Edwin is F2P accessible. Shards are obtainable through events, daily play, and alliance activities without spending money.
As a Legendary F2P hero, prioritize shard collection during featured events. Patience is key — this is a marathon, not a sprint.
Edwin is a Rare (R-grade) cavalry gathering hero in Kingshot — used on farm accounts for stone production. His Expedition skills directly boost Town Quarry Output (+25%) and Wilderness Stone Gathering Speed (+25%), making him essential for players who maintain gathering marches. His Conquest kit (Shrapnel Load AOE, Detonate stun chance) is functional but his primary value is economic. Universally F2P-accessible through Hero Recruitment, Intel Missions, and Conquest Battles.
Gathering — S. Best stone gatherer — dedicated role
Shrapnel Load. Edwin throws out a homemade explosive, dealing AOE damage to the target and nearby enemies. Scaling by level (percent of attack aoe): 140, 154, 168, 182, 196.
Detonate. Edwin's explosives have a 20% chance of stunning targets.
Demolitions Expert. Edwin's knowledge of minerals increases the Town's Quarry Output. Scaling by level (percent quarry output): 5, 10, 15, 20, 25.
Stone Mining. Edwin's expert quarrying techniques increase his Stone Mining Speed in the Wilderness. Scaling by level (percent stone gathering speed): 5, 10, 15, 20, 25.
Confidence: VERIFIED community consensus. Sources: skill design analysis + kingshotguide.org + kingshotdata.com
Minimum build: helmet Cavalry Green Lv 20, gloves Cavalry Green Lv 20, chest Cavalry Green Lv 20, boots Cavalry Green Lv 20.
Standard cavalry archetype at rare tier. The piece split is the same for all three archetypes — chest and gloves for health, helmet and boots for lethality — with only the troop-type prefix changing; allclash.com's Zoe guide is the canonical worked example, and Zoe is an infantry hero. Confirmed across allclash, heaven-guardian and kingshothandbook build guides.
Confidence: VERIFIED community template. Sources: allclash.com Zoe build guide (canonical infantry template), community consensus, Perplexity cross-verification
Edwin, Diana
No public source documents explicit hero-vs-hero counter matchups for Kingshot. Community discussions reference troop-type rock-paper-scissors (Infantry > Cavalry > Archer > Infantry) and formation-based counters but not specific hero counters. Check Discord/Reddit for player-tested matchups.
Checked 9 public sources for this and found nothing published.
Free-to-play viable: yes.
Obtainable from: Hero Recruitment, Intel Missions, Conquest Battles.
Shards to unlock: 10.
Shards per star: 0 star to 1 star 1, 1 star to 2 star 2, 2 star to 3 star 5, 3 star to 4 star 10, 4 star to 5 star 20, total shards from unlock to 5 star 48.
Confidence: VERIFIED community rare tier defaults. Sources: kingshotdata.com/database/hero-shards/, kingshot.net/hero-shard-calculator
Rare-tier starter hero, universally accessible to all players.
Attack: 1,442 · Defense: 2,220 · Health: 14,430 · Expedition attack %: 90.07 · Expedition defense %: 90.07
Confidence: VERIFIED 2 independent sources kingshotdata plus kingshotguide. Sources: kingshotdata.com/heroes/edwin, kingshotguide.org/heroes/edwin
Hero research verified 2026-04-14. Figures are community-sourced and cross-checked; where no public source documents a value, this page says so rather than estimating.