Events: Event calendar · Barbarian forts
Quick Answer
For Karuak Ceremony, choose a difficulty you can finish with the time, AP items and alliance help actually available. The familiar individual format has 50 levels and five difficulties: Easy, Normal, Hard, Nightmare and Hell. Check your active event's rules before confirming a difficulty; do not assume you can change it later.
The summon charge is not the entire AP budget. Attacking the summoned target can cost additional AP, and repeated attacks increase that cost. Read both the summon confirmation and the attack confirmation in your event.
Choose a Difficulty
| Situation | Sensible approach |
|---|---|
| First attempt or an unfamiliar account | Start conservatively and record where solo fights become difficult |
| Finished the previous tier comfortably | Consider the next available tier if the rules allow it |
| Need rallies for later targets | Arrange help before locking the difficulty |
| Limited play time or AP items | Prioritise a finishable track over the largest advertised chest |
A powerful alliance only helps if members are online when you need them. Agree on a rally window and who can lead before starting a difficulty that depends on their support.
Build an AP Budget
Do not leave your AP bar capped for days. Natural regeneration stops at the cap: continue spending regenerated AP while saving refill items for the event.
Use this calculation with the costs shown on your account:
Required AP = summon charges + attack charges + extra attempts.
For example, if the panel charges 100 AP to summon each of 50 targets, summons alone total 5,000 AP. That figure excludes attacks. Do not treat it as a guaranteed completion budget, and do not assume an AP talent discounts every type of charge.
- Record your starting AP and available refill items.
- Check the cost of a summon and one successful attack.
- Compare the budget with the levels remaining.
- Allow a reserve for failed attacks or targets needing help.
- Refill when needed rather than keeping the natural AP bar full unnecessarily.
Solo Attacks and Alliance Help
Use your developed Peacekeeping march for manageable targets. As fights get harder, compare the time and AP cost of another solo attempt with the help options the event offers.
For a rally, send the location and required troop type to your alliance, then wait for the agreed support. Help other members in return. Check the separate alliance challenge panel: unlocking or defeating an alliance boss is distinct from finishing your individual track.
Rewards and Deadlines
Read the reward preview for the difficulty you selected. Separate rewards for clearing individual levels, finishing the track and completing alliance challenges; adding all of them together can overstate what a solo player will receive.
Use the event countdown for your deadline. Leave time to clear the last difficult targets and claim rewards. This guide does not promise a fixed Hell-mode payout across event versions.
Budget the Whole Run Before Choosing Difficulty
The expensive mistake is choosing a difficulty for its final chest and discovering halfway through that every remaining boss needs several marches and alliance help. Pick the highest difficulty you can finish with the time and help you actually have.
Separate summoning cost, attack cost and retries in your AP budget. If the event panel shows 100 AP per summon, 50 summons already account for 5,000 AP before attacks. That is not the complete cost of the run. Extra attacking marches and failed attempts can push the total higher; use the displayed attack price for your primary and current conditions.
| Point in the run | What to do |
|---|---|
| Early easy levels | Use one sustainable peacekeeping march and level a useful secondary |
| First level that forces frequent refills | Switch from a trainee to a developed fighting partner |
| A level you cannot finish efficiently | Arrange assistance under the event's help rules before repeatedly paying for attempts |
| Before the final session | Reserve enough online time for remaining levels and claim each earned reward |
Do not confuse Karuak Ceremony with Trial of Kau Karuak in Season of Conquest. The crystal trial has its own stages and solo restrictions; advice about getting alliance help for the Ceremony does not carry over. Crystal planning belongs in the crystal technology guide.
For the next run, save three notes: difficulty completed, where your solo march stopped being efficient and how much bottled AP you used. That record is more useful than another player's power number because your commanders, equipment and available helpers are different.
Reference: Karuak Ceremony format and levels. Source reviewed 9 September 2026; examples are editorial scenarios, not measured results.
FAQ
How many Karuak levels are there?
The commonly documented individual format has 50. The active event panel is authoritative for your version.
Is 5,000 AP enough to finish?
Not necessarily. Fifty summons at 100 AP would cost 5,000 before any attack charges or retries. Check both costs.
Should I save AP before Karuak?
Save AP refill items and avoid wasting natural regeneration at the cap. Do not stop spending regenerated AP for several days.
Which difficulty is best?
The highest available difficulty you can realistically finish, accounting for alliance availability as well as your own march strength.
Sources and Version Checks
The AppGamer Karuak walkthrough documents the 50-level format. Players' original accounts of the event distinguish summon and attack costs. These historical references explain the planning method; check current costs, help rules and rewards in-game before committing.