🧠 Strategy Guide

🏛️ Cities, Gems & Gold

• Leveling up the Empire Income skill on your Hero increases the number of Gems generated by your cities.
• Max-level cities cannot be invaded by other players.
• If you don’t repair your castle, you won’t be able to invade other players.
• Upgraded cities are a major source of Gems—invest in them early.
• Defeating daily invasions from a country protects your cities from being lost the next day.
• Occasionally, a gold reward offer appears in the main menu. Watching that video is one of the fastest ways to get gold without farming waves.
• Some of the best deals in the game appear in each world and can save you over 50% if you’re planning to spend money.

🛡️ Defense & Invasions

• Upgrade your Gate, Archers, Barracks, and Catapult to protect your gold from raids.
• The Defense Deck is separate from your attack deck and is used when other players invade your cities. Use units that hold position like tanks and archers instead of aggressive attackers.
• Archers are excellent for picking off fleeing enemies.
• Tanks alone can't stop cavalry or fast-moving units—support them with other cards.
• A strong defense setup often combines tanks, ranged units, and assassins, but there are many effective combinations to explore.

🧠 General Tips

• The game is not Pay-to-Win. You can win without spending money. Payments provide comfort and save time, not power.
• Mission chests can be saved and opened all at once to increase your chances of leveling new cards when you’re ready to train units.
• Some cards are more likely to appear in golden boosters or can be bought from Stanman’s shop.
• Stanman, the card vendor, appears on Fridays with exclusive cards—but you can unlock him to work daily.

👑 Hero & Card Upgrades

• If you don’t upgrade your cards, you’ll lose more often. Use every new copy to boost your power.
• Try to max out new cards as soon as you receive them. Saving mission chests until you're ready helps a lot.
• Improving both your Hero and cards is key to long-term progression.
• Don’t forget: upgrading the Empire Income skill increases your passive Gem income.

🔥 Bosses & Battle Strategy

• Some bosses like Arminius and Flavus are extremely tough—but they have weak points. Check our Bosses section for detailed strategies.
• Bosses have special abilities: area damage, fire, stun, and immunity to killshots or headshots.
• Keep certain bosses away from monuments or gates—their passive area damage can destroy structures without direct attacks.
• Against bosses like Vercingetorix, it's best to stay close with tanks and melee units. His ranged attacks are deadly in wide zones.

🃏 Card Packs & Boosters

• Golden packs have a high chance of giving you Black Cards (rare).
• Time-limited offers usually provide better value than buying cards separately—take advantage if you plan to spend.

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