[{"title":"FAQ: alliance chat — how to read and write","description":"Where to find the chat, pick the alliance channel and send a message","category":"beginners","categoryTitle":"Beginners","url":"/en/guides/beginners/alliance-chat-faq/","body":"Chat isn't just for talking: it's where people agree on event timing, gather rally groups and warn about danger. Once you join an alliance, check it at least every time you log in. How to open chat On the main game screen, find the chat icon — it usually looks like a message bubble and shows a red number badge if there are unread messages. Tap the icon to open the chat window. Check the exact icon position directly in game: the official screenshots available in the App Store are combat and building shots, not the main base screen, so the chat icon isn't visible on them, and its position isn't stated here to avoid guessing. How to open the alliance channel In the chat window, switch to the \"Alliance\" tab. Don't confuse it with the world or personal chat: a message sent to the wrong tab may go unseen by alliance members. If there's no alliance tab, first check whether you're actually in an alliance. After joining, close the chat window and open it again. Tab names and positions can shift slightly after game updates. How to read messages New messages appear at the bottom of the feed; scroll down if an older conversation opened. Pay attention to messages from R4/R5: they often post event timing and alliance rules there. If it's unclear which event a message refers to, ask before sending troops or spending resources. How to write a message 1. Open chat and make sure the \"Alliance\" tab is selected. 2. Tap the input field at the bottom of the window. 3. Type a short, clear message. 4. Tap the send button to the right of the input field. For a question or to gather a group, lead with the essentials right away: event name, target level, and when you plan to start. For example, \"Who's going for the boss after reset?\" gets read faster than several messages with no context. If a message won't send Check that you're still in the alliance and have its channel selected. Make sure the field isn't empty and the connection to the game hasn't dropped. If the game reports a chat restriction or block, the exact reason and duration should be shown in the notification itself; details of such restrictions vary. After an interface update, go by the speech bubble icon rather than the names of individual buttons — its position is more reliable."},{"title":"Alliance Duel — how it works","description":"The alliance's weekly points cycle, day by day","category":"events","categoryTitle":"Events","url":"/en/guides/events/alliance-duel/","body":"Alliance Duel is a week long alliance points competition, six days in a row (Mon–Sat). Each day has a focus category, but direct in game observation suggests the other categories keep giving points on other days too — the daily category just gives more . It's not a strict \"only one thing is available today\" exclusivity, even though some community guides describe the days that way — check the event's own interface for yourself. Day by day schedule <details <summary Mon — Raven Day</summary Spend Raven Essence and Raven Fruit specifically on this day, run Falcon Quests , and use up stored antitoxin. </details <details <summary Tue — Construction Day</summary Building upgrades, construction speedups, recruiting survivors. If an upgrade would finish earlier, don't collect it — wait for this day. UR Caravan and UR Special Ops stay the most valuable actions by points on any day. </details <details <summary Wed — Tech Day</summary Research speedups, tech research scrolls, raising tech power through research, spending research scrolls. Open the Raven Gear Chest specifically today — noticeably more points than opening it right away. Complete Falcon Quests . </details <details <summary Thu — Hero Day</summary Hero shards, recruitment tickets, skill books. Spending a large batch of antidotes at once gives especially many points. </details <details <summary Fri — Training Day</summary Training and tier upgrading low level troops, training speedups, Falcon Quests . Collect construction upgrades held back from Construction Day. Do research — it raises tech power. </details <details <summary Sat — Raid Day</summary PvP against an enemy alliance: troop losses and healing also give points. UR Caravan and UR Special Ops are again the top actions by value. In Raid matches, the specific counted match gives 5x more points than a regular kill — check in game which match is highlighted as the priority one. </details Numbers that turned up Speedups (construction/research/training/healing) — 127.5 points per item base, regardless of type Falcon Quest — different sources put it around 10,000 points per quest These figures come from open community guides, not an official patch note — they may differ on your server Duel research Once Lab 15 unlocks the Alliance Duel research branch, prioritize the Tier 4–6 reward unlock nodes first — this permanently expands rewards for all future duels. After that, go for Arena Expert up to level 20, which multiplies points across several phases at once. Sunday The weekly cycle has no focus day on Sunday — the duel itself runs Mon–Sat. Use it as a buffer day: don't spend Raven Essence, Raven Fruit, or run Falcon Quests today — hold them until Monday morning. They'll count toward the dedicated Raven Day and give more points than spending them early. Overall strategy Stockpile speedups and resources all week and spend them in a batch specifically on the matching day — that gives noticeably more points than spending as you accumulate."