Starter roadmap

New Player Master Guide

The 10-step roadmap to domination. This guide is built to help new accounts avoid early mistakes, speed through the first week, and start investing in the right systems from day one.

Who This Is For

Best for brand-new players, restarts, and anyone trying to clean up their first 7 to 14 days of progression.

Last updated: Apr 7, 2026

Beginner Focused F2P Friendly Early Game Progression

Quick Start Priorities

First Week Goal

Push Beginner Goals, join an active guild immediately, and do not waste diamonds on low-value tavern pulls.

Roster Discipline

Pick one main team, keep soldiers full, and stop spreading meat across too many filler heroes.

Best Early Value

VIP progress, a second queue, and event-aligned spending will outscale random short-term purchases every time.

Step 1-4

The Early Game Rush

1 The "7-Day" Sprint

Your first week is critical. Focus on the Beginner's Goals event.

Goal: Complete Daily Quests for 7 days straight to unlock Secret Keeper (Legendary) and Knight (Epic) shards.

Free Hero: You can rescue Wilderness Hunter by inviting a friend who reaches Castle Level 5 (Alternative to buying her pack).

2 Adventure Mode Strategy

Gear Farming: If you have extra energy, farm bosses repeatedly. They drop Epic Gear which is a huge early game boost.
Hidden Decor: Click signs/objects in corners for free decorations.
Villagers: Rescue every villager you see to boost resource production.

3 Construction Queues

You need a 2nd queue to keep up.

Spenders Unlock permanently ($). Highly recommended.

F2P Trick Spend 500 Diamonds to "Rent" Queue II for 2 days. Worth it during events.

4 Join a Guild Immediately

Guild "Help" clicks speed up builds significantly. If you aren't getting Helps or Chests, leave for a more active one immediately.

Auto-Join rallies: When you are not in the game active auto-join to get rewards while you are away. Guild tab > War > Auto-Join

Step 5-7

Economy & Hero Choice

5 Don't Level Everyone!

Meat is scarce. Only level your main team.

Best F2P Start: League Faction

Focus on Pyro and Secret Keeper. Give Pyro your best gear and prioritize her skill "Meteor Blaze" to nuke enemies.

6 Diamond Strategy

Tavern Recruits (Trap!) or Speed-ups for non-essential buildings.
Event Shop items, VIP Points, and Wheel Tokens (save tokens for your faction's week).
Daily Collect: Collect free diamonds daily from the store and pack panel.

7 Optimize Dailies

Bounties: Keep them cleared. Higher Bounty Level = Better Rewards.
Carriages: Use 4x daily. If you have extra diamonds, refresh to Blue+ quality.
Plunder: Use 4x daily. Look specifically for Mythic Carriages holding Universal Legendary Shards.

Best Value Spending

If you plan to spend a little, prioritize these:

1. Pyromancer Pack: ($) Top damage dealer. Explosive area attacks make early Adventure mode easy.
2. 2nd Research Queue: ($9.99) Doubles your tech speed. Essential.
3. Privilege Pack: ($4.99) Discounted first month.

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