This post is to organize my thoughts and where I’m going for commanders and equipment. I don’t cover armaments because that is a 100% luck-driven system, no need to plan for anything as it’s all random. Pick wedge for skill and arch for smite and then don’t pay much attention.
Commanders
| Expertise TBD List (MGE or Wheel noted by color) | Already Expertised Legendary |
| 1. Justinian (5123) – rally, field 2. Tariq ibn Ziyad (5531) – rally, field 3. Save for next garry commander (but skip archer cycle) Daily. Tomyris (5342) – poison with HermannP! Wheel only (no universals): (Arc). HermannP (upcoming), Zhuge (5552) (Cav). Joan Prime (5215) (Inf). Sargon (5311) On hold (upgrade only if part of some event, no universals): Heraclius (5542), Pyrrhus (5311) Dido (2111), Boudica Prime (5552), Artemisia (5311), Edward (5552) Daily. Pakal (4/10) | Useful: Gorgo, Liu Che, Huo Quibing, Guan, ScipioP, Nevsky, William, Constatine (due to Gorgo) Saladin (for slows in field) No longer useful: YSS, YSG, Zenobia, Mehmed, Caesar, Richard, Alex, Martel, Barka, Cao Cao, El Cid, Aethelfled, Mina, Zizka |
Equipment
| Gorgo (garrison captain) INF #1 2nd Constatine |  | Helm of Conqueror (tbd – refine – need prints kvk) Hope Cloak Shield of the Eternal Empire* Vambraces of the Eternal Empire* (tbd – refine 4/30) Eternal Night Greatest Glory (tbd – refine – need prints) Lucky Coin (tbd – refine) Shio’s Return * [2 set bonus: +3% def] |
| Gaun Yu (open field) INF #2 2nd ScipioP |  | Gold Helm of the Eternal Empire* (tbd – refine) Plate of the Eternal Empire* (tbd – refine; iconic) Shield of the Eternal Empire* (tbd – refine 25/30; iconic) Vambraces of the Eternal Empire* (tbd – refine – need prints; iconic) Eternal Night Wind Scars (tbd – refine – need prints) Ancient Stratagems -> [craft] Horn of Fury (need prints) Shio’s Return (tbd – refine) * [2 set bonus: +3% def; 4 set bonus: +10% march] |
| Alexander Nevsky (open field) CAV #1 2nd JoanP |  | War Helm of the Hellish Wasteland* (tbd – refine; iconic) Heavy Armor of the Hellish Wasteland* (tbd – refine; iconic) Lance of the Hellish Wasteland* (tbd – refine 20/30) Navar’s Control (tbd – refine; iconic) Ash of the Dawn (tbd – refine) Horn of Fury (tbd – refine) Concealed Dagger (tbd – refine) Mountain Crushers (tbd – refine) * [set bonus +3% health] |
| Huo Quibing (open field) CAV #2 2nd Saladin (for slows) |  | [craft] War Helm of the Hellish Wasteland Shadow Legion’s Retribution (tbd – refine; iconic) Lance of the Hellish Wasteland* (tbd – refine need prints) [craft] Armband of the Hellish Wasteland Ash of the Dawn (tbd – refine; iconic) Call of the Loyal Vengeance -> [craft] Horn of Fury Mountain Crushers (tbd – refine) * [set bonus +3% health] |
| Boudica Prime [HermannP soon?] (open field) ARC #1 2nd Zhuge |  | Ancestral Mask of Night (tbd – refine – need prints; iconic) [craft] Dragon’s Breath Bow Dragon’s Breath Plate (tbd – refine 11/30; iconic) [craft] Ian’s Choice [craft] Tassets of the War God Call of the Loyal (tbd – refine) [craft] Horn of Fury [craft] Commander’s Boots |
| Mostly a dream, after all other sets, work on Leadership LEAD #1 | [craft] Scepter of the Glorious Goddess [craft] Chausses of the Glorious Goddess (need prints) [craft] Greaves of the Glorious Goddess (need prints) |