Ancient War iPhone Strategy - Totem as Shield

1. Using Your Totem as Temporary Shield

This basic strategy uses your Totem to act as a shield while your units can enjoy free hits behind your Totem. Also, the Fireball cannot hit units behind the Totem Pole.



This can be done...
using ground melee/range or air melee units (air units sometimes being less effective as opposition units sometimes,some how can still attack the units behind your Totem). I usually deploy melee units as they are cheaper and produce faster.



The tricky timing is to deploy your unit as the opposition unit is approaching the Totem, using the front of the Totem as the half-way meeting point. To be on the safe side, the opposition unit should strike your Totem once, then your unit starts attacking their units, to reduce your Totem's damage to the minimum while not exposing your units to attack.  You can also deploy multiple units in succession since your food will be maximized and also your units will be more packed as they are deployed closer to your Totem.

This strategy has a danger as mass highly/fully upgraded units (especially Infantry and Hippograph) can destroy your Totem even before you kill the opposition units. Also, you will not be able to reach ground/air range/splash units behind.

This leads to my next strategy post - Splash Damage. Stay tuned.