Lightning Spire/1.03

Level 1
Although the Daemons' towers possess great stats, they are limited in their ranged offenses due to a lack of customization options. This is where Lightning Spires come in. The damage output from these buildings through sheer power, speed and damage type can fill in that gap left wide open from the lack of options for the standard towers. 50 magic damage absolutely stings and with so few units in the game that resist the type will lead the Lightning Spires to be a real pain to deal with. However, with a range of 8, using the electrical projectile and limited to just grounded units hampers the building's offensive capabilities. Thankfully, they can be upgraded via a level increase in tier 4 that allows them to hit aerial targets as well. But they will still have a range of just 8 and use that same projectile.

As you would expect from something that has tower like stats, it is expensive to build and also cost a fair amount to upgrade, too. But that should not put you off building them, for their small size, +3 army limit when upgraded also allows them to serve a second role - army limit increasing. Where the Portal failed, the Lightning Spire takes over and shows what an army limit can really do!

Level 2
Once upgraded, the Lightning Spire overcomes one of it's drawbacks - the limitation of what units it can fight is removed. Not only that, but its hit points shoot right up and even its damage output increases! As mentioned in the summery of the Lighting Spire level 1, its army limit increases to +3. With these in consideration, the upgraded Lightning Spire is simply amazing and really does help out in those areas where the Daemons are at their weakest. However, despite a magic type attack, the Lightning Spire uses the electrical projectile that does not scatter upon a miss. Unfortunately, there are more bad points to come - its standard range of 8 does not increase during the level upgrade and by not actually being a tower, it doesn't get that hidden combat bonus, meaning its attacks are more likely to miss than a typical tower. But bad points aside, the Lightning Spire is still a great structure that helps out in many areas, whether it's with the army limit, in defense or even by making it rain where the Daemon units get a combat bonus.

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