Gorilla Legion
Another boss damage race — but here the game gives you the troops. An Ape Chieftain appears in the last 30 minutes of every hour; you just set the ratio and bring your strongest attack heroes. Results depend on how your own account is built, so treat these picks as starting points.
The game gives you free troops. Use 0% Shieldbearers and bring only attack skills.
The 7 Chieftains — one per day
Each day has its own Chieftain, appearing at the 30-minute mark of every hour. From Monday to Saturday, only Hero Skills, Exclusive Equipment and that day’s bonus work against it — and that bonus gets an extra +1000%. On Sunday, the Gorilla Warlord (High Chieftain) lets every bonus work, but none of them get the extra +1000%.
What matters here
- Check the day. From Monday to Saturday, only Hero Skills, Exclusive Equipment and that day’s bonus count, and that bonus gets +1000%.
- Bring only attack War skills. Every hero uses all 3 of its War skills here, so a hero with defensive or useless skills helps much less.
- Damage every round beats damage every few rounds. The fight is short, so heroes whose damage hits every round do best — Edwin, Koschevoi and Ryuichi do worse here, even though they’re strong elsewhere.
- •The Shieldbearer hero slot is a free extra. You must use a Shieldbearer hero, but your troops are 0% Shieldbearers — so pick the most attack-focused Shieldbearer hero (Tyronn, then Phoenix, then Xuanming), not the toughest.
- •Heroes with low HP are fine. The game provides the troops, so a hero's low HP doesn't matter — Drake does great here.
How it differs from the Cage
| Cage | Gorilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Boss HP | none | has an HP bar |
| Troops | yours (0% Shieldbearers, 10% Bombers and 90% Shooters) | given by the game |
| Hero skills | joiner = 1 top skill | all 3 War skills |
| Setup | 1 leader + joiners | 3 formations |
Troop ratio by Chieftain
Always 0% Shieldbearers — Shooters deal most of your damage. Only the Bomber % changes, based on the Chieftain. Use a few more Bombers if your account is built around Bombers.
| Chieftain | Shield | Bomber | Shooter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyber GorillaWednesday | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Primal GorillaThursday | 0% | 6% | 94% |
| Armed GorillaFriday | 0% | 8% | 92% |
| Wise GorillaTuesday | 0% | 11% | 89% |
| Space GorillaMonday | 0% | 18% | 82% |
| Treasure GorillaSaturday | 0% | 21% | 79% |
| Gorilla WarlordSunday | 0% | 23% | 77% |
Ada exception: if you use Ada, keep about 1,000 Shieldbearers (not 0) — her Continuous Destruction (2nd War skill) only triggers when a Shieldbearer or Bomber attacks, so with 0% Shieldbearers it does nothing. The same 1,000-Shieldbearer minimum applies in the Cage and in any rally that includes Ada.
Your 3 formations
Built from the heroes you selected in My Roster — your best Shooter, Bomber and Shieldbearer for each formation. A starting point; adjust the Bomber % for each Chieftain.
Select the heroes you own in to see your personalized formations. Until then, use the ideal set below.
Best heroes per slot
Tested order — adjust to your own account:
| Slot | Best → worst |
|---|---|
| Shooter | Ada › Drake › Veronica › Kate › Sawyer › Mireya › Edwin |
| Bomber | Flameborne › Worrell ≈ Alph › Wukong › Whisper › Ryuichi › Koschevoi |
| Shield | Tyronn › Phoenix › Xuanming › Marcus › Otto › Zoltan |
Go-to 3-formation set
Your 3 best Shooters, one per formation, each with a strong Bomber and an attack-focused Shieldbearer:
| # | Shooter | Bomber | Shield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ada | Flameborne | Tyronn |
| 2 | Drake | Worrell | Phoenix |
| 3 | Veronica | Alph | Xuanming |
Why Xuanming is 3rd: in testing he deals more damage than Marcus, Otto and Zoltan here. The likely reason: his Mountain Cleaver gives your whole army +25% Lethality every round, and a Gorilla army is almost all Shooters, so it helps almost every troop. Marcus’s boosts only work every 3rd round or only help Bombers, Otto’s only boosts Tactical DMG, and Zoltan’s damage skills need Shieldbearer troops, which you have 0% of here.
Note: Flameborne's +30% vs Wild Monsters works on the Chieftain — use him against the gorillas that need the most Bombers (Warlord / Treasure). All picks are starting points that depend on your own account; check the active event bonuses each round.
Satellite bonus
The Legendary Polaris satellite gives +20% final damage against the Ape Chieftain.