This grouping on attack (particularly in a 3 hero march) can beat even strong navy marches, though the introduction of Akatora has countered this. Ben’s shield (solely on attack) on provides a shield that protects units from 5 attacks this is 6 with lvl 1-4 exclusive skill, and 7 with lvl 5. The strongest late game army heroes are Katyusha, Ben, Optimus Prime and Amalia/Bradley. Fahed is also strong, particularly on defense. When Ben becomes available, he is also very strong in attack. These add +2000 WAR or DEF to these particular heroes, increasing skill impact and unit stats.įor big spenders, Amalia is a versatile hero whose exclusive skill boosts all units, and she gives valuable chests each day with a gold shard chance and other goodies. The Hero Bond achievements in particular make the above gold heroes attractive. Given the cost and rarity of orange shards, most focus on one gold hero (Katyusha recommended) and Rambo. Top initial gold heroes are Katyusha and Bradley. You will unlock second docks/hangars at 80, which changes the game by increasing the limit on ships/planes. Navy has an advantage over Army, given the significant bonuses from unit suppression (think rock-paper-scissors), so a strong Navy march will go far. Army allows for multiple effective marches, given you can easily have 300+ tanks but there is very limited space for navy and air force units – navy takes 6 water spaces, and air force 4.

Until you reach level 80, most players primarily use army and navy heroes. Mixing and matching will be far less effective. Pair an army hero with another army hero and tanks, navy hero with another navy hero and ships, and so on. You’ll find that many heroes ultimately will not be useful figuring out which heroes to pour your limited resources into (shards and experience books) will be critical to success. Other heroes have skills that provide other boosts (such as instant repair, boosted gathering or immediate unit training) these heroes are not recommended for PVP but still are very useful. Most hero exclusive skills boost damage or unit health. Heroes strengthen your marches with skills, buffs and ability to field more units.

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