Tier List

Faction Tier List

Rankings based on campaign consistency, leader flexibility, and ease of learning. Meta shifts with patches.

S Tier

Taelindor Forest Best mobility and ranged damage; excels on most campaign routes

A Tier

Iron Legion Reliable all-rounder; forgiving for beginners

Raven Host Strong escalation; rewards aggressive play

Sanguine Court Best attrition; free units snowball long campaigns

Deepstone Hold Near-unbreakable morale; slow but steady

B Tier

Gruntkin High ceiling but leadership issues on cheap units

Sakura Dynasty Powerful with mono-faction but rigid composition

Drakosaur Brood Monster-focused; weak if chaff dies early

Unit Tier List

Standout units across all factions. Tier reflects cost-efficiency and combat impact, not raw stats alone.

S Tier

Bloodsworn Knights Elite cavalry with Lord Draven buffs

Windrider Cavalry Best flanking unit in the game

Carnosaur Tier 4 monster that dominates infantry

A Tier

Huscarl Guard High leadership elite infantry

Thunderers Devastating gunpowder ranged

Samurai Guard Strong with Sakura mono-buff

Troll Brute Excellent line-breaker monster

B Tier

Kriegesguard Solid shieldwall anchor

Berserker Pack Good with Raven Host death buffs

Ironbreakers Tanky but slow

Glade Wardens Fragile but high DPS archers

C Tier

Goblin Mob Cannon fodder only

Undead Levies Free but very weak

Skink Skirmishers Disposable chaff

Leader Tier List

Leader abilities ranked by impact on campaign runs. Leader 2 options often enable more specialized strategies.

S Tier

Lord Draven Bloodreaver Massive Bloodsworn buff + full heal on city sack

Warden Lyralei Forest archer bonus is consistently strong

A Tier

Sister Morvayne 3x healing makes attrition unbeatable

Jarl Bjorn Death escalation scales in long battles

Thane Grimnar +10 armor army-wide is very strong

Daimyo Hiroshi +20% all stats with pure army

B Tier

Warboss Gruk Good but requires kills to activate

Alpha Skarix Needs surrounding units to shine

Marshal Aldric Defensive but slow to win

C Tier

Shaman Zog Cheap units still have low leadership

Meta Notes

Tier lists in a roguelike RTS are inherently run-dependent. A B-tier faction with perfect gear synergy can outperform an S-tier pick on a bad route.

These rankings reflect general campaign performance on Normal difficulty as of the June 2026 launch meta.