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War Encyclopedia

Know the frontline. Build the counter. Lead the rally. MxZ battle knowledge in one place.

Run the frontline test Open formation lab

01 · Field briefing

Battle in one minute

1Break wallA standing wall hides the troop-front test.

2Test frontSend controlled CAV and RNG probes.

3Counter frontCAV → INF → RNG → CAV.

4Check full compA front read is not the whole army.

5Set exact rallyLeader and fillers preserve the planned ratio.

The safest operational rule: counter the confirmed frontline, then verify the composition and formation matchup. Stats, gear, heroes, familiars, tier mix, wall state and timing can reverse a nominal counter.

02 · Trust model

How to read this encyclopedia

This page preserves the available battle knowledge without pretending every claim is equally certain. Lords Mobile does not publish the complete combat algorithm. Where results differ, the context is shown instead of hiding it.

SYSTEM

Directly visible in game or broadly stable: counter triangle, formations and four squads per troop type.

FIELD TEST

A repeatable result recorded from controlled battles and battle movies.

TRAINING MODEL

A useful simplified calculation—not the hidden server formula.

CONTEXT

A result that changes with formation, stats, wall state or opponent setup.

03 · Battlefield context

Castle attack and Wonder battle are not identical

Mechanic	Castle attack	Wonder / fort
Wall	May begin standing; every attacker squad targets it first.	No castle wall.
Opening fire	While wall stands, defender ranged and siege can attack; attacker is occupied by wall.	Both armies approach and contact normally.
Retarget pressure	Wall collapse creates a major defender retarget event.	No wall-collapse retarget event.
Operational consequence	Break the wall before frontline testing. Wall state changes casualty patterns.	Formation, travel and squad contact dominate the opening.

FIELD TEST Castle trials show the defender retargeting more after wall collapse. One controlled test measured roughly 20% fewer attacker losses with a standing wall; that result is not a constant.

04 · Time elapsed

The battle is a 40-second process—not one instant hit

0sSpawn & select

Formation places the 12 troop squads. Each squad chooses an eligible target; wall overrides normal attacker selection in castle combat.

0–10sTravel & opening

Different troop types close distance differently. Ranged may fire while melee squads move.

10–30sContact & squad losses

Damage lands continuously. A squad stays on one target until destruction or a retarget event.

30–40sLate retarget & result

Destroyed squads expose the next closest targets. The battle ends when its duration/result condition is reached.

TRAINING MODEL The 40 seconds can be studied as four 10-second windows using 50,000 damage per 10 seconds per one million troops, with 2× counter, 1× neutral and 0.5× countered multipliers. This compares setups; it is not the hidden server formula.

40-SECOND TRAINING MODEL

Damage and elapsed-time calculator

Neutral target (1×)

Use this to understand accumulation across time windows. It is an editable training model, not IGG’s hidden damage formula.

Engaged troopsBase damage per 10s / 1m troopsTroop relationship

10s elapsed50,000

20s elapsed100,000

30s elapsed150,000

40s elapsed200,000

Cumulative model damage = base per 10s × troop scale × counter multiplier × elapsed windows

05 · Army construction

Troops become squads before they become a battle line

Four squads per troop type. Infantry, ranged, cavalry and siege each form up to four squads.
Tiers distribute across those squads. Tiers divide evenly; within a squad, lower tiers take losses first.
Squad strength is pooled. A useful reading model is troop count × tier strength × relevant stats. A larger squad is not automatically stronger if its tier or stats are much lower.
One hero joins one squad. A troop-type hero attaches to an eligible squad and may affect that squad’s position.
Squads operate independently. One squad attacks one enemy squad at a time, while several squads may focus the same target.
Empty/minuscule types still affect geometry. Buffers can create squads and alter travel/target order even when they contribute little lasting damage.

YOUR REARSiege ×4RNG ×4INF ×4CAV ×4YOUR FRONT

CONTACT
LINE

ENEMY FRONTCAV ×4INF ×4RNG ×4Siege ×4ENEMY REAR

FORMATION MAP This small diagram explains opposing direction. Use the formation lab for the four-squad coordinates of all six in-game layouts.

