Tom Clancy's Elite Squad - Beginner's Guide, Tips & Tricks

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September 4, 2020

Here, in this Tom Clancy's Elite Squad guide, we will give you all the tips to start your journey on this elite battlefield.

Tom Clancy's Elite Squad is a free-to-play military role-playing game in which the player takes the role of a commander and leads a squad of 5 soldiers. Basically, the game is a 5v5 shootout where you send your soldiers to the battlefield to defeat the enemy. Soldiers are trained and commanded by a commander. The game is published by the famous Ubisoft Studios and was launched on 25^{- th} August 2020 The main goal of the game is to deploy a squad of 5 trained soldiers on the battlefield that will face another squad of 5 soldiers. Your role will be to command your squad and you will help them on the battlefield. So here in this Tom Clancy's Elite Squad Guide, we will give you all the tips to start your journey on this elite battlefield.

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Tom Clancy's Elite Squad Guide: Soldiers

In this game, you will play as soldiers, who are very famous characters in the Tom Clancy universe. Basically there are two types of soldiers:

Hero
the villain

There are 46 hero soldiers and 31 villain soldiers in the game, and together they make 77 soldiers.

Then each soldier is divided into different roles.

Soldier roles

These are the various roles played by the 77 soldiers in this game.

1. Attacker (Pointman and Striker)

These soldiers have a lot of damage and are mostly weak in terms of health.

2. Defender (Guardian and Enforcer)

These soldiers are very hardy and are usually the front line of your squad. They absorb damage while protecting their allies.

3. Specialist (support service and technician)

Soldiers in this category usually act in a support role. They inherit damage, but it is much lower than other heroes. They usually heal and provide support to their allies.

Warrior traits

In Tom Clancy's Elite Squad, each soldier has different personality traits. Here is a list of soldier qualities.

Resourceful
Restrained
Awesome
Persistent
Obedient

Unlock and upgrade your soldiers

To unlock a new soldier, you need to collect information about a specific soldier. The higher the stars of the hero, the more information he costs. How to get info? All you have to do is play the game and level up, this way you can get a lot of information for many soldiers. In fact, this is the easiest and cheapest way to get soldiers. Another way is to spend gold bars and coins at ORB Depot to collect information and other items. Usually goes in bundles.

After you've unlocked a few soldiers, it's time for them to improve . By upgrading, it means increasing their level and their skills. To level up your soldier, you must educate . Button learninga increases the soldier's attributes. All you have to do is spend coins, requested to improve the hero. After you upgrade a soldier, you can see the skill rating and level of the soldier he is currently at. remember, that your account level is the maximum level of your soldiers . You cannot upgrade your soldiers above your account level.

Equipment for soldiers

Equipment is basically the types of tools that you can equip a soldier to increase the ability to deal damage, defense и stability . There are several classes that can be upgraded if you have enough items to do so. V every class Yes four slots for settings.

Tom Clancy's Elite Squad Guide: Weapons

In this game, each soldier has his own weapon. You will have 4 upgrade levels for your weapons. In order to improve your weapon, you need to have enough materials and a pistol blueprint.

Each soldier specializes in a certain type of weapon that can be used on the battlefield.

AR (assault rifle)
LMG (long machine gun)
Pistol
Shotgun
SMG (short machine gun)
Sniper rifle

Along with the soldiers armed with these weapons, each hero has their own special abilities. These abilities are of three types − active ability, passive ability и leader ability . The moment you become a hero, the active ability is unlocked, but in order to unlock the passive ability and the leader ability, you need to rise to 4 level и 8 level respectively.

In-game conditions in Tom Clancy's Elite Squad

Here are the terms and their meaning that you will see on the main screen when you enter the game.

Campaign energy boost - This item is required when you send your soldiers to the battlefield.
gold bar - This is one of the in-game currencies for buying items and other things.
XP - experience points that you get for winning the battle.
Arena Energy Boost - used when you want to start an arena battle.
Guild is a clan or squad of up to 30 commanders who can team up to fight in battles.
Dealer is basically a store where you can spend real money to buy certain items.
ORB Depot - This is also a store, but here you do not need to spend real money to buy certain items. In-game currencies are used to purchase items.
Goals - This is similar to a daily quest that is required to level up your account and provides a variety of items to collect by completing the given quest.

Tom Clancy's Elite Squad Guide: Modes

In Tom Clancy's Elite Squad, you can choose from different game modes. Here are the different modes in the game.

Campaign mode

The campaign mode consists of 4 chapters and each chapter also has sub-chapters. Here are 4 chapters in campaign mode.

