Monster/Damage and Healing

When attacking Monsters in Castle Age, the damage done is calculated according to a few formulas. Each monster also has its own scaling factor to damage done and party health healed.

Monster Damage

Damage Formula

For most monsters, you can estimate the amount of damage that will be done when attacking with the following function:

Damage=(225+5.5*(gAtk+eqAtk+.3*(gDef+eqDef))+1000*(atk-BreakPoint)^.25)*(.58*(pHP%Left/100)+. 42)*stamina*bonus

Where:

• Atk = Attack (broken down below)
  
• gAtk = General Attack
  
• gDef = General Defense
  
• eqAtk = total equipment attack
  
• eqDef = total equipment defense
  
• Breakpoint = Monster value, from table
  
• pHP%Left = percentage of maximum (fully strengthened) party health remaining (0-100). For Skaar Deathrune and Ragnarok, use % of shield depleted.
  
• stamina = the amount of stamina used
  
• bonus = any modifiers to damage, like Barbarus’ bonus or a Monster Hunting percentage bonus. Note that damage rune is not used in monster battles.
  

Example Curves

In these curves, the x-axis is the (Att-Breakpoint) value, to show how damage increases both in the short-term and the long-term after passing the breakpoint.

Damage when approaching/passing the breakpoint

Damage for attack far past the breakpoint

Attack Values

When attacking monsters, the damage formula uses the player’s attack stat, along with any bonuses to the stat. These include the Attack rune, if forged to an item and equipped, the attack portion of Item Archives, if they are enabled, and any Attack or Monster Attack bonus from the currently equipped General.

When attacking monsters that use class-based actions, if the class you are playing at is at least level 3, you will receive a bonus of 10 attack when attacking monsters, which is also included in your monster attack.

Player Defense does not play any role in monster damage. Piercing also does not play any role in base damage, instead being applied afterwards if the player has insufficient piercing power. Having excess piercing will not increase damage. Having a damage rune equipped also does not play a role in damage done.

Equipment and generals

Equipment and Generals both do unscaled damage - they aren’t affected by the monster armor/breakpoint and are constant between monsters. Because of this, it is worthwhile to level up generals that you use beyond level 4.

When choosing equipment, any elements and piercing resistance that the monster has should be taken into account first, along the weapon that the attack rune is equipped onto, if possible. Any Dragonhunter items should be taken into account also, if the increased critical percentage is desired. After that, the player should attempt to bring equipment with the best stats (emphasizing attack) in order to maximize damage done.

Monster Damage Examples

The multitude of options available to level up generals, equipment and statistics have varying impacts on total monster damage performed. These examples are for demonstrative purposes only, and show that you have to consider all aspects in determining total damage.

Example 1: Sahar (5S/79) - Maalvus(5S/74) - Barbarus (5S/59)

• Base Damage: 225 Damage/Stam (D/S)
• General Attack: 2480 attack yields 13,640 D/S + 10.4 D/S per additional point
• General Defence: 1627 defense yields 2,684.6 D/S + 3 D/S per additional point
• Equipment Attack: 541 attack yields 2975.5 D/S + 10.4 D/S per additional point
• Equipment Defense: 583 defense yields 962 D/S + 3 D/S per additional point
• Base Damage: 8678 Raw+IA+Rune+General+equipment yields 6,417 D/S + 0.4 D/S per additional point
• Base Defence: 4201 Raw+IA+Rune+General+Equipment yields 0 D/S + 0.0 D/S per additional point
• Monster Hunter Damage: +3050 added attack yields 2255.4 D/S with +10.8 D/S per 30 point level up
• Monster Bonus Damage: 17% bonus yields 5,336.9 D/S with +146.6 D/S for each level up of 0.3%
• Critical Bonus: Assuming 50% 2, 50% 3, +20549 D/S plus 82.4 for each level up of 0.15% (maalvus)

• Monster Breakpoint: this example assumed a monster breakpoint of 1000, damage is reduced by 36.1 for each 100 monster breakpoint points added into the mix.
• Total D/S based on the formula presented above: 57,188 D/S for this load out or 5.7MM per 100 stamina
• The facts: This load out does about 4-4.2 million damage per 100s to most monsters on first fully strengthened hit as such the calculation is a bit high.

Notable generals

For attacking monsters, the best generals tend to be those that add to player attack.Since general stats play a role in damage dealt, aggressive generals will tend to be better choices than defensive generals. Below is a table including several generals that are useful either for increasing player attack or for increasing damage in other ways.

Increase Critical Chance

Heroes in this category can upgrade their abilities through the General Alliance function.

