“Strength is nourishment. Conflict is growth. All who resist… feed us.”
The Alliance Raid Event is evolving. A second boss is joining the rift — and this one doesn’t play like anything you’ve faced before. Meet Vor’thuun: a living fungal fortress that grows stronger the longer you fight it.
Deep within a realm of rot and relentless evolution stands the Devouring Spire — a fortress of interwoven fungal matter that expands, heals, and hardens with every cycle. At its core sits Vor’thuun, the first fungal being to awaken true awareness. Its brood is not a mindless swarm — it’s a connected ecosystem of predators. When they fight, they feed. When they feed, the colony grows.
The Empire’s scholars have glimpsed this threat through the rift. If the colony reaches our world, it will consume all strength and become unstoppable. It’s time for a pre-emptive strike.
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🍄 HOW THE FUNGAL SWARM WORKS
This boss introduces a completely new gameplay dynamic built around spore management and wall pressure:
1. Break the Walls — Attack the boss and smash through its fungal walls. But beware: these walls regenerate every 5 minutes, and each regeneration cycle spawns dormant Spore units into the boss’s reserve.
2. Manage the Spore Build-Up — Dormant Spores sit in the reserve. They don’t fight, they don’t add to the boss’s health — yet. But they’re ticking time bombs. Use the new support tools to delay wall regeneration or eliminate spores before it’s too late.
3. The Mutation Trigger — When the boss hits its final health stage, ALL remaining dormant Spores mutate into powerful combat units that flood the Courtyard. Fewer spores = easier final phase. More spores = a nightmare.
4. The Final Assault — Overpower the mutated swarm and the boss’s remaining defenders to claim victory. Alliances that managed their spores well will breeze through. Those that didn’t… good luck.
The takeaway: Speed and coordination matter more than raw power. Every wall regeneration you allow makes the final fight harder. Work fast, use your tools, and don’t let the spores pile up.
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📊 BOSS LEVELS & DIFFICULTY
The Fungal Swarm has 11 levels, each with 6 health stages:
Level │ Courtyard │ Defeat Rewards──────┼───────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────── 1 │ 100,000 │ Bronze Box, 3K Units, 30K Mead 2 │ 150,000 │ Bronze Box, 15K Units, 150K Mead 3 │ 200,000 │ Bronze Box, 100 Rift Coins, 17K Units, 170K Mead 4 │ 300,000 │ Bronze Box, 630 Rift Coins, 25K Units, 250K Mead 5 │ 350,000 │ Bronze Box, 1,750 Rift Coins, 50K Units, 50 Ashira Tokens, 500K Mead 6 │ 400,000 │ Silver Box, 2,500 Rift Coins, 62.5K Units, 65 Gen XP Tokens, 625K Mead 7 │ 550,000 │ Silver Box, 3,610 Rift Coins, 75K Units, 80 Plaster, 750K Mead 8 │ 600,000 │ Silver Box, 6,200 Rift Coins, 55 Ashira Tokens 9 │ 650,000 │ Gold Box, 9,000 Rift Coins, 80 Gen XP Tokens 10 │ 700,000 │ 2x Gold Box, 12,000 Rift Coins 11 │ 800,000 │ 2x Gold Box, 12,000 Rift Coins, 80 Gen XP TokensEvery health stage features the Spore Spawning mechanic on wall regenerations. The final health stage (at 17%) triggers the Mutation — converting all dormant spores into full-strength combat units.
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🧬 NEW UNITS — THE FUNGAL BROOD
Six new boss units are introduced:
Regular Defenders:
🛡️ Fungus Guard — Melee defender
🏹 Spore Slinger — Ranged defender
Dormant Spores (spawned by wall regeneration — sit in reserve, don’t fight):
🟢 Dormant Spore Maw — Melee dormant spore
🟢 Dormant Spore Cyst — Ranged dormant spore
Mutated Forms (what dormant spores become after the final health stage):
🔴 Spore Gnasher — Strong melee unit (mutated from Dormant Spore Maw)
🔴 Cyst-born Sporecaster — Strong ranged unit (mutated from Dormant Spore Cyst)
Key info about dormant units:
→ They have 0 strength and never enter the Courtyard
→ They are visible in the new Reserve Unit Container on the attack screen
→ They do not contribute to the boss’s health bar
→ If only dormant units remain, the boss is considered defeated
→ Once mutated, they become regular powerful units that fight and contribute to boss health
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🛠️ NEW SUPPORT TOOLS
Two new tool types are available to counter the Fungal Swarm’s mechanics:
🕐 Wall Regeneration Delay Tools
Delay the wall regen timer, giving your alliance more time and reducing spore spawns.
