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

S+Premium8

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

SStrong16

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

ASituational13

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.