Can’t choose the best King in The King is Watching? The best way to figure out your choice for the king is to know what abilities they have and how to unlock them. Each king comes with their own abilities and most of them are pretty great. However, some kings lean toward production, and other support militia and unit HP boost among other things.
Full List of All King Abilities in The King is Watching
Each new King you unlock in The King is Watching will have three abilities. Some are active while others are passive abilities. And there is a cost associated with using abilities. An ability may cost Meat, Water, Wine, or Gold depending on the nature of the ability and the King. Here is the list of all abilities, their cooldowns, and cost.
| King | Ability 1 | Ability 2 | Ability 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Spellus | Conjure Simple Spell: Get a random simple spell. Cooldown: 150 Seconds Cost: 25 Water | Conjure Powerful Spell: Get a random powerful spell. Cooldown: 170 Seconds Cost: 20 Fuel | Self-Improvement: Generate 1 more crystal over time. Cooldown: 120 Seconds Cost: 50 Gold |
| King Leonid | Boost Unit HP: Adds 100 HP to each player unit on the battlefield. Cooldown: 180 Seconds Cost: 10 Meat | Unlimited Gaze: All buildings work for 10 seconds regardless of their current gaze position. Cooldown: 200 Seconds Cost: 15 Wine | Unlimited Wrath: Gives Wrath to all player units for 6 seconds. Cooldown: 200 Seconds Cost: 10 Wine |
| King Alucard | Second Life: Resurrect up to 2 dead bodies (+1 per upgrade) in an area to fight for you, convert un-raised bodies to 2 wine (+1 per upgrade) Cooldown: 120 Seconds Cost: 25 Water | A Better You: Upgrade up to 2 friendly undead units in an area to the next level (up to ability level) Cooldown: 150 Seconds Cost: 30 Flour | Forbidden Techniques: Improves the first 2 abilities. Second Life allowed you to raise more units, while Better You allows you to upgrade units even further. Cooldown: 280 Seconds Cost: 100 Gold |
| King Leo the Wise | Blueprint Sacrifice: Turn selected blueprint into 1 permanent morale (+1 morale per upgrade) and a choice of 40 resources (+10 resources per upgrade) Cooldown: 1 Second | Extra Draft: Summon a unit to fight for you (unit type is upgraded) Cooldown: 150 Seconds | Refinement: Improves the first 2 abilities Blueprint. Blueprint Sacrifice provides more morale and resources, while Extra Draft provides better units. Cooldown: 30 Seconds Cost: 100 Wheat and 100 Wood |
| King Saladin | Blueprint: Get a random blueprint. Cooldown: 150 Seconds Cost: 30 Water | Summon Standard Unit: Summon a random standard unit (within unit limit) Cooldown: 80 Seconds Cost: 15 Wheat | Summon Strong Unit: Summon a random strong unit (within unit limit) Cooldown: 120 Seconds Cost: 5 Meat |
| King Brezhnius | Heal: Heal 3 random damaged units for 500 HP. Cooldown: 150 Seconds Cost: 10 Water | Aggro: Aggro all enemies on units in a selected area. Cooldown: 120 Seconds | Persuasion: Selected friendly units explode upon death, damage scales according to how long the unit has been carrying a charge, max 2 units per cast. Cooldown: 50 Seconds Cost: 20 Crystals |
| King Baldwin | Raise Militia: Summon three peasants. Cooldown: 100 Seconds Cost: 30 Water | Boost Production: Increase all buildings’ production by 40% for 10 seconds. Cooldown: 250 Seconds Cost: 30 Gold | Request Tribute: Get 90 resources of your choice. Cooldown: 250 Seconds Cost: 30 Gold |
How to Unlock Passive Abilities in The King is Watching
As I mentioned earlier, there are active and passive abilities in the game. Just like active abilities, each King has three passives in total. To unlock passive abilities in The King is Watching go to the upgrades building and then to the green skills tree.
King’s Upgrade path has passive abilities listed. Buy the first King’s Upgrade to unlock the first passive. The King’s Upgrade quest is universal, so there is no need to unlock it for every King in The King in Watching.
How to Unlock Every King in The King is Watching
The King is Watching has 6 Kings that you can unlock. The requirements are simple for each King. You must get a certain amount of Town Denarii and Ascension Crystals.
| King | Town Denarii Required | Ascension Crystals Required |
|---|---|---|
| King Leonid | 10 | 1 |
| King Brezhnius | 20 | 1 |
| King Leo the Wise | 25 | 1 |
| King Saladin | 30 | 1 |
| King Spellus | 40 | 1 |
| King Alucard | 50 | 1 |
