Mount Adjacent Troops and Grow the Boars' HP
Boars can be mounted by troops on adjacent plots, and increasing the mount's HP strengthens its rider's stats. Place your chosen troop beside the Boars, then put Forest support against the Boar plot to grow the mounted setup over time.
Choose a Rider and Leave Space for Forests
Elves are a useful rider choice because they always attack the most distant target. Their targeting lets your mounted ranged damage reach enemies behind the front line. If Elves are slow to arrive, put another ranged troop beside the Boars and continue developing the mount.
Ballistas can ride Boars too, as recognized by the Crossboar achievement. Mounting is therefore useful beyond ordinary melee soldiers. Put the Ballista on a plot adjacent to the Boars when you want to use that combination.
Plan the support space before filling the surrounding plots. The rider needs to sit beside the Boars, while Forests should touch the Boar plot whose HP you want to grow. Keep those placement needs in mind when deciding where the mounted pair belongs.
Set Up and Strengthen the Mounted Pair
- Place Boars on a neighbouring plot beside your chosen rider, establishing the adjacency that lets the troop mount them and benefit from the mount's HP.
- Place a Forest against the Boar plot so its annual adjacent HP buff grows the mount and strengthens the rider setup over time.
- Hold an upgrade card over the existing Boar plot to preview which stats or effects it will increase before deciding whether to spend it there.
- Upgrade the Boar plot when its preview offers useful HP growth, improving the mount's survivability and the stat benefit it provides to its rider.
- Apply Procreate to the Elf plot to add 9 units, increasing the number of ranged attackers using the mounted setup rather than spreading that investment across unrelated troops.
- Choose Feast when it is offered to double troop HP, increasing the Boars' HP and strengthening the mounted Elves through the mount's stat benefit.
Separate Mount HP From Rider Numbers
A Boar's ordinary HP progression is 16, 20.8 and 27 across its three levels. Increasing mount HP improves mounted troop stats, so Boar upgrades contribute to the rider setup as well as the mount itself. Check the plot's displayed HP when comparing your next upgrade choices.
Forest support gives that HP plan continued growth: it adds 2% HP to adjacent plots each year. In the Elf-and-Boar setup, growing the Boars also improves the mounted Elves' damage. Procreate serves a different purpose by adding more Elves to deliver those boosted attacks.
Pick Support for the Job You Need
| Option | Details |
|---|---|
| Forest support for Boars | Place Forests beside the Boars to grow the HP that strengthens their riders. Prioritize this placement when developing the mount. |
| Feast for troop HP growth | Doubles troop HP, making it a useful decree for increasing the Boars' HP and the mounted rider benefit. |
| Warehouse beside Forest support | Adjacent support buildings apply their effects an additional time per Warehouse level, helping the Forest support around your Boars do more work. |
| Overwork for repeated support effects | Makes support buildings apply their effects once more. The mounted Elf plan prioritizes Feast before further Overwork picks. |
| Procreate for more Elf riders | Adds 9 units to the target troop. Use it on the Elves to increase the number of attackers delivering the boosted shots. |
| Baby Boom on the Elf plot | Doubles units if a troop card occupies the targeted plot by the prophecy year. Aim it at the Elf plot and preserve that condition. |
Use Mounted Elves to Reach the Back Line
Mounted Elves are useful when you want damage aimed beyond the enemy's front line. Elves target the most distant enemy, so a Warper standing behind its summons can become their target. The Boars provide the HP-based rider benefit while the Elves supply the targeting behavior.
Watch the King of Progress matchup closely because Defenders reflect the damage they take. Powerful mounted Elf shots can therefore send substantial damage back at your attackers. A King of Stone opponent investing heavily in Stronghold levels and wall HP can also outlast the sniper setup.
Fast attackers create another problem: Elves fire every 8.3 seconds at level 1. A rush can reach them between volleys, so the Boars also serve as the front line in this pairing. Judge the build by whether it survives to deliver its shots as well as by how hard those shots hit.
Check Placement Before Spending More Cards
If the mounted setup is underperforming, check that the rider is adjacent to the Boars and that your Forests touch the Boar plot. Compare the next upgrade's preview with the weakness you need to address. Grow the mount for a stronger rider benefit, or add units to the Elf plot when you need more attackers delivering it.