},{"title":"Canyon Conquest","description":"Five rounds of alliance combat across three lanes","category":"events","categoryTitle":"Events","url":"/en/guides/events/canyon-conquest/","body":"Canyon Conquest pits six alliances against each other over a series of five rounds. In each round, two opponents split their participants across three lanes — left, center, and right — and fight for flags. Before the round starts A participant needs to register, pick a lane, and save a battle lineup. R4/R5 can move registered players between lanes before the fight. An unregistered player gets no reward, so signing up in advance matters more than simply being online during the round. Participation requires a level 10 Shelter and at least 15 registered alliance members. Event troops don't die permanently, and the lineup they occupy doesn't block regular march queues. How a round is won On each lane, squads fight in order of strength. A player can defeat at most two opponents before being knocked out. A captured lane is worth 3 points; the alliance that takes two lanes out of three wins the round. Don't stack all your strong players into one lane. Before the fight, R4/R5 should distribute strength so as to confidently take two lanes, and leave time for reshuffling after the next opponent is announced. Phases, registration requirements, and lane rules were checked against the Canyon Conquest guide on lastasylumguides.com. Lane size in specific leagues and the reward lineup should be checked in the event window."},{"title":"Crystal Cluster Valley","description":"30 minutes of crystal gathering on a separate PvP map","category":"events","categoryTitle":"Events","url":"/en/guides/events/crystal-cluster-valley/","body":"Crystal Cluster Valley is a solo PvP event on a separate map. In 30 minutes you need to gather as many crystals as possible: capturing mines, defeating Plague Rats, and fighting over special points. The event provides separate troops, based on your Barracks' max level. These soldiers don't die permanently, so this is a good place to try more aggressive routes and attacks. Opening moves In the first few minutes it pays to hunt Plague Rats. They drop skill crystals that unlock temporary valley buffs. All such buffs disappear once the current run ends. After buffing up, switch to the mines. You can't attack unclaimed territory, but you can fight over a mine held by another player. A losing streak gives debuffs, so don't throw your squad into fights you're clearly going to lose. Special points Instant crystal mines appear during the match, and closer to the end a Sacred Cave opens in the center. Their exact schedule is visible on the current run's timer — keep a free teleport ready for when an important target appears far from you. Duration, the separate troop pool, and the general target order were checked against the Crystal Cluster Valley guide on lastasylumguides.com. Exact spawn intervals and rewards are best checked in game before each match."},{"title":"Elixir Scramble","description":"An alliance battle for buildings on the map","category":"events","categoryTitle":"Events","url":"/en/guides/events/elixir-scramble/","body":"A large scale alliance vs alliance clash: two alliances fight for 30 minutes over control of key buildings on a shared map, primarily the Elixir Castle. Where points come from 1. Capturing and holding key buildings 2. Collecting from resource camps on the map 3. Killing enemy Doctors Timing matters more than squad strength : a building captured in the first minute and held for the full 30 minutes brings in far more points than the same building captured on minute 25. Priority targets Observation Platform — boosts your alliance's point income from ALL held buildings by 10%, making it the number one capture target in any serious game Elixir Castle — the most valuable building, 80 alliance points per second Splitting roles Split participants into point defenders, a reinforcement reserve, attackers, and a general reserve. Holding a point matters more than individual fight wins — Elixir Scramble isn't about personal strength, it's about timing, positioning, and teamwork."},{"title":"Farming resources from other players","description":"Who to raid and how","category":"beginners","categoryTitle":"Beginners","url":"/en/guides/beginners/farm-resursov-na-drugih-igrokah/","body":"You can only raid players who are not in an alliance. To get the most out of the energy you spend on raiding resources: zoom the map in slightly and look for players close to you in Shelter level (+/ 1 2 levels) <mark class=\"hl hl important\" make sure the player is not in an alliance, then send a scout to them</mark if the player has enough resources, send your squad to a farm tile (farm: grain / wood / grass) as close as possible to the chosen player (this <mark class=\"hl hl tip\" doubles your march speed</mark , and the player won't see your attack coming, so they won't be able to put up a shield) stopping just short of the tile or straight from the farm tile, attack with the chosen squad (each subsequent attack right after the previous one ends) <div class=\"callout callout warn\" Try not to burn players with a lot of resources down to a crater — that lets you keep farming them for a long time </div Since there is a daily limit on farming players, try to pick players with the most resources"},{"title":"First steps in the