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Witch of the Swamp
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Rumours tell of a mighty witch. She lives in a poisonous swamp and is believed to have the ugliest face you can imagine, warts all over her deformed nose and a laughter that can freeze your spine. Anyone who dares to journey into her realm is sure to earn fame and glory.
General Information
Type: Experience
Players: Players 1
Difficulty: Skulls 3
Duration: Duration 2 days
XP: XP 5663
VED

Description[]

Witch of the Swamp is one of the easiest adventures. It has a linear path (you attack one camp after another, but can't skip any to jump ahead) organized in a decreasing spiral through the swamp, with the Boss in the Witch Tower at the center of the island.

Great map for players at all levels with great XP to loss ratio but weak rewards at higher levels.

There is an approximate 20% chance that the final reward will be the Old Friends Adventure.

Availability[]

Level: 26
Merchant: ResCSS 95
Adventure Search: Short (?.??%), Medium (?.??%)
Trade: ~ ResCSS 60-100

Maps[]

Witchoftheswamp

Map of Witch of the Swamp

Witchoftheswamp-all

Camp Sequence Guide

Requirements[]

General Type Requirements
TroopsCSS TroopsCSS TroopsCSS TroopsCSS TroopsCSS TroopsCSS TroopsCSS Total
TroopsCSS Normal General (200 troops) 449-634 90 0-82 199 65-71 0-125 885-1119
TroopsCSS Lord Dracul (200 troops) ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
TroopsCSS Master of Martial Arts (220 troops) 235 218 140 593
TroopsCSS Veteran General (250 troops) 372-428 90-95 249 174 40 925-986
TroopsCSS Major General (270 troops) 361-417 90-95 267 192 40 950-1011
TroopsCSS Champion Nusala (165 troops) 312 50 - 164 50 40 - 616

Notes:

  1. If your quest says to beat the Witch of the Swamp with less than 500 Recruits killed, in the second to the last battle, replace the 155 Recruits and 45 Soldiers with 75 Militia and 125 Soldiers. You will lose all the Militia but no Soldiers.
  2. 40 Militia can be used to replace 40 Soldiers without additional losses on this map so you don't need to make 157 Soldiers if Steel Swords are hard to come by.
  3. Substitute 1 militia for camps listing 1 soldier if working on the Overkill achievement. Refer to achievement option for camps that normally involve many soldiers.

Achievements[]

There are 4 achievements for this adventure:

Name Requirements Trophies Reward
Nobody Expects... Complete "Witch of the Swamp" in less than 8 hours 40
The Inquisition Complete "Witch of the Swamp" in less than 2 hours 100 ResCSS150
No Cursed Arrows Complete "Witch of the Swamp" while losing less than 100 Bowman 70
Overkill Complete "Witch of the Swamp" without using any Soldiers 50

Guide[]

Refer to the Combat page for more information. Generally, the lowest quantity/cost troop combination is listed but higher cost/value troops can be substituted to boost the odds toward losing 1-2 less troops. So use of elite soldiers, longbowman and crossbowman is at your discretion but most likely will not change the outcome very much depending for any particular battle. Likewise, more troops than listed can be sent if capacity of the general permits but in most cases will not affect the outcome.
Quicker: Several camps can be skipped. By skipping camps you will receive less XP (3400), but it will save you time and troops.
Additional guides for Witch of the Swamp available here.

Sector Enemy Attack With Average Losses Map Area
Sector 1 TroopsCSS 40
(Can be skipped)
TroopsCSS 1 TroopsCSS 199 0
Witch1
TroopsCSS 199 0
TroopsCSS 145 0
No additional advantage, use basic general option(s) above
No additional advantage, use basic general option(s) above
TroopsCSS 1TroopsCSS 164 0
Sector 2 TroopsCSS 50
(Can be skipped)
TroopsCSS 5 TroopsCSS 1 TroopsCSS 194 TroopsCSS 4
Witch2
TroopsCSS 3 TroopsCSS 1 TroopsCSS 196 TroopsCSS 0-1
TroopsCSS 195 0
TroopsCSS 1 TroopsCSS 249 0
No additional advantage, use veteran general option(s) above
TroopsCSS 1 TroopsCSS 164 0
TroopsCSS 40 TroopsCSS 40
(Can be skipped)
TroopsCSS 11 TroopsCSS 1 TroopsCSS 188 TroopsCSS 10
TroopsCSS 8 TroopsCSS 1 TroopsCSS 191 TroopsCSS 5-6
TroopsCSS 2 TroopsCSS 1 TroopsCSS 217 TroopsCSS 1
TroopsCSS 5 TroopsCSS 1 TroopsCSS 244 TroopsCSS 4
TroopsCSS 4 TroopsCSS 1 TroopsCSS 265 TroopsCSS 2
TroopsCSS 1 TroopsCSS 164 0
Sector 3 TroopsCSS 60 TroopsCSS 11 TroopsCSS 1 TroopsCSS 188 TroopsCSS 10
Witch3
Alternate:
(for those that skipped)
TroopsCSS 19 TroopsCSS 2 TroopsCSS 179


