Tower defense, camp creation, and creature collecting all meet in Clash of Critters, developed by Farlight Games for iOS. While the colorful portrait-mode adventure looks accessible, the sheer amount of systems happening at once can overwhelm newcomers. If you want a smooth start for your mobile playthrough, here is how to tackle combat, resource management, and team building effectively.
- Master elemental combat affinities (Water > Fire > Leaf > Earth > Lightning > Water).
- Position healers and tanks carefully for boss fights every ten stages.
- Focus on duplicates (dupes) to level up and evolve your existing Tatari.
- Build your camp structures and progress the battle pass to the Pinball Tree for passive pinballs.
- Complete daily raid dungeons and dailies for free resources.
1. Understand Combat and Elemental Affinities
The combat system in Clash of Critters is an auto-chess tower defense hybrid governed by rock-paper-scissors elemental affinities. The exact cycle runs as follows: Water beats Fire, Fire beats Leaf, Leaf beats Earth, Earth beats Lightning, and Lightning beats Water.
Pay close attention to your Tatari roles, which include DPS, tank, guardian, support, and specialist. When deploying units on the grid, look for the helpful thumbs-up and thumbs-down icons that indicate correct positioning and lane placement. The game provides a preview showing enemy types and spawn points so you can plan your AoE attacks, splash damage, and ricocheting projectiles accordingly.
2. Prepare Properly for Boss Fights
Once you unlock the auto-progress feature, you can clear stages automatically as long as you win. However, a boss fight waits for you every ten stages, and these encounters require you to rethink your team composition before moving forward.
Never underestimate the power of a properly positioned healer. If you hit a wall against a boss, swapping out a single unit for a healer is often the difference between defeat and victory.
3. Focus on Dupes Over New Captures
While catching new Tatari from capsules is tempting, concentrating on duplicates once you have a solid party yields better long-term results. Dupes allow you to level up your Tatari so they can tackle more difficult stages, eventually leading to evolution and feeding mechanics as you progress.
Additionally, push your battle pass to reach the Pinball Tree as fast as possible. This structure increases the number of pinballs you can passively generate for the pinball machine, which acts as the lifeblood of the game by providing resources and capture capsules.
4. Complete Dailies and Raid Dungeons
Never skip your daily tasks, as they provide the fastest way to grab free resources and stay ahead of potential camp raids from other players. Take on raid dungeons such as the Boss Challenge, the Gold Rush, and the Badge Dojo to earn extra currencies. Because some raid dungeons are available for a limited time, prioritize them whenever they appear.