Guard
The Shield
Built around Defense and Health.
- Strong against:
- Biker
- Weak against:
- Marksman
Squads & Troops
Troop Training & Promotions
Build more. Upgrade smarter. Know when each one matters.
Training and promotion both make your army stronger — but they do it in very different ways.
Training grows your army. Promotion strengthens the troops you already have.
This guide breaks down when to use each option, where your speedups are best spent, and how to avoid wasting time or resources.
Section 1
Meet Your Three Troop Types
Full tier-by-tier details already live in their own sections — this is the quick refresher.
Biker
The Breaker
Balanced offense with strong penetration.
- Strong against:
- Marksman
- Weak against:
- Guard
Marksman
The Damage Dealer
High offensive output but less durable.
- Strong against:
- Guard
- Weak against:
- Biker
Who Beats Who?
Guard beats Biker. Biker beats Marksman. Marksman beats Guard.
back to Guard
Guard — The Shield
Strong against Biker · Weak against Marksman
Section 2
Troop Skills
Tier VII = Second Skill Unlock
Section 3
The Troop Ladder
Ten tiers, one ladder. Tap any tier to see its numbers.
Tier X — Royal
30
Division Level
66
Power
379
Load
2m 32s
Base Train Time
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| Tier | Division Level | Power | Load | Base Train Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Rookie | 1 | 3 | 108 | 12 sec |
| II Junior | 4 | 4 | 124 | 17 sec |
| III Senior | 7 | 6 | 142 | 24 sec |
| IV Veteran | 11 | 9 | 164 | 32 sec |
| V Resolute | 13 | 13 | 188 | 44 sec |
| VI Heroic | 16 | 20 | 217 | 1 min |
| VII Fearless | 19 | 28 | 249 | 1m 23s |
| VIII Elite | 22 | 38 | 287 | 1m 53s |
| IX Honored | 26 | 50 | 330 | 2m 11s |
| X Royal | 30 | 66 | 379 | 2m 32s |
Rookie → Royal
3 → 66
Power
108 → 379
Load
12 sec → 2m 32s
Base Train Time
A single Royal troop has 22× the base power of a Rookie troop. Higher tiers take longer and cost more, but they pack dramatically more power into each troop slot.
Section 4
Training = More Troops
Training creates completely new troops. Every completed training queue pushes both numbers up:
Army Count ↑
More bodies
Army Power ↑
More total power
Each troop type has its own division:
- 🛡️ Guard Division
- 🏍️ Biker Division
- 🎯 Marksman Division
Only one training queue can run in each division at a time.
The Training Loop
Resources
Training Queue
New Troops
Bigger Army
Section 5
Promotion = Stronger Existing Troops
Unlock Requirement
Promotion unlocks when the troop division reaches Level 13.
Promotion takes troops you already own and converts them into your highest currently unlocked tier.
T6 Heroic
T10 Royal
1 → 1
Troop Count
20 → 66
Troop Power
+46
Power Gained
Promotion does not add another troop.
Section 6
The “Cheaper Promotion” Trap
Wait… Promotion Is Half Price?!
Train New T10 Guard
2,788 Ammo
vs.
Promote T9 → T10 Guard
1,394 Ammo
Myth
“Training low-tier troops and promoting them later saves resources.”
Reality
If you're starting from zero, the cumulative cost and training time to reach the final tier are the same.
- • Train your highest unlocked tier directly when creating new troops.
- • Don't intentionally create weaker troops just to promote them later.
- • Promotion becomes valuable when those lower-tier troops already exist.
Section 7
Training vs. Promotion
Train New
Makes your army bigger
+1 troop
Army Count
+66 power
Royal example
- ✓ You still need more troops
- ✓ You can deploy more troops than you currently own
- ✓ You're building army depth
- ✓ You don't have a large backlog of weaker troops
vs
Promote
Makes your army stronger per slot
50 → 66
T9 → T10 Power
+16 / +0
Power / Troops
- ✓ You already have lots of lower-tier troops
- ✓ Your marches are becoming full
- ✓ You want stronger troops occupying those slots
- ✓ You're cleaning up old troop tiers
Section 8
Do You Need More Bodies or More Muscle?
Your army can eventually contain more troops than you can deploy at once. Your approximate simultaneous deployment ceiling is March Capacity × Deployment Queues — and players can eventually unlock up to 6 deployment queues.
Training
Bigger Army
Many troops, standard strength.
