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Frozenheim tasks you with taking your plucky band of Norsemen and Norsewomen from mostly impoverished nobodies, and turning them into an unstoppable force - both militaristically and societally. One aspect of the game that helps you achieve one (or both) of those goals is dedicating your people to a particular Clan.

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Clans offer powerful abilities that can greatly alter how you play the game. Each clan is focused on a particular element of the game, with some being much more aggressive, whilst others playing the resource game. Overcoming Frozenheim’s challenges requires a degree of understanding as to when to roll out each of its varied Clans.

What Are Clans

Frozenheim Jarl's Home on the lakes-edge

Clans are a fancy word for Research Trees. Each Clan essentially unlocks the ability to invest resources into research. What you can research depends on the Clan chosen, with new technologies unlocking as you progress through the game.

Clans are incredibly powerful and can improve everything from combat, to happiness, to production. What Clan you use, and when, is vitally important. In missions with a tighter focus on combat, rolling out the Deer Clan, for example, might not be the best idea.

How To Unlock Clans

Frozenheim Elder Hall near some houses

You don’t have access to Clans from the get-go. Clans are locked behind the Elder Hall, and the Elder Hall, in turn, is locked behind your Jarl’s Homestead. To unlock the Elder Hall, you need to upgrade your Jarl’s Homestead to level two. Once that is done, you are free to dabble in clans.

Crow Clan

Frozenheim Crow Clan Tech Tree

The Crow Clan specialise in exploration and mysticism. They are excellent at scouting, claiming Rune Stones, and taming the wild animals that roam the world. They are also one of, if not the fastest, Clan in the game.

Tier One

Technology

Effect

Cost

From The Gods

Discontent decreases over time for each controlled Rune Stone

  • 20 Wood
  • 10 Stone

Breeding Kennel

Allows recruitment of aggressive dogs

  • 50 Wood
  • 50 Food

Loki’s Vision

Reveals all Runestone Locations

  • 20 Wood
  • 10 Bog Iron

Local Scouts

Increases visibility around your village by 30%

  • 20 Skins
  • 20 Food

Tier Two

Technology

Effect

Cost

Crows Shrine

Place of Worship. Grants bonus to Faith for nearby Houses

  • 20 Wood

Seidkona

Unlocks the Seidkona unit which can tame wild animals and has a healing aura

  • 20 Skins
  • 20 Food

Crow Obelisk

Increases armour of units in its vicinity

  • 20 Wood

Tier Three

Technology

Effect

Cost

Elite Scouts

Allows Scouts to build Lookouts that grant vision outside of your Village

  • 15 Wood

Rummager

Your troops will loot each killed enemy team

  • 15 Steel
  • 15 Clothes

Devoted Folks

Discontent will drop by 20 for each Blessing used

  • 15 Stone

Tier Four

Technology

Effect

Cost

Like A Wind

Increases all units’ speed by 20%

  • 25 Skins

Watchtower Eagle Eye

Increases Watchtower attack and visibility range

  • 25 Wood

Related: Frozenheim - Warehouse Guide

Deer Clan

Frozenheim Deer Clan Tech Tree

The Deer Clan are masters at gathering resources and are especially good at making the most out of food. Their technology tree, even from the earliest unlocks, drastically increases your efficiency in food consumption, resource production, and happiness.

Tier One

Technology

Effect

Cost

Food Supply

Discontent decreases over time if you have at least 4 food production buildings

  • 20 Food

Happy Place

Increases Happiness of all houses by 1

  • 20 Wood

Balanced Diet

Reduces Food consumption by 30%

  • 20 Food

Tier Two

Technology

Effect

Cost

Deer Shrine

Place Of Worship. Grants bonus to faith for nearby houses

  • 20 Wood

Granary

Allows Farms within range to work during the Winter and increases food production rate in building within range

  • 20 Wood

Deer Obelisk

Increases production of buildings in its vicinity

  • 20 Wood

Fire Arrows

Arrows shot from Watchtowers deal additional damage over time

  • 20 Wood

Tier Three

Technology

Effect

Cost

Tradesman

Decreases the resource exchange price in the Marketplace by 50%

  • 50 Honey

Devoted Warriors

Discontent will drop by 10 for each recruited team

  • 50 Honey

Eir’s Care

Healer’s Hut requires 50% fewer resources to Refill the team

  • 50 Honey

Tier Four

Technology

Effect

Cost

Elite Archers

Increases Archers’ range and allows them to shoot Fire Arrows that deal damage over time

