Rise of Kingdoms KvK 2 Guide

In Rise of Kingdoms, the KvKs are probably the most anticipated RoK Events. Indeed, the PvP strategy and great rewards are a huge attraction for players. In this RoK KvK 2 Guide, we provide you with all the details you need to know for your first Rise of Kingdoms Season 2 KvK.

Rise of Kingdoms KvK 2 Guide Summary

Rise of Kingdoms KvK 2 has had a huge impact on gameplay since it was added to the game. It is the next KvK Event you will experience after your first RoK KvK 1 Event.

To help newer players, the developer, Lilith, has released a variety of additional immigration rules to ensure that players have a balanced Rise of Kingdoms KvK Season 2 experience.

Keep reading this Rise of Kingdoms KvK 2 Guide for all you need to know about this awesome RoK Event.

When is the RoK KvK 2

After finishing RoK KvK Season 1, players will be in an off-season. During this period you can take part in other events whilst you await the arrival of RoK KvK 2.

The time you must wait for the arrival of Rise of Kingdoms Season 2 will vary depending on the other Kingdoms in your region. Each region is made up of a group of 8 consecutive Kingdoms.

Each Kingdom within your region must finish its RoK KvK Season 1 before Rise of Kingdoms KvK 2 will begin. Typically, there are 60-70 days of resting before RoK KvK Season 2 comes.

What is the RoK KvK Season 2

Rise of Kingdoms KvK 2 is also known as the 2nd part of the Lost Kingdom KvK Events. The first part the player will probably know as RoK KvK 1. To learn more about all the different KvKs, check out our RoK KvK Summary Guide.

Although both RoK Lost Kingdoms KvKs are quite similar, the player will likely have a very different experience. Firstly, players will now know what they are doing and be more competitive. Additionally, the mix of RoK Commanders you can use will be different.

Lastly, players from older Kingdoms can immigrate to RoK KvK 2 Kingdoms to take part in the event. However, in a March 2022 update, the developers tightened this up to give a more balanced experience to new players as with RoK KvK 1.

How Long is the RoK KvK 2

The Rise of Kingdoms Season 2 KvK lasts for 50 days excluding the Pre KvK.

RoK KvK Season 2 Map

The below diagram is a community-made map of the RoK KvK 2 Lost Kingdom area. This can be useful to refer to during the event.

RoK KvK 2 Kingdom Seeding

RoK Kingdom vs Kingdom Season 2 pits 8 different Kingdoms against each other as with KvK 1. However, there are a couple of changes here that should be noted:

• A match-making algorithm will be implemented and rank Kingdoms based on the power of the top 300 players.
• Every 8 Kingdoms will then be arranged into a specific seed.
• Players with over 150m power will be counted as 150m power only.
• Hospital filling won’t affect the power classification. Only deleting/dead troops will reduce the power for matchmaking in KvK Season 2.

Differences Between Lost Kingdom and your Home Kingdom

Regarding the map, the Lost Kingdom map is a new location where you will meet with 8 other Kingdoms following the match-making process. The Lost Kingdom map will provide players with will provide super buffs and new holy sites.

New Holy Sites include the following:

• Crusader Fortress
• Crusader Camp
• Hieron
• Sanctuary
• Circle
• The Great Ziggurat

With these additional benefits, taking part in the KvK will allow you to develop your account much faster.

Rise of Kingdoms KvK 2 Guide

In this section, we will analyze what you need to do to prepare for your second Rise of Kingdoms KvK, how to enter it, how gameplay differs from normal, and how to handle the meta for RoK KvK Season 2.

Rise of Kingdoms KvK Season 2 Preparation

Below are some of the most essential things you must consider in preparation for your second Rise of Kingdoms Lost Kingdom KvK. For more detail on KvK preparation, check out our RoK KvK Summary post.

KvK Resources (RSS) Preparation

• Make sure you have a farm account, read our RoK Farm Account Guide for more details on creating and using a Rise of Kingdoms Mini Account!
• As a fighter, I would always recommend saving a lot of resources for war, since you won’t be able to farm once the war begins.
• Additionally, for non-fighters, you can help the Kingdom by providing resources to players taking part in the PvP.

