# N00b requests troop advice

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**Created:** [May 9, 2016, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/n00b-requests-troop-advice/6554 "2016-05-09T13:33:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Larohar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/larohar/32/2685_2.png) [@Larohar](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Larohar)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 3:34pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/n00b-requests-troop-advice/6554/3 "2016-05-09T15:34:05Z")

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It looks to me like you are on a great track so far. Here are some bread crumbs, maybe some of them are helpful:

- level all your kingdoms to level 10. Focus on kingdoms that provide a bonus to your magic (karakoth, darkstone, zhul kari and blighted lands). After that is done get one at a time to 1 gold star. Then one at a time to three gold stars.
- you will need a ton of souls. Using the Valkyrie troop is an easy way to get them along the way. We had a nice thread discussing various valkyrie teams just a few days back: [Wonderful Valkyrie](http://community.gemsofwar.com/t/wonderful-valkyrie/6287)
- don’t worry to much about traits until you want to level up your kingdoms. For the most part they are not very important - just nice to have. Obviously you should not be too stingy either. If you have a favourite (useful) troop that has good traits: Go for it!
- if you plan to be somewhat active for a longer time, look for a decent guild (if yours isn’t). The difference between a random guild and one that is well managed is pretty huge in terms of income for the members.
- for team ideas: Tacet had a nice video last week highlighting some of the better teams for this patch: [Video: 1.0.9 Best Teams](http://community.gemsofwar.com/t/video-1-0-9-best-teams/6185)  
Most of the teams are pretty expensive/endgame but maybe you can find some inspiration there.
- Most important: Have fun!

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