🔬 Tech, Gear & Squad Synergy

In Season 1, raw troop power isn’t enough. The right tech, virus resistance, hero synergy, and gear setups give a major edge in both offense and defense — especially during high-stakes city sieges.

🧪 Virus Resistance & Research

• Virus Resistance reduces infection penalties in PvP and PvE
• Key to surviving city battles and cross-server Outpost wars
• Boost it via:
  • Virus Institute upgrades
  • Immune Protein and Mutant Crystals
  • Season missions and Crimson Plague events

⚙️ Military Tech Priorities

• Unlock and upgrade:
  • T9 or T10 troops as early as possible
  • City Durability tech for better siege damage
  • Garrison defense, troop HP/ATK/DEF by type
  • March speed and capacity for faster rally participation
• Max profession XP research to unlock War Leader / Engineer skills early

🧠 Light spenders and whales should prioritize T10 + profession pathing. F2P should hit T9, max resistance, and all rally-support research.

🪖 Squad & Hero Synergy

✅ Best Practice

• Use 3-hero squads with defined roles:

  • Tank (frontline survivability)
  • DPS (burst damage)
  • Support/Buff (healing, stat boosts)

• Match heroes to troop type and each other for:

  • Bonus stats from same-type synergy (+15% to +20%)
  • Combo skills from known hero pairings

🧥 Gear & Equipment

Gear Types:

Optimization:

• Prioritize full gear sets on your main PvP march
• Whales: Legendary or exclusive gear with UR heroes
• F2P: Purple (epic) minimum; aim for 1–2 gold pieces by late season

🧠 Tips by Player Type

• F2P: Focus on 1 troop type + best 3 heroes. Upgrade gear slowly, contribute to rallies with optimized synergy.
• Light Spenders: Diversify with 2–3 PvP marches. Unlock T10, boost 1–2 sets of high-quality gear.
• Whales: Full legendary gear + UR heroes. Focus squad builds around exclusive weapons and profession synergy.