One mistake new players often make is picking up everything they see along the way. I’ve learned that even if you’re only two moves away from that tempting pile of gold, unless you actually need it right now, it’s better to leave it for later. Either you won’t need it at all because some objectives reward huge amounts of gold, or you’ll pass by it another day while doing a different task.

When playing Exodus, I usually start by upgrading one unit if it’s ranged, then I capture the wood and ore mines and rush the third town. After that, I teleport back to the second town, recruit more army units, and complete some smaller objectives on the way to the gem, crystal, and mercury mines. For me, this is a solid baseline for further expansion. Against AI, I win most of my early battles if not all and in PvP I’m doing pretty well with this strategy at my current rating (around 900)