Combat & Element System Guide

The Element Cycle

Each piece of gear and each enemy in TokenLordsRPG has an element type: Fire 🔥, Air 💨, Earth 🌍, or Water 💧. Elements form a perfectly balanced rock-paper-scissors cycle where one element counters another:

Every element has exactly one element it counters (+2T advantage) and one that counters it (-2T disadvantage). The other two are neutral (0T modifier). No element is inherently stronger.

Gear Element Modifiers

In addition to the element cycle, gear itself carries passive modifiers:

• 🔥 Fire Gear: -2 tier penalty (passive, always active)
• 💧 Water Gear: +2 tier boost (passive, always active)
• 🌍 Earth Gear: Neutral (no modifier)
• 💨 Air Gear: Neutral (no modifier)

Important: The maximum bonus is +2T and minimum penalty is -2T. These do NOT stack — you apply the strongest single modifier only.

Combat Tables

Versus 🔥 Fire Enemy

Your Gear	Cycle	Gear Mod	Total	T5 Example
🔥 Fire	0	-2	-2	T3
🌍 Earth	+2	0	+2	T7
💧 Water	-2	+2	0	T5
💨 Air	+2	0	+2	T7

Versus 🌍 Earth Enemy

Your Gear	Cycle	Gear Mod	Total	T5 Example
🔥 Fire	+2	-2	0	T5
🌍 Earth	0	0	0	T5
💧 Water	-2	+2	0	T5
💨 Air	-2	0	-2	T3

Versus 💧 Water Enemy

Your Gear	Cycle	Gear Mod	Total	T5 Example
🔥 Fire	-2	-2	-2	T3
🌍 Earth	+2	0	+2	T7
💧 Water	0	+2	+2	T7
💨 Air	+2	0	+2	T7

Versus 💨 Air Enemy

Your Gear	Cycle	Gear Mod	Total	T5 Example
🔥 Fire	-2	-2	-2	T3
🌍 Earth	-2	0	-2	T3
💧 Water	+2	+2	+2	T7
💨 Air	0	0	0	T5

Board-Specific Strategy

Each board has a dominant enemy element. Prepare the right counter-gear:

• Board 1 (Earth enemies): Use Fire gear as primary counter (Fire beats Earth = +2T)
• Board 2 (Water enemies): Use Earth gear (Earth beats Water = +2T)
• Board 3 (Air enemies): Use Water gear — best matchup in the game (+2 cycle AND +2 gear boost, capped at +2)
• Board 4 (Fire enemies): Use Earth gear (Earth beats Fire = +2T)

Multi-Element Loadout Strategy

Build and maintain complete gear sets (weapon, armor, helmet, boots, ring, amulet) for multiple elements:

• Set 1 (Board 3): Full Water gear set for Air enemies
• Set 2 (Board 4): Full Earth gear set for Fire enemies
• Set 3 (Flex): Mixed Fire/Air pieces for early boards and super mobs

Before each fight, check the enemy element and swap to your best counter-gear. Against a T10 Air super mob with T8 Water gear, you achieve T10 effective power (+2T). The same T8 Fire gear would only perform as T6 effective (-2T). Element swapping is free and costs nothing but awareness.

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