TOTAL BATTLE WIKI
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Small preparations that make your resources and training time go further.
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33 guides- Daily planning
A useful Total Battle routine when you only have 15 minutes
A flexible short-session checklist that prioritises expiring rewards, queues and one worthwhile activity without committing to more battles than you can finish.
- Ancients
Ancients Clan Artifacts: upgrade for the clan that will turn up
Choose between better rewards, more creatures and a longer battle window by looking at your clan’s real attendance and results.
- Ancients
Ancients preparation: turn today’s Vaults into tomorrow’s rewards
Coordinate maps, raids and Clan Artifact upgrades before the Ancient squad arrives.
- Army planning
Before mercenaries expire: plan their final battles
Match temporary troops to a useful target without turning an expiry timer into an expensive spending spree.
- Clash for the Throne
Before you chase the top 100: prepare your army, Silver and defences
Build a realistic ranking plan with a recovery reserve, tested army, Clan coordination and a clear point at which to stop spending.
- Construction and research
Before you upgrade: preparing Aurora and Farhad
A repeatable preparation routine for building upgrades and research, using the right Captain, equipment and final timer checks.
- Progression
Before your next Guardsmen tier: the upgrade checklist
Plan the research, first army and recovery reserve together, so a new troop tier becomes useful progress rather than an empty unlock.
- Captains and equipment
Captain loadouts: choose the right setup for every job
Build repeatable setups for construction, research, training, Crypts and combat, then check that the bonuses apply to the task you are doing.
- Crypt exploration
Carter’s Crypt setup: make your Tar go further
Separate Tar capacity, exploration efficiency and cost reduction, then prepare Carter for the Crypts you actually want to finish.
- Clash for the Throne
Clash for the Throne explained: from Conquest Points to choosing a King
Understand the two stages, choose your role and find the right preparation, safety and voting guide before the event begins.
- Events and progression
CP exchanges: earn more Conquest Points for less Silver
Plan a fair exchange, choose a useful army and make the most of Silver revival windows and Olympus Lava Fountains.
- Events and progression
Dark Omens: protect your Flame and spend your attacks wisely
Prepare your clan, check all seven contribution windows, rotate fatigued attackers and protect your Flame without overspending.
- Equipment and crafting
Equipment that earns its keep: what to craft first
Choose equipment around your next goal, avoid quality gambles and make gems and enchantments work for the jobs you do most.
- Ragnarök
Fenrir attacks: choose one Captain and improve each march
Prepare your bonus window, test a formation and compare useful rewards against the cost of restoring your army.
- Captains and growth
How to get Helen in Total Battle—and what to upgrade first
Find Helen fragments through Triumphal Challenge and Union of Triumph, check the unlock requirements and build her Food and training bonuses.
- Ragnarök
Jörmungandr raids: arrive prepared and make your army count
Coordinate your Clan, choose a suitable Captain and judge your contribution before committing to repeated Ragnarök raids.
- Events and army planning
Mercenary Exchanges: prepare, travel and buy wisely
Plan your Trade Routes purchases, prepare a fast Captain and choose mercenaries you can use before they expire.
- Portals and defence
Portal safety: what your Shield of Peace doesn’t protect
An open portal is a route into your City. Learn what the shield covers, what happens during a portal attack and what to check before logging out.
- Ragnarök
Ragnarök shop priorities: turn your coins into lasting progress
Choose between Valor, attack bonuses, progression items and equipment without spending simply because coins are available.
- Ragnarök
Ragnarök: turn Jörmungandr and Fenrir battles into Valor
Build a two-boss plan, spend event coins deliberately and make progress towards your next research unlock.
- Army planning
Read your battle reports: find the troops wasting your resources
Use attack order, casualties and rewards to improve a formation one change at a time.
- Army planning
Revive or retrain? Make your Silver go further
Compare the real cost of recovery, replacement and waiting before rebuilding your army.
- Ancients
Rise of the Ancients: be ready before the squad is summoned
Coordinate the summon, budget your attacks and use battle reports to make the Ancient squad window count.
- Events and progression
Sands of Eternity: make every attack count towards Captain levels
Choose who needs Experience, test your army and turn an epic event into deliberate Hero and Captain progression.
- PvP and scouting
Scout before you raid: find resources and get home safely
Use scouts, Tengel and the right march equipment to assess a target, plan a profitable resource raid and protect your City afterwards.
- Clash for the Throne
Senate voting and Faron: make your votes count
Prepare for the voting window, understand Faron’s delegate bonus and coordinate your Clan’s choice without relying on last-minute messages.
- Clash for the Throne
Staying safe during Clash for the Throne—even if you are not competing
Check ranking exposure, Shield of Peace restrictions, portals and reinforcements before assuming your City is protected.
- Research and growth
Total Battle research costs: plan your next Guardsmen upgrade
Find the right research cost table, count unfinished prerequisites and budget the buildings, Valor and first troop batch needed for a Guardsmen upgrade.
- Army preparation
Training queue limit and training speed explained
Increase your training queue or finish troops faster: understand Barracks capacity, Leadership and Dominance, Helen and the final training timer.
- Army planning
Troop stacking explained: build a march you can test
Understand stack health, troop roles and capacity, then use a worked comparison to judge whether a formation earns more for its recovery cost.
- Event planning
What to save between events—and when to spend it
Give Silver, speedups, Tar and temporary troops a purpose, set a recovery reserve and stop before a reward becomes too expensive.
- City planning
Which buildings to have in your city and why
Choose buildings around your next upgrade, army upkeep and playing routine, rather than copying a fixed layout that may not suit your City.
- Food and training
Why your troops suddenly cost more: food deficit explained
Understand why a stocked City can still have a food deficit, what increases training costs, and what to check before recruiting more troops.