Image	General	Level 4 Ability	Obtained From	Notes
	Kang	+6% Critical Chance	Corruption Chest (epic)	Best ability, but comes from a chest
	Dolomar	+5% Critical Chance	Favor Generals (minimum level 100)	Best non-chest critical general
	Lotus Ravenmoore	+4% Critical Chance	Vanguard Chest (epic)	One of the generals that had ability changed with new guild battle abilities. The change was reverted, supposedly until two abilities can be supported for one general.
	Charlotte	+4% Critical Chance	Conquest Chest (uncommon)
	Kaiser	+3% Critical Chance	Favor Generals (minimum level 35)
	Slayer	+3% Critical Chance	Favor Generals (minimum level 15)
	Lothar the Ranger	+2% Critical Chance	Vanguard Chest (Rare)
	Vorenus	+2% Critical Chance	Vanguard Chest (Uncommon)

Increase Attack vs. Monsters

Heroes in this category can upgrade their abilities through the General Alliance function.

When leveled up with Hero Crystals, each additional level past level 4 gives an additional 30 attack vs. monsters, allowing attack bonuses to increase quickly.

Image	General	Level 4 Ability	Obtained From	Notes
	Vancy	+290 Attack vs. Monsters	Corruption Chest (rare)
	Sahar	+260 Attack vs. Monsters	Favor Generals (minimum level 265)
	Sorkan	+242 Attack vs. Monsters	Favor Generals (minimum level 225)
	Feral	+28 Attack vs. Monsters	Conquest Chest (Common)
	Therian	+25 Attack vs. Monsters	Favor Generals (minimum level 95)
	Elin	+20 Attack vs. Monsters	Alchemy	Limited general that is no longer available.
	Zarevok	+20 Attack vs. Monsters	Land of Earth

Multiply stamina used

These generals are useful for using more stamina in one click, as well as for reducing overall damage to party health.

Image	General	Level 4 Ability	Obtained From	Notes
	Orc King	Use 5x Stamina and deal 5x Damage	Alpha Chest (epic)	Gains a secondary ability that gives increased critical chance at levels 5+.
	Maalvus	Use 3x Stamina and deal 3x Damage. +3% Critical Chance	Favor Generals (minimum level 115)
	Barbarus	Use 3x Stamina and deal 3x Damage.	Favor Generals (minimum level 40)	Gains a secondary ability which increases damage done as total damage done increases at levels 5+.

Others

Image	General	Level 4 Ability	Obtained From	Notes
	Caine	+3% Damage for 400k gold per stamina used	Favor Generals (minimum level 155)	Caine has recently been changed and no longer requires gold..
	Agamemnon	+30 Attack vs Monsters, +3% Critical Chance	Ascension Chest (epic)

Monster Healing

Healing Formula

For monsters with party health, you can estimate the amount of health that will be healed by the following function:

10 Energy Strengthen (to Max Party health; *6 for healing)

STRENGTHEN=155+(.7*eqAtk+eqDef)/4+700*MAX(1,Defense-Breakpoint)^.25

20 Energy Heal:

HEAL=12*(155+(.7*eqAtk+eqDef)/4+700*MAX(1,Defense-Breakpoint)^.25)

Where:

• Game selects BIS equipment for Def/atk, as listed when you heal. This allows you to use tinkerer equipment and Greater Divine Barrier to boost your defense score.
  

• Defense = the player's defense, as described below
  
• Breakpoint = the breakpoint, from the table below
  

If the monster has a beneficial status for warriors/clerics, the corresponding classes will get a 10% boost to healing for the duration of the status.
Note: The above formula has 3040 outside of the energy used portion, please verify this is correct, likely it is inside an additional () before multiplying it by energy/20..

What this means: Before you pass the breakpoint for the monster, you will do a minimal amount of healing. After you pass it, your healing will quickly increase for the first 100 defense or so, after which the rate of increase will slow down.

Example Curves

In these curves, the x-axis is the (Defense-Breakpoint) value, to show how healing increases both in the short-term and the long-term after passing the breakpoint.

Healing when approaching/passing the breakpoint

Healing for defense far past the breakpoint

Strengthening vs. Healing

While Strengthening uses the same formula as healing, each part of the strengthen action only gets a fraction of the amount healed by a cleric. If the monster has not been fully strengthened, you will strengthen the maximum party health for one-sixth of the calculated value. The Warrior/Ranger will also heal the party for one-half of the calculated value.

Defense Values

When healing on monsters, the healing formula uses the player’s defense stat, along with any bonuses to the stat. These include the Defense Rune, if forged to an item and equipped, the defense portion of Item Archives, if they are enabled, any Tinkerer items from the Conquest Path Shop, if they are equipped, and any defense bonus from the currently equipped General.

Equipment and Generals

Since equipment is not a part of the healing formula at this time, the primary goal for choosing equipment is to maximize player defense, rather than maximizing equipment stats or dealing with elemental aspects. Generally, this means including equipment with a Defense rune, and equipping any Tinkerer equipment that is owned. It’s important to remember that while Resistance is useful for PvP defense, it does not play any part in healing, and equipping items that have resistance will not affect the amount healed.

