New Player Checklist
Use this 10-step checklist to start fast without wasting resources. Pair it with the Ultimate Hero Guide and the Events pages.
Level Your Castle (Smartly)
Castle level gates most progression. Prioritize your castle upgrades while keeping builders busy on other important buildings (see below). Let the timers run down while you play events and farm resources. Each time your castle is upgraded you'll be able to add "5" levels to your heros which makes you stronger! Save your meat for these level up's!
Explore the Adventure Mode Map Fully
Clear the enemies, open chests, rescue villagers, and grab early tickets and diamonds. Explore → upgrade → explore again. You can farm the bosses until all the loot is claimed. However, you will lose stamina over time. Luckily you get 160 stamina free daily!
Keep Troop Training Queues Rolling
Train your troops 24/7. It's very important to always have troops training, advance the Barracks and faction statue buildings so your army scales with your castle. Upgrade your Barracks to unlock higher-tier troops (T3, T4, T5).
Join a Guild Early
Guild help speeds builds, unlocks bosses and shop perks, and provides protection and guidance. Don't be afraid to leave a dead guild for a more active one. The community is what makes this game fun!
Take Advantage of Passive Gameplay
Set your heroes to auto-join rallies to passively earn rewards while you're offline. You can find this setting in your Guild menu under "War." Also, always have your Expeditions running to auto-farm resources.
Build a Synergistic Hero Team
When you start, you'll have a mixed team, but switch to a main faction ASAP. The three factions are Horde, Nature, and League. For your hero queue, make sure you have at least two tanks on the front line to protect your damage dealers. Also, don't forget the power of a good support hero; Nun is a great example who can be used in any faction team.
Focus Your Hero & Gear Upgrades
Don't spread resources too thin. Push your main Mythic heroes to key levels to unlock powerful skills. For gear, save your ore and convert it into gold bars to craft golden gear as quickly as possible. Pro-tip: Upgrade a single hero's gear to a specific milestone (e.g., level 10) to unlock set bonuses before moving to the next hero.
Spend Diamonds Wisely (Events > Impulse)
Save Diamonds for event shops and big-value milestones; avoid nickel-and-dime upgrades. The best returns come from patiently saving for high-value items.
Prioritize Key Buildings & Research
It's important to focus your buildings and research to maximize your power. Upgrade your Rally Hall to unlock more slots and your Relic Hall to assign more relics. In research, prioritize march size, research/construction speed, and your primary faction's stat boosts.
Use Community Knowledge
Join a Discord server, check guides, and use tier lists to avoid common pitfalls and resource traps. Learning from the community is the fastest way to improve.
Buildings & Research Priorities (New Players)
Start with your foundation first (Castle, Training, Tech), then layer in high-impact research (march size, queues, Arms Race) and combat power.
Building priority (early game)
- Castle — gates all other buildings and hero level caps. Always push Castle when prereqs are ready.
- Research Cottage (Tech) — unlocks higher tech tiers and improves research throughput; keep this close to Castle level.
- Training Ground & Faction Barracks — keep queues running 24/7; upgrade regularly so troop strength doesn’t lag.
- Hospital — increases capacity so wounded don’t die at cap; crucial during events/PvP.
- Medal Hall — huge stat building: every level boosts all soldiers HP; level it steadily alongside Castle.
- Guild / Watchtower / Warehouse — upgrade as needed to meet Castle prereqs and for quality-of-life (scouting, protection).
Research priority (early game)
- Queue / March Size — push queue capacity and march size early; these speed up everything (events, farming, rallies).
- Growth / Economy — Construction Speed & Research Speed compounding benefits; train speed & healing rate are strong.
- Arms Race Prep & Commendation — boosts performance and rewards in the Guild Arms Race; invest steadily.
- Soldier / Combat — core ATK/DEF/HP nodes for broad power; prioritize your main lineup’s needs.
- Hero & Faction-specific — once you pick a primary faction, lean into that tree for the biggest returns.