The Chief's Ultimate Guide to Damage Stats for Age of Origins — master your power, crush the zombie hordes

Damage: what is it and how does it work?

Quite simply, “Damage Increase” and “Damage Reduction” are the final multipliers for your city and they are truly the game's most important stats!

How damage actually works

Damage increase

Say your attack, HP and defence let you kill 10,000 long range troops. With 50% long range damage increase, you kill 15,000 instead.

10,000 +50% long range increase 15,000 Troops you kill

Damage reduction

Now say your enemy's stats let them kill 10,000 of your troops. With 50% long range damage reduction, they only kill 5,000.

10,000 −50% long range reduction 5,000 Troops you lose

Increase versus reduction

They cancel each other at a 1:1 ratio — 1% of increase is wiped out by 1% of reduction, and the other way round.

Damage increase % − damage reduction % = net damage effect

You attack with enough damage to kill 15,000 long range troops. The defender is sitting on 25% long range reduction. You kill 12,500.

15,000 −25% enemy long range reduction 12,500 Troops you kill

Why the alliance needs to focus on this

An alliance with strong increase and reduction kills far more troops and loses far fewer. In team events and fights it compounds across every member.

If every one of our members ran 50% increase against an alliance where everyone only had 25% reduction:

1,000,000 net +25% across the alliance 1,250,000 Enemy troops killed in one fight

That means massive points in KE, and massive losses for the enemy in elite wars.

Where damage comes from

Everything below adds to your city's damage totals. Each option is tagged Free, Moderate or Expensive. Filter by what you are trying to build.

Attachments

Equipment attachments are a great place to start. You earn them for free just by playing the game and doing events.

Ultra Precision Extension+ 6, an orange attachment granting +10% damage to long-range, mid-range and melee troops
Orange attachments increase damage. This one gives +10% to all three troop types at Lv 6.
Orange attachments Free — events & play Increase+10%Damage to all troop typesFree
Ultra Reinforcement Extension+ 5, a purple attachment reducing damage taken from long-range, mid-range and melee troops
Purple attachments reduce damage taken. This one goes from −8% to −10% against all three troop types at Lv 5.
Purple attachments Free — events & play Reduce−10%Damage from all troop typesFree

Titans

Male Titan

Rampart Halo talent icon at Lv 13
Rampart Halo. Earned just by doing events.
Rampart Halo Talent ReduceDamage from melee troopsModerate
Male Titan core screen showing the Weaken Energy awakening skill with the two left-hand nodes highlighted
Weaken Energy — the third core slot. Both nodes on the left side (boxed in red) feed mid range damage increase.
Weaken Energy Core equipment, 3rd slot Increase+15%Damage to mid range troopsModerate

Female Titan

Queen Majesty talent icon at Lv 12
Queen Majesty.
Queen Majesty Talent Increase+20%Damage to long range troopsModerate
Female Titan tail screen showing the Toxic Tail awakening skill with the top-left node highlighted
Toxic Tail — the top-left node (boxed in red) is the one you want.
Toxic Tail Tail equipment — top-left node IncreaseDamage to long range troopsModerate

Officers

Machinists

Emily

Emily

Full equipment details
Officer Equipment — Dazzling Jacket Lv 15 IncreaseDamage to long range troopsModerate
Kay

Kay

Full equipment details
Officer Equipment — Missile Launcher Lv 15 IncreaseDamage to melee troopsModerate
Officer Equipment — Vector Thruster Lv 15 ReduceDamage from mid range troopsModerate
Chloe

Chloe

Full equipment details
Officer Equipment — Bang Bang Machine Gun Lv 15 IncreaseDamage to mid range troopsModerate

Drill Masters

Cattie

Cattie

Full equipment details
Officer Equipment — Guard Rabbit Lv 15 Reduce−10%Damage from mid range troopsModerate
Simon

Simon

Full equipment details
Officer Equipment — Energy Rifle Lv 15 Increase+10%Damage to melee troopsModerate
Eric

Eric

Full equipment details
Officer Equipment — Modified Guitar Lv 15 Increase+10%Damage to mid range troopsModerate
Selina

