Fate War free-to-play guide
A free account can compete if it wastes nothing. This is the routine and spending plan used on a Chieftain Hall 30 account with zero real money spent.
Updated 2026-10-15 for game version 1.2.60.
The F2P mindset
Spenders buy speed. Free players win by never wasting anything:
- No idle queue.
- No stamina at the cap.
- No speed-up used on a day when no event scores it.
- No hero item spent on a hero you will drop later.
The daily routine (10-20 minutes)
- Collect everything: taxes (up to 96 collections a day with Tax Agreements), mail, daily and online gifts, tribe gifts and event milestone chests.
- Fill every queue: both build slots, Shrine research, all four barracks and every gathering march.
- Do tribe work: Help all, donate to tribe research, and register for tribe events.
- Spend stamina before it caps: Blackforged, Draug or Black Knights, ideally on a stamina-scoring theme.
- Use daily attempts: Arena of Legends, Ancestral Trial, Jotun Invasion, Treasure Trail (deploy, assist, hijack) and Trade (4 caravans, 4 plunders on event or NPC targets).
- Hero calls: use the free calls in the Miracle Hut.
- Check the event calendar and read any new event's rules.
Where Gems go
| Spend on | Skip |
|---|---|
| Speed-ups that finish critical-path upgrades on a scoring day | Cosmetics and skins |
| Event shops with permanent upgrades | Random chests |
| Stamina, only when Call to Arms or Tribal Showdown scores stamina | Refreshes you don't need |
Hero plan
Pick one pair per troop type and stick to it:
Axe Throwers
Joan's Saint's Resolve adds 35% to Odysseus's Burst, and Armor Piercer ignores 50% DEF when he leads only Axe Throwers. Model score 100/100.
Cavalry
+35% Cavalry HP from Wukong and +35% Cavalry ATK from Aska, plus clones, Guards and debuff resistance. Model score 95/100.
Berserkers
Reid's +30% Berserker HP and ATK shred keep the troop alive; Kalthas's DEF shred works in any troop type. Model score 91/100.
Beast Riders
Freyja reflects damage and cuts healing; Vista boosts her Burst and shields the opening seconds. Model score 68/100.
Investment order:
- Skills that unlock a synergy, such as Petra's Blood Resonance (the skill that names Karl).
- Skills that raise a troop-wide stat, such as Wukong's Cloud Somersault (Cavalry HP).
- Each commander's Burst.
Awakening (all skills maxed) unlocks skill 5 and, from Chieftain Hall 25, Ascension on the Hero Stele. A 4-star Joan is the best long-term star target because she boosts any male commander's Burst by 35%.
Event timing
The single biggest free gain is spending on the right day. Read the Call to Arms and Tribal Showdown panels before spending, and see the event strategy guide for a weekly plan. Equipment for your heroes comes mostly from tribe events: Sea Conquest and Primordial Deposits. Give it to your damage commanders first.
Build path
The F2P priority path on a mature account:
- Keep every barracks and research slot busy.
- Push troop HP research and the next troop tier: T6 for your main troop type first.
- Then push the Shrine to its next major level, which needs huge amounts of stone and iron; gather those, not food.
Questions players ask
Can you be competitive in Fate War without paying?
Yes, if you collect every free reward, keep every queue busy, focus on four hero pairs and spend consumables only when events score them. You will grow slower than big spenders, but you can lead your tribe's points.
What should F2P players spend Gems on?
Speed-ups for the critical upgrade path, event shops with permanent value, and stamina only when Call to Arms or Tribal Showdown scores it. Never on cosmetics or random chests.