In this Conqueror’s Blade blog post I share tips to help players complete quests which request 5 kills in a row (or 3 kills or X kills).
Clarification
- Hat-Trick: Defeat three enemy heroes in a row.
- Quad Kill: Defeat four enemy heroes in a row.
- No Quarter: Defeat five enemy heroes in a row.
- God of War: Defeat six enemy heroes in a row.
- Noble Cause: Defeat seven enemy heroes in a row.
These quests need X amount of kills one after another, which means that if your hero dies the counter is reset to zero. So if you killed players 20 times in one battle but died every 3rd or 4th time you will not get a single point for the “5 kills in a row” quest.
Tip #1 – Use Enemy Desperation
When you are the attacker and taking the last point to win the game, very often the enemy heroes will, in desperation, run onto the point ahead of their units just to stop the capture.
This is the perfect opportunity to get many kills because your hero is there together with your unit and your allies with their units while the enemy is just throwing themselves onto you for slaughter just to win a few seconds of capture-prevention.
Tip #2 – The Javelin Build
If you have higher-tier Javelin units (Sergeants + Imperials or just one with more careful management) then you can dedicate the game to running around and sniping enemy heroes with your javelins.
As hero supporting the javelins you could either take Longsword to support heal them or Musket/Bow for the bomb/explosion to pinpoint or finish off the enemy hero supporting the javelins.
Tip #3 – The Melee Hunter
If you have units with Cover Commander skill (Spear Sergeants, Imperial Shields, Men-at-Arms) then not only you can support the battle but also, in parallel, you can hunt enemy heroes to get your kills.
This works good with Poleaxe for example whereby you cc enemy hero with your skills and your units are right on top of you providing the damage output which you are missing.
There are 2 reasons for Cover Commander:
- Support you with damage output in a focused space.
- Help prevent your hero from dying (which would reset the kills counter for the quest)
Tip #4 – Use a Ballista (or 2)
This is a “more expensive” option, but you can setup a Ballista (or even 2 to get a faster shooting output) and focus on sniping enemy heroes from relative safety who may be busy defending a point.
The placement / location of the installation is extremely important to:
- Have as large as possible area to target (more options).
- Be hard to reach by enemy heroes.
I personally do not like this option because one would need to do this multiple times to complete the quest which would cost a lot. But if you have a lot of silver or want to get this quest done fast this could certainly be one of the faster options.
Tip #5 – Using Charging units
You could setup your entire Warband with charging units (Imperial Pikemen have the strongest infantry charge) and bulldoze over enemy heroes – good opportunities can be capture points where multiple may be fighting to capture or defend.
For this:
- Imperial Pikemen would be able to clean up with the charge but may die after.
- Condottieri have a weaker charge but can do shock attack after which can help kill not only the enemy hero but the units too.
- Prefecture Guards are also very powerful with the Drill and usually stronger than Condos.
- Of course if you have top tier units like Reapers…
Tip #6 – The Rattan Run Around
If you have the unit you can use Rattan Rangers cavalry exclusively to run around with the only purpose to hunt down enemy heroes.
While it may seem you are not supporting the battle you actually are because when you kill the hero then his/her unit retreats and it takes longer and longer for them to respawn supporting your team to win the battle.
Tip #7 – Field Battle Cavalry
If you have strong and experienced cavalry units then you can play Field battles exclusively and simply run over any weaker hero avoiding any difficult fights with higher tier units.
While this may be a more “chicken” way of playing it can certainly help complete the quest at least.
Tip #8 – Imperial Advance
If you have the Imperial Pike Guards – they have a unique ability to Advance onto the enemy. You can use this when capturing points or defending when there are multiple enemy heroes on the point.
Their Advance will kill everything in front of them so if used properly (and in combination with your hero – use a PvP weapon) this can help get multiple enemy hero kills.
Tip #9 – Pavise Penetration
If you have the Pavise Crossbowmen you can focus your efforts on managing them (also called babysitting) – if you place them well they can not only kill multiple enemy heroes but also units.
It is important for this to also careful manage their shields. You don’t want any one of them to die so you would need to protect them with their shields if there is a risk of enemy ranged unit, but at the first opportunity you need to switch quickly to maximize damage output.
As you need to babysit this unit (too expensive to lose them) it is better that you use a hero / weapon which “forces” you to stay near them. This can be, for example, a Longsword to heal them or Glave/Poleaxe if you are playing very aggressive and need to hold off enemy hero/units from hitting them.
Tip #10 – Stop Dying
Last, but not the least, is a simple but important phrase “Stop Dying”. Most of the time this quest fails because your hero dies. If the hero did not die you have 3-5 units per battle which can go fight and support you to get those kills.
Sometimes it’s very difficult to be patient and not rush into the thick of the battle. And other times it can simply be your Light Armor. So:
- Using Longsword as hero with Armor/Toughness makes it very difficult to kill your hero as you constantly heal and don’t take as much damage with Heavy Armor. (don’t forget to use your shield)
- Using Shortsword as hero: while there is no healing skill the Ironslides skill greatly increases Armor and so it is very difficult to kill a Shortsword hero. I have seen multiple times 3-5 heroes jumping on one Shortsword and not managing to kill. (don’t forget to use your shield)
- Using ranged heroes (Bow, Shortbow, Musket) can help you stay away from the battle. However with lighter armor you are at risk if the enemy does reach you.
Other Tips I did not mention
There are multiple other ways:
- Using ranged units around corners when the enemy hero follows you then your entire unit shoots and kills him. I did not mention this above because it is rather rare to produce these setups consistently.
- Or using ranged units in general, especially any firearm unit. Firearm units have a huge armor penetration and therefore are superior at killing enemy heroes.
- Namkhans’ poison prevents the enemy from healing for a long time. This helps in finishing them off. However Namkhans also die easier and are very situational which is why I did not mention them above.
- If you are good at PvP then you can get multiple kills fast in Deathmatch battles, but the reason I did not mention this is because if you are already good at PvP then you probably don’t need these tips 🙂
- Spamming top tier units: if you are not worried about your funds then using top tier units aggressively can get you those kills, but you may end up losing units for which you must pay high re-supply costs.
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