Brief Summary
This video provides essential tips for playing Empires & Puzzles effectively, focusing on resource management, strategic gameplay, and enjoying the game without overspending. It covers mana management, team composition, farming strategies, hero leveling, alliance benefits, emblem usage, and the importance of tile play. The guide emphasizes long-term progression and responsible spending habits.
- Mastering mana and tile play is crucial for strategic advantage.
- Efficient farming and resource management accelerate progress.
- Thoughtful hero leveling and emblem use optimize team strength.
- Joining an alliance provides access to essential resources.
- Budgeting and responsible spending prevent frustration.
Introduction
The video introduces essential tips for playing Empires & Puzzles effectively. It aims to combine knowledge that can help players progress quickly without wasting time. The guide is not comprehensive, and viewers are encouraged to add their tips in the comments. The presenter also mentions future guides and a Patreon account for those who wish to support the channel.
Mana
Mana, represented by the bar beneath a hero's health, is crucial for using special skills. Players gain mana by matching tiles of the same color as their heroes. Ghosting, which involves tiles traveling across the battlefield without hitting an opponent, doubles the mana gained. Understanding mana speeds and the number of tiles needed to charge heroes is essential for effective gameplay. The video includes a chart detailing mana speeds and tile requirements for different heroes.
Team Slots
Players start with five team slots and can purchase additional slots with gems. It's suggested to utilize all available slots. Team slots can be organized for various purposes, such as Titan attacks, farming, raiding, and defense. Placing the defense team in the final slot reduces the chance of accidental changes. Naming teams helps keep the roster organized.
Farming
Farming involves replaying levels to acquire resources. It's important to maximize resources gained per world energy. Autoplay makes farming easier. Farming should be done consistently to progress faster. The best time to farm is during the monthly Atlantis Rises event, which lowers world energy costs for Season 2 levels. A recommended farming spot is Season 1, Province 12, Stage 9, which provides decent resources and XP. Completing rare and class quests is also important for valuable ascension items and emblems.
Use flags before leveling!
Leveling up refills all energies or flags, except for war and tournament flags. Players can strategically use flags before leveling up to maximize hits on Titans, raid attacks, and world energy for farming. It's important to monitor the XP bar and use Titan flags and red flags before world energy if close to leveling up. Clicking on the avatar shows the exact amount of XP remaining.
Lock heroes and troops
Locking important heroes and troops prevents accidental feeding. New heroes that you want to keep should be locked by clicking the lock icon on the hero card. Four-star and even three-star troops should also be locked. In tournaments, two-star, three-star, and four-star troops are needed, so save enough lower-level troops.
Wanted Mission Chests
Filling wanted mission chests is an important part of daily gameplay, providing valuable resources. The rewards from hero chests depend on the arena level when the chest is opened, not when it was filled. Waiting to open a chest until reaching a higher arena can improve rewards. However, avoid waiting too long to reset the timer for the next chest. Gems can be used to skip wait times on hero chests, especially when little time remains.
Tile Play
Tile play involves strategically moving tiles to gain an advantage. Predicting the outcome of matches can help charge heroes efficiently and create deadly combos. Improving tile play can significantly enhance gameplay.
Base Upgrades
Focus on maxing farms and mines early to ensure a steady supply of food and iron. Avoid prioritizing leveling up houses, as training camps can store infinite recruits. Excess recruits should be placed in a Training Camp level 11 (TC 11) to produce a steady stream of one-star and two-star feeders. Buildings like the Hunter's Lodge or alchemy lab should be considered later in the game. Consistently level up the stronghold to unlock all plots of land for more farms and mines. The watchtower should be a priority, as it yields more than a single farm or mine. Food and iron storages should be upgraded as needed to meet thresholds for higher-cost upgrades.
Leveling Heroes
Leveling heroes should balance speed and efficiency. Level one hero of each color at a time, or two of each color later in the game. Feed on-color heroes 10 at a time until the special skill reaches level eight out of eight. Feeding same-color heroes provides 20% more XP and a higher chance of increasing the special skill. Start with one-star feeders first, then move on to two-star feeders. Level heroes that are fun to use on offense. Level two heroes of one color at a time, using the top row for heroes further along in the leveling process and the bottom row for secondary leveling projects.
Alliances
Joining an alliance early is recommended. Killing Titans is the most reliable source of rare materials. Finding a good group of people can make the game more enjoyable. Alliances range from casual to competitive, so find one that matches your level of commitment. It's okay to change alliances as your progress and commitment fluctuate. Alliances can be found via the Alliance button or recruitment threads on the Empires & Puzzles forum.
Emblems
Emblems boost the stats of fully maxed and ascended heroes and give them a talent. Deciding which heroes to give emblems to depends on your play style. The idealistic approach is to save them for the best five-star hero in each class, but this can take a long time. Putting them on the best three-star heroes provides an earlier advantage but can hurt in the long run. Exceptions to this rule are tournaments and challenge events. Emblems on heroes provide a big advantage in tournaments, but this is a niche aspect of the game. Some excellent four-star heroes, like Costume Rigard and Proteus, are deserving of emblems even in advanced stages. Emblems can be removed from heroes, but there is a cost. Using gems forfeits 5% of the emblems, while using a reset emblem returns 100% of spent emblems, but reset emblems are rare.
Team Composition
Synergy is the most important thing to consider when building a team. Combining a hero that lowers the defense of all enemies with a hero that boosts the attack power of your team is a basic and effective synergy. Always have one or two healers on your team. Stack at least two or three of the strong color against the opponent's tank. Consider the special skills of your opponent and choose heroes that can cleanse ailments or remove buffs. Read every hero card to develop a strong knowledge of available heroes and experiment with combinations. Think carefully about the order in which you fire your specials. On defense, the AI fires from left to right, so keep this in mind when structuring your defense. Always have your toughest hero in the center position and typically use one hero of each color.
Tap to Target, Touch to Learn
Tapping once on an enemy allows you to target them when firing a special skill. Being selective about who to target based on the function of your special skill provides more strategic control. Pressing and holding on an enemy reveals information about them, which can be used for strategy and to learn about various heroes.
Budgeting
The game can get expensive quickly, so decide if you are comfortable spending money on it. If so, set a budget and stick to it. This allows you to purchase only the best deals instead of spending on demand. Avoid summoning until you get a good hero. There are no guarantees in this game, so approach it like gambling and be okay with losing more often than not. Never chase specific heroes. Keep spending low, as it is just a mobile game.
HAVE FUN!
This is a game to play for enjoyment. Avoid setting expectations too high and try to find enjoyment in the heroes you have. Focus on improving things you can control, like finding good synergies or getting good at playing the board. Even with the best roster, there will still be heroes you don't have and want. Getting good heroes is only half the process to being able to use them. Don't get caught up in the chase and instead enjoy the game as a fun break from reality.
