Bestiary — Demonic Defense

Compendium

Every one of the 62 units in the game: what it does on its own timers, what it does to whatever is standing near it, and which card, building, rift or world event puts it on the field. Units are sided by how they're summoned — a unit both sides can call reads as Both rather than picking one arbitrarily.

Alpha Wolf

Fights for you wolf

Health 12

Damage 3.0

Attack rate 1.50/s

DPS 4.5

Move speed 6.2

Range 1.3 m

Detection 10 m

Traits

Howl — empowers nearby wolf (+20% damage, +30% speed), every 22s.
Aura (5 m): heals nearby wolf allies for 1.5 a second.
Grows stronger with every kill (+10% damage, stacking).

Where you meet it

Alpha's Call (card)
Wolf upgrades into it

Archer

Fights for you militia

Health 8

Damage 2.0

Attack rate 1.00/s

DPS 2.0

Move speed 4.0

Range 8.0 m

Detection 9 m

Where you meet it

Archer's Call (card)

Ash Wraith

Hostile Boss Flying

Health 170

Damage 9.0

Attack rate 0.90/s

DPS 8.1

Move speed 3.6

Range 8.5 m

Detection 17 m

Traits

Boss — a milestone encounter, not part of a regular wave.
Soul Drain — casts drain, every 10s.
The Wailing — calls up 2 Spirit, every 17s.
Flying — crosses walls and gates instead of breaking through them.
Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.

Where you meet it

Cinder Flats — final boss

Ballista Crew

Hostile human

Health 18

Damage 8.0

Attack rate 0.40/s

DPS 3.2

Move speed 2.6

Range 11.0 m

Detection 13 m

Traits

Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.
Deals 3.0x damage to buildings.

Where you meet it

Siege Ballista (card)

Battle Bun

Fights both ways bunny

Health 10

Damage 3.0

Attack rate 1.20/s

DPS 3.6

Move speed 6.0

Range 1.3 m

Detection 7 m

Traits

Hops rather than walks.
Knocks its target back (force 1.0).

Where you meet it

Battle Buns (card)

Blood Bat

Hostile Flying blood

Health 2

Damage 2.0

Attack rate 1.60/s

DPS 3.2

Move speed 5.5

Range 1.0 m

Detection 12 m

Traits

Flying — crosses walls and gates instead of breaking through them.
Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.
Lifesteal (30%) — Heals the attacker for a share of the damage it deals.
Can upgrade into Vampire.

Where you meet it

Blood Bats (card)

Bog Horror

Hostile Boss

Health 280

Damage 11.0

Attack rate 0.65/s

DPS 7.2

Move speed 2.2

Range 1.8 m

Detection 16 m

Traits

Boss — a milestone encounter, not part of a regular wave.
Bile Spray — breathes a 5 m cone for 8 damage, leaving the ground burning, every 10s.
Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.
Knocks its target back (force 6.0).

Where you meet it

Wolf's Rest — final boss

Bone Knight

Hostile undeadskeleton

Health 20

Damage 5.0

Attack rate 0.90/s

DPS 4.5

Move speed 5.8

Range 1.5 m

Detection 12 m

Traits

Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.
Knocks its target back (force 3.0).

Where you meet it

Bone Knight (card)

Brute

Hostile

Health 28

Damage 6.0

Attack rate 0.50/s

DPS 3.0

Move speed 2.1

Range 1.6 m

Detection 12 m

Traits

Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.
Knocks its target back (force 4.0).

Where you meet it

Rampaging Brute (card)
Nightly rift waves

Bunny

Fights both ways bunny

Health 2

Damage 1.0

Attack rate 1.60/s

DPS 1.6

Move speed 8.0

Range 1.0 m

Detection 6 m

Traits

Hops rather than walks.

Where you meet it

Bunny Call (card)
Bunny Launcher calls it in
Lord of Clover calls it in

Bunny Launcher

Hostile bunny

Health 4

Damage 1.0

Attack rate 0.80/s

DPS 0.8

Move speed 2.5

Range 1.2 m

Detection 8 m

Traits

Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.
Calls in Bunny every 6s.

