Strategy guides
Travian guides
Practical guides to Travian tools and strategy: plan village growth, compare armies, scout players and track your world with TraviTools calculators and trackers.
What do you want to do?
Settle faster →
Follow the second-village build order to coordinate resources, culture points and settlers.
Grow my cropper →
Plan croplands, grain mill and bakery upgrades around their payback time.
Find farms →
Find nearby inactive players and check their villages before choosing a raid target.
Growth
- Coming back to Travian? Everything you need to know
- Travian Second Village Build Order: How to Settle Fast
- Travian culture points explained: how CP actually unlocks new villages
Combat
- Best defensive Travian units by tribe.
- Travian counter attack timing: hit their army when it gets home
- Travian Rainbow Farming Guide
World
- What are the new game modes in Travian?
- Travian player search: what to check before you commit to a target
- Travian alliance search: reading strength beyond the member count
Travian Tools
- Rise of Governors features on TraviTools
- Travian Kingdoms vs. Travian Legends: which should you play?
- Best Travian Tools in 2026
Case Studies
- How quickly do new Travian accounts go inactive?
- Rise of Governors: how many Travian accounts play ROG?
- The most popular Travian tribe in 2026: Gauls lead our tracked servers