Tips & Tricks
STEEL Tournament
Are you ready for the next Steel Tournament?
Read below to learn which goods to stock up on and which units to train to be sure you’re as prepared as possible to help your fellowship win big in the next tournament!
Summary
Prepare
Whether you’re a caterer, a fighter, or a little of both, these tips will help you ensure you’re ready for the types of goods and units you’ll need the most for the best tournament performance.
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GOODS
These are the goods you’ll use the most of when catering in the Steel Tournament:
Steel
Scrolls
Magic Dust
EXTRAS
If you have any Magnificent Mage Multipliers or Enlightened Light Ranges from winning them in past events, this is a great province to use them!
Training
Train plenty of the following types of fighters to ensure you’ll have the best units to handle the Shady Characters found in the Steel provinces:
Elves
BEGINNER
Archer
Sorceress
Treant
Players in chapter one can train mostly Archers to use against the Thornrose Mage, Orc Warriors, and Swamp Monsters. Train a few Sword Dancers to use against the Thieves.
Once you have unlocked Treants in chapter 2, train some of these instead of the Sword Dancers to use against the Thieves. Once you have unlocked the Sorceresses in chapter 3, train some to assist against the Orc Warriors and Swamp Monsters.
INTERMEDIATE
Archer II
Blossom Mage
Treant II
Train Archer II to use against the Thornrose Mage, Orc Warriors, and Swamp Monsters. Train Blossom Mage for encounters facing mostly Orc Warriors, Swamp Monsters and two or fewer Thieves, as the Blossom Mage can stay out of the Thieves’ range. Train Treant II to use in encounters against a greater number of Thieves.
ADVANCED
Dryad II
Blossom Mage II
Elder Treant
Continue training Elite Archers until you unlock Dryad II, and then train them instead for encounters facing mostly Thornrose Mage, Orc Warriors, and Swamp Monsters. Train Blossom Mage II for encounters facing mostly Orc Warriors, Swamp Monsters and two or fewer Thieves, as the Blossom Mage can stay out of the Thieves’ range. Train Elder Treant to use in encounters facing a greater number of Thieves.
Humans
Train plenty of the following types of fighters to ensure you’ll have the best units to handle the Shady Characters found in the Steel provinces:
BEGINNER
Crossbowman
Priest
Paladin
Players in chapter one can train mostly Crossbowmen to use against the Thornrose Mage, Orc Warriors, and Swamp Monsters. Train a few Axe Barbarians to use against the Thieves.
Once you have unlocked Paladins in chapter 2, train some of these instead of the Axe Barbarians to use against the Thieves. Once you have unlocked the Priest in chapter 3, train Priests to assist against the Orc Warriors and Swamp Monsters. Priests also work great in encounters with 2 or fewer Thieves as they can stay out of the Thieves’ range.
INTERMEDIATE
Crossbowman II
Priest II
Paladin II
Train Crossbowmen II to use against the Thornrose Mage, Orc Warriors, and Swamp Monsters. Train Priests II for encounters facing mostly Orc Warriors, Swamp Monsters and two or fewer Thieves, as the Priests can stay out of the Thieves’ range. Train Paladin II to use in encounters facing a greater number of Thieves.
ADVANCED
Dryad II
Sacred
Priest
Blessed
Paladin
Continue training Master Crossbowmen until you unlock Dryad II and then train them instead of the Crossbowmen for encounters facing mostly Thornrose Mage, Orc Warriors, and Swamp Monsters. Train Sacred Priests for encounters facing mostly Orc Warriors, Swamp Monsters and two or fewer Thieves, as the Priest can stay out of the Thieves’ range. Train Blessed Paladin to use in encounters facing a greater number of Thieves.
THE ENEMIES
Thornrose Mage
Mage Unit
Moves: 2 Spaces
Attacks: 5 Spaces
Thief
Light Melee
Moves: 3 Spaces
Attacks: 1 Space
Orc Warrior
Heavy Melee
Moves: 2 Spaces
Attacks: 1 Space
Swamp Monster
Heavy Melee
Moves: 2 Spaces
Attacks: 1 Space
NOTE: After the first few provinces the Orc Warriors are replaced by Knights. Both are Heavy Melee Units but the Knights move 2 spaces and attack 2 spaces away.
TACTICS TO CONSIDER
Fights with large combinations of all 3 enemy types will be the most difficult.
We recommend these be catered or fought manually using a mix and match of your fighters according to the obstacles on the battlefield,
especially after round 3 of the tournament.
AUTO-FIGHT
Most tournaments in the first few rounds can be won with auto-fight. This can be a great option for fighting novices to still be able to use a mix of resources (units and goods) so more tournament provinces and rounds can be won.
For many of the first rounds of fights, if you pick the right match ups, the fight is easy enough for auto-fight to do as good of a job as manual fighting would do for far less effort.
Of course, choose at your own risk. The more difficult the fight, and the more even the match-up, the more likely it is that you are nearly guaranteed to lose far more units with auto-fight than with manual fight.
AUTO-FIGHT ELVES
BEGINNER
5 Archers or a combination of Archers and Treants
OR
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INTERMEDIATE
5 Archer II or a combination of Archer II and Treant II
OR
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ADVANCED
5 Dryad II or a combination of Dryad II and Elder Treants
OR
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AUTO-FIGHT HUMANS
BEGINNER
5 Crossbowmen or a combination of Crossbowmen and Paladins
OR
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INTERMEDIATE
5 Crossbowmen II or a combination of Crossbowmen II and Paladins II
OR
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ADVANCED
5 Dryad II or a combination of Dryad II and Blessed Paladins
OR
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MANUAL-FIGHT
Manual fight is recommended in most instances for fewer losses of units. Manual fight may or may not make a significant difference compared to auto-fight in the easiest battles (usually only the first round of the tournament for each province.)
Use Priests, Sorceresses or Blossom Mage
vs
combos of mostly Swamp Monsters, Orc Warriors and two or fewer Thieves
Use Archers, Crossbowmen or Dryads II
vs
Mostly Thornrose Mage, Orc Warriors, Swamp Monsters and one or fewer Thieves
Use Paladins or Treants
vs
Mostly Thieves, and one or fewer Thornrose Mage
Use combinations of Archers/Crossbowmen/Dryads and Paladins/Treants
vs
large combos of all 3 enemy types.
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