Kingdom Rush Genesis Spells — All 9 Options, and 2 More Coming

The official Genesis website lists nine spells, with three equipped at a time in the standard setup. A spell's current cost, cooldown, targeting and exact effect should be read from your installed game; this page does not invent those values.

The official spell list

• Reinforcements
• Rain of Fire
• Royal Edict
• Teleportation Sigil
• Soaring Shop
• Thunder Zapper
• Ace Musketeers
• Wintersong's Wrath
• Aspect of Sol

The list follows the names shown by Ironhide. It does not imply that every spell is immediately available or that a particular one is best for every stage.

Make each slot earn its place

Our planning suggestion is to describe when you expect to use each spell. If all three are reserved for the same situation, check whether a different threat has no answer. Conversely, a combination of similar effects might make sense for a specific challenge; test that assumption instead of relying on a universal rule.

Look at the whole defense. A hero pair that already handles a recurring problem may leave room for a different spell. A tower loadout with a known weakness may need a backup response.

Compare timing before changing the loadout

On the next attempt, record where and when the crucial cast happened. Did enemies remain inside the effect? Was another route left unattended? Was the spell ready at the moment you expected? Those observations are more useful than simply labeling a spell weak after a failed run.

Hero Party removes spells, while Spell Rush removes heroes. Check the mode rules before carrying a normal campaign spell plan into another mode.

What Patch 1 changed for spells

Per Ironhide's October 6, 2026 changelog:

• Rain of Fire was buffed: Meteor damage rose from 30–45 to 36–54, the radius grew from 60 to 70, and Unstable Core damage rose from 20–25 to 24–36. Meteors now always land on the path and cast a growing shadow as they fall.
• Spell XP requirements dropped: the top spell level needs 25% less total XP.
• Mode XP multipliers were set: ×1.5 in Iron Challenge, ×1.25 in Blitz, and a fixed ×1.1 in Spell Rush.

See the update tracker for the full quoted changelog.

Two new spells arrive November 17

The free Royal Ransom mini-campaign adds Wild Sage, a forest druid who answers your call and heals your troops, and Polymorph, which turns enemies into sheep. Per Ironhide's FAQ, Wild Sage is free for everyone; Polymorph is included on Steam and Google Play Pass and sold as an in-app purchase on the App Store and Google Play. We will document both after verifying them in game.