Beneath the vibrant animations and chaotic battles of every arena game lies a rigid, unyielding economic system.
To truly master the genre, you must stop looking at units as 'characters' and start viewing them as numerical investments.
The Ticking Clock
In standard gameplay, one unit of elixir is generated approximately every 2.8 seconds; in double elixir overtime, this rate increases to one unit every 1.4 seconds.
This is why top players are constantly 'cycling' cheap cards in the back of the arena; they are ensuring the generation timer never stops ticking.
- Never sit at 10 elixir unless you are waiting for a very specific enemy push to cross the river.
- Play faster.
- Punish them.
The Profit Margin
You did not damage their tower, but you won a massive mathematical victory that will snowball into a tower later in the match.
The game is won by the player who accumulates the highest total 'profit' over the three-minute duration.
| Advanced Tactic | Execution |
|---|---|
| The Kiting Trade | Using a 1-elixir Skeleton to pull a 4-elixir Mini P.E. If you have any sort of concerns pertaining to where and just how to make use of tower rush, you can contact us at our own page. K.K.A across the map until both Princess towers shoot it to death; +3 profit |
| Nuking | Waiting until the opponent places three different support troops near their tower before dropping the Rocket, destroying 12 elixir with 6; +6 profit |
Tracking the Numbers
You should always know exactly who is 'up' in elixir at any given moment.
The math is cold, unforgiving, and absolute.
