Barony of Loth

Basic information

Barony of Loth is a faction in Songs of Conquest. It is described as "an unholy coalition between the dead and the living, bringing death and a glorious afterlife to all who oppose them."

Magic

Arcana > Destruction > Order

Loth may not have any units that produce three of the same essence like Arleon, but it does have access to a unit with Charge Essence, the Necromancer. This unit makes Arcana essence slightly edge out Destruction in availability for Loth when building for magic, which would make Arcane Storm the most accessible high-tier spell for Loth. However, the troop improvement line for Aurelian Scholars and Necromancers adds one Destruction essence to their existing one, and almost every troop in Loth produces one Destruction essence, making Fireball almost as accessible if built for, especially when using the wielder Ambertina. The most accessible high tier essence Dyad spells for Loth is Rupture, and with Loth's minor number of Order essences, a Loth player might be able to reach Rapid Fire in longer fights. If you are trying to access this spell, the Aldus wielder would be a good option. Other Dyad spells Loth would find easy to access are Strengthen Essence (which will greatly improve Necromancer essence generation), Destroy Essence, Justice, and Aegis.

Units

Note that the upgrade cost from a base unit to an upgraded unit is always 150% of the gold difference between the two plus 100% of any non-gold resource difference (thus it will cost more in gold to upgrade a unit than it will to buy the unit already upgraded).

Base	Upgraded	Cost	Building	Damage	Health	Melee/Ranged Offence	Defence	Movement	Initiative	Max/Deadly Range	Special	Ability	Max Troop Size	Improvement Researches
Rat	Plague Rat	60	Rat Warren	1-2	5	4	3	4	35		Berserker		100 120 140 160	+10 Defence - +10 Melee Offence - Stealthy
		100		2-3	7	8	5		36		Berserker, Venomous
Oathbound	Legionnaire	150	Crypt	2-3	14	7	8	3	29				40 45 50 60	+10 Defence - +10 Melee Offence - +1 Damage
		270		4-6	22	12	15		30		Shielded	Defend
Cultist	Oathsinger	150	Aurelian Sanctum	2-4	11	9	6	4	26			Of Glories Gone	20 25 30 40	+10 Defence - +10 Defence - +
		300		4-7	22	16	12		27			Aurelia Eternal
Toxicologist	Bane	250	Laboratory	2-4	12	6/11	5	3	24	5/3	Venomous		20 25 30 40	+10 Ranged Offence - +1 Damage - +1 Max/Deadly Range
		500		4-8	20	15/21	12	4	25			Aim
Aurelian Scholar	Necromancer	600	Aurelian Sanctum Enlist the Scholars	4-7	30	4/16	10	3	10	7/3	Helpless		10 13 16 20	+10 Ranged Offence - +10 Defence - +
		750 1		6-12	60	5/25	15		12	7/4		Charge Essence
Scavenged Bones	Blessed Bones	850	Mausoleum Make Use of the Bones	14-16	75	21	26	4	33		Persistent, Magic Resistance		10 11 13 15	+10 Defence - +1 Movement - Shielded
		1200		18-20	100	29	30		34			Oathbound Sacrifice
Spectre	Seneschal	650	Mausoleum	13-15	35	21	19	5	21		Stealthy		10 13 16 20	+ - +1 Movement - +5 Initiative
		1100		18-22	60	33	30		22			Strengthen
Legion	High Legion	1400 1	Summoning Circle	30-35	100	44	35	4	19		Intimidating, Sweeping Attacks		5 6 8 10	+1 Movement - + - Frightful
		2000 2		40-50	150	55	44		20		Intimidating, Sweeping Attacks, Shielded	Protect
Risen		100		1-2	12	4	4	2	31				200
Ballista		5	Guard Tower Upgraded	25-35	40		20	0	50	15	Helpless		10

Wielders

Name	Class	Off	Def	Move	View	Skills	Specialization	Starting Troops
Aldus	Chosen	5	10	12	7	Combat Training	+1 Order essence	3 Toxicologists, 5 Cultists, 5 Rats
Ambertina	Magus	15	0	12	7	Destruction Magic	+1 Destruction essence	4 Cultists, 16 Rats
Coral	Reaver	10	5	12	7	Guard	+15% Ranged Resistance	5 Cultists, 8 Oathbound
Hillar	Magus	5	10	12	7	Cunning	+1 HP to Rats, Plague Rats	14 Rats x2
Magnolia	Chosen	10	5	12	7	Taxes	+1 Troop Movement	14 Rats, 4 Toxicologists
Marjatta	Magus	5	5	12	7	Arcana Magic	+40% Spell Damage Power	3 Cultists, 1 Aurelian Scholar, 5 Oathbound
Merkoth	Reaver	15	0	12	7	Melee	+20 Melee Offence to Undead Troops	1 Scavenged Bones, 8 Oathbound
Roderick	Chosen	0	15	12	7	March	+20 Defence to Human Troops	8 Oathbound, 5 Cultists
Wiesh	Reaver	10	5	12	7	Order Magic	+1 Arcana essence	2 Specters, 10 Rats