Umber
Allies
Underworld
Near distance

Umbra opens instantly from the first level, and the rest can be unlocked at levels 10, 25, 35, respectively.

In mode Umbra you can earn special rewards and it helps to earn XP points which will eventually help you level up your commander.

Mode Allies only available for hero soldiers . You must obtain or play only with the soldier hero, villain soldier cannot be used in this mode.

In mode Underworld in this mode can only be used villain soldiers .

Finally, we have a mode Close Quarters . Whether you choose hero soldiers or villain soldiers, the weapons that can be used in this mode are limited to SMGs/Pistols. You cannot use other guns in this mode as they are not allowed.

Arena Mode

It is a rating mode game that opens after reaching 15 level in your account. First base rank - Bronze I and it rises as you win matches. Here you fight with real opponents in the game.

Event mode

In this section of the game, you can choose an event to participate in, which opens only on a certain day and lasts for a certain period of time. The event is associated with a special task that must be completed, and you will receive a reward for this.

To unlock event mode, you must be on level 5 . After unlocking the event mode, various events still require a certain level to unlock them.

Always participate in events as they contain a lot of exclusive items и special awards . You can also get special rewards that can be obtained in limited-time events. Check them out in a timely manner and participate.

Tom Clancy's Elite Squad Guide: Combat

Finally, we arrive at the battlefield where your elite squad is fighting against opponents. Let's go through the different stages of the Battle in this game.

Preparing for battle

➤Train your soldiers - Before you go into battle, always remember to train your soldiers. Training your soldier means improving or increasing his stats, all you need to do is spend coins to upgrade, the game will automatically improve the skills evenly.
➤Choose the perfect squad for your squad. Speaking of choosing the perfect lineup, you have to choose the perfect lineup for the battlefield. As mentioned above about the different soldier roles, you have to choose wisely the types of soldiers you take into your squad. The ideal squad consists mainly of one defender, three attackers и one specialist . You will be able to learn how to balance your team as you gradually play more matches.
➤Always choose a soldier with the highest level - By choosing the soldier with the highest level, you are more likely to win the match. What's more, it's good to increase the number of soldiers you use frequently so they can dominate the game as they have improved abilities and stats.
➤Choose the perfect outfit layout - this means that each soldier has their own base armor, damage, resilience and strength. The use of settings significantly improves its basic characteristics, which are clearly visible on the battlefield. Always try to collect items and craft your gear to make a huge impact on the enemy.
➤Use upgraded weapons - as mentioned earlier, each soldier has his own special weapon. Improved weapons are always suitable for combat. Try to upgrade your weapons to the maximum.
➤Always level up your commander - under the commander level, this means the level of your account. Always remember that the account level is the maximum level for soldiers. The higher the account level, the better for leveling up soldiers.

Entering the battlefield

Once you've got everything set up, it's time to head to the battlefield. Before you send your soldiers to the battlefield, there are a few things you need to keep in mind.

➤Always compare the rating of your squad with the rating of the enemy squad. The squad rating is determined by the level of your soldier. The higher the level of your soldiers, the higher the squad rating. Make sure you have a higher squad rating in front of the opponent to ensure you win.
➤Before placing your soldiers, make sure you have selected the correct unit and the correct battle formations. You can always change your squad and combat orders before entering combat.
➤Before deploying a squad, if you have the opportunity to upgrade a soldier, you must do so.
➤ Soldiers have their own predefined places on the battlefield, you will not be able to swap them or make any movement on the battlefield.

Tips and Tricks to Progress Fast in Tom Clancy's Elite Squad

➤Keep grinding in the campaign to gain experience so you can level up faster and gather intel to buy new heroes.
➤Always remember that the commander level (account level) is the maximum level of your soldiers. So be sure to update it regularly
➤Also, always participate in events to get additional privileges и special awards , ending the event.
➤There is an option to complete the mission with an auto-victory token, it instantly completes the mission for you without even playing it.
➤ Also, always check the section objectives and collect rewards in a timely manner.
➤Joining a guild will allow you to receive additional benefits. As you play, you can earn guild ranks and compete with other guild members. Guild members can donate to you and you can represent your guild by participating in inter-guild wars.
➤To join a guild, you must meet the minimum requirements. Each guild has its own requirements. So be sure to play regularly to be ready for your requirements.
➤Craft your weapons wisely, don't waste materials to craft weapons you don't use or don't need to upgrade.
➤Buy bundles at ORB stock by exchanging gold bars. The resulting bundles contain various special items.
➤To level up faster, play campaign mode and complete chapters and subchapters. The difficulty increases as you complete the previous chapters, but it's also very rewarding.