  • 15 Steel

Housecarl

Unlocks Housecarl. Housecarl is a Heavy Infantry unit equipped with a sword. Strong against other melee infantry units

  • 15 Steel

Bear Clan

Frozenheim Bear Clan Tech Tree

The Bear Clan are the turtles of Frozenheim. They are the toughest of the lot and are incredibly hard to shift. Not only that, they are excellent raiders and siegers, allowing them to take the fight to the enemy when the time is right. If given enough time, the Bear Clan can produce very large armies for very few resources.

Tier One

Technology

Effect

Cost

Endurance

Warriors and Villagers are immune to weather changes

  • 20 Food
  • 10 Skins
  • 10 Clothes

Master Builders

Siege Weapons require 50% fewer resources to construct

  • 20 Wood
  • 20 Stone
  • 5 Steel

Unconquerable

Increases all buildings HP by 20%

  • 20 Wood
  • 10 Stone
  • 10 Bog Iron

Tier Two

Technology

Effect

Cost

Trapper

Unlocks the Trappers unit. They can place traps on the ground to immobilise enemy units

  • 20 Wood

Massive Watchtower

Grants stone foundation for your Watchtowers that increases their durability

  • 20 Stone

Born Raiders

Discontent will drop by 10 for each enemy building destroyed

  • 20 Wood

Tier Three

Technology

Effect

Cost

Bear Shrine

Grants bonus to Faith to nearby houses

  • 20 Wood

Expansion

Increases the Jarl’s Homestead building radius by 10%

  • 20 Wood

Bear Obelisk

Increases the durability of buildings in its vicinity

  • 20 Wood

Night Watch

Discontent decreases over time if you have at least 3 Watchtowers

  • 20 Wood

Tier Four

Technology

Effect

Cost

Elite Axemen

Unlocks the Destruction ability. Increases damage dealt to all buildings by 100% for 10 seconds

  • 15 Steel

Own Weapons

Training troops doesn’t require Steel and Wood

  • 15 Steel

Related: Frozenheim - Discontent And Happiness Guide

Wolf Clan

Frozenheim Wolf Clan Tech Tree

The Wolf Clan is the quintessential aggressive Clan. Many of their technologies revolve around killing the enemy, and they have a lot of unique battle abilities that help them do that better than anyone else. They don’t get many bonuses elsewhere, but no other Clan can build armies as powerful as the Wolf Clan.

Tier One

Technology

Effect

Cost

Elite Shield Bearer

Shield Bearers gain the Valkyrie Rage ability. This increases their power by 50% and their speed by 30% for 15 seconds

  • 15 Steel

Blacksmith Master

Speeds up Weaponsmith Research by 100% and reduces the cost of research by 50%

  • 15 Steel

Berserker

Unlocks the Berserker Unit. Berserkers charge towards the selected location, ramming enemies as they move

  • 15 Steel

Tier Two

Technology

Effect

Cost

Regular Army

Discontent goes down by 0.2 per second if you have at least 5 teams recruited

  • 50 Honey

Quartermaster

Unit recruitment doesn’t require Food

  • 100 Honey

Fresh Blood

Discontent will drop by 10 for each killed enemy

  • 50 Honey

Tier Three

Technology

Effect

Cost

Wolf Shrine

Grants bonus Faith for nearby houses

  • 20 Wood

Improved Training Hall

Recruited units are at level 2

  • 50 Wood

Wolf Obelisk

Increases damage of units in the vicinity

  • 20 Wood

Tier Four

Technology

Effect

Cost

Field Camp

Allows you to heal and refill units in Bandit Camps

  • 20 Bog Iron

Skilled Warriors

Units Battle Abilities cooldown reduced by 50%

  • 20 Bog Iron

Fierce Archers

Increases Watchtower shooting speed by 20%

  • 20 Bog Iron

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