KvK Item Preparation

Saving the below items is essential for when the KvK begins. They will give you good troop buffs for PvP, help you shield so as not to lose points to the enemy, and grant you action points to gain honor from Barbarians, etc.

• Attack, Defense, and Troop Buff Items
• Shields
• Teleports
• Action Point Potions

How to Enter the RoK Lost Kingdom KvK Map

In order to enter the Rise of Kingdoms Lost Kingdom (KvK Map), your City hall level must be at level 16 or above. When the Pre KvK ends at stage 3, a Lost Kingdom Icon will pop up as below:

When you click on that icon, you will be taken to another menu for the KvK. Clicking on the teleport button will see you teleport into your Kingdom’s starting zone (Zone 4) in the RoK KvK 2 Map.

How to Exit the RoK Lost Kingdom KvK Map

To get out of the Lost Kingdom, you need to select the “Head Home” button which is found within the KvK menu.

It will cost you 1 Random Teleport item to teleport back to your home Kingdom. Read our RoK Teleport Guide for more details on gaining and using Rise of Kingdoms Teleports.

Dead Troops in the RoK KvK 2

In early 2021, the developer released a patch update that allows players to get a proportion of troops their dead troops back during KvK. This is good news for PvP’ers and will allow players to go wild in KvK. This is ideal for a first taste of the PvP element of RoK.

In KvK Season 2, the return ratio is 30% of dead troops. This is the same as in KvK Season 1.

There are 3 key ways that you will get dead troops. These are outlined in the list below and are worth remembering so you don’t encounter any nasty surprises.

• Attack / Defense of structures (Rally/Garrison/Attack holy site/flag/fortress).
• Taking AoE damage from an Enemy (not Barbarian) structure (Fortress, Flag, Holy site, or Pass).
• Hospital overload.

What are the KvK Chronicles

Chronicles are like the Monument in your city and they show the progress of the KvK in general. For example, taking a look at it will help you understand where you are in the KvK, what the current goals are, and what rewards you can get.

There are missions with gems speedups rewards that are very worth trying to attain.

What is the KvK War of Conquest

The RoK War of Conquest is used to present events during the KvK. This can include events on gathering, increasing power, using speedups, or killing other players.

The rewards available here can be very good and also contain individual honor point items. Honor points will be explained in the next section of this RoK KvK 2 Guide and can also be found in our RoK KvK 1 Guide.

Rise of Kingdoms KvK 2 Honor Roll

During KvK Season 2 in the RoK Lost Kingdom, you can complete certain events from the War of Conquest and other general KvK tasks to earn Honor Points. These count towards your individual and alliance ranking for the KvK.

At the end of the KvK, these are all totaled up, and rewards are given out depending on your placing. Keep reading this RoK KvK 2 Guide for full details on how to earn Honor Points and the rewards you can expect in Rise of Kingdoms KvK 2.

How to Earn Honor Points in KvK 2

As already mentioned, you can earn some Honor Point items from War of Conquest Events. These items are then redeemed for Honor Points. In addition to this, you can also complete the following activities for more Honor Points:

• Attacking Barbarians
• Attacking Barbarian Forts
• Occupying Ruins
• Occupying Altars
• Gathering – get one of the Best Gathering Commanders to help with this.
• War of Conquest Events

The exact number of RoK Honor Points (HP) earned from each of these can be seen in the table below:

HP	Activity
3	Complete gathering a node
5	Defeat Barbarian level 26-30
8	Defeat Barbarian level 31-35
10	Defeat Barbarian level 36-40
15	Destroy a level 6 Barbarian Fort
25	Destroy a level 7 Barbarian Fort
35	Destroy a level 8 Barbarian Fort
45	Destroy a level 9 Barbarian Fort
60	Destroy a level 10 Barbarian Fort
15/m	Occupying Ancient Ruin (1h)
75/m	Occupying Dark Altar (2h)

Lost Kingdom Ancient Ruins and Dark Altars

As mentioned above, there are 2 special buildings that can be occupied for Honor Points during the Rise of Kingdoms KvK Season 2. These are:

• Ancient Ruin – opens every 39 hours for 1 hour.
• Dark Altar – opens every 84 hours for 1 hour.

