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Learn how to play with and against every faction below. You will find general faction strategies as well as unit-by-unit analysis of how to play against each of the 7 "Default Era" factions (including "mirror" matches).  
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Learn how to play with and against every faction below. You will find general faction strategies as well as unit-by-unit analysis of how to play against each of the 6 "Default Era" factions (including "mirror" matches) and the Dunefolk faction of the "Default + Dunefolk Era".  




All strategies make the assumptions of a 1v1 game on a balanced map [any two player map aside from Cynsaun Battlefield] with default map settings on the latest version of Wesnoth (currently 1.15.x development branch). All guides was [[Re-writting informations|re-written]] in March 2021.
All strategies make the assumptions of a 1v1 game on a balanced map [any two player map aside from Cynsaun Battlefield] with default map settings on the latest version of Wesnoth (currently 1.18.x development branch). All guides were [[Re-writting informations|re-written]] in March 2021.




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| [[File:Undead.png|frameless|link=How to play Undead]] [[How to play Undead|Undead]] || [[File:Knalgan.png|frameless|link=How to play Knalgans]] [[How to play Knalgans|Knalgans]] || [[File:Drake.png|frameless|link=How to play Drakes]] [[How to play Drakes|Drakes]]
| [[File:Undead.png|frameless|link=How to play Undead]] [[How to play Undead|Undead]] || [[File:Knalgan.png|frameless|link=How to play Knalgans]] [[How to play Knalgans|Knalgans]] || [[File:Drake.png|frameless|link=How to play Drakes]] [[How to play Drakes|Drakes]]
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| [[File:Dunefolk.png|frameless|link=How to play Dunefolk]] [[How to play Dunefolk|Dunefolk]] || [[How to play Specialists|Specialists]] ||  
| [[File:Dunefolk.png|frameless|link=How to play Dunefolk]] [[How to play Dunefolk|Dunefolk]] || ||  
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How to play specialists:


Legacy threads for each faction (these are many years out of date):
* [[How_to_play_Horseman|Horseman]]
* [[How_to_play_Mages|Mages]]
* [[How_to_play_Skirmishers|Skirmishers]]


[http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11190 Drakes] -
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[http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11125 Knalgans] -
[http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12431 Loyalists] -
[http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11139 Northerners] -
[http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12430 Rebels] -
[http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11150 Undead]


Guide how to play [[Guide_to_UMC_Content#How_to_play_for_UMC_factions|user made factions]] is also available.





Latest revision as of 09:25, 3 June 2026

Learn how to play with and against every faction below. You will find general faction strategies as well as unit-by-unit analysis of how to play against each of the 6 "Default Era" factions (including "mirror" matches) and the Dunefolk faction of the "Default + Dunefolk Era".


All strategies make the assumptions of a 1v1 game on a balanced map [any two player map aside from Cynsaun Battlefield] with default map settings on the latest version of Wesnoth (currently 1.18.x development branch). All guides were re-written in March 2021.




How to play specialists:


Guide how to play user made factions is also available.


Factions of the Default Era

Description: Loyalists • Rebels • Northerners • Undead • Knalgan Alliance • Drakes • Dunefolk
How to Play: Loyalists • Rebels • Northerners • Undead • Knalgan Alliance • Drakes • Dunefolk

This page was last edited on 3 June 2026, at 09:25.
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