Rise of Kingdoms(ROK) has plenty of legendary and epic commanders. It can be quite confusing to pick one good commander in whom you can invest your sculpture. Here is the tier list of Rok commanders which will help you pick out your next best commander.
This tier list includes both epic and legendary commanders for different scenarios like an open field, rallying, garrison, and PVE. We will try to keep it updated with every release of new commanders. This guide only focuses on a single commander and his/her usability in a different situation. If you are looking for the best commanders to pair together then check out this rok best commander pairings for 2023.
Rise of kingdoms commander ranking tiers explained
- S+ – The one above the all
- S – extremely strong commanders capable of making your enemies cry, worth every sculpture
- A – Previously S tier and runners up, Very powerful but just not quite perfect.
- B – Good commanders. they might not give you the best result but are still useable for most parts
- C – You have very limited choice and don’t have access to previous tier commanders.
- D – Doesn’t work at all
- F – Farmville
Updated On: 10, April 2023
Note: This list is up to date till the latest release of new ranged/engineering commanders Margaret Invictus and Babur and New Leadership commander Heraclius. Recently Lilith also released an update to museum building which provides second relic buffs to some old commanders like YSG, Charlese Martel, and others. This list also takes the museum buff into consideration.
Open Field Tier List
Let’s start with the most popular Open Field commanders. These commanders excel at running around and killing enemies in large numbers. You can use them in murderball during ruins/alter fights, Ark Of Osiris(AOO), and crucial spot defending during KvKs.
What to look for in Open Field commanders?
- High Skill Damage
- March Speed
- AOE Damage
- Ability to stay longer on the field(Counter, Dmg, buffs and tankiness)
| Commander Name | Rating for Openfield |
|---|---|
| Aethelflaed | A |
| Alexander Nevsky | S+ |
| Alexander the Great | A |
| Amanitore | A |
| Artemisia | S |
| Attila | A |
| Babur | B |
| Baibars | D |
| Belisarius | D |
| Bertrand du Guesclin | B |
| Bjorn Ironside | C |
| Boudica | F |
| Boudica Prime | S+ |
| Cao Cao(CC) | B |
| Chandragupta Maurya | B |
| Charlemagne | C |
| Charles Martel | A |
| Cheok Jun-gyeong(CJ) | A |
| Cleopatra | F |
| Constantine I | B |
| Cyrus the Great | A |
| Diaochan | D |
| Edward of Woodstock | B |
| El Cid | B |
| Eulji Mundeok | D |
| Flavius Aetius | C |
| Frederick I | A |
| Genghis Khan | B |
| Gilgamesh | B |
| Guan Yu | S |
| Hannibal Barca | B |
| Harald Sigurdsson | S |
| Henry V | S |
| Heraclius | C |
| Hermann | D |
| Honda Tadakatsu | S |
| Imhotep | D |
| Ishida Mitsunari | F |
| Jadwiga | C |
| Jan Zizka | B |
| Joan of Arc | A |
| Joan of Arc Prime | S |
| Julius Caesar | A |
| Keira | C |
| Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal | S |
| Kusunoki Masashige | C |
| Leonidas I | S |
| Lohar | D |
| Lu Bu | B |
| Margaret I | B |
| Matilda of Flanders | F |
| Mehmed II | A |
| Minamoto no Yoshitsune | A |
| Moctezuma I | C |
| Mulan | S |
| Nebuchadnezzar II | S |
| Osman I | C |
| Pelagius | D |
| Queen Tamar of Georgia | D |
| Ragnar Lodbrok | B |
| Ramesses II | A |
| Richard I | A |
| Saladin | S |
| Sargon the Great | S |
| Scipio Africanus | D |
| Scipio Africanus prime | S+ |
| Seondeok | F |
| Suleiman I | B |
| Sun Tuz | B |
| Takeda Shingen | A |
| Tariq ibn Ziyad | A |
| Theodora | B |
| Thutmose III | B |
| Tomyris | S |
| Trajan | S |
| William I | S |
| Wu Zetian | C |
| Xiang Yu(XY) | S |
| Yi Seong-Gye(YSG) | S |
| Yi Sun-sin(YSS) | C |
| Zenobia | C |
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Rally Tier List
Rallying flag, fortress, pass, and cities are a very crucial part of the game. It is best that only whales with the best commanders and top equipment launch the rally. if launch a rally with the wrong commanders then you and your allies will suffer a terrible loss of troops. That’s why this list doesn’t include epic commanders.
