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KvK 2 meta

KvK 2 is the first season where formations and armaments are live, and seven new legendaries join the pool. Alexander the Great, Saladin, Charles Martel and Yi Seong-Gye carry most of the fighting, and the kingdoms that win are the ones with organised rallies, solid garrisons and enough healing to keep fighting in the open field.

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What to do now

  1. 1 Build the State Forum to 16 or higher Travels and dispatches are where armaments come from. Level 16 is the cheap sweet spot, 18 gets you six dispatches a day if you can afford it.
  2. 2 Pick one main march and gear its formation Use Wedge for cavalry, Hollow Square for infantry or Delta for archers, and put your best armaments there before spreading them around.
  3. 3 Commit to Alexander or Saladin These two stay good through KvK 3 and into Season of Conquest. Put your gold heads and sculptures into one of them, not into three new legendaries at once.
  4. 4 Max Yi Seong-Gye if you have not He is the best secondary on almost every march this season and his AoE stays useful later, so his sculptures are never wasted.
  5. 5 Grow your hospital and healing speedups Season 2 is fought in the open field far more than KvK 1. Hospital capacity and healing speedups decide how long you keep fighting.
  6. 6 Push T5 and the military tech line If you are still on T4, finish T5 before the season. It matters more than anything else on this list.
  7. 7 Hit the crusader kill goals Getting 30M kills or a top honour finish earns the inscription coins you need for good armament inscriptions next season.

Tier lists for KvK 2

Open with builds and skills
S Top pick
Alexander the Great Yi Seong-Gye Alexander the Great + Yi Seong-Gye The most played pairing of the season, Alexander's shield keeps the march alive while YSG hits multiple targets. Saladin Yi Seong-Gye Saladin + Yi Seong-Gye Tanky cavalry with debuffs plus AoE, good at both trading and finishing fights. Alexander the Great Charles Martel Alexander the Great + Charles Martel Very tanky infantry march, the top choice if you lead an infantry kingdom.
A Strong
Genghis Khan Saladin Genghis Khan + Saladin Genghis deals skill damage, Saladin's debuffs make it hit hard. Best pure damage cavalry this season. Saladin Æthelflæd Saladin + Æthelflæd Balanced stats with debuffs and silence, works if you are short on YSG heads. Edward of Woodstock Yi Seong-Gye Edward of Woodstock + Yi Seong-Gye The strongest archer nuke this season, but it needs the rage to land, so keep it with the main army. Constantine I Charles Martel Constantine I + Charles Martel Front line infantry that soaks damage while the rest of the army works. Charles Martel Yi Seong-Gye Charles Martel + Yi Seong-Gye A cheap all rounder from KvK 1 that still holds up in the field.
B Solid
Edward of Woodstock Tomyris Edward of Woodstock + Tomyris Archer march that ignores a lot of defence. Good if your archers have the most tech. Constantine I Joan of Arc (Epic) Constantine I + Joan of Arc (Epic) A sustain march with the epic Joan's buffs, fine for long fights over flags. Minamoto no Yoshitsune Cao Cao Minamoto no Yoshitsune + Cao Cao Fast cavalry that hits and runs. Still good for picking off marches out on their own. Richard I Joan of Arc (Epic) Richard I + Joan of Arc (Epic) Infantry that heals itself and can take a long fight. Good for players who built it in KvK 1.
C Situational
Æthelflæd Yi Seong-Gye Æthelflæd + Yi Seong-Gye Leadership support that works on any troop type. A filler march while you build legendaries. Belisarius (Epic) Baibars Belisarius (Epic) + Baibars Cheap epic cavalry for a fourth or fifth march, don't put real resources into it.
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