Where you meet it

Bunny Launcher (card)

Cerberus

Fights for you wolf

Health 30

Damage 4.0

Attack rate 1.00/s

DPS 4.0

Move speed 4.6

Range 1.4 m

Detection 10 m

Traits

Bay of the Hound — empowers nearby wolf (+40% attack_speed, +20% speed), every 15s.
Whelps — calls up 2 Wolf Pup, every 30s.
Strikes up to 3 targets at once.
Aura (5 m): grants nearby wolf allies +100% steadfast.

Where you meet it

Cerberus's Vigil (card)

Chicken

Hostile

Health 2

Damage 0.0

Attack rate 0.50/s

DPS 0.0

Move speed 3.0

Range 1.0 m

Detection 3 m

Traits

Harmless — won't attack anything.

Demon Lord

Hostile Boss

Health 260

Damage 12.0

Attack rate 0.55/s

DPS 6.6

Move speed 2.4

Range 1.8 m

Detection 16 m

Traits

Boss — a milestone encounter, not part of a regular wave.
Hellfire — bursts for 12 damage out to 5 m, every 10s.
The Horde Answers — calls up 3 Imp, every 15s.
Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.
Knocks its target back (force 7.0).

Where you meet it

Emberwood Glade — final boss

Dire Brute

Hostile beast

Health 70

Damage 6.0

Attack rate 1.00/s

DPS 6.0

Move speed 3.2

Range 1.5 m

Detection 8 m

Traits

Knocks its target back (force 3.0).

Where you meet it

Roaming beast (world event)

Doom Herald

Hostile Boss demon

Health 130

Damage 10.0

Attack rate 0.50/s

DPS 5.0

Move speed 2.6

Range 1.8 m

Detection 16 m

Traits

Boss — a milestone encounter, not part of a regular wave.
Brimstone Rain — rains 6 strikes (7 damage each) around itself, every 9s.
Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.
Knocks its target back (force 5.0).
Calls in Imp every 7s.

Where you meet it

Doom Herald (card)
Nightly rift waves

Dragon

Hostile Boss Flying arcane

Health 200

Damage 12.0

Attack rate 0.60/s

DPS 7.2

Move speed 3.0

Range 9.0 m

Detection 16 m

Traits

Boss — a milestone encounter, not part of a regular wave.
Fire Breath — breathes a 7 m cone for 14 damage, leaving the ground burning, every 9s.
Fires 3 shots in a fan with every attack.
Flying — crosses walls and gates instead of breaking through them.
Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.

Where you meet it

Dragon's Wrath (card)

Earth Elemental

Hostile nature

Health 24

Damage 4.0

Attack rate 0.60/s

DPS 2.4

Move speed 2.2

Range 1.4 m

Detection 12 m

Traits

Tremor — bursts for 5 damage out to 3 m, every 12s.
Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.
Deals 2.5x damage to buildings.

Where you meet it

Earth Elemental (card)

Elder Treant

Fights for you nature

Health 60

Damage 6.0

Attack rate 0.50/s

DPS 3.0

Move speed 1.6

Range 1.8 m

Detection 8 m

Traits

Sow the Grove — sows 1 trees, every 15s.
Sapling — calls up 1 Sapling, every 25s.
Repairs damaged buildings and patrols the base between jobs.
Aura (6 m): heals nearby nature allies for 2.0 a second.

Where you meet it

Elder Treant's Blessing (card)

Elder Treant

Hostile Boss

Health 300

Damage 10.0

Attack rate 0.60/s

DPS 6.0

Move speed 2.0

Range 1.9 m

Detection 16 m

Traits

Boss — a milestone encounter, not part of a regular wave.
Rootgrasp — casts root, every 12s.
Seedfall — calls up 2 Sapling, every 18s.
Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.
Knocks its target back (force 5.0).