| Commander Name | Structure Rally | City Rally | Fort Rally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aethelflaed | D | D | S |
| Alexander Nevsky | S+ | S | S |
| Alexander the Great | C | C | B |
| Amanitore | C | C | B |
| Artemisia | B | B | A |
| Attila | S | S | B |
| Babur | F | F | F |
| Bertrand du Guesclin | A | A | A |
| Boudica Prime | S+ | S | S |
| Cao Cao(CC) | C | C | S |
| Chandragupta Maurya | A | A | A |
| Charlemagne | C | B | B |
| Charles Martel | C | C | C |
| Cheok Jun-gyeong(CJ) | B | B | A |
| Cleopatra | F | F | F |
| Constantine I | D | D | C |
| Cyrus the Great | A | A | A |
| Edward of Woodstock | A | A | S |
| El Cid | B | B | B |
| Flavius Aetius | D | D | C |
| Frederick I | D | C | A |
| Genghis Khan | D | D | S |
| Gilgamesh | S | S | S |
| Guan Yu | A | A | S |
| Hannibal Barca | D | C | A |
| Harald Sigurdsson | A | A | A |
| Henry V | S | S | S |
| Heraclius | D | D | D |
| Honda Tadakatsu | C | B | S |
| Ishida Mitsunari | F | F | F |
| Jadwiga | D | D | D |
| Jan Zizka | D | D | C |
| Joan of Arc Prime | S | S | S |
| Julius Caesar | C | B | B |
| Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal | S | S | A |
| Leonidas I | B | B | B |
| Lu Bu | D | C | B |
| Margaret I | F | F | F |
| Mehmed II | B | A | A |
| Minamoto no Yoshitsune | B | C | S+ |
| Moctezuma I | D | C | A |
| Mulan | D | D | C |
| Nebuchadnezzar II | S | S | S |
| Ragnar Lodbrok | C | D | C |
| Ramesses II | A | B | S |
| Richard I | D | D | A |
| Saladin | B | B | A |
| Sargon the Great | S | S | A |
| Scipio Africanus prime | A | A | S |
| Seondeok | F | F | F |
| Suleiman I | B | A | A |
| Takeda Shingen | B | S | B |
| Tariq ibn Ziyad | S+ | S+ | S |
| Theodora | D | D | C |
| Thutmose III | D | D | B |
| Tomyris | B | A | A |
| Trajan | C | C | B |
| William I | A | A | S |
| Wu Zetian | D | D | D |
| Xiang Yu(XY) | S | S | S |
| Yi Seong-Gye(YSG) | B | B | S |
| Yi Sun-sin(YSS) | D | D | C |
| Zenobia | D | D | C |
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Garrison Tier List
There are two types of garrisons in rok, structure and city defense. This list includes both of them and just like the rally garrison tier list also won’t have epic commanders.
| Commander Name | Garrison | City Defence |
|---|---|---|
| Aethelflaed | D | D |
| Alexander Nevsky | B | C |
| Alexander the Great | C | B |
| Amanitore | A | B |
| Artemisia | A | B |
| Attila | B | C |
| Babur | F | F |
| Bertrand du Guesclin | D | D |
| Boudica Prime | C | C |
| Cao Cao(CC) | D | F |
| Chandragupta Maurya | D | D |
| Charlemagne | D | D |
| Charles Martel | A | A |
| Cheok Jun-gyeong(CJ) | C | C |
| Cleopatra | F | F |
| Constantine I | B | B |
| Cyrus the Great | B | C |
| Edward of Woodstock | D | D |
| El Cid | D | D |
| Flavius Aetius | S | S |
| Frederick I | C | C |
| Genghis Khan | D | D |
| Gilgamesh | C | C |
| Guan Yu | B | B |
| Hannibal Barca | D | D |
| Harald Sigurdsson | B | C |
| Henry V | C | C |
| Heraclius | S+ | S |
| Honda Tadakatsu | C | C |
| Ishida Mitsunari | F | F |
| Jadwiga | S | S |
| Jan Zizka | S+ | S |
| Joan of Arc Prime | B | B |
| Julius Caesar | C | C |
| Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal | B | C |
| Leonidas I | C | B |
| Lu Bu | D | D |
| Margaret I | F | F |
| Mehmed II | C | C |
| Minamoto no Yoshitsune | D | D |
| Moctezuma I | F | F |
| Mulan | D | C |
| Nebuchadnezzar II | B | B |
| Ragnar Lodbrok | C | D |
| Ramesses II | D | D |
| Richard I | B | B |
| Saladin | B | C |
| Sargon the Great | B | B |
| Scipio Africanus prime | A | A |
| Seondeok | F | F |
| Suleiman I | D | D |
| Takeda Shingen | A | B |
| Tariq ibn Ziyad | B | B |
| Theodora | A | S+ |
| Thutmose III | D | D |
| Tomyris | D | D |
| Trajan | C | C |
| William I | D | D |
| Wu Zetian | B | B |
| Xiang Yu(XY) | D | C |
| Yi Seong-Gye(YSG) | A | S |
| Yi Sun-sin(YSS) | S | S |
| Zenobia | S | S |
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Best commanders for sunset and lost canyons
Now, this might not be a popular part of the game because rewards in sunset canyon and lost canyon aren’t that good unless you are in top ranking. Anyway, this is the commander tier list for canyons.