TroopsCSS 19
TroopsCSS 8 TroopsCSS 1 TroopsCSS 191 TroopsCSS 5-6
TroopsCSS 1 TroopsCSS 1 TroopsCSS 218 TroopsCSS 1
TroopsCSS 4 TroopsCSS 1 TroopsCSS 245 TroopsCSS 4
TroopsCSS 2 TroopsCSS 1 TroopsCSS 267 TroopsCSS 2
TroopsCSS 1 TroopsCSS 164 0
TroopsCSS 60 TroopsCSS 40 TroopsCSS 45 TroopsCSS 60 TroopsCSS 44
Achievement:
TroopsCSS 45 TroopsCSS 60

TroopsCSS 44
TroopsCSS 37 TroopsCSS 13 TroopsCSS 35
No additional advantage, use basic general option(s) above
No additional advantage, use basic general option(s) above
TroopsCSS 40 TroopsCSS 4
TroopsCSS 33 TroopsCSS 33 TroopsCSS 33 TroopsCSS 52 TroopsCSS 83 TroopsCSS 51
Achievement:
TroopsCSS 53 TroopsCSS 82

TroopsCSS 52
TroopsCSS 38 TroopsCSS 44 TroopsCSS 36
No additional advantage, use basic general option(s) above
No additional advantage, use basic general option(s) above
TroopsCSS 40 TroopsCSS 11
Sector 4 TroopsCSS 120 TroopsCSS 55 TroopsCSS 70 TroopsCSS 75 TroopsCSS 52
Witch4
Achievement:
TroopsCSS 58 TroopsCSS 67 TroopsCSS 75

TroopsCSS 53
TroopsCSS 36 TroopsCSS 14 TroopsCSS 170 TroopsCSS 35
TroopsCSS 43 TroopsCSS 22 TroopsCSS 185 TroopsCSS 40
TroopsCSS 37 TroopsCSS 4 TroopsCSS 229 TroopsCSS 35
TroopsCSS 35 TroopsCSS 130 TroopsCSS 27
TroopsCSS 80 TroopsCSS 60 TroopsCSS 55 TroopsCSS 1 TroopsCSS 144 TroopsCSS 49
TroopsCSS 31 TroopsCSS 1 TroopsCSS 187 TroopsCSS 31
TroopsCSS 33 TroopsCSS 7 TroopsCSS 210 TroopsCSS 32
TroopsCSS 31 TroopsCSS 9 TroopsCSS 230 TroopsCSS 30
TroopsCSS 29 TroopsCSS 1 TroopsCSS 135 TroopsCSS 21
TroopsCSS Dark High Priest
TroopsCSS 40 TroopsCSS 120
TroopsCSS 155 TroopsCSS 45 TroopsCSS 148
Quest Option 1:
TroopsCSS 75 TroopsCSS 125

TroopsCSS 70
Quest Option 2:
(if recruit losses low enough)

TroopsCSS 70 TroopsCSS 40 TroopsCSS 90


TroopsCSS 70 TroopsCSS 35
Achievement:
TroopsCSS 152 TroopsCSS 48

TroopsCSS 148
TroopsCSS 80 TroopsCSS 140 TroopsCSS 76
TroopsCSS 78 TroopsCSS 174 TroopsCSS 76
TroopsCSS 78 TroopsCSS 192 TroopsCSS 76
TroopsCSS 125 TroopsCSS 40 TroopsCSS 90
Witch Tower TroopsCSS Witch
TroopsCSS 100 TroopsCSS 99
W1: TroopsCSS 40 TroopsCSS 90
W2: TroopsCSS 140 TroopsCSS 60
W3: TroopsCSS 60 TroopsCSS 75 TroopsCSS 65
W1: TroopsCSS 40 TroopsCSS 90
W2: TroopsCSS 140 TroopsCSS 60
W3: TroopsCSS 49
Witch5
Alternate:
W1: TroopsCSS 40 TroopsCSS 90
W2: TroopsCSS 140 TroopsCSS 60
W3: TroopsCSS 43 TroopsCSS 4 TroopsCSS 71 TroopsCSS 82

