Viking Raid Strategy Guide – Maximize Your Score!

The Viking Raid event in Kingshot can be a great opportunity to earn big points—if you understand how the attack rounds work and coordinate with your alliance. Here’s a breakdown to help you dominate the raid!

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1️⃣ Attack Round Structure

• Rounds 1–9, 11–19
  → Standard Viking attacks on individual castles

• Rounds 7, 14, 17
  → Elite Viking Raiders target individual castles directly

• Rounds 10, 20
  → Viking King attacks the Alliance Headquarters

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2️⃣ Damage Mechanics – Troop Efficiency

• Infantry, Cavalry, and Archers all deal damage normally.

• On new servers, Vikings are weaker—100% Infantry is the most efficient.

• On older servers (80+ days), battles can go into Turn 3, meaning Archers will act, especially in later rounds.

Note: I'm not a developer—this is based on experience and may not be 100% precise.

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3️⃣ Step-by-Step High Score Strategy

✅ Step 1: Early Support Deployment

Send Infantry + Cavalry troops to support 6 active alliance members.
These troops will remain in support until Round 19.

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🛡️ Step 2: Alliance HQ Defense (Round 10 & 20)

Withdraw some Infantry-only units and send them to Alliance HQ for defense during these boss rounds.

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🤝 Step 3: Alliance Coordination

Communicate with online members:

"I'll hold the line until Round 19. Please send your Infantry/Cavalry elsewhere—no Archers needed."

This ensures optimal troop usage and score distribution.

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🏰 Step 4: Personal Base Defense

• Defend your own base with 100% Archers.

• You can also receive Infantry support from trusted allies to funnel defense points to your base.

Why?

• Killing Vikings at your base does NOT affect your raid score.

• You only gain points if your defense succeeds.

⚠️ If support troops aren't strong enough, your Archers may enter combat and get wiped—only accept strong reinforcements.

Advanced Tips: Loss Rate & Healing Management

Don't Heal Troops Too Soon

Avoid healing your troops unless:

• They have already failed twice, or

• You're temporarily recalling them after Stage 9 to send them to Stage 10.

Healing too early will waste resources and negatively impact your overall alliance score.

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Loss Rate Management

If your nature troop loss rate exceeds 65%, or your city gets burned once or twice,
immediately post your coordinates in the alliance chat and ask for backup.
Don't try to solo through it—team play is key.

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Share & Check Battle Reports

It may feel tedious, but check the mail reports after each stage.
Monitor your loss rate and see who left troops in the city.
If you're the one sending support troops, careless deployment can reduce your own score.

Being proactive and transparent helps everyone score higher and win bigger rewards.