Rise of Kingdoms Tier List
Commanders ranked by raw strength and investment value — not obtainability. Meta current as of 1 July 2026; placements shift each season.
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Ivar the Boneless
Infantry · Defense
Sun Tzu Prime
Infantry · Smite
Vercingetorix
Leadership · Support
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Alexander Nevsky
Cavalry · Skill
Arthur Pendragon
Cavalry · Combo
Hermann Prime
Archer · Support
Philip II
Leadership · Support
Qin Shi Huang
Archer · Skill
Scipio Africanus Prime
Leadership · Support
Xiang Yu
Infantry · Skill
Zhuge Liang
Archer · Skill
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Achilles
Cavalry · Combo
Alp Arslan
Archer · Skill
Bai Qi
Infantry · Smite
Boudica Prime
Integration · Skill
Elizabeth I
Engineering · Skill
Gang Gam-chan
Cavalry · Combo
Guan Yu
Infantry · Skill
Hayam Wuruk
Archer · Skill
Joan of Arc Prime
Integration · Support
Liu Che
Infantry · Attack
Mary I
Engineering · Skill
Nebuchadnezzar
Archer · Skill
Pelagius
Cavalry · Skill
Ramesses
Archer · Attack
Yahya Ibn Khalid
Integration · Skill
Yi Seong-Gye
Archer · Skill
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Aethelflaed
Leadership · Support
Alexander the Great
Infantry · Attack
Bertrand
Cavalry · Defense
Charles Martel
Infantry · Defense
Constantine
Infantry · Support
Gilgamesh
Archer · Skill
Gorgo
Infantry · Defense
Richard
Infantry · Defense
Saladin
Cavalry · Support
Theodora
Leadership · Defense
Trajan
Infantry · Support
Yi Sun-Sin
Leadership · Defense
Zenobia
Infantry · Support
40 tiered commanders. Tiers describe raw strength and investment value, not obtainability, and are re-checked each season.