🛡️ Strongholds & Capture Limits

Military Strongholds are your alliance’s most important territorial structure. They define your map presence, enable city captures, and provide the backbone for your future Outpost deployment and zone control.

This guide breaks down:

• ✅ Capture rules & limits
• 🗓️ Weekly progression targets
• 🏆 Strategy by alliance tier
• 🔗 Follow-up routes to cities and outposts

🔢 Basic Rules

✅ Daily Limit:

• Max 2 Stronghold captures per day, across all warzones

✅ Ownership Limit:

Example: Capture 2x L3 cities and 1x L6 = 7 Strongholds max

🔗 Must Be Connected

• You can only capture Strongholds adjacent to existing ones
• Think of them as “stepping stones” to reach cities, rare zones, or Outpost sites

🛡️ 36-Hour Protection

• After capture, a stronghold is protected from attacks for 36 hours

📅 Week-by-Week Strategy

Week 1: Setup Phase

• Start road expansion and territory planning
• Capture 2 Strongholds/day in key resource-heavy zones
• Avoid PvP zones unless top-tier alliance
• Connect to nearby resource points and safe city regions

Week 2: Pathing & Positioning

• Continue capturing strongholds to:
  • Extend into multiple city ranges
  • Control central map lanes
• Lay groundwork for Outpost deployment (Week 3)
• Buffer weaker alliances by claiming edge Strongholds

Week 3: Outpost Prep

• Reach stronghold chains into ideal Outpost zones
• Begin defending valuable strongholds (near L3–L5 cities)
• Avoid burning strongholds outside alliance limits

Week 4+: Long-Term Control

• Capture high-traffic lanes and contested Strongholds
• Prepare Warzone-crossing routes
• Use captured cities to expand Stronghold ownership limits
• Defend high-value zones tied to L5–L6 cities or rare resources

🏆 Alliance Tier Strategy

👑 Top 3 Alliances

• Aggressive zone control with all 2 daily captures used
• Expand into multiple city regions by Week 2
• Chain Strongholds to priority L5–L6 city zones
• Push forward and secure high-capacity paths for Week 3 Outposts

🥈 Top 10–15 Alliances

• Anchor zones near L3–L5 cities
• Support main pathing for Top 3
• Take buffer Strongholds to protect weaker allies or flanks
• Defend assigned cities and road structures

🧱 Smaller Alliances

• Take edge strongholds in quiet zones
• Use daily captures to farm rare resources and zone bonuses
• Follow allied territory paths for future city participation
• Do not overextend — aim for stability & alliance growth

🔗 Next Guides

• 🏙️ City Capture & Unlock Schedule →
  Learn when each city tier becomes capturable and how to plan your rally paths.

• 🌍 Alliance Outposts →
  Unlocks Week 3. Required to expand into new warzones.

• 🎯 Strategy by Alliance Tier →
  Role breakdowns, responsibilities, and how to stay valuable no matter your size.

✅ Summary

• Capture 2 Strongholds per day — every day matters
• Your Stronghold limit scales with city ownership
• Use them to expand, anchor, and block enemies
• Plan paths based on your alliance strength, city timers, and Outpost goals