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title: "Village Destruction"
description: "Village Destruction"
url: https://support.travian.com/en/articles/67-village-destruction
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updated: 2026-10-28
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# Village Destruction

Village Destruction

Villages in **Travian: Legends** can be completely destroyed through sustained attacks that reduce their **population to zero**. When this happens, the process is often called **“zeroing”** a village.

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### What Is “Zeroing”?

A village is considered _zeroed_ when its **population reaches 0**.  
This is achieved by destroying all **buildings**, **fields**, and **walls** using **catapults** and **rams**.

Once a village’s population hits zero, it usually **disappears from the map** and turns into an **abandoned valley**, which can then be **resettled**.

However, there are exceptions. A village **cannot be destroyed** if it is:

-   A **World Wonder village** ([World Wonder](https://support.travian.com/articles/103))
    
-   A village **holding an artefact** that has not been stolen ([Artefacts](https://support.travian.com/articles/101))
    
-   The **player’s last remaining village** (excluding World Wonder villages and 18-croppers)
    

Destroying nearby rival villages is often a strategic move to **clear space for expansion** or **reduce enemy influence**.

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### How to Destroy a Village

1.  **Use Catapults** to demolish buildings and resource fields.
    
2.  **Use Rams** to destroy the walls protecting the village.
    
3.  Continue attacking until **all structures are destroyed** and **population reaches zero**.
    

Learn more:

-   [Catapults](https://support.travian.com/articles/65)
    
-   [Walls and Rams](https://support.travian.com/articles/64)
    

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### How to Prevent Village Destruction

You can reduce the risk of your village being destroyed by:

-   **Building as many population-giving structures as possible.**  
    This increases total population and makes it harder for attackers to zero your village.
    
-   **Constructing a Stonemason’s House** (if your village is the **capital**).  
    This building improves the **durability** of all other structures.
    
-   This is especially important when settling in the **Grey Area (Natars zone)** on normal servers, where **Natar attacks** occur frequently.
    

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### What Happens to Zeroed Villages That Cannot Be Destroyed?

If the zeroed village is:

-   The player’s **last (non–World Wonder)** village:
    
    -   All troops are killed when population reaches zero, even if Troop Evasion was enabled or the troops were stationed elsewhere, such as in an oasis.
        
    -   **Troops in training queues** continue to train and are not removed.
        
-   A village with an **artefact still present:**
    
    -   The **village and its troops** remain until the artefact is **removed**.