Build
Empire build
Gun heavy destroyers, paid vertical lifts, and island defense when Crown forts dominate your sea icons.
Pair with
Seafaring for Steel Edge hybrid plans, or Wealth if you accept slower destroyer legs on boarding nodes.
Early unlocks
- Elevator coin sinks once cash flow stabilizes
- Iron Fist at Tier 2 for gun checks
- Cannon Tower coverage on harbor approaches
Island habits
Keep charcoal and cannon chains on short warehouse hops. Destroyer hulls are useless if foundries sit on red routes.
Hull: Iron Fist