Which heroes should you invest in?
Compare your current march with the one you have in mind: the tool calculates what it really brings in battle when you lead, with your ideal ratio and your troops.
1Import your battle report
One battle report is enough: your stats, troops and heroes fill in on their own in the current march.
Which screenshots to take?
The same as for the Simulator: a battle report fought with your march's heroes. Two areas matter: ① your troop levels, on the left under the icons; ② your 12 stats, in the left column. Your heroes' portraits, stars and widget levels are read from the same report.
My screenshots come from a report of:
Your 12 stats · check or correct
Your troopsTG2 · TG1 · TG2
2Compare your marches
Set your current march and the march you have in mind. The tool calculates each one's ideal ratio, then compares their strength against the server's 4 common compositions.
Current march example
Gold frame: unverified value. Fix what is wrong, then analyze.
Planned march
Rally: only the “when leading a rally” bonuses work (Amadeus, Helga, Marlin, Petra, Rosa, Thrud, Yang, Ava).
3Your result
Skills of generations 4 to 7 estimated with a cautious reading.
The Lab can be wrong. Its calculations rely on an engine rebuilt from real battle reports, not on the game's formulas. Always compare with your own reports.
100% Expedition advice: duels, rallies, garrisons. Conquest and Arena are not taken into account.
How it's calculated
Understand
What makes a hero strong
A leading hero brings four things. They cost different resources and do not all count in the same battles.
Hero stats
Expedition Attack and Defense for its troop type. They depend on generation, stars and awakening steps.
Expedition skills
Three skills, applied as a multiplier at the end of the calculation. Their maximum level is capped by stars: level 5 only from 4★.
Widget lines
Lethality and Health for its troop type, one tenth of the maximum per widget level.
Widget bonus
From +5% to +15% at widget levels 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10. It multiplies the displayed stat, but only works in one role: leading a rally, or defending.
🗡️ rally its widget bonus works when it leads a rally: Amadeus, Helga, Petra, Thrud, Ava, Marlin, Rosa, Yang.
🛡️ garrison its widget bonus works on defense, in a garrison or when your city is attacked: Zoé, Eric, Alcar, Long Fei, Triton, Charles, Jabel, Hilde, Margot, Sophia, Saul, Jaeger, Vivian, Wee & Woo.
Skills and stats count in every role; only the widget bonus depends on the role. In a duel no widget bonus counts: set the comparator to “Duel” to see which hero brings the most.
Stars
Each shard brings less and less, and each generation is worth about 20% more than the previous one. What matters most is reaching 4★: that tier unlocks skill level 5.
Amadeus and Helga also have a star bonus. Each star adds +3% Lethality and Health to the whole army (Amadeus) or +2% Attack and Defense (Helga), up to +15% and +10% at 5★.