Race Comparison: Age 115 → Age 116

Only rows that changed are shown. Unchanged stats (e.g. Soldier 3/0 · 0.75nw across all races) are omitted.

Dryad

Dryad is a new race introduced in Age 116 and has no Age 115 baseline to compare against. See Age 116 for its full stat block.

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Avian

Bonuses & Penalties

	Age 115	Age 116
Attack Time	−20%	−25%
Building Efficiency	−5% penalty	Removed
Rune Cost	—	+30% penalty New

War Doctrine

Age 115	Age 116
Up to −10% Attack Time · +12.5% Birth Rates	Up to −10% Attack Time · −12.5% Military Wage Cost

Unique & Spells

	Age 115	Age 116
Unique	Dive Bomb — Off specs +2 offense in War (no NW effect)	Aerial Supremacy — Successful attacks destroy 8% of target's War Horses and 8% of target's Prisoners
Spells	Town Watch, Illuminate Shadows	(unchanged)

Units

Unit	Age 115	Age 116
Elite	16/3 · 750gc · 7.0nw	16/2 · 750gc · 6.5nw

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Dark Elf

Bonuses & Penalties

	Age 115	Age 116
Offensive WPA	—	+30% New
Instant Spell Damage	+35%	+30%
Rune Cost	−35% bonus	Removed
Damage taken from sabotage ops	—	+30% penalty New

War Doctrine

Age 115	Age 116
Up to +12.5% Instant Spell Damage · −12.5% Rune Costs	(unchanged)

Unique & Spells

	Age 115	Age 116
Unique	Mystic Enthusiasts — 40% rune refund on successful offensive instant spells	Dark Ritual — +20% Instant Spell Damage for 6 ticks after a successful attack; Traditional Marches generate 1 Wizard per 4 acres gained
Spells	Blizzard, Mage's Fury, Illuminate Shadows, Pitfalls, Mind Focus	Blizzard, Mage's Fury, Mind Focus · Fool's Gold · Removed: Illuminate Shadows, Pitfalls

Units

Unit	Age 115	Age 116
Off Spec	15/0 · 6.0nw	14/0 · 5.6nw
Def Spec	0/11 · 5.5nw	0/12 · 6.0nw
Elite	4/12 · 750gc · 7.0nw	16/2 · 700gc · 6.5nw

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Dwarf

Bonuses & Penalties

	Age 115	Age 116
Construction Cost	—	−50% New
Attack Time	+10% penalty	Removed
Food Consumption	—	+90% penalty New

War Doctrine

Age 115	Age 116
Up to −12.5% Construction Costs · +12.5% Income	Up to −12.5% Construction Costs · +12.5% Building Efficiency

Unique & Spells

	Age 115	Age 116
Unique	Architect's Revenge — incoming Raze damage −15%; Raze damage +20%	Mountain Hold — Construction Time reduced an additional 30% for 6 ticks after being successfully attacked
Spells	Miner's Mystique, Town Watch, Reflect Magic	(unchanged)

Units

Unit	Age 115	Age 116
Elite	15/5 · 800gc · 7.0nw	15/7 · 900gc · 7.0nw

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Elf

Bonuses & Penalties

	Age 115	Age 116
Rune Production	+40%	Removed
Offensive Spell Duration	—	+30% New
TPA	−20% penalty	Removed
Draft Costs	—	+35% penalty New

War Doctrine

Age 115	Age 116
Up to +12.5% Offensive WPA · +12.5% Spell Duration	Up to −12.5% Damage from Enemy Sorcery · +12.5% Spell Duration

Unique & Spells

	Age 115	Age 116
Unique	Arcane Surge — while mana below 40%, offensive spells deal +25% spell damage	Arcane Mastery — Chastity cast by Elves reduces Birth Rates by 70%; offensive duration spells cast by Elves last +2 ticks
Spells	Pitfalls, Wrath, Vermin, Sloth	Pitfalls, Sloth, Vermin · Reflect Magic, Chastity · Removed: Wrath

Units

Unit	Age 115	Age 116
Elite	15/4 · 750gc · 6.0nw	14/4 · 700gc · 7.0nw

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Faery

Bonuses & Penalties

	Age 115	Age 116
Spell Duration	+25%	+30% (Self)
WPA	+20%	+20%/TPA
Military Casualties	—	+15% penalty New

War Doctrine

Age 115	Age 116
Up to +12.5% Defensive WPA · −12.5% Damage from Enemy Thievery Operations	(unchanged)

