Ivar the Boneless Talent Tree Build & Guide Rise of Kingdoms

In Rise of Kingdoms, Ivar the Boneless is a legendary Infantry commander. He has the Infantry, Conquering, and Defense talent trees.

Should you invest in Ivar the Boneless?

Ivar the Boneless is an extremely good rally commander. What is great about him is that he has incredibly strong AOE damage that fires very often thanks to his passive rage generation. On top of that, he has a lot of stats that are extremely beneficial for rallying objectives. You can also use him as a secondary commander.

So if you are a rally leader who has maxed-out infantry units, then you should definitely get him. If you are a free-to-play player or someone who does not lead rallies on objectives, then feel free to skip him. Most of his kit is not active when you are using him in the open field. He is a commander that is designed only for rallying. So as a free-to-play player, there are other commanders that will give you much better value.

• Active skill hits up to 3 targets with a 2,500 damage factor — one of the hardest-hitting AoE actives infantry has ever had.
• Triggers silence on the target when Ivar is primary → short but huge disruption window.
• 10% health, 30% attack, 20% march speed from his 2nd skill. Unlike most garrison/rally commanders, these are always active, not locked behind a garrison context.
• When under 30% units remaining, gain 25 rage on every basic attack. In a long, non-swarmed rally where you’re tanking, this talent can go absolutely insane — especially alongside combo cavalry.
• Half his kit is dead weight in open field. 3rd and 4th skill: does literally nothing outside rally/garrison.
• He will almost always be a secondary in the field. Always.
• Being locked as secondary means he needs to be exceptional to justify the cost. He isn’t exceptional enough at 5511.

Ivar the Boneless Talent Tree Build

Ivar the Boneless Pairings

Ivar the Boneless and Scipio Aemilianus are one of best infantry pairings in the game. Scipio Aemilianus primary applies a 20% damage debuff to the target for 3 seconds, then Ivar’s 2,500 DF active fires into a weakened target. Scipio Aemilianus primary also silences the target. Stops counterplay during your burst window. Ivar’s AoE hits up to 3 targets simultaneously. Maximizes the damage window Scipio Aemilianus creates. Combined: debuff, silence, AoE smite into a broken defense.

Ivar the Boneless and Sun Tzu Prime pairing is increadibly strong for rallying. Sun Tzu Prime pairs well with Ivar’s rage engine. Sun Tzu Prime kit + Ivar’s always-active stats + AoE active = a functional infantry march.

Ivar the Boneless Skills

Falcon’s Judgement

Target Type: AoE
Rage Requirement: 1000

Deals smite damage to up to 3 enemy troops in a fan (Damage Factor 2500; every additional target reduces the damage dealt to each target by 15%). For the next 3 seconds, this commander’s troop gains 15 extra Rage per second.

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Smite Damage Factor: 1500/1700/1900/2100/2500
Rage Gained: 5/7/9/12/15

Ironheart Vow

This commander’s infantry units gain:

• 10% Health.
• 20% March Speed.
• 30% Attack.

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Infantry Health Bonus: 5%/6%/7%/8%/10%
Infantry March Speed Bonus: 4%/8%/12%/16%/20%
Infantry Attack Bonus: 10%/15%/20%/25%/30%

Flames of York

When attacking cities or strongholds:

• This commander’s troop deals 20% more smite damage.
• Infantry units in this commander’s troop deal 10% more damage against cavalry units.
• This commander’s troop has a 50% chance to gain 30 extra Rage when dealing smite damage. This effect can only be triggered once per second.

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Smite Damage Bonus: 10%/12%/14%/16%/20%
Infantry Damage Bonus vs Cavalry: 5%/6%/7%/8%/10%
Rage Gained: 10/15/20/25/30

Odin’s Stratagem

If this commander is leading a rally attack:

Their rallied army takes 10% less combo attack damage.

Deals an instance of smite damage to the attacker when their rallied army is hit with a basic attack (Damage Factor 200). If this received attack is part of a combo attack, their rallied army gains a 10% bonus to all damage for the next 3 seconds. This effect can be triggered for up to 7 times per second. This effect can be only triggered once by 1 enemy troop per second. Cooldown: 2 seconds.

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Combo Attack Damage Reduction: 5%/6%/7%/8%/10%
Smite Damage Factor: 50/80/110/150/200
All Damage Bonus: 5%/6%/7%/8%/10%

Destined Defense

This commander’s troop takes 10% less normal damage. If remaining units are below 50%, then their troop takes an additional 5% less normal damage