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"Finale" on Nightmare

By Silverhawk

A simple guide for people who are stuck on the Finale level on Nightmare difficulty. This isn't aiming for 5 Skulls, just a simple guide to finish the final level.

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Category: Achievements, Maps or Levels

Languages: English

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11 Feb, 2013 @ 11:13pm

15 Jul, 2013 @ 5:45am

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Guide Index

Overview

What You'll Need

Few Things to Watch Out For

Last Thing

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What You'll Need

I tried so many techniques trying to clear this level. From archer armies to wall traps, nothing truly worked for me. The main aspect of the level which truly makes it a “Nightmare” are the ogres (Armored, Fire, and Frost). So how did I do it? Spring Traps. Lots of them. The combination of traps and guardians doesn’t matter truly expect for using the Spring Traps mainly and other traps to support it.

Important: At the start of the level, I choose Steel Weaver and from the start choose to upgraded Death Augmenter, than Oil Trap Gears, and finally Overcoiled Springs (The overcoiled springs are the main way to succeed through the level).

So basically you will place the Spring Traps in areas which will hold back the ogres and maybe even kill them (like near the poison pools). By the end of level you should have Spring Traps near the Orcs entrances and up the stairs. Archers at the top near the Portal will help you melt down the orcs. But yeah the Ogres will most likely be stuck all the way at the start removing the most stressful part of the level.

Few Things to Watch Out For

Things to watch out for during the level besides the ogres:

1) Orcs. Lots of them. Locking down the ogres is great and all but gotta watch out for the mass of orcs. Beside the Spring Traps, make sure you use other traps and guardians to hold orcs back.
2) Kobold Sappers show up alot during the level, so make sure you deal with them quick or else they can take out archers easly and even yourself.
3) Gnoll Hunters show up also, and best way to deal with them is with the Ice Amulet so you can freeze them quick and reduce damage to yourself and your archers.

Last Thing

Just a reminder that if you die, don't worry about! You can last the level with a ton of hits taken, me personally I finished it with 13 left out of 25, and don't let yourself prevent a victory by a death or even maybe few entering the portal.

Also just a reminder if you haven't gotten 5 Skulls on all the War Mage levels, the extra Skulls can help make the levels go faster and simpler with more upgraded traps and also its an Achievement!

Thanks for Reading and out gladly appericate any suggestions or comments about my guide! Good Luck and have a rad time!

32 Comments

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✪☭Denton72☢☮ 12 Jun, 2018 @ 1:23am

as Haigen wrote Barricades swonging mace and tar traps

vipyouchang 25 Jun, 2017 @ 10:05pm

很好，很聪明

Haigen 18 Jun, 2016 @ 12:51pm

To finish it with 5 skulls: Use barricades to create one single path to the rift. Place a swinging mace, tar traps and 2 paladins behind the trap set.
The first time i played this level, back in 2011/12 , i didnt even think of barricades. Instead i used the tar trap, arrow wall, swinging mace and paladins for every single path on the uppest stage where the rift is located. A few archers near the core and mushrooms if i remember correctly.
Use crossbow stun (ice amulet if its not ice ogre) when the ogres are in attack range of swinging mace.

smiling senshi 7 Mar, 2016 @ 12:03pm

easiest way to deal with ogres - place mushroom traps right onto their foots

PietaPizza 21 Dec, 2014 @ 4:22pm

If you want 5 skulls, look for Nananea on youtube. It basically involves stunning ogres to death with chrushers and push traps. Her method helped me get third worldwide on the xbox leaderboards!