We love taking out waves of green skins in Robot Entertainment's stellar tower defense/action mash-up, Orcs Must Die!, and we're happy to see that the studio has added to the War Mage spellbook with new weapons and traps in the game's first DLC pack, Artifacts of Power.

Available now on Steam, Artifacts of Power includes two new traps, two new weapons, and trap upgrades that will give you all new ways to scorch, drain, and dissolve the invading Orc horde.


Artifacts of Power includes:
  • Vampiric Gauntlets – Armed with these grim gauntlets, you can drain the enemy's health while healing you at the same time. If you have a desperate need to use spells, you can also use the gauntlets to drain your health in exchange for mana.

  • Alchemist's Satchel – Toss a series of deadly acid bombs that explode on your command to melt flesh from the bones of multiple groups of orcs at once.

  • The Shock Zapper – Mount the Shock Zapper on the ceiling and zap fliers and ground units equally dead with this oversized pest remover.

  • Floor Scorcher – By the time they see the fire, it will be too late. Burn entire groups of complacent enemies with this pop-up flaming surprise.

  • New Trap Upgrades – You've got two new reasons to go back and earn those 5-skull ratings on War Mage and Nightmare levels. With the Artifacts of Power Pack, you can now spend skulls on new upgrades for Shock Zapper and Floor Scorcher.
    • Orcs Must Die! Artifacts of Power is available for $1.99.


    Spy Guy says: Love me some Orcs Must Die! Not a big fan of DLC packs like these, but the $15 price tag of the core game -- which provides a robust campaign and tons of replay value -- actually makes me want to give the team at Robot a couple more bucks.