Considering the high cost of levelling troops (wrt ham & feeders), how many 4 star troops of each kind would you advise keeping?
I am leaning towards -
Mana - 2
Magic - 2
Cyclops - 2
Ninja -1
Crit - 1
Will the above meet the requirements for all situations in E&P?
Please share your thoughts
If youâve got the resources to level all of them, then sure thatâs a good list.
I hate my crit troops now and wish I had more 11+ mana/magic/cyclops troops. After I get 5 of those at 29 (would take another 8 years if I estimate), then Iâll worry about crit and ninja.
It also depends on how much mono you use and what level the troops are. 5 level 10 mana troops wonât do much for you. Either they help with mana or they donât.
I continue to upgrade all my troops (which i use) simultanious⌠2 
-4 plus ninja troops all 15 lvl and above⌠i take part in all tournmentsâŚ
Thanks, mate! So, I guess 2 each of mana/magic/cyclops are good enough. I got at least 1 cyclops @ lvl 27 in green, yellow & blue + purple cyclops @ lvl 25 + red cyclops @ lvl 23.
Feeders are the show stoppers.
I did the math & while 3 
troops take 2 days 12 hrs to train in HA, in a month I end up with 20 â3 feedersâ
Add the ETTs saved for Magic & Styx events & I should end up with probably 30 rare feeders.
In a year, about 300 rare feeders (ballpark).
So, I guess itâs ok
Food is a huge factor here. Iâm f2p so all of my
Good uses have mostly run dry other than troops. So 1 and 2 Star troops help train. If youâre relying just on rare troops, youâve got a much longer path.
Depends what type of team you play. If you play 3-2 all you need is 3 mana troops. Which kind isn´t all that important, but of course Styx and Magic have more mana boost than the standard old mana troops. Maybe one of each kind is best to have? Depends a bit what kind of heroes you use a lot. If you play avg speed heroes all you need is 12% mana boost, you can get that easily with standard troops and get better stats boosts from them, for example.
If you play mono, you need 5 mana troops, rest same as above.
For titans and events, Ninjas can be really good (and the old mana troops are also good). I guess once you have the above mentioned troops, this would be the next thing to focus on?
I think I would prioritize only 1 mana troop as long as you have also 2 Magic + 2 Styx, since the most you need mana support for 5 heroes at a time
Thank you, all, for sharing.
@Ruskin505 , I am VC2P since the Dec balance update. I was referring to rare troops for taking the higher lvl troops (lvl 23 & above) to lvl 30.
@Gargon , I have shifted to mono or at max 4-1 style recently, hence the need to cover 5 heroes with mana boost.
Generally, I have found that, when you play mono, having 1 crit troop in your team boosts the damage. For eg., I need only 3 tiles (vertical or horizontal) to take out 1 hero of the weak color.
To explain further, when I play mono Holy against a purple tank, 3 holy tiles (vertical or horizontal) into the dark tank & the tank is dead.
All said & done, I find @The_Seeker 's advice âto get 2 Magic & Styx up, then 1 Mana & then probably 1 Crit troop (if need be) & the Ninja troop coming in last in the orderâ, to be an optimised wat forward.
Once again, thanks friends!
Wow! Few queries @bluenoser , if you donât mind.
- How much time did it take you to lvl these to lvl 30?
I have full sets of 3x mana; 2x magic; 2x styx; 1x crit and the ninjaâs at various stages. Iâve been playing for just over 5 years so itâs taken me awhile. However I did level up the magics and styx relatively quickly.
- Did you spend too much on pulling troops?
Thanks 8n advance!
Waaaaaaay too much. Iâm impatient and spend foolishly because of it. Lol. The troop trainers werenât around when I first started and they are extremely helpful. The reality is that there is no getting around the significant financial cost of troops - especially to speed up the levelling process. Troops are a wonderful investment. Itâs easier if you play 3-2 or 3-1-1 as you can do âonlyâ 3 max troops in each colour. Mono players need 5 strong max sets and that is expensive in every respect.
I would keep in any color:
2 Mana, 2 Magic and one Styx troop.
IMO crit troops are only fodder in todays meta, Nimja troops maybe helpful for titan but not essential.
I would not lvl. Ninja-troops keep only one of each color for future use and feed the others away.
Bring all troops to lvl.5, then a styx to lvl.12, a mana and a Magic troop to lvl. 17.
Then it depends on your heroes and team composition, for fighting mostly 3/2 I would bring the next magic troop to 11, before proceeding with the first to lvl. 23
Happy gaming
Whatâs âTthrmâ, @Gimliv ?
I corrected the text, it should read Ninja troops, dont know how such a mixup occured.
Sorry
Absolutely fine, @Gimliv.
Wondered since I have not come across that acronym yet 
