Each faction has 25 Basic Troops, the foot soldiers of their army. While each faction refers to these troops by a unique name, they all follow the same rules. These troops are a limited resource. Once defeated (by taking 1 point of damage), they are removed from the map and placed in a discard next to the faction mat.

Each faction also has a number of Elite Troops, represented by dice. These dice are never rolled in play. Rather, their numbers are used to track the elite troops’ remaining vitality, or HP, as they suffer harm. When deployed, an elite troop is placed with its highest value showing. Their die value decreases as they lose vitality. Once an elite troop’s die value reaches zero, they are removed from the map and returned to the player’s faction mat, available for purchase once again.