Pericles is a newly released epic infantry commander in Rise of Kingdoms(ROK). He was released along with the legendary commander Pyrrhus and the New Greece Civilization.
In this guide, you will find Pericles Talent tree builds, the best commander pairings, the best equipment to use, the Formation Guide, and pretty much everything you need to know.
Is Pericles Worth Investing?
You can unlock Pericles for free during the special sign-in event during the Greece Civilization launch. And after that, you can get his sculptures from the tavern. So it doesn’t really matter, because you can basically expertise him for free.
Pericles Skill Overview
Glory of Greece (Active Skill)
Required Rage: 1000
The commander’s troops gain a shield (Damage Factor of 700) for 3 seconds. The shield also increases the March Speed of their infantry units by 20%.
Shield (Self): 300 / 400 / 500 / 600 / 700
Infantry March Speed Bonus: 5% / 8% / 11% / 15% / 20%
Battlefield Orator (passive)
Infantry units led by this commander gain 10% increased Attack and 10% increased Defense.
Infantry Attack Bonus: 3% / 4.5% / 6% / 8% / 10%
Infantry Defense Bonus: 3% / 4.5% / 6% / 8% / 10%
First Citizen (passive)
While this commander is garrisoned in your city, your garrison deals 10% more damage.
Damage Bonus: 2% / 4% / 6% / 8% / 10%
Call for Peace (passive)
Whenever this commander’s troop is hit with a normal attack, it has a 10% chance to reduce the attacking troop’s normal attack damage by 30% for 3 seconds.
Normal Attack Damage Reduced: 10% / 15% / 20% / 25% / 30%
Golden Age of Athens (expertise – Enhanced: Glory of Greece)
The commander’s troop gains a shield (Damage Factor 1000) for 3 seconds. The shield also increases the healing their troop receives by 15% and the March Speed of their infantry units by 20%.
Skill upgrade order
5-5-1-5
Skill upgrade order won’t matter much for Pericles, as he is an epic commander. However, if you want to use him for open field, you can skill his 3rd skill and move straight to the fourth skill.
Pros
- Decent Infantry commander
- Great during the early stage of the game
- Good garrison option for the early game
- Free to obtain
Cons
- Legendary commanders are far better
- Will become completely useless after entering mid-game.
What is Commander Pericles good at?
If you are in Season of Conquest, then Pericles will be useless for you because the difference between epic and legendary commanders in SOC is enormous.
However, if you are a beginner and in the early stage of the game, then he will definitely be of some good use, especially for garrisoning during events like Shadow Legion.
Pericles Talent Tree builds
As mentioned before, Pericles will be either used for open field or for garrison during the early stages of the game. Below you will find his talent tree for both scenarios.
Openfield
You can use this talent tree for open-field fights. It mainly focuses on boosting infantry stats and will help you stay on the field for a longer period of time.
Garrison
This talent build can be used for the city garrison. We will advise you against taking city rallies during KvK, especially as the epic commander’s garrison. However, you can also use this build for the Shadow of the Legion garrison.
Canyons
You can use this support talent build with Joan of Arc or other support commanders to help other marches in canyons.
Pericles commander pairings
Pericles can be paired with any infantry commander. However, if we speak more realistically, you most likely won’t be pairing him with legendary commanders because they can be paired with far more commanders than Pericles. So you most likely pair him with other epic infantry commanders who are also good at the early game.
Sun Tzu (Primary)
Sun Tzu isn’t just a great infantry commander; he is the best Epic commander in the game. In the early game, he is almost as good as legendary commanders. So if you don’t have good legendary commanders unlocked, then Sun Tzu would be a good choice for Pericles
Joan of Arc (secondary )
As an F2P player, you can also help out your ally by using support commanders like Joan of Arc. She provides valuable buffs to you as well as your allies. Pericles can be used primarily with infantry, while Joan of Arc can stay hidden as a powerful support hero as a secondary.
Eulji Mundeok (primary)
Eulji Mundeok is another epic commander who might be good during the early stages of the game. You should use him as primary and Pericles as secondary because the attack tree of Eulji is a better choice than support, and the active skill from Eulji can reduce enemy defence by 30%.
Bjorn Ironside (secondary)
Bjorn Ironside is a skill damage-based epic Infantry commander. You can use Pericles as the primary commander for tanking while Bjorn is the secondary commander for nuking.
Charles Martel (Secondary)
Charles Martel is a legendary infantry commander. So it will be difficult to get your hands on his sculptures. However, if you are lucky enough, you might get his sculptures from the Tavern gold chest.
If you manage to get his first and second skills to the max, then he will be quite powerful on the field during the early game.
You can use Pericles as a primary to bait people into attacking him, while Charles Martel destroys them with defensive stats and counter damage.
Richard I (Secondary)
Just like Charles Martel, Richard I is also extremely powerful at the beginning of the game. You can use him with Pericles in the same manner as Charles Martel.
However, getting Richard’s sculpture would be even more difficult since he is available through Wheel of Fortune and will require spending gems on him.
Pericles Best Equipements
Ultimate equipment set
You probably won’t be using this ultimate equipment set for Pericles, but if you are thinking long term, then this is a good set for your future legendary infantry pairings.
- Weapon: Shield Of The Eternal Empire
- Helm: Golden Helm Of The Eternal Empire
- Chest: Plate Of The Eternal Empire
- Glove: Vambraces Of The Eternal Empire
- Legs: Greaves Of The Eternal Empire
- Boots: Sturdy Boots Of The Eternal Empire
Stat boost from the set:
Infantry Attack – 47%
Infantry Defense – 26%
Infantry Health – 0%
All troops Defense – 3%
March Speed – 10%
Medium equipment set
Stat boost from the set:
- Weapon: Gatekeeper’s Shield
- Helm: Helm Of The Conquerer
- Chest: Hope Cloak
- Glove: Seth’s Brutality
- Legs: Karuak’s Humility
- Boots: Frost Treads
Stat boost from the set:
Infantry Attack – 0%
Infantry Defense – 38%
Infantry Health – 16%
F2P equipment set.
- Weapon: Gatekeeper’s Shield
- Helm: Witch’s Lineage
- Chest: Quinn’s Soul
- Glove: Seth’s Brutality
- Legs: Karuak’s Humility
- Boots: Frost Treads
Stat boost from the set:
Infantry Attack – 16%
Infantry Defense – 11%
Infantry Health – 16%
Pericles Best Formation
Pericles relies on normal attack damage. So the best formation for him would be Arch Formation, which can give him an extra 5% normal damage.
Additionally, you can also use Hallow Square Formation for garrison.