Where you meet it

Twin Pines — final boss

Fast Zombie

Hostile undeadzombie

Health 8

Damage 2.0

Attack rate 1.00/s

DPS 2.0

Move speed 4.6

Range 1.2 m

Detection 12 m

Traits

Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.

Where you meet it

Rotting Ranks (card)
Hasty Undead (card)

Frost Wizard

Hostile frost

Health 9

Damage 2.0

Attack rate 0.60/s

DPS 1.2

Move speed 2.6

Range 7.0 m

Detection 13 m

Traits

Frost Nova — casts frost nova, every 9s.
Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.
Its hits apply slow (40% for 2.5s).
Its hits apply cold (60% for 3.0s).

Where you meet it

Frost Wizard (card)

Frost Wyrm

Hostile Boss Flying

Health 200

Damage 8.0

Attack rate 0.70/s

DPS 5.6

Move speed 3.4

Range 9.0 m

Detection 16 m

Traits

Boss — a milestone encounter, not part of a regular wave.
Rime Breath — breathes a 8 m cone for 10 damage, leaving the ground burning, every 10s.
Frozen Tomb — casts frozen tomb, every 16s.
Fires 2 shots in a fan with every attack.
Flying — crosses walls and gates instead of breaking through them.
Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.

Where you meet it

Frozen Hollow — final boss

Gargoyle

Hostile Flying

Health 12

Damage 2.5

Attack rate 0.90/s

DPS 2.3

Move speed 3.6

Range 1.3 m

Detection 13 m

Traits

Flying — crosses walls and gates instead of breaking through them.
Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.

Where you meet it

Gargoyle Wing (card)
Nightly rift waves

Ghost

Hostile Flying undeadspirit

Health 18

Damage 14.0

Attack rate 0.35/s

DPS 4.9

Move speed 1.5

Range 1.4 m

Detection 14 m

Traits

Flying — crosses walls and gates instead of breaking through them.
Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.
Knocks its target back (force 2.0).
Swells with its summoner's Souls (+4 health each, and visibly bigger).

Where you meet it

Phantasm (card)

Golden Hedgehog

Hostile beastgold

Health 14

Damage 3.0

Attack rate 1.00/s

DPS 3.0

Move speed 4.0

Range 1.0 m

Detection 0 m

Traits

Knocks its target back (force 4.0).
Careens in a straight line, accelerating to 16 m/s, and caroms off whatever it hits — the faster it goes, the harder it lands.
Sheds a gold every 2s as it rolls.

Hellhound

Hostile wolf

Health 6

Damage 2.0

Attack rate 1.40/s

DPS 2.8

Move speed 5.6

Range 1.2 m

Detection 13 m

Traits

Cinder Breath — breathes a 4 m cone for 4 damage, leaving the ground burning, every 12s.
Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.

Where you meet it

Hound Master (card)
Nightly rift waves

Ice Elemental

Hostile frost

Health 16

Damage 3.0

Attack rate 0.70/s

DPS 2.1

Move speed 2.4

Range 1.3 m

Detection 12 m

Traits

Glacial Burst — bursts for 5 damage out to 4 m, every 12s.
Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.
Chilling presence (4 m): slows them by 40% and drains 6 warmth a second.

Where you meet it

Ice Elemental (card)

Imp

Hostile demon

Health 4

Damage 1.0

Attack rate 1.20/s

DPS 1.2

Move speed 4.4

Range 1.2 m

Detection 12 m

Traits

Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.

Where you meet it

Imp Horde (card)
Nightly rift waves
Doom Herald calls it in

Killer Bunny

Hostile bunny

Health 5

Damage 3.0

Attack rate 1.80/s

DPS 5.4

Move speed 6.0

Range 1.1 m

Detection 9 m

Traits

Hops rather than walks.
Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.
Grows stronger with every kill (+15% damage, stacking).

Where you meet it

Killer Bunny (card)

Lich

Hostile undeadblood

Health 18

Damage 3.0

Attack rate 0.60/s

DPS 1.8

Move speed 2.6

Range 7.0 m

Detection 13 m

Traits

Raise the Dead — calls up 1 Skeleton, 1 Zombie, every 10s.
Death Coil — casts drain, every 14s.
Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.
Lifesteal (50%) — Heals the attacker for a share of the damage it deals.

