The Ants: Underground Kingdom S6 PvE Lineup Guide

To optimize PvE combat performance in Season 6 of The Ants: Underground Kingdom, construct your squads using a single troop type paired with specialized heroes that match that unit. Mixing Carriers, Shooters, and Guardians in the same marching queue invalidates unit-specific hero buffs and reduces total squad efficiency against neutral creatures.

S6 PvE Lineup Comparison

Select a troop type based on your current farming goals and resource constraints:

Troop Type	Primary Function	Combat Advantage	Key Operational Requirement
Carrier	Burst Damage	High DPS for rapid creature farming	Requires dedicated Carrier research and pure unit queues
Shooter	Ranged Damage	Reduced casualties via early attack turns	Requires front/center placement and a healing utility hero
Guardian	Durability	High survival and lower troop loss	Requires research investment in HP and physical resistance

Squad Setup Strategies

Carrier Formations

Carrier squads deliver high burst damage, making them effective for quickly clearing neutral creatures. S6 carrier formations rely on heroes like Crimson Frigate to stack attack buffs. Because these hero skills specifically target Carrier units, adding non-Carrier troops into the formation cancels out key synergy bonuses. To get full value from a Carrier setup, commit research to the Carrier evolution tree and keep the march queue unmixed.

Shooter Formations

Shooter lineups focus on reliable, range-based damage output. Positioning damage-focused Shooter heroes in the front and center squad slots allows your troops to perform attacks before enemy units reach melee distance. Because Shooters suffer higher casualty rates if enemy units close the gap, pair your main damage heroes with at least one utility hero capable of healing or damage reduction. This balance maintains squad uptime across multiple PvE encounters without frequent base returns for reinforcements.

Guardian Formations

Guardian squads absorb heavy damage, prioritizing troop preservation over clear speed. They are effective against high-level neutral creatures with strong area-of-effect skills. To maximize their tanking role, focus your evolution tree on nodes that improve health (HP) and physical resistance. While Guardians require more time to clear individual targets than Carriers, their lower attrition rate makes them resource-efficient over repeated battles.

Progression Priorities

Commit experience points and evolution materials to a single troop type until your primary PvE squad reliably clears daily targets. Spreading upgrade resources across all three types early in development stalls power progression. Once your main lineup achieves high combat efficiency, invest in a secondary squad of a different troop type to handle encounters that counter your primary formation.