Promotion
Stronger Army
Fewer, far heavier hitters per slot.
Deployment Calculator
Work out roughly how many troops you can put on the field at once.
My Unlocked Deployment Queues
Simultaneous Deployment Cap
—
March Capacity × Queues
This is a strategy guideline rather than a hard rule. Extra troops can still be useful for defense, losses, and other gameplay situations.
Section 9
Promotion's Secret Weapon: Throughput
Promotion isn't valuable because it magically makes troops cheaper. Its biggest advantage is that upgrading an existing troop can take much less queue time than creating a brand-new top-tier troop — so you can process a large backlog much faster.
T1 → T10
1.09×
1,000 fresh-training capacity ≈ 1,090 promotions
T5 → T10
1.41×
≈ 1,410 promotions
T8 → T10
3.90×
≈ 3,900 promotions
T9 → T10
7.24×
≈ 7,240 promotions
Read This Correctly
These multipliers describe processing throughput — how many troops you can push through the queue. They are not free resources, and T9 → T10 does not give 7.24× more power.
Section 10
Speedup Lab: Where Should My Training Speedups Go?
| Action | Power Gained | Time | Power / Sec | vs Fresh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train T10 | 66 | 152s | 0.434 | Baseline |
| T1 → T10 | 63 | 140s | 0.450 | +3.7% |
| T5 → T10 | 53 | 108s | 0.491 | +13% |
| T7 → T10 | 38 | 69s | 0.551 | +27% |
| T8 → T10 | 28 | 39s | 0.718 | +65% |
| T9 → T10 | 16 | 21s | 0.762 | +76% |
T9 → T10
Best speedup efficiency in this comparison: +76% power per second vs. fresh T10 training.
T9 → T10
Excellent Promotion Target
Promotion has a major power-per-time advantage.
Mid-Tier → Higher Tier
Good, But Not Magical
Often somewhat more efficient while also processing more existing troops.
Adjacent Tiers
Usually Close
Don't overthink tiny efficiency differences.
Need More Troops?
Train
Promotion cannot increase army count.
Section 11
Troop Training Events: Promotions Count Too!
Promotion can score during Troop Training events. But you receive credit for the power gained, not the full power of the finished troop.
T9 → T10
Promotion
50
T9 Power
66
T10 Power
+16
Event Power Gained
NOT +66.
Section 12
Wounded Troops: Heal Them. Don't Replace Them.
Wounded troops go to the Hospital. Healing costs roughly 10% of fresh training resources and time in this T10 Guard example.
Train New T10 Guard
- Ammo: 2,788
- Cash: 2,091
- Electricity: 488
- Gas: 101
- Time: 2m 32s
vs
Heal T10 Guard
- Ammo: 279
- Cash: 209
- Electricity: 49
- Gas: 10
- Time: 15 sec
Protect Your Hospital Capacity
Avoid allowing the Hospital to overflow when possible. Troops beyond Hospital capacity can enter the Recovery Center.
Section 13
The Promotion Cleanup Plan
If you're sitting on troops from every stage of the game, start cleaning from the bottom.
T1 → T10
3 → 66
+63 Power
T9 → T10
50 → 66
+16 Power
Why Low-First?
Upgrading one T1 to T10 gains nearly four times as much troop power as upgrading one T9 to T10. Meanwhile, your T9 troops can keep functioning as strong troops while you clean up the weakest tiers.
Section 14
What Should I Do?
Train or Promote?
Answer a few questions and we'll point you in the right direction.
Question 1
Do you have enough troops to fill your available marches?
Section 15
Troop Command Center
Need more troops?
Train
Training increases army size.
Too many old troops?
Promote
Promotion increases power per existing troop.
Promotion looks cheaper?
Remember the sunk cost
You're paying only the remaining difference.
Have a T9 backlog?
Promotion shines
T9 → T10 offers exceptional queue throughput and power-per-time efficiency.
Training event?
Promotions score
But only the power increase counts.
Don't know where to start?
Low tiers first
Clean up T1–T5 before worrying about already-strong T9 troops.
The 5 Rules of Troop Building
- 1.Train your highest unlocked tier when creating new troops.
- 2.Promote troops that already exist — don't intentionally create weak troops just to promote them later.
- 3.Training builds army SIZE. Promotion builds army DENSITY.
- 4.Clean up your lowest tiers first when improving an established army.
- 5.T9 → T10 is particularly valuable when queue time and training speedups matter.