Advanced Tips & Strategies
Battle-tested advice from veteran players to help you conquer high curses.
Early Game & Economy
Key to snowballing
Play Slow at Start
Optimize build order and worker usage early. This creates the snowball for later stages.
Early Gold/Faith
Build generation buildings ASAP for maximum value. Repair the church early as it counts for both.
Don't Buy Units Too Early
Buying a unit means losing a worker to food production. Focus on infrastructure early. Units bought later catch up in levels due to happiness.
Combat & Composition
Counters & Positioning
Damage Specialization
Focus on mostly Physical or Magic damage. Choose waves that are weak to your damage type.
Frontline & Tanks
Tanks front, DPS back. Note: Paladin is NOT a tank, Swordsman is! Put tank items on Swordsman, damage items on Paladin behind him.
Boss Fights
Bosses 3 & 4 are run killers. You need maxed walls, healing (Monk/Deathpriest), and single-target DPS (Marksman/Lich).
Management & Planning
Food Balance
Struggling with food? Don't buy units unless you're dying. Stick to basic food until Curse 1/2, then upgrade to processed food.
Organize Calendar
You can schedule NPC visits! Recommended: Week 1 Gnomes, Week 2 Builder, Week 3 Gnomes, Week 4 Mystic.
Using Banishes
Don't waste all banishes on shards. Save them for retrying waves! Often a positioning change or lucky crit is all you need.