Best Cavalry Equipment in Rise of Kingdoms - Guide & Upgrade Path

Introduction

Cavalry has always been a crucial force in Rise of Kingdoms (RoK), known for their speed and high damage potential. Choosing the right equipment helps optimize your army’s strength and improve combat effectiveness in KvK and open-field battles. In this guide, we will explore the best cavalry equipment, the ideal upgrade path, and the recommended accessories.

1. Basic Cavalry Equipment Set

When starting out, you should aim to equip all six slots. An optimal beginner’s cavalry set includes:

• Vanguard Halberd (weapon - green): 5% defense, 4% attack.

• Vanguard Greaves (legs - green): 4% attack, 1% health.

• Windswept Bracers (gloves - blue): 3% march speed, 2% health.

• Windswept Boots (boots - blue): 3% march speed, 2% health.

• Windswept Breastplate (chest - blue): 4% defense.

• Expedition Warhelm (helmet - blue): 8% defense.

💡 Goal: Utilize the Windswept set for increased march speed, making cavalry more mobile on the battlefield.

2. Cavalry Equipment Upgrade Path

Phase 1: Upgrading from Green to Purple

Start replacing green gear with purple equipment to increase stats.

• Dark Lord’s Blessing (purple chest): 8% defense, replacing Windswept Breastplate.

• Gladiator (purple legs): 10% health, replacing Vanguard Greaves.

• Heart of the Saint (purple weapon): 17% defense, replacing Vanguard Halberd.

Phase 2: Upgrading to Legendary Equipment

A well-balanced set should include Hellish Wasteland (cavalry legendary set) pieces for increased health and defense.

• Cloud Racers (legendary boots - cavalry set): 7.5% health.

• Iset’s Sufferance (legendary gloves): 5.5% attack, 5.5% health.

• Hellish Wasteland Plate (legendary chest - cavalry set): 11% health.

Phase 3: Finalizing with KVK Equipment

KVK equipment maximizes cavalry strength in battles.

• Pride of the Khan (KVK helmet): 15% defense.

• Sacred Dominion (KVK weapon): 25% attack.

• Ash of the Dawn (KVK legs): 12.5% health.

🔥 Goal: Aim for a KVK + Hellish Wasteland hybrid set to optimize health, attack, and defense.

3. Best Accessories for Cavalry

Accessories play a crucial role in enhancing cavalry effectiveness. The two best options are:

• Horn of Fury: Increases rage regeneration, allowing cavalry to use skills more frequently.

• Ring of Doom: Boosts overall damage output.

💡 Tip: If you don’t have legendary accessories, you can temporarily use Silent Trial (reduces enemy rage) or Ancient Strategem (increases troop capacity).

4. Upgrading Equipment with Iconic Crystals

Iconic Crystals boost base stats of your equipment. Prioritize upgrading in this order:

1. Sacred Dominion (KVK weapon): Increases attack and ignores enemy defense.

2. Pride of the Khan (KVK helmet): Adds more defense.

3. Hellish Wasteland Plate (legendary chest - cavalry set): Increases health.

4. Ash of the Dawn (KVK legs): Provides the highest health bonus in the game.

5. Final Best-in-Slot Cavalry Equipment Set

• Weapon: Sacred Dominion (KVK)

• Helmet: Pride of the Khan (KVK)

• Chest: Hellish Wasteland Plate (legendary set)

• Legs: Ash of the Dawn (KVK)

• Gloves: Nar’s Control (legendary)

• Boots: Cloud Racers (legendary set)

• Accessories: Horn of Fury + Ring of Doom

📌 Final Stats:

• Attack: 32.5%

• Defense: 19.5%

• Health: 54% 🔥🔥🔥

This setup ensures cavalry deal high damage, maintain strong defense, and have excellent survivability in large-scale battles.

Conclusion

Building a powerful cavalry equipment set in Rise of Kingdoms requires strategic upgrades and sm