The Bear Trap is an alliance event in Kingshot that provides one of the best sources of free Forgehammers and resources. Your rewards depend on how much damage you can deal within 30 minutes, with the maximum rewards unlocked at 1.2 billion damage. To achieve the best results, you should try increasing your damage output.
Attack, Lethality, and Damage Bonuses
Important: The following strategies are specific to the Bear Trap and are mainly tailored for early-game players. While this event helps you understand rally mechanics, the aggressive “glass cannon” approach outlined here is not recommended for PvP, as it can lead to huge troop losses.
- Lethality and damage bonuses matter the most. They appear similar, but damage is a hidden stat.
- Bear fights are short, making percentage-based chance skills less effective.
- Expedition skills and Exclusive Skills interact differently. Expedition skills are additive, while Exclusive Skills (from widgets) can be both additive and multiplicative.
- Attack bonuses from skills become less effective in later generations due to higher stat caps, so they shouldn’t be your primary focus.
Upgrading the Bear Trap
The Bear Trap can be activated every two days. Between spawns, you can collect Hunting Arrows by hunting beasts and use them to upgrade the trap up to level 5. Each level grants a +5% Attack bonus to all players. This is a cost-effective way to boost your damage.
Rally Placement
To maximize efficiency, assign rally spots based on the highest troop deployment capacity in your alliance. This ensures minimal travel time and allows over 12 players to run five rallies per event.
Preparing Your City for Maximum Damage
To improve your performance in the Bear Trap, focus on the following city upgrades:
- Research: Prioritize Lethality and troop deployment capacity.
- Building Upgrades: Boost your Command Center (for higher deployment capacity), upgrade hero gear (goggles/boots), and enhance Governor Charms for additional unit Lethality.
Best Heroes for Rally Captains
The Rally Captain (the player who starts the rally) provides Expedition skills for all troops in the rally. Choosing the right hero is essential.
- Stable: Jabel is a top-tier choice due to her fixed % damage bonus and decent % chance skill. She is easy to upgrade, even for free players.
- Archer: Saul (from the first Hero Roulette) is one of the few Archers with a fixed % damage skill. Quinn is a secondary option but relies on % chance mechanics.
- Infantry: Helga is the best pick if available, as she has both a fixed % damage bonus and a Rally Troop Lethality skill.
As you progress beyond generation 1, stronger heroes with higher stat caps will outperform these choices. Adjust your lineup accordingly.
Hero Captains: The Key to Rally Damage Bonuses
Each rally can receive up to four additional skills from players who join. The most important hero to send is:
- Chenko – She provides a +25% damage boost if their first Expedition skill is Level 5. However, to activate the bonus, she must be the first hero in formation and among the first four to join the rally.
Important Rally Joining Rules:
- If fewer than four Chenkos are already in the rally, send Chenko as your first hero.
- If four Chenkos are already present, send a blue hero as your first hero.
- NEVER send Edwin before four Chenkos. His skill provides a +25% City Stone Output bonus instead of the crucial +25% damage bonus.
You can check if the rally is correctly set up by tapping the yellow flag icon on the rally page and scrolling down. Once a Level 5 skill is locked in, it cannot be changed unless that player is kicked from the rally.
Executing a Perfect Bear Trap Event
Following the placement strategy, your alliance should aim to run five rallies led by the 12 players with the highest deployment capacity. Another 12 players are needed to maximize rally damage with Chenko bonuses.
While forming a 24-person team for every event may be challenging, it’s the optimal way to reach 1.2 billion damage and unlock maximum rewards.