Notable generals

Since healing depends on defense, counting general modifiers, there are several generals that are useful for healing on monsters.

Image	General	Level 4 Ability	Obtained From	Notes
	Halcyon	Transfer 25% of Player Attack to Defense	Oblivion Chest (rare)	Very useful for Cannons.
	Aurelius	+1.1 Defense per 3 Player Health	Ascension Chest (epic)	More effective with higher health.
	Corvintheus	+1 Defense per 3 Player Health	Oblivion Chest (epic)	More effective with higher health.
	Ambrosia	+0.45 Defense per hero owned	Vanguard Chest (epic)	More effective when more heroes are owned.
	Suri	+0.2 Defense per hero owned	Favor General (level 50+)	More effective when more heroes are owned, but does not require rolling chests.
	Serra Silverlight	-25 Attack, +25 Defense	Alpha Chest (common)	Fixed amount of defense, but better than Dante.
	Dante	-25 Attack, +20 Defense	Recruit (Land of Water)	The best free general for defense.

Breakpoints

Each monster has a set 'breakpoint', where attack/defense values below the point will do a fixed amount of damage, and values above the point will increase quickly before flattening out.

Pre-Divine Monsters

Image	Monster	Breakpoint
	Bahamut, the Volcanic Dragon	225
	Alpha Bahamut, the Volcanic Dragon	300
	War of the Red Plains	275
	Lion's Rebellion	285
	Gehenna, the Fire Elemental	275
	Valhalla, the Air Elemental	305
	Azriel, the Angel of Wrath	350
	Alpha Mephistopheles	350
	Kromash, the Storm Giant	100
	Shardros, the Mountain Giant	175
	Corvintheus	295

* Unverified

Divine Cycle Monsters

Image	Monster	Breakpoint
	Jahanna, Priestess of Aurora	310
	Agamemnon, the Overseer	310
	Aurora	310
	Glacius, the Frost Giant	250
	Magmos, the Lava Giant	315
	Ambrosia	320
	Typhonus, the Chimera	330
	Malekus	335
	Thanatos of Fire & Ice	335
	Kraken	295
	Alpha Kraken	335*
	Alexandra, the Unbreakable	345
	Azeron	335
	Vermilion, the Tyrant	595

*Projected

Multi-Target Monsters

Image	Monster	Breakpoint
	Fenix, Risen From Ashes	595
	Kessaran, the Undying	625
	Urmek, Protector of Gaia	605
	Poseidon, Atlantean King	600
	Vorak, Devourer of Skies	605*
	Abomination, Ancient Slime	630
	Baal, Stealer of Souls	645
	Lord of Darkness	700*
	Svarog, the Magmapede	895
	Lothorewyn, the Corrupted	1500
	Alperon, the Corrupted	1625
	Aspect of Death	1750
	Bonegnasher	2000
	Verminarch	2200
	Ogrimus	2400
	Rodenom	2600
	Cassandra	2175
	Thanatos	1750*
	Phantom of Fire	? (Attack) ? (defense)

* Unverified

Newer Single Target Monsters

Image	Monster	Breakpoint
	Leviathan of the Deep	3000 (Attack) 0 (defense)
	Leviathan of the Grove	3250 (Attack) 0 (defense)
	Leviathan of the Void	3600 (Attack) 0 (defense)
	Leviathan of Wrath	4000 (Attack) 0 (defense)
	Cronus of Fire	0 (Attack) 0 (defense)
	Cronus of Ice	0 (Attack) 0 (defense)
	Cronus of Earth	0 (Attack) 0 (defense)

Stance Monsters

Image	Monster	Breakpoint
	Cronus Astaroth	? (Attack) ? (defense)
	Vargulis, First Brood	? (Attack) ? (defense)
	Samael, Wraith Legionnaire	? (Attack) ? (defense)
	Chromus	? (Attack) ? (defense)
	Phantom of Lightning	? (Attack) ? (defense)
	Phantom of Shadow	? (Attack) ? (defense)

Guild Conquest Monsters

Image	Monster	Breakpoint
	Orc Band	? (Attack) ? (defense)
	Orc Horde	? (Attack) ? (defense)
	Orc Host	? (Attack) ? (defense)
	Ouroboros	? (Attack) ? (defense)

More Info

Forum Threads

• Monster Damage Curve
• Monster Healing Curve
• Monster Att/Def Breakpoints

Edit: Updated 2015 to reflect re-running the numbers with more data and doing some subjective optimization based on the Least Squares Regression for each specific constant. Furthermore, deduced the impact of equipment on Healing. Formulas should now match the 6/3 edits on the forum threads.