RoK KvK 2 Honor Rank Rewards

Once the KvK has come to an end and you have accumulated Honor Points, you will receive your Honor Roll placing rewards. There are 3 categories that you can place in to earn some great rewards.

• Individual rank rewards
• Alliance rank rewards
• Kingdom rank rewards

Keep reading below in this RoK KvK 2 Guide for some quick details on the type of rewards you can expect in each of these categories.

Individual Rank Rewards

Players compete for the top 20 to receive a cool city skin. The skin is highly rated amongst players and comes with a 3% all-troops defense buff, a 3% healing speed buff, and a -10% cavalry attack debuff.

This skin can be seen below along with some of the other rewards that are available to be won.

In total, the top 1,000 players will receive rewards in this category. This is very achievable and worth targeting. Rewards include Golden Sculptures, golden keys, resource items, and speed-ups depending on their final rank.

Alliance Rank Rewards

In addition to Individual Ranking Rewards, Rise of Kingdoms KvK 2 also gives players in the top 50 Alliances some additional rewards. In particular, the top alliance will also receive a luxury avatar frame reward and 20 Golden Sculptures.

In this category, the top 20 alliances by honor point ranking will get golden sculptures, speed-ups, and alliance credits. The alliances ranking 21 to 50 will receive speed-ups and alliance credits only.

Kingdom Ranking Rewards

Finally, you will receive rewards depending on where your Kingdom finished during the KvK vs. the other Kingdoms taking part. All Kingdoms will receive a reward here, the higher your Kingdoms ranking, the better the rewards will be.

Kingdom rewards are less than the 2 above sections. Typically, you will see players getting golden keys, speed-ups, and resource items.

RoK KvK 2 Crusader Achievement

In the Rise of Kingdoms KvK, you also have access to Crusader Achievements. These are additional missions that you can complete for even more rewards. There are achievements to be completed in the 3 following categories:

• Individual
• Alliance
• Kingdom

Keep reading below in this Rise of Kingdoms KvK 2 Guide for more details on what you can get from each of these categories.

Individual Crusader Achievements

These are missions that you must complete on your own. Typical missions that you need to complete could include the following:

• Occupy ancient ruins or altars for 20 minutes.
• Kill 25,000,000 troops from enemy Kingdoms.
• Accumulate 90,000 individual Honor Points.

If you are struggling to kill enemy players for this achievement, it can be a good idea to do a T1 troop kill exchange players from the other Kingdoms. This is a very low-cost and low-risk method to complete this achievement. However, it must be carefully negotiated.

Have a look at healing costs in our RoK Troops Guide.

Additionally, the achievement also has barbarian hunting, building flag time, ruin/altar occupying time, etc… Make sure you can achieve it all to maximize your progress.

Alliance Crusader Achievements

These are missions that you must complete with your Alliance. The below picture shows an example of the type of rewards and tasks you can expect.

These achievements are a great source of Chest Keys, Commander Sculptures, and Speedups. In particular, in KvK season 2, you could get Wu Zetian Sculptures, Legendary Material, and even more great rewards. You should really aim to complete these achievements.

Kingdom Crusader Achievements

These are objectives that you must complete with your Kingdom. The below picture shows an example of the type of rewards and tasks you can expect.

These achievements are a great source of Chest Keys, Commander Sculptures, and Resources. However, the rewards are slightly worse than the other 2 categories. As such they should be prioritized first.

Best Commanders for RoK KvK 2

The list below outlines which Legendary Commanders are available for use in the Rise of Kingdoms KvK Season 2 Lost Kingdom. Please note, that it includes all RoK Commanders from Rise of Kingdoms Season 1 plus a couple of extras.

• Julius Caesar
• Frederick I
• Constantine I
• Yi Seong-Gye
• Cao Cao
• Richard I
• Minamoto no Yoshitsune
• Charles Martel
• El Cid
• Hannibal Barca
• Cleopatra
• Saladin
• Mehmed II
• Mulan
• Genghis Khan
• Charlemagne
• Alexander the Great
• Aethelflaed
• Tomyris
• Edward of Woodstock
• Seondeok
• Ishida Mitsunari
• Lu Bu
• Ragnar Lodbrok

Please note that the limitation only applies to Legendary Commanders. Epic and lower Commanders can be used regardless in all KvK Seasons. For more details on making the most of your Commanders, check out our RoK Commanders Guide.

