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Troop Skins & Glory Medals Optimization Guide

Lv.1–50 Cost & Breakpoints

Complete guide to Troop Skins and Glory Medals: Equipped Active Effects vs Owned Passive Bonuses across all 11 core Troop Skin groups, the 15,000–30,000 Glory Medal safety floor in the Medal Shop, full 34-row Lv.1–50 (+ Honor Level 1–150) 4:2:1 cost matrix, and the Lv.10 / Lv.20 Staircase ROI Breakpoint math.

30-Second Actionable Summary (TL;DR)
Golden Rule #1

Permanent Owned Passive Bonus: Grants +14.38% ATK / +21.46% HP for Legendary, +11.49% ATK / +19.24% HP for Epic, and +6.45% ATK / +14.49% HP for Rare.

  • 100% Global Stacking: Automatically stacks across all soldiers in every queue upon unlocking without being equipped.
Immediate Action Today

Maintain a 15,000–30,000 Glory Medals Safety Floor: Reserve in the Medal Shop to unlock Rare (15,000 Shield Soldier, Cavalry) and Epic (30,000 Bearskin Warrior) skins.

  • Staircase Lv.10 / Lv.20 Breakpoints: Push all owned skins evenly to Lv.10 (80,400 / 40,200 / 20,100) and Lv.20 (948,400–1,155,400 / 474,200–577,700).
Strictly Forbidden

NEVER rush 1 Legendary Skin straight to Lv.40–Lv.50: Costs 10,960,400 20,845,400 Medals while leaving other owned skins at Lv.1.

  • Never pick Desert Knight early: If maining Queue 1 Horde (Divine Spirit) or Nature (Tree Spirit), always pick Heavy Cavalry first!
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Core Mechanics: Dual Power Layers & Complete 11 Core Troop Skin Groups Tier List

Core Role of Soldiers: In Top Heroes, soldiers marching alongside your heroes contribute a massive share of your queue's total damage and effective HP.

  • Dual Stat Layers in Medal Hall: The Troop Skins system uses Glory Medals to unlock and upgrade two completely independent stat layers below.
  1. Equipped Active Effect (1 Skin per Queue): Grants direct stats to the wearing queue (+28% ATK, +56% HP on Legendary; +21% ATK, +42% HP on Epic) plus tactical PvP/PvE/Rally skills.
  2. Owned Passive Bonus (Infinite Global Stacking): Permanently stacks 100% across all queues upon unlock (+14.38% ATK / +21.46% HP SSR, +11.49% ATK / +19.24% HP Epic) and surges at Lv.10–50.

Medal Hall UI Anatomy: Equipped Active Effect vs Owned Passive Bonus

MED-7.4-01 • Annotated UI Guide

Annotated Medal Hall / Troop Skin Upgrade interface highlighting the two independent stat zones alongside standardized Troop Skin cards (Heavy Cavalry, Divine Spirit, Desert Knight, Tree Spirit, Samurai, Bearskin Warrior, Shield Soldier).

GLORY MEDALS
Glory Medal
CAVALRY SKIN
Heavy Cavalry Troop Skin
SAMURAI SKIN
Samurai Warrior Troop Skin
BEARSKIN GUARD
Bearskin Guard Troop Skin
WAR DRUM SKIN
War Drum Troop Skin
SIEGE ENGINE
Siege Engine Troop Skin
Zone 1 — Owned Bonus / Total Soldier Bonus (Permanent Account-Wide Stacking)
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The Owned Bonus line (+14.38% ATK / +21.46% HP on maxed Legendary skins, +11.49% ATK / +19.24% HP on maxed Epic skins) permanently applies to all 3 queues upon unlocking and hitting Lv.10 / Lv.20 Star milestones.

Zone 2 — Equipped Active Effect (Applies Only to the Single Equipped Queue)
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The Equipped Active Effect (+28% ATK / +56% HP on Legendary skins plus tactical passives like Heavy Cavalry's +70% PvP march speed or Bearskin Warrior's +49% PvE Boss ATK) only applies to the specific queue wearing that skin.

Never Pick Desert Knight (League) from Your First Legendary Choice Chest Unless Maining Pure League
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Your first Legendary Troop Skin Choice Chest must always go to Heavy Cavalry (S++ universal across all 3 factions). Picking Desert Knight while maining Horde (Divine Spirit) or Nature (Tree Spirit) completely wastes its League-locked +16.8% Soldier HP active effect.

Table 1.1: Complete Tier List & Max-Level Profiles of the 11 Core Troop Skin Groups (TopHeroes Tables SSoT)

RarityTroop Skin Name (EN / VI)Owned Passive Bonus (Max)Equipped Active Effect (Max)Tactical Tier & 3-Faction Guidance
Legendary (SSR)Heavy Cavalry+14.38% ATK / +21.46% HP All SoldiersEquipped queue: +28% ATK, +56% HP; +11.2% siege damage when attacking castles; +70% PvP march speed.#1 UNIVERSAL SKIN IN THE GAME (S++ Tier): Works flawlessly for every faction (League, Horde, Nature). Always pick Heavy Cavalry from your first Legendary Choice Chest — it serves any of your 3 queues without faction lock!
Legendary (SSR)Divine Spirit+14.38% ATK / +21.46% HP All SoldiersEquipped Horde soldiers: +28% ATK, +56% HP, +4.2% Morale; deploying 6 Horde heroes grants an additional +16.8% Horde Soldier HP.#1 HORDE SPECIALIST (S+ Tier): Best-in-Slot equipped skin for a pure Horde Queue 1 (5 Mythic Horde) in Mid and Late Game.
Legendary (SSR)Desert Knight / Peloton+14.38% ATK / +21.46% HP All SoldiersEquipped League soldiers: +28% ATK, +56% HP, +4.2% Morale; deploying 6 League heroes grants an additional +16.8% League Soldier HP.LEAGUE SPECIALIST (S Tier for Pure League): Extremely strong for dedicated Pure League mains. Never pick for Queue 1 if you main Pure Horde or Pure Nature!
Legendary (SSR)Tree Spirit+14.38% ATK / +21.46% HP All SoldiersEquipped Nature soldiers: +28% ATK, +56% HP, +4.2% Morale; deploying 6 Nature heroes grants an additional +16.8% Nature Soldier HP.NATURE SPECIALIST (S Tier for Pure Nature): Best-in-Slot equipped skin for a pure Nature Queue 1 (Tidecaller + Monk + Pixie).
Legendary (SSR)Brave Fighter+14.38% ATK / +21.46% HP All SoldiersEquipped queue: +28% ATK, +56% HP; reduces post-battle Morale decay by 21%; increases consecutive PvP kill streak cap by +7.PVP / KVK STREAK SWEEPER (S+ Tier): Dominant when garrisoning structures, defending castles, or chaining multi-queue sweeps on the battlefield.
Legendary (SSR)Skeleton Soldier+14.38% ATK / +21.46% HP All SoldiersEquipped queue: +28% ATK, +56% HP, plus +7% bonus Soldier ATK; when joining a Rally, reduces enemy starting Morale by 14%.GUILD RALLY DEBUFFER (S Tier): Mandatory for at least one member in every guild Rally to apply the -14% enemy starting Morale debuff.
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