buildings faster, reduce building or troops’ resource costs, boost resource productivity, and much more.
This guide will give you an in-depth overview of how to station your development heroes, and what to do to get the most out of them.
Usage and benefits
Before anything else, to use your development heroes, they need to be stationed in their respective buildings through the Town Hall building. Once they are stationed, they provide many benefits to your city when used efficiently.
In general, stationing heroes will help you construct buildings faster, reduce building or upgrading costs, increase troop training size or reduce healing costs, increase gold, and more. But all this depends on how much you level up your heroes and upgrade their skills.
How to station heroes
To station a hero you first need to tap the Town Hall building and access the Stationing Management page. There, you can station your heroes in the Military, Administration, or Noble tab. To do that, simply tap any development hero you have on these pages, and in the window that pops up, tap the Garrison button, which displays the required number of slots.
As for the Noble page, to station a hero here, use the left and right arrows visible on both sides of your screen, pick the one you want to station, and tap the Garrison button. Once the hero is stationed, his passive skills will be activated and will start providing benefits to your town.
Stationing Management
In the Stationing Management page, you have 3 tabs: Military, the page where you can station only military-related stationing heroes, Administration and Noble, both of which you can station development heroes for boosting resource productivity and other non-military-related benefits.
Each hero slot on the Military, Administration, or Noble page is reserved for a specific hero. The avatars of heroes displayed in black-and-white are those that you have not recruited yet, whereas the colored slots represent the stationing heroes that you have already recruited.
On the other hand, the Noble page is more like an extension of the Administration page. It includes 5 additional production stationing heroes that are not listed in the Administration section and allows you to station only 1 hero from these 5 since there is only 1 slot.
The Cost Capacity
Each hero requires a certain number of slots for stationing depending on its quality, green, blue, purple, or orange. The green-colored heroes require 1 slot, blue stationing heroes 3 slots, purple 5 slots, and orange (legendary) heroes, 6 slots.
Based on the current level of your Town Hall building, you have a maximum number of slots in which you can station your heroes. So the more you level up this building, the more heroes you can station, and therefore the more benefits you can receive.
The available number of slots can be seen at the top of the Stationing Management page, in the Cost Capacity field. In my case, as you see in this screenshot, I have 60 slots used from a total of 66 in my level 20 Town Hall.
Types of stationing heroes
Same as the combat heroes, there are 4 types of stationing heroes: Common (green), Rare (blue), Epic (purple), and Legendary (orange). Depending on their quality, each hero has several skills and attributes for these skills.
The better the quality of the hero, the more skills and better attributes will have. The stationing heroes with the highest and the best skills are obviously, the legendary ones. However, the purple ones are also great and should be stationed and upgraded as well.
Skill upgrade
Upgrading your heroes’ skills is just as important as stationing them in their building. The first thing you want to do is collect as many Wisdom Medals as possible as they are used to upgrade your heroes’ skills. That’s all you need to upgrade their first skill. However, starting from the second skill, your hero level also needs to be increased.
You will also need and get duplicates of the same hero, for epic and legendary heroes, which will be transformed into Hero Medals. These Hero Medals are required to unlock the most powerful skills of your development heroes, not an easy task, but worth it if you’re looking to get the most out of them.
Best Productivity Stationing Heroes
These are in our opinion the 5 best productivity heroes in Rise of Castles, now it’s up to you to choose which ones will benefit your empire the most according to your playstyle.
1. Castle Builder (legendary hero)
The overall best stationing hero, in my opinion, is Castle Builder. This legendary hero and his amazing 8 skills will provide you with a big boost in construction speed, reduced unit upkeep, and increased Siege Defense Resistance, which is always good to have to increase your castle defense. Unfortunately, I was not lucky enough to recruit this hero, but if you did, make sure to station him in your Town Hall!
| Skill Name | At level 1 | At level 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Theoretical Construction II After constructing buildings, the hero gains every 1 min used: | Lvl.1: 10 Exp. | Lvl.10: 100 Exp. |
| Development Benefit The remaining building duration can be increased completely if is lower than: | Lvl.1: 6 min. | Lvl.10: 1h |
| Frugal Construction II Units’ Food and Lumber upkeep decreased by: | Lvl.1: 2.5% | Lvl.10: 25% |
| Accelerated Construction II Building Speed increased by: | Lvl.1: 3% | Lvl.10: 30% |
| Wall Modification Siege Defense Resistance increased by: | Lvl.1: 3% | Lvl.10: 30% |
| Frugal Construction II Building resource cost (excluding gold) decreased by: | Lvl.1: 2% | Lvl.10: 20% |
| Tallied Construction II Building gold cost decreased by: | Lvl.1: 2% | Lvl.10: 20% |
| Accelerated Construction II Building Speed increased by: | Lvl.1: 7% | Lvl.10: 70% |
2. Larry the Merchant (legendary hero)
Larry the Merchant can be used to increase your gold production, a must-have for any player looking to advance in the game as gold is required for almost anything in this game. Unfortunately, even though most legendary development heroes have 8 skills, Larry the Merchant has 6.
