Endless Frontier is an idle RPG where you push through stages, revive to collect medals, and use those medals to power up your team. Simple loop, deep strategy. This guide covers everything you need to progress efficiently, from your first hour to endgame optimization.

Contents

Quick Start Checklist

  • Don’t spend gems on units, they’ll be available for medals eventually
  • Revive often, medals compound; don’t grind stages unnecessarily
  • Pick one tribe, synergy matters more than individual unit power
  • Build the Seed Maker early, essential for crop quality
  • Join a guild ASAP, free resources from raids and wars
  • Check your honor shop daily, new units rotate in
  • Learn tribe weaknesses, Orc → Human → Elf → Undead → Orc

Team Building

Your team has two roles: Core units (your damage dealers, usually 1-2) and Support units (everyone else, buffing your cores). Don’t spread resources thin, invest heavily in your cores and fill the rest with supports that amplify them.

Tribe Synergy

Stick to one tribe, especially early. Mixed teams lose out on tribe-specific buffs that multiply your power. The meta shifts, but Elf and Undead have historically strong options for both core and support roles.

Tribe Weaknesses

Rock-paper-scissors for PvP and certain stages:

  • Orc beats Human
  • Human beats Elf
  • Elf beats Undead
  • Undead beats Orc

Note: Undead units are immune to freeze, useful info for specific encounters.

Top Support Units

The best supports provide speed buffs, stage skipping, or massive tribe damage bonuses. Key units to watch for:

  • Fairy, 5% chance to skip stages, speed buff, tribe attack +300% at level 1200
  • Dark Archer, Hits two targets, best PvP coin unit for stage clearing
  • Priest, 5x speed every 10 levels, unfreeze, stun immunity

For full rankings, see our Endless Frontier Support Tier List.

Resource Management

Gems: What NOT to Spend On

Gems are premium currency. Spend them wrong and you’ll regret it.

Never buy units with gems. Every unit eventually becomes available for medals. Patience pays off. Instead, spend gems on:

  • Artifact slots
  • Trans tickets (when available)
  • Special event items

Medals: Priority Order

Medals are your main progression currency. Priority:

  1. Max your core unit(s)
  2. Level support units to key breakpoints (300, 1100, 1200 for skill unlocks)
  3. Unlock new units as they rotate into medal availability

Progression & Revival

The core loop: push stages → hit a wall → revive → collect medals → power up → push further. The question everyone asks: when should I revive?

Revival Timing

Revive when you can’t justify the time to reach the next medal milestone. Early game, this means reviving frequently, every 20-30 minutes of active play. Medal gains compound; hoarding stages doesn’t help if you’re stuck.

Key insight: You don’t need to beat a stage to get its revival medal bonus. Just reaching it counts.

Milestones That Matter

Stage 400 is where the game starts opening up. Push past it and you’ll see significant medal gains improve. After that, each +100 stages feels like meaningful progress.

Pets

Pets provide passive bonuses and can be game-changing once leveled. Farm pet fragments daily from the pet shop and spirit highlands.

Priority pets depend on your core unit’s tribe, look for pets that boost your main damage type. Speed-boosting pets are universally useful for faster stage clear.

Guilds

Join a guild immediately. Even a casual guild gives you access to:

  • Guild Raids, Free resources
  • Guild Wars, Competitive rewards
  • Guild Shop, Exclusive purchases

Barracks Management

Before entering a war or raid, check your barracks. Know exactly what you’re fighting with. Train units in advance, if you wait for 20 SR Elf Archers to train, you’ll have them ready when it matters.

FAQ

Should I buy units with gems?

No. Every unit becomes available for medals eventually. Save your gems for artifacts and trans tickets.

When should I revive?

Whenever the time to reach the next medal milestone isn’t worth it. Early game, revive frequently. Medals compound, don’t hoard stages.

What tribe should I pick?

Elf and Undead are consistently strong. Pick one and commit, tribe synergy bonuses are too valuable to ignore.

Can Honor Shop units be bought with medals?

New units start honor-only, then move to gem-only, then finally medal-available. Patience wins.

Do I have to beat a stage to get revival medals from it?

No. Just reaching the stage counts for revival medal calculation.

All Endless Frontier Guides

More guides coming soon. This section will be updated as new content is published.

  • Endless Frontier Complete Guide, You’re here

Planned guides: Best Support Units, Medal Revival Table, Pet Tier List, Guild War Strategies