Catharsis
Catharsis is an Exploration Age Athos Monastery technology that grants an Experience trickle of 2.5 while the player’s units have taken no damage for the previous 30 seconds. It rewards periods of calm by advancing Home City shipment progress.
Research profile
- Research location
- Athos Monastery
- Research time
- 30 seconds
- Coin cost
- 250
- Effect
- Grants a trickle of xp 2.5 while the player's units have not been damaged in the last 30 seconds
Effect & research conditions
Research costs 250 Coin and takes 30 seconds. The trickle depends on the damage-free condition; a fresh engagement interrupts the quiet period. The Experience is not a direct unit or resource shipment, so the player still needs to reach the shipment threshold and select an available card.
Research condition
Available from the Exploration Age. Research it at Athos Monastery.
When to research
Research when the army can disengage and the Monastery can remain safe long enough for the trickle to operate. It is most useful during a stable economic period or after a force has withdrawn from combat. If constant fighting is expected, the conditional income may be unreliable; use the Coin for an immediate military or economic choice instead.
Experience depends on a quiet window
Catharsis has a conditional return: the player’s units must avoid damage for 30 seconds before the listed Experience trickle applies. This makes withdrawing injured troops and defending the Monastery part of the strategy. The technology can accelerate a future Home City shipment during downtime, but it does not automatically deliver a card. Check the shipment meter and deck, and avoid counting the trickle during a continuous frontline battle.