| Skill Name | At level 1 | At level 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Economy 103 Active skill with 22h CD. After use, based on current gold production, the hero gains experience: | Lvl.1: 20% | Lvl.10: 200% |
| Improved Coin Making III Increases Gold auto production by: | Lvl.1: 1,000/h | Lvl.10: 10,000/h |
| Financial Theory Unlocks Mint Rapid Production success rate and outcome by: | Lvl.1: 1%, and 30% | Lvl.10: 10%, and 300% |
| Detailed Coin Making II Increases the effect of Mint Improvement by: | Lvl.1: 30% | Lvl.10: 300% |
| Coin Collection II Active skill with 22h CD. After use, you get: | Lvl.1: 50k – 150k gold | Lvl.10: 950k – 1.05M gold |
| Accelerated Minting Active skill with 8h CD, lasts 2h. After use, increases Mind base production by: | Lvl.1: 30% | Lvl.10: 300% |
3. Chuck the Craftsman (rare hero)
Chuck the Craftsman is the “light” version of the Castle Builder hero, as he only has 4 skills instead of 8. Nevertheless, these skills are still beneficial for anyone starting in the game or for those who are looking to boost their building speed or reduce the building resource cost.
| Skill Name | At level 1 | At level 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Theoretical Construction I After constructing buildings, the hero gains every 1 min used: | Lvl.1: 5 Exp. | Lvl.10: 50 Exp. |
| Accelerated Construction I Building Speed increased by: | Lvl.1: +1% | Lvl.10: +10% |
| Frugal Construction I Building resource cost (excluding gold) decreased by: | Lvl.1: 1% | Lvl.10: 10% |
| Tallied Construction I Building gold cost decreased by: | Lvl.1: 1% | Lvl.10: 10% |
4. Edward the Alchemist (epic hero)
While Edward the Alchemist is not a legendary hero, is still a powerful development hero offering 6 skills. It can be used to increase the production of all your Iron Mines, a great hero for anyone looking to obtain more resources.
| Skill Name | At level 1 | At level 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Metallurgy Experiment III After a successful Iron Mine Rapid Production, the hero gains: | Lvl.1: 3,000 Exp. | Lvl.10: 30,000 Exp. |
| Metallurgy Improvement III All Iron Mine Production increased by: | Lvl.1: +200/h | Lvl.10: 2,000/h |
| Skilled Metallurgy II Iron Mine Rapid Production success rate increased by: | Lvl.1: +0.75%, and outcome +20% | Lvl.10: +7.5%, and outcome +200% |
| Ore Refinery Increases the effect of Metallurgy Improvement by: | Lvl.1: 15% | Lvl.10: 150% |
| Emergency Refinery Active skill with 8h CD, lasts 2h. After use, increases the Iron Mine outcome by: | Lvl.1: 25 | Lvl.10: 250 |
| Iron Collection II Active skill with 22h CD. After use, you get: | Lvl.1: 50k – 250k iron | Lvl.10: 500k – 2.5M iron |
5. Jacob the Taskmaster (epic hero)
This hero can be used to increase the lumber production of your Lumber Yard buildings. The more you level up this hero and his 6 skills, the more you will see your lumber production increase and a higher lumber amount received after using its active skills.
| Skill Name | At level 1 | At level 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Lumber Experiment III After a successful Lumber Yard Rapid Production, the hero gains: | Lvl.1: 3,000 Exp. | Lvl.10: 30,000 Exp. |
| Improved Cutting III All Lumber Yard Production increased by: | Lvl.1: +250/h | Lvl.10: 2,500/h |
| Skilled Cutting II Lumber Yard Rapid Production success rate increased by: | Lvl.1: +0.75%, and outcome +20% | Lvl.10: +7.5%, and outcome +200% |
| Lumber Refinery Increases the effect of Lumber Yard Improvement by: | Lvl.1: 20% | Lvl.10: 200% |
| Emergency Logging Active skill with 8h CD, lasts 2h. After use, increases the Lumber Yard outcome by: | Lvl.1: 30 | Lvl.10: 300 |
| Lumber Collection II Active skill with 22h CD. After use, you get: | Lvl.1: 100k – 300k lumber | Lvl.10: 1M – 3M lumber |
Best Military Stationing Heroes
These are, in our opinion, the 5 best military heroes in Rise of Castles that play an important role in the game, which will help reduce training costs and provide other essential bonuses for your armies.
