Ironthorn Chief

Gareth

Expert Ironthorn Chief

A brave young commander who brings powerful bonuses in battle.

Type

Ironthorn Chief

Skills 4

Max Affinity 100

Max status Intimate

Story

The mountains of Jarnvid are home to many legendary warriors, but none more famous than Commander Gareth, prince and son of the High Chief.

From childhood, every son of Jarnvid is trained to wield spear and lance. Their fierce resolve and unbreakable brotherhood make them feared warriors both at home and abroad.

Even among these champions, Gareth stood out as a gifted young commander. Enemies who dismissed him as a mere mountain barbarian quickly learned how deadly his tactics could be.

Jarnvid's fate changed after vast resource deposits were discovered deep within the mountains. The newfound riches sparked conflict with neighboring plains tribes led by Chief Mordheim. Though none could rival Gareth in battle, their growing greed drove them down the path of war.

Though heavily outnumbered, Gareth never faltered. The plains warriors faced mountain fighters raised with spear in hand, masters of the harsh terrain where danger could strike from anywhere. For the first time, the mountain clans stood fully united.

Many of Mordheim's warriors fell before ever seeing their enemy. Others caught only a glimpse of the spiked Jarnvid banner before death claimed them. Soon, tales spread of Gareth's unstoppable defenses and the fearsome chief who fought like a wrathful god.

Driven to desperation, Chief Mordheim gathered a massive coalition army. Whatever price he paid to unite them remains unknown. Yet Gareth was ready, meeting the overwhelming force with a bold new strategy.

Long ago, Jarnvid had defended its alliance with the Dawn Alliance in blood, and that debt would not be forgotten in Jarnvid's darkest hour. What began with a brave chief and a daring explorer ended in victory over the invading horde, forging a lifelong friendship and alliance. In return, Gareth's leadership would help raise that chief's city to greatness.

Talent

Passive effect that scales with talent level (levels 1–11).

Talent Rallying Cry

As a commander, Gareth knows the importance of keeping his men alive. He dedicates significant effort to treating wounded soldiers, resulting in +50000–200000 Infirmary Capacity and +3–50% healing speed.

Infirmary Capacity: 50000 / 60000 / 70000 / 80000 / 90000 / 100000 / 120000 / 140000 / 160000 / 180000 / 200000

Healing Speed: 3% / 6% / 10% / 15% / 20% / 25% / 30% / 35% / 40% / 45% / 50%

Level scaling Lv 1–11

Values, Expert Sigil cost, and Learning XP by skill level. Some levels require higher Affinity or total skill power.

Lv	Values	Sigils	Learning XP	Requirement
1	50000 / 3%	—	—	—
2	60000 / 6%	—	—	—
3	70000 / 10%	—	—	—
4	80000 / 15%	—	—	—
5	90000 / 20%	—	—	—
6	100000 / 25%	—	—	—
7	120000 / 30%	—	—	—
8	140000 / 35%	—	—	—
9	160000 / 40%	—	—	—
10	180000 / 45%	—	—	—
11	200000 / 50%	—	—	—

Affinity

Affinity levels run from 1 to 100 and are raised with Treks and gifts. Every 10 levels advances relationship status (Stranger → Intimate) for Expert Sigils and adds a larger troop bonus. Stats below combine the level bonus with the current relationship bonus. Affinity 100 unlocks Special Research.

Affinity levels Levels 1–100 · cost, advancement & stats

Affinity is the XP cost to reach that level. Advancement is Expert Sigils spent when relationship status increases (levels 10, 20, …, 100). Stats are total Troops Attack/Defense (or other troop stats) at that level.