Selina

Full equipment details
Officer Equipment — Mantis Knife Lv 15 Increase+10%Damage to long range troopsModerate
Freya

Freya

Full equipment details
Officer Equipment — Small Robot Lv 15 Reduce−10%Damage from long range troopsModerate

Warfare Officers

Zeus

Zeus

Full equipment details
Free officer talent Build to level 55 Increase+25.5%Damage to all troop typesFree
Officer Equipment — Special Ops Submachine Gun Lv 15 Increase+10%Damage to long range troopsModerate
Unworldly skill Warfare officer skill Reduce−15%Damage from melee troopsExpensive
Alexandria

Alexandria

Full equipment details
Free officer talent Build to level 55 Reduce−25.5%Damage from all troop typesFree
Officer Equipment — Mechanical Hold Lv 15 Reduce−10%Damage from long range troopsModerate
Unworldly skill Warfare officer skill Reduce−15%Damage from long range troopsExpensive
Tifa

Tifa

Full equipment details
Unworldly skill Warfare officer skill Reduce−15%Damage from melee troopsExpensive
Aeon

Aeon

Full equipment details
Officer Equipment — Ghost Face Ninja Lv 15 Reduce−10%Damage from mid range troopsModerate
Unworldly skill Warfare officer skill Reduce−15%Damage from long range troopsExpensive
Panda Jack

Panda Jack

Full equipment details
Officer Equipment — Rocket Launcher Lv 15 Increase+10%Damage to mid range troopsModerate
Unworldly skill Warfare officer skill Reduce−15%Damage from mid range troopsExpensive
Storm Bow

Storm Bow

Full equipment details
Officer Equipment — Tactical Strong Bow Lv 15 Increase+10%Damage to melee troopsModerate
Unworldly skill Warfare officer skill Reduce−15%Damage from mid range troopsExpensive

Warplane equipment

Warplane equipment
Armour Piercing Laser Talent Increase+25%Damage to melee troopsExpensive
Armour Piercing Laser II Machine Head Increase+25%Damage to melee troopsExpensive
Mid Range Strategic Strike Wingplane II Increase+25%Damage to mid range troopsExpensive
Long Range Strategic Strike Body Increase+25%Damage to long range troopsExpensive
Melee Damage Reduction Machine Gun Reduce−25%Damage from melee troopsExpensive

Antiques

Effects here unlock at star levels rather than equipment levels. Several antiques give you something at more than one star.

Bone Axe

Bone Axe

6★ Increase Expensive Damage to mid range troops
Gold Cannon

Gold Cannon

0★ Reduce Moderate Damage from long range troops
3★ Reduce Moderate Damage from mid range troops
6★ Increase Expensive Damage to mid range troops
Gold EMP Cannon

Gold EMP Cannon

6★ Reduce Expensive Damage from long range troops
Gold Gunner

Gold Gunner

6★ Reduce Expensive Damage from mid range troops
Gold Infantry

Gold Infantry

6★ Increase Expensive Damage to melee troops
Gold Raider

Gold Raider

3★ Reduce Moderate Damage from long range troops
6★ Increase Expensive Damage to long range troops
Gold Rocket

Gold Rocket

6★ Increase Expensive Damage to long range troops
Gold Shielder

Gold Shielder

6★ Reduce Expensive Damage from long range troops
Gold Shredder

Gold Shredder

6★ Reduce Expensive Damage from mid range troops
Gold Sniper

Gold Sniper

6★ Increase Expensive Damage to melee troops
Gold Storm Trooper

Gold Storm Trooper

3★ Reduce Moderate Damage from mid range troops
6★ Increase Expensive Damage to mid range troops
Gold Tank

Gold Tank

3★ Reduce Moderate Damage from melee troops
Gold Magnetic Pulse Core

Gold Magnetic Pulse Core

3★ Increase Moderate Damage to melee troops
Gold Scarlett Mantis Knife

Gold Scarlett Mantis Knife

0★ Increase Moderate Damage to melee troops
6★ Increase Expensive Damage to long range troops

City Skins

Ultimate Rockstar City Skin City skin Increase+3%Damage to melee troopsExpensive