Doomsday: Odysseus Returns Gather Squad Hunting Guide

To eliminate enemy gathering squads in Doomsday: Odysseus Returns, teleport near unmonitored resource fields, inspect nodes to verify weak utility defenders, and launch pure Rider marches kept under a fifteen-second travel window. Striking resource nodes generates high kill event scores while minimizing troop losses, provided you avoid defensive bait and follow kingdom rules of engagement.

Why Gather Raiding Yields High Kill Event Points

Attacking enemy shelters or fortified alliance structures causes severe troop deaths, hospital congestion, and heavy healing costs. In contrast, resource nodes typically contain low-tier carrier units (T1 or T2) led by utility gathering heroes equipped with economic talents.

When a dedicated offensive combat squad hits these gathering formations, combat resolves rapidly. You collect substantial kill event points for competitions like Top Commander, Alliance Mobilization, and cross-server clashes while suffering negligible hospital casualties.

March Speed and Squad Setup

Target players can recall gathering units the moment they see an incoming march line on the map. Your strike squad must rely on maximum movement speed to close the distance before the defender can react:

• Hero Pairing: Pair a primary Rider hero who has open-field march speed talents with a secondary commander capable of dealing rapid burst damage in early combat rounds.
• Unit Composition: Use pure high-tier Riders exclusively. Do not mix in Infantry or Ranged siege units, because a squad's movement speed drops to match its slowest unit.
• Talent Allocation: Invest talent points into nodes that boost movement speed across wild terrain and accelerate squad departure from your Shelter.
• Armaments and Buffs: Equip armaments that increase Rider march speed and lethality. Activate temporary kingdom movement buffs or alliance speed tokens before starting a hunting run.

How to Spot Bait and Trap Nodes

Experienced defenders bait raiders by placing combat infantry, awakened heroes, or garrison specialists inside high-level resource nodes. Before launching a march, always tap the target node to check the commander portrait and squad power rating.

If a high-level node contains a combat commander like Boyd or an awakened infantry hero, do not engage. The target's counter-attack stats will cause heavy casualties to a light raiding march.

Step-by-Step Hunting Procedure

Use this sequence to minimize enemy reaction time and clear nodes safely:

1. Relocate Close to the Target Area: Teleport your Shelter to the outer edge of an enemy farming area or unmonitored neutral ground. Launching from long distances produces visible map march lines that alert targets minutes in advance.
2. Locate Unattended Nodes: Scan the peripheral belts between alliance territories to find isolated, unattended gatherers.
3. Execute Point-Blank Strikes: Keep squad travel time between ten and fifteen seconds. Short travel windows prevent opponents from opening attack notifications and hitting recall in time.
4. Disengage Instantly: Once the combat report confirms elimination, recall your march immediately back to your Shelter or direct it to the next verified target. Never leave an offensive squad idling on an empty resource tile.

Server Rules of Engagement and Retaliation

Confirm your server's current diplomatic status before raiding tiles. Established kingdoms typically enforce strict Rules of Engagement (ROE) and non-aggression pacts (NAP) during non-combat phases.

Tile hitting outside authorized windows is viewed as a severe violation on most servers. Alliance leadership tracks these attacks through battle logs, and unsanctioned raids can lead to compensation penalties, alliance blacklisting, or retaliatory rallies against your Shelter. Restrict gather raiding strictly to designated kill event stages, cross-server war windows, or hostile alliances approved by your alliance leadership.