Where you meet it

Lich's Grasp (card)

Lord of Clover

Fights for you bunnynature

Health 30

Damage 6.0

Attack rate 1.00/s

DPS 6.0

Move speed 4.5

Range 1.6 m

Detection 10 m

Traits

Warren Call — calls up 3 Bunny, every 14s.
Hops rather than walks.
Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.
Knocks its target back (force 2.0).
Aura (6 m): grants nearby bunny allies +25% damage.
Calls in Bunny every 8s.

Where you meet it

Lord of Clover (card)

Magma Titan

Hostile Boss

Health 320

Damage 14.0

Attack rate 0.50/s

DPS 7.0

Move speed 1.9

Range 2.0 m

Detection 16 m

Traits

Boss — a milestone encounter, not part of a regular wave.
Eruption — rains 8 strikes (9 damage each) around itself, every 13s.
Ground Slam — bursts for 10 damage out to 4 m, every 9s.
Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.
Knocks its target back (force 8.0).

Where you meet it

Ashen Glade — final boss

Man-at-Arms

Fights for you militia

Health 16

Damage 3.0

Attack rate 1.00/s

DPS 3.0

Move speed 4.0

Range 1.4 m

Detection 7 m

Where you meet it

Hired Blade (card)
Barracks (building)

Mercenary

Fights for you humanmilitia

Health 22

Damage 5.0

Attack rate 1.10/s

DPS 5.5

Move speed 4.2

Range 1.5 m

Detection 8 m

Where you meet it

Mercenary Company (card)

Miner

Fights for you workerhuman

Health 7

Damage 1.0

Attack rate 0.80/s

DPS 0.8

Move speed 3.9

Range 1.1 m

Detection 5 m

Traits

Worker — gathers stone and carries up to 6 at a time.

Where you meet it

Miner Hut (building)

Mirror Image

Fights both ways arcane

Health 10

Damage 3.0

Attack rate 1.00/s

DPS 3.0

Move speed 4.0

Range 8.0 m

Detection 9 m

Traits

Mirrors its summoner's weapon, projectile and on-hit effects.

Where you meet it

Mirror Image (card)
Rift Walk (card)

Raider

Hostile human

Health 14

Damage 3.0

Attack rate 1.20/s

DPS 3.6

Move speed 5.0

Range 1.4 m

Detection 10 m

Traits

Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.
Steals gold when it lands a hit.

Where you meet it

Raiders (card)

Repair Golem

Fights for you

Health 20

Damage 2.0

Attack rate 0.60/s

DPS 1.2

Move speed 3.2

Range 1.2 m

Detection 5 m

Traits

Repairs damaged buildings and patrols the base between jobs.

Where you meet it

Repair Golem (card)

Sapling

Fights both ways nature

Health 6

Damage 1.0

Attack rate 0.80/s

DPS 0.8

Move speed 2.5

Range 1.2 m

Detection 7 m

Traits

Grows into Treant after 60s.

Where you meet it

Sapling (card)

Skeleton

Hostile undeadskeleton

Health 9

Damage 2.0

Attack rate 0.80/s

DPS 1.6

Move speed 3.2

Range 1.3 m

Detection 12 m

Traits

Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.

Where you meet it

Skeleton Raid (card)
Skeleton Army (card)
Skeleton Legion (card)
Mass Grave (card)
Nightly rift waves

Skeleton Archer

Hostile undeadskeleton

Health 7

Damage 2.0

Attack rate 0.90/s

DPS 1.8

Move speed 3.4

Range 8.0 m

Detection 12 m

Traits

Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.

Where you meet it

Skeleton Archers (card)
Skeleton Legion (card)
Mass Grave (card)

Skeleton Cleric

Fights both ways undeadskeleton

Health 9

Damage 1.0

Attack rate 0.60/s

DPS 0.6

Move speed 3.0

Range 1.3 m

Detection 10 m

Traits

Mend the Fallen — empowers nearby undead (+100% armor, heals 6), every 9s.
Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.
Aura (5 m): heals nearby undead allies for 2.0 a second.

