Thunder Qilin

Thunder Qilin

T6GroveUpgradeEmbodiment1900+2/week

Thunder Qilin is one of two alternative upgrades of the tier 6 line for Grove.

Stats

Bars compare against the best tier 6 creature
Health
135
Attack
22
Defense
22
Damage
30–36
Morale
0
Luck
3
Initiative
11
Speed
8
Movement
Ground
Counterattacks
1
Morale range -3 to 3Luck range -3 to 3Action points 1
HP per gold 0.071Avg damage per gold 0.017Derived from the 1900 gold recruit cost — higher is more army per gold
Weekly growth +2HP per week 270Avg damage per week 66Gold per week 3,800
Updated from the game files · build 24128879 · 9 Aug 2026

Abilities

Awaken: Air II

1 round cooldown3 energy

Increases this creature’s Speed and Initiative by 2, HP by 20 and grants it “Swift Strike.” Allows the use of other abilities. Once per battle; lasts until the end of battle.

Speed +2Initiative +2Health +20for 999 rounds

Ball Lightning

2 round cooldown2 energy

Blinks to any free hex within its movement range. Deals 100% of a basic attack ([ 30–36 × amount of units ]) as Magic Damage to all creatures adjacent to the destination hex.

Thunderstrike

2 round cooldown2 energy

Converts this creature’s Defense into additional Attack until the end of the 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.

Embodiment of Air

This creature leaves no body upon death. Immune to “Lightning Bolt” and “Chain Lightning.”

Lightning Fast

This creature is immune to all effects that restrict movement.

Cloud Nine

Generates 2 Focus Point(s) at the beginning of each round, except the first.

Upgrade line

Base form and its two upgrade options — the pair costs the same, so pick on strengths
Base
135
22
22
24–30
0
3
9
6
Qilin
1200
+2/week
Upgrade

Thunder Qilin

135
22
22
30–36
0
3
11
8
  • New
Thunder Qilin
  • New
  • New
1900
+2/week
Upgrade
135
24
24
27–36
0
3
13
7
  • New
Mist Qilin
  • New
1900
+2/week

Stats are compared against Qilin: 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 6 creatures

Devourer
Devourer
Hive1900+2/week
120
21
21
26–28
0
3
8
10
160
24
30
25–28
0
0
6
5
125
20
28
19–23
0
0
9
5
80
19
20
18–20
0
10
8
75
26
28
18–22
0
0
10
5

Lore

When the very first war came to the Murmurwoods, its echoes tore through the land — the sky split in two, and the fury of the elements was unleashed.

Thunder Qilins are lightning made flesh, striking down those who dare intrude.