This page lists six beginner pitfalls in Infinity Kingdom that the publisher’s own documents support. The documents are its Steam page, its Strategy page, its patch notes and its Q&A posts, read in November 2026. Each pitfall comes with its source and the reason it matters. It is not a full list of mistakes, because many popular claims about the game have no official source, and the last section names them instead of repeating them. For the basics of the game, see our Infinity Kingdom beginner guide.

An earlier version of this page described eight mistakes as the author’s own experience, including ignoring the hospital, spending gems on speed-ups and skipping events. We removed those: they had no source we could check, and the page presented personal experience that this site cannot document.

1. Mixing elements without checking the Elemental Aura

The Strategy page says that when you deploy units of the same element, “Immortals and Dragons” included, your whole team gets bonuses. With 3 units, Immortal Physical and Magical Defense rise by 20%. With 4, Physical and Magical Attack rise by 20%. With 5, Troop HP rises by 10%. The page also tells players to “create teams with as many units of the same element as possible”. A team spread across many elements gets none of these bonuses. The page dates from 2020 and 2021, so read the in-game description to confirm the current values. We found no source for a rule such as “never use more than two elements”, so this page does not state one.

2. Giving the dragon an element that does not match your Immortals

Steam says: “Assign your dragon with the same as the element Immortals, and the exclusive Buffs of elemental unit will be activated.” The Strategy page also counts dragons as units for the Elemental Aura. Each dragon has a talent that favours Immortals of its own element. The Fire Dragon’s talent gives extra damage to Fire Immortals when they receive a buff. The Holy Dragon’s talent increases Holy Immortals’ skill damage. A dragon of another element forfeits both effects.

3. Sending gatherers out because you have a shield

An official Q&A of 24 September 2021 (IK-Studio Q&A #12) has a staff reply on this. The 8-hour shield “will protect your castle from being attacked, but any troops sent out for resource collection will not be protected by the shield, so they may be attacked by other lords.” The reason to remember it: a shield does not cover marching troops. The Q&A is from 2021, so this is the rule as stated then, not a guarantee for today. Check the current in-game shield text.

4. Ignoring Alliance Help

Alliance Help is open to every alliance rank in the permissions table of the Patch 2.2 notes (R1 to R6). The patch notes of 9 October 2025 (v2.8.8) say it is “now available when Upgrading dragons”. An official forum post of 2020 says each help cuts a task’s time by 1 minute. The forum does not name its author as staff, so treat that figure as unconfirmed. The reason to join an alliance early is therefore the help mechanic itself, not a documented size of benefit.

5. Treating speed-ups as useful only for construction

Patch 2.0 (8 April 2022) says: “Players can now use general speedup items and Artifact material speedup items to speed up the production of Artifact materials.” Speed-up items therefore have more than one use. The notes show those uses changing between versions. Check before you spend, because what a speed-up can do depends on the version you play.

6. Farming in a blizzard zone without a plan

Patch 1.7 (12 November 2021) introduced the Frozen Realm. It says that in blizzard zones “troops’ gathering speed is reduced by 25%”. Territory in such a zone “will gradually lose Prosperity”. Geothermal zones remove the gathering penalty, including those made by Thermal Towers that alliances build. If you play the Frozen Realm, check the zone before you send troops out.

The guide’s own advice

• Decide your element before you invest. The Elemental Aura and the dragon rule both reward consistency. This is our reading of the official text, not a publisher recommendation.
• Read the in-game text before spending. Several items on this page come from notes of 2021 and 2022, and the Strategy page is from 2020 and 2021. They show the rules as published at those dates. The notes show rules changing from version to version, so none of them is a guarantee of how the game works today.

What we could not verify

We found no official source for the following, so this page does not state them. The order to upgrade buildings in. Whether to upgrade the hospital early. Whether to spend gems on speed-ups. How much daily quests matter. Whether events are “the fastest acceleration”. What waiting to join an alliance costs. How many months a beginner needs. Several popular guides state these confidently. We would need a source from the developer first.

Sources

Named here as plain text. Pages read in November 2026.

• Infinity Kingdom official website, Strategy page (Elemental Aura, Dragons)
• Infinity Kingdom official news: IK-Studio Q&A #12 (24 September 2021); Patch 1.7 Notes (12 November 2021); Patch 2.0 Notes (8 April 2022); Patch 2.2 Notes (17 June 2022); v2.8.8 Patch Notes (9 October 2025)
• Infinity Kingdom Official Forum, “Alliance Features” (15 September 2020; author not identified as staff)
• Steam store page, Infinity Kingdom (YOUZU)