Binder

Binder

T2SchismUpgradeLiving220 Gold+12/week

Binder is one of two alternative upgrades of the tier 2 line for Schism. It has the highest defense of any tier 2 creature in the game.

Stats

Bars compare against the best tier 2 creature
Health
15
Attack
5
Defense
7
Best at tier 2
Damage
4–6
Morale
0
Luck
0
Initiative
5
Speed
5
Movement
Ground
Counterattacks
1
Morale range -5 to 5Luck range -5 to 5Action points 1
HP per gold0.068Avg damage per gold0.023Derived from the220 Goldrecruit cost — higher is more army per gold
Weekly growth +12HP per week180Avg damage per week60Buy-out per week2,640 Gold
Updated from the game files · build 25672315 · 10 Oct 2026

Abilities

Glance of the Abyss

1 round cooldown1 energy

Curses target enemy creature. Once per round, Cursed creatures take [ 12 + 2 × amount of units ] Pure Damage at the start of their turn. This effect is stackable.

Duration: 2 round(s).

Abyssal Tendril

1 round cooldown1 energy

Deals 50% of a basic attack ([ 2–3 × amount of units ]) as Pure Damage to target enemy creature and removes 1 of their counterattack charges.

Traits

Living

A fully sentient inhabitant of Jadame.

Morale range: –5 to 5.

Luck range: –3 to 3.

Fallen Living creatures can be raised as Undead after battle.

Long Reach

Has an attack that targets the hex directly behind an adjacent hex. It doesn’t provoke counterattacks and doesn’t move the attacker next to their target.

Upgrade line

Base form and its two upgrade options — the pair costs the same, so pick on strengths
Base
15
5
4
4–6
0
0
4
3
Cultist
165 Gold
+12/week
Upgrade

Binder

15
5
7
4–6
0
0
5
5
  • New
Binder
220 Gold
+12/week
Upgrade
15
9
4
4–8
0
0
4
4
  • New
  • New
Votary
220 Gold
+12/week

Stats are compared against Cultist: 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 2 creatures

Overgrown Locust
Overgrown Locust
Hive170 Gold+14/week
16
5
4
3–5
0
0
7
6
Guile Infiltrator
Guile Infiltrator
Dungeon160 Gold+13/week
13
6
4
3–6
0
2
6
7
Austringer
Austringer
Temple130 Gold+14/week
10
5
3
3–4
0
0
4
4
Dawn Hoplet
Dawn Hoplet
Grove250 Gold+9/week
18
9
5
4–8
1
2
6
6
Wraith
Wraith
Necropolis130 Gold+19/week
8
6
0
2–4
—
0
7
7

Lore

By infusing the bindings of Vori Texts with the profane power of the Rift, Binders tear open temporal gaps in reality, lashing out at their foes with planar tendrils.