Build and Conquer air defence
How to stop missiles in Build and Conquer: C-RAM and its six-unit limit, RA3 interceptors, Iron Dome, Pantsir, and the layering that actually survives a.
Build a layer, not a tower: C-RAM (limit 6) for close defence, RA3 or Iron Dome for cruise and ballistic missiles, Pantsir as the all-rounder. Anti-air was buffed recently, so defence is the best value it has ever been.
The lesson every Build and Conquer player learns the hard way: your city is worth more than your army, and an undefended city is a donation. Air defence is the difference, and since anti-air was buffed across the board, it is genuinely the best military money in the game.
The systems
| System | Role | Notable limits |
|---|---|---|
| C-RAM | Close-in defence against rockets and low missiles | Limit of 6 per country — place them where raids arrive |
| RA3 interceptor | Strong general interceptor | Community favourite for stopping single missiles |
| Iron Dome | Area defence against incoming fire | Bugs fixed in a recent patch, now dependable |
| Pantsir | All-rounder, cheaper than the top tier | The standard first buy |
| S-300 / S-400 / S-500 | Top-tier area defence | Part of the Eastern European Military Pack lineup |
How to layer it
- Cover the things you cannot rebuild. Power plants, refineries and steel works first — losing them stops everything else.
- Spread, do not stack. A cluster of six interceptors in one spot dies to one good cluster missile. Rings around your city beat a single wall.
- Interceptors are consumables. They cost steel, fuel and money like offensive missiles, so air defence is a running cost. Budget for reloads before a war, not during one.
- Keep one C-RAM near the industrial district and one near your housing — raids usually aim at one of the two.
Attack, meet defence
Every missile except the hypersonic has a real chance to be intercepted, and the hypersonic only avoids it by flying very high. That changes tactics: cheap SRBMs fired into a defended city mostly feed the defender's kill count, while a single hypersonic aimed at a power plant usually lands. If you are attacking someone with layered defence, hit the interceptors first or come with more missiles than they can process in a 7.1-second launch window.
The cheap layer people forget
Bunkers and air raid sirens around your population are the cheapest defence in the game. They do not stop a missile, but they decide how much of your city is still standing afterward — and they cost a fraction of an interceptor.
