Early Game Arena Guide for Kingshot

Overview

You need to understand the basic Arena mechanics if you want to perform better consistently. This article covers everything you need to know to build a good Arena lineup in the early game

Understanding Hero Classes

Think of your heroes like Rock, Paper, Scissors: Tip: Always check the enemy lineup and adjust your hero placements accordingly. If you know a certain hero counters another, position your heroes strategically

• Infantry beats Cavalry (Infantry does 10% extra damage to Cavalry)
• Cavalry beat Archer (Cavalry do 10% extra damage to Archer)
• Archer beat Infantry (Archer do 10% extra damage to Infantry)

Leveling Up Your Heroes

Your heroes have two skill types: Tip: Only level up the skills of the heroes you use in your main Arena lineup. Don't waste manuals on every hero. This applies to Battle skills only

• Battle Skills (Used in Arena & Conquest)
• Expedition Skills (Used for the world map battles. These are not relevant for Arena)

Arena Lineup Basics

In Arena battles, AoE (Area of Effect) damage and Crowd Control skills are extremely important. Heroes with stuns, knockbacks, or other control effects are usually the strongest choices in Arena. These heroes can damage multiple enemies at the same time whi...

Roman and Arena Boosts

Masters were added to the game in the April 2026 update, and the Arena-focused Master is Roman. Roman provides passive Arena boosts through his skills. His first skill increases the Attack and Health of hero Escorts, while his fourth skill boosts the Attack...

Gearing Up for Battle

Your priority should be getting full Mythic Hero Gear for your top 3 heroes. Upgrade it consistently. Once your Mythic gear reaches +20, you can use Mastery Forging and Forgehammers to enhance it further. Arena Store Tip: Only spend Arena Tokens on Custom M...

Arena Challenges: How Many Should You Do?

Buying extra Arena challenges is worth it for spenders, but it is not recommended for F2Ps or low spenders. You would need to spend around 2,100 gems per day on extra challenges, and doing that regularly can hurt your gem savings. Because of this, you may s...

• You get 5 free challenges per day
• You can buy 5 extra challenges using gems
• Total gem cost for extra challenges: 2,100 gems/day (or 14,700 gems/week)

How Arena Points Work

This section collects the practical how arena points work notes from the source guide and turns them into a quick planning checkpoint

• Everyone starts with 1,000 points at the beginning of the week
• Winning earns you +10 to +12 points (depending on your opponent's rank)
• Losing doesn't remove points, but if someone beats your lineup (when you are defending), you lose points
• You get more points when there is a bigger star difference between you and the player you are attacking

Choosing the Right Opponent

NEVER challenge your own alliance members! Keeping them on the leaderboard benefits your team. When selecting an opponent, look at

Arena Reset Strategy

If you can get online a few minutes before the daily reset at UTC 0:00, you can get some easy extra Arena rewards. This is a strategy commonly used by hardcore F2Ps and low spenders. To do this, log in around 2-3 minutes before the reset and follow these steps

• Instantly finish the match