Guides

Everything new players need to start strong.

Which heroes to prioritize and why.

Troop formations, rallies, and army composition.

Day-by-day plan to maximize Server vs Server points.

Why promoting beats training for event points — and how to stockpile.

Sequence gear tiers and charms for the most power per resource.

Plan your week to maximize King of the Icefield points.

Coordinate with your alliance for the most Showdown points.

How State vs State works: the four phases, battle scoring, Field Triage and the Supreme President.

Win the castle: the hold rule, turrets, scoring, roles and the President and minister buffs at stake.

Moving states: the event's phases, eligibility, Transfer Pass pricing, groups and caps, and what you keep.

The three phases, all 11 objectives with their capture bonus and points per minute, what the outposts do, and how to split your legion.

The four stages, every building's points per minute, the adjacency, Bastion, fuel and re-entry rules, and the Frozen Citadel endgame.

Relationship and gift affinity, Expert Sigils, the four skills and their books and learning time — with the full cost to max every expert.

Rarities and level caps, Pet Food bands, the advancement materials and where a pet's cost really sits — with the full cost to max each rarity.

Bear Hunt explained: the two Hunting Traps, Explosive Arrowhead enhancement, which hero skills count when you lead or join a rally, and a pre-hunt checklist.

The 20 waves, the online-only and Alliance HQ waves, why defending your own city scores double what reinforcing does, and what to do once you're breached.

The new-state event explained: how often and how long it runs, the daily stages and two leaderboards, troop-training points per tier, and how to save up for each stage.

What every Fire Crystal building level costs, how Crystal Laboratory refinement works, why later tiers cost more per Refined Fire Crystal, and how many weeks your upgrades need.

What every War Academy expert skill costs in FC Shards and Steel, why each troop type is its own tree, the Fire Crystal vs Steel shard exchange, and how to plan the climb.

What every Chief Charm level costs in Charm Guides, Charm Designs and Jewel Secrets, where the sub-steps and Jewel Secrets begin, and what all 18 charms cost to max.

Mythic hero gear costs: Mastery Forging in Essence Stones, Mithril empowerment milestones, the spare Mythic Gear both tracks consume, and exclusive-weapon Widgets.

The Growth, Economy and Battle trees sized up: techs, levels, resources and base research time, why the Battle tree dominates, and why time — not resources — is the real limit.

VIP Points per level, how far daily login alone gets you, the gem cost of buying points, and which store packs give the most VIP Points per dollar.

What your core buildings cost from level 1 to 30, why the last five levels are most of the bill, and how the Furnace caps every other building.

What every Chief Gear tier costs in Hardened Alloy, Polishing Solution, Design Plans and Lunar Amber, and why the Legendary tiers are most of the bill.

Shards for every star, manuals for all six skills, and Hero XP to level 80 — what a fully built hero takes, and in which order to build it.

How many expeditions your teams can run, what extra teams and Pocket Watches buy, and whether to assemble Radiance Treasures for gems or hero shards.

The Ultimate Treasure guarantee on Common and Supreme floors, what a floor really costs in Pickaxes, and how far the free Pickaxes take you.

Protected vs Regular Exploration, what each floor costs in Talismans and pays in coins, and which floor gives the best return.

The server day each hero generation, pet wave, Fire Crystal level and major feature unlocks — and how to plan around what's coming next.

How the Moonlight Festival's Moon Chief event scores, the best-value action in each of its seven stages, and what to save for which day.

What FC, RFC, SvS, KOI, HoC, FID and the other game terms mean, with a link to the guide or tool for each.

Every recurring alliance event at a glance — Bear Trap, Crazy Joe, Foundry, Canyon Clash, Showdown and Sunfire Castle — and the tools that help leaders run them.

How City Bonus and the Snow Ape raise march capacity, how much bigger a fully buffed march gets, and the troop ratios players start from for Bear Hunt and Crazy Joe.

How much Meat, Wood, Coal and Iron each gathering tile holds from level 1 to 8, the ratio the whole economy runs on, and how to gather and spend efficiently.

Redeem Whiteout Survival gift codes in the game or on the official site, find your player ID, fix a code that won't work, and get every new code redeemed automatically.

Which week is Alliance Showdown, King of the Icefield, Alliance Mobilization and SvS, when the weekend battles fall, and what to save for each week.

Who can join, the daily mission attempts, Exclusive vs shared missions, the Custom Mission Voucher, and how leagues, promotion and the Alliance Monument work.

What chests and refreshes cost in Gems of Enigma, how many chests the free gems open, which chests to open first, and how many gems a march skin takes.

Which minister seats matter on which SvS prep day, why states rotate the Vice President and Minister of Education in 30-minute slots, and how to run the sign-up.

Unlock the island at Furnace 19, earn Life Essence, meet each Tree of Life level's Prosperity threshold and collect its healing and troop buffs.