Game Modes

Learn the basics of Songs of Conquest gameplay, including movement, strategy, town building, and artifact usage. This PVE guide helps new players understand faction specialities and campaign tips.

This guide provides an introduction to the gameplay basics of Songs of Conquest, covering essential tips for new players. It focuses on Player vs. Environment (PVE) gameplay and offers insights into faction specialities and campaign strategies.

Gameplay Basics

Movement, Explore!

• Always explore the map to find resources that boost your economy and capture buildings for more resources and visibility. If you don't loot, your opponent will.
• Increase your movement stat and get a secondary Wielder to make looting faster and more efficient. A secondary Wielder can pick up items, allowing your main Wielder to manage more fights per turn.
• Use the ALT key frequently to reveal interactable objects and items hidden behind environmental objects.

Make a strategy

• Decide on a plan, including which units you want to focus on and what research you aim for. Focusing on a few units makes research cheaper and reinforcement quicker, but reduces flexibility and the variety of spells you can cast.
• Experiment during the early maps (1-3) of most campaigns, as they are generally easier. This allows you to discover preferred tactics and units, enabling a better plan for the final map.

Make use of your build slots

• Towns have 7 small, 3 medium, and 2 large building slots.
• Large Settlements have 3 small, 2 medium, and 1 large building slot.
• Small Settlements have 2 small and 1 medium building slot.
• If you have free building slots, consider your situation:
  • If you lack rare resources, build multiple markets (up to 5) for better trading prices, which unlocks higher-tier units and makes upgrades cheaper and faster.
  • If you are running low on units, focus on one unit type and reinforce armies using Rally Points.
  • If an enemy is approaching, build a tower. Towers take one turn to build and are effective for destroying dangerous creatures like Cheluns or Necromancers, or for softening up enemy armies before a future battle.

Artifacts

• You will find various artifacts during your campaign travels, some beneficial and some detrimental. Even a seemingly