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Initiative refers to the order in which troops (and bandits) attack during a Battle.

Initiative Used By Description
First Strike Attacks in the first round of fighting, before other normal troops. If enough troops have the First Strike initiative, then they can win a battle without losing a single troop.
Normal Attacks in the second round of fighting, after First Strike. The vast majority of troops use this initiative.
Last Strike Attacks in the third round of fighting, after all normal troops have finished. This makes the troops vulnerable to being wiped out before they have a chance to attack, but they tend to do huge damage, so are very effective when combined with support troops.