Special Servers - Watchtowers

Prerequisites: A wall of any type. Watchtowers can only be built in cities, and cities are available only on Annual Special servers.

Watchtowers are an improvement of existing walls and provide an additional defensive bonus for all defending units in the city, similar to walls. They are not separate buildings; they are an upgrade attached to your walls. Watchtowers cannot be directly targeted by enemy rams or catapults. However, if the walls are destroyed, the watchtowers are destroyed with them.

You can upgrade watchtowers up to level 20, and this is independent of the current wall level. Each watchtower level adds a flat 1% defensive bonus to all units defending the city. This bonus is applied separately from the wall bonus. For example, a level 10 watchtower increases the defensive strength of defending units by exactly 10%. Watchtowers also increase the population of the city without adding additional crop consumption, unlike standard buildings.

Construction Costs per Level