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Updated on 3 January 2025

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How to get MUCH cheaper higher tier soldiers

In Infinity Kingdom, unlocking higher-tier troops is a critical milestone for boosting your army’s power. However, it comes at a steep cost, as training higher-tier troops requires significantly more resources and time. This guide will show you how to efficiently upgrade to new troop tiers while minimizing resource expenditure.

Understanding Troop Tiers

Why Troop Tiers Matter

Each new tier of troops comes with higher base stats, making them much stronger than their lower-tier counterparts. Unlocking new tiers can significantly enhance your performance in PvE and PvP battles. However, higher-tier troops are also much more expensive to train, both in terms of resources and time.

The Upgrade Trick

Here’s a key mechanic to save resources when transitioning to higher troop tiers:

Automatic Troop Upgrade

When your barracks upgrades to unlock a new troop tier, all existing troops of the lower tier automatically upgrade to the new tier. This process is instantaneous and does not consume additional resources. For example:

  • If you have 10,000 Tier 1 troops and upgrade your barracks to unlock Tier 2, those 10,000 troops are immediately converted to Tier 2.

This mechanic allows you to bypass the high resource cost of directly training higher-tier troops.

Step-by-Step Strategy

1. Train Troops Before Upgrading

  • Use all available troop training speedups and focus on producing as many lower-tier troops as possible before upgrading your barracks.
  • Aim to completely fill your training grounds with lower-tier troops.

2. Upgrade Your Barracks

  • Once your training grounds are filled and your barracks is ready to upgrade, proceed with the upgrade to unlock the next troop tier.
  • All lower-tier troops will instantly convert to the higher tier upon completion.

3. Redirect Resources

  • The resources saved can now be used for other essential upgrades, such as your castle, technology research, or dragon enhancements.

Example Calculation

Let’s have a look at how much we are saving every time we hit that training button using this method of training Tier 1 troops before upgrading to Tier 2:

  • Resource Cost for Tier 1 Troops: 2700 + 1080 + 540 + 900 = 5220 resources
  • Resource Cost for Training Tier 2 Troops Directly: 15000 + 8000 + 4000 + 6000

  1. Tier 1 Troops:
    • Cost: Training 1,800 Tier 1 troops costs 5,220 resources (2.9 resources per soldier).
    • Time: 1 hour and 25 minutes to train 1,800 troops.
  2. Tier 2 Troops (Requires Barracks Level 10):
    • Cost: Training 2,000 Tier 2 troops costs 33,000 resources (16.5 resources per soldier).
    • Time: 2 hours and 7 minutes to train 2,000 troops.

These figures highlight the steep increase in both resource and time requirements as you move to higher troop tiers.

By pre-training Tier 1 troops, you savehuge amounts of resources while still benefiting from the strength of Tier 2 troops after the upgrade.

Additional Tips for Resource Efficiency

  1. Use Training Speedups Wisely: Focus on maximizing troop numbers before unlocking the next tier.
  2. Plan Your Upgrades: Coordinate troop training and barracks upgrades to ensure no downtime.
  3. Monitor Resource Levels: Ensure you have enough resources to complete the barracks upgrade itself, which can be costly.
  4. Save Boosts for Key Milestones: Use resource and training boosts strategically for significant upgrades like troop tiers.

Conclusion

Efficiently upgrading troop tiers is a game-changer in Infinity Kingdom. By leveraging the automatic troop upgrade mechanic, you can save vast amounts of resources and focus on other critical aspects of your development. Follow this guide to maximize your efficiency and dominate in Norheim!

Published: 03-01-2025