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FIND YOUR NEXT ANSWER.Once you can steer, boost and use your module abilities, choose a specific part of your run to improve.
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Understand your bonuses, get more from the Front Cannon, then put together a fire build.
- Wanderburg luck build: Dieter, clovers and Souvenir
Choose luck artifacts, plan Next and Last Amplifier pickup order, and keep a two-mage Spiderburg alive with Teleporter and Dash.
- Wanderburg Mage Build: Lightning, Fire & Sire Jonah
Make Lightning Mage the first damage engine, then add Fire Mage in the second top slot. Use shared top-slot support and keep moving between active bursts.
- Wanderburg Companion build: hammer summons, Empress & upgrades
Make the back-slot hammer Companion your main damage source, then add Barracks as support. Keep the army close enough to fight.
- Wanderburg hit and run build: Spiderburg, Lightning & Mortar
Stun susceptible enemies, place a mortar burst and dash out. This loadout needs Spiderburg’s two top slots and deliberate cooldown management.
- Wanderburg fire build: Pyromaniac, Napalm & fire craters
Spread burning through a moving fight, leave useful fire zones and keep an escape route while damage continues.
- Damage bonuses: crew, modules and minions
Separate damage types, module slots and ability triggers so your next artifact improves the attack you actually use.
- Front Cannon: aiming, auto attacks and upgrades
Line up the active shot, use the automatic burst and choose between ammo, active damage, Execute and Knockback.
All strategy guides (23)
- Wanderburg luck build: Dieter, clovers and Souvenir
- Resources: Gold, Silver, health and nitro
- All 26 achievements and a completion route
- Damage bonuses: crew, modules and minions
- Front Cannon: aiming, auto attacks and upgrades
- Wanderburg build list: 9 builds and key cards
- Wanderburg turret and arrow build: key upgrades and playstyle
- Wanderburg mine and mortar build: Ice Mines, key picks and routes
- Wanderburg Ram build: Bumper, nitro and collision upgrades
- Wanderburg Cannon build: Bonus Volley, artifacts and boss positioning
- Wanderburg summon build: Barracks, Empress and key unit upgrades
- Wanderburg fire build: Pyromaniac, Napalm & fire craters
- Wanderburg Companion build: hammer summons, Empress & upgrades
- Wanderburg hit and run build: Spiderburg, Lightning & Mortar
- Wanderburg Mage Build: Lightning, Fire & Sire Jonah
- How to heal: health boxes, repairs and consume effects
- Silver farming: quests, boss tombstones and spending
- Unlock artifacts, captains and vehicles
- Steam Deck and controls: setup and troubleshooting
- Unlocks and rerolls: plan your next purchase
- Choose artifacts that support your build
- Pair Top Mortar with a Ram approach
- Keep a melee build alive between collisions
01 / LUCK & UPGRADE CHOICES Wanderburg luck build: Dieter, clovers and Souvenir
Choose luck artifacts, plan Next and Last Amplifier pickup order, and keep a two-mage Spiderburg alive with Teleporter and Dash.
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02 / RESOURCES Resources: Gold, Silver, health and nitro
Separate currencies, recovery and boost effects before choosing the next purchase or artifact.
Read the strategy → 03 / COMPLETION All 26 achievements and a completion route
Track cumulative distance, vehicle, boss and consumption milestones alongside progression and victory goals.
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04 / DAMAGE & SYNERGY Damage bonuses: crew, modules and minions
Separate damage types, module slots and ability triggers so your next artifact improves the attack you actually use.
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05 / AIMING & UPGRADE CHOICES Front Cannon: aiming, auto attacks and upgrades
Line up the active shot, use the automatic burst and choose between ammo, active damage, Execute and Knockback.
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06 / BUILD COMPARISON Wanderburg build list: 9 builds and key cards
Compare Huntress arrows, ice mines, Ram, cannon, Barracks, fire, Companion, Spiderburg hit-and-run and dual-mage builds, with key cards and upgrade order.
Read the strategy → 07 / MOBILE AREA CONTROL Wanderburg turret and arrow build: key upgrades and playstyle
Circle a turret position while carried archers keep firing. Best suited to players who prefer ranged damage and controlled turns.
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08 / PURSUIT CONTROL Wanderburg mine and mortar build: Ice Mines, key picks and routes
Turn a retreat into overlapping mines and rear volleys. Suits deliberate routes and enemies that follow your castle.
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09 / HIT-AND-RUN MELEE Wanderburg Ram build: Bumper, nitro and collision upgrades
Accelerate into a side hit, then escape. Suits players comfortable steering and saving boost for an exit.
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10 / ALIGNED BURST DAMAGE Wanderburg Cannon build: Bonus Volley, artifacts and boss positioning
Keep a target alongside the castle and land a concentrated broadside. Suits deliberate aim and burst windows.
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11 / SUMMONS & CAVALRY Wanderburg summon build: Barracks, Empress and key unit upgrades
Build a persistent army and add cavalry bursts. Suits players who manage distance so units can reach their targets.
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12 / BURNING AREA CONTROL Wanderburg fire build: Pyromaniac, Napalm & fire craters
Spread burning through a moving fight, leave useful fire zones and keep an escape route while damage continues.
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13 / COMPANION SUMMON BUILD Wanderburg Companion build: hammer summons, Empress & upgrades
Make the back-slot hammer Companion your main damage source, then add Barracks as support. Keep the army close enough to fight.
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14 / HIT AND RUN BUILD Wanderburg hit and run build: Spiderburg, Lightning & Mortar
Stun susceptible enemies, place a mortar burst and dash out. This loadout needs Spiderburg’s two top slots and deliberate cooldown management.
Read the strategy → 15 / DUAL MAGE BUILD Wanderburg Mage Build: Lightning, Fire & Sire Jonah
Make Lightning Mage the first damage engine, then add Fire Mage in the second top slot. Use shared top-slot support and keep moving between active bursts.
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16 / HEALING How to heal: health boxes, repairs and consume effects
Choose recovery that fits your captain and find out why health boxes may disappear.
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17 / SILVER & DIFFICULTY Silver farming: quests, boss tombstones and spending
Plan unfinished quest rewards, compare repeatable progress and tackle difficulty spikes.
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18 / UNLOCK REQUIREMENTS Unlock artifacts, captains and vehicles
Check prices, Spiderburg and Tankenburg boss requirements, and the next loadout step.
Read the strategy → 19 / CONTROLS & PERFORMANCE Steam Deck and controls: setup and troubleshooting
Compare inputs and diagnose stutter, awkward steering or launch problems.
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20 / BETWEEN RUNS Unlocks and rerolls: plan your next purchase
Get one extra reroll per six module or artifact unlocks, then budget for Archer Tower or Turret Layer.
Read the strategy → 21 / ARTIFACT SYNERGY Choose artifacts that support your build
Match artifact bonuses and activation conditions to the equipment you already use.
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22 / HYBRID BUILD Pair Top Mortar with a Ram approach
Place the rear volley, separate its timing from your collision and decide which attack needs the next upgrade.
Read the strategy → 23 / SURVIVAL & RESOURCES Keep a melee build alive between collisions
Plan an exit, manage nitro and choose recovery that works with the targets you can safely reach.
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