Where you meet it

Skeleton Cleric (card)

Skeleton King

Hostile undeadskeleton

Health 40

Damage 6.0

Attack rate 0.80/s

DPS 4.8

Move speed 3.0

Range 1.6 m

Detection 13 m

Traits

The King Commands — empowers nearby undead (+25% damage, +30% attack_speed), every 13s.
Honour Guard — calls up 2 Skeleton Knight, every 20s.
Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.
Knocks its target back (force 4.0).
Aura (6 m): grants nearby undead allies +20% damage.

Where you meet it

Skeleton King's Decree (card)

Skeleton Knight

Hostile undeadskeleton

Health 16

Damage 4.0

Attack rate 1.00/s

DPS 4.0

Move speed 5.5

Range 1.5 m

Detection 12 m

Traits

Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.

Where you meet it

Mass Grave (card)
Skeleton King's Decree (card)

Skeleton Wizard

Hostile undeadskeleton

Health 8

Damage 2.0

Attack rate 0.60/s

DPS 1.2

Move speed 2.8

Range 7.0 m

Detection 13 m

Traits

Bone Volley — looses 3 shots at once (2 damage each), every 8s.
Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.
Its hits apply weaken (30% for 3.0s).

Where you meet it

Skeleton Legion (card)
Skeleton Wizard (card)
Mass Grave (card)

Spirit

Hostile Flying undeadspirit

Health 5

Damage 2.0

Attack rate 0.90/s

DPS 1.8

Move speed 3.4

Range 1.1 m

Detection 12 m

Traits

Flying — crosses walls and gates instead of breaking through them.
Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.
Soulsteal — Gain a Soul for each unit it kills.

Where you meet it

Haunt (card)
Haunt (card) — loosed by your kills

Stone Behemoth

Hostile beast

Health 100

Damage 10.0

Attack rate 0.60/s

DPS 6.0

Move speed 2.4

Range 1.7 m

Detection 7 m

Traits

Shockwave — bursts for 7 damage out to 4 m, every 12s.
Knocks its target back (force 5.0).

Where you meet it

Roaming beast (world event)

Stoneheart Golem

Fights for you nature

Health 26

Damage 3.0

Attack rate 0.60/s

DPS 1.8

Move speed 2.6

Range 1.3 m

Detection 5 m

Traits

Repairs damaged buildings and patrols the base between jobs.

Where you meet it

Stoneheart Golem (card)

Storm Elemental

Hostile arcane

Health 14

Damage 3.0

Attack rate 0.90/s

DPS 2.7

Move speed 3.0

Range 8.0 m

Detection 13 m

Traits

Chain Lightning — casts chain lightning, every 10s.
Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.
Its hits apply stun (100% for 0.4s).

Where you meet it

Summon Elemental (card)

Treant

Fights both ways nature

Health 30

Damage 5.0

Attack rate 0.60/s

DPS 3.0

Move speed 2.0

Range 1.6 m

Detection 8 m

Traits

Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.
Knocks its target back (force 3.0).

Where you meet it

Treant Guardian (card)
Sapling grows into it

Vampire

Hostile blood

Health 10

Damage 3.0

Attack rate 1.00/s

DPS 3.0

Move speed 3.6

Range 1.0 m

Detection 12 m

Traits

Blood Feast — casts drain, every 12s.
Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.
Lifesteal (40%) — Heals the attacker for a share of the damage it deals.

Where you meet it

Vampire's Thirst (card)
Blood Bat upgrades into it

Warlock

Hostile demon

Health 10

Damage 2.0

Attack rate 0.70/s

DPS 1.4

Move speed 2.8

Range 7.0 m

Detection 13 m

Traits

Conjure Imps — calls up 2 Imp, every 13s.
Siphon — casts drain, every 11s.
Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.

