In this article the Tactics Cards will be discussed.

They are an amazing new feature that can give you a lot of boosts if you know how to play them correctly.

I will list all the available cards so that you can get used to them and be ready for when Season 4 starts, and I will give suggestions on which are the most useful.

IMPORTANT: Tactics Cards can be earned/obtained during Season 4, after Season 4 you will be able only to use the Core Cards you own in that moment, with no possibility to earn more.

Tactics card are a new feature available in Season 4.

They are accessible through the profession hall clicking on this icon:

Or you can play them directly on some targets.

Core Cards

Battle Cards

Resource Cards

Core Cards:

• They provide: Base Stats and Tactical Skill
• The Base Stats are passive boosts applied when the card is installed
• The Tactical Skill is a powerful skill (similar to a profession skill) with a passive effect, a cooldown or a maximum daily use count
• Core cards can be leveled up with same named Core cards.
  Core cards can be enhanced using Professional EXP.
  Core cards can NOT be dismantled to create Tactical Fragments.
• These cards will NOT be removed when Season 4 ends.
• These cards are only UR level

Battle Cards:

• They provide: Basic Effect and Random Stats
• The Basic Effect are passive boosts applied when the card is installed
• The Random Stats are passive boosts that are randomly assigned to the card. They can go from 0 up to 3. Once a card is obtained the corresponding random stats will become immutable.
• Same named cards can (and probably will) have different Random Stats
• Battle cards can NOT be enhanced using Professional EXP.
  Battle cards can be enhanced using Tactical Fragments.
  Battle cards can be dismantled to create Tactical Fragments.
• Battle cards will be removed when Season 4 ends and they will be converted to professional EXP. Check the end of the Season 4 for more info
• These cards can be SSR, SR, R level

Resource Cards:

• They provide: Basic Effect and Random Stats
• The Basic Effect are passive boosts mainly focused on resource/items retrieval that can have daily limits
• The Random Stats are passive boosts that are randomly assigned to the card. They can go from 0 up to 3. Once a card is obtained the corresponding random stats will become immutable.
• Same named cards can (and probably will) have different Random Stats
• Resource cards can NOT be enhanced using Professional EXP.
  Resource cards can be enhanced using Tactical Fragments.
  Resource cards can be dismantled to create Tactical Fragments.
• Resource cards will be removed when Season 4 ends and they will be converted to professional EXP. Check the end of the Season 4 for more info
• These cards can be SSR, SR, R level

If you are not yet familiar with the tactics cards, or if you don’t want to get familiar, you can use the Quick Equip button and just let the game automatically deploy the best set of cards you own for the corresponding use case:

• Sustained Combat
• Rapid March
• Defense Support
• Monster Destruction

• Up to 20 cards daily using tactics card effects
• Up to 5 cards daily killing world zombies during Blood Night Descend (random drop).
• Every other way of obtaining cards (check next paragraph) is excluded from these 2 daily limits

And finally here you can see the limits for both ways of finding the cards.

Opening Tactics Card pack allows you to earn points to progressively unlock rewards.

During a Season, if you reach 5000 points you can collect all the rewards and then the progress bar is reset and it starts from 0 progressing again.

There is no set limit of times you can cycle through this progress bar, in Season 4 early servers up to #400 were able to cycle through the whole 5000 points up to 3 times.

In the picture you can see how very unlucky I was in not being able to reach 5000 this time (I cycled through only 2 times), and once Season 4 is over there is no way to earn more Tactics card packs and so no additional points can be earned.

The rewards are pretty nice, in this picture you can see all the rewards for the 5000 points.

• 1 Core Tactics Card Choice Kit = it allows you to choose whatever core card you want
• 1 Tactics Card Pack SSR
• 1 Core Tactics Card Level Reset Token
• 10 Tactics Card Pack R
• 3 Tactics Card Pack SR

Core cards: 2 purple cards at each milestone

Battle cards: 2 blue cards at each milestone

Resource cards: 2 blue cards at each milestone

Cards are dropped randomly opening the tactics cards packs.

