Vercingetorix Talent Tree Build & Guide Rise of Kingdoms

In Rise of Kingdoms, Vercingetorix is a legendary Infantry commander. He has the Leadership, Versatility, and Support talent trees.

Should you invest in Vercingetorix?

Vercingetorix is a leadership commander. He is designed more for buffing your other troops and commanders, which is great. The problem is that most free-to-play players do not have the best commanders and marches that can fully benefit from Vercingetorix.

So, if you are still collecting and trying to build the best cavalry, infantry, or archer commanders, you should not go for Vercingetorix. He is mainly used to boost already strong commanders. If you already have top-tier marches, then Vercingetorix is worth getting because he can give you an extra edge. Otherwise, you should skip him.

Solid buff kit for allies: Buffs nearby allies’ attack (30%) — works on a frequent active skill cycle. Grants shields regularly: 10% chance per basic attack to shield the lowest-health nearby friendly/allied troop (including himself) for 3 seconds. When a shield he granted breaks: troop gains 100 rage + 10% more normal damage.

Vercingetorix Talent Tree Build

Vercingetorix Pairings

Arthur + Vercingetorix: Arthur’s active skill gets a 40% damage boost from Vercingetorix’s pre-active buff window. Vercingetorix buffs allies’ attack by 30% — direct benefit to whatever else is on the field. Butterfly Effect means Arthur’s combo attacks (with proper combo armaments) trigger Vercingetorix’s basic-attack-based passives more often.

Vercingetorix + Philip: Vercingetorix buffs attack → triggers Civilized rage. Philip’s active reduces damage taken/increases damage dealt → also triggers Civilized rage.

Vercingetorix Skills

Alesia Fortifications

Target Type: Single
Rage Requirement: 1000

This commander’s troop gains a damage-absorbing Mighty Shield for 5 seconds (Damage Factor 2500). Up to 4 nearby allied or friendly troops gain 30% Attack for 5 seconds, and up to 5 nearby enemy troops lose 40% March Speed for 3 seconds.

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Mighty Shield Damage Factor: 1500 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2500
Attack Bonus: 5% / 10% / 15% / 20% / 30%
March Speed Reduction: 20% / 25% / 30% / 35% / 40%

Uniter of Tribes

Gains 10% Unit Capacity.
If this commander’s troop contains at least 2 different unit types, it deals 25% more damage.
If their troop contains only 1 unit type, it takes 20% less damage and gains 10% Rage Gain Speed.

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Unit Capacity Bonus: 2% / 4% / 6% / 8% / 10%
All Damage Bonus: 10% / 13% / 16% / 20% / 25%
Damage Taken Reduction: 5% / 8% / 11% / 15% / 20%
Rage Gain Speed Bonus: 5% / 6% / 7% / 8% / 10%

Cornered Beast

If this commander is in a field troop:

• When launching basic attacks, this commander’s troop has a 10% chance to grant a Mighty Shield to the nearby friendly or allied troop with the lowest Health (including this commander’s troop) for 3 seconds. This shield can absorb significant amounts of damage (Damage Factor 800). Cooldown: 5 seconds.
• Whenever a shield granted by this commander is broken, their troop immediately gains 100 Rage and deals 10% more normal damage² for 5 seconds. This effect can stack up to 4 times, and its duration resets whenever it gains another stack.

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Mighty Shield Damage Factor: 300 / 400 / 500 / 600 / 800
Rage Gained: 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 100
Normal Damage Bonus: 5% / 6% / 7% / 8% / 10%

Battle of Gergovia

This commander’s troop gains 30% Health and 20% March Speed.

If this commander’s troop is on the map:

• Its basic attacks have a 20% chance to immediately reduce the target troop’s Rage by 50. Cooldown: 3 seconds.
• Whenever it causes the enemy troop to lose 100 Rage, this commander’s troop deals 5% more direct damage/combo attack damage¹/smite damage² for 5 seconds. This effect can stack up to 4 times, and its duration resets whenever it gains another stack.

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Health Bonus: 10% / 15% / 20% / 25% / 30%
March Speed Bonus: 10% / 12% / 16% / 18% / 20%
Rage Reduction: 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50
Direct/Combo Attack/Smite Damage Bonus: 1% / 2% / 3% / 4% / 5%

Heart of Gaul

When this commander is serving as a primary commander, shield effects granted by this commander’s troop gain a 10% bonus.

When a shield gained from the Alesia Fortifications skill is broken or disappears, up to 3 nearby enemy troops take direct damage (Damage Factor 300; every additional target reduces the damage to each target by 15%).

When this commander is serving as a secondary commander, their troop gains 5% Defense. Before the primary commander uses an active skill, the troop gains a 40% bonus to damage dealt for 1 second.