Entering the highly competitive world of arena battlers for the first time can be an overwhelming experience.
In this guide, we will highlight the absolute most frequent mistakes and provide actionable advice to fix them.
Wasting Your Mana Pool
The single most destructive mistake a new player can make is sitting at ten energy while doing absolutely nothing.
Even if that skeleton or spirit does zero damage, cycling it is better than wasting the energy entirely.
- Don't give away your defensive position.
- Top players are incredibly efficient.
- It is mathematically a terrible decision.
Over-Defending Minor Threats
If a lone, weak archer walks across the bridge, a novice will often panic and drop a five-cost unit to stop it.
Taking a few hundred points of damage is completely acceptable if it allows you to build a massive, unstoppable counter-attack.
| Action | Correction |
|---|---|
| Naked spelling | Only use heavy spells if you can hit the tower AND a valuable enemy troop simultaneously |
| Ignoring the meta | Look up proven deck archetypes online and learn how their synergies work |
Ignoring Your Opponent's Hand
You cannot win consistently if you just spam your win condition without considering if they have their counter ready.
Start small: just try to remember if they have used their main heavy spell recently.
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