• Attack of the Shapeshifters is a new Player versus Player event where you can use different strategies in order to win great rewards.
• All players level 30 and above can participate in this event.
  
• The path to these mangled castles is treacherous and hard to follow, so although these castles will appear near your main castle, they will actually be at a travel distance of 150. 
  
• These castles are reflections/live copies of other players from your server. Once you attack a Shapeshifter totem, the attack will be reflected for the player who represents this totem. This can happen to you if someone attacks the Shapeshifter totem which reflects your castle too!
  
• You can change the defense set-up, change equipment and make other adjustments necessary to win the battle against the incoming attack, and all these adjustments will be reflected for your enemy. But remember that when you’re the attacker, the Shapeshifter totem owner can also change their defense setup.
  

• There will be two types of currencies in the Attack of the Shapeshifter event, which you can redeem for great rewards :

• Shapeshifter charms

• Shapeshifter insignias

• Players will not see the name of the Shapeshifter reflection; neither you nor your opponent will see the name of the attacker/defender. The incoming attack movement will be anonymized for the player receiving the attack.
• All units will wear specific masks. Spying the totem you will not see specific units, but only the type of units: Shapeshifter sharpshooter (range) or legionnaire (melee) units. For example, all ranged offense and defense units will be combined under new Shapeshifter ranged units, but every specific unit will keep his strength during the battle.
• It is possible to attack each Shapeshifter totem only once a day. Be careful because opponents around your castle swap at the beginning of the next day.
• Alliance members will not be able to help you to defend the castle. Support troops from your brothers in arms will not be included in the defense during the battle with Shapeshifter. As a player you'll have access to the Shapeshifter view in order to properly set up your event defenses.
• One of the most interesting aspects of this event lies in the consequences players will face after battles. After the battle the defender will keep his/her troops, tools or resources, his/her buildings will not be burned or destroyed, even if the defender loses the battle.
• From the other side, the attacker will also keep his/her units after a successful or unsuccessful attack. The attacker will get an opportunity to enter Hard mode. In this mode, you can enable additional difficulties for a higher event point gain, but in return, troops of the attacker will be lost when they die during the attack on the Shapeshifter totem.
• There is a matchmaking system in place that tries to match you with players of similar strength.
• Attacking the Shapeshifters will bring you event points, out of a brand new point system, just for this event.

The attack of the shapeshifters is a time limited event in which you can anonymously fight and compete against other castle lords on the world map. At the start of the event, Shapeshifter totems will appear in front of your castle in the Great Empire. Each totem represents a real player on the world map and will imitate that player's actions.

Disclaimer: Any text and numbers you will see in the following walkthrough are not finalized yet, please take that into account when providing feedback.

• When the event begins you will receive a message announcing the arrival of the Shapeshifters.

• Opening the message will present you with a short introduction to the event, including brief information about the goals, point system and rewards available. Be sure to check out the help dialog for even more details about the event.                   

• You will also find an Attack of the Shapeshifters event building outside your main castle. Interact with it to open the event dialog. 
  

• In the event dialog you will find information about your current event progress. This includes details about the Shapeshifters you have been matched against, if they have attacked you, or if you already attacked them. Right below them you will find information about your current and best point series. You need to launch five attacks against Shapeshifter targets to complete a point series.

• Clicking on one of Shapeshifters in the event dialog will take you directly to their respective camp on  the world map. To make the camps easily identifiable, you can also find each Shapeshifter’s respective picture in the camp tooltip. Keep in mind that Shapeshifters mimic castle lords on the world map, i.e. behind each Shapeshifter there is a real human player.
  

• Take a look at the stats of Shapeshifter units to quickly calculate the strength your target’s flank or front.
  

• Now is the perfect time to consider turning our attentions to the event’s hardcore mode. Here you can either challenge yourself by activating one or more of these effects, or adjust your point gain for easier enemies. We don’t recommend turning them on all at once though! 
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  Please remember the disclaimer mentioned at the beginning of the walkthrough regarding stats/numbers!

• You will receive points for each attack against a Shapeshifter totem. The amount of points received depends on how well you battled against the enemy. The general rule of thumb here is: the better the enemy defends, the less points you will get. This is also something worth remembering when defending against Shapeshifter attacks on your castle!

• Be sure to keep an eye on your progress during the event. The best point series that you achieve during the event runtime will determine your ranking performance.

• In case you get attacked by a Shapeshifter, you can switch to a special event view in the defense setup screen. This will convert your castle into a Shapeshifter totem so you can asses your own defenses as if you were spying on yourself as a Shapeshifter.
  If there are any alliance support troops stationed in your castle, be sure to set your defenses using this special view as those support troops won’t be able to help you against Shapeshifter attacks.

• When you have completed your first point series, you will gain a ranking position. Once a day you will be rewarded with Shapeshifter insignias based on your ranking position.
  You will also be rewarded with Shapeshifter Charms each time you attack a Shapeshifter totem. The amount of charms earned depends on how many points your attack earned.

• Once a day the event will provide you with a daily Shapeshifter report in your inbox.

• Here you can collect your Shapeshifter insignia rewards. Be sure to check out both the Charm and Insignia shops in the event dialog and treat yourself to something nice!

We hope you enjoyed this walkthrough and got a good overview of the Shapeshifter event. Let us know your thoughts and feedback about the Shapeshifters and we will see you on the battlefield soon.