shelter","description":"Priorities for your first 7 days","category":"beginners","categoryTitle":"Beginners","url":"/en/guides/beginners/first-steps/","body":"Daily routine 1. Chapter Quests — the main source of direction in the early days, they give a clear sense of what to build next 2. Balance Herb Garden and Hospital levels against each other 3. Keep the research queue busy — it should never sit idle 4. Join an alliance — if you haven't yet, this is priority 1 The main bottleneck: herbs and medicine Keep your Herb Garden level at or above your shelter level before upgrading anything optional. A common beginner mistake is upgrading the Hospital without keeping herb production in step: medicine runs out, and progress literally freezes until you restore the balance. Grain and population Keep grain production at least 1.5x your camp's consumption . Every new survivor permanently raises grain upkeep — hitting zero blocks both troop recruitment and base expansion. Only expand once production stays reliably ahead of consumption — slower, but it never forces you to roll back. Defending against the Rat Swarm Cluster your towers in narrow chokepoints instead of spreading them evenly across the map — concentrated damage is more effective than spread out damage. Put your tank hero right at the chokepoint so it holds aggro under the towers for as long as possible. Joining an alliance isn't optional Joining immediately gives you: Help timers that cut hours off construction/research Alliance gifts — when any member finishes off a raid boss or buys a pack, everyone gets bonus chests Alliance store — weekly UR hero shards for F2P players Common beginner mistakes Upgrading buildings blindly instead of following chapter quests Growing the Hospital without growing the Herb Garden alongside it Playing solo instead of joining an active alliance Spreading defense towers evenly instead of clustering them at the entrance"},{"title":"Hero tier list and squad builds","description":"Who to invest in first and who to pair them with","category":"advanced","categoryTitle":"Advanced","url":"/en/guides/advanced/hero-tier-list/","body":"A summary of several open tier lists. Wording and ranks vary from guide to guide — treat this as a reference, not dogma; every server has its own metagame. Tier list | Tier | Heroes | Role | | | | | | S | Arthur | Tank — shields the whole squad, best front anchor | | S | Marlena | DPS — highest single target burst damage | | S | Shadow | Hybrid — shield break + damage, covers Energy damage | | A+ | Harper | Support fighter | | A+ | Cynthia | DPS ranger | | A+ | Grenwald | DPS warlock, especially strong against the Rat King | | A+ | Bella | Tank, best free alternative to Arthur | | A | Griffith, Stellar, Claire | Tank / support / DPS | | B+ / B | Bestar, Hastar, Lucius, Sivir, Ash | Solid, but not a priority | | C | Durant, Robin, William, Kafa | Starter SRs, get replaced as you grow | Investment order A fully invested A tier hero beats a half invested S tier hero — invest in Arthur and Marlena first, then add Shadow, Harper, and Cynthia. Arthur covers physical damage with shields, Shadow covers energy damage with his passive: together they give full coverage across damage types. <details <summary Builds for different modes</summary Rat Swarm / bosses (standard): Arthur (tank) + Marlena (DPS) + Griffith (monster damage reduction) Competitive build (for invested accounts): Arthur + Shadow + Marlena, plus Stellar and one flexible slot Budget SSR build: Bella (tank) + Grenwald (damage) + Stellar (support) </details Defense formation (Rat Swarm) Clustering upgraded towers in narrow chokepoints works better than spreading them evenly across the map — focused damage beats damage spread thin. Put your tank hero right at the chokepoint so it holds aggro under the maximum number of towers at once."},{"title":"Hunt Battle","description":"15 timed waves of Blight","category":"events","categoryTitle":"Events","url":"/en/guides/events/hunt-battle/","body":"A wave clearing event on alliance territory: 5 minutes to prepare, then 15 waves of Blight of increasing difficulty, all on a shared timer. The alliance picks the difficulty before starting the challenge. What success depends on Not raw squad strength, but positioning before the fight — assign participants to spawn points in advance and agree on who meets which wave where. This requires coordinated work from the whole alliance, not just a few strong players. Preparation Discuss timing, targets, and resource spending before it starts — participants need to know the plan ahead of time, or troop deployments get wasted on the wrong waves."},{"title":"Kingdom War (Kingdom War / KvK)","description":"Cross-server event: the whole kingdom against another kingdom","category":"events","categoryTitle":"Events","url":"/en/guides/events/kingdom-clash/","body":"Older material sometimes calls this event Kingdom Clash . It's not a separate third mode: by participant structure and shared point system, it's the same Kingdom War, a.k.a. Kingdom War / KvK . Every alliance on the server plays on one side against another kingdom. Allies on the same side don't fight each other. How a round plays out Sunday through Friday , kingdoms accumulate shared points through regular events; Saturday at 00:00 , points are tallied and the attacking and defending sides are determined; from 00:05 , the attacking side can travel to the defender's kingdom; at 12:00 , the Royal City's and towers' protection drops, and the fight for the city begins. It lasts up to four