Snowgate Pass

The winter road

The approved road enters from the west, turns around the eastern hairpin, returns across the central island and exits south. Tower locations and the route remain unchanged.

Frost Trolls arrive in wave 1, Winter Wolves in wave 4 and Frostbound Reavers in wave 8. Later waves retain Dire Wolves, Renegade Archers, Gloomwing Bats, Ironclads and a Black Banner Captain.

Wave plan

• Wave 1 — Northern spears: 4 Dire Wolf; 4 Frost Troll.
• Wave 2 — The winter line: 6 Frost Troll; 3 Renegade Archer.
• Wave 3 — Shadows over snow: 4 Frost Troll; 4 Frost Troll; 6 Gloomwing Bat.
• Wave 4 — White hunters: 4 Winter Wolf; 3 Dire Wolf.
• Wave 5 — Fangs behind spears: 6 Frost Troll; 6 Winter Wolf.
• Wave 6 — Steel on the pass: 4 Frost Troll; 8 Gloomwing Bat; 2 Ironclad.
• Wave 7 — Two hunting parties: 4 Frost Troll; 3 Winter Wolf; 4 Frost Troll; 3 Winter Wolf.
• Wave 8 — The axe bearer: 1 Frostbound Reaver; 6 Frost Troll; 3 Renegade Archer; 2 Dire Wolf.
• Wave 9 — A banner in the snow: 10 Frost Troll; 6 Winter Wolf; 1 Black Banner Captain.
• Wave 10 — Hold the wounded raider: 1 Frostbound Reaver; 6 Frost Troll; 8 Winter Wolf.
• Wave 11 — The gathering storm: 8 Frost Troll; 8 Gloomwing Bat; 4 Renegade Archer; 1 Frostbound Reaver.
• Wave 12 — Keep Snowgate open: 4 Frost Troll; 1 Frostbound Reaver; 5 Winter Wolf; 4 Frost Troll; 1 Frostbound Reaver; 5 Winter Wolf.

Rewards and pacing

500 opening gold. Each cleared authored wave grants 20 hero XP, conserving the 240 XP stage budget. An eight-second intermission follows a cleared wave. Manual early-call rewards are capped at 10 gold per eligible intermission; the opening wave grants none.

The Captain can call three Ironclads in total. Called reinforcements grant no bounty and must be cleared before the wave completes.

Connected stories & guides

• Kataris — The Frostbound Dominion
• Frost Troll — Sturdy northern infantry
• Winter Wolf — Fast northern predator
• Frostbound Reaver — Limited axes / Melee / Blood rage