This video by Xora KingShot outlines the most significant mistakes new players often make in the mobile game Kingshot during their first month of play. By avoiding these pitfalls, players can save thousands of gems and hundreds of hours of speedups.

Key Strategic Mistakes and Tips:

• Hero Management: Focus your resources on only one set of main heroes (0:00-3:05). You only need to level five heroes to share their level with the rest of your roster. Also, be selective with gear; focus on equipping your primary march and remove gear from unused heroes (3:05-4:16).
• Rally Participation: When joining rallies, the hero’s top-right skill matters most. Characters like Chenko, Amane, and Yeonwoo are excellent choices for boosting lethality (4:16-7:54).
• Events and Resources: Prioritize the Bear and other alliance events for resources (7:54-9:24). Always wait for alliance help before using speedups (21:02-22:35) and time major city upgrades to coincide with specific events to maximize rewards (15:55-17:39).
• City Building: Keep your Town Center leveled (9:25) and use the 20% building speed boost from the Crease wisely (9:51). Avoid opening resource packs prematurely to keep your stores secure from being stolen (22:35-23:41).
• Troop Training: Focus on promoting existing troops to higher tiers rather than training new ones constantly to avoid exceeding your Infirmary capacity (17:39-19:41).
• Spending Gems: As a free-to-play player, save your gems for the hero Roulette event rather than spending them on minor items (28:06-30:25).
• Growth and VIP: Don’t neglect the Growth research tree (19:41-21:02) or your Growth quests, as these contain significant rewards (30:25-31:36). Work toward getting your VIP level to at least 4 for building speed boosts, and eventually level 6 for an extra march queue (31:36-33:04).

Which heroes are best for joining rallies?

The speaker explains that when you join a rally, the most important factor is the top-right skill of the hero you send (4:16-4:41). For maximizing damage and lethality, the best heroes to use are Chenko, Amane, and Yeonwoo (5:47-6:35, 7:27-7:34). Additionally, if your goal is to reduce stamina costs, Diana is highly recommended (5:57-6:05, 7:24-7:26).

Do I need to level up these heroes?

No, you do not need to fully level up these heroes to use them effectively for joining rallies. When you are joining a rally, the primary benefit comes from the hero’s top-right skill (4:41, 7:20).

Here is how you should handle these specific heroes:

• Chenko, Amane, and Yeonwoo: These heroes are valuable for their lethality skills, which boost your damage in rallies. The creator emphasizes that you only need to focus on building that specific skill using green hammers, rather than leveling up the hero entirely (5:47-6:15, 7:51).
• Diana: She is useful for her ability to reduce stamina costs. Similar to the others, you should prioritize her skill for that purpose rather than wasting resources on her overall level if she isn’t part of your main combat march (5:57-6:07).
• Strategy: You can simply send one hero with the desired skill as your first hero in the rally, which is sufficient to gain the bonus (5:36-5:44). This allows you to conserve your precious resources and experience tokens for your five main combat heroes (0:31-0:40).

How does the top skill help me?

In Kingshot, the top-right skill of a hero is the most critical factor when you are joining a rally, as it provides a direct passive bonus to the march’s performance. The video highlights how strategically choosing heroes based on this specific skill can significantly impact your efficiency and damage output:

• Lethality Boosts: Heroes like Chenko, Amane, and Yeonwoo possess skills that increase lethality (4:41-6:15). When you use these heroes to join a rally, they boost the damage your troops deal to targets like the Bear, which is essential for maximizing your rewards (7:54-8:30).
• Stamina Efficiency: Other heroes, such as Diana, feature skills that reduce stamina costs (6:00, 7:25). This is highly valuable for participating in frequent rallies without depleting your stamina too quickly.
• Investment Strategy: You do not need to level up these heroes entirely to benefit from these bonuses. The creator advises focusing only on upgrading the specific top-right skill using resources like green hammers (6:18-6:28, 7:51). This allows you to conserve your valuable experience tokens and resources for your five main combat heroes (0:31-0:40).

How does auto-join work for rallies?

The speaker explains that the auto-join feature allows you to continue participating in rallies even when you are offline or sleeping (23:41 – 23:49). Once enabled, the game will automatically join rallies after one minute of the rally being open (23:55 – 23:59).

To set this up effectively:

• Save a formation: You can create a preset with a specific hero, such as Diana, to maximize benefits like reduced stamina costs (24:00 – 24:04).
• Don’t over-fill: You do not need to send full troop counts; sending a smaller number is sufficient for participation and reward collection (24:04 – 24:13).
• Maximize rewards: This feature helps you reach your daily limit for extra rewards (such as 50 daily rally participations) without requiring manual interaction (24:26 – 25:13).