hours; at 24:00 , the cross kingdom extermination phase ends. All times here and below are server time. It's best to check the next round's calendar in the event window: the sources found describe the structure of a single KvK week but don't give a reliable general rule for how many weeks pass between tournaments. When to put up a shield If you're not planning to fight, put up a shield before 00:05 on Saturday and don't leave your city undefended until the cross server combat phase ends. After 00:05, attackers may already be on the defender's map; attacks on other kingdoms' cities earn points, and an undefended city can lose troops and resources. The shield matters for more than just the midday Royal City fight — the invasion opens earlier. If you're not sure you'll be able to log in before it starts, it's safer to put the shield up before Saturday's 00:00 reset. Pick the shield's exact duration by its timer so it doesn't expire before the combat phase ends. Why some sources call it \"Royal City Scramble\" Some translations call the Saturday city assault inside KvK \"Royal City Scramble.\" Context gives away the cross server phase: members of one kingdom count as a single team there and attack only the other kingdom. On this site, Royal City Scramble is a separate, within kingdom event where alliances on the same server fight each other. Sources Kingdom War — Last Asylum: Plague Wiki Guia Para Guerra do Reino — Last Asylum BR Königreichskrieg — Last Asylum Anleitungen Kingdom War (KvK) Event Guide — Last Asylum Plague Guides Kingdom War: towers, opponents and rewards — Last Asylum Wiki"},{"title":"Kingdom War — what it actually is","description":"Why this isn't a generic name for alliance events","category":"events","categoryTitle":"Events","url":"/en/guides/events/kingdom-war-overview/","body":"Kingdom War , KvK , and Kingdom Clash are names for the same Kingdom War: an entire kingdom versus a kingdom from another server. It's not a generic name for Alliance Duel, Elixir Scramble, and other events. They can contribute points toward Kingdom War, but they remain separate events with their own rules. Don't confuse Kingdom War with Royal City Scramble . In Scramble, alliances from the same kingdom fight each other for the Royal City and the title of king. In Kingdom War, every alliance on the server becomes an ally, and the opponent comes from another kingdom. The schedule and safety rules are covered in \"Kingdom War (Kingdom War / KvK)\". Sources Königreichskrieg — Last Asylum Anleitungen Kingdom War (KvK) Event Guide — Last Asylum Plague Guides Kingdom Clash Strategy Guide — Packsify"},{"title":"Likes","description":"Crystals in the Arena","category":"lifehacks","categoryTitle":"Life hacks","url":"/en/guides/lifehacks/laiki/","body":"Even if you don't take part in the ARENA battle, you can like the top participants, and you get diamonds (crystals) for it. Go to the Arena and like the top players (preferably from your own server). The first 3 likes give 30 diamonds each, and the same goes for the triangle arena."},{"title":"Late game priorities","description":"Research branch order at Lab 15+","category":"advanced","categoryTitle":"Advanced","url":"/en/guides/advanced/late-game-priorities/","body":"The research system rewards discipline in branch ordering far more than random investment as resources pile up. Branch order 1. Development — unlocks first and stays relevant the longest: construction and recruitment speed 2. Alliance Duel (after Lab 15) — pivot here right away for the Tier 4–6 event chest unlock nodes 3. Soldiers and Elite Troops — Soldiers boost attack/defense/HP for troops in every fight, Elite Troops is a mandatory gate for T10 (the top late game troop tier) 4. Tactics (offense/defense) — don't rush here while Development and Economy still have valuable nodes left; sprinting into tactics too early weakens your foundation for the sake of tools you're not ready to use yet What unlocks at Lab 20+ The offensive/defensive tactics branches and the upper Soldier/Elite Troop nodes — these are already true late game goals, continuing progress past level 15. The main principle Disciplined sequencing beats chaotic investment — the system rewards patience and planning far more than the size of any single contribution."},{"title":"Healing","description":"Speeding up troop healing","category":"lifehacks","categoryTitle":"Life hacks","url":"/en/guides/lifehacks/lechenie/","body":"When you need to heal a large number of troops, it's better not to heal them all at once but to start healing in <mark class=\"hl hl tip\" small batches (about 100 troops at a time)</mark — that way alliance help can heal them almost instantly. To change how many troops you want to heal, move the slider and start healing when the healing time is about an hour."},{"title":"Locators","description":"Placing and removing markers","category":"advanced","categoryTitle":"Advanced","url":"/en/guides/advanced/lokatory/","body":"Placing markers makes it much easier to navigate the map. You can mark any object. There are two kinds of markers: personal and alliance. Personal markers are visible only to you, alliance ones to the whole alliance (with an email notification). To place a marker, pick the object you want to mark and tap it, then tap the marker icon and choose the tag you want to set (the icon itself doesn't matter, it's better to label the marker), then tap \"Confirm\". If you're placing a marker for an attack, you can also set the attack time. You can remove a marker the same way: tap any object, then the marker icon, \"Add tag\", pick the marker you want to remove, tap it, and confirm the removal."