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Use this page to plan the most painful bottlenecks in Top Heroes before you burn through them. The focus here is meat, shards, and the resource sources that matter most when your account starts to slow down.

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Best for players trying to plan hero leveling, shard usage, and the grind behind the next major power jump.
Last updated: Apr 7, 2026
Hero Meat Shard Planning Resource Sources

Quick Take

Hero Meat Bottleneck

Hero meat disappears faster than most players expect, so planning your main team early saves enormous waste later.

Shard Planning Matters

Know the real shard totals before committing to legendary or mythic upgrades so you do not strand half-built heroes.

Stores Carry the Grind

A lot of hard bottlenecks are solved by buying the right bundles from the right stores on the right refresh cycle.

Hero Meat Requirements

Meat is a crucial resource for leveling up your heroes. This chart shows the total meat required for each hero within a given level range. All values are in thousands (k) unless otherwise specified. These numbers can vary by server.

1-10

Hero Level
Level costs
0-45
Total meat
225k

11-20

Hero Level
Level costs
50-60
Total meat
885k

21-30

Hero Level
Level costs
80-130
Total meat
1,935k

31-40

Hero Level
Level costs
140-310
Total meat
4,145k

41-50

Hero Level
Level costs
400-900
Total meat
9,845k

51-60

Hero Level
Level costs
1,000-2,600
Total meat
27,145k

61-70

Hero Level
Level costs
2,800-4,700
Total meat
65,145k

71-80

Hero Level
Level costs
5,300-8,000
Total meat
131,645k

81-90

Hero Level
Level costs
8.3-11.8M
Total meat
231,745k

91-100

Hero Level
Level costs
12.2-15.8M
Total meat
371,745k

101-110

Hero Level
Level costs
16.7-20.7M
Total meat
556,245k

111-120

Hero Level
Level costs
21.2-26.5M
Total meat
794,345k

121-130

Hero Level
Level costs
27.1-33.1M
Total meat
1.09M

131-140

Hero Level
Level costs
36-66M
Total meat
1.59M

141-150

Hero Level
Level costs
7-113M
Total meat
2.44M

151-160

Hero Level
Level costs
120-260M
Total meat
3.96M
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Hero Shard Requirements

Upgrading your heroes requires a significant amount of shards. This chart breaks down the shard requirements for both Legendary and Mythic heroes to help you plan your resource usage.

Legendary Heroes

500 total shards

Gold

50 shards

Per-step ladder: 1 / 1 / 2 / 2 / 4

Red

150 shards

Per-step ladder: 6 / 4 / 4 / 8 / 8

Silver

300 shards

Per-step ladder: 16 / 4 / 8 / 16 / 16

Mythic Heroes

1000 total shards

Gold

100 shards

Per-step ladder: 2 / 2 / 4 / 4 / 8

Red

300 shards

Per-step ladder: 12 / 8 / 8 / 16 / 16

Silver

600 shards

Per-step ladder: 32 / 8 / 16 / 32 / 32

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How to Acquire Meat

Meat is a vital resource for training and healing soldiers. Here are the best places to get it and how often they refresh.

Guild Store

  • Item: Level-tied Meat Chest
  • Limit: 20 per week
  • Cost: 50

Trade Store

  • Item: Meat (15,000)
  • Limit: 3 per day
  • Cost: 25,000

VIP Store

  • Item: Level-tied Meat Chest
  • Limit: 50 per week
  • Cost: 40

Medal Store

  • Item: Level-tied Meat Chest
  • Limit: 15 per day
  • Cost: 800

Valor Store

  • Item: Level-tied Meat Chest
  • Limit: 30 per week
  • Cost: 100

Honor Store

  • Item: Level-tied Meat Chest
  • Limit: 10 per week
  • Cost: 60

Dark Invasion

  • Item: Level-tied Meat Chest
  • Limit: 100 per event
  • Cost: 5

Guild Ranch

Collect meat from your guild's ranch. You can only collect one queue at a time.

Rally Bosses

Defeating rally bosses, especially higher-level ones, is a great source of large amounts of meat.

Related Guides

Hero Strategy Guide

Use faction and shard-planning guidance before spending your rare hero resources.
Stars & Awakening Guide

Compare shard ladders and awakening costs once you know your bottleneck totals.
Smart Spending

Match resource planning with live shop calculators and better spending choices.
Building & Research Guide

Use your growth plan to decide which bottlenecks deserve the next push.