❌ Common Mistakes — Don't Do These
Every mistake on this list costs you weeks of progress. Learn from others' pain.
🚫 Mistake #1: Spending General Mythic Shards on Gen 1 Heroes
| Hero | Why It's a Trap |
|---|---|
| Molly | Decent starter. Obsolete by Gen 3. |
| Zinman | Building speed hero. Zero combat value after Gen 3. |
| Natalia | Paid hero. Power-crept immediately. |
| Gina / Bahiti | F2P starters. Replaced within weeks. |
🚫 Mistake #2: Spending Gems on Speedups
1,000 gems to save 1 hour of construction. Sounds convenient? It's the worst trade in the game.
| What 1,000 Gems Could Buy | Value |
|---|---|
| Speedup (1 hour) | 1 hour saved |
| Lucky Wheel spins | Progress toward a maxed Mythic hero |
| VIP points | Progress toward permanent second builder |
One is temporary. The other two are permanent. Never pick temporary.
🚫 Mistake #3: Ignoring Your Alliance
| What You Lose | Impact |
|---|---|
| Alliance Help | Adds up to DAYS of saved construction time |
| Whale gifts | Free resources, speedups, and shards daily |
| Bear Hunt rewards | Hero shards and gems every event |
| Alliance Tech | Permanent passive buffs |
Join a top-10 alliance within your first 3 days. If it's inactive, leave and join another. No loyalty to dead alliances.
🚫 Mistake #4: Building Everything Evenly
The game doesn't reward a "balanced base." It rewards HQ level. Every upgrade that isn't required for your next HQ is wasted time.
WRONG: Upgrade Farm → Lumber Mill → Iron Mine → Wall → HQ
RIGHT: Check HQ requirements → Upgrade ONLY those → Upgrade HQ → Repeat🚫 Mistake #5: Ignoring Research
| Research Priority | Why |
|---|---|
| Construction Speed | Faster buildings forever |
| Troop Training Speed | More troops = more power |
| Troop ATK/DEF/HP | Direct combat power |
Research runs in parallel with construction. There's zero reason to let your research queue sit empty.
🚫 Mistake #6: Auto-Filling Bear Hunt Troops
Auto-fill gives you a balanced ratio (roughly 1/3 each). The meta is 1 Infantry : 1 Lancer : 8 Marksmen. Auto-filling cuts your Bear Hunt damage by 40-60%.
Fix: Manually set your troop ratio before EVERY Bear Hunt attack.
🚫 Mistake #7: Spreading Hero Investment Too Thin
One maxed hero with Exclusive Weapon Level 20 beats three half-built heroes with Level 5 weapons.
| Good | Bad |
|---|---|
| 1 hero at 5-star, Weapon Lv.20 | 5 heroes at 3-star, Weapon Lv.5 |
| Focused, high-impact power | Spread thin, low-impact power |
🚫 Mistake #8: Wasting Gems Before Lucky Wheel
Don't spend a single gem until you have:
- VIP 6 (permanent second builder)
- 160,000 gems saved (Lucky Wheel)
Every gem spent before these two milestones delays your account by weeks.
Quick Checklist: Am I Playing Wrong?
✅ My construction and research queues never sit empty
✅ I have 0 General Shards invested in Gen 1 heroes
✅ I manually set Bear Hunt troop ratio to 1/1/8
✅ I've never spent gems on speedups
✅ I focus on 1 carry hero, not spreading thin
If you checked all six, you're playing better than 90% of players.