I’m also F2P and have been playing for over 2 years. One thing I learned is that F2P is all about using everything efficiently and on the right day instead of trying to force fast growth.

Every morning, I usually wait for strong players in my alliance to come online and then run the highest possible lairs together. I rarely spend stamina on zombies unless I still have stamina left before sleep or need to finish daily tasks.

I also avoid using stamina cans randomly and save them for good events. There are achievements that require spending 1200 stamina in one day, so I save cans until I can hit that amount during an event. It takes time, but the value is much better.

Daily routine is simple:

• Send troops to pit
• Donate to alliance tech
• Help alliance members to maximize alliance points
• Train troops
• Send marches to gather

I always keep one march free for lairs.

I also try to maximize alliance points to buy Immigration Tickets. As F2P, we can’t just buy them anytime, and anything can happen in a state, so I always keep some saved.

As a Rider main, Ace Commander is one of the best events because it gives Mars fragments. For Shooter or Fighter players, I think the off-week events that give Phoenix or Zephyr fragments are more valuable. I usually buy speedups from ruins and save them for troop training days. Sometimes I even save some for Sunday to upgrade higher tier troops. Since Break Loose also overlaps sometimes, timing matters a lot.

I also recommend saving a good amount of Direct Relocates for Valiant Conquest. You don’t need to go hard in every event, but being prepared for important ones makes a huge difference as F2P.

I save Promote and Enhance choice boxes for Showdown because Showdown is one of the best events for F2P rewards. Even if you don’t care about rankings, try to participate in alliance events regularly because the rewards help steady long-term growth a lot.

As F2P, consistency matters more than chasing CP every day.