Choose the army you need after the timer
New training increases troop count. Promotion improves existing lower-tier soldiers; it does not add the promoted batch to your total as extra new troops. Compare both options using the same current and target tier before committing resources or speedups.
Plan a batch
- Keep training queues active when resources permit, while reserving enough resources for the next critical building or research.
- After unlocking a new tier, check the lower-tier troops available for promotion before assuming every queue should create new soldiers.
- Apply the speed bonuses you actually have. The displayed remaining timer is more useful than an unbuffed headline training time.
- For events, read whether points come from tier, power gained or a particular completion action. Promotion is not guaranteed to score like new training.
Count recovery as part of army growth
A large troop total that you cannot heal or safely use is not automatically better than a smaller sustainable force. Include your usual losses, Infirmary capacity and resource income when deciding how aggressively to spend training speedups.