Black Banner Captain

Lore

A horn beneath the black standard calls armored mercenaries from the road behind him. Kill the Captain during his three-second windup to prevent the call. Committed Ironclads keep marching after his death and grant no gold.

Combat behavior

• Calls 3 Ironclads in his first encounter, 4 per later horn.
• Three-second windup, then a two-second named-entrance warning.
• At most 3 called units in the introduction, 8 later; called units grant no gold.

How to counter

• Kill during the horn windup to prevent reinforcements.
• Magic bypasses his modest physical armor.
• Committed packets survive their caller; defend the marked entrance.

Appearance

An illustrated armored commander beneath a black banner, carrying a brass horn.

Battlefield scale: large. This describes the visible silhouette on the road; combat statistics and counters remain separate.

Damage affinities

• Arcane: 100% damage received.
• Electric: 100% damage received.
• Explosive: 75% damage received.
• Fire: 100% damage received.
• Frost: 100% damage received.
• Physical: 75% damage received.

Encounters

Listed health is the base value. Encounter modifiers can strengthen late enemies; Captain-called Ironclads give zero gold.

• Whispering Hills: waves 11.
• King’s Rest: waves 10.

Voice lines

Hear Black Banner Captain in the supplied game recordings. Select a clip to play; starting another pauses the previous one.

Connected stories & guides

• Whispering Hills — Voices Beneath the Roots
• King’s Rest — The Kingdom Still Stands