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# Heroes

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**The Heroes are the key and essential piece within the game**. At least **one Hero will be needed to start** playing.

To continue advancing in the game, **more than one Hero will be required,** and to **maximize the level of the village's town hall, 3 Heroes will be needed**. Therefore, **it is essential to increase the number of Heroes to progress in the game.** 

**The maximum number of heroes that can be used simultaneously at the highest level of the village's town hall will&#x20;**<mark style="color:green;">**be 14**</mark>**. This limit may increase slightly if necessary for the proper development of the game in future versions.**

## Heroes in the game

**The Heroes in the game have a maximum level limit according to the level of the village's town hall.** To improve the Heroes and make them progress, **resources must be spent on them.** During the Hero's improvement process, **they will be unusable until the evolution is complete**. T**heir statistics, such as life, damage, defense, etc., will increase with improvement,** as well as their special abilities and troops. **They will have special abilities that will improve as the Hero levels up.**

**Epic and legendary Heroes have their own special troops that will accompany them into battle.** Both Heroes and units will have different objectives. **Some will focus on attacking defenses, others on resource warehouses, enemy Heroes, etc.**

After defending or attacking (if they have received damage), the Heroes **must rest** for a certain period before they can be brought back into the battlefield.

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**The heroes have different peculiarities and races, which we will discuss in the following sections.**
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**If you want to learn more about the bonuses provided by the Heroes, items, and certain skins, go to the Bonus section within the whitepaper.**
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