The Storm Islands



The Storm Islands is a monthly event that you can access from the Map of Kingdoms icon. You need to donate 20K each of stone and wood from your Main, 15K in coin an 5K food. Only level 35 players and above can enter. The game resets at the end of the month and everything is "washed away" men and tools are sent to your Main.

Participating in Storm benefits both player and the alliance. There are some good pieces of equipment you can trade for as well as some great looting men. Additionally the alliance can get some nice ruby and coin benefits from member participation.

Aquamarine and Cargo Points
There is a unique resource in Storm called aquamarine. The main point of the event is amass aqua and build cargo boats to carry it in. Or you can trade the aqua for both commander and castellan equipment. (see below).



You can also use the aquamarine to build/upgrade cargo ships in your Storm Island castle. Each cargo ship/upgrade gives 50 “cargo points” to the alliance. The amount of cargo points determines the alliance reward (see table below) at the end of the month. So the more people we have there, the better for the alliance.



Getting started
You now have 3 options upon entering Storm.

Option 1 is the original option where you need to do all the heavy lifting

Option 2 is recommended

Option 3 is for those with deep pockets - but not necessary

There are two approaches to the start-up process in Storm. The first approach is fairly laid back and subtle, while the second is a bit more “accelerated.”

Approach 1
The first approach involves waiting 24-48 hours into the event before starting it, and moving in at the same time as other alliance members (for mutual protection). We always go East (however for the run for top 5 we’ll be in all four quadrants and there will be more on that later).

The first quest it tells you to complete is to send over 25 attack troops - do it. Also, immediately send over as much wood/stone as you can. Then upgrade you storehouse. Send over more resources, and then upgrade your Keep (for faster build speeds). Depending on how active you are planning to be, you may want to upgrade your storehouse another 2-3 times, though you don’t have to do this all immediately.

Eventually, you will want the extra storehouse space if you plan to maintain a decent size army as well as to expand the castle walls. You expand the walls because: 1) you get aquamarine for doing so (and upgrading towers), and 2) it provides more space for building cargo ships.

Once you’ve started building, mind your defenses in Storm Islands: put equipment on your Storm Island castellan, put defensive tools on the walls, and set your defenses to 50-0-50 or 100-0-0. Not much attacking occurs in Storm Islands, so this is mostly a deterrent.

Once you collect enough aquamarine, start building cargo ships. Build as many level 1 ships as you can before upgrading them to level 2. It costs 150 aqua to build a level 1 ship, versus 490 for upgrading to level 2 (and 950 for level 3, etc). It also takes longer to build a level 2 ship than a level 1 ship, and so on.

Attack resource islands to extend the walls - they will send you large quantities of wood and stone (see below) with which you can expand the castle in lieu of using rubies.

Your troops and tools get automatically transported back to your main castle at the end of the event. Your resources and food do not, so consider sending them to another land during the last day (note that Everwinter has the lowest transport cost).

Approach 2
The alternative approach takes advantage of the fact that almost everyone else stays in their protection mode when they move in. Thus, the first 24-48 hours can be a great time to capture Aqua islands. Basically, you move in on the first day and capture an aqua island ASAP (have a look around to see if any are available). By capturing an island, you lose your protection and thus take a gamble that nobody will attack you. But that is a gamble that pays off 90%+ of the time in Storm.

In this scenario, you can use 240 rubies or skip time to rush enough soldiers and tools over right away to take an aqua island (assuming there is one nearby you). You might want to either capture another island or two, or send your troops back to another land (e.g., it cost much less coins to send them to Everwinter than to the Empire), as you will probably run out of food in less than 24 hours if you don’t.

Follow the boat build and castle extension instructions from above.

Storm Forts
The Storm Forts are the Storm Islands’ equivalent of Robber Barons. They provide food, wood, and stone when you attack/loot them. But instead of coins, they provide aquamarine. How much of each resource you can loot depends on the level of the fort. Since food production is modest, you might consider attacking these as your primary food source. (You can also send excess food from other lands, though you lose half en route)

Happily, sacrifice waves work on the lower and mid-level storm forts. Specifically, one sacrifice wave does the trick on level 20 and 30 forts, and two sacrifice waves are needed for level 40 forts. A standard approach of attacking the middle and flank works well, and you need only use ladders and rams.

Resource Islands
Once you attack a resource island (wood, stone or aqua), you need to “occupy” it. The duration of this occupation period depends on the resource type and size, and thus can vary from 4 hours to 18 hours. At the end of the occupation period, the resource sails back to you island. The resource islands disappear after they have been occupied, and then re-appear in the same spot as they were previously, usually a day or two later. So consider bookmarking them.



​The Aqua islands are better defended than the wood/stone islands, and the big islands are better defended than the small ones. Of note, the big Aqua islands are only slightly better defended than the small ones, but offer 4.5x more Aqua. Hence they are definitely worth going after if you can find them and get there first.

Espionage on a typical Small Aqua Island:



Espionage on a typical Big Aqua Island:



Unfortunately, sacrifice waves do not work against the Aqua Islands. So, go in heavy, with a good commander and plenty of tools. If you don’t mind using the tools, you can attack all three walls, but you can likewise win by attacking just the middle and one flank. If you use ruby tools for the wall/gate, you can probably get away with sending regular mantlets and win the walls you attack in a single wave. Get the wall and gate bonuses to zero, then fill the rest with mantlets.

Because it is often a race to get aqua islands, you may want to use cast iron mantlets or shield walls, as these are much, much faster than the regular mantlets. And you can send enough to bring his ranged defense to zero, which means you need only send ranged attackers in your attack wave. If you don’t have ruby tools or a strong commander, you will probably need to send two attack waves complete with tools (about 250 vet cross and 160 vet swords should do the trick). Either way, you will want to send additional troops in a subsequent wave for the courtyard battle.

If you capture a resource island, particularly a big island, consider sending defenders & tools (set to 0-0-100), as it is possible someone may try to steal it. You should also send your attackers back to your island immediately, leaving one behind just like you do for an RV. He will come sailing home, along with any tools and the resources, when the occupation period ends.

 Worth Noting:  Once you’ve capped an island - a clock will generate - telling you how long until the occupation ends and your aqua will come sailing home.

if you have aqua or resources coming in from an ISLAND it doesn't matter what level your storehouse is it will be accepted, HOWEVER, if it is coming from a STORM FORT you must have room in your storehouse to accommodate it.

It’s worth noting the time and the location of the island for later.

Small islands will regenerate in the SAME location 36 hours* after they “bloom”

Large islands will regenerate in the SAME location 72 hours after they “bloom”


 * not 100% sure on the small islands - but positive about the large

So, if you see an occupied island hover over it and note it’s bloom time, once you know that, you’ll know when it will reappear and be ready to attack it!

Another helpful move and also a ruby buy is upgrading your speed - which really helps when you’re racing for an island. You’ll find a large ship down at the dock - this is where you upgrade your speed. Think of the Dock in Storm as the Stable in Green.

 NEW INTEL (2/17) 

This is some new information we recently learned, so we're passing it on.



The dummies function like mantlets, AND have the added bonus of reducing the strength of ranged defenders, making them valuable tools to add to our arsenals. They can only be purchased with aqua.