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Domination specialist strategies

PostPosted: Sat May 12, 2018 3:37 pm
by subsinker0204
In domination, specialist hires are a big part of the game. They can form amazing combos that can win you the game. Here is a list of the main strategies used in domination:

1. Tycoon and admiral stacking
Tycoon and admiral stacking is the most used strategy in high rating games, and for good reasons. Having your factories produce drillers that can move as fast as smugglers every 3.2hrs is overpowered.

Specialists to hire:
Tier 1:
Smuggler/ tycoon
Navigator/ admiral
Hypnotist/ king
Foreman/ engineer
Tinkerer/ Moe

Tier 2:
Sentry/ war hero
Inspector/ security chief
Pirate
Princess
Intelligence officer

Tier 3:
Diplomat
Thief
Helmsman
Luitenant/ general
Infiltrator
Assassins
Saboteurs
Double agent
Martyr
Revered elder

Strong against:
Mega-sentry

Weak against:
General stacking

Combos:
None

How to beat:
You can't

2. General stacking
General stacking is a specialit based strategy. It relies on using the general global ability with weaker 2 for 1 hire specialists to kill a ton of drillers. It is seen once in a while in ranked games

Specialists to hire:
Tier 1:
General
Thief
Assassins
Saboteurs
Diplomat
Pirate
Navigator/ admiral
Inspector/ security chief
Sentry/ war hero
Helmsman
Smuggler/ tycoon
Revered elder

Tier 2:
Infiltrator
Hypnotist/ king
Princess
Intelligence officer
Tinkerer/ moe
Foreman/ engineer

Tier 3:
Double agent
Martyr

Strong against:
Admiral and tycoon stacking
Mega-sentry

Weak against:
Pirate navigator combo

Combos:
Pirate general
Diplomat general
Saboteur general

How to beat:
Use assassins or navigators

3. Mega sentry
The goal of this strategy is to cover the whole map with as many sentries as possible, attacking io's princesses and sentries. You might see once once in a while in domination but it's not used too often since it takes a long time to build up. Super defensive strategy

Tier 1:
Sentry/ war hero
Princess
Intel officer
Luitenant/general
Inspector/ security chief
Hypnotist/ king

Tier 2:
Revered elder
Assassins
Saboteur
Foreman/ engineer
Smuggler/ tycoon
Navigator/ admiral
Tinkerer/ Moe

Tier 3:
Pirate
Double agent
martyr
Infiltrator
Diplomat
Helmsman

Strong against:

Weak against:
Admiral tycoon stacking
General stacking
Pirate navigator combo

Combos:
Sentry princess

4. Pirate navigator combo
The goal of this strategy is to use your prayers and navigators and your other tier 1 specialists to destroy subs, capture outposts and kill specialists. A variety of combos can be made from this strategy.

Tier 1:
Pirate
Navigator/ admiral
Diplomat
Assassins
Revered elder
Luitenant/ general

Tier 2:
Smuggler/ tycoon
Foreman/ engineer
Tinkerer/ Moe
Sentry/ war hero
Inspector/ security chieg

Tier 3:
Helmsman
Double agent
Martyr
Saboteur

Strong against:
General stacking
Mega sentry

Weak against:
Tycoon and admiral stacking

Combos:
Pirate + navigator + any tier 1 spec

How to counter:
Get x2 driller speed

I will be adding security chief stacking and engineer stacking soon. If I missed any strategy or specialists in my list, please tell me which ones. Hope this guide helped you guys!