I get this question a lot: Should you train new troops or promote existing ones in Kingshot? The short answer? It depends on the situation — so let’s break it down.
In general, you should always train your second-highest level troops and save promotions for big events like HoG, KvK, and Strongest Governor. That’s because promoting troops during these events gives more points than just training new ones using the same amount of speedups. You can check this for yourself with the Troop Training Calculator.
Once you’ve unlocked Level 7 (T7) troops, you should start training Level 6 (T6) and promote them to T7 during events. Same goes for higher tiers — once you unlock T9, train T8 and promote them during major events for maximum points and a chance at the leaderboard.
So in the end, both training and promoting are important — just use each at the right time to get the most out of your speedups and build a stronger Town.
A few other tips to keep in mind:
Infirmary Capacity:
If you have both low and high-level troops,
getting hit in battle can be risky. The infirmary has limited space, and lower-tier troops
will fill it up first — meaning your stronger troops might get permanently lost.
That’s why it’s a good idea to keep lower-level troops to a minimum by promoting them during HoG, KvK, and Strongest Governor events.
Troop Load:
Higher-tier troops carry more resources, which makes them
way more efficient for gathering and raiding. So, having more of them helps a lot when
farming or looting.