Water Wheel Intro and Recommended Heroes

The Water Wheel is a structure in Kingdom Strike that you don't need to construct or upgrade. Its function is so simple that many players simply ignore it. [Water Wheel Functions]

The Water Wheel is the one and only structure that you don't need to construct or upgrade. It has only one function—increasing the resource productivities of your Sawmills, Farms, Iron Mines, and Gem Mines.

The Water Wheel is located by the river near your resource plots. You can't relocate your Water Wheel. Tap the Water Wheel to bring up two options: Production Details and Assign.

Production Details: 

Here you can check the hourly productivities of your Sawmills, Farms, Iron Mines, and Gem Mines. Tap on a specific resource to see a detailed list, displaying productivity bonuses from different sources.

Assign: 

Assigning a hero to your Water Wheel will give a boost to your resource productivities. The bonus productivities are determined by the assigned hero's development attribute as well as their skills. As there's no Water Wheel upgrade, you can use the Assign function without having to unlock it. [Recommended Heroes for Water Wheel]

A hero's Development attribute determines the productivity bonus when they're assigned to your Water Wheel (for every 100 development points, earn 1% bonus), so it only makes sense that you assign a Development-type hero to your Water Wheel. If a Development-type hero also has a default skill that benefits the Water Wheel, make them your go-to Water Wheel hero. In addition, you should have them learn wood, grain, gem, and iron specializations. They provide an even better effect when combined with the hero's own development attribute. There are currently a total of 5 heroes whose default skills are beneficial to your Water Wheel.

Xun Yu: We highly recommend that you assign him to your Water Wheel. He's a purple-quality hero and your best choice when it comes to Water Wheel assignment. Purple is the highest quality among all Development-type heroes. Also, not only does he have the highest Development attribute, his default skill, Reclaim III, greatly increases your resource production (for every 100 development points, earn an additional 1.75% bonus).

Yang Xiu: This blue-quality hero is also recommended and easier to recruit compared to Xun Yu. His default skill, Reclaim II, increases your resource production (for every 100 development points, earn an additional 1.25% bonus).

Lu Zhi and Kong Rong: Consider these two green-quality heroes your plan B. They're both very easy to recruit, especially Kong Rong. Complete the first chapter of the story missions, and he's yours. Their default skill, Reclaim I, increases your resource production (for every 100 development points, earn an additional 0.75% bonus).

We hope that you found this article useful. Don't forget about your Water Wheel!