The Nexus Compendium

Towers of Doom <Battleground>

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The Grave Keeper and the Raven Lord are engaged in a classic battle of evil versus… different evil? Protective magic shields your Core from enemy Heroes, but nothing will save you from these two masters of the dark arts. Hold the Bell Towers, capture the Altars, and unleash your wicked benefactor’s power on your enemies.

Official Site: Battleground Page
Realm: Raven Court
Released: 2015-11-17
Rotation: Ranked and Unranked

This Battleground:

has 3 Lanes with Minions
has 3 Primary Objectives to follow
has 4 Camps (Mercenaries enabled during Objectives)
holds 3 Entities in it
has 3 Resources available

Battleground Map

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Primary Objectives

These objectives are what makes the Battleground unique, and are essential to know in order to win.

Altars of Doom		Capture the active Altars to deal damage to the enemy Core.
	Spawns: 3 min	Respawns 1 min, 50 sec after all active Altars have been captured.
	Amount: 4	Located between top and middle forts each side, center on each side of bottom lane.
Fortification Upgrade		Forts, Keeps, Fountains and Towers gets stronger. If Altars are active, the upgrade is applied afterwards.
	Spawns: 12 min	Remains active for the rest of the game.
Tunnels		Tunnels open, granting quick passage from the Core to the map center. If Altars are active, the tunnels open afterwards.
	Spawns: 12 min	Remains active for the rest of the game.
	Amount: 2	Located at each team core to just south of the center of the middle lane.

Camps

When captured at the right time, Camps can make a huge difference or provide a needed bit of support.
Note that Mercenaries are enabled during the Primary Objectives.

Sapper Camp		Sappers (Siege) spawn. Each Sapper that makes it to the Core walls deal 1 damage. Moves down the bottom or top lanes upon capture.
	Spawns: 1 min	Respawns 2 min after the Camp has been captured.
	Amount: 3	Located at the top center and between the middle and bottom forts on each side.
Headless Horseman		Headless Horseman (Boss) spawns. Upon defeat, he deals 4 damage to the enemy core.
	Spawns: 5 min	Respawns 5 min after the Camp has been captured.
	Amount: 1	Located at the center between top and middle lanes.

Entities

These entities are found in this Battleground, one way or the other.

	Grave Keeper (Eastern Announcer & Core) - available as an Announcer Seemingly Immortal, Defender of the Haunted Mines. Sworn enemy of the Raven Lord.
	Headless Horseman (Boss Mercenary) The Horseman rides again! It's no chore, to bring destruction upon the enemy core! HAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAAaaaa!!
	Raven Lord (Western Announcer & Core) - available as an Announcer Also known as Oberon, he's the ruler of the Raven Court, and on a crusade to dominate or control all realms of the Nexus, in order to, seemingly, protect it from an unknown threat. Highly dissatisfied with the path his daughter, Orphea, has taken.