Level	Affinity	Advancement	Stats
1	1000	—	Troop Lethality +3.15%, Troop HP +3.15%
2	3000	—	Troop Lethality +3.30%, Troop HP +3.30%
3	3150	—	Troop Lethality +3.45%, Troop HP +3.45%
4	3300	—	Troop Lethality +3.60%, Troop HP +3.60%
5	3450	—	Troop Lethality +3.75%, Troop HP +3.75%
6	3600	—	Troop Lethality +3.90%, Troop HP +3.90%
7	3900	—	Troop Lethality +4.05%, Troop HP +4.05%
8	4200	—	Troop Lethality +4.20%, Troop HP +4.20%
9	4500	—	Troop Lethality +4.35%, Troop HP +4.35%
10	4800	30 Sigils - Acquaintance 1	Troop Lethality +5.70%, Troop HP +5.70%
11	5100	—	Troop Lethality +5.85%, Troop HP +5.85%
12	5400	—	Troop Lethality +6.00%, Troop HP +6.00%
13	5700	—	Troop Lethality +6.15%, Troop HP +6.15%
14	6000	—	Troop Lethality +6.30%, Troop HP +6.30%
15	6300	—	Troop Lethality +6.45%, Troop HP +6.45%
16	6600	—	Troop Lethality +6.60%, Troop HP +6.60%
17	6900	—	Troop Lethality +6.75%, Troop HP +6.75%
18	7200	—	Troop Lethality +6.90%, Troop HP +6.90%
19	7500	—	Troop Lethality +7.05%, Troop HP +7.05%
20	7800	60 Sigils - Acquaintance 2	Troop Lethality +8.40%, Troop HP +8.40%
21	8100	—	Troop Lethality +8.55%, Troop HP +8.55%
22	8400	—	Troop Lethality +8.70%, Troop HP +8.70%
23	8700	—	Troop Lethality +8.85%, Troop HP +8.85%
24	9000	—	Troop Lethality +9.00%, Troop HP +9.00%
25	9300	—	Troop Lethality +9.15%, Troop HP +9.15%
26	9600	—	Troop Lethality +9.30%, Troop HP +9.30%
27	9900	—	Troop Lethality +9.45%, Troop HP +9.45%
28	10200	—	Troop Lethality +9.60%, Troop HP +9.60%
29	10500	—	Troop Lethality +9.75%, Troop HP +9.75%
30	10950	120 Sigils - Acquaintance 3	Troop Lethality +6.30%, Troop HP +6.30%
31	11400	—	Troop Lethality +6.45%, Troop HP +6.45%
32	11850	—	Troop Lethality +6.60%, Troop HP +6.60%
33	12300	—	Troop Lethality +6.75%, Troop HP +6.75%
34	12750	—	Troop Lethality +6.90%, Troop HP +6.90%
35	13200	—	Troop Lethality +7.05%, Troop HP +7.05%
36	13650	—	Troop Lethality +7.20%, Troop HP +7.20%
37	14100	—	Troop Lethality +7.35%, Troop HP +7.35%
38	14550	—	Troop Lethality +7.50%, Troop HP +7.50%
39	15000	—	Troop Lethality +7.65%, Troop HP +7.65%
40	15600	180 Sigils - Casual 1	Troop Lethality +13.80%, Troop HP +13.80%
41	16200	—	Troop Lethality +13.95%, Troop HP +13.95%
42	16800	—	Troop Lethality +14.10%, Troop HP +14.10%
43	17400	—	Troop Lethality +14.25%, Troop HP +14.25%
44	18000	—	Troop Lethality +6.00%, Troop HP +6.00%
45	18600	—	Troop Lethality +14.55%, Troop HP +14.55%
46	19200	—	Troop Lethality +14.70%, Troop HP +14.70%
47	19800	—	Troop Lethality +14.85%, Troop HP +14.85%
48	20400	—	Troop Lethality +15.00%, Troop HP +15.00%
49	21000	—	Troop Lethality +15.15%, Troop HP +15.15%
50	21750	240 Sigils - Casual 2	Troop Lethality +16.50%, Troop HP +16.50%
51	22500	—	Troop Lethality +16.65%, Troop HP +16.65%
