Account leveling efficiency

Guides from KitKiller on how to grow your account efficiently.

1) Skills vs talents (pairs)

Every commander has skills and talents.

• Skills level with sculptures.
• Talents unlock as the commander levels up.

When you pair two commanders, the march gets:

• skills and talents from the primary commander
• skills only from the secondary commander

That is why you usually do not need the secondary above level 30: at 30 they unlock all skills. Extra levels on the secondary mostly waste XP.

Level targets (KitKiller board)

Quick read: 60 main fighters · 37 gatherers · 30 secondary (skills) · 15+ peacemakers · 10 light / low priority.

2) Gatherers

You will have about five gather-focused commanders early on.

• Push the main gather line (except Matilda) toward level 37 — that is where gather-speed bonuses peak.
• Matilda and similar light gatherers can sit around level 10.

Example Gather tree at 37 (Constance):

After auto-gather arrived, rushing every gatherer to 37 is less urgent for march returns — see Gatherers: level 37. Level 37 is still the peak gather-speed target if you want max farm efficiency.

3) Best combat commanders

Role	Commander	Notes
Strongest all-rounder	Æthelflæd	Push toward 60
Nearly equal	Sun Tzu	Also universal and very strong
Strong specialists	Baibars, Kusunoki	Slightly behind, still excellent
Barbarian forts	Æthelflæd + Cao Cao	Æthelflæd high; Cao Cao to 30 is enough for full skills
Peacemakers	5 peacemaker commanders	At least level 15 with a proper talent tree — for barbarians
Lohar	Lohar	Real value is skill 3: +70% XP from killing barbarians — take him for Altar Guardians

Talent trees by branch

Sun Tzu — heavy Skill + Infantry:

Baibars — heavy Skill + Cavalry:

Kusunoki — heavy Skill + Archer:

Barbarian forts — Æthelflæd (primary) + Cao Cao (secondary):

Peacemakers ~15+ — Peacekeeping branch (example: Boudica):

Tier overview: Top commanders · cards: /commanders.

4) Why Altar Guardians matter

Full math + screenshots: Holy sites — guardians & runes — ~180 000 XP per altar with no AP, up to twice a day.

5) If you start spending (packs)

Best starter packs

Pack	≈ price
Growth Fund	$15
30-day Gem Supply	$10
Archaeologist / Lucerne scrolls	$5
30-day Material Supply	$15
Daily deal — all 3 chests	$3
Pop-up pack — 10 legendary sculptures	$5

Mid-spender packs

• King’s Coronation (~$185)
• Weapon-focused events (“Crazy for Arms”, “Arms Talent”, etc.)
• Gear events (“Fully Armed” / equipment)

6) Where to spend gems

Start here: Gems early — VIP 6 & More Than Gems

Also compare sinks: Gem efficiency

7) Speedups, AP & resources

Full guide: Speedups, AP & resource timing — ask chat before a big spend; sync with events; hard ceiling for everyone.