Mine gold, cut lumber and draw aether, build up your town, train an army and destroy every enemy building. Your hero gains levels from kills and unlocks a new ability at levels 1, 2 and 3.
| Select | Left-click, drag a box, Shift+click to add, double-click or Ctrl+click for all of a type on screen |
| Command | Right-click: move, attack, gather (mine, tree, extractor), resume a building, set a rally point |
| Attack-move, Move, Stop, Hold | A M S H |
| Hero abilities | Q W E, then click a target |
| Worker skills | C/1 chop wood, G/2 mine gold, K/3 gather rocks, X/4 capture aether gas: every selected worker heads for the nearest one |
| Fight skill | F/5: every selected unit charges the nearest enemy in sight |
| Workers | B build, V advanced build, R return cargo. Number keys trigger skills until you assign that number to a control group. |
| Buildings | Q W E R train, A S research, T rally, H revive hero, click a queued unit to cancel it |
| Camera | Arrow keys, screen edges, middle-drag, wheel to zoom, click the minimap |
| Groups | Ctrl+1–9 to set, 1–9 to select, press twice to jump there |
| Shortcuts | F1 hero, Backspace hall, Space last alert, P pause, Esc cancel |
| Aether | Build your extractor on the geyser next to your base. Siege engines, flyers and spellcasters need it. |
| Creeps | Neutral camps guard the expansions and pay gold and hero experience. The Aether Wyrm guards the Great Geyser in the middle. |