Order Automatica: Early 3x3 Grid and Card Queue Strategy

To win encounters in the Order Automatica demo, cluster your units tightly on the 3x3 grid to activate adjacent synergy bonuses, and queue high-impact cards first to clear low-value units out of your hand. Prioritize spending gold on upgrading established squad synergies over buying random units in the shop.

Unit Placement on the 3x3 Grid

Because adjacent units grant performance bonuses, isolating cards on the board weakens your overall combat power. Position units based on their survival capabilities and tile reach:

Tile Position	Unit Type	Primary Role
Front-Center	High-Durability Anchors	Absorbs incoming frontal damage to protect backline units.
Grid Center	Ability Generators & Synergy Hubs	Maximize tile coverage to apply passive buffs to all surrounding allies.
Corner / Flank	Passive Support Units	Provides localized aura buffs while staying safe from direct targeting.

Managing the Card Queue and Gold Economy

The active card queue functions as a fixed deployment timeline. Playing cards without anticipating subsequent activations wastes resources and disrupts synergy timing.

Clear Queue Clutter: Cycle out low-value cards during easy early phases to draw into critical squad pieces before harder turns hit.
Plan Turns Ahead: Line up unit deployments two to three steps in advance to ensure ability triggers coincide with squad positioning.
Targeted Shop Upgrades: Limit shop rerolls to units that share traits with your active build. Upgrading an established area-of-effect or passive synergy is significantly more resource-efficient than spreading gold across unrelated units.

Tactical Mid-Combat Adjustments

Enemies follow predictable targeting trajectories across rows and columns. When an incoming enemy attack highlights a specific lane, shift your primary damage dealer out of the targeted zone. If an attack cannot be completely avoided, reposition a low-tier unit into the line of fire to absorb the strike and protect your main synergy engine.