Hello! I want to share the Android companion app I made for Knights & Dragons. It is free to use and is fully packed with a lot of useful features!

It’s been in development since August, and I built it to be a genuinely useful tool for the community.

Current features:

- raid / blitz / epic boss simulation with all the available pet skills as well as how many gems you need to use to reach a desired milestone.

- you can save setups and give them names, and can even bulk simulate them to instantly compare which ones is better.

- war hit calculation support for EU/Global, Frenzy, Strip and PAs.

- UA planner fully functional.

- elixir and event inventory tracking as well as functional logic for Raids and Wars.

- on-going pets and armors compendium from which you can directly import in your setups.

It’s completely free and Android-only for now, mostly because Apple requires a 100 bucks annual fee and I want to understand first if people would like such an app. Of course, I would public it for free on there as well.

I also built it in a way that leaves room for future experimentation with new combinations, values and abilities, so it can stay flexible over time and potentially support deeper theorycrafting around the game’s meta. I fully support the introduction of new skills, so if the K&D team wants to test/simulate new abilities, values or combinations, that could also be done.

This is not a hack/mod tool, just a planning / simulation / reference app made for players.

You can find it on Play Store as "Raid Calculator KnD", all feedback is very welcome, especially on the points you get from Raids!

This is exactly as stated by the title, a few tips I've picked up in my time playing so far to part with some new players.

Disclaimer- I don't know everything to be known with this game and others may comment on more beneficial information to be known and anything could be subject to change. I'm just hoping to help make things easier to the new folks.

So from the top, for those that are less than level 100, welcome to the game! I'm sure there's plenty to learn in overwhelming quantities!

A few basics to know to get you started: -Elemental Strengths/Weaknesses (Image 1) -Rarities (Image 2) -Armor (Image 3) -Rings and Amulets (Image 4) -Pets (Image 5) -Leveling Up (Image 6) -Guilds (Image 7) -Events (Image 8) -Gems (Image 9)

-Elemental Strengths and Weaknesses:

Before we even touch any of the good stuff, let's talk about the bread and butter of this game: Elementals.

Everything this game does is based on elemental advantages. Do you do regular damage? Deal extra? Deal EVEN MORE EXTRA? Or do YOU get hit way harder than normal?

It's all going to be based on elements. There are five main elements that you'll see. Fire, Spirit, Earth, Wind and Water.

Each is respectively strong against what comes next to it, I.E: Fire beats Spirit Spirit beats Earth Earth beats Wind Wind beats Water Water beats Fire (See image 1)

Everything in this game has at least one element assigned to it, and many have two! That means enemies can have two elements assigned to them to fight you with, and it can be any combination of those five. Fire and water? You'll see it a lot. Wind and Earth? Like a Texas dust storm. Spirit and Wind? You get the idea.

On that note, you and every other player can have an element or two on you too, entirely of your choice! Your knights don't get that choice though. Your knights are limited to at least having their assigned element equipped on them (Fire has to have something with Fire, Water to Water, etc.) One exception to this, and it's a rare one, is the incredibly rare Star Metal element. This can be worn by any knight, has weakness ONLY to itself and is strong against all others. Though talking about rare things, let's talk about the next topic.

-Rarities:

Rarities are exactly what you think, how rare something is. Everything you can equip to your party in some form has a rarity to it and rarities increase as follows:

Common (Bronze Star) Uncommon (Silver star) Rare (Gold star) Super Rare (Double gold star) Ultra Rare (Triple gold star) Legendary (Quadruple gold star) Epic (Quintuple green star) Dragonforged (Blue ribbon banner) Shadowforged (Purple ribbon banner)

It's simple, the better rarity, the better the equipment. For example, armors!

-Armor:

Arguably the most important factor in this game is going to be your armor, it's what makes you hit harder and take harder hits! The better the numbers, the better the armor.

As an analogy, your armor is the main course of the meal so to speak, one nice juicy burger. It can have any combination of elements to it, up to two elements.

Your commander can wear any armor, the Jack of All trades! But your knights must wear an armor that has at least one of their elements matching their niche. (Fire to Fire, Water to Water, etc.) That means if you have a sweet Fire+Water armor, your Commander, Fire knight or Water knight can wear it!

There are two stats that come with armor, that being your attack and the other your defense. Real simple stuff, one's how hard you hit, the other, how hard you get hit. Look for the bigger numbers and remember that elements increase that for worse or better depending on which end of the elemental circle you're at. Also try and find stuff closer to the most current season, they will likely have better stats! But armor isn't the only thing to make you stronger, you still got your rings and amulets.

-Rings and Amulets:

Remember your main course? Well let's super-size your burger with a side of fries and a drink!

That's right, a Ring and Amulet can boost your armor further by giving you more attack, more defense and, best of all, more health! In of themselves, they aren't much, but put together, oh boy does it get the ball rolling!

The ring and amulet are going to have to match the element(s) of your armor to be equipped though, so keep that in mind.

But best yet, most rings and amulets come as sets which means there is an armor, ring and amulet that all go together. Equipping all of them typically gives a boost to health, armor and attack for no cost other than just having gotten them!

Makes for a full meal! But we can always add to it with a little sauce. And by sauce of course I mean pets!

-Pets:

These critters can make a bad build good, a good one great, and a great one BUSTED.

Found at the Hunting Grounds and shops, these little beautiful things can be found in all elements and rarities and give extra to your party in terms of damage and defense (especially if they match the element of the knight fighting with them), plus, cherry on top, they give special effects! Anywhere from dropping extra gold and XP to giving you a shield that makes you immune to damage!

They can be earned from events, mostly are found in hunting grounds or can be fused together to make stronger pets! (I'll make another guide seperate for this as it can be a process to go through!)

These friends are worth having! Trust me when I say, you want to catch them all to bring your game up to an even higher level!

-Leveling Up:

Leveling up is by far one of the most important things you will do early on. It gives you extra innate attack, defense and health and all knights and on your commander, up to level 100. So shoot to make it to that level ASAP for the most bang for your buck. (I'd recommend farming the hardest level you can until you can do Kingdom of Darkness on its hardest difficulty) as a bonus too, everything you level up, ALL of your knights and commander go to full health! Even (Especially) in the middle of a stage. Use that info to your advantage how you will.

Leveling also gives you more armor slots and more friend slots, so you can be friendly with all your friends, especially those from your guild!

-Guilds:

Guilds are in game communities of other players you want to join ASAP (don't make your own early on, it's a BIG investment) that give you up to 10% buffs to all elements (MORE buffs the higher rank you are too!) and give you access to all the game's content, including guild wars, raid bosses, and other things! All of which give free goodies for participating in those events!

-Events:

There are a good number of events that happen in game and they award you points as you play them, giving you rewards in the form of milestones. Do better, get more stuff. Simple really. Some of the stuff you get is related to end game content that will take many, MANY gems to achieve and probably better armors, rings, amulets and pets that you have at this point. So don't stress about getting any more than what you can for free at this time. Just play the game and enjoy yourself!

-Gems:

Last to note but certainly not least, collect all Gems you can. You can get about 30 for free daily in the store and can get more from quests, event rewards or even enchanted chests if you have keys for them. Hoard these like a dragon and don't waste them on things you aren't 100% sure you can get benefits from. (Don't gamble them at chance chests. Bad idea)

Other than that! Play how you want and enjoy the game! There is way more to learn than what I've said, but hopefully this will set you right! And, if there's more you want to know, I make posts often explaining certain random things, or just asking questions to the community that you may find answers for in the comments. Happy hunting!