},{"title":"Changing your nickname","description":"How to change your nickname and avatar","category":"beginners","categoryTitle":"Beginners","url":"/en/guides/beginners/nikneim/","body":"Tap your avatar in the top left corner of the main screen. Tap your current nickname (your name). In the window that opens, pick the option to change your nickname (and add an avatar). Enter a new name and confirm the change. A personal avatar can be set after reaching shelter level 25 or after your first purchase."},{"title":"Stopping the Blight","description":"What to do if a strong Blight is heading your way","category":"lifehacks","categoryTitle":"Life hacks","url":"/en/guides/lifehacks/ostanovka-skverny/","body":"If a Blight is moving toward you or your allies (when its final target is a player, the path glows red), you can stop it by starting a raid. If the Blight is too strong for your squad, start a raid and cancel it right away, and the Blight will change direction."},{"title":"Pandemic Experience","description":"Personal trials and a shared alliance boss","category":"events","categoryTitle":"Events","url":"/en/guides/events/pandemic-experience/","body":"Pandemic Experience has two linked parts: personal trials and alliance trials. Members' personal progress unlocks tougher shared goals for the alliance. Personal trials The player clears Hell Nurse levels. Each difficulty is a chain of 30 levels; clearing an available difficulty helps the alliance's overall progress. If a solo squad is already taking heavy losses, ask for help and clear the target through a rally. Alliance trials R4 or R5 launches the shared boss fight. New difficulties unlock once enough members have cleared the matching personal trials. So it's worth catching up stragglers first, and only then scheduling the boss fight. Rewards are split into personal ones — for first wins and clearing a difficulty — and alliance ones, for taking part in defeating the shared boss. What a member should do 1. Clear the highest available personal difficulty as early as possible. 2. Post in chat if you're stuck on too tough a target. 3. Watch for the R4/R5 announcement of the shared boss time. 4. Check your squad lineup and healing reserve before the fight. The number of available difficulties and boss requirements have changed after updates, so check the current thresholds in the event window. The core mechanics were checked against the Pandemic Experience guide on lastasylumguides.com."},{"title":"Moving between servers","description":"How to rob caravans","category":"beginners","categoryTitle":"Beginners","url":"/en/guides/beginners/perehod-mezhdu-serverami/","body":"To raid another server, follow these steps. 1. Open the caravans tab. In the bottom left corner, go to the caravan trading menu and select the tab with other players' caravans. 2. Exclude your own server. Tick the option that excludes caravans from your own server. This keeps you from accidentally robbing allies on your server and starting an internal conflict. 3. Pick a target. Find a caravan from a player on another server in the list (the server number is shown next to the nickname) and tap the rob button. Weigh the strength of the enemy caravan against the possible rewards. 4. Rob the caches. The button takes you to the enemy server's map. Once your attack on the caravan is over, don't leave the map — look around: while you're on a foreign server, you can also search for and rob other players' secret caches (chests). Secret operations differ by chest color (gold, purple, blue). Go for gold chests with the most stars — they give the biggest rewards. When all your raids are done, or when the timer runs out, you'll automatically return to your home server."},{"title":"Minister post","description":"What minister posts are for and how to get one","category":"lifehacks","categoryTitle":"Life hacks","url":"/en/guides/lifehacks/post-ministra/","body":"Minister posts and titles give huge bonuses to construction, research and resource gathering speed. The main trick with the minister boost is that it only applies at the exact moment you press the start button. If you started a 3 5 day building upgrade first and got the minister post afterwards, the time won't be reduced. Different servers may have different criteria for appointing ministers — check with your alliance or ask the server's king directly. Main titles 1. Minister of Construction (speeds up building by 50%, research by 25% of base time). 2. Minister of Development (speeds up research by 50%, building by 25%). 3. Minister of War (increases training speed and capacity by 20%, letting you train soldiers faster). Applying for a minister post To apply for a minister post, tap your avatar, then the server number, and pick the position you want. Important!!! Appointments usually last 5 minutes, so it's worth checking beforehand that you have enough resources for what you're planning to do. You can reapply for the same post after a 30 minute interval; for a different post, right after stepping down from the current one. If a post already has 50/50 applications, wait for the next player to be appointed and apply once it shows 49/50 — otherwise your application lands in the overflow list and you may never get appointed. If the queen's post on your server isn't auto assigned but handed out by the king, you can message her and ask to speed up your place in the queue for the post you want!"