When setting your formation you will see that the first hero slot is lighter than the other 2. This is because when you join someone else’s rally, the first hero you pick is the one whose first (top right) expedition skill will be used in the rally bonus line-up.There are only 3 heroes that have an increase damage skill as their first expedition skill and they are Jessie, Jasser, and Jeronimo, increasing troop damage by 25%.As mentioned earlier, all the heroes and stats of the captain take effect but also so do 4 other heroes from those who join the rally. The 4 heroes that will have their expedition skill picked will be based on the level of their skill. For example; a level 5 skill will be used over a level 4 skill.To view what your rally setup looks like, open the rallies page and click on the yellow flag on the top right corner of the list of players. This will then give you a full breakdown of all the captains percentage stats and if you scroll to the bottom it will show all heroes skills, including the 4 selected teammates heroes too.The bonus of Jessie, Jasser, and Jeronimo’s expedition skill stack with others so to maximise your damage output make sure to send them to the strongest rally. If you have 4 of them together, that then gives you a 100% damage bonus!
The simplest way to ensure you have only Jessie in the chosen 4 is to have all members send Jessie to the rally.
If you have already sent your Jessie formation out to someone else and you are trying to join another strong rally but don’t want to ruin the Jessie line-up then you have 2 options. If your first expedition skill of your first pick hero is level 4 or lower then you will not replace someone else’s level 5 Jessie.
Additional tips for setting up for the bear trap
As you would have read, the first expedition skill of the far left hero in the line-up would be included in the rally help bonus. Out of everyone who joins the rally, the 4 with the highest skill level will be used. To ensure you can do it correctly and quickly, do the following:
1. Save some formations!
- Formation 1 – Make sure Jessie expedition skill is level 5. Put Jessie first (far left) and then 2 random heroes. make sure you have all hero slots filled so you can send the max number of troops to the rally.
- Formation 2 – Rally captain. All expedition skills of the 3 heroes the captain uses take effect in the battle. Save the formation of Natalia, Molly and Alonso. They have a high boost to your troops stats.
- Formation 3 – As you have already sent Jessie out to a strong team, you don’t want to put a hero in that would kick out someone else’s Jessie. Use any blue hero first and then 2 random heroes to fill the slots. As long as others Jessie is lvl5 skill, theirs will be chosen. If you choose any other epic/mythic hero in your first slot there is a high chance you will take the spot of a Jessie.
- Formation 4 – Repeat Formation 3 with another blue hero.
Any heroes left after these 4 formations will fill your last rally. If you have a 6th March slot it would be without any heroes – troops only, until you unlock more heroes in the future.
2. Have the rally window open!
As you know, the fastest people join the rally first. If you are waiting for a message to popup in the alliance chat for a rally being created, there is that short delay of loading across to it and then you have to click the little green + in the top right corner to add your team. Don’t do this! Instead, already be in the rally page which lists all the teams. New ones will be created at the bottom of the list so keep scrolling down to refresh. You can send your formation much faster with the big green + on the main page.
Position of the player by distance