06 · Placement

Formations decide who starts in front—and who can be reached next

Formation	Opening front	Shape effect	Core use
Infantry Phalanx	INF	INF straight front; CAV splits 2+2; RNG rear column.	Present INF; preserve RNG/CAV behind.
Ranged Phalanx	RNG	RNG straight front; INF splits 2+2; CAV rear column.	Present RNG; common mixed-rally formation.
Cavalry Phalanx	CAV	CAV straight front; RNG splits 2+2; INF rear column.	Present CAV; risky into RNG-heavy damage.
Infantry Wedge	INF centre	INF central 2×2; RNG top/bottom split; CAV rear.	Required by the 055 design.
Ranged Wedge	RNG centre	RNG central 2×2; CAV top/bottom split; INF rear.	Core 208 setup.
Cavalry Wedge	CAV centre	CAV central 2×2; INF top/bottom split; RNG rear.	Specialized and wall-test contexts.

See the exact four-squad in-game layouts and step-through retarget view →

07 · Core mechanic

Targeting and retargeting

1 · Acquire

At battle start—or after a retarget event—a squad generally selects the closest eligible enemy squad.

2 · Lock

It attacks only that squad. Other friendly squads may also focus the same enemy.

3 · Destroy / event

The target squad dies, melee contact forces a ranged response, or a wall-collapse event creates a new selection.

4 · Retarget

Only the affected squad chooses again from its current position; all surviving squads do not automatically reset together.

The important word is closest, not “best counter.” A squad’s location, travel, wedge/phalanx shape, hero placement and which squads have already died determine the next target. This is why the same ratio can behave differently in another formation.

Do not teach this as fixed lane-to-lane combat.There are four independent squads per troop type. Upper and lower squads can lock different targets because each measures from its own position. Siege also follows special priorities during wall combat.

MOVIE CHECK The battle movie is the best place to verify target paths and hero offsets. The numeric report proves troop totals and losses; it does not by itself prove which squad selected which target.

08 · Castle opening

How a standing wall changes targeting

Wall alive

Every attacking squad targets the wall. Defender melee waits behind it; defender ranged and siege can fire.

Wall falls

Attacker squads leave the wall target. Defender squads perform a proximity-based target selection.

Post-wall

Normal locks begin. Tests show defender ranged can move from opposite targets toward the outer attacker INF squads.

FIELD TEST Defender siege prioritizes attacker ranged, then attacker siege. Other defender squads choose closest targets at wall collapse. The outer-INF result is a tested pattern, not guaranteed for every formation.

09 · Anti-scout procedure

Fast frontline test: two probes, one lookup

Probe A · Cavalry

Formation: Ranged Phalanx

30,000 T4 CAV + 19,862 T2 CAV, then 69 T2 INF + 69 T2 RNG. Total: 50,000.

Probe B · Ranged

Formation: Cavalry Wedge

30,000 T4 RNG + 19,862 T2 RNG, then 69 T2 INF + 69 T2 CAV. Total: 50,000.

Confirm the wall is already broken. If not, use the wall-break battalion below.
Record the last digits of your own kill count.
Send Cavalry Probe A, record gained kills; immediately send Ranged Probe B and record again.
Interpret the relative signature. Do not rely on one unexplained number.

CAV probe	RNG probe	Likely front	Direct troop counter
>40k / clearly high	<10k / low	Infantry	Send Cavalry
~0–5k	~30k / registers	Ranged	Send Infantry
~10k	>50k / much higher	Cavalry	Send Ranged
Both unclear	Both unclear	No reliable read	Repeat; check wall/setup

FIELD TEST These bands belong to the exact tiered 50k presets above. Stats, healing, target composition and timing can still move the numbers, so compare both probes. Do not reuse these bands with the old 2,000-troop shortcut.

Open the interactive frontline test and result reader →

10 · Exact preset

100,000-troop wall-break battalion

60,000T3 Destroyer / siege

10,000T2 Infantry

10,000T2 Ranged

10,000T2 Cavalry

10,000T1 Catapult / siege

Formation

Cavalry Wedge

Heroes

Four siege heroes. If unavailable: three siege heroes plus two Army heroes.

Familiars

No damage familiars. Never use Pact 5 “largest squad” damage during the test chain.

Save the exact 100k preset as a battalion before approaching the target.
Send it only to remove the wall; verify the wall is down.
Wait for the wall-break march/report to resolve so damage does not contaminate probe readings.
Run the CAV and RNG frontline probes back-to-back.

Why the mixed 30k non-siege buffer?This guild preset is designed as a reproducible test march, not the theoretical maximum wall-damage blast. Preserve it exactly when comparing results.