},{"title":"Excavations","description":"Joining alliance excavations","category":"lifehacks","categoryTitle":"Life hacks","url":"/en/guides/lifehacks/raskopki/","body":"Don't dig up the Pirate Treasure alone: it takes 2 hours of your time. It's better to share the excavation coordinates with the alliance and dig it up in a few minutes together with your allies. Taking part in an excavation also gives a separate reward. You don't have to dig to the end: you can join and leave, which lets more players take part in the excavation and get the reward."},{"title":"Royal City Scramble","description":"How to take part in the event","category":"beginners","categoryTitle":"Beginners","url":"/en/guides/beginners/royal-city-scramble/","body":"The event runs every Friday at 17:00 MSK (12:00 server time) until a new king is announced. The best way to take part: pick an <mark class=\"hl hl important\" empty farm tile</mark next to the gray land (mud) move your main hero to that tile on the gray land, find a farm tile occupied by another player of roughly your power (scout first) and attack them if the attack succeeds and the opponent is knocked off the farm tile, leave it too, so strong players don't attack you and you don't lose a lot of soldiers. Repeat until you get 100k honor points. You can check your honor points in the \"Royal City Scramble\" tab Honor points You can also take any farm tile on the gray land (mud), post your coordinates in the world chat and wait for players to attack, but this can cost you a lot of soldiers. <div class=\"callout callout important\" If your alliance is far from the gray land, move the alliance rally point to the border next to it to make travel easier. In that case there is no need to take an empty farm tile on the border. </div <div class=\"callout callout warn\" Do not attack participants outside the gray land (mud). </div"},{"title":"Shields","description":"Activating shields","category":"beginners","categoryTitle":"Beginners","url":"/en/guides/beginners/schity/","body":"To protect your city from attacks (especially important during KvK), you need to activate a shield. Every week you're given 5 free shields, 8 hours each. Activating a shield There are two main ways to do it: Method 1: Through the world map 1. Go to the overall open world map. 2. Find your castle (Sanctuary) and tap it. 3. In the circular menu that appears, choose the \"Shield\" tab. 4. Activate an available shield from the list. Method 2: Through your inventory or City Walls. You can open your City Walls tab, tap upgrade/defense, and pick a shield item. You can also activate shields straight from your BAG (Inventory), if you bought them in the alliance shop or with diamonds. ⚠️ Important rule: you can't turn on a shield if you've just attacked another player or taken a military action (scouting). In that case you get a 15 minute \"Battle Frenzy\" debuff, during which your base stays vulnerable. Set shields ahead of time before raids or before logging off. Important!!! Shields don't protect against attacks from the roaming Blight, only from other players, and shields don't protect troops outside your sanctuary's territory (for example, if a squad is farming resources). You can buy shields in the alliance shop or with crystals (diamonds). Shield activation time doesn't stack — a second shield simply overrides the first."},{"title":"Where to spend resources and gems (diamonds) early on","description":"Spending priorities for the first 30 days","category":"beginners","categoryTitle":"Beginners","url":"/en/guides/beginners/spending-priority/","body":"Even without spending money, the order you build and spend in strongly affects growth speed. If you do spend real money, it matters even more not to spread it thin. Buildings: economy before shelter Order: Herb Garden → Farm and Sawmill → Warehouse/Barn → shelter upgrades . Herbs are critical because medicine keeps the hospital running, and the hospital unlocks almost all related rewards. Heroes: concentrate, don't spread thin Three 2 star heroes are weaker than one 5 star hero at the same total resource cost. Take one hero to pity on a banner first, then switch to the next one — don't spread pulls across banners at the same time. Research: two queues in parallel 1. Development branch — Construction Master nodes permanently cut up to 5%+ off build time, unlock this one first 2. Economy branch — herb and grain collection speed 3. Alliance Duel branch — unlocks at Lab 15, gives access to Tier 4–6 chests If you're spending gems (diamonds) Priority: recruit your first tank hero to pity on the banner, then the VIP level for daily passive rewards Reroll caravan missions daily for UR shards Don't spend gems (diamonds) directly on construction speedups early on — that's the least efficient use of them Three critical mistakes 1. Spreading pulls across multiple banners instead of taking one hero to pity 2. Rushing shelter level without growing production alongside it — this creates a deficit and forces reactive spending 3. Spending speedups/upgrades right away instead of holding them for the right alliance event day"},{"title":"Survival Battle","description":"6 rounds a day, a different theme each time","category":"events","categoryTitle":"Events","url":"/en/guides/events/survival-battle/","body":"A daily event: 6 rounds of 4 hours each ; players are grouped into squads of 12–20 with a similar shelter level. Each round has its own task theme. Round themes (rotation) Territory construction Troop training Tech research Raven boosting Hero boosting Each theme comes up once or twice a day depending on the day of the week. Rough points per action <details <summary Table of approximate values</summary | Action | Points | | | | | Troop training | 10–28 per action | | Recruiting a hero | 400 per recruit | | Buying a gem pack (diamonds) | 30 (counts toward every theme at once) | | Tech research | 1–10 per task | Figures from open guides, not official — treat as an order of magnitude reference. </details Rewards Stage rewards: 4 reward thresholds unlock based on points accumulated within each theme. Survival Medals — for clearing reward thresholds: 2 medals → blue chest 8 medals → purple chest 18 medals → orange chest To open all three daily chests, you need to clear thresholds across several themes , not farm just one all day."