Card pack types go from green (R) to gold (UR), the higher the card pack type the better the type of card that is dropped.

Let’s explore the probability for each card pack type.

• Ascend the card merging the card with another one of the same type=> increase the tactical skill %
• Enhance the card using professional EXP => increase Base Stats %
• To ascend/enhance the card you need to install it first and access the card through the card deck

• Enhance the card using Tactical Fragments => increase the Basic Effect boost %
• To enhance the card you need to install it first and access the card through the card deck

Clicking on a card in this list shows in the bottom the available Profession EXP quantity that would be returned with the reset.

Just select the card and hit Reset to complete the reset.

• Harvester – Treasure Hunter Purple/Blue

Use this tactics card in conjunction with “Instant Gathering” skill to obtain immediately tactics cards.

• Purgator – Treasure Hunter Purple/Blue

• Purgator – Monster Slayer => Tactics skill

• Warmind – Plunder Tycoon

• Harvester – Rapid Gather => Tactical skill

• Purgator – Resource Hunger

• Purgator – Night Snatcher

The Core cards can have effect on a variety of things, here a small summary:

• PvE (Players vs Environment[monsters, etc]): Purgator – Monster Slayer
• PvP (Players vs Players): Rapid Training , Warmind – Rapid Rescue , Warmind – Morale Boost , Windrusher – Rapid Rescue , Windrusher – Morale Boost
• Garrison: Buluwark – Comprehensive Enhancement , Buluwark – Morale Boost
• Resources: Harvester – Rapid Gather

Effect on: PvE (Players vs Environment[monsters, etc])

Base Stats:

• Reduce Damage Taken from Monsters.
  • Starts at 0.30%, up to 3%

Tactical SKill:

• Daily Maximum Times: 1
• After using the skill, the commander gains 250 resistance and takes 10% (up to 20%) less damage from monsters for 180 second(s) in PvE battles.

PvE:

Best use of tactical skill:
This card can be very important to increase your virus resistance to:

• Capture Dig Stronghold killing their guardians
• Kill Oni Generals, Oniwagons, Oni Legions
• First kills of zombies and doom elites, also during blood night descends

Effect on: PvP (Players vs Players)

Base Stats:

• In PvP battles, as the defender, hero HP increased: up to 10%
• In PvP battles, as the defender, hero Attack increased: up to 10%
• In PvP battles, as the defender, hero HP increased: up to 10%

Tactical SKill:

• Cooldown: 23:30 h:m

• Reduces commander’s units training time by X% (up to 24%) for 180 seconds after using the skill

Effect on: PvP (Players vs Players)

Base Stats:

• In PvP battles, as the attacker, hero HP increased: up to 10%
• In PvP battles, as the attacker, hero Attack increased: up to 10%
• In PvP battles, as the attacker, hero HP increased: up to 10%

Tactical SKill:

• Daily Maximum Times: 2

• After using the skill, winning a PvP battle on the world map restores X% (up to 100%) of lightly wounded units from tat battle for 180 seconds

PvP:

Effect on: PvP (Players vs Players)

Base Stats:

• In PvP battles, as the attacker, hero HP increased: up to 10%
• In PvP battles, as the attacker, hero Attack increased: up to 10%
• In PvP battles, as the attacker, hero HP increased: up to 10%

Tactical SKill:

• Type: Passive Effect

• After winning a PvP battle on the world map, the squad gains X% (up to 6%) Morale (expires after returning to base stacks up to 5 times)

PvP:

Effect on: PvP (Players vs Players)

Base Stats:

• In PvP battles, as the attacker, hero HP increased: up to 10%
• In PvP battles, as the attacker, hero Attack increased: up to 10%
• In PvP battles, as the attacker, hero HP increased: up to 10%

Tactical SKill:

• Daily Maximum Times:3

• After using the skill, the commander and nearby 3×3 allies gain X% (up to 50%) march speed for 60 second(s}, stacking up to 3 times.

