Day 3 of 30 · Meadowvale

Day 3: Door Day

Day 3, “Door Day”, is the 3rd day in Meadowvale. It happens at afternoon with cloudy weather, and 29 enemies march in over 4 waves, including 2 golden elites. The battle lasts about 1:50 on Normal.

Captain Bramble says: “Some goblins brought shields. Hmm. Time for a Crossbow Tower!”

Fluffy clouds today. They look like sheep.

Tips the game gives you today

“Shields block arrows from the front. Aim high so arrows drop on top!”
“New tower! The Crossbow pokes through shields.”
“Drag the Crossbow onto a tower slot.”
“You're a natural, Steward. Let's go!”

What it looks like

Flat pearl-grey overcast with no hard shadows and muted greens. Crows on the fence posts. Arrows stuck in the tavern-door shields read clearly against the grey.

Weather: Cloudy

No effect.

Fluffy clouds today. They look like sheep.

What's new today

Shieldbonk Goblin (lob over the shield). ELITE DAY: the first golden elites, a Grunt Sergeant in each of the last two waves.

First appearance: Shieldbonk Goblin.

How to win Day 3

Lob high over the shields, or let the new Crossbow Tower do it. Elites are the same enemy, bigger and shinier, with more HP and more gold.

Against Goblin Grunt, the best picks are Balcony Archers or Footman.
Against Scamp, the best picks are Cryomancer or Footman.
Against Shieldbonk Goblin, the best picks are Crossbow Tower or Boiling Oil or Knight.

The waves

Wave	Pause before	Who comes
1	5 s	4× Goblin Grunt and 3× Scamp
2	9 s	1× Shieldbonk Goblin
3	11 s	3× Shieldbonk Goblin, 4× Goblin Grunt and 1× Goblin Grunt (elite)
4 (big wave)	11 s	3× Shieldbonk Goblin, 5× Scamp, 4× Goblin Grunt and 1× Goblin Grunt (elite)

The pause is the quiet time after the wave before finishes arriving. You can call the next wave early for bonus gold.

Enemies on Day 3

Unlocked after Day 3

Barracks (Footmen) (Barracks), Banner of Brightkeep (Banner), Masons' Crew (Mason crew), Fat Purses (Fat purses), Weathervane (Weathervane)