Lords at War Guide: Team Formations and Account Upgrades

To overcome difficulty spikes in Lords at War, link your player profile immediately to protect your data, arrange your squad to balance damage intake with ranged damage output, and focus resource upgrades on your core heroes.

Securing Your Progress First

Before spending time on hero management, ensure your game profile is linked to a permanent account through the in-game settings.

Guest Mode: Allows fast entry into combat but risks total progression loss if you clear application cache, update your device OS, or switch phones.
Linked Account: Secures hero rosters, equipment investments, and stage progress across app updates and potential device transfers.

If you started as a guest, navigate to account settings to bind your profile before advancing deep into story stages or competitive modes.

Building a Balanced Formation

Clearing story stages requires positioning heroes according to their roles rather than relying solely on raw power.

Frontline Units: Position high-survivability heroes at the front of your formation to absorb initial enemy strikes and shield vulnerable teammates.
Backline Units: Place long-range attackers and crowd-control units in the rear to deal sustained damage and disable dangerous foes.

If your damage dealers fall early in a stage, adjust your tactical positioning to redistribute incoming damage to your tankier heroes.

Prioritizing Hero and Equipment Upgrades

Progression depends on concentrating your earned resources into your active combat roster.

Equip High-Utility Units: Upgrade the armor and weapons of your primary frontline and main damage units first to ensure basic survival and steady damage.
Level Hero Skills: Raise active skill levels up to your current player level cap to maximize tactical ability output during encounters.
Farm Daily Challenges: Split your daily play between advancing main story stages for account level gains and clearing daily resource missions for targeted hero upgrade materials.