Effect on: PvP (Players vs Players)

Base Stats:

• In PvP battles, as the attacker, hero HP increased: up to 10%
• In PvP battles, as the attacker, hero Attack increased: up to 10%
• In PvP battles, as the attacker, hero HP increased: up to 10%

Tactical SKill:

• Type: Passive Effect

• In PVP offensive battles on the world map, for every X% (up to 50%) extra march speed, squad morale increases by 5 %, stacking up to 3 times.

PvP:

Extra march speed:

Effect on: Garrison

Base Stats:

• In PvP battles, as the defender, hero HP increased: up to 10%
• In PvP battles, as the defender, hero Attack increased: up to 10%
• In PvP battles, as the defender, hero HP increased: up to 10%

Tactical SKill:

• Daily Maximum Times: 2

• After using the skill, the commander and nearby 3×3 allies gain X%(up to 8.00%) to HP, Attack, and Defense for 60 seconds while performing Defense Support, stacking up to 3 times.

Defense Support:

Effect on: Garrison

Base Stats:

• In PvP battles, as the defender, hero HP increased: up to 10%
• In PvP battles, as the defender, hero Attack increased: up to 10%
• In PvP battles, as the defender, hero HP increased: up to 10%

Tactical SKill:

• Passive Effect

• At the beginning of a Defense Support battle, the squad’s units gain X% (up to 3%) Morale. Each ally with this skill in the Defense Support target group increases this effect by 3.00%, stacking up to 9 times.

Defense Support:

Effect on: Resources

Base Stats:

• In PvP battles, as the defender, hero HP increased: up to 10%
• In PvP battles, as the defender, hero Attack increased: up to 10%
• In PvP battles, as the defender, hero HP increased: up to 10%

Tactical SKill:

• Cooldown: 18h

• Use the skill to immediately receive the remaining resources 100% reward from the selected target gathering point (can be used on common and alliance gathering points for coins/food/iron/oil)

Best use:
This Tactical skill is very useful to obtain additional resources quickly. It works on normal mines and also on Alliance Gathering points.
Normal Mines/Fields: Click on the mine and use the card skill, you will instantly receive a bonus of the total amount of the resources still available in the mine, without affecting the mine.
Alliance Gathering points: Click on the gathering point and use the card skill, you will instantly receive a bonus of total amount of resources still available in the mine without it affecting the current amount available on the gathering point. So your current allies gathering will not be affected and you can also send your squad to collect.

IMPORTANT: The use of this card will not grant duel VS points for the resource gathered.

Battle cards can be of 3 levels (in descending order of importance) and they focus on battle attributes/buffs:

• Purple:
  • 1 Basic effect + 2-3 random stats
• Blue
  • 1 Basic effect + 1 random stat
• Green
  • 1 Basic effect

Reminder: Battle cards will be removed when Season 4 ends and they will be converted to professional EXP

Important things to note:

• The green and blue cards are weaker DUPLICATES of the corresponding purple cards.
  For example check the purple and blue “Mixed formation” battle cards: they have the same Basic Effect but with a lower strength
• There is no green or blue card that does not exist in a purple variant.
• Green and blue cards are optimal candidates to be dismantled to generate Tactical Fragments, but if you don’t have the corresponding purple card it might make sense to keep them.

Damage reversal and Damage Reduction Reversal are the perfect example of blue cards that you might want to keep if you don’t have the corresponding purple card. It is a powerful boost that can make a difference in a battle (just take into account that the % you see here is the max value).

