Formations

Overview
The formation is where your heroes and troops start when they start a battle. It is very important to have the right formation; a strong army in a bad formation will usually lose to a weaker army in a good formation (just try the Duel Tower to find that out!).

The formation is one of the most important facets of the game - something as simple as having a weak hero in the wrong place getting killed and giving a morale boost can be the difference between a narrow loss and a comfortable win.

This is a formation screen for a PVE (player vs environment) battle describing the most important information;

Formation screen explained
 The speed of the battle - if you buy Lifetime Patron, you can play PVE battles at x3 speed Filtering the troop types - display just the heroes, dragon, races Indicates the power of your formation and the enemies formation - in some battles you have to field a minimum power to start A deployed troop - these Line Infantry occupy a space of 5x3 squares in the formation A deployed hero, in this case Fenris - note that this hero uses a 2x2 space, but does not support the deployment of any troops! In the list of deployable troops and heroes - the light green hero is a reflection of another hero The attributes of the hero; their EXP level, how much Mana, and how much Energy they currently have This icon allows you to save your current formation as a preset</li> The Formation drop-down will let you load from 8 preset formations including the last and previous formations used</li> This indicates the troops to heroes deployed ratio - the 2/0 means 2 troops deployed but no heroes</li> The injury rate of the battle - the 70% means that of the troops that are lost, 70% will be injured (note this does not apply to Undead and Mech)</li> </ol>

Tips and tricks

 * Learn what troops and heroes should be at the front (strong defenders) and what at the back (ranged attackers)
 * A gap in your defence could mean the troops behind the front line are a target for long range troops
 * Learn how fast your troops and heroes advance to see where they will be when they engage the enemy
 * Learn the path your dragon or enemy monster will most likely - some massive units will try and engage other massive units
 * If you fail or lose troops in a PVE, most times you will be able to restart, so tinker with your formation to see what works - sometimes even moving a troop or hero 1 space over can make a massive difference to what enemy targets them or where they advance to
 * After the battle, your formations can be shared with your friends!

Remember the game is called Art of Conquest because a good formation can be a work of art!