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Expedition is a permanent Rise of Kingdoms battle mode where you fight preset enemy marches, complete stage objectives, earn up to three stars, and improve your recurring daily rewards. Expedition troops are simulated. Units defeated during a stage...
Barbarians and Barbarian Forts are two different PvE activities in Rise of Kingdoms. Normal Barbarians can be attacked directly and are useful for commander experience, resources, speedups, event rewards, Gems, and Arrows of Resistance. Barbarian...
The Rise of Kingdoms More Than Gems event lasts two days and rewards players for spending Gems on normal account priorities. The daily reward counter resets after the first day, allowing players to complete the same milestones twice. The most...
ROK Academy requirements normally follow your City Hall level until the final upgrade. Academy level 25 is different because it directly requires City Hall 25, Watchtower 25, Trading Post 25, large resource costs, and one Master’s Blueprint....
The fastest way to level up a commander instantly in Rise of Kingdoms is to use Tomes of Knowledge. For repeatable commander XP, place the commander you want to develop behind Lohar and defeat Barbarians or other eligible neutral units. Kill Holy...
The best Cao Cao talent tree depends on how you use him in Rise of Kingdoms. Choose Mobility for runes, objectives, and fast map movement, Peacekeeping for Barbarians and neutral units, or Cavalry for early-game field combat. Cao Cao remains useful...