52	23250	—	Troop Lethality +16.80%, Troop HP +16.80%
53	24000	—	Troop Lethality +16.95%, Troop HP +16.95%
54	24750	—	Troop Lethality +17.10%, Troop HP +17.10%
55	25500	—	Troop Lethality +17.25%, Troop HP +17.25%
56	26250	—	Troop Lethality +17.40%, Troop HP +17.40%
57	27000	—	Troop Lethality +17.55%, Troop HP +17.55%
58	27750	—	Troop Lethality +17.70%, Troop HP +17.70%
59	28500	—	Troop Lethality +17.85%, Troop HP +17.85%
60	29250	300 Sigils - Casual 3	Troop Lethality +19.20%, Troop HP +19.20%
61	30000	—	Troop Lethality +19.35%, Troop HP +19.35%
62	30750	—	Troop Lethality +19.50%, Troop HP +19.50%
63	31500	—	Troop Lethality +19.65%, Troop HP +19.65%
64	32250	—	Troop Lethality +19.80%, Troop HP +19.80%
65	33000	—	Troop Lethality +19.95%, Troop HP +19.95%
66	33750	—	Troop Lethality +20.10%, Troop HP +20.10%
67	34500	—	Troop Lethality +20.25%, Troop HP +20.25%
68	35250	—	Troop Lethality +20.40%, Troop HP +20.40%
69	36000	—	Troop Lethality +20.55%, Troop HP +20.55%
70	36750	360 Sigils - Close 1	Troop Lethality +21.90%, Troop HP +21.90%
71	37500	—	Troop Lethality +22.05%, Troop HP +22.05%
72	38250	—	Troop Lethality +22.20%, Troop HP +22.20%
73	39000	—	Troop Lethality +22.35%, Troop HP +22.35%
74	39750	—	Troop Lethality +22.50%, Troop HP +22.50%
75	40500	—	Troop Lethality +22.65%, Troop HP +22.65%
76	41250	—	Troop Lethality +22.80%, Troop HP +22.80%
77	42000	—	Troop Lethality +22.95%, Troop HP +22.95%
78	42750	—	Troop Lethality +23.10%, Troop HP +23.10%
79	43500	—	Troop Lethality +23.25%, Troop HP +23.25%
80	44250	420 Sigils - Close 2	Troop Lethality +24.60%, Troop HP +24.60%
81	45000	—	Troop Lethality +24.75%, Troop HP +24.75%
82	45750	—	Troop Lethality +24.90%, Troop HP +24.90%
83	46500	—	Troop Lethality +25.05%, Troop HP +25.05%
84	47250	—	Troop Lethality +25.20%, Troop HP +25.20%
85	48000	—	Troop Lethality +25.35%, Troop HP +25.35%
86	48750	—	Troop Lethality +25.50%, Troop HP +25.50%
87	49500	—	Troop Lethality +25.65%, Troop HP +25.65%
88	50250	—	Troop Lethality +25.80%, Troop HP +25.80%
89	51000	—	Troop Lethality +25.95%, Troop HP +25.95%
90	51750	480 Sigils - Close 3	Troop Lethality +27.30%, Troop HP +27.30%
91	52500	—	Troop Lethality +27.45%, Troop HP +27.45%
92	53250	—	Troop Lethality +27.60%, Troop HP +27.60%
93	54000	—	Troop Lethality +27.75%, Troop HP +27.75%
94	54750	—	Troop Lethality +27.90%, Troop HP +27.90%
95	55500	—	Troop Lethality +28.05%, Troop HP +28.05%
96	56250	—	Troop Lethality +28.20%, Troop HP +28.20%
97	57000	—	Troop Lethality +28.35%, Troop HP +28.35%
98	57750	—	Troop Lethality +28.50%, Troop HP +28.50%
99	58500	—	Troop Lethality +28.65%, Troop HP +28.65%
100	59250	540 Sigils - Intimate	Troop Lethality +30.00%, Troop HP +30.00%

