Beginner Guide - First Steps & Basics
New to Command An Army? This beginner guide covers your first session: cheap early units, your first formation, the Attack button, Auto Attack and free gem codes.
Quick Answer: What to Do First in Command An Army
Buy Swordsmen and Archers first, spread them across the frontline, and press the Attack button to start pushing waves. Join the moonshot infinite Roblox Group right away — membership unlocks Auto Attack, which keeps your army fighting without you clicking. Then redeem the working codes (1MVISITS and RELEASE alone are worth 1,500 gems) before you spend a single gem in the Summon portal.
Your First Session, Step by Step
- Finish the in-game tutorial — the Tutorial Complete! badge is held by 2.4M+ players and teaches the recruit, place and attack loop in a few minutes.
- Open the Shop with the top-left button and buy Swordsmen at $50 each until your frontline holds three or four of them.
- Add Archers at $150 behind the Swordsmen — early waves die to a melee blocker plus ranged damage before they reach your army.
- Press the Attack button and watch the push. Note exactly where your line breaks; that gap is your next purchase, not a brand-new unit type.
- Join the moonshot infinite Group on Roblox to unlock Auto Attack, then redeem every working code on the codes page for a free gem head start.
- Reinvest your cash into one or two unit families instead of sampling everything — concentrated upgrades outpace scattered armies fast.
Early Units Worth Buying First
| Unit | Cost | Role | Why it earns its slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swordsman | $50 | Melee | Cheapest blocker in the game and the backbone of every early frontline. |
| Archer | $150 | Ranged | Puts out damage from behind your melee line at a price you can spam. |
| Crossbow | $500 | Ranged | A clear step up from Archers once cash from later waves starts flowing. |
| Healer | $800 | Support | Keeps the frontline standing through long pushes — the community pick for first mid-game buy. |
Join the Group: Auto Attack and Offline Pushes
Command An Army is built around the loop its title promises: recruit military units, position them on the battlefield, and send them at enemy waves. Joining the developer Group (moonshot infinite on Roblox) unlocks Auto Attack, which issues attack orders for you so the push never stalls while you reposition or shop. Better still, your army keeps attacking while you are offline — waves still fall and cash still flows — so always end a session with your strongest formation fielded.
Where to Go Next
Once your first pushes feel stable, the question changes from "how do I play" to "what do I buy next". Our tier list ranks all 14 units from the $50 Swordsman to the $50,000 Titan, the formations page shows the layouts that hold longest, and the summon page explains what your saved gems actually buy. For a steady gem income, bookmark the codes page — we re-verify every code and log each change in the update log.
Published August 20, 2026 · Last updated September 5, 2026