Base
- 45
- 6
- 11
- 5–7
- 0
- 0
- 2
- 3
Crystal Iriyad
Crystal Iriyad is one of two alternative upgrades of the tier 3 line for Grove. It has the highest health and defense of any tier 3 creature in the game.
Stats
Bars compare against the best tier 3 creatureHealth
45
Best at tier 3
Attack
6
Defense
11
Best at tier 3
Damage
5–7
Morale
0
Luck
0
Initiative
3
Speed
5
Movement
Ground
Counterattacks
1
Morale range -3 to 3Luck range -3 to 3Action points 1
HP per gold 0.15Avg damage per gold 0.020Derived from the 300 gold recruit cost — higher is more army per gold
Weekly growth +6HP per week 270Avg damage per week 36Gold per week 1,800
Updated from the game files · build 24128879 · 9 Aug 2026
Abilities
Awaken: Earth II
1 round cooldown3 energyThis creature gains 2 Speed and Initiative, 10 HP, and unlimited counterattacks. Allows the use of other abilities. Once per battle; lasts until the end of battle.
Speed +2Initiative +2Health +10Counterattacks +999for 999 rounds
Earthshatter
2 round cooldown2 energyAll enemies within a 2‑hex radius can target only this creature until the end of the round.
tauntRadius +2for 1 round
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.
Melee Attack
Can only attack adjacent enemies. Provokes counterattacks.
Area Strike
Deals Damage to the target and all enemies around it. Additional targets take –50% Damage.
Embodiment of Earth
This creature leaves no body upon death. Immune to “Cave In” and “Stone Fangs” spells.
Crystal Thorns
Whenever an enemy attacks this creature in Melee, 1 unit(s) from the attacking stack die. Works on creatures up to tier 5.
Upgrade line
Base form and its two upgrade options — the pair costs the same, so pick on strengths
Stats are compared against Vine Iriyad: 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 3 creatures
Lore
Elementalists say that each element has two aspects.
The second aspect of earth is the stubborn, proud, and unyielding nature found at its foundation: stone. To come across a crystal iriyad is to face this unrelenting resistance to change — and an unavoidable delay in your journey, as they are fiercely territorial.