Skills

Skills are trained at Dawn Academy. Higher levels cost Expert Sigils and Learning XP. Some levels also require higher Affinity or total skill power.

Skill 1 Gifts of Iron

Gareth enjoys great prestige among tribesmen. For every 100 troops trained, Gareth is granted with 1–3 Ironwrought Chests, up to 6–30 per day.

Chests: 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 3

Daily Cap: 6 / 8 / 10 / 12 / 16 / 18 / 20 / 22 / 24 / 30

Level scaling Lv 1–10 · unlocks from Affinity 2

Values, Expert Sigil cost, and Learning XP by skill level. Some levels require higher Affinity or total skill power.

Lv	Values	Sigils	Learning XP	Requirement
1	1 / 6	—	—	Affinity 2
2	1 / 8	300	25800	—
3	1 / 10	600	77400	—
4	1 / 12	900	154800	—
5	2 / 16	1200	258000	Affinity 4
6	2 / 18	1500	387600	—
7	2 / 20	1800	543000	—
8	2 / 22	2100	724200	Affinity 6
9	2 / 24	2400	931200	—
10	3 / 30	2700	1164000	Affinity 8

Skill 2 Porcupine

Jarnvid's mercenaries faces enemies with close formations and iron discipline, +1–50% Troops' Defense.

Values: 1% / 2% / 3% / 4% / 5% / 7% / 9% / 11% / 13% / 15% / 18% / 21% / 24% / 27% / 30% / 34% / 38% / 42% / 46% / 50%

Level scaling Lv 1–20 · unlocks from Affinity 3

Values, Expert Sigil cost, and Learning XP by skill level. Some levels require higher Affinity or total skill power.

Lv	Values	Sigils	Learning XP	Requirement
1	1%	—	—	Affinity 3
2	2%	1250	172800	—
3	3%	2500	518400	—
4	4%	3750	1036800	—
5	5%	5000	1728000	—
6	7%	6250	2592000	Affinity 4
7	9%	7500	3628800	—
8	11%	8750	4838400	—
9	13%	10000	6220800	—
10	15%	11250	7776000	—
11	18%	12500	9504000	Affinity 6
12	21%	13750	11404800	—
13	24%	15000	13478400	—
14	27%	17500	15897600	—
15	30%	20000	18662400	—
16	34%	20000	21427200	Affinity 8
17	38%	22500	24537600	—
18	42%	22500	27648000	—
19	46%	25000	31104000	—
20	50%	25000	34560000	—

Skill 3 Undefeated Will

Gareth's encouragement and command unleash his soldiers' maximum potential, +1–50% Troops' Health.

Values: 1% / 2% / 3% / 4% / 5% / 7% / 9% / 11% / 13% / 15% / 18% / 21% / 24% / 27% / 30% / 34% / 38% / 42% / 46% / 50%

Level scaling Lv 1–20 · unlocks from Affinity 4

Values, Expert Sigil cost, and Learning XP by skill level. Some levels require higher Affinity or total skill power.

Lv	Values	Sigils	Learning XP	Requirement
1	1%	—	—	Affinity 4
2	2%	1250	194400	—
3	3%	2500	583200	—
4	4%	3750	1166400	—
5	5%	5000	1944000	—
6	7%	6250	2916000	Skill power 20
7	9%	7500	4082400	—
8	11%	8750	5443200	—
9	13%	10000	6998400	—
10	15%	11250	8748000	—
11	18%	12500	10692000	Skill power 30
12	21%	13750	12830400	—
13	24%	15000	15163200	—
14	27%	17500	17884800	—
15	30%	20000	20995200	—
16	34%	20000	24105600	Skill power 40
17	38%	22500	27604800	—
18	42%	22500	31104000	—
19	46%	25000	34992000	—
20	50%	25000	38880000	Skill power 50

Skill 4 Fearsome Reputation

Fear of the "Spiked Commander" is the end for weakened enemies, -0.25–5% Enemy Troops' Lethality.