11 · Codebook

How composition codes work

Each digit means 10,000 troops in the base battalion, read Infantry / Ranged / Cavalry. 965 is 90k INF, 60k RNG and 50k CAV. 14-3-3 is 140k INF, 30k RNG and 30k CAV. These are counts—not percentages. Scale every number together for a larger march.

Code	INF / RNG / CAV counts	Code	INF / RNG / CAV counts
956	90 / 50 / 60k	992	90 / 90 / 20k
965	90 / 60 / 50k	767	70 / 60 / 70k
947	90 / 40 / 70k	730	70 / 30 / 0k
974	90 / 70 / 40k	208	20 / 0 / 80k
866	80 / 60 / 60k	055	0 / 50 / 50k
857	80 / 50 / 70k	14-3-3	140 / 30 / 30k
875	80 / 70 / 50k	15-0-5	150 / 0 / 50k
749	70 / 40 / 90k	7-11-2	70 / 110 / 20k
794	70 / 90 / 40k	10-2-8	100 / 20 / 80k
668	60 / 60 / 80k	3-6-11	30 / 60 / 110k
659	60 / 50 / 90k	10-8-2	100 / 80 / 20k
569	50 / 60 / 90k	802	80 / 0 / 20k
442	40 / 40 / 20k	12-4-4	120 / 40 / 40k
424	40 / 20 / 40k	13-4-3	130 / 40 / 30k
433	40 / 30 / 30k		k

Families and operating idea

424 family

INF/CAV damage with lower RNG. Includes 659, 668, 749, 857 and 569 variants. Formation and hero split change the matchup.

442 family

INF/RNG-heavy with lower CAV: 442, 433, 992, 965, 974, 875 and 767.

208

20k INF, 0 RNG and 80k CAV. Ranged Wedge geometry protects INF while the forward CAV squads penetrate a ranged front.

055

0/50k/50k RNG/CAV plus a controlled INF buffer. Requires Infantry Wedge, four RNG heroes and one CAV hero.

INF walls

802, 12-4-4, 13-4-3, 14-3-3 and 15-0-5 concentrate INF or remove RNG. The code does not reveal the live frontline by itself.

RNG/CAV extremes

7-11-2, 10-8-2, 10-2-8 and 3-6-11 preserve a preferred damage pair or maximize one rear damage type.

12 · Tested matchups

Composition against composition

Read this as a target shortlist—not a guaranteed win chart. The formation abbreviation belongs to the attacker.

Your comp	Use	Favorable targets	Avoid / higher risk
659	RP	668, 866, 569; targets with roughly 1–1.3m RNG	A wrong frontline read can reverse every line.
659	CP	659, 569, 208 when enemy RNG is under ~900k
659	IP	992, 7-11-2, 550; enemy CAV below ~800k
7-11-2	RP	659, 569, 668, 7-11-2, 208, 055	Likely loses to 866/965 in CP; 974/875/992/550 in IP
10-2-8	CP	659, 569, 668, 875, 866, 208	Check 992 / 7-11-2 / 550 / 055 before using IP
3-6-11	RP or CP	RP: 659/569/668/055; CP: 866/875/992/7-11-2/208	550 called out against its IP line
10-8-2	RP	659, 569, 668, 7-11-2, 992, 055, 866, 208	IP line tested into 875/14-3-3/802/550
208	RW	433, many 424s in ranged front, 14-3-3	992, 7-11-2; 442 ranged wedge; stronger/misaligned 424
055	IW	433, 424 variants, 208, 14-3-3	442, 992, 7-11-2
14-3-3	IP	433, 992, 442, 767	208, 055 and some 424s in CP

FIELD COUNTERS These are practical counter calls, but formation and stats remain part of every matchup. Confirm results in reports before making a new counter an automatic guild call.

13 · Damage assignment

Choose heroes and familiars by job, not by code alone

First label each troop type as main damage, secondary damage, front/absorber or tiny buffer. Then spend hero and familiar slots where they remain alive long enough to work.

Main damage

Usually two hero slots and the strongest relevant attack/stack familiar package.

Secondary damage

Usually one or two heroes plus a damage familiar if its squad survives.

Absorbing front

Prioritize shield/HP and survival. One matching hero may support the front even if it is not the top damage type.

Tiny buffer

Do not waste a hero or damage familiar on a squad intended only to influence contact/targeting.

