Category:Commander Skills

There are twenty commander skills corresponding to twenty skill researches permitted by twenty barracks levels in any order. With one exception, each skill has ten levels stack additively. Ten levels of a skill will produce ten times the bonus. The exception is for one division-wide bonus—defensive for T1 commanders and offensive for T2 commanders—applying to troops of the same unit type as the commander.

Every unit killed in battle provides a set number of experience points (equivalent to their upkeep when that is shown instead) to the opposing forces. These points are divided among the opposing armies according to the weight of their battle contributions, but evenly among commanders within the army. Commanders which are killed in battle will still receive their share of the experience.

Each new level earned through experience gain earns one upgrade point which can be spent on any skill which is researched and not already at maximum level. The XP required for commander level L are:

• for level L<74: XP=10×(L²-L+1)
• for level L=74: XP=54050
• for level L=75: XP=55600
• for level L>75: XP=57250+100×(L-76)×(L-59)^[1]

Reaching maximum level on all skills requires a level 205 commander, or 1,940,650 experience. At present it is believe that no one is even near this value, and attaining it is infeasible for most if not all players. Instead, players may groom different commanders for different purposes, and/or reset the distribution of commander skill points by spending 15 prestige.

Resurrecting a commander costs 100 gold + 1000 gold per level and takes 1 hour + 1 hour per level. Commander level is determined by the number of skill points allocated and not the experience gained, thus a highly experienced commander can be resurrected quickly and cheaply if few points are allocated. To prevent exploit, commanders' skills may be reset only while they are alive and at home.