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.
Basic Damage Mechanics
Before going up against the Raging Bear, it’s important to understand a few basic mechanics. Knowing these will help you build stronger rallies and pick the right troops when joining one.
- First off, Lethality matters. The game has two damage types — Attack and Lethality. Attack hits the enemy’s Defense first, while Lethality goes straight for their Health. So, if you want to do more damage to the Bear, focus on increasing Lethality. That’s why Chenko is highly recommended for rally joining — her first skill boost Lethality.
- Chance-based skills don’t stack. So, avoid joining a rally with heroes like Jabel as her first skill is chance-based. Jabel is still a solid choice for launching your own rally, though.
- Only 4 additional hero skills are counted from rally joiners — we covered this in the Advanced Rally Guide. If a rally already has 4 strong heroes, you’re better off not placing a hero in your first slot when joining.
- Expedition skills and Exclusive Skills interact differently. Expedition skills are additive, while Exclusive Skills (from widgets) can be both additive and multiplicative.
Always Upgrade the Pitfall
The Bear Hunt can be activated every two days. In between spawns, you can collect Hunting Arrows by hunting beasts in Intel Missions and use them to upgrade the Pitfall up to level 5. Each level gives a +5% Attack bonus to everyone.
It takes 2,500 Hunting Arrows to fully upgrade the Pitfall. Each member can earn 24 arrows per day from Intel Missions. So, for better damage during the Bear Hunt, remind your members to finish their Intel Missions daily and donate those arrows.
If 50 members do it every day, you’ll have enough to max out the Pitfall every two days.
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 gears smartly (goggles/boots), and enhance Governor Charms for additional unit Lethality.
Best Heroes for Rally Captains and Troop Ratios
When you start a rally, you become the Rally Captain — which means your hero skills matter the most. That’s why it’s important to pick the right heroes and use the right troop ratio to get the best results.
Below is a table showing the best heroes to use when launching a rally on the Bear for maximum impact.
| Generation | Rally Heroes | Recommended Troop Formation |
|---|---|---|
| Gen-1 (Best) | Amadeus, Jabel, Saul | 3/3/4 |
| Gen-1 (Medium) | Helga, Jabel, Quinn/Saul* | 2/4/4 |
| Gen-1 (F2P) | Howard, Jabel, Quinn | 3/3/4 |
| Gen-2 (Best) | Amadeus, Hilde, Marlin | 2/3/5 |
| Gen-2 (Medium) | Helga, Jabel, Quinn or Marlin | 2/3/5 |
| Gen-2 (F2P) | Zoe, Jabel, Quinn | 3/3/4 |
*Saul becomes a better option than Quinn once you’ve upgraded him to 4 stars.
Amadeus is the best choice for launching rallies during both Gen 1 and Gen 2 — his stats are better than Gen 2 heroes. If you don’t have him leveled up enough, you can use Helga instead. She’s solid, but not quite on Amadeus’s level.
For F2P players looking to do well in Bear Trap during Gen 1 and 2, it’s best to focus on upgrading Jabel and Quinn. For the third hero, go with Howard in Gen 1 and switch to Zoe in Gen 2.
Also, try using a formation with slightly more Archers. Since the Bear has Infantry stats, Archers naturally deal more damage to it.
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.
- Amadeus – If your Helga has better stats (which is often the case early on since she unlocks first and is included in the first VIP packs), then it’s better to use Helga to launch the rally. In that case, you can send Amadeus as a rally joiner instead — his first skill is similar to Chenko’s.
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, or don’t send a hero in the first slot at all.
- If you send a blue hero with a maxed-out first skill, and there are already 4 Chenkos in the rally but their first skills aren’t at level 5, your blue hero’s skill can override one of the Chenkos’ skills. That can mess up the rally, so be careful who you send.
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.