Guildrun Guides

Start Here

New players should open the Beginner Guide first. It covers the full run loop — hero draft, hex placement, shop timing, and first relic picks — in a twenty-minute session frame. Follow with How to Play for mechanics depth and the Demo Walkthrough for a wave-by-wave example run with embedded video.

If you already know autobattlers but not Guildrun specifically, skim how to play for lovers synergies and role pivots — systems that differentiate this game from Teamfight Tactics-style static comps.

Advanced Topics

The Difficulty Guide explains scaling across eight tiers. Pair it with the Difficulty Tracker tool when deciding whether to push higher. Endless Mode covers leaderboard strategy, wave bands, and sustain-heavy builds that outperform burst in long horizons.

Build-focused players should read How to Build before diving into the builds section. When shop RNG disrupts your plan, the Pivot Mid-Run guide walks through when to commit versus when to flex into a new role archetype.

• Beginner Guide — first-run checklist and common mistakes
• How to Play — combat phases, economy, and grid placement
• Demo Walkthrough — annotated sample run with video
• Difficulty Guide — tier-by-tier scaling breakdown
• Endless Mode — leaderboards and late-wave strategy
• How to Build — drafting coherent comps from RNG shops
• Pivot Mid-Run — role changes when relics shift

Suggested Learning Paths

Path A — complete beginner: beginner guide, how to play, demo walkthrough, then best starter heroes and the build planner tool. This sequence takes one to two hours including a practice run and covers eighty percent of demo confusion reported in Steam discussions.

Path B — experienced autobattler: how to play skim, synergy guide, tier list framework, difficulty guide at tier four plus. Skip beginner pacing unless lovers pairing or pivot timing still feels unclear after three losses.

Path C — endless aspirant: how to build, endless mode guide, modifier pool reference, difficulty tracker at tier seven baseline. Endless mode punishes comps that win standard tiers on burst alone — sustain and utility specializations matter more past wave twenty.

Every guide links outward to heroes, builds, items, and demo pages where relevant. Treat this hub as a map, not a wall of text — open the guide that matches your immediate question, then follow internal links rather than reading linearly.