Embodiment
Base
- 40
- 11
- 10
- 10–14
- 0
- 0
- 5
- 5
Brumal Naiad
Brumal Naiad is one of two alternative upgrades of the tier 4 line for Grove. It has the highest max damage of any tier 4 creature in the game.
Stats
Bars compare against the best tier 4 creatureHealth
40
Attack
15
Defense
10
Damage
14–18
Morale
0
Luck
0
Initiative
6
Speed
5
Movement
Teleport
Counterattacks
1
Morale range -3 to 3Luck range -3 to 3Action points 1
HP per gold0.078Avg damage per gold0.031Derived from the510 Goldrecruit cost — higher is more army per gold
Weekly growth +4HP per week160Avg damage per week64Buy-out per week2,040 Gold
Updated from the game files · build 25672315 · 10 Oct 2026
Abilities
Awaken: Water II
1 round cooldown3 energyThis creature gains 2 Speed and Initiative, 15 HP, and the ability to perform Ranged attacks even if there is an adjacent enemy. Allows the use of other abilities. Once per battle; lasts until the end of battle.
Speed +2Initiative +2Health +15for 999 rounds
Whirlpool
2 round cooldown2 energyConfuses the target enemy. While Confused, their Speed and Initiative are reduced by 2.
Duration: 3 round(s).
Speed −2Initiative −2for 3 rounds
Traits
Embodiment
A spirit, soul, or other intangible power that has coalesced into material form.
Morale range: –3 to 3.
Luck range: –3 to 3.
Fallen Embodiments cannot be raised as Undead after battle.
Ranged Attack
Can attack enemies at any range. Replaced with a weaker Melee attack if an enemy is adjacent. –50% Melee Damage.
Targets 3 or more hexes away take –10% Damage per hex (up to –50%).
Blink
Teleports directly to destination hex, ignoring obstacles and traps.
Embodiment of Water
This creature leaves no body upon death. Immune to “Ice Bolt” and “Circle of Winter.”
Icy Veins
Attacks prevent the target from restoring HP by any means until the end of the round.
Upgrade line
Base form and its two upgrade options — the pair costs the same, so pick on strengths
Stats are compared against Naiad: green is higher, red ▼ lower. A badged glyph is a power the base form does not have; a gold-ringed one is a power it has under the same name but with different rules.
Other tier 4 creatures
Lore
Water sustains life, but it can just as easily take it away. Cold, cruel and unyielding, a single shard of ice can spell the doom of a nation.
To a brumal naiad, only those who survive the winter deserve to endure.