Buildings

Town Centers

Small Settlement	Production (Per Round)	Unlocks (Including Previous Tier)	Upgrade Cost
Tier 1	200	1 Small Plot +1 Wielder	1,000 5 5
Tier 2	300	2 Small Plots 1 Medium Plot +1 Wielder
	Production (Per Round)	Unlocks (Including Previous Tier)	Upgrade Cost
Tier 1	250	2 Small Plots +1 Wielder	1,000 5 5
Tier 2	500	3 Small Plots 1 Medium Plot +1 Wielder	2,500 10 10
Tier 3	1000	3 Small Plots 2 Medium Plots 1 Large Plot +1 Wielder
Excavation	Production (Per Round)	Unlocks (Including Previous Tier)	Upgrade Cost
Tier 1	500	2 Small Plots +1 Wielder	2,000 5 5
Tier 2	1000	4 Small Plots 1 Medium Plot +1 Wielder	4,000 10 10
Tier 3	1500	4 Small Plots 2 Medium Plots 1 Large Plot +2 Wielders	6,000 20 30
Tier 4	2000	6 Small Plots 3 Medium Plots 1 Large Plot +2 Wielders	8,000 40 50
Tier 5	4000	7 Small Plots 3 Medium Plots 2 Large Plot +3 Wielders

Small Buildings

Building	Cost	Production (Per Round)	Unlocks	Upgrade Cost	Upgraded Production
Rat Warren	1200 4	+5 Rats		4 2 1	+5 Plague Rats
Crypt	1000 2 2	+2 Oathbound	Mausoleum Tier 1	2 2 5	+2 Legionnaires
Croft	800 2	+150	Aurelian Sanctum Tier 2	6 2	+300
Stone Works	1200	+1	Mausoleum Tier 2	800 2 2	+2
Timber Mill	1200	+1	Laboratory Tier 2	800 2 2	+2
Guard Tower	500 3 2	+2 Cultists (Garrison) +2 Toxicologists (Garrison)	+10 max size Cultist/tower (Garrison) +10 max size Toxicologist/tower (Garrison)	5	+1 Ballista/Tower (Garrison)
Rally Point	3 3 3 3 3		Purchase Troops from other towns and settlements in your kingdom.

Medium Buildings

Building	Cost	Prerequisite	Production (Per Round)	Unlocks	Improvement	Upgrade Cost	Upgrade Prerequisite	Upgraded Production
Laboratory	2500 5		+2 Toxicologists			5 10 5	Timber Mill	+2 Banes
Aurelian Sanctum	1500 5 5		+2 Cultists (+1 Aurelian Scholar with Improvement)	Summoning Circle Tier 2	Enlist the Scholars 2500 5	5 5 5	Croft	+2 Oathsingers (+1 Necromancer with Improvement)
Mausoleum	3000 5 5	Crypt	+1 Spectre (+1 Scavenged Bones with Improvement)		Make use of the Bones 3500 5 5	5 10	Stone Works	+1 Seneschal (+1 Blessed Bones with Improvement)
Trading Post	1500			Resource Trading Each additional Marketplace improves exchange rate

Large Buildings

Building	Cost	Production (Per Round)	Unlocks	Upgrade Cost	Upgrade Prerequisite	Upgraded Production
Summoning Circle	7000 2 8 2	+1 Legion		5 15	Aurelian Sanctum	+1 High Legion
Forum of the Unseen	3000 5 5			Troop Buff Research
Library of Aurelia	3000 5 5			Economy, Wielder Essences, Troop Size Reseach

Strategies

Rat Strat

This strategy is so simple and powerful it's hard to imagine it not getting nerfed in the future. Simply start with Brother Hillar and make one to two Rat Warrens. Focus entirely on rats, grabbing whatever benefits you can for +1 Damage or +1 Health especially. With stacks of 100-200, those numbers really add up. You will end up with beefy and devastating stacks of rats, and though you will lose some most every battle, they are so cheap and replenish so fast that replacing them is nothing.

Aurelian Sanctum

In this strategy, the best wielder will probably be Roderick. You will focus on the Aurelian Sanctum building and units. Get two stacks of Necromancers and split your Oathsingers into as many command slots as possible. Upgrade their defense stat as much as possible in the Forum of the Unseen. Oathsingers will be much more tanky than you expect. Use their musician ability every round to beef up your defense and your Necromancers' attack. Build your essence until you have the ability to use Rapid Fire. This strategy takes a while to build up and is low in power, but it is nonetheless effective especially against neutral armies.

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