Strategy

Early game

Prioritize stable clears over greedy push attempts. The first mercenary unlock is one of the biggest power spikes, so keep enough gold on hand to convert level milestones into an actual party upgrade.

When you get stuck

Lock a wave your team can clear without burning all potion charges, then iterate: upgrade core gear, lock in your best autocasts, and if you are premium remember the 6th leader slot comes online at level 25 before you push again.

Event management

Protect Rashid when he appears because his contact wave still runs at +25% extra threat, but you only need to connect him with your live leader once. Grizzly Adams now fights from the middle of the board, so his rescues are best when the tracked creature you want can show up on that same wave. Walter Jaeger hunts are urgent because the marked prey ignores your party to rush him, and Jefrey is worth even more once your bank is funded because each successful rescue pays 0.5% bank interest on top of any rescue reward.

Pro Tips

• PROTIP: Lock a comfortable wave and fish retry rolls inside the 80%-120% threat band before pushing again.
• PROTIP: Keep purse gold ready before pressing Play; mercenary upkeep can draft from the bank only after extra fees.
• PROTIP: Use Equipment during combat to queue loadout changes for the next wave; save Shop and Bestiary prep for intermissions.
• PROTIP: Rashid only needs one touch on your live leader, so bodyguard him until contact and let him leave.
• PROTIP: Escort Grizzly on waves that can spawn your tracked target because he prefers same-wave creatures for new stars.
• PROTIP: Rescue Jefrey before big withdrawals; grateful banking halves withdrawal and emergency draft fees for 15 minutes.
• PROTIP: Level 25 is a major premium spike because the leader unlocks the 6th auto-spell slot.
• PROTIP: Keep ranged ammo stocked; fallback shots still fire, but they hit softer and less accurately.
• PROTIP: Bestiary stars are not retroactive, so kills after the Grizzly rescue are what progress the new tier.
• PROTIP: Spend prey cards on monsters with Bestiary tracking unlocked; the bias starts on future waves, not monsters already spawned.
• PROTIP: Boss charge only comes from 3-star kills, so farm the right family before chasing boss waves.