Lethality Down: 0.25% / 0.5% / 0.75% / 1% / 1.25% / 1.5% / 1.75% / 2% / 2.25% / 2.5% / 2.75% / 3% / 3.25% / 3.5% / 3.75% / 4% / 4.25% / 4.5% / 4.75% / 5%

Level scaling Lv 1–20 · unlocks from Affinity 5

Values, Expert Sigil cost, and Learning XP by skill level. Some levels require higher Affinity or total skill power.

Lv	Values	Sigils	Learning XP	Requirement
1	0.25%	—	—	Affinity 5
2	0.5%	4000	760200	—
3	0.75%	8000	2280600	—
4	1%	12000	4561200	—
5	1.25%	16000	7602000	—
6	1.5%	20000	11403600	Skill power 30
7	1.75%	24000	15965400	—
8	2%	28000	21287400	—
9	2.25%	32000	27369600	—
10	2.5%	36000	34212000	—
11	2.75%	40000	41815200	Skill power 45
12	3%	44000	50178600	—
13	3.25%	48000	59302200	—
14	3.5%	56000	69946200	—
15	3.75%	64000	82111200	—
16	4%	64000	94276200	Skill power 55
17	4.25%	72000	107961600	—
18	4.5%	72000	121647000	—
19	4.75%	80000	136853400	—
20	5%	80000	152059800	Skill power 69

Special Research

Special Research is available after reaching Affinity Level 100. This expert has two research trees. Expert Sigils power each research; every 20 levels grants a path milestone buff.

Unlock Affinity Lv 100

Paths 6

Total researches 1,200

Total Sigils 18,000

How research works

Unlocks at Affinity Level 100 (Intimate).
Each research spends Expert Sigils and raises research level by 1.
Every 20 research levels unlocks a milestone buff (10 milestones per path).
Paths progress Proficient → Expert → Ultimate. Milestone order differs by path so totals land on different stats first.
Research also adds Research Power used for some later upgrade gates.
This expert has two research trees: tree 1 uses 10 Sigils per research; tree 2 (levels 601–1200) uses 20 Sigils per research.

Each path is 200 researches. Tree 1 costs 10 Sigils each (2,000 per path · 6,000 for three tiers). Tree 2 (levels 601–1200) costs 20 Sigils each (4,000 per path · 12,000 for three tiers).

Research paths 6 paths · 18,000 Sigils total

Each path is a 200-level track. A milestone unlocks every 20 researches (10 per path). Paths award the same kinds of troop stats in different orders — check the totals column for what each path grants when finished.

Tree	Path	Tier	Levels	Researches	Sigils / research	Sigils total	Path buff totals
1	Tactical Craft - Proficient	Proficient	1–200	200	10	2,000	Lancer ATK +5.4%, Lancer DEF +5.4%, Lancer HP +7.2%
1	Tactical Craft - Expert	Expert	201–400	200	10	2,000	Lancer ATK +7.2%, Lancer DEF +5.4%, Lancer HP +5.4%
1	Tactical Craft - Ultimate	Ultimate	401–600	200	10	2,000	Lancer ATK +5.4%, Lancer DEF +7.2%, Lancer HP +5.4%
2	Brilliant Strategy - Proficient	Proficient	601–800	200	20	4,000	Lancer ATK +9%, Lancer DEF +9%, Lancer HP +12%
2	Brilliant Strategy - Expert	Expert	801–1000	200	20	4,000	Lancer ATK +12%, Lancer DEF +9%, Lancer HP +9%
2	Brilliant Strategy - Ultimate	Ultimate	1001–1200	200	20	4,000	Lancer ATK +9%, Lancer DEF +12%, Lancer HP +9%

Tactical Craft - Proficient milestones Proficient · 10 milestones · 2,000 Sigils

Research levels 1–200. Every 20 researches grants the next milestone buff below.

