City optimization

Villager Management Guide

Optimizing villagers is key to a thriving city. Learn which traits to reroll, which to keep, and how to swap them for maximum efficiency.

Updated Apr 7, 2026 Trait swaps Production War day setup
SAlways keep traits
SwapWar day setups
FInstant reroll traits
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Management rules

Swap Villagers for the Job

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Smart Management Rules

  • Strategic Swapping: You do not need every villager active 24/7. Swap in Building HP only during War Days, then switch back to production buffs.
  • Do Not Merge Blindly: Only merge if you have a plan. Two Gray villagers with 0.6% each are better than one Green with 1%. Do not upgrade until you have spare copies.
  • Boost Production Only: For farms and mines, only use Production Boost. Ignore Storage Time traits entirely.
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Advanced Tactics

  • Queue Status (Defensive): Prioritize Damage Reduction over Damage Increase. Staying alive in Adventure Mode is more valuable than raw DPS.
  • Hospital Sets (Swap): Keep two sets: Capacity for War Days to prevent deaths, and Healing Speed for recovery.
  • Training Grounds (Setup): Aim for 1 villager per faction, plus a 2nd one for your main faction to boost soldier caps.
Trait tier list

S-Tier: Always Keep

Research Speed

Priority trait worth keeping when you find it.

Construction Speed

Priority trait worth keeping when you find it.

Training Speed

Priority trait worth keeping when you find it.

March Size (Statues)

Priority trait worth keeping when you find it.

Resource Production

Priority trait worth keeping when you find it.

Soldier HP (Medal)

Priority trait worth keeping when you find it.

Hero ATK/HP

Priority trait worth keeping when you find it.

PvP March Speed

Priority trait worth keeping when you find it.

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Situational traits

Mid-Tier: Situational / Swap

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Hospital Capacity

Vital for KvK and War days, useless otherwise.

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Building HP

Only useful if you are being actively rallied.

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Guild Hall ATK/HP

Good for Guild Bosses, but lower priority than March Size.

Instant reroll

F-Tier Traits

These traits take space from better options and should usually be rerolled.

  • Storage Time
  • Training Cap
  • Scout Speed
  • Stone/Wood Cap
  • Free Construction Time