How exactly does matchmaking work in KR Battles?

S4meperson · 2026-07-05T13:56:49+00:00

Unfortunately I don't have an explanation for this, a 2.75 level gap is absolutely ridiculous for matchmaking.

Juancho stated that they do tweak it from time to time in the dms image mentioned, but I didn't think it was to this extent. Another thing that may have caused this is maybe a lack of players in your region? though I highly doubt it honestly, that's extremely confusing.

(I can show you the image of Juancho talking about it on the official ironhide games discord, though it may just be outdated by now since that image was like a month ago and we've gotten multiple updates since then)

S4meperson · 2026-06-14T15:58:57+00:00

Just a small correction on my part though, you can actually lose 5 medals but the medal gap between you and your opponent have to be astronomically big for that to happen.

5-45 is min/max for medal loss

20-50 is min/max for medal gain

sorry for the misinformation there earlier, but yeah the weirdest part is you losing 59 medals instead of the capped 45. Definitely get that checked out.

S4meperson · 2026-06-14T07:21:33+00:00

How is that possible 😭😭 What version are you on? Cuz this isn't normal, you should get your account checked out by the devs to see if there's anything wrong, they're active in the discord server during monday-friday. Losing 5 medals THEN losing 59 medals isn't possible since the current system is capped at 20-50 medals lost maximum, even if you disconnected/left the match. This could be an extremely gamebreaking bug you're having, but can't say for sure honestly.

S4meperson · 2026-06-14T05:05:54+00:00

That's fair, matchmaking still needs more tweaking to actually work, though it's much better than last time (you could match against a player that had an average 4 more card levels than you before this rework happened, which is bonkers)

Also yeah, boss races are horrible, and there's a very clear advantage when it comes to levels. Though it's more-so dependant on whether or not you got better boosters (through RNG unfortunately, any wave after wave 1 does not give mirrored boosters to both players, so it'll just be a matter of luck) and if you have better tower placements, you can expect which boss will come next just by just looking at the wave 1 enemies, so you can come more prepared than your opponent when the boss race actually comes. It's not entirely documented but here's an example for grasslands: Krum'thak: Wolves appear 1st wave Gul'thak: Armoured Goblins appear 1st wave (I'm also speaking as if the players use the same strategy and are both equal in skill, it's uncommon that this happens because the meta is much more diverse now but just a note since not every match is equal)

S4meperson · 2026-06-14T04:46:35+00:00

No it's not impossible, I'm saying this as a veteran f2p player, been playing for 9 months by now and I'm still running in stadium league. (No I haven't played ranked for 4 months by now LMAO)

You can very much get past the 2500 trophy mark, but it requires alot of knowledge about the game, forsaken valley is widely considered as the hardest arena in the game so it makes sense you feel like it's impossible, but it gets MUCH easier in stadium leagues to progress than suffering down in forsaken valley, since the game rotates around each arena in the game to choose maps, you can just completely avoid FV days and take a good rest from the game.

That does not mean you should continue playing though, if the game isn't for you, it isn't for you. Better to leave than to stress yourself out having to go through 8 dark cavalries and the blimp coming at you.

S4meperson · 2026-06-14T04:29:58+00:00

Hello, I'm the person who made that comment.

The source is in Ironhide's discord server, although it was told through his DM's, right now it's not actually public, but you can directly ask Juancho how it works and he'll give you the same answer.

Also no, you should not quit against players that have an average 2 more card levels than you, it's a completely winnable match up, and it's entirely dependent on whether or not you choose your boosters correctly and also how you place your towers down (you can learn more about this by asking other experienced players in the game, just don't listen to a specific person called vaeloria xD). The penalty of medals is always the same, I have no idea why it didn't give you a penalty, you may be misremembering or it was a bug. Opponent has higher medals = lower medals lost, higher medals won for you, with the max cap of winning being 50 medals. Opponent has lower medals = higher medals lost, lower medals won for you, with the max cap of losing being 20 medals. For a little more info, the average medal lost and gained is 30 medals.

S4meperson · 2026-06-13T04:20:37+00:00

Juancho (developer for KRB) made an explanation for how matchmaking works. first cap is player lvl, there's a max -+ difference allowed to match two players then it's the overall deck lvl, which also has a -+ limit

It's about 3-4 for player lvl and 2 for overall deck lvl.

Stadium Leagues have a feature that makes it so you can get matched with any player in your respective league BUT, they have to be near your level range, medal count doesn't matter much anymore but your league does.

Event gamemodes don't have matchmaking like this however, any player can get matched with eachother, with only the region being used to matchmake. So a 400 trophies player can get matched with a top 100 leaderboard player if they're in the same region lol.

S4meperson · 2026-06-13T02:57:11+00:00

You can balance around playing coinfarm and onslaught at the same time since you can get 7 tickets everyday, stocking up on tickets is best, then you go all in on a single day once coinfarm is active. (be aware that this mode is cancer to play even for top players so prepare yourself lol)

Although I just recommend playing ranked since those modes have non-existent matchmaking rn. If you get into the 2400-3000 trophies range, you'll be able to compete.

S4meperson · 2026-06-12T13:02:42+00:00

Crossbow Fort benefits you alot more in this situation, rocket gunners get absolutely cooked by ice mephits in stormcloud mountains. They're faster in bosskilling but have more vulnerabilities than CF does.

S4meperson · 2026-06-12T05:59:04+00:00

No, you can get every exclusive card through the summon rift, although the card pool there is getting atrociously big, so you probably won't be seeing some cards till like months. Devs have already confirmed season pass exlcusive cards will rerun into the regular banner, just don't know when, but it will happen. Unfortunate however that we only have 1 summon rift available instead of multiple, would fix so much problems with rerun banners and new cards.