},{"title":"Cheese Trap: how to take part","description":"How to take part in the event","category":"events","categoryTitle":"Events","url":"/en/guides/events/syrnaya-lovushka/","body":"Key points about the event 1. Only R4 and R5 of the alliance can set the trap, choose its difficulty and activate it, so it's best to confirm the activation time in advance. 2. Usually two traps are set, but you can only take part in one. Pick the time that suits you best for full participation. 3. Once the trap is set, make contributions to it: they raise the damage dealt and earn alliance coins. 4. The mouse cannot be killed! Your goal is to reach phase 5 and deal the maximum personal damage in the 30 minutes the event lasts. Contributing to the trap To contribute, tap the trap, then \"Contribute\". It's better to add lures one at a time: if you go over the maximum, the extra lures simply disappear. You can get lures every day by completing the daily tasks. Taking part in the event Once the trap is activated, a mouse appears and you need to launch rallies on it. The rally time can't be changed, so start your rally with the second squad and use the first to join your allies' rallies. Ideally, launch rallies 30–40 seconds apart: that lets you join the most rallies. Aim to reach phase 5 or to earn the maximum personal rewards. To check your personal reward, tap the mouse, then \"Rank\" and \"Personal reward\". If you can't take part online You can set up offline participation for this event. On the \"Special event\" tab, select \"Cheese Trap\" and tick the offline participation box at the bottom of the page. The rewards are lower than for online participation, but that's better than not taking part at all."},{"title":"Thief Hunt","description":"How to pick a target, earn Lion Coin, and use the event shop","category":"events","categoryTitle":"Events","url":"/en/guides/events/thief-hunt/","body":"A thief appears on the map carrying stolen alliance resources. The goal is to find and beat them before the event timer runs out. Check the remaining time before attacking: if you can't finish the target off in time, the attempt may not pay off. Picking a target The event lets you choose thieves of different strength, including Gold Thief and Boss Thief . Target level and type determine the reward set. The illustration shows two groups of targets: level ranges 5–75 and 80–100 . The stronger target's preview shows an extra chest, but the full reward lineup and count aren't visible in this fragment. So before the fight, go by the preview in the game itself, not just the thief's name. Which target to attack Take the stronger thief if you can confidently beat it before the timer runs out and the troop or healing cost is acceptable for you. Pick the weaker target if the higher range requires finishing it off at heavy losses, or there's a risk of running out of time. A guaranteed win beats a failed attempt chasing a nicer looking preview. Compare not just level but also the rewards shown before the attack. The lineup can differ between thief types. If you're not strong enough alone, check with the alliance in advance whether a target can be cleared together: the availability and rules of that kind of help aren't confirmed yet. Lion Coin and the exchange shop Thief targets drop Lion Coin . Coins should be saved up during the event, then spent at the Thief Hunt Exchange Shop . A confirmed useful trade is Raven Essence , needed for the Alliance Duel/Raven branch. The shop illustration shows several reward options: two kinds of gold tokens or tickets (one with a star, one with a paw print), sacks of coins, grain, and green plants, plus a scroll set with a blue flask. Offers have different prices and limits, but the exact item names and exchange terms aren't shown clearly enough in the image. What to buy first If you're developing the Alliance Duel/Raven branch, save Lion Coin for Raven Essence first. Spend the rest on whatever resource is scarcest for your shelter, checking the in game item name — the icons in the illustration alone aren't enough to reliably identify every shop slot. Before trading, check each slot's limit and how long the shop stays open. Don't spend coins on ordinary resources until you've bought the limited items you need, if they can't be gotten as easily elsewhere. What's still unconfirmed How often the event runs and its repeat schedule. The exact hunt duration and how long the exchange shop stays open. Full requirements for Gold Thief and Boss Thief and whether they can be attacked together. Exact rewards for each target level. Exact prices, limits, and the full exchange shop lineup, including the Lion Coin to Raven Essence rate. Check timers, requirements, and prices directly in the active event: they may differ from what's shown in the community guide."