Effect on: PvP (Players vs Players)

Basic Effect:

• Reduces Damage Taken when countered up to 5.10%

Random Stats: 2-3

In the game the Counter refers to how the different hero types interact with each other when fighting:

• Aircrafts receive less damage from Tanks, specifically -20%
• Tanks receive less damage from Missiles, specifically -20%
• Missiles receive less damage from Aircrafts, specifically -20%

Effect on: PvP (Players vs Players)

Basic Effect:

• After winning a PVP battle on the world map (up to 2 times, expires after returning to base), Squad Units casualties are reduced up to 1%

Random Stats: 2-3

PvP:

Effect on: PvP (Players vs Players)

Basic Effect:

• March speed increase up to 18%

Random Stats: 2-3

Effect on: Garrison

Basic Effect:

• At the beginning of the Defense Support battle, the Squad Heroes gain bonus for Attack, Defense, and HP up to 4%

Random Stats: 2-3

Defense Support:

Effect on: PvP (Players vs Players)

Basic Effect:

• At the beginning of the battle, for each Troop Type in the squad, Squad Heroes gain bonuses for Attack, Defense, and HP up to 3%

Random Stats: 2-3

Effect on: PvP (Players vs Players)

Basic Effect:

• In PVP battles on the world map, the 1st Squad Heroes gain bonuses for Attack, Defense, and HP up to 4%

Random Stats: 2-3

Effect on: PvP (Players vs Players)

Basic Effect:

• Increases Damage when countered up to 2.55%

Random Stats: 2-3

In the game the Counter refers to how the different hero types interact with each other when fighting:

• Aircrafts receive less damage from Tanks, specifically -20%
• Tanks receive less damage from Missiles, specifically -20%
• Missiles receive less damage from Aircrafts, specifically -20%

Effect on: PvP (Players vs Players)

Basic Effect:

• Gains full troop type bonus when deploying 4 heroes of the same troop type

Random Stats: 2-3

Effect on: PvP (Players vs Players)

Basic Effect:

• After winning a PVP battle on the world map (up to 5 times, expires after returning to base), Squad Heroes gain bonuses for Attack, Defense, and HP up to 1.6%

Random Stats: 2-3

PvP:

Effect on: PvP (Players vs Players)

Basic Effect:

• After winning a PVP battle on the world map (up to 2 times, expires after returning to base), Squad march speed increases up to 1.6%

Random Stats: 2-3

PvP:

Effect on: PvP (Players vs Players)

Basic Effect:

• Reduces attribute penalties when the marching squad has insufficient units up to 30%

Random Stats: 2-3

Effect on: PvP (Players vs Players)

Basic Effect:

• In PVP offensive battles on the world map, for every 8 tile(s) the squad moves (up to 5 times), heroes gain bonuses for Attack, Defense, and HP up to 1%

Random Stats: 2-3

PvP:

Tile:

Effect on: PvP (Players vs Players)

Basic Effect:

• In PVP offensive battles on the world map, for every 8 tile(s) the squad moves (up to 5 times), heroes gain bonuses for Critical Injury Rate. up to 1.6%

Random Stats: 2-3

PvP:

Tile:

Effect on: Garrison

Basic Effect:

• At the beginning of the Defense Support battle, the Squad Units casualties are reduced up to 2%

Random Stats: 2-3

Defense Support:

Effect on: PvE (Players vs Environment[monsters, etc])

Basic Effect:

• At the beginning of the PVE battle, the Squad Heroes gain bonus for Attack, Defense, and HP up to 6%

Random Stats: 2-3

PvE:

Effect on: PvP (Players vs Players)

Basic Effect:

• At the beginning of the battle, for each Troop Type in the squad, Squad Heroes gain bonuses for Attack, Defense, and HP up to 1.5%

Random Stats: 1

There is a corresponding purple card

Effect on: PvP (Players vs Players)

Basic Effect:

• Increases Damage when countered up to 1.28%

Random Stats: 1

There is a corresponding purple card

Effect on: PvP (Players vs Players)

Basic Effect:

• Reduces Damage Taken when countered up to 2.55%

Random Stats: 1

There is a corresponding purple card

Effect on: PvE (Players vs Environment[monsters, etc])

Basic Effect:

• At the beginning of the PVE battle, the Squad Heroes gain bonus for Attack, Defense, and HP up to 3%

Random Stats: 1

There is a corresponding purple card

PvE:

Effect on: PvE (Players vs Environment[monsters, etc])

Basic Effect:

• At the beginning of the PVE battle, the Squad Heroes gain bonus for Attack, Defense, and HP up to 1.5%

Random Stats: 0

There is a corresponding purple card, and a corresponding blue card

PvE:

Resource cards are very similar to Battle cards on many aspects but they focus on resource attributes/buffs.

