10 Advanced Dwarf Eats Mountain Tips

Tip 1: Runners Always Come First

The most common beginner mistake in Dwarf Eats Mountain is stacking mining damage while ignoring the transport bottleneck.

You can build the best Miners in the world and leave piles of resources on the ground, but none of that production matters without enough Runners to carry it to the Great Maw. Your economy runs on resources actually delivered, not theoretical output.

What to do:

• Prioritize Runner count at the start of a run so transport capacity keeps pace with mining
• Keep upgrading Runner carry capacity and movement speed
• Fix the transport chain before buying damage or new units, even if that delays other upgrades

This small change can transform the speed of an entire run.

Tip 2: Click to Push Gold and Heavy Items

Hold the left mouse button over gold on the ground to push heavy ores and artifacts toward the Great Maw. This is a genuine speed-up mechanic, not just visual feedback.

It is especially useful in the early and mid game. Unlike many incremental games where you only watch numbers rise, this gives you direct control over the flow of your economy.

When to use it:

• Push constantly during the first few minutes of a run
• Help artifacts and heavy ores reach the collection point
• Use it whenever the pace starts to slow down

It is one of the most efficient active techniques in the game.

Tip 3: Slap Stunned Runners Awake

Falling rocks can stun Runners. A stunned Runner carries nothing, so several knocked-out workers can bring your economy to a halt.

A Slap wakes them immediately and costs no resources. In practice, it can be as valuable as having several extra Runners.

Upgrading Slap Strength is one of the best early investments. Protective Runner upgrades such as evasion and armor arrive later, so manual rescue is essential through the early and mid game.

Build the habit: see a Runner fall, slap them awake immediately.

Tip 4: Point Ballistas at Dens

The hidden strength of Ballistas is their effectiveness against Dens. Goblin Dens, Troll Caves, and other structures that take ordinary units a long time to destroy can be demolished quickly by focused Ballista fire.

Dens drop Mithril and Mountain Souls, the resources required for crucial unlocks and upgrades.

How to use them:

• Clear ordinary enemies with your available units before Ballistas are unlocked
• Once Ballistas are available, focus their fire on Dens across the map
• Avoid firing indiscriminately; targeted demolition produces resources much faster

Tip 5: Do Not Underestimate Flamers

Flamers are classic slow starters: their initial damage looks weak, but serious investment makes their output scale dramatically.

Their role:

• They deal sustained damage rather than short bursts
• They excel in long waves and Den fights without constant micromanagement
• They become stronger when paired with slows and control effects

If you have never committed to the Flamer upgrade line, give it a real chance. Flamers are a core unit in sustained-damage builds.

Tip 6: Control the Calamity Bar

Dealing damage to the mountain as fast as possible feels good, but it also fills the Calamity Bar. Trigger a landslide before you are ready and your transport line can be destroyed.

The key rule: do not use maximum damage until your defenses are ready.

Practical steps:

• Watch how quickly the Calamity Bar is filling
• Place defensive structures around your Runners and transport routes
• Secure the line before investing heavily in DPS
• Sometimes clicking less is the fastest way to progress

It sounds counterintuitive in an incremental game, but controlled damage often leads to a faster run.

Tip 7: Prestige When Progress Slows

Prestige is not giving up your progress. It is a strategic step backward that lets the next run leap much farther ahead.

When progress becomes noticeably slower and your gains flatten out, it is usually time to Prestige. Grinding the same mountain for hours is often worse than resetting, because permanent Prestige Point bonuses make every following run faster.

After your first serious Prestige, the speed of the next run can be surprising. Compounding permanent upgrades are the real engine of the game.

Tip 8: Rebuild Around High-Tier Artifacts

When you find a Tier 5 artifact, do not force it into your existing build. Rebuild the strategy around the artifact.

High-tier artifact effects are powerful enough to define an entire run. If you were pursuing a mining build and find a combat artifact, reconsider where your resources should go.

A practical approach:

• Find a T5 artifact, pause, and evaluate its full effect
• Reconsider your upgrades, map priorities, and unit mix
• An artifact that does not support the build is wasted potential

Tip 9: Keep Some Dwarves Unemployed as Worshippers

Giving every Dwarf a job looks efficient, but unemployed Dwarves can serve as worshippers in the Sanctuary and provide passive bonuses.

Strategy:

• After unlocking the Sanctuary, do not immediately assign every unemployed Dwarf
• Keep a portion available as worshippers for steady passive benefits
• Balance Runners for transport, combat units for defense, and worshippers for bonuses

Zero unemployment does not always mean maximum efficiency. Workforce allocation is another important layer of the game.

Tip 10: Buy Prestige Upgrades in the Right Order

When faced with many Prestige options, prioritize faster starts over late-game bonuses.

• First: starting gold multipliers and Runner speed, because the first five minutes shape the entire run
• Next: collection efficiency and damage bonuses
• Later: upgrades that only become useful in the late game

Incremental games are driven by compounding gains. Being twice as fast in the first fifteen minutes can produce ten times the value later. Spend points on upgrades that make the next run sprint from the beginning.