},{"title":"Removing a member from a raid","description":"Removing raid participants","category":"beginners","categoryTitle":"Beginners","url":"/en/guides/beginners/udalenie-iz-shturma/","body":"When you start a raid on the Blight, members are added automatically, but a participant can be too far away — you can remove them in that case. To remove a participant from the raid, tap the down arrow to open the list of joined members, then tap the arrow next to a name to \"dismiss ally.\" It makes sense to remove allies who would take too long to arrive, or who are too weak."},{"title":"Undead Siege","description":"Defending alliance territory against 20 waves","category":"events","categoryTitle":"Events","url":"/en/guides/events/undead-siege/","body":"Undead Siege is an alliance defense trial. Members first gather clues through Falcon Quests , then R4 or R5 schedules the launch. Once it starts, the Death Prison appears on the world map, sending out 20 waves of enemies. Preparation Before it starts, place your strongest suitable squad in the territory's garrison. This can be done through your territory on the world map or through the wall fortification settings. The fight itself mostly runs automatically: the outcome depends on the defense chosen in advance. If you're not strong enough alone, ask allies to send reinforcements before it starts. R4/R5 should pick the difficulty based on what most active members can handle, not just the strongest players. Rewards The personal reward depends on how many waves your territory survives. The alliance's shared reward accounts for members' combined result. The maximum goal for a single run is surviving all 20 waves. What's still being verified Exact requirements for each difficulty, the break between runs, and the reward lineup may vary. Before scheduling the event, R4/R5 need to check them directly in game. The clue gathering order, garrison setup, and wave count were confirmed against the Undead Siege guide on lastasylumguides.com."},{"title":"Setting up the Cheese Trap","description":"How to set up the trap","category":"advanced","categoryTitle":"Advanced","url":"/en/guides/advanced/ustanovka-syrnoi-lovushki/","body":"Only R4 or R5 of the alliance can set up and activate the Cheese Trap, and only once the alliance has more than 20 members. To set it up, go to the \"Special event\" tab and select \"Cheese Trap\". You'll be asked to choose a time and difficulty level (note: server time is selected by default). Only the first difficulty level is available the first time you set the trap; each next level unlocks after clearing the previous one. It's worth setting a harder level once about 50% of participants are hitting their personal reward cap. The game lets you set two traps at once — then the event runs every other day. The second trap is set the same way. It's worth spacing the two traps out in time (for different time zones and participants' schedules, say morning and evening), or aiming for peak player online time. You can move the trap before it's activated (handy if the alliance relocates). With two traps set at once, moving is only possible if neither has been activated yet — once the first is activated, the second can no longer be moved. Once the trap is set, it's a good idea to mark it so other alliance members can find it more easily. Tap the trap, then the marker icon at the top, choose a type and label the marker. If you get the time wrong when setting up the trap, don't worry — after the preparation phase ends you still have a few hours left to activate it."},{"title":"Important!!!","description":"What every player needs to know","category":"beginners","categoryTitle":"Beginners","url":"/en/guides/beginners/vazhnoe/","body":"There are a few important rules to follow for a comfortable and productive game. 1. No raiding on your own server (don't collect secret operations — the \"chests\" — and don't rob caravans). 2. Farm resources only from players who are not in an alliance. Don't attack members of other alliances without the leader's approval. 3. Always pull your troops off the wall (Wall / fortification / clear all the green checkmarks)."},{"title":"Wandering Phantom","description":"A server-wide hunt for the Wandering Blight","category":"events","categoryTitle":"Events","url":"/en/guides/events/wandering-phantom/","body":"Wandering Phantom is a whole kingdom event. Wandering Blight targets appear on the world map, and players from different alliances jointly advance server wide reward stages by defeating them through rallies. How to take part Joining requires a Shelter of at least level 8. Find a Wandering Blight on the map and join a suitable rally, or form your own. Stronger targets appear as the server rolls up wins. Tracked separately: first win rewards, obtainable a limited number of times per day; shared kingdom stages for defeated enemies and player participation; a personal ranking by damage dealt. Practical order Grab the available first win rewards first, then help clear the shared stages. Don't launch too strong a target without coordination — a failed rally wastes everyone's time. If you're not strong enough alone, join stronger players' rallies — your contribution still counts toward the kingdom's progress. Check exact target levels, reward lineup, and limits in the active event: they can depend on the server's stage. The mechanics and Shelter level requirement were checked against the Wandering Phantom guide on lastasylumguides.com."}]