Example: INF + RNG deal damage; CAV absorbs

Start from 2 INF heroes + 2 RNG heroes + 1 CAV/support hero. Familiar logic: INF damage, RNG damage, an Army/utility slot, and a CAV shield/survival familiar. Adjust for the actual lead’s paid/F2P roster and which troop remains alive.

Named setup examples

Comp / role	Heroes	Formation	Familiars
659 · no 11K heroes	Berserker (INF), Songstress of the Sea + Dream Witch (RNG), Lore Weaver + Rose Knight (CAV/Army)	Choose RP or CP from the confirmed front	Jade Wyrm, Bon Appeti, Frostwing, Saberfang, Hell Drider
659 · with 11K	Dark Magister occupies the 11K Ranged slot; keep the other troop jobs aligned	Choose RP or CP from the confirmed front	Same job logic; change only for a tested target
055 attack	4 RNG jobs + 1 CAV hero	Infantry Wedge	Blackwing, Queen Bee, Gargantua, Saberfang, Trickstar
208 attack	CAV/Army damage jobs plus one INF/Army support job; no RNG hero is assigned to the empty line	Ranged Wedge	Gargantua, Frostwing, Saberfang, Goblin, Jade Wyrm
Front test	Probe troops—not heroes—create the read	RP for CAV probe / CW for RNG probe	No damage familiars

CONTEXT SWITCH Pact 5 “largest squad” damage can be valuable in real combat but contaminates frontline test kill counts. “Never use” applies to the test procedure, not every battle.

14 · Rally leadership

The final rally—not one march—is the composition

The leader’s troop march joins all filler marches. Therefore the final ratio is the weighted sum of every participant. A leader sending a pure type into ratio-based filler instructions shifts the entire rally and may break its targeting logic.

Final INF% = total INF from leader + fillers ÷ total rally troops

Method	When it works	Risk
Leader and every filler send exact ratio	Safest default; final comp stays planned.	Rounding and late partial fills only.
Leader sends a designed correction march	Advanced lead calculates live totals and closes a known deficit.	Requires accurate fill counts.
Leader sends one pure troop type	Only when the final total was designed around it.	Can turn 442 into an INF-heavy result, expose the wrong front and misassign heroes/familiars.

Leader checklist before launchFinal troop totals · formation · leader hero squads · familiar triggers · gear/talents · wall state · tested front · carpet timing · recall plan.

Calculate the leader’s pooled impact before launch →

15 · Saved presets

T4/T5 battalion numbers

Choose a composition share, multiply by march size, then split each troop type by tier. The tables below give exact 442 examples; the same formula works for every ratio in the codebook.

Total	Tier split	T5 INF / RNG / CAV	T4 INF / RNG / CAV
100k	60/40	24k / 24k / 12k	16k / 16k / 8k
125k	60/40	30k / 30k / 15k	20k / 20k / 10k
200k	60/40	48k / 48k / 24k	32k / 32k / 16k
300k	60/40	72k / 72k / 36k	48k / 48k / 24k
100k	80/20	32k / 32k / 16k	8k / 8k / 4k
200k	80/20	64k / 64k / 32k	16k / 16k / 8k
300k	80/20	96k / 96k / 48k	24k / 24k / 12k

Troop-type T5 = total march × composition share × T5 share · T4 = total march × composition share × T4 share

BATTALION STANDARD Matching 100k, 125k, 200k and 300k presets can be calculated for every base-count code at 60/40 or 80/20 T5/T4.

Build any composition, total size and T4/T5 split →

16 · Castle defence

Defensive operating recommendations

Know whether your wall is standing; it changes the opening and retarget event.
A broken own wall with Ranged Phalanx is the preferred cap/insurance pattern from castle testing.
If breaking the wall is not possible, use Ranged Wedge as the fallback.
Change formation when time permits, using the incoming troop/formation read—not a permanent default.
Avoid CAV-front mixed defence unless the attacker has very little ranged damage.
Never sit CAV front into a heavily carpeted mixed rally.
Review the battle movie and report together. The movie explains squad paths; the report explains totals and losses.

FIELD RECOMMENDATION These are practical mixed-rally and castle conclusions, not a published server rule.

17 · Audit trail

Conflicts, uncertainty and limits

Front test numbers

Kill bands are approximate. Compare the CAV and RNG probe results instead of trusting one number.

Damage familiars

Useful in real combat, but excluded from a frontline test because extra kills falsify the read.

Wall advantage

A wall can change attacker losses and retarget timing, but there is no universal wall multiplier.

