Turtle (strategy)

In PvP, particularly in Guild versus Guild battles, a turtling strategy is a highly defensive strategy that is geared more towards penalizing mistakes than in taking the initiative. The team members stay close and keep a solid control of their territory with wards and traps.

Good turtling teams often also send out one or two members to goad the opponent into making a bold move. These members try to give the impression of an overextended frontline, but are actually very efficient at retreat.

Turtling is commonly used when approaching the opponent's base.