| Commander Name | Rating for Canyons |
|---|---|
| Aethelflaed | A |
| Alexander Nevsky | S |
| Alexander the Great | A |
| Amanitore | A |
| Artemisia | A |
| Attila | B |
| Babur | F |
| Baibars | C |
| Belisarius | D |
| Bertrand du Guesclin | B |
| Bjorn Ironside | C |
| Boudica | F |
| Boudica Prime | S |
| Cao Cao(CC) | B |
| Chandragupta Maurya | B |
| Charlemagne | C |
| Charles Martel | S |
| Cheok Jun-gyeong(CJ) | A |
| Cleopatra | F |
| Constantine I | S+ |
| Cyrus the Great | A |
| Diaochan | F |
| Edward of Woodstock | C |
| El Cid | C |
| Eulji Mundeok | C |
| Flavius Aetius | C |
| Frederick I | C |
| Genghis Khan | C |
| Gilgamesh | B |
| Guan Yu | S |
| Hannibal Barca | C |
| Harald Sigurdsson | A |
| Henry V | S |
| Heraclius | C |
| Hermann | D |
| Honda Tadakatsu | S |
| Imhotep | D |
| Ishida Mitsunari | F |
| Jadwiga | C |
| Jan Zizka | B |
| Joan of Arc | S |
| Joan of Arc Prime | S |
| Julius Caesar | B |
| Keira | B |
| Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal | A |
| Kusunoki Masashige | C |
| Leonidas I | A |
| Lohar | D |
| Lu Bu | C |
| Margaret I | F |
| Matilda of Flanders | F |
| Mehmed II | S |
| Minamoto no Yoshitsune | A |
| Moctezuma I | F |
| Mulan | S |
| Nebuchadnezzar II | S |
| Osman I | C |
| Pelagius | D |
| Queen Tamar of Georgia | F |
| Ragnar Lodbrok | B |
| Ramesses II | B |
| Richard I | S |
| Saladin | A |
| Sargon the Great | S |
| Scipio Africanus | C |
| Scipio Africanus prime | S |
| Seondeok | F |
| Suleiman I | C |
| Sun Tuz | B |
| Takeda Shingen | B |
| Tariq ibn Ziyad | S |
| Theodora | A |
| Thutmose III | C |
| Tomyris | B |
| Trajan | S |
| William I | S |
| Wu Zetian | C |
| Xiang Yu(XY) | S |
| Yi Seong-Gye(YSG) | S |
| Yi Sun-sin(YSS) | B |
| Zenobia | C |
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Overall best commanders in rise of kingdoms for F2P
Heraclius is a great garrison captain, however, He wouldn’t be that useful in other situations like an Open field, Canyons, Ceroli bosses, fort rally, etc. So, if you are a F2P or low spender then you probably won’t get much value out of her.
As a F2P player, you want to get the most out of your single legendary commander because you might not be able to max out multiple legendary commanders. There are some commanders who can give you good results in multiple situations. Below there is a list of commanders that you should consider maxing out before any other commanders.
Joan of Arc Prime
Cavalry is the best troop type for F2P players. why? Because as F2P player you won’t be doing rallying and garrison. So, your main job is the open field fight. And for open field fight cavalry commanders have been best since the beginning of the rise of kingdoms.
As Cavalry commander, Joan of Arc has the everything you need to do well in Open field. She has mobility, debuffs, buffs, heavy skill damage, AOE damage. Joan won’t only do lots of damage for yourself also supports your ally heavily.
Nevsky
Nevsky is absolutely must have commander in the game even if you are not cavalry main player. He is useful everywhere, Openfield, rally, garrison, cannons or pretty much anything. Nevsky pairs really well with Joan arc prime, however you can pair him with pretty much any cavalry commander. Amount skill damage he can do with his defense reduction debuff is absolutely out of control right now.
Yi Seong-Gye(YSG)
YSG should be the first legendary commander to max out for any rok player. He is good from day one to all the way to SoC(season of conquest). There are multiple pairing options for him and he can be used in almost every single situation. After release of new commanders like Boudica Prime and henry his value falls of bit, but he is the only commander who has 5 marches AOE damage is circular area.
Charles Martel
Martel is a really strong infantry commander. He is a great garrison and open-field fighter during KvK2/3. In the SoC, Charles loses some value because of the availability of better commanders but he still gives good results. Yes, it will be a long time before you can max him using gold keys, but if you are patients enough to wait then you can probably get him for free. Now he is even stronger with second relic buff that difference between new commander and him is almost gone.
Aethelflaed
You can get her for free from the sunset canyons shop. Aethelflaed pairs really nicely with YSG during the early game and with mighty commanders like Trajan during SoC. She is a strong debuffer and you will be helping out your allies a lot by using her. The second relic boost and formation method further boost her damage output and debuff capabilities.
Saladin
As mentioned before, cavalry is the best troop type for F2P and low spenders. Saladin is an exceptional commander. He is just as good in SoC as he is in KvK 2/3. Earlier he can be paired with YSG and Aethelflaed and later with Xiang Yu and William. Saladin can do a lot of skill damage while providing some help for ally with his debuffs. He is really old commander now and can be obtained from MGE, So if you are patience enough you might get his sculptures for free.
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