40-second calculation

The 50k-per-10s and 2×/1×/0.5× equation is a training model, not the server formula.

Counter calls

A composition can win in one formation and lose in another. No code is an automatic result.

Hero/familiar availability

Named premium setups must be translated by role when a leader does not own or max every listed unit.

18 · Language

Glossary

Front / frontline: The troop type placed closest to the enemy at the opening.
Phalanx: A formation with one troop type arranged as a broad front.
Wedge: A split/point formation that changes first contact and proximity.
Buffer: A small troop amount used to absorb loss or alter squad geometry.
Retarget: Choosing a new enemy squad after target destruction or a battle event.
Blast: A rally concentrated in one troop type.
Mixed rally: A rally containing meaningful INF, RNG and CAV shares.
Carpet: Speeding an active rally/march with many speed-ups.
RP / IP / CP: Ranged / Infantry / Cavalry Phalanx.
RW / IW / CW: Ranged / Infantry / Cavalry Wedge.

The Big Guy

Infantry battle hero

Tracker

Ranged battle hero

Trickster

Ranged battle hero

Twilight Priestess

Infantry battle hero

Vengeful Centaur

Cavalry battle hero

Wandering Alchemist

Ranged battle hero

Watcher

Infantry battle hero

Wave Crasher

Cavalry battle hero

Witch Doll

Cavalry battle hero

20 · Premium familiar package

All seven Pact 5 familiars

Pact 5 contains seven familiars acquired through special bundles and events. Six are troop-damage familiars arranged as an Infantry, Ranged and Cavalry pair. Jade Wyrm is the seventh and has a defensive counter talent instead of a troop-killing talent.

Troop job	Early burst · 4% total losses	Repeated burst · 8% total losses
Infantry	Bon Appeti	Huey Hops
Ranged	Blackwing	Queen Bee
Cavalry	Gargantua	Frostwing
Defensive counter	Jade Wyrm reduces damage inflicted after 4% of your total troops fall.

Where the six damage talents must not be usedLeave them out of frontline probes because extra kills corrupt the read. Their troop-killing battle talents are also unavailable in Dragon Arena. Jade Wyrm is listed separately because its talent reduces damage rather than killing troops.

Blackwing

Pact 5 familiar

Battle talent: Deals damage to the largest enemy squad based on initial Ranged ATK, when 4% of your troops have fallen
Elder skill: Your invading troops will automatically kill enemy wounded troops, including Allied and Garrisoned troops (Requires Skillstones)
Adult skill: Army HP
Hatchling: Army ATK

Bon Appeti

Pact 5 familiar

Battle talent: Deals damage to the largest enemy squad based on initial Infantry ATK, when 4% of your troops have fallen
Elder skill: Destroys resource in an enemy's Turf (Requires Skillstones)
Adult skill: Coalition Army ATK
Hatchling: Infantry ATK

Frostwing

Pact 5 familiar

Battle talent: Deals damage multiple times to your largest enemy squad, based on your initial Cavalry ATK when 8% of your troops have fallen
Elder skill: Increases enemy Travel Time (does not affect currently moving troops) (Requires Skillstones)
Adult skill: Army ATK
Hatchling: Infantry DEF

Gargantua

Pact 5 familiar

Battle talent: Deals damage to the largest enemy squad based on initial Cavalry ATK, when 4% of your troops have fallen
Elder skill: Extends Guild Fest quest duration. Only affects claimed or expired quests
Adult skill: Cavalry ATK
Hatchling: Cavalry DEF

Huey Hops

Pact 5 familiar

Battle talent: Deals damage multiple times to your largest enemy squad, based on your initial Infantry ATK when 8% of your troops have fallen
Elder skill: Temporarily allows your Leader to escape if captured in battle (Requires Skillstones)
Adult skill: Army HP
Hatchling: Ranged DEF

Jade Wyrm

Pact 5 familiar

Battle talent: Reduces damage inflicted by 9% when 4% of your troops have fallen
Elder skill: Cavalry-Infantry Counter Boost
Adult skill: Ranged-Cavalry Counter Boost
Hatchling: Infantry-Ranged Counter Boost

Queen Bee

Pact 5 familiar

Battle talent: Deals damage multiple times to your largest enemy squad, based on your initial Ranged ATK when 8% of your troops have fallen
Elder skill: Sends troops of random tier in an enemy's Barrack to their Infirmary, and temporarily reduces their Army ATK (Requires Skillstones)
Adult skill: Ranged ATK
Hatchling: Cavalry HP

21 · Familiar registry

Familiars by pact, skills and battle talent

Search every familiar by name, pact or skill. The battle talent is the field-relevant effect; hatchling, adult and elder skills are included so similar-looking familiars can be checked without guessing.

