Ent

Ent
Associated God	Persephone
Level	7
Type of Creature	Tank
Creature Classes	Ground, Melee
Number of Souls	4
Creature Statistics
Health	4500
Mana	500
Damage	70-475 (475)
Attack Speed	1.5 s
Movement Speed	7 m/s
Resistances and Weaknesses
Melee	25%
Direct Ranged	25%
Splash Ranged	25%
Direct Spell	-100%
Splash Spell	-150%
Creature Abilities
Persephone's Stats Protector

Ent is Persephone's level 7 creature.

Creature Information

Summary

"Few creatures can stand up to an Ent toe to toe... or, well, toe to root, and that's not counting his ability to shield himself and those around him." – Zyzyx, The Chasm Widens (Persephone)

The creature is obtained along with Vinewall and in the campaign is received in Persephone's seventh mission. It shares its unit model with Jabberrocky and Wrecktangle.

Name Etymology

Ents are named after a race of beings, who in turn received their name from the Anglo-Saxon word "ent", meaning giant.

Species

Ents are a race of intelligent beings native to Arborea. They are counted among the oldest creatures in the world of Sacrifice, predating the gods, but serving Persephone.

The eldest and most prominent Ent known is Toldor.

Quotes

Selection What is thy wish? I come to your aid. What do you need of me?

Movement Orders Moving. If I must. I will go.

Attack Orders It will be done. I will vanquish the foe! As you will it.

Taunts

• I have lived for ages...
• ...through war, plague and all manner of strife...
• ...I have witnessed the rise and fall of empires...
• ...known countless heroes and villains...
• ...and none have been as annoying as you.

Abilities and Tactics

General Information

Ents are the heaviest hitters of all of Persephone's ground creatures. They are harder to kill than trolls, but regenerate more slowly.

Special and Passive Abilities

Special Ability: Protector: Creates a full body shield on nearby allies that reduces damage taken in battle.

Strategies

Ents are most useful when charging the enemy lines: they move more slowly than trolls, and so their damage output is maximised when enemies are close together. That doubled with their remarkable health pool and regeneration makes them extremely useful when dispatching lesser ranged creatures, as ents can dispatch them with a single blow.

Ents are also handy defenders since they can easily dispatch melee attackers, and their active ability can reduce incoming damage for all friendlies near them. Guardianing them to a manalith is not usually a good idea: for the same number of souls, a pair of a troll and a gnome can fend off melee attackers as effectively, and will also be able to do considerable damage at a range, where ents are practically useless.

Ents can effectively take down manaliths, however not nearly as well as Dragons and Frostwolves, due to lesser mobility and power.

In multiplayer matches rarely if ever is more than one ent present in an army, and for good reason. Their usefulness suffers from diminishing returns: they're slow, protector cast from two ents doesn't stack the resistance, and they're expensive in terms of souls. In that regard, two trolls would be a more sound investment.

Gallery

Picture of an Ent

Concept art of an Ent

Rendered model of an Ent

Rendered model of an Ent

Rendered model of an Ent

Creatures in Sacrifice
Creatures	CC	1			2	3	4	5	6	7	9
Faithful	PE-c	PE-1m	PE-1r	PE-1f	PE-2	PE-3	PE-4	PE-5	PE-6	PE-7	PE-9
Yeomen	JA-c	JA-1m	JA-1r	JA-1f	JA-2	JA-3	JA-4	JA-5	JA-6	JA-7	JA-9
Servants	ST-c	ST-1m	ST-1r	ST-1f	ST-2	ST-3	ST-4	ST-5	ST-6	ST-7	ST-9
Proles	PY-c	PY-1m	PY-1r	PY-1f	PY-2	PY-3	PY-4	PY-5	PY-6	PY-7	PY-9
Minions	CH-c	CH-1m	CH-1r	CH-1f	CH-2	CH-3	CH-4	CH-5	CH-6	CH-7	CH-9