Hi Mingushere,

you probably have started an objective which is still too hard for you and your idol count. As sad as it may sound, my suggestion would be to abandon this objective and either do easier objectives (the ones where lower Idol count is listed as a requirements) or do Free Plays - Free Plays are always helpful to get more idols. This way, you collect silver chests which help to get buffs or even some more gear if your crusaders are missing a few pieces (or have common gear) or provide gold bonus to level up your formation or single crusaders if you don't open them right away.

Also, maybe you can already get a higher gold bonus (to be able to level your main DPS-crusader) by switching your formation. I.e. if the formation layout has three or four crusader spots in the same lane, put Kaine in one of these spots to maximise his gold-buff-skill. Plus, check if Sarah really is the best choice for your main DPS. If you have just started playing the game, maybe Hermit is a better choice if he is in the first lane. Or Emo if he is not surrounded by a human crusader. Or even Sal the Merman if King Reginald is in your formation.

At a certain point, the timed bonusses (Storm Rider and Experience Points) are hardly of any use anymore since they only add bonus to your DPS, but the Hitpoints of monsters and bosses increase exponentially each level.

Since there is an event going on, it might even be better to start the first objective of the event. If you have been playing for so long on another objective, you probably have quite a lot of Participation Ribbons collected. These objectives (at least the first two ones and the free play there) are easier than the objective you are on.

Yeaaah you should've gone for more idol farming. That's the real progression of the game, while bashing your head on the wall like you were doing achieves nothing.

Thanks All. I have retired at level 332 and am idol farming.