Gaining Conquest Points in Total Battle: War Strategy Shadow Invasion

To farm Conquest Points efficiently during the Shadow Invasion event in Total Battle: War Strategy, deploy a low-cost march consisting of Level 1 (G1) Guardsmen paired with Mercenaries instead of risking your high-tier standing army. Because Conquest Points are awarded based on the power and volume of enemy units eliminated, this budget composition allows you to deal heavy offensive damage while keeping hospital healing times and resurrection costs minimal.

Budget March Setup: G1 Guardsmen and Mercenaries

Shadow Invasion formations deal severe counter-damage that can quickly overwhelm higher-tier units. Using G1 Guardsmen creates an inexpensive frontline screen that absorbs incoming initial strikes, protecting your core offensive units.

Component	Battlefield Role	Strategic Function
G1 Guardsmen	Frontline screen	Absorbs incoming damage at minimal revival or retraining cost
Mercenaries	Primary damage dealer	Delivers high offensive output per slot to eliminate enemy stacks
Hero / Captain	Leadership support	Provides combat auras and stat buffs to maximize Mercenary damage

Mercenaries provide the necessary damage output to rapidly clear Shadow stacks in the opening combat rounds. Even when the frontline suffers heavy casualties, G1 Guardsmen require negligible silver, potions, and time to replace or revive, allowing you to launch repeated attacks throughout the event window.

Comparing Budget Runs to Full Main Army Marches

While the G1 and Mercenary march is the most sustainable approach for event grinding, deploying a full-tier main army can be used selectively when you need rapid point accumulation.

Strategy	Point Accumulation Speed	Resource and Attrition Risk	Recommended Usage
Budget (G1 + Mercs)	Moderate, highly repeatable	Low silver and revival potion expenses	Grinding the bulk of event point milestones
Full Main Army	Rapid burst gains per attack	High hospital overflow and expensive revival costs	Guaranteed low-casualty clears on lower-tier targets

Committing higher-tier Guardsmen (such as Tier 4 or Tier 5) against difficult Shadow nodes risks filling your medical tents or exhausting your supply of silver and resurrection potions. Reserve full-army marches for encounters where your combat bonuses ensure a decisive victory without severe attrition.

Managing Casualties and Hospital Capacity

Sustained participation in Shadow Invasion requires active management of medical facilities to avoid permanent troop loss:

Verify Open Hospital Beds: Check hospital capacity before dispatching each march to ensure wounded units do not overflow into permanent casualties.
Prioritize Resurrection Resources: Allocate Resurrection Potions and Sacred Potions to fallen Mercenaries and Captain-led units. Replace lost G1 Guardsmen through standard training queues if revival supplies are limited.
Request Clan Healing Assists: Use Clan assistance immediately after battles to shorten recovery timers and reset march queues quickly.
Reserve Silver for Revival: Keep an active reserve of silver specifically designated for hospital recovery rather than spending all resources on city construction during the event.

Before locking in an attack, scout the target node to ensure your available Mercenaries hold a tactical advantage over the specific Shadow formation. Cycling budget marches against favorable targets keeps your primary war engine intact while securing event leaderboard rewards.