Why Research is Critical
Research provides permanent bonuses and determine what troops you can train, what level crypts you can explore and much more.
Golden Rule: Research should be running 24/7 from day one. Never let your Academy sit idle!
Research Categories
Guardsmen Research
Improves your most important troop type. Good starting research for new players as Guardsmen are your first troops.
Specialists Research
Enhances specialized troops for PvP. Not important at first.
Engineers Research
Upgrades siege equipment. Important for attacking fortified positions like citadels.
Monster Research
Improves your monster units. Monsters are powerful troops.
Economy Research
Boosts resource production and gathering. Highly recommended for beginners! Better economy means faster growth.
Logistics Research
Improves march speed, troop capacity, and army management. Useful for both attacking and gathering.
Blacksmithing Research
Enhances equipment crafting and upgrades. Important once you start focusing on gear.
Archeology Research
Improves crypting and should be a priority from the very beginning.
Army Modernization
Unlocks advanced troop upgrades and improvements. Mid to late game focus.
Monsters Boost
Special research for enhancing monster troops. Mid to late game focus.
Research Priority for Beginners
First Week:
- Economy Research - Resource production bonuses pay dividends immediately
- Guardsmen - Improve your first troops
- Logistics Basics - Faster marches save time
- Archeology - You need to start crypting from the very beginning
First Month:
- Continue Guardsmen research
- Start on monster research
- Start on Blacksmithing research
Research Tips
- Never stop researching - Queue up the next research before sleeping
- Start long researches before bed - Use sleep time for 8+ hour projects
- Economy first - Better economy speeds up everything else
- Check requirements - Some research requires specific building levels
- Use speedups wisely - Save them for urgent needs
- Clan help - Always press on ask for help and wait until clan mates pressed help. This reduces your use of speed ups significantly
Research Resources
Different research requires different resources:
- Valor Points - Can be obtained from fighting monsters and epics
- Conquest Points - Can be obtained from attacking other players (PvP)
Plan ahead and gather the VP or CP you'll need for your next research project!