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"Years in the jungle have had a pronounced effect on Dr. Kavan. He now uses natural oils to groom his moustache."

Summary

  • Dr. Kavan is a Hero who supports troops in battle using his abilities.
  • To unlock him, you must beat Hammerman's HQ level 25, which is unlocked at Level 7 Radar.
  • In Combat, Dr. Kavan behaves like Medics, healing troops in his small area of effect but is unable to defend himself.
  • As a Hero, he does not require time or Gold to train. If he is defeated in battle, he will reappear in the Hero Hut after the battle, fully healed and ready to fight again.
  • His Hero Perk is Galvanizing Presence, which slightly reduces incoming damage of troops he heals for a short period of time.
    • It should be noted that troop damage magma statues decrease the effectiveness of Galvanizing Presence. The percentages gained from the boost is instead subtracted from the passive.

Hero Abilities

Similar to Gunboat Weaponry, Hero Abilities can be used during battle at the cost of Gunboat energy. Your hero can only have one ability active in a battle. The ability can be fired more than once, but the energy cost increases each time. The following are the three abilities available to Dr. Kavan. Click one to read more about it.

Crystal Critters Ice Shields Second Wind

Offensive Strategy

  • As a support type hero, Dr. Kavan is arguably the most versatile. He is essentially a stronger Medic, and works well in strategies that already include them.
  • Unlike Sgt. Brick, Cpt. Everspark and Pvt. Bullit, Dr. Kavan's Hero Abilities can be used while inside a Smoke Screen. This can come in handy when Smoke Screens are in use.

Defensive Strategy

  • N/A

Upgrade Differences

  • Most upgrades increase Dr. Kavan's hitpoints by 6%, heal per second by 4%, and damage reduction percentage point by 0.3%. The level 19 stats increase considerably from level 18.

Trivia

Statistics

Movement Speed
Movement Speed
Heal Range
Range
Heal Speed
Healing
Headquarters Level Required
Headquarters
Hero Perk
Special
Perk Duration
Special

Moderate / 270 Movement Speed

Short / 3-6 Tiles 0.6 sec 7 Galvanizing Presence 6 sec
Level
Level
Hitpoints
Hitpoints
Heal per Second
Healing
Damage Reduction
Special
Upgrade Cost
Gold
Upgrade Time
Time
Instant
Diamonds
Headquarters Level Required
Headquarters
1 800 36 5% N/A N/A N/A 7
2 850 37 5.3% 360,000 15h 377 7
3 900 39 5.6% 360,000 15h 377 8
4 950 40 5.9% 535,500 17h 451 9
5 1,010 42 6.2% 759,600 19h 538 10
6 1,070 44 6.5% 759,600 19h 538 11
7 1,130 46 6.8% 945,000 21h 610 12
8 1,200 47 7.1% 1,377,000 23h 740 13
9 1,280 49 7.4% 1,800,000 1d 2h 868 14
10 1,350 51 7.7% 1,800,000 1d 2h 868 15
11 1,430 53 8% 2,520,000 1d 5h 1,051 16
12 1,520 55 8.3% 3,420,000 1d 8h 1,263 16
13 1,610 58 8.6% 3,420,000 1d 8h 1,263 17
14 1,710 60 8.9% 4,230,000 1d 11h 1,445 18
15 1,810 62 9.2% 4,815,000 1d 12h 1,559 19
16 1,920 65 9.5% 4,815,000 1d 12h 1,559 20
17 2,030 67 9.8% 5,751,000 1d 15h 1,750 21
18 2,150 70 10% 6,408,000 1d 16h 1,869 22
19 2,610 85 12% 6,858,000 1d 17h 1,953 22
20 2,970 90 13% 8,328,000 1d 19h 2,209 25
21 3,160 95 13.6% 8,745,000 1d 21h 2,290 26
22 3,410 100 14.3% 10,080,000 2d 2,425 27
23 3,680 105 15% 11,090,000 2d 2h 2,683 28

Max Hero Ability Level by Hero Level

Ability Dr. Kavan Level
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Crystal Critters 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
Ice Shields - 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7
Second Wind - - 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Warships

Rank
Level
Level
Level
Crystal Critters Level Ice Shields Level Second Wind Level Upgrade Tokens
Upgrade Token
Tech Level
Tech Point
1 6 2 2 2 N/A 5
2 10 4 3 3 95,500 10
3 14 5 4 4 139,500 15
4 17 5 5 6 186,000 20
5 19 6 6 6 225,000 25
Total 646,000 75