March of Giants Tips: Master Soldiers, Battleworks, and Lane Control

March of Giants is a free-to-play 4v4 MOBA where your army matters as much as your hero — and that single design decision changes almost everything about how you should play. If you’re coming from League of Legends or Dota 2, the familiar parts will feel comfortable, but the RTS layer is where new players quietly lose games. The march of giants tips below target the systems that actually decide matches: soldier micro, last hits, supply, and Battleworks. Work through these march of giants tips before your next queue and you’ll stop feeding your lane and start pushing it.

What Makes March of Giants Different From Other MOBAs

You control two things at once: a Giant (your hero) and a rolling army of Soldiers. Giants bring unique abilities and upgrade paths, but Soldiers do the real work — they tank turret shots, break defenses, capture objectives, and overwhelm lanes. On top of that, Battleworks let you build trenches, bunkers, tanks, and mobile depots directly onto the battlefield.

The game is currently in a closed alpha and early playtest phase, with free-to-play release “coming soon.” You can follow development and request playtest access on the official March of Giants Steam page. Because the build is still evolving, treat every number here as a snapshot — players report that balance and systems have already shifted between playtest waves.

March of Giants Tips for the Early Game

The opening minutes set the tone. Grab supply, get to your lane, and farm cleanly before you look for fights. Here’s what to prioritize.

Secure supply and learn your lane

Walk up and collect the supply near your spawn before heading to lane — it’s free value that most new players skip. From there, stay near your turret and let your Soldiers tank the wave. Communication is open-mic voice chat only in the current build, with no text chat yet, so ping and talk if you want coordination.

Never skip your last hits

Last hits are one of the most valuable march of giants tips you’ll ever get. Small Soldiers carry a yellow health bar; when their health drops under that threshold, killing them yourself grants full gold. Miss it, and the gold drops on the ground as a discounted pickup — player experience suggests you lose roughly 10 to 20 gold per miss. Scale that across a 20-minute match and it’s a full item.

Spend ability points immediately

You don’t level individual abilities like in League of Legends, and there’s no talent tree like Heroes of the Storm. You get an ability point from level one onward and unlock more as you level, then choose one upgrade and move on. Take your engage tool first — a hook or gap-closer changes what fights you’re allowed to take.

Soldier Micro Tips: Control the Wave, Control the Map

Wave control beats mechanical outplays in this game. You are commanding an army, not just dodging skill shots, and the player who manages Soldiers better usually wins the lane.

• Grab only the small ones. Soldiers with large health bars can’t be picked up. Small Soldiers are fully yours.
• Respect the cap. You can carry a limited number at once — community reports put the default around 80 — and supply upgrades raise that ceiling later.
• Throw into waves, not at nothing. Hitting D launches your Soldiers forward; they collide with enemy Soldiers and Giants and deal heavy damage while charging.
• Watch for ropes. When enemy Soldiers aren’t charging, they’ll rope and slow you instead. Sidestep them rather than eating the slow.
• Recall to bait. D into F cancels the charge and pulls your Soldiers back, which baits enemy engages and wastes their cooldowns.
• Turrets are protected without Soldiers. That gray bar means the turret can’t be focused down. Stack Soldiers on it first, then commit.

A few Giants also have passives that interact with buildings — for example, standing next to an allied structure can grant it a shield and regenerate its health. Check your Giant’s passive before you assume you’re useless on defense.

Battleworks and Map Objectives: The RTS Half of the Game

Battleworks are the reason this MOBA feels like a war. Deploy them to create choke points, absorb turret fire, and extend your push without walking back to base.

Two important notes from player experience: bunkers explode in an area when destroyed (so they can’t be stacked infinitely), and you can kill a bunker before it finishes spawning. That’s a legitimate win condition in tight games.

Map objectives matter just as much. The Bulldozer spawns in one of two spots and requires Soldiers to capture — throw a group at it, then defend, and you get a siege unit that pushes a lane for you. The Colossus in the top-right corner is the game’s Baron or dragon: a massive team buff you only fight for with numbers. Shield batteries sit in each team’s backline, and leaving one alive means enemy shields regenerate mid-siege.

Win condition: destroy two of the three backline objectives. Be ready to back off immediately after one falls — the enemy responds instantly, and that’s how pushes turn into wipes.

Item Builds, Augments, and Common Mistakes

Items mostly cost between 500 and 1,000 gold, and the recommended build from the developers is a perfectly good starting point while you learn. A few standouts:

• Regeneration Dynamo — after taking 3,000 total damage, permanently gain 1% health regen, stacking up to 30%.
• Basic Trainer — increases basic attack area by 70% and lets them deal half damage to nearby Giants.
• Momentum — a large movement speed boost, invaluable for kiting and rotating.
• Screwdriver Medic — restores energy equal to 10% of all damage taken.
• Ultimate Accelerator — gets your ultimate back in the fight sooner.

Augments are the trap. Each augment modifies exactly one ability, so a range boost on your hook and a cooldown reduction on your shield are very different investments. Decide which ability wins your lane, then commit.

For a wider view, our beginner guide, best build framework, map control guide round out the picture from different angles.