W1: TroopsCSS 40 TroopsCSS 90
W2: TroopsCSS 140 TroopsCSS 60
W3: TroopsCSS 40
Achievement:
W1: TroopsCSS 40 TroopsCSS 90
W2: TroopsCSS 140 TroopsCSS 60
W3: TroopsCSS 43 TroopsCSS 4 TroopsCSS 71 TroopsCSS 82

W1: TroopsCSS 40 TroopsCSS 90
W2: TroopsCSS 140 TroopsCSS 60
W3: TroopsCSS 40
TroopsCSS 20 TroopsCSS 100 TroopsCSS 100 TroopsCSS 20 TroopsCSS ~65
W1: TroopsCSS 95 TroopsCSS 95
W2: TroopsCSS 70 TroopsCSS 20 TroopsCSS 120 TroopsCSS 40
W1: TroopsCSS 95 TroopsCSS 95
W2: TroopsCSS 70 TroopsCSS 9
Alternate:
W1: TroopsCSS 50 TroopsCSS 90
W2: TroopsCSS 70 TroopsCSS 20 TroopsCSS 120 TroopsCSS 40

W1: TroopsCSS 40 TroopsCSS 90
W2: TroopsCSS 70 TroopsCSS 10
No additional advantage, use veteran general option(s) above
W1: Use Champion Nusala
TroopsCSS 140
W2: Use basic general
TroopsCSS 60 TroopsCSS 40 TroopsCSS 50 TroopsCSS 50
W1: TroopsCSS 140
W2: TroopsCSS 25
Total Average Losses TroopsCSS 435-599 TroopsCSS 0-90 TroopsCSS 90 TroopsCSS 60
TroopsCSS 235 TroopsCSS ~65
TroopsCSS 361-417 TroopsCSS 90-95 TroopsCSS 9-10
TroopsCSS 350-406 TroopsCSS 90-95 TroopsCSS 9-10
TroopsCSS 277

Enemies[]

The following enemies are found in Witch of the Swamp adventure.

Cultist

Shadowsneaker

Fanatic

Dark Priest

Dark High Priest

Swamp Witch

Rewards[]

Witch swamp rewards


Wots loot


Adventures
1 Player Adventures AdvCSS Bounty Hunter • AdvCSS The Lost Skull • AdvCSS The Island of the Pirates • AdvCSS Witch of the Swamp • AdvCSS Horseback • AdvCSS Traitors • AdvCSS Old Friends • AdvCSS Bandit Nest • AdvCSS Wild Mary (Adventure) • AdvCSS Tropical Sun • AdvCSS The Invasion of the Nords • AdvCSS Pirate Life • AdvCSS Sleepy Reef • AdvCSS The Sleeping Volcano
2 Player Adventures AdvCSS Dark Priests • AdvCSS Stealing from the Rich • AdvCSS Sons of the Veld • AdvCSS The Nords • AdvCSS Surprise Attack • AdvCSS Motherly Love
3 Player Adventures AdvCSS Gunpowder • AdvCSS Victor the Vicious • AdvCSS Roaring Bull • AdvCSS The Black Knights • AdvCSS The Dark Brotherhood • AdvCSS Secluded Experiments
Co-op Adventures AdvCSS The Siege • AdvCSS The Buccaneer Roundup • AdvCSS Raiding the Raiders • AdvCSS Lakeside Treasure • AdvCSS Tomb Raiders • AdvCSS Whirlwind
Epic Adventures AdvCSS The Valiant Little Tailor • AdvCSS The Clever Little Tailor • AdvCSS The Heroic Little Tailor • AdvCSS The Sons of the Little Tailor • AdvCSS The Betrayed Little Tailor
Event Adventures AdvCSS Save the Christmas Feast • AdvCSS The Stolen Sleigh • AdvCSS More Secluded Experiments • AdvCSS Return to Bandit Nest • AdvCSS The End of the World
Easter Event AdvCSS A New Egg Hunt • AdvCSS Hunting Eggs • AdvCSS Lost Easter Eggs • AdvCSS Nearly a Picasso • AdvCSS Sabotage • AdvCSS The Cousin's Island • AdvCSS The Egg Hunt Begins • AdvCSS The Egg Hunt Continues • AdvCSS Garrun the Trapper
20th Anniversary AdvCSS Old Ruins • AdvCSS The Shaman • AdvCSS A New Experience • AdvCSS Hero Wanted • AdvCSS The Jester's Map • AdvCSS Retro Style • AdvCSS Nothing Special
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