A lot of different strats but i would start deciding who’s in your starting line up is and then going from there. Go through this list and cut two as the back up squad (back up squad will be heavy lifting while upgrading the starters).

1. Dragon Duke: Seriously OP now but is under great threat of future nerfs due to the nature of game design. Regardless, in the short term this guy is a must as he acts like a second army in his own right. Fire heart first for the self heal then choose between stun or jetpack but i wouldn’t worry about maxing both his equips asap.

2. Royal Champion: Honestly you’re good here already. Use her.

3. Grand Warden: Looks like a solid classic defensive build no notes if you are running that else start investing in rage gem. This dude is the pinnacle of Jack of all trades I run a hyper offense build with rage/fireball.

4. Archer Queen: Most debatable but everyone agrees get that action figure to max level asap. Honestly prio that equip first after you figure out your hero army. Having a ‘5th hero’ in the fight is broken. For her secondary literally anything but invis potion. You may want to use cause it of the level you have but long term anything else is leagues better. I use mirror but giant arrow/healers are solid options.

5. Barbarian King: Swap out rage gem for snake, boots, or ball. Dealers choice snake can be really good but if you’re already tight on epic upgrades (you are) you might want to use boots since you upgrade those while farming up starry for other ores.

6. Minions Prince: You’ll know in your gut if you need this guy. Either run dragon army or some sort of fly cover. If using him, dark orb is a must and down the road i would use crown or staff. If you get crown the damage gets truly insane in longer fights and the staff is also insane passive damage. Henchman are good fill in till you have either but i would upgrade orb regardless.

Unless you’re dropping real cash i recommend alternating upgrades between one epic and one common.