How Does the Infirmary Work? So if you've played for more than an hour, you've figured out that when troops get wounded, they go to the infirmary instead of dying. This is a good thing. But do they always? How do you know when troops are going to die or get wounded? I'll help. Short Version? If you are the aggressor, troops can die. If you do anything that gives you Battle Fury, troops can die. If your Infirmary is too small, troops can die. What's the Difference Between Wounded and Dead? It costs less for you to heal wounded troops than it does to build new ones. When a troop dies, he dies forever. You lose the might. You lose everything you've invested in him - be it resources, time, or gems (I hope not gems...). You'll hear troop deaths often referred to as "perms" (short for permanent losses), "reds", or "red deads" (the color on the report). When you get attacked and your infirmaries get filled and every other troo...