Unique & Spells

	Age 115	Age 116
Leyline Interference fail chance	20%	15%
Spells	All Racial Spells	Greater Protection, Reflect Magic, Illuminate Shadows, Tree of Gold, Revelation, Fountain of Knowledge

Units

Unit	Age 115	Age 116
Elite	4/16 · 1000gc · 8.5nw	4/16 · 1150gc · 8.5nw

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Halfling

Bonuses & Penalties

	Age 115	Age 116
Population	+10%	+12.5%
TPA	+20%	+30%
Military Casualties	+10% penalty	Removed
Draft Speed	—	−25% penalty New

War Doctrine

Age 115	Age 116
Up to +12.5% Sabotage Damage · +12.5% Offensive TPA	Up to +12.5% Sabotage Damage · −12.5% Thief Losses

Unique & Spells

	Age 115	Age 116
Unique	Silent Assault — sabotage ops suffer 50% fewer thievery losses	Burrowed Networks — successive sabotage ops against the same target build up to +15% sabotage damage (3% per hit); resets on switching target
Spells	Tree of Gold, Greater Protection	Tree of Gold, Greater Protection · Invisibility

Units

Unit	Age 115	Age 116
Off Spec	10/0 · 4.0nw	11/0 · 4.4nw
Elite	6/12 · 700gc · 7.5nw	10/13 · 900gc · 7.5nw

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Human

Bonuses & Penalties

Note

Human is substantially reworked in Age 116: the prisoner/science identity from Age 115 is replaced with an income/training/draft-speed identity.

	Age 115	Age 116
All Lands hold Prisoners (2/Acre)	Bonus	Removed
Stealth Regeneration per Tick	+1	Removed
Damage from Learn Attacks	−30%	Removed
Science Efficiency	+10%	Removed
Income	—	+30% New
Training Costs	—	−30% New
Draft Speed	—	+20% New
Rune Cost	+40% penalty	Removed
Wage increases apply slower	Penalty	Removed
Military Wages	—	+25% penalty New

War Doctrine

Age 115	Age 116
Up to +12.5% Book Generation · +12.5% Science Effectiveness	Up to +12.5% Specialist Credit Gains · −12.5% Training Costs

Unique & Spells

	Age 115	Age 116
Unique	Civil Administration — Prisoners generate +2.0gc/tick; Merc costs −40%	Muster the Realm — successful attacks grant Building Credits (25% of acres gained) and Specialist Credits (100% of acres gained); Training Time −20% for 6 ticks
Spells	Fountain of Knowledge, Revelation, Invisibility, Guile, Steal War Horses	Fountain of Knowledge, Invisibility, Guile, Steal War Horses · Removed: Revelation

Units

Unit	Age 115	Age 116
Off Spec	12/0 · 4.8nw	15/0 · 6.0nw
Def Spec	0/10 · 5.0nw	0/12 · 6.0nw
Elite	16/3 · 750gc · 6.5nw	15/5 · 800gc · 7.0nw
War Horse	2/0 · 0.6nw	3/0 · 0.9nw

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Orc

Bonuses & Penalties

	Age 115	Age 116
Gains (OOW)	+5%	+10%
Enemy Military Casualties	—	+15% New
Draft Cost	−50%	−40%
DME	−15% penalty	Removed
Instant Damage taken from Sabotage/Sorcery	—	+20% penalty New

War Doctrine

Age 115	Age 116
Up to +10% Offensive Military Efficiency · +12.5% Raze Damage	(unchanged)

Unique & Spells

	Age 115	Age 116
Unique	Carnage — random per-attack effect (destroy 25% resources OR +25% wages 4–6 ticks OR −30% losses)	Blood Spoils — successful attacks convert 25% of enemy military casualties into Specialist Credits
Spells	Bloodlust, Wrath	Bloodlust, Wrath · Aggression

Units

Unit	Age 115	Age 116
Elite	18/2 · 800gc · 7.0nw	18/3 · 850gc · 7.0nw

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Undead

Bonuses & Penalties

	Age 115	Age 116
Science Efficiency	−10% penalty	Removed
Cannot build Hospitals	—	New penalty New

War Doctrine

Age 115	Age 116
Up to −12.5% Enemy Battle Gains · +12.5% Plague spread chance	(unchanged, clarified to not grant the ability to spread Plague)

Unique & Spells

	Age 115	Age 116
Death March conversion	45% of offensive losses → Soldiers	25% of offensive losses → Soldiers
Spells	Animate Dead, Aggression	Animate Dead · Vermin, Ghost Workers · Removed: Aggression

Units

Unit	Age 115	Age 116
Elite	17/4 · 800gc · 7.0nw	16/4 · 800gc · 7.0nw