Aquiris

Pact 1B familiar

Battle talent: Army HP Debuff
Elder skill: N/A
Adult skill: Grants STA
Hatchling: Anima Production

Beastmaster

Pact 1B familiar

Battle talent: Cavalry DEF Debuff
Elder skill: N/A
Adult skill: N/A
Hatchling: Supply Troops Travel Speed

Blackwing

Pact 5 familiar

Battle talent: Deals damage to the largest enemy squad based on initial Ranged ATK, when 4% of your troops have fallen
Elder skill: Your invading troops will automatically kill enemy wounded troops, including Allied and Garrisoned troops (Requires Skillstones)
Adult skill: Army HP
Hatchling: Army ATK

Bon Appeti

Pact 5 familiar

Battle talent: Deals damage to the largest enemy squad based on initial Infantry ATK, when 4% of your troops have fallen
Elder skill: Destroys resource in an enemy's Turf (Requires Skillstones)
Adult skill: Coalition Army ATK
Hatchling: Infantry ATK

Bonehead

Pact 2B familiar

Battle talent: Temporarily increases Infantry DEF when 10% of your Infantry troops fall
Elder skill: N/A
Adult skill: Grants Colosseum entries
Hatchling: Max Anima Storage

Bouldur

Pact 2B familiar

Battle talent: Temporarily increases Cavalry DEF when 10% of your Cavalry troops fall
Elder skill: N/A
Adult skill: Maxes Help Bar for ongoing Construction
Hatchling: Stone Production

Engineer

Pact 1A familiar

Battle talent: Infantry ATK
Elder skill: N/A
Adult skill: N/A
Hatchling: Ore Production

Evil Weevil

Pact 2A familiar

Battle talent: Army Max HP
Elder skill: N/A
Adult skill: Grants 4 hours worth of Resource
Hatchling: Food Production

Frostwing

Pact 5 familiar

Battle talent: Deals damage multiple times to your largest enemy squad, based on your initial Cavalry ATK when 8% of your troops have fallen
Elder skill: Increases enemy Travel Time (does not affect currently moving troops) (Requires Skillstones)
Adult skill: Army ATK
Hatchling: Infantry DEF

Gargantua

Pact 5 familiar

Battle talent: Deals damage to the largest enemy squad based on initial Cavalry ATK, when 4% of your troops have fallen
Elder skill: Extends Guild Fest quest duration. Only affects claimed or expired quests
Adult skill: Cavalry ATK
Hatchling: Cavalry DEF

Gemming Gremlin

Pact 3 familiar

Battle talent: Increases Infantry ATK when 10% of your Infantry troops fall; this effect can stack
Elder skill: Grants Gems
Adult skill: Gem Lode Gathering Speed
Hatchling: Construction Speed

Gnome

Pact 1B familiar

Battle talent: Ranged ATK
Elder skill: N/A
Adult skill: N/A
Hatchling: Gold Production

Goblin

Pact 3 familiar

Battle talent: Increases Cavalry ATK when 10% of your Cavalry troops fall; this effect can stack
Elder skill: Grants Gold
Adult skill: Gold Production
Hatchling: Gathering Speed

Grim Reaper

Pact 4 familiar

Battle talent: N/A
Elder skill: Kills highest tier enemy troops in Barrack (Requires Skillstones)
Adult skill: Ranged HP
Hatchling: Travel Speed

Gryphon

Pact 3 familiar

Battle talent: Temporarily increases Army ATK when 10% of your troops fall
Elder skill: Recalls all troops outside Turf within a certain time frame (Requires Skillstones)
Adult skill: Training Speed
Hatchling: Max Allied Army Size

Harpy

Pact 2B familiar

Battle talent: Temporarily increases Infantry HP when 10% of your Infantry troops fall
Elder skill: N/A
Adult skill: Grants random VIP items
Hatchling: Shelter Capacity

Hell Drider

Pact 4 familiar

Battle talent: Petrifies one of the largest enemy squads for 11 sec when 7% of your troops have fallen
Elder skill: Grants random troops from the highest tier available to you (T1 to T4 only)
Adult skill: Leader Escape Chance
Hatchling: Infantry HP

