Community consensus · October 2026

Rise of Kingdoms commander meta

Lilith publishes no official tier list. This is the community consensus for October 2026 by role: open field, rally and garrison. Rankings differ between sites, so read it as opinion. The top of the table is mostly Prime commanders together with Alexander Nevsky, Liu Che and Zhuge Liang.

Community consensus, October 2026

Open field

Marching armies fighting other armies on the map.

Infantry

S+ Scipio Prime, Liu Che

S William Wallace, Ragnar Lodbrok Prime, Guan Yu, Gorgo

Cavalry

S+ Alexander Nevsky

S Xiang Yu, Belisarius Prime, William, Joan of Arc Prime, Huo Qubing, Justinian

Archer

S+ Hermann Prime, Zhuge Liang

S Yi Seong-Gye, Shajar al-Durr, Boudica Prime, Ashurbanipal

Universal

S Philip

Siege

S Gonzalo de Córdoba

Commander Tier List October 2026 (riseofkingdomsguides.com) (community)

Community consensus, October 2026

Rally

Leading a rally against a city, a fort or a structure.

Cavalry

S+ Alexander Nevsky

S Xiang Yu, Justinian

Infantry

S Scipio Aemilianus

Archer

S Ashurbanipal

Commander Tier List October 2026 (riseofkingdomsguides.com) (community)

Community consensus, October 2026

Garrison and defending objectives

Holding a city or a structure against rallies.

Garrison picks

Zenobia (infantry), Wu Zetian (universal), Saladin (cavalry), Artemisia (archer)

Defending objectives

S Choe Yeong, Dido, Heraclius, Gorgo

Commander Tier List October 2026 (riseofkingdomsguides.com) (community)

Not ranked yet

The newest commanders

Community data The October 2026 table does not yet rank William Marshal, Ivan IV, Alp Arslan, Hayam Wuruk. William Marshal and Ivan IV are the 2026 Combo cavalry; their release is known only from community sources. Dates and specialties: commanders added in 2026.

Sculptures

What it takes to max a commander

Community data

A summoned Legendary commander needs 690 sculptures to max all four skills (700 including the 10 to unlock). An Epic needs 440 (450).

Sculptures guide (riseofkingdomsguides.com) (community)

Official

Universal sculptures can be exchanged for a specific commander’s sculptures (the “A Will to Skill” event). The Mightiest Governor event (MGE) also pays out sculptures of its featured Legendary commander.

Official forum: 1.1.00 Song of Troy update notes (official) · The Mightiest Governor event (riseofkingdomsguides.com) (community)

Maxed Legendary commanders are among the things that move a RoK account’s value: what a RoK account is worth.

Checked 24 October 2026 · Sources: Commander Tier List October 2026 (riseofkingdomsguides.com), Sculptures guide (riseofkingdomsguides.com), Official forum: 1.1.00 Song of Troy update notes, Commander database (rokstats.online)

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