Cyrus the Great Talent Tree & Guide 2025 Rise of Kingdoms

Cyrus the Great is a legendary archer commander in Rise of Kingdoms with Archer, Versatility, and Attack talent trees. Cyrus is only available in kingdoms that are older than 310 days. With excellent skills and a strong talent tree, he is a dominant PVP commander, excelling in field battles. Many players use him in field battles during KVK and Ark of Osiris.

If you are an archer player, investing in Cyrus the Great is worthwhile. He is effective for field battles and rallying objectives. He brings high nuking damage and defensive skills, which are extremely valuable.

Pros:

• Strong AoE Damage: 1,500 damage factor to five targets in a fan-shaped area.
• Versatile Utility: Defense, March speed, and rage reduction enhance open-field performance.
• Rally Viability: Counterattack damage boost and direct damage to attackers make him strong in rallies.
• Flexible Pairings: Pairs well with Yi Seong-Gye, Boudica Prime, and Gilgamesh for various roles.
• Accessible Build: Effective at 5/5/1/5 for free-to-play players in the open field.

Cons:

• Outdated for Investment: Newer commanders like Henry outperform him in most roles.
• Average Survivability: Squishy in open-field battles without strong tankiness.
• Limited Role: Better for niche uses, losing viability as a long-term investment.
• Expensive to Expertise: Full potential requires heavy sculpture investment.

Cyrus the Great Talent Tree Build

Cyrus the Great PVP Archer Talent Tree

This talent tree is ideal for Cyrus the Great in field fights. It provides a significant nuking bonus and enhances rage generation, allowing you to cast skills more frequently. Additionally, it boosts stats to increase damage output and survivability.

Cyrus the Great PVP Skill Talent Tree Build

Cyrus the Great Pairings

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Nebuchadnezzar

Nebuchadnezzar and Cyrus the Great are a natural pairing. Together, they offer great synergy, combining defensive stats with powerful nuking damage. This pair is perfect for rallying objectives in Ark of Osiris or KVK and is also excellent for field fighting.

Yi Seong Gye

This pairing is especially effective in large-scale fights where you can stay protected while delivering significant nuking damage to multiple targets. However, the downside is that this pair often gets focused heavily. Since YSG does not provide defensive stats, they can be defeated quickly under sustained pressure.

Other Pairings

For other pairings, Cyrus the Great works well with any archer commander who has strong nuking damage, such as Ramses or Edward.

Cyrus the Great Skills

The Immortals

Active Skill

Deals direct damage to current target (Damage Factor 1400) and causes them to take 20% increased additional damage for 3 seconds.

• Additional Damage Factor: 600/800/1000/1200/1400
• Additional Damage Taken Increase: 10%/12%/14%/16%/20%

This skill is great. You will do a lot of nuking damage and in addition to that, you will make the enemy take more damage so his pair will be able to do more nuking. 

Battle of Thymbra

Passive Skill

Archer units led by this commander gain 15% increased march speed and 30% increased attack.

• Archer March Speed Bonus: 3%/6%/9%/12%/15%
• Archer Attack Bonus: 10%/15%/20%/25%/30%

Not bad for archers who are very easy to destroy. Also 15% bonus march speed will help you escape if you are getting focused on-field battles. 

Persian Bow

Passive Skill

When troops led by this commander consist only of archers, their normal attack gains a 10% chance to deal additional damage over time for 3 seconds (Damage Factor 250). While the damage over time is in effect, the target deals 40% reduced skill damage. This effect can trigger at most once every 5 seconds.

• Additional Damage Factor: 100/130/160/200/250
• Skill Damage Reduction: 20%/25%/30%/35%/40%

This skill is powerful against other nuking commanders. You will deal additional damage but on top of that you will reduce enemy target nuking damage by 40% which is huge.

The Cyrus Cylinder

Passive Skill When attacked on the map, troops led by this commander have a 10% chance to deal adamage over time in a circular area of effect to up to 3 targets for 2 seconds (Damage Factor 300). This effect can trigger at most once every 5 seconds.

Additional Damage Factor: 150/180/210/250/300

When you are in big fights this skill will help you a lot. It will deal damage in the Circular area. It is great for big fights like Ruins in KVK.

King of the World

New Skill After using an active skill, archer units led by this commander gain 20% increased attack and 20% increased defense for 3 seconds, and gain an extra 50 rage per second. This effect can trigger at most for every 5 seconds.

Lore

Cyrus II, better known as Cyrus the Great, was the founder of the ancient Persian Empire. Starting as a local leader in the southwest of present-day Iran, a series of victories rapidly gave him control of Medes, Lydia, and Babylon uniting most of the Middle East. Eventually. He bult a vast empire stretching from India to the Mediterranean. While Cyrus was a military genius, he was also known for his mercy. After defeating his grandfather, a man who would gladly have killed him, Cyrus instead spared his life. Upon capturing Babylon, he released all the slaves there, granting them safe passage to their homeland.