Hoarder

Pact 4 familiar

Battle talent: Summons a shield that protects your Infantry troops from a killing blow when 12% of your Infantry troops have fallen
Elder skill: Grants random Jewels
Adult skill: Merging Speed (Skillstones)
Hatchling: Treasure Trove Max Deposit

Huey Hops

Pact 5 familiar

Battle talent: Deals damage multiple times to your largest enemy squad, based on your initial Infantry ATK when 8% of your troops have fallen
Elder skill: Temporarily allows your Leader to escape if captured in battle (Requires Skillstones)
Adult skill: Army HP
Hatchling: Ranged DEF

Jade Wyrm

Pact 5 familiar

Battle talent: Reduces damage inflicted by 9% when 4% of your troops have fallen
Elder skill: Cavalry-Infantry Counter Boost
Adult skill: Ranged-Cavalry Counter Boost
Hatchling: Infantry-Ranged Counter Boost

Jaziek

Pact 1A familiar

Battle talent: Cavalry HP Debuff
Elder skill: N/A
Adult skill: N/A
Hatchling: Vault Storage

Krabby

Pact 2B familiar

Battle talent: Army DEF
Elder skill: N/A
Adult skill: Player EXP Boost
Hatchling: Ore Production

Magmalord

Pact 1A familiar

Battle talent: Ranged HP Debuff
Elder skill: N/A
Adult skill: N/A
Hatchling: Stone Production

Magus

Pact 3 familiar

Battle talent: Increases Ranged ATK by 60%, and Ranged Max HP by 60% for 15 seconds when 5% of your Ranged troops fall
Elder skill: Maxes Help Bar for ongoing Research
Adult skill: Altar Stat Boost Duration
Hatchling: Pact Merging

Mecha Trojan

Pact 4 familiar

Battle talent: N/A
Elder skill: Temporarily increases Max Coalition Army Size (Requires Skillstones)
Adult skill: Army DEF (Battle Fury)
Hatchling: Cavalry HP

Mega Maggot

Pact 4 familiar

Battle talent: Temporarily stuns all enemy Heroes when 12% of your troops fall
Elder skill: Temporarily reduces enemy's Resource Production (Requires Skillstones)
Adult skill: Infantry DEF
Hatchling: Barrack Capacity

Mole Shaman

Pact 3 familiar

Battle talent: Increases Infantry ATK by 60%, and Infantry Max HP by 60% for 15 seconds when 5% of your Infantry troops fall
Elder skill: Repairs Wall HP
Adult skill: Infantry ATK
Hatchling: Infirmary Capacity

Noceros

Pact 3 familiar

Battle talent: Increases Cavalry ATK by 60%, and Cavalry Max HP by 60% for 15 seconds when 5% of your Cavalry troops fall
Elder skill: Instantly completes ongoing Gathering (does not apply to gem lodes, and does not grant event points)
Adult skill: Cavalry ATK
Hatchling: Army Capacity

Oakroot

Pact 1A familiar

Battle talent: Infantry DEF Debuff
Elder skill: N/A
Adult skill: N/A
Hatchling: Timber Production

Pyris

Pact 2B familiar

Battle talent: Temporarily boosts Heroes' Tactics Skills, increasing Squad ATK dealt as DMG to enemy troops
Elder skill: Kills lowest tier enemy troops in Barrack (Requires Skillstones)
Adult skill: Reduces Transmutation Time
Hatchling: Excess Supplies

Queen Bee

Pact 5 familiar

Battle talent: Deals damage multiple times to your largest enemy squad, based on your initial Ranged ATK when 8% of your troops have fallen
Elder skill: Sends troops of random tier in an enemy's Barrack to their Infirmary, and temporarily reduces their Army ATK (Requires Skillstones)
Adult skill: Ranged ATK
Hatchling: Cavalry HP

Saberfang

Pact 4 familiar

Battle talent: Summons a shield that protects your Cavalry troops from a killing blow when 12% of your Cavalry troops have fallen
Elder skill: Temporarily adds Hunts in a Row to the next monster you hunt; will not exceed current Hunts in a Row limit
Adult skill: Cavalry DEF
Hatchling: Monster Hunt Travel Speed

Snow Beast

Pact 4 familiar

Battle talent: Summons a shield that protects your Ranged troops from a killing blow when 12% of your Ranged troops have fallen
Elder skill: Temporarily increases Supply Capacity
Adult skill: Ranged DEF
Hatchling: Darknest Coalition Travel Speed

