The Ants: Underground Kingdom Pro Troop Formation Guide

To build an effective Pro Troop formation in The Ants: Underground Kingdom, consolidate your strongest Special Ants into a single march dedicated to one troop type: Ground, Shooter, or Carrier. Mixing different troop types in a single Pro Troop dilutes hero stat buffs, while a mono-type squad ensures all passive and active hero skills benefit your entire march.

Matching Hero Skills to Troop Types

Check each Special Ant's skill descriptions to identify whether their buffs target Ground, Shooter, or Carrier units. Assigning a hero to a troop row that does not match their skill requirements wastes their stat bonuses.

Prioritize Special Ants whose skills provide flat or multiplicative increases to Attack, Defense, or Health for their specific class. Heroes with active skills that trigger early in battle are particularly valuable, as they reduce incoming damage before the enemy can establish momentum.

Slot Positioning and Formation Structure

Every Pro Troop march features three hero slots that correspond to front, middle, and rear soldier rows. Place your heroes according to their survival traits and skill types:

1. First Slot (Front Row): Place your highest-defense or highest-health hero here. The front row receives enemy attacks first and takes the heaviest damage.
2. Second Slot (Middle Row): Assign a hero with active damage abilities or mid-tier defensive capabilities.
3. Third Slot (Rear Row): Reserve this position for high-damage, utility, or passive buff heroes. Keeping them in the back ensures they survive long enough to rotate through their skill cooldowns.

Focus your initial resources on maxing out one primary Pro Troop squad. One fully optimized formation will consistently win battles against multiple under-leveled or split-type squads.

Base Research and Class Counters

Hero bonuses apply to the base statistics of your unlocked soldier tiers. To maximize your Pro Troop's combat effectiveness, follow these progression priorities:

• Unlock Higher Unit Tiers: Research higher-tier soldier ants in your anthill to raise the base Health and Attack stats that hero skills multiply.
• Upgrade the Evolution Tree: Complete Evolution research nodes that grant flat percentage stat boosts to your chosen troop type. These bonuses stack directly with hero skills.
• Scout Before Engagement: Mono-type formations remain subject to standard class counters. Scout target bases before attacking, and avoid fielding full Shooter squads against opponents built specifically to counter ranged units.