Available for: Left Wall, Front Wall, Right Wall, or All Walls combined.
Tier │ Delay per use │ Available at──────────┼───────────────┼─────────────────Weak │ 30 seconds │ Blacksmith (Rift Coins)Medium │ 90 seconds │ Blacksmith (Rubies)Premium │ 270 seconds │ Blacksmith (Rubies)💡 Delays stack per wall section! Coordinate with your alliance for maximum effect.
⚠️ If no wall cooldown is active, the tool is consumed without effect.
💀 Spore Elimination Tools
Directly kill dormant spore units in the boss’s reserve before they can mutate.
Available for both Melee Spores and Ranged Spores separately.
Tier │ Available at──────────┼─────────────────Weak │ Blacksmith (Rift Coins)Medium │ Blacksmith (Rubies)Premium │ Blacksmith (Rubies)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
⚔️ NEW EQUIPMENT — FUNGAL SWARM SETS
Three new themed equipment sets designed for the Alliance Raid. Each set provides baseline bonuses against ALL raid bosses, plus bonus effects specific to the Fungal Swarm.
Each set contains 5 equipment pieces (Armor, Weapon, Helmet, Artifact, Commander) and 4 matching gems.
🥉 Bronze Set — Fungal Swarm Set 1
A solid entry-level set for getting started.
- ARE Speed Boost, Melee & Ranged Offense, Return Travel Boost
- Spore Kill effect on each piece
- Commander piece grants: +1 Additional Wave, Wall Regen Delay, Yard Strength, Flank Units, Speed
Set Bonuses (unlock by equipping multiple pieces):
2 pieces → Spore Kill bonus
3 pieces → +145% Front Attack Units
4 pieces → Spore Kill bonus
5 pieces → +35% Melee Offense
6 pieces → +5s Wall Regen Delay (All)
7 pieces → +55% Ranged Offense
8 pieces → +5s Wall Regen Delay (All)
9 pieces → +60% Flank Attack Units
🥈 Silver Set — Fungal Swarm Set 2
Stronger across the board with enhanced bonuses.
- All Bronze set effects at higher values
- Commander piece grants: +2 Additional Waves, stronger Wall Regen Delay, more Flank Units
Set Bonuses:
2 pieces → Spore Kill bonus
3 pieces → +185% Front Attack Units
4 pieces → Spore Kill bonus
5 pieces → +130% Melee Offense
6 pieces → +10s Wall Regen Delay (All)
7 pieces → +140% Ranged Offense
8 pieces → +10s Wall Regen Delay (All)
9 pieces → +90% Flank Attack Units
🥇 Gold Set — Fungal Swarm Set 3
The ultimate ARE equipment for dedicated raiders.
- Maximum effect strengths (up to +220% Offense bonuses)
- Commander piece grants: +3 Additional Waves, +25s Wall Regen Delay, +210% Flank Units
Set Bonuses:
2 pieces → Spore Kill bonus
3 pieces → +220% Front Attack Units
4 pieces → Spore Kill bonus
5 pieces → +220% Melee Offense
6 pieces → +15s Wall Regen Delay (All)
7 pieces → +220% Ranged Offense
8 pieces → +15s Wall Regen Delay (All)
9 pieces → +120% Flank Attack Units
Gems are available for all 3 sets and add Wall Regen Delay (per side or all) + Melee/Ranged Offense bonuses.
Equipment and gems are obtainable through the Boss Defeat Reward Lootboxes & the Master Blacksmith Lootboxes (Bronze/Silver/Gold tiers).
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📺 UI IMPROVEMENTS
New: Reserve Unit Container
A new panel on the attack dialog now shows all units in the boss’s reserve pool. This works for ALL Alliance Raid bosses — not just the Fungal Swarm. You’ll be able to see dormant spores accumulating in real-time.
Updated Health Bar
A new turquoise health bar segment shows the health share of mutated spore units. Before mutation, no turquoise appears. After the final health stage triggers, the turquoise shows exactly how much of the boss’s health comes from mutated spores — giving you a clear read on the fight’s intensity.
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🏆 LEADERBOARD
The same Top 5 Alliance & Player Leaderboard from the previous run remains in place with the same rewards. Rally your alliance, climb the ranks, and prove your coordination against this new threat!
You can view it here
The Sovereign is hungry. The Spire awaits.
Will your alliance strike fast enough — or will you feed the swarm?
🍄 Good luck, Commanders. 🍄
