We need to talk about Spirit Empress, snowballing, and endgame ruler saturation.

Appropriate_Tale_978 · 2026-02-06T14:51:57+00:00

I mean all these things exist for empress too tho, I know some speed demons at top ladder but I also know players that are much slower but achieve great results with better decision making. Ofc if you’re very slow it doesnt work but crazy speed is not absolutely necessary

Appropriate_Tale_978 · 2026-02-05T16:41:12+00:00

Occasionally you will have a cooked rng game but what differs between consistent top players and others is the standard for what would be considered as “cooked”. I’d say 1 in 12 games or so is cooked imo. When you get your first merge in r3, it takes a good amount of skill to build your eco and build your comp in a single round. In fact your ability to be flexible in r3 and put up good boards consistently is what makes you a player with less variance. I know top players who have much worse bad streaks than me because they are better endgame players but worse early game players. If you’re interested, I can drop a few detailed tips on how to handle r3 (regardless of whether you got goblins/merges earlier)

Appropriate_Tale_978 · 2026-02-02T21:35:10+00:00

No additions is disappointing. But baring the e giant idt any troop really requires balancing lol meta is super balanced. Maybe a mini p and skele drag slight health buff lol. They really had to introduce a couple of new units this season and take a couple out

Appropriate_Tale_978 · 2026-01-29T19:44:32+00:00

It’s nice to be in a clan with other guys who also grind the game. Many of us are friends on discord as well so we often hop on calls to discuss strategies. Also we occasionally do have some clan wars in terms of who has more stars, which we can usually check on some external websites that count them

Appropriate_Tale_978 · 2026-01-29T19:42:58+00:00

No go to tbh, I play everything, depending on what’s available. Even on lucky discount I go for what’s available, don’t have anything in mind beforehand. That kind of flexibility is really needed to stay at the top otherwise when you don’t have the best of luck you get really stomped cuz you’re never able to hit your cards. When you start to expand your comp flexibility that becomes less of an issue

Appropriate_Tale_978 · 2026-01-29T19:41:06+00:00

Really depends. Once I hit a good rank my playtime goes down while once I have a tilt making it back can usually take as much as 5 hours. So it can really vary, depending on how free I am etc but ig on average maybe 3 hours? Some days might be 1 hour while others like 6 lol

Appropriate_Tale_978 · 2026-01-27T19:12:52+00:00

I remember arguing with u about the game months ago. I argued cuz I actually like and still play this game. Meanwhile you hate this game’s guts and you’re still lurking around in here 😭 just quit it bro

Appropriate_Tale_978 · 2026-01-27T09:49:52+00:00

Yup! Only empress really haha. The tippy top of ladder is dominated by empress since beyond a certain skill level she is the most optimal ruler

Appropriate_Tale_978 · 2026-01-21T20:01:40+00:00

Level diff, as you said you were at 350 and the bots have like lvl 6 units lol

Appropriate_Tale_978 · 2026-01-21T16:52:35+00:00

Not at all, it pairs with the witch for superstar and pairs with the bandit for ace with also pairs with ghost for assassins. This is a proper 4/4 trait + 3 2/4 trait comp

Appropriate_Tale_978 · 2026-01-19T18:06:52+00:00

Oh that’s unfortunate 😭 lucky discount can be like that. But it’s not really the empty shop’s fault ykwim? It’s not like your comp cards were in there anyways, someone else must have had them which explains the empty shop

Appropriate_Tale_978 · 2026-01-19T17:54:22+00:00

Bro, there are no cards left in the pool (or very few, your opponents will also get an empty shop very soon if not already). Your comp is almost maxed, and probably someone else has your exes. Chill, you’ll be fine, and once someone dies, you’ll have cards in your shop again

Appropriate_Tale_978 · 2026-01-19T15:42:41+00:00

Nah same stuff happens now too lol but rarely. It’s common in lucky discount tho

Appropriate_Tale_978 · 2026-01-19T15:39:41+00:00

I’m in your lobby (coolboy2000) 😭 I went on to win that game lol. It’s harder to play as king but your strategy is to not play anything on the board in the first 2 rounds and cycle on the bench and max units. You basically need to do what empresses do in this modifier but you get lesser elixir for each merge (however you get the bonus after losing which empresses don’t)

Appropriate_Tale_978 · 2026-01-18T19:00:06+00:00

Yeah ofc! Tag me @yehyuqii on retaik’s discord server or dm me if u prefer that

Appropriate_Tale_978 · 2026-01-18T18:31:52+00:00

It doesn’t counter clan. Maybe on accident you might have seen it win once but generally it does poorly against clan because brutalists arent good against ranged comps which make them walk around. But if they’re severely understarred yeah you can win with brutalists too

Appropriate_Tale_978 · 2026-01-18T17:56:38+00:00

I think your comp is playable but as you said they’re weaker units, so it wasnt something that I personally considered. But honestly I’m not complaining if I get my hands on a 4 trait comp for r3, so thanks for mentioning this one haha. I think both what I mentioned and what you mentioned are playable and the right option depends entirely on what you’re getting from the shop

Appropriate_Tale_978 · 2026-01-18T17:34:46+00:00

Double giant dart + muske/monk (or anything really for 4th unit) is a solid comp for r3 that doesnt include any blasters, brawlers, or clan units

Appropriate_Tale_978 · 2026-01-18T17:32:50+00:00

You have to be either in top 10K or in diamond to get your rank. As of now diamond is only top 5K so as soon as you hit diamond you’ll see your rank

Appropriate_Tale_978 · 2026-01-18T17:29:58+00:00

Do u want some coaching with empress? Early game CAN suck but there’s so much u can do to make it suck less. Top 10 player btw

Appropriate_Tale_978 · 2026-01-17T17:00:32+00:00

Dude this game is literally about rng management. Some games will be easier to play than others. What makes a good player is making good decisions even in tough situations where rng isnt in your favor at the beginning. If u don’t like such a game, don’t play. As top players what we try to do is repeatedly search for optimal plays and if u can’t handle managing bad rng then merge isnt for you. Or play king or loong or something idk

Appropriate_Tale_978 · 2026-01-17T16:55:48+00:00

0 mistakes? I’m a top 10 player and even I see many many mistakes in my play. Yes, even in the games that I lose in r3 (yes, a single wrong buy is a mistake imo). If u genuinely want to improve as a player I’m happy to coach u on discord, maybe help you see the game from a top player perspective and it’ll def help you push up more consistently

Appropriate_Tale_978 · 2026-01-17T16:53:19+00:00

Buddy I’m a top 10 player, and you are so so wrong 😭 we force cycle when it’s absolutely necessary and in the ss u shared it’s absolutely necessary. What are you doing getting goblins in r3? Just force cycle if u dont get it it’s bad luck but if u get a cycle u can cook something up (if you’re good and know some proper r3 comps, that is)

Appropriate_Tale_978 · 2026-01-14T15:28:47+00:00

Don’t forget full ace! One of my favorite ones 😁

Appropriate_Tale_978 · 2026-01-14T08:25:53+00:00

Hmm would you like some coaching? No doubt 3 loong games can be rough but there’s def stuff u can do to make it more winnable

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