Resource cards can be of 3 levels (in descending order of importance):

• Purple:
  • 1 Basic effect + 2-3 random stats
• Blue
  • 1 Basic effect + 1 random stat
• Green
  • 1 Basic effect

Reminder: Resource cards will be removed when Season 4 ends and they will be converted to professional EXP

Important things to note:

• The blue cards are weaker DUPLICATES of the corresponding purple cards.
  For example check the purple and blue “Mixed formation” battle cards: they have the same Basic Effect but with a lower strength
• There is no blue card that does not exist in a purple variant.
• Blue cards are optimal candidates to be dismantled to generate Tactical Fragments, but if you don’t have the corresponding purple card it might make sense to keep them.
• Differently from battle cards, the green variant resource cards have no corresponding blue or purple cards.

Effect on: Resources

Basic Effect:

• Reduce resources required for Healing up to 1.5%

Random Stats: 2-3

Effect on: Resources

Basic Effect:

• Extended acceleration received from help up to 4s

Random Stats: 2-3

Effect on: PvP (Players vs Players)

Basic Effect:

• Receives 1 (upgrading increases the quantity of card packs) R-Tier Card Packs after 3 consecutive wins in PVP battles on the world map. This effect only triggers once per march

Random Stats: 2-3

PvP:

Consecutive:

Effect on: Resources

Basic Effect:

• Boosts the max daily resource plunder limit up to 12%

Random Stats: 2-3

Effect on: Resources

Basic Effect:

• Gain 1 (upgrading increases the quantity of card packs) R-Tier Card Packs after collecting 100k resource ina a single gathering up to 12%

Random Stats: 2-3

Effect on: PvE (Players vs Environment[monsters, etc])

Basic Effect:

• Defeat enough monsters to earn 4 green Card Pack(s). Required kills at current level 11 (upgrading lowers the quantity of killings needed).

Random Stats: 2-3

Effect on: Resources

Basic Effect:

• You can earn additional Coins, Food, and Iron after defeating regular World Map zombies like lronhead, Glutton, Miser, and Doom Elites. up to 12%

Random Stats: 2-3

Effect on: PvE (Players vs Environment[monsters, etc])

Basic Effect:

• Increased Profession EXP from killing Zombies up to 12 %

Random Stats: 2-3

Effect on: Garrison

Basic Effect:

• Receives 2 R-Tier Card Pack{s) after winning a Defense Support battle (upgrading increases the number of Card Packs).

Random Stats: 2-3

Defense Support:

Effect on: PvP (Players vs Players)

Basic Effect:

• Receives 1 R-Tier Card Packs after 5 consecutive wins in PVP battles on the world map. This effect only triggers once per march (upgrading increases the quantity of card packs).

Random Stats: 1

PvP:

Consecutive:

Effect on: Garrison

Basic Effect:

• Receives 2 R-Tier Card Pack{s) after winning a Defense Support battle (upgrading increases the number of Card Packs).

Random Stats: 1

There is a corresponding purple card

Defense Support:

Effect on: Resources

Basic Effect:

• Gain 1 (upgrading increases the quantity of card packs) R-Tier Card Packs after collecting 200k resource in a a single gathering up to 12%

Random Stats: 1

There is a corresponding purple card

Effect on: PvE (Players vs Environment[monsters, etc])

Basic Effect:

• Defeat enough monsters to earn 2 green Card Pack(s). Required kills at current level 11 (upgrading lowers the quantity of killings needed).

Random Stats: 1

There is a corresponding purple card

Effect on: Resources

Basic Effect:

• Boost Coin Output up to 3%

Random Stats: 0

Effect on: Resources

Basic Effect:

• Boost Coin Iron up to 3%

Random Stats: 0

Effect on: Resources

Basic Effect:

• Boost Food Output up to 3%

Random Stats: 0