Villagers
You can add up to four villagers to most buildings to provide extra buffs. Some buffs aren’t really worth it, while others make a huge difference. Sometimes villagers have two buffs for the same building — you can recognise this by the rainbow edge. If they have at least one buff you need, use them.
You can level villagers’ skills by consuming other villagers with the same skill as material. You’ll lose those villagers permanently, but the chosen villager’s skill increases. Try to collect all four villagers needed for a building before you use any for leveling. If you see an arrow, you have enough villagers to use as material.
To see all villagers and buffs, visit our tips & more page.
Mines
Mines villagers are among the best in the game if you use yield-increase villagers. They can boost your mine output two to three times. ONLY put yield-increase villagers in your mines. If you don’t have them yet, use storage-time villagers until you do.
Blacksmith / Research Cottage / Barracks / Troop Skin Center
Focus only on percentage speed increase. All other villagers are not worth using in these buildings.
Hospital
Healing speed is strong early, but with Season 1 you’ll see many more wounded soldiers. If you plan to save soldiers for Arms Race or KvK, hospital capacity villagers are also valuable. From Season 1 onwards, we recommend a mix of both.
Training Ground
Training capacity % is much better, especially at high Training Ground levels.
Tavern
Use villagers that increase the chance of gaining an additional villager per day. The free hero time reduction buff is weak — the time saved is negligible.
Watchtower
PvP marching speed is the best option here. It’s not game-changing, but it can make a small difference in world map fights.
Hero Statue
Hero Statue buffs are weak. If needed, use HP villagers if you lack sustain, or ATK villagers if you need more damage. Early game: flat ATK/HP is better; later: percentage buffs scale better.
Medal Hall
These buffs are stronger than Hero Statue. As with Hero Statue, you can mix ATK and HP increases, or focus on one depending on your needs.
Queue
All buffs are useful except march size increase. Prioritise damage increase and damage reduction villagers.
Statue
Statue villagers aren’t great. Prefer Hero HP and ATK increase. March size villagers are usable, just not optimal.
Guild
Focus on Help Accept Count villagers. Increasing the number of helps you can receive reduces both building and research times significantly.
Castle
The best buffs are percentage yield boost and construction speed increase. Other buffs are not particularly useful.