What is some general advice for new Top Heroes players?

Don't rush your castle; balance it with other upgrades. Join Discord and Facebook groups for community tips. Use speed-ups wisely, only for items over an hour. Save relic scrolls for events. Shield your city when offline. Complete daily and weekly missions. Don't overlook fully awakened Epic heroes. Join an active guild for support and resources. Focus on research, especially for resource yield and troop strength.

What are the best tips for Free-to-Play (F2P) players in Top Heroes?

Patience is key; focus on long-term growth. Save diamonds for Dice and Wheel events to get Mythic heroes. Concentrate all resources on one primary hero queue. Prioritize upgrading your Castle, followed by your main faction's statues. Save Universal Legendary Shards exclusively for Mythic heroes. Use free resources wisely, such as getting the second construction queue. Participate in all guild activities for consistent rewards.

How should I spend my diamonds in Top Heroes?

Good investments include Wheel/Dice/Gacha events for mythics, extra egg bounties, guild race tickets, and VIP store items like chests and stamina. Situational buys are carriage refreshes or resources from the VIP store. Bad investments include recruiting from the tavern with diamonds, wishing for relics without scrolls, and speeding up upgrades with diamonds.

What should I prioritize in the different Top Heroes shops?

In the VIP Shop, prioritize Silver Chests and Speed Ups. In the Daily Shop, get Universal Hero Shards and Silver Chests. For the Arena Shop, slowly save for Pyro shards. In the Combat Valor Shop, focus on Promotion Stones and Legendary Shards. For the Guild Honor Shop, get Soul Stones and Universal Shards. In the Guild Store, prioritize Vault Keys and Pet Eggs.

What are the key principles for building a strong hero queue?

Focus all your resources on one strong hero queue rather than several weak ones. Pick a faction you like (League, Horde, or Nature) and invest in it. Always include the maximum number of soldiers with your heroes, as they are a significant part of your overall power.

How should I manage my heroes and resources effectively?

Focus on one faction to build a cohesive team. Save Universal Legendary Shards for Mythic heroes only. Use your 'meat' resource primarily for your main hero queue. Read hero abilities to create synergistic teams. Actively gather rubies as they are a late-game bottleneck.

What is the upgrade path for Horde faction heroes?

Early legendary heroes like Wilderness Hunter, Swordmaster, and Shaman will eventually be replaced by their Mythic counterparts: Storm Maiden, Desert Prince, and Witch. A final lineup often includes Beastmaster, Desert Prince, Wu Kong, Storm Maiden, Witch, and one other strong legendary like Barbarian or Soulmancer.

What is the upgrade path for League faction heroes?

Early legendary heroes like Astrologer, Secret Keeper, and Bard are replaced by Mythics: Paragon, Rose Princess, and Bishop. Pyromancer is eventually replaced by Artificer. The recommended awakening order for legendaries is Pyro, Adjudicator, and Nun. A final lineup typically includes Adjudicator, Rose Princess, Nun, Bard/Bishop, Artificer, and Paragon.

What is the upgrade path for Nature faction heroes?

Legendary heroes Treeguard and Druid are replaced by Mythics Monk and Tidecaller. Sage and Windwalker are replaced by Petalis and Ne Zha. The recommended awakening order for legendaries is Pixie, Forest Maiden, and Sage. A final lineup consists of Ne Zha, Monk, Petalis, Tidecaller, Pixie, and Forest Maiden.

How do I build hero queue power effectively?

Focus on a single faction to gain faction bonuses. Prioritize maxing out your main team's levels, stars, and awakenings. Key heroes to prioritize often include Tidecaller, Monk, Prince, Wukong, and Storm Maiden. For gear, a fully upgraded Epic faction set (+10) is better than a low-level Legendary set. Also, focus on research, building upgrades, and joining a strong guild.

What are the research priorities for the early game?

Your top priority is the Combat Expertise / Growth tree, focusing on Construction Speed, Research Speed, and March Size. Next, focus on Arms Race Prep & Commendation to maximize event rewards. Finally, invest in Soldier, Hero, and your chosen Faction-Specific research trees to boost military strength.

How do daily and weekly events like Guild Arms Race and KvK work?

Guild Arms Race is a weekly event with daily tasks like Gathering, Construction, Research, Summoning, Training, and Combat. It's best to save resources and claim them on the corresponding day. Kingdom vs Kingdom (KvK) is a server-wide event with a similar 5-day preparation phase, followed by a final war day against another server.

How do I become King and what are the responsibilities?

The King is the leader of the guild that captures the central castle during the Throne War event. The King can appoint positive and negative titles to players, which provide buffs or debuffs, and can send mail to the entire server. You can request a title from the King to help with upgrades.

Top Heroes: Tips & Tricks for Beginners

Villager Management Guide

Optimizing your villagers is key to a thriving city. This guide breaks down which villager traits to prioritize, which to avoid, and how to strategically manage them for maximum efficiency.

Top Villager Traits: Always Keep These!

Resource Buildings: More resources from farms, mines, etc.
Castle: More resources & faster building.
Research Cottage: Faster research.
Guild Hall: Better help for allies.
Barracks: Quicker troop training.
Faction Statues: Bigger march size.
Troop Skin Center: Faster soldier training.
Medal Hall: Higher soldier HP.
Hero Statue: Stronger hero attack & HP.
Watchtower: Faster PvP marching speed.
Tavern: Chance to get extra villagers.
Blacksmith: Faster gear forging.

Advanced Strategies

Top Priorities: Survival and Power

Queue Status: Focus on Damage Reduction over Damage Increase. Staying alive is more important, especially in Adventure mode.
Training Grounds: Keep one of each faction and two for your main faction. These are crucial for boosting your soldier cap but require consistent investment to be worthwhile.

Get More Resources, Faster

Boost Production: Only use villagers with production boosts for farms, mines, etc. Ignore "Storage Time" villagers as they're useless if you log in often.
Combine Villagers Smartly: Only merge villagers if you have a plan. Sacrifice useless villagers for traits you need. Random merging can mess up your future setups.

Strategic Swapping

Be flexible! You don't need every villager active all the time. Swap them based on your current needs.

War Time: Use "Castle: Building HP" during war days, then switch back to production or construction buffs afterward.
Hospital Sets: Keep two sets of gear. One for capacity when you expect heavy losses, and one for healing speed to recover troops faster.
Gray Villagers: Don't upgrade a gray villager until you have multiple copies of the same useful trait. Two 0.6% grays (1.2%) is better than one 1% green.

Mid-Tier Traits

Queue Status: Damage Reduction
Training Ground: 1 per faction, 2 for main

Situational Traits

Castle: Building HP (for War Days)
Hospital: Capacity & Healing Speed sets
Guild Hall: Attack/HP for tough bosses

Trash Tier Traits

Resource Storage Time
Training Cap
Scout March Speed
Warehouse Stone/Wood Storage
Free Construction/Forging/Research Time