TL;DR: Top 10 Tips

This guide has many tips and tricks to consider, but here are 10 quick tips for the impatient:

1. Attack player bases before attacking NPCs.
2. Consistently getting bonus objectives is crucial to getting high glory.
3. Upgrade your HQ and Rally Zones before anything else. Research the troops you use most to the highest level possible.
4. When rallying heroes, check Appendix A to see if they are work leveling up or not.
5. Save up machine spirit until special weekends where greater rallies or talent re-rolls are discounted or produce better talents. Don't spend machine spirit on troop or upgrade speed-ups.
6. Work on multiple heroes simultaneously and don't level up any heroes beyond your player level.
7. Initially, spend flawless tech shards on relics and all other shards on wargear.
8. Save up legion favour until special weekends where rallies are discounted or heroes rally with better talents. Initially, avoid using archmagos or elite terminators.
9. If the defending hero is very powerful, draw him out of the base and kill him before engaging the turrets.
10. The key to getting the most glory is to clear your map and keep it clear.