At A Glance
- How auditor raids work and why they matter
- Best staff, rooms, and relics for defeating auditors
- Strategies to prepare for harder auditor waves
How Auditor Raids Work
In Dungeon, Inc., auditors are recurring enemies that attack your dungeon at intervals. Their role is to expose weaknesses in your setup — forcing you to strengthen staff, rooms, and relics. When defeated, auditors drop rewards like keys and chests, which are critical for progression.
The further you advance, the more frequent and powerful auditors become. If ignored, they will quickly overwhelm your dungeon and cut into your long-term profits. That’s why understanding how to defeat them consistently is key.
Building Auditor Defense with Rooms and Staff
1. Place Defensive Staff Strategically
Certain staff excel against auditors. For example:
- Trim Reaper is perfect near auditor entry because he drops gold when defeated.
- High-damage staff (like Dead Letter when placed in productive rooms) should be positioned on auditor paths.
The placement order matters: staff near choke points or heavily trafficked rooms maximize the damage auditors take.
2. Upgrade Rooms Along Auditor Paths
Auditors travel through specific rooms. These should be upgraded more than others so they act as strongholds. The stronger the room, the more time staff inside have to whittle down auditors.
3. Use a Balance of Offense and Sacrifice
Sometimes it’s better to let a weak staff member go down early to soften up auditors. This way, your stronger rooms and staff can finish them off without getting overrun.
Using Relics to Strengthen Auditor Defense
Relics provide persistent boosts that make a huge difference in auditor battles:
- Necronomicup: Speeds up room production, which means rooms hit auditors more often.
- Ever-Watching Eye: Boosts gold generation when online, giving you more resources to keep rooms strong before raids.
- Bonsai Bank: Improves offline gold generation, ensuring your dungeon is still progressing even when auditors strike while you’re away.
By pairing relic upgrades with staff and room upgrades, you create a layered defense that scales with auditor difficulty.
Timing and Preparation Before Auditor Waves
1. Keep a Gold Buffer
Don’t spend all your gold right before a raid. Having a buffer allows you to upgrade staff or rooms quickly if auditors are overwhelming you.
2. Chain Auditor Victories for Better Rewards
The more consecutive auditor waves you defeat, the better your rewards. Plan upgrades and staff placement to string together as many wins as possible.
3. Reset (“Claim Insurance”) If You Hit a Wall
If auditors become too powerful and you can’t win consistently, it’s often better to claim insurance, grab relics, and restart with stronger bonuses. This reset cycle is crucial to progressing against harder auditor waves.
Common Mistakes When Fighting Auditors
- Ignoring staff upgrades and relying only on room upgrades
- Placing production staff in auditor-heavy rooms where they are easily defeated
- Resetting too early before gaining relics that could improve auditor defense
- Overextending by unlocking new rooms without strengthening earlier ones along auditor paths
Final Thoughts
Defeating auditors in Dungeon, Inc. is about preparation and balance. Place staff in rooms where they’ll have the most impact, upgrade auditor-path rooms heavily, and use relics that reinforce production and strength. Always keep a buffer of resources for emergencies, and know when to reset to come back stronger. With these strategies, auditor raids turn from a frustrating obstacle into a steady source of growth and rewards.