Holy sites: sanctuaries, altars, guardians & runes

BigBoB rule from KitKiller: holy places on the map are not decoration. First capture feeds the whole alliance, and the Guardians around them are free commander XP + runes — every percent matters for F2P.

1) Sanctuaries & altars — first capture

On the map you will see sanctuaries and altars (holy places).

First capture by the alliance typically rewards all members with a package such as:

• gems
• food / wood / stone
• alliance teleport
• speedups
• and other capture loot depending on the site

Also: capture buffs (example on screen: +5% march speed for holding that sanctuary).

Rule: when leadership calls a first take — show up. One capture pays the whole roster.

2) Guardians (Strazhi) — kill them in a crowd

Next to every holy place stand Guardians (Хранители / Стражи).

1. Anyone who deals damage can get the kill rewards.
2. We usually hit them in a crowd / wave so as many people as possible tag damage and share loot.
3. Send your pair (both commanders) or up to all 5 marches — each march that participates farms the XP.

3) Commander XP by holy-site level

XP per guardian kill is fixed and scales with the holy place level (not random fluff):

Holy site level	XP per guardian (per march that tagged)
1	2 500
2	4 000
3	7 000
4–5	keeps climbing (up to level 5)

Each altar has about 10 guardians.

Example (level 1 altar)

• 10 guardians × 2 500 XP ≈ 25 000 XP for one march that tagged them all.

Why Altar Guardians matter (KitKiller math)

A level-2 guardian gives about 4 000 XP. With Lohar’s XP skill plus alliance talents/skills you can approach ~+100% XP → about 8 000 XP per guardian per commander in the march.

Send at least 3 marches (2 commanders each) on level-2 guardians:

• ~60 000 XP per commander from one altar
• ~180 000 XP onto the account with no action-point cost
• you can do this about twice per day

Hitting several altars daily compounds extremely fast — this is one of the strongest free XP engines for F2P BigBoB.

4) Runes — one bonus active, swap smart

Guardians also drop runes — temporary / activatable bonuses such as:

• research speed
• building speed
• troop training speed
• attack / defense / health
• gathering speed
• and similar combat / economy buffs

Hard limit: you can run only one rune bonus at a time.

How F2P BigBoB uses them

Do not leave a combat rune on while you are only building for three days. Rotate:

1. Put on building → start a building →
2. Switch to training → queue troops →
3. Switch to research → start Academy →
4. Switch to gathering → send gather marches →

Every percent is banked time and resources. For F2P that is the difference between “stuck” and “on schedule”.

5) BigBoB checklist

1. Join first captures of sanctuaries / altars.
2. Farm Guardians in groups — tag damage, do not solo-steal the wave if others need XP.
3. Know the XP table: L1 2500, L2 4000, L3 7000, up to L5.
4. Bring Lohar for the XP skill; aim 3+ marches — L2 altar ≈ 60 000 XP/commander and ~180 000 account XP, no AP, ~2×/day.
5. Rotate runes to match what you are doing right now.
6. Unsure which holy site is next — ask R4 / KitKiller in chat.

Holy sites feed the alliance once. Guardians and runes feed your account every day we bother to clear them.