Micro-farming means regularly raiding many villages with small groups of troops, usually organized through farm lists.
Farm lists are managed through the Rally Point and allow you to prepare and launch multiple raids quickly.
Learn more in Rally Point.
The goal is simple: collect as many resources as possible while keeping travel times, unused carrying capacity, and troop losses low.
Individual raids may return only a small amount of resources. Micro-farming becomes effective through frequency and quantity.
Inactive or less active villages are common farming targets. Villages close to you are especially useful because your troops return sooner and can be sent out again more quickly.
Before adding an unfamiliar village to your farm list, consider scouting it for defending troops. For grey, inactive villages, this is often unnecessary.
If scouting reveals troops, also check whether the Hero is wearing Boots of the Chicken. Depending on the boots, the Hero can hide together with a certain number of troops during an attack, which may still allow you to raid the village without losses.
Remember that no target is guaranteed to remain safe. Players can return, reinforcements can arrive, and defenses can change.
Good farming troops don't necessarily need to be your strongest attackers.
Consider:
Speed – Faster troops can raid more often.
Carrying capacity – Higher capacity means fewer troops may be needed.
Cost – Cheap units are easier to replace.
Training time – Quickly trained units help you build up your farming force.
Different tribes have different troops suited to farming. For example, Clubswingers are an inexpensive option for Teutons, while Theutates Thunders offer Gauls excellent speed.
Avoid sending more troops than necessary.
If your raiders regularly return with unused carrying capacity, reduce the number of troops. If they consistently return full, consider sending more troops or raiding the target more frequently.
Use your raid reports to adjust your farm list entries.
You won't be the only player farming inactive or less active villages. Popular targets are often raided by several players, so individual raids may return with very little.
This is normal.
Micro-farming depends on launching your farm lists as frequently as possible. Many small raids throughout the day can add up to a significant amount of resources.
Regular losses can quickly consume the resources you're gaining.
If a target starts costing more troops than the resources it provides, adjust the raid or remove it from your farming routine.
Also keep in mind that villages are automatically removed from farm lists when their activity status changes, both when an active player becomes inactive and when an inactive player becomes active again.
As your farming force grows, gradually expand your farming area and add more suitable targets.
The key to Micro-Farming is efficiency: keep your troops moving, launch your farm lists frequently, minimize unnecessary losses, and send only as many troops as you need.
