Infantry, Lancer & Archers
Every army is built from three basic troop types:
🛡️ INFANTRY
🐎 LANCERS
🏹 ARCHERS
Each has a different job.
🧱 Three Rows
Front: 🛡️ Infantry
Middle: 🐎 Lancers
Back: 🏹 Archers
🍪 COOKIE VERSION
Cookie Factory walks into a bar fight.
Infantry stand at the door saying:
You're not getting past me.
Lancers run around looking for an opening.
Archers are in the back throwing chairs.
😂🍪
🛡️ Infantry — The Wall
Infantry are your front-line troops.
Their job is to stay alive long enough to protect everyone behind them.
🍪 COOKIE RULE
DEAD DAMAGE DEALERS DON'T DEAL DAMAGE.
🐎 Lancers — The Middle Line
Lancers fight from the middle and can pressure vulnerable back-line troops.
They are particularly useful against Archers.
🏹 Archers — The Damage Dealers
Archers fight from the back row and provide heavy single-target damage.
They depend on the front line surviving long enough for them to keep attacking.
🔺 Troop Counter Triangle
🛡️ Infantry counters 🐎 Lancers
🐎 Lancers counter 🏹 Archers
🏹 Archers counter 🛡️ Infantry
🍪 EASY MEMORY
Infantry catches Lancer.
Lancer reaches Archer.
Archer shoots Infantry.
📊 What Is a Formation?
Formation = the percentage of each troop type you send.
3 / 3 / 4
30% Infantry · 30% Lancer · 40% Archer
2 / 3 / 5
20% Infantry · 30% Lancer · 50% Archer
ALWAYS
I / L / A
🐻 Bear Is Not Normal PvP
Bear Hunt is about doing as much damage as possible.
It does not behave like a normal Chief-vs-Chief fight.
That is why Bear formations often lean more heavily toward Archers.
🍪 COOKIE RULE
A good Bear formation is not automatically a good PvP formation.
⚔️ PvP Formations
PvP cares about:
- Their Infantry
- Their Lancers
- Their Archers
- Counters
- Hero skills
- Troop tiers
- Chief bonuses
- Front-line survivability
🍪 BEGINNER ADVICE
Use a balanced army unless the event or alliance calls for something different.
🔍 Scouting Changes Everything
If the enemy is Archer-heavy, Lancers become more important.
If the enemy is Lancer-heavy, Infantry become more important.
If the enemy is Infantry-heavy, Archers become more important.
🍪 COOKIE RULE
Use the counter.
Don't forget the army.
⬆️ Troop Tiers
T means Tier.
Higher-tier troops have stronger base stats than lower-tier troops.
🔄 Promotion
Lower-tier troops can later be promoted into higher tiers.
🍪 COOKIE TIP
Old troops are not garbage.
They're future promotions.
🍪 TROOP CHEAT SHEET
🛡️ Infantry
Position: Front Job: Take damage and protect everyone else Strong Against: Lancers Weak Against: Archers Think: WALL
🐎 Lancer
Position: Middle Job: Pressure and breakthrough Strong Against: Archers Weak Against: Infantry Think: BREAKTHROUGH
🏹 Archer
Position: Back Job: Heavy single-target damage Strong Against: Infantry Weak Against: Lancers Think: DAMAGE