T10 TG8 vs T11: Which One Should You Go For?

Overview

As an F2P or controlled spender, you need to make a clear choice: go for T11 troops or focus on T10 TG8 troops

• Stay at TG5 and keep converting Truegold into Truegold Dust for War Academy research
• Push to TG8 and use Truegold for important building upgrades

Resource Cost Comparison

This section collects the practical resource cost comparison notes from the source guide and turns them into a quick planning checkpoint

T11 Troops Cost (Per Troop Type)

Other resources like Bread, Wood, Stone, and Iron are not a big issue. The real bottleneck is Truegold Dust and Gold

T10 TG8 Cost

This includes rushing your Town Center to TG8 and upgrading troop buildings. In reality, the time is much lower because

• Construction Speed bonuses

Which One Is Easier?

For f2p and controlled spenders, TG8 is clearly the more realistic goal

• T11 requires massive Truegold Dust + Gold + time
• TG8 is much more achievable and faster

Combat Comparison: T11 TG5 vs T10 TG8

Now the most important part is actual battle performance. That extra skill makes a huge difference

• T11 TG5 has slightly higher base stats
• T10 TG8 has an extra skill

Results (From Simulator Testing)

So even though T11 has better stats on paper, T10 TG8 performs much better in battles just because of the extra skill advantage they have

• T10 TG8 beats T11 TG5 ~95% of the time
• T10 TG8 beats T11 TG6 ~70% of the time
• T11 only becomes stronger at T11 TG7 (82% win rate vs TG8)

Final Recommendation (F2P / Low / Mid Spenders)

This section collects the practical final recommendation (f2p / low / mid spenders) notes from the source guide and turns them into a quick planning checkpoint

• Be useful in rallies (as a joiner)
• Compete in events like Swordland, Tri-Alliance Clash, or Alliance Championship
• Have a much stronger impact overall

How to Manage War Academy While Going TG8

Going for TG8 doesn't mean you should ignore the War Academy

What You Should Do

This section collects the practical what you should do notes from the source guide and turns them into a quick planning checkpoint

• Do NOT convert Truegold into Dust
• Use the free Truegold Dust from:
• Tidal Shop (via Tidal Stones)
• Focus only on important research upgrades

Important Research Priority

Try to balance all troop types and aim for: Truegold Legionaries upgrades (Infantry, Archer, Lancer)

• These increase your rally capacity

Ideal Strategy

This section collects the practical ideal strategy notes from the source guide and turns them into a quick planning checkpoint

• Progress War Academy slowly using free Dust
• Prioritize Legionaries upgrades
• Try to complete them before or around reaching TG8