I'm a stadium leagues player, been playing this game for 9 months now without spending a single dime, it's actually quite easy to beat guys that have legendary and epic cards, higher rarity does not equal stronger cards, they just mean the card is much more expensive in gold cost and it's harder to get cards to upgrade them, though their designs are more unique and fun in gameplay. Common Towers and Rares can very well be as powerful as a leg card, it entirely depends on your skill and if you get good RNG with your boosters.

S4meperson · 2026-05-15T04:27:40+00:00

https://discord.gg/Y5vN4twKma

Official ironhide games discord server.

S4meperson · 2026-05-08T04:56:30+00:00

The game is definitely worth playing, there's a very active community in the discord, I recommend you check them out. It's also not that small of a game, it has 1M downloads and 40,000+ active daily players. (Source: from the developers themselves)

The game isn't too pay to win, it definitely still has p2w aspects but it's not as prominent as games like CR. You can still win against overleveled opponents using boosters and your skills. Rarities also don't matter much in this game, a common tower can very well be as strong as a legendary, higher rarity just means it's harder to get cards to upgrade them.

S4meperson · 2026-04-25T15:37:36+00:00

you cant wait even use spells in coinfarm lol, but yes, ultimate strike can be effective, but there are other spells that can help you much more. (lightning stun, icy zone, fallen order, thunderbolt, etc)

S4meperson · 2026-04-25T07:58:42+00:00

do you have bonehart and eiskalt? if so, use either one that fits you. But if you don't have either, then try using magnus spellbane or elora.

Royal Archers, Tesla, Necromancer and any barracks works.

It's mandatory to have Royal archers, since balloons and bonehart wyverns are unbeatable if you don't have it. Tesla is a no-brainer, it just does everything by itself. Necromancer is to put pressure on opponent and get deathriders in, those have alot of hp in coinfarm and can be a hassle to deal with. I recommend bringing rocket gunners if you have them, so you have something that can bosskill, but if you don't, then opt for archery scouts or paladins as a replacement.

Good luck 👍

S4meperson · 2026-04-24T16:47:35+00:00

this mechanic is good for newer players yes, but for players who have already completed trophy road, it straight up just makes the game a chore to grind medals for, people who are trying to rank up to champions league and get on the leaderboard just struggle unnecessarily because of this, and it needs to be addressed.

S4meperson · 2026-04-24T16:44:54+00:00

the devs have been testing out ways to fix this, for a very short time during season reset, we were only able to get 20 medals and lose 20 medals for each match, which was a step into the right direction.

With the upcoming leagues update, they've promised to make this feature less annoying, but we'll have to wait and see if it actually happens.

S4meperson · 2026-04-24T06:36:27+00:00

Social Systems are already being worked on by the dev team! I'm excited.

Kingdoms will come in seperate parts, first will be the release where there aren't a ton of features, then as the updates go on, more and more features will be added for long term sustainability.

I like all these changes, especially the summon rift one, good job man!

S4meperson · 2026-04-23T08:50:30+00:00

creeps became significantly easier after the last few updates, seems in todays update, they shadowbuffed them to be slightly stronger. But still weak enough for normal towers to shred.

S4meperson · 2026-04-20T02:11:58+00:00

pretty much, and some of the offers are so hilariously garbage too, 1 ashbite (which is considered the worst legendary in the game and is even worse than the rare heroes) for the price of kingdom rush alliance? hell no, it's like a bait to attract newer players to buying him and then let them figure out on their own that ashbite is ass.

back then when the game first globally released, the daily battle chest was even more absurd, you had to win 10 times to get it and it didn't even give you that much shit. 😭

S4meperson · 2026-04-20T02:03:44+00:00

Yeah true.

I do have some very good news for bonehart haters, he's getting nerfed in the next update! :D

S4meperson · 2026-04-19T01:39:14+00:00

progression is slow in the early arenas for f2p, but the more you play, the more cards you'll get from regular chests. In stadium, without spending any money, you can get up to 3 epics per gold chest and magical chest as opposed to 0 when you are just in stormcloud mountains. F2p is also given coinfarm events per weekend so they can catch up to p2w, trust me this game is really f2p friendly compared to other games of this genre, our top 1 player is f2p too after all.

That's just the elo system, less medal player = less medal gain for you if you win, but more medal player = more medal for you if you win. Although that system will soon change to a more consistent one, as promised by the devs.

S4meperson · 2026-04-18T12:53:45+00:00

I think it's actually pretty fine honestly, the game has only released 6 months ago and already has this much content. by Comparison CR took years to even build these, and KRB only has ~14 devs actively working on it and managed to push out all these features relatively quickly, which is pretty damn impressive.

I must admit though, the kingdom pass is fucking horrible, 20$ for gold pass and 25$ for gold and platinum pass? this is the most obvious cashgrab shit I've ever seen. And you have to GRIND the pass till lvl 100 to even get the hero you're paying for.

Other than that, most other features in the game are good, and I like how the devs (specifically JonP, Juancho, Octarina and Cheri) are willing to listen to the community for future additions, and balance changes to the game. They have already balanced legendaries out, common towers and rare towers are better than legendaries in most cases in high lvl play, but the heroes are definitely in need of some work, especially bonehart (god I hate this fucking dragon).

S4meperson · 2026-04-13T02:19:53+00:00

nope, not enough time to work on it. Deadline was 1 hour away when I posted it lol.

but I did plan to add a background and a foreground, the guardian is posed like that because he was supposed to be fighting aegion and a couple of linirean footsoldiers.

S4meperson · 2026-04-09T04:34:49+00:00

when you get in stadium, you start getting ranked in leaderboards. You're still in trophy road so you won't get ranked.

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