1. Sir Roguelin (legendary hero)
Sir Roguelin is by far the best military stationing hero because it offers amazing bonuses for your Cavalry units, the most essential type of units in Rise of Castles. His skills will help reduce troop resource consumption, and training time, and increase the number of units received after each training, a must-have for anyone looking to build a powerful army.
| Skill Name | At level 1 | At level 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Training Theory II – Cavalry After training Cavalry units, the hero gains for every 1 min spent: | Lvl.1: 80 Exp. | Lvl.10: 800 Exp. |
| Accelerated Training II – Cavalry Cavalry training speed increased by: | Lvl.1: 2.5% | Lvl.10: 25% |
| Frugal Training – Cavalry Cavalry units lumber upkeep decreased by: | Lvl.1: 2.5% | Lvl.10: 25% |
| Mass Recruitment II – Cavalry Cavalry training count increased by (+Hero lvl. x 20): | Lvl.1: 150 | Lvl.10: 1,500 |
| Instructor – Cavalry The Cavalry training cost is reduced by: | Lvl.1: 1.5% | Lvl.10: 15% |
| Quick Training – Cavalry Cavalry training speed increased by: | Lvl.1: 6% | Lvl.10: 60% |
2. Drill Instructor (legendary hero)
Drill Instructor is a legendary development military hero with similar skills to what Sir Roguelien has, but they are focused on your Archer units instead. If you’re looking for a way to increase your Archer troops, this is the hero you want to station in your Town Hall.
| Skill Name | At level 1 | At level 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Training Theory II – Archer After training Archer units, the hero gains for every 1 min spent: | Lvl.1: 80 Exp. | Lvl.10: 800 Exp. |
| Accelerated Training II – Archer Archer training speed increased by: | Lvl.1: 2.5% | Lvl.10: 25% |
| Frugal Training – Archer Archer units food upkeep decreased by: | Lvl.1: 2.5% | Lvl.10: 25% |
| Mass Recruitment II – Archer Archer training count increased by (+Hero lvl. x 20): | Lvl.1: 150 | Lvl.10: 1,500 |
| Instructor – Archer The Archer training cost is reduced by: | Lvl.1: 1.5% | Lvl.10: 15% |
| Quick Training – Archer Archer training speed increased by: | Lvl.1: 6% | Lvl.10: 60% |
3. Royal Drill Master (legendary hero)
Royal Drill Master is focused on your Footmen units and provides similar bonuses to what the previous two heroes do for their specific type of troops.
| Skill Name | At level 1 | At level 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Training Theory II – Footmen After training Footmen units, the hero gains for every 1 min spent: | Lvl.1: 80 Exp. | Lvl.10: 800 Exp. |
| Accelerated Training II – Footmen Footmen training speed increased by: | Lvl.1: 2.5% | Lvl.10: 25% |
| Frugal Training – Footmen Footmen units food upkeep decreased by: | Lvl.1: 2.5% | Lvl.10: 25% |
| Mass Recruitment II – Footmen Footmen training count increased by (+Hero lvl. x 20): | Lvl.1: 150 | Lvl.10: 1,500 |
| Instructor – Footmen The Footmen training cost is reduced by: | Lvl.1: 1.5% | Lvl.10: 15% |
| Quick Training – Footmen Footmen training speed increased by: | Lvl.1: 6% | Lvl.10: 60% |
4. Plague Doctor (legendary hero)
The Plague Doctor is a great support stationing hero that can be used to heal your troops, reduce the gold cost for healing, and have other great benefits. This is a must-have hero for anyone looking for more ways to protect the Castle while maintaining a strong army.
| Skill Name | At level 1 | At level 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Experiment III After wounded units, the hero gains for every 1 min spent: | Lvl.1: 30 Exp. | Lvl.10: 300 Exp. |
| Quick Surgery III Wounded healing speed increased by: | Lvl.1: 5% | Lvl.10: 50% |
| Medical Improvement I Healing resource cost (excluding gold) decreased by: | Lvl.1: 1.5% | Lvl.10: 15% |
| Speedy Recovery Wounded healing speed increased by: | Lvl.1: 11% | Lvl.10: 110% |
| Tent Expansion II Medical Tent capacity increased by: | Lvl.1: 9,000 | Lvl.10: 90,000 |
| Spirit Healer Healing resource cost (excluding gold) decreased by: | Lvl.1: 2% | Lvl.10: 20% |
5. Lady Knight (rare hero)
The last development hero on this list is the Lady Knight, who is also focused on your Cavalry units as Sir Roguelin, but with fewer skills as it’s a blue-colored hero. Still a good choice for stationing if you’re looking for a way to increase your Cavalry armies.
| Skill Name | At level 1 | At level 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Training Theory I – Cavalry After training Cavalry units, the hero gains for every 1 min spent: | Lvl.1: 60 Exp. | Lvl.10: 600 Exp. |
| Accelerated Training I – Cavalry Cavalry training speed increased by: | Lvl.1: 1.5% | Lvl.10: 15% |
| Mass Recruitment I – Cavalry Cavalry training count increased by (+Hero lvl. x 10): | Lvl.1: 50 | Lvl.10: 500 |
| Cavalry Recruitment After casting the skill, the number of Cavalry units trained instantly is: | Lvl.1: 50 | Lvl.10: 500 |
Conclusion
Development or stationing heroes are as essential as having strong legendary combat heroes, and definitely should not be ignored. They can help to increase your resource production, military power, and other bonuses that will help you progress faster in the game.
The most important part, however, is to level up your Town Hall, so that you can station more heroes and have access to better ones. We hope you enjoyed this guide and that it will help you choose the best stationing Heroes for your empire.
