Daunting Tower

The Daunting Tower is a Limited Building released during the 2022 Halloween Event.

The Daunting Tower can only be obtained as a daily special or by purchasing the Halloween Prizes costing an equivalent of 15$ or 1200 Diamonds^[1]. It provides 50% attack boost to the attacking army for the durarion of 24 hours, after which it then only provides 250 happiness and changes its appearance into an Inactive version. It cannot be stored and may not be traded at the Antiques Dealer.

Inactive version can be motivated, doubling its happiness.

Efficiency[]

+250 per tile.^[2]

Gallery[]

Daunting Tower - Active
Daunting Tower - Inactive

Other Special Buildings[]

Special Buildings
Residential Buildings	Abandoned Asylum • Airship • Altar Garden • Ancient Obelisk • Animal Crossing • Athlete Living Quarters • Athlon Abbey • Black Tower • Butterfly House • Caravansary • Celtic Farmstead • Charming Cottage • Checkmate Square • Classical Garden Patio • Clown Town • Colossus • Contestants' Estate • Dark Doorway • Druid Temple • Eastern Palace Tower • Elephant Fountain Gate • Emperor's Entrance • Faery Rings • Ferris Wheel • Fishing Hut • Fiore Village • Flower Maidens • Forest of Fall • Gentiana Windmill • Gingerbread House • Golden Crops • Golden Orrery • Governor's Villa • Grand Bridge • Grand King • Grand Queen • Greater Runestone • Hanami Bridge • Harvest Barn • Haunted House • Helter Skelter • Heroes Tavern • Hippodrome Carceres • Hippodrome Sphendone • House of Horrors • Jade Statue • King Statue • Kiosk • Knights Pavilion • Log Cabin • Maharaja's Palace • Memorial Chhatri • Menagerie • Mill of Fall • Minaret • Moon Gate • Moose Meadow • Mountain Reserve • Mughal's Temple • Oasis • Obelisk Garden • Olympic Treasury • Pagoda • Pillar of Heroes • Piazza Cafe • Piazza Homes • Pirate's Hideout • Pole House • Privateer's Boathouse • Queen Statue • Renaissance Mansion • Renaissance Villa • Royal Bathhouse • Royal Cascade • Royal Marble Gateway • Sacred Sky Watch • September Cottage • Shinto Temple • Shrine of Awe • Shrine of Inspiration • Shrine of Knowledge • Snow Globe • Speaker's Corner • Stage of Ages • Statue of Honor • Stranded Boat • Straw Hut • Sugar Baker's Booth • Sunflower Patch • Suishun Mill • Sun Temple • Sundial Spire • Terracotta Vineyard • The Crow's Nest • The King • The Lord's Manor • The Queen • The Ship • Tholos of Idols • Timeless Dojo • Toymaker's Booth • Tribal Square • Western Palace Tower • Winter Bakery • Winter Canal • Winter Spire • Winter Train • World's Fair • Yggdrasil • Zen Zone • Ziggurat
Production Buildings	Arena of Victors • Aviary • Bazaar • Beach Bar • Cider Mill / Blooming / Fruitful / Bountiful / Prosperous / Flourishing • Confectionary / Large / Huge / Legendary • Fan Shop • Foeberge Shop • Gondola Dock Market • Insect Hotel • Luau • Mad Scientist's Lab • Magnum Opus • Masquerade Ball • Reindeer Paddock • Rosarium • Santa's Workshop • Sleigh Builder • Soccer Field • Sunken Treasure • Terrace Farm • Witch Doctor
Cultural Buildings	Balloon Site • Botanical Rotunda • Carousel • Classical Garden Pool • Druid Willow • Elephant Fountain • Globe Fountain • Grandstand • Graveyard / Old / Ancient / Legendary / Monumental / Necropolis • Haunted Tower • Maypole / Mighty / Majestic • Ornate Baths • Pavilion • Piazza Clock Tower • Pond of Fall • Primrose Bloom • Sandcastle • Terror Teacups • Tigers' Den • Wildflower Meadow • Winners' Plaza • Winter Gate • Winter Market • Winter Pyramid
Decorations	Award Trophy • Bandar Playground • Bleachers • Bronze Award • Candlemaker's Tent • Captain's Anchorage • Chhatri Garden • Classical Garden Statues • Cypress Pass • Daylily Flowerbed • Decorated Baobab • Dining Car • Face of the Ancient • Festive Tree • Fisherman's Pier • Flower Path • FoE Cup • Forge Bowl Trophy • Freight Car • Garden Ruins • Gate of the Sun God • Gate Statue East • Gate Statue West • Gift Tower • Gold Award • Grapevines • Halmbock • Hammock • Jack O'Lantern Chapel • Lavender Lawn • Leukoi Track • Maharaja's Jungle Pond • Marigold Patch • Mask Statue • Memento • Mobilith • Mystical Organ • Neighborhood Cup • Nishikigoi Pond • Nutcracker • Ochre Yard • Olive Grove • Olive Tree Path • Palm Tree • Parlor Car • Phoenix Statue • Piazza Fountain • Pirate Guard Post •Reindeer Sleigh • Road to Victory • Rocky Path • Rousioi Track • Royal Guard Post • Sakura Rock • Scarecrow • Shark Shallows • Silver Award • Sleeping Car • Smörgåsbord Feast • Snapdragon Bloom • Sphinx • Standing Stone • Stone Award • Sundial • Tiki Totem • Tinkerer's Tent • Titan Arum Plant • Trader Guard Post • Tree of Love / Great / Eternal • Venetoi Track • Venice Canal • Vitruvian Man • Well of Welcome • Wheat Field • Wheat Path • Wheel of Death • Wisteria Topiary • Zanni Mask Statue
Military Buildings	Champion's Retreat • Color Guard Camp • Drummer School • Rogue Den • Rogue Hideout
Other Buildings	Antiques Dealer • Arctic Harbor • Autumn Scarecrow • Begonia Bench • Forge Fountain • Fountain of Youth • Friends Tavern • Gong of Wisdom • Hall of Fame • Hedge Maze • Madame Fortuna's Tent • Magenta Arch • Majestic Fawn/Stag • Monastery • Oceanic Terminal • Piazza Mask Vendor • Ritual Flame • Sapphire Arch • Sentinel Outpost • Straw Star Tent • Tactician's Tower • Town Hall • Victory Tower• Watchfire • Wishing Well / Little
Building Items	Fragments • One Up Kit • Renovation Kit • Selection Kit • Shrink Kit • Store Building • Upgrade Kit

History[]

During 2022 Halloween Event on beta server, the Daunting Tower was originally introduced with 20% attack boost to the attacking army but was soon after changed to 35% attack boost to the attacking army, and later further buffed to the current value of 50% attack boost to the attacking army, while also removing the option to assemble it using fragments.

↑ The split price options are due to an a/b test.
↑ The efficiency is calculated by taking the amount of happiness generated and dividing by the size.

[1] The split price options are due to an a/b test.

[2] The efficiency is calculated by taking the amount of happiness generated and dividing by the size.

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