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Castle versus Sniper

Towers and the other buildings

The argument people search is Castle tower versus Sniper tower. The numbers below are the tower upgrade card, not a vibe.

Steam screenshot of a siege approach in Thronefall
Steam screenshot of a built-up Thronefall settlement

The two upgrades, from the tower page

Castle adds 150 health, cuts cooldown by 40 percent, and adds 100 percent projectile. Sniper adds 50 percent range, 180 percent damage, 100 percent cooldown, and 50 percent projectile, and it picks the highest-health or siege target. Longer cooldown on Sniper is the cost of the damage. I am not calling either one strictly better. A swarm of light enemies and a single catapult are different problems.
The base set is 16 buildings including the shrine. Craaghelm adds Flame, Saw Blade, and Cannon towers. Cost and health for those three are not published. Shrine timing, which is a different question, lives on the towers-versus-shrines page.
19 entries
Buildings — source-linked reference
NameWhat the sources sayStatus
Archery Range Defensive · cost 4 Gold · HP 30 | 40 | 50

You can find Archery Ranges on Nordfels , Durststein and Frostsee . An Archery Range in-game

 1 independent source
2 references
Barracks Defensive · cost 4 Gold · HP 30 | 40 | 50

You can find Barracks on Neuland , Nordfels , Durststein and Frostsee

 1 independent source
2 references
Barricade None · cost 4 Gold

You can find Barricades on Durststein

 1 independent source
2 references
Blacksmith Economy · cost 4 Gold · HP 80

You can find Royal Forges on Frostsee

 1 independent source
2 references
Bridge Economic · cost 2 Gold · HP None 1 independent source
2 references
Castle Center — 1 independent source
2 references
Field Economic · cost 1 Gold · HP 10

You can find Fields on Neuland , Nordfels and Durststein

 1 independent source
2 references
Fishing Harbour Economic · cost 3 Gold · HP 60 | 120

You can find Fishing Harbours on Frostsee

 1 independent source
2 references
Gold Mine Economic · cost 5 Gold · HP 20

You can find Gold Mines on Durststein and Frostsee

 1 independent source
2 references
Heros Quarter None · cost 5 Gold · HP 50 | 70 | 90

You can find Hero's Quarter on Uferwind

 1 independent source
2 references
House Economic · cost 2 Gold · HP 20 | 30

You can find Houses on Neuland , Nordfels , Durststein and Frostsee

 1 independent source
2 references
Mill Economic · cost 3 Gold · HP 30 | 50 | 80

You can find Mills on Neuland , Nordfels and Durststein

 1 independent source
2 references
Royal Forge Economy · cost 4 Gold · HP 80 1 independent source
2 references
Tower Defensive · cost 3 Gold · HP 100 | 250 1 independent source
2 references
Wall Wall · cost 3-5 or 15 Gold · HP 240 | 640

You can find Walls on Neuland , Nordfels , Durststein , Frostsee and Uferwind

 1 independent source
2 references
Shrine
Temple shrine
 Defensive · cost 3 Gold · HP 777

Four base maps (buildings index availability table)

 1 independent source
2 references
Flame Tower Defensive

Craaghelm DLC

 1 independent source
2 references
Saw Blade Tower Defensive

Craaghelm DLC

 1 independent source
2 references
Cannon Tower Defensive

Craaghelm DLC

 1 independent source
2 references

Questions

Castle tower or Sniper tower?

Castle is tougher and shoots faster. Sniper hits harder, waits longer, and prefers big targets.

How many buildings?

16 in the base wiki list, plus 3 Craaghelm towers.

What about shrines?

They are in this table and explained on the shrine comparison page.

Can I sell a building?

Reviews say you cannot sell or move a placed building. That complaint is on the review page.

Do DLC towers have costs?

Not in the sources I have. Those cells are empty.

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