Sorcerer

Pact 2A familiar

Battle talent: Temporarily increases Ranged HP when 10% of your Ranged troops fall
Elder skill: N/A
Adult skill: Instantly completes ongoing Transmutation
Hatchling: Allied Troops Travel Speed

Strix

Pact 2A familiar

Battle talent: Temporarily increases Cavalry HP when 10% of your Cavalry troops fall
Elder skill: N/A
Adult skill: Reduces Execution Wait Time
Hatchling: Infirmary Healing Speed

Tempestite

Pact 2A familiar

Battle talent: Temporarily stuns your enemy's largest Squad when 10% of your troops fall
Elder skill: Grants random T1 troops
Adult skill: Energy Regain Speed
Hatchling: Wall DEF

Terraspike

Pact 1B familiar

Battle talent: Infantry HP Debuff
Elder skill: N/A
Adult skill: N/A
Hatchling: Food Production

Territe

Pact 1A familiar

Battle talent: Army DEF Debuff
Elder skill: N/A
Adult skill: Grants Fragments
Hatchling: Pact Merging Speed

Tidal Titan

Pact 4 familiar

Battle talent: N/A
Elder skill: Randomly relocates an enemy Turf after a successful attack (Requires Skillstones)
Adult skill: Army DEF
Hatchling: Infantry HP

Totempest

Pact 2A familiar

Battle talent: Temporarily increases Ranged DEF when 10% of your Ranged troops fall
Elder skill: N/A
Adult skill: Instantly restocks the Cargo Ship
Hatchling: Timber Production

Trickstar

Pact 3 familiar

Battle talent: Increases Ranged ATK when 10% of your Ranged troops fall; this effect can stack
Elder skill: Grants Holy Star items
Adult skill: Ranged ATK
Hatchling: Research Speed

Yeti

Pact 1B familiar

Battle talent: Cavalry ATK
Elder skill: N/A
Adult skill: N/A
Hatchling: Gathering Troops Travel Speed

22 · Event operations

Dragon Arena registration and battle flow

An R4 or R5 registers the guild during the 24-hour registration window and chooses a preferred time slot. The assigned slot can differ, so the guild mail—not the initial selection—is the final call. Players must remain in the registered guild and pass the entry checklist before joining.

1RegisterR4/R5 selects one of eight preferred slots.

2ConfirmRead the assigned slot from guild mail.

3PrepareClear wounded troops, traps, wall and Battle Fury blockers.

4OpenUse the first five minutes to organize lanes.

5RouteHold strongholds and deliver Caravans.

Open the Dragon Arena guide →

23 · Quick reference

Battle job index

Name	Use in these setups	Selection rule
Berserker	659 INF/Army line	Supports the infantry contribution while remaining useful to the army.
Rose Knight	659 Cavalry Phalanx attack	Used when CAV is pushed into an enemy ranged front.
Storm Fox	659 Ranged Phalanx and defence	Replaces Rose Knight when the lineup needs the ranged-side job.
Songstress of the Sea	659 attack and defence	Core Army support slot.
Dream Witch	659 attack and defence	Core Army support slot.
Lore Weaver	659 attack and defence	Core Army support/survival slot.
Incinerator, Dark Follower, Prima Donna, Elementalist	Wall-break hero options	Use four siege-capable heroes; if short, complete with Army heroes.

Familiars

Name	Battle job	Trigger/use
Jade Wyrm	Enemy damage reduction	Activates after 4% of your total troops fall.
Saberfang	Cavalry killing-blow shield	Activates after 12% of your Cavalry fall.
Hoarder	Infantry killing-blow shield	Activates after 12% of your Infantry fall.
Snow Beast	Ranged killing-blow shield	Activates after 12% of your Ranged troops fall.
Hell Drider	Petrifies one largest enemy squad	Control trigger after 7% of your total troops fall.
Bon Appeti / Blackwing / Gargantua	INF / RNG / CAV largest-squad burst	Each scales from its matching initial troop ATK and triggers after 4% total losses.
Huey Hops / Queen Bee / Frostwing	Repeated INF / RNG / CAV largest-squad damage	Each triggers after 8% total losses.
Gemming Gremlin / Trickstar / Goblin	Stacking INF / RNG / CAV ATK	Begins after 10% of the matching troop type falls.