Where you meet it

Warlock Coven (card)
Nightly rift waves

Werewolf

Hostile wolfbeast

Health 20

Damage 2.5

Attack rate 1.50/s

DPS 3.8

Move speed 5.4

Range 1.3 m

Detection 13 m

Traits

Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.
Lifesteal (40%) — Heals the attacker for a share of the damage it deals.

Where you meet it

Lupine Curse (card)

Werewolf

Fights for you wolfbeast

Health 20

Damage 2.5

Attack rate 1.50/s

DPS 3.8

Move speed 5.4

Range 1.3 m

Detection 10 m

Traits

Lifesteal (40%) — Heals the attacker for a share of the damage it deals.

Where you meet it

Lupine Curse (card) — your humans turn at night

Wolf

Fights both ways wolf

Health 6

Damage 2.0

Attack rate 1.50/s

DPS 3.0

Move speed 6.0

Range 1.2 m

Detection 10 m

Traits

Can upgrade into Alpha Wolf.

Where you meet it

Loyal Companion (card)
Pack Bond (card)
Wolf Raid (card)
Wolf Pup upgrades into it

Wolf Pup

Fights for you wolf

Health 3

Damage 1.0

Attack rate 1.40/s

DPS 1.4

Move speed 5.0

Range 1.1 m

Detection 10 m

Traits

Can upgrade into Wolf.

Where you meet it

Wolf Pup (card)
Alpha's Call (card)

Woodcutter

Fights for you workerhuman

Health 6

Damage 1.0

Attack rate 0.80/s

DPS 0.8

Move speed 4.3

Range 1.1 m

Detection 5 m

Traits

Worker — gathers wood and carries up to 6 at a time.

Where you meet it

Woodcutter Hut (building)

Worker

Fights for you workerhuman

Health 6

Damage 1.0

Attack rate 0.80/s

DPS 0.8

Move speed 4.2

Range 1.1 m

Detection 5 m

Traits

Worker — gathers resources and carries up to 5 at a time.

Where you meet it

Worker Contract (card)

Young Frost Wyrm

Hostile Boss Flying frost

Health 40

Damage 7.0

Attack rate 0.70/s

DPS 4.9

Move speed 3.2

Range 8.0 m

Detection 16 m

Traits

Boss — a milestone encounter, not part of a regular wave.
Chill Breath — breathes a 6 m cone for 6 damage, leaving the ground burning, every 11s.
Flying — crosses walls and gates instead of breaking through them.
Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.
Chilling presence (6 m): drains 5 warmth a second.

Where you meet it

Frost Wyrm's Breath (card)

Zombie

Hostile undeadzombie

Health 10

Damage 3.0

Attack rate 0.60/s

DPS 1.8

Move speed 2.2

Range 1.3 m

Detection 12 m

Traits

Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.
Deals 2.0x damage to buildings.

Where you meet it

Zombie (card)
Zombies (card)
Zombie Raid (card)
Rotting Ranks (card)
Zombie Horde (card)

Zombie Brute

Hostile undeadzombie

Health 34

Damage 6.0

Attack rate 0.50/s

DPS 3.0

Move speed 1.8

Range 1.6 m

Detection 12 m

Traits

Seeks out buildings — it goes for your base, not just whoever is nearest.
Deals 2.5x damage to buildings.
Knocks its target back (force 3.0).

Where you meet it

Rotting Ranks (card)
Zombie Brute (card)

How to read a stat block

Bars are relative

Every bar is scaled against the strongest unit in the game for that stat, so a full Health bar means "nothing has more", not "this is a lot". DPS is derived — damage × attack rate — rather than being a field anything is authored with.

Traits are the interesting part

Auras, growth chains, debuffs on hit, structure damage bonuses and active abilities on their own cooldowns all live in the traits list. That's where a unit stops being a number and starts being a problem.

Flying ignores your walls

A Tier 5 base digs a moat that only flying monsters cross. Everything else has to come through a gate bridge — which is exactly where you want your towers pointed.