• 2026 GENERAL ROLES
Mastering the current meta requires a deep understanding of general builds for every scenario. From conquering high-level monsters to sustaining the ultimate city defense, your choice of equipment and skill books is the margin between victory and defeat. This guide breaks down the essential roles needed to dominate the throne and beyond.
PvP Rallies
• Rally Leader
Objective: Maximizing total damage output through massive march sizes and attack buffs. Focus on reaching the attack cap for your primary unit type. Equipping full Dragon or Forge sets with high percentage attack refines is essential. Strategy Tip: Use Elise or Minamoto for high-impact rallies to break the toughest citadels.
Farm Expert
• Resource Pro
Objective: Collecting resources quickly while improving gathering speed for all tiles. Focus on Politics and specialized gathering speed attributes. Outfitting with Champion sets provides the best returns for tile clearing. Expert Advice: Use Jindeok with specialized gathering books to ensure a rapid growth cycle.
Sub-City Ops
• Debuff Mayor
Objective: Weakening the enemy's offensive capabilities from the sidelines. Prioritize Achamenidae gear to stack the most powerful debuffs against enemy Ranged and Siege units. Cixi is the top tier choice here. Critical Note: Ensure your Mayor has high survival stats so the debuffs remain active throughout the fight.
Wall Guard
• Lead Defense
Objective: Protecting your resources and troops from hostile invasions. Focus on high Ground Defense and Ranged Attack to stop attackers before they hit. Boost your siege machine range to counter enemy distance. Survival Tip: Pair Leo with a defense-oriented assistant to create an impenetrable wall for your kingdom.
● Build Guidelines
● Fully ascend your generals to unlock powerful red star bonuses. ● Match Spiritual Beasts to troop types for maximum raw stat expansion. ● Refine gear for percentage increases to scale with your military research. ● Focus on specialty points to unlock hidden combat advantages. These steps are vital for players wanting to win SVS.
MASTER THE BUILDS
• ROLE TEMPLATES
Specific gear sets and skill book paths for every military operation.
• Ground Lead
Goal: Closing the gap and destroying enemy archers quickly. Focus on maximum health and movement speed to reach the backline of the enemy army.
Build Trajan with heavy HP refines. Utilize specialized ground skill books to increase your survival rate while charging through enemy fortifications.
• Monster Hunt
Goal: Efficient boss hunting. This build aims to take down highest-level monsters without wounded. Focus on Mounted Attack and Critical Hit rates.
Utilize Zhao Yun or Martinus. Focus on cavalry attack refines on all equipment. Tip: Use double drop generals to increase your resource efficiency.
• Siege Engine
Goal: Long-range destruction. Designed to outrange the opponent's defenses and wipe out their archers. Focus on Siege Attack and Range skills.
Command with Petronas. Apply range-increasing skill books. Tip: Check that your siege research is maxed to utilize the full potential of these units.
● DUAL GENERAL STRATEGY
Maximize your effectiveness by pairing generals whose skills don't overlap. A perfect duo can nearly double your available buffs when set up correctly.
● SKILL LINKING
- Check the skills menu: if any ability is highlighted in red, it is inactive due to a conflict with the other general. Specialties from both generals are active during combat. Strategic Tip: Only the main general needs to be high level, as only their leadership and equipment stats count toward the final troop buffs.
● REFINING MASTERY
Focus on 4x Attack refines for rally leads. For wall defense, a mix of HP and Defense is critical to surviving the massive T1 infantry strategies common in the current meta game.
DEFENSE OPS
LEO + DEWEY
Primary setup for enduring massive enemy rallies.
RANGED UNIT
ELISE + SIMEON
Top combination for high-range archer damage.
MOUNTED HIT
HANNIBAL + LIU
Best for crushing ground troops in seconds.