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KvK 3 meta

KvK 3 is the Light and Darkness season, shorter than KvK 2 at about 50 days, and it starts less than a month after KvK 2 ends. The roster is basically the KvK 2 legendaries plus Wu Zetian, with Takeda showing up on the wheel around now, so the winners are kingdoms that maxed YSG, Saladin, Alexander and Edward and defend their buildings well. Guan Yu and the other big SoC names are not here yet.

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What to do now

  1. 1 Plan your SoC main before it arrives Guan Yu and the other day 310 commanders show up right after this season. Keep some universal sculptures in reserve instead of pushing a fifth KvK 2 commander you will drop in two months.
  2. 2 Finish the commanders that carry this season YSG, Saladin, Alexander and Edward are the core of KvK 3. If one of your main marches is still unexpertised, that is where heads go first.
  3. 3 Stockpile healing and resources early The gap after KvK 2 is under a month. Start saving healing speedups and resources during KvK 2 and push hospital capacity before the gates open.
  4. 4 Defend the buildings Lost buildings cannot be rebuilt and feed the enemy score. Keep Constantine or Wu ready as a garrison captain and answer garrison calls before you chase kills.
  5. 5 Farm the ancient ruins Join every alliance ruin rally you can. Sending smaller troop counts lets more members join and spreads the honour.
  6. 6 Push the stage rankings you can win Gathering, speedup and barbarian fort stages are cheap points for mid spenders. Save speedups for the speedup stage and run fast fort marches in that window.
  7. 7 Set presets before the gates open Build commander and equipment presets for field, rally and garrison so you can swap fast when a pass opens or a flag gets hit.

Tier lists for KvK 3

Open with builds and skills
S Top pick
Genghis Khan Takeda Shingen Genghis Khan + Takeda Shingen Takeda's buffs make Genghis' active hit very hard, the strongest cavalry damage you can run this season. Yi Seong-Gye Edward of Woodstock Yi Seong-Gye + Edward of Woodstock YSG's AoE plus Edward's burst, the best archer field march and great against clumped marches at passes. Alexander the Great Sun Tzu (Epic) Alexander the Great + Sun Tzu (Epic) Alexander's sustain with Sun Tzu's skill damage, the standard infantry field pair before SoC. Genghis Khan Saladin Genghis Khan + Saladin Genghis brings the damage, Saladin keeps the march alive. The go-to cavalry pair if Takeda is not built.
A Strong
Yi Seong-Gye Tomyris Yi Seong-Gye + Tomyris Steady archer damage with Tomyris' debuffs, a solid second archer march. Saladin Takeda Shingen Saladin + Takeda Shingen Very tanky cavalry that holds a fight for a long time, but it does not kill much. Charles Martel Sun Tzu (Epic) Charles Martel + Sun Tzu (Epic) Charles Martel tanks, Sun Tzu adds the damage he lacks. Cheap and reliable. Æthelflæd Sun Tzu (Epic) Æthelflæd + Sun Tzu (Epic) Good AoE and rage regen, works as a strong infantry filler march.
B Solid
Richard I Sun Tzu (Epic) Richard I + Sun Tzu (Epic) Balanced infantry tank, fine for holding a pass while your damage marches work. Yi Seong-Gye Saladin Yi Seong-Gye + Saladin Mixed march where YSG does the damage and Saladin the survival, useful if you only have one of each built. Minamoto no Yoshitsune Cao Cao Minamoto no Yoshitsune + Cao Cao The classic cavalry pair still works for hit and run and barbarian forts, but falls behind in long fights. Arthur Pendragon Saladin Arthur Pendragon + Saladin Only if you pulled Arthur already, his real partners do not exist until SoC.
C Situational
Cao Cao Pelagius Epic Cao Cao + Pelagius Epic Low spender cavalry damage, fine for forts and picking off weak marches. El Cid Yi Seong-Gye El Cid + Yi Seong-Gye Budget archer march if Edward and Tomyris are not built yet.
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