#	Research Lv	Buff	Amount
1	20	Lancer HP	+1.8%
2	40	Lancer ATK	+1.8%
3	60	Lancer DEF	+1.8%
4	80	Lancer HP	+1.8%
5	100	Lancer ATK	+1.8%
6	120	Lancer DEF	+1.8%
7	140	Lancer HP	+1.8%
8	160	Lancer ATK	+1.8%
9	180	Lancer DEF	+1.8%
10	200	Lancer HP	+1.8%

Fully researched path total: Lancer ATK +5.4%, Lancer DEF +5.4%, Lancer HP +7.2%

Tactical Craft - Expert milestones Expert · 10 milestones · 2,000 Sigils

Research levels 201–400. Every 20 researches grants the next milestone buff below.

#	Research Lv	Buff	Amount
1	220	Lancer ATK	+1.8%
2	240	Lancer DEF	+1.8%
3	260	Lancer HP	+1.8%
4	280	Lancer ATK	+1.8%
5	300	Lancer DEF	+1.8%
6	320	Lancer HP	+1.8%
7	340	Lancer ATK	+1.8%
8	360	Lancer DEF	+1.8%
9	380	Lancer HP	+1.8%
10	400	Lancer ATK	+1.8%

Fully researched path total: Lancer ATK +7.2%, Lancer DEF +5.4%, Lancer HP +5.4%

Tactical Craft - Ultimate milestones Ultimate · 10 milestones · 2,000 Sigils

Research levels 401–600. Every 20 researches grants the next milestone buff below.

#	Research Lv	Buff	Amount
1	420	Lancer DEF	+1.8%
2	440	Lancer HP	+1.8%
3	460	Lancer ATK	+1.8%
4	480	Lancer DEF	+1.8%
5	500	Lancer HP	+1.8%
6	520	Lancer ATK	+1.8%
7	540	Lancer DEF	+1.8%
8	560	Lancer HP	+1.8%
9	580	Lancer ATK	+1.8%
10	600	Lancer DEF	+1.8%

Fully researched path total: Lancer ATK +5.4%, Lancer DEF +7.2%, Lancer HP +5.4%

Brilliant Strategy - Proficient milestones Proficient · 10 milestones · 4,000 Sigils

Research levels 601–800. Every 20 researches grants the next milestone buff below.

#	Research Lv	Buff	Amount
1	620	Lancer HP	+3%
2	640	Lancer ATK	+3%
3	660	Lancer DEF	+3%
4	680	Lancer HP	+3%
5	700	Lancer ATK	+3%
6	720	Lancer DEF	+3%
7	740	Lancer HP	+3%
8	760	Lancer ATK	+3%
9	780	Lancer DEF	+3%
10	800	Lancer HP	+3%

Fully researched path total: Lancer ATK +9%, Lancer DEF +9%, Lancer HP +12%

Brilliant Strategy - Expert milestones Expert · 10 milestones · 4,000 Sigils

Research levels 801–1000. Every 20 researches grants the next milestone buff below.

#	Research Lv	Buff	Amount
1	820	Lancer ATK	+3%
2	840	Lancer DEF	+3%
3	860	Lancer HP	+3%
4	880	Lancer ATK	+3%
5	900	Lancer DEF	+3%
6	920	Lancer HP	+3%
7	940	Lancer ATK	+3%
8	960	Lancer DEF	+3%
9	980	Lancer HP	+3%
10	1000	Lancer ATK	+3%

Fully researched path total: Lancer ATK +12%, Lancer DEF +9%, Lancer HP +9%

Brilliant Strategy - Ultimate milestones Ultimate · 10 milestones · 4,000 Sigils

Research levels 1001–1200. Every 20 researches grants the next milestone buff below.

#	Research Lv	Buff	Amount
1	1020	Lancer DEF	+3%
2	1040	Lancer HP	+3%
3	1060	Lancer ATK	+3%
4	1080	Lancer DEF	+3%
5	1100	Lancer HP	+3%
6	1120	Lancer ATK	+3%
7	1140	Lancer DEF	+3%
8	1160	Lancer HP	+3%
9	1180	Lancer ATK	+3%
10	1200	Lancer DEF	+3%

Fully researched path total: Lancer ATK +9%, Lancer DEF +12%, Lancer HP +9%