Keep reading below in this Rise of Kingdoms KvK 2 Guide for more details on good Commander pairings for KvK depending on your main troop type and objective. Also, make sure to check out our lists of the Best Epic Commander Pairings in Rise of Kingdoms and the Best Legendary Commander Pairings in Rise of Kingdoms.

Please note, that the below tables do not include all commanders. This doesn’t mean they are useless, however, these are the best pairings based on our experience. Feel free to let us know more of your opinions in the comments below.

Best RoK KvK 2 Infantry Commanders

Below is a table of the best RoK Infantry Commander Pairings to use in KvK Season 2. In addition, the list outlines when each of these pairings is best used.

Commanders	Use
Alexander the Great Charles Martel	Rally and open field fighting. This is the cheapest pair with high counterattack damage as well as shock damage.
Alexander the Great Yi Seong-Gye	Rally and open field fighting. This is the most popular pairing in KvK season 2 used by all infantry players.
Charles Martel Yi Seong-Gye	Rally/Garrison and open field fighting. The “national” pairing for KvK 2, can be used for all purposes.
Richard I Yi Seong-Gye	Open-field fighting only. High damage from YSG and healing from RC! Countered by Alex and Saladin in KvK 2 has made pairing less useful.
Constantine I Charles Martel	Garrison only. This pair allows the team to hold structures longer, however at a more expensive price!
Constantine I Joan of Arc	Open-field only. Top buff pair in season 2 and are able to maintain the battlefield for a long time!

Learn more about Infantry Commanders in our Rise of Kingdoms Commander Guide, our list of the Best Infantry Commanders in the game, and the Infantry Troop Type in our RoK Troop Guide.

Best RoK KvK 2 Cavalry Commanders

Below is a table of the best RoK Cavalry Commander Pairings to use in KvK Season 2. In addition, the list outlines when each of these pairings is best used.

Commanders	Use
Genghis Khan Saladin	Open-field only. Khan has super nuke damage and the ability to maintain its skill damage. However, has no defense/ health buff, which Saladin compensates for.
Saladin Genghis Khan	Rally and open field fighting. This pair uses the talent of Saladin for greater defense, therefore, receiving less injury in battle.
Genghis Khan Yi Seong-Gye	Open field only. Skill damage burst march. AoE of YSG fits perfectly with the skill damage that Khan can cause.
Saladin Yi Seong-Gye	Rally, garrison, and open field. With Saladin’s skill 3, this is a dynamic pair with multiple options to play with!
Saladin Aethelflaed	Open-field only. Very balanced pairing with good stats, skill damage, debuffs, and slow controls.
Belisarus Cao Cao	Farm hunting only. Mobility talent tree boosts their speed to super as “F1″. 60% speed boost from nodes, use to run faster during the hunt.
Cao Cao Genghis Khan	Farm hunting only. 60% speed boost from nodes, use to run faster during the hunt.
Belisarus Genghis Khan	Farm hunting only. 60% speed boost from nodes, use to run faster during the hunt.

Learn more about Cavalry Commanders in our Rise of Kingdoms Commander Guide, our list of the Best Cavalry Commanders in the game, and the Cavalry Troop Type in our RoK Troop Guide.

Best RoK KvK 2 Archer Commanders

Below is a table of the best RoK Archer Commander Pairings to use in KvK Season 2. In addition, the list outlines when each of these pairings is best used.

Commanders	Use
Edward of Woodstock Yi Seong-Gye	Rally and open field fighting. The highest nuke damage in Season 2. Great against a defense of CM+YSG. Countered by Saladin+YSGs.
Edward of Woodstock Tomyris	Rally and open field fighting. The greatest ability to penetrate defense stats with Tomyris. Nice damage boost from Edward
Yi Seong-Gye Tomyris	Open-field only. Not the top choice, but can cause significant damage with good troop control.

Learn more about Archer Commanders in our Rise of Kingdoms Commander Guide, our list of the Best Archer Commanders in the game, and the Archer Troop Type in our RoK Troop Guide.

More Quick Tips for the Rise of Kingdoms KvK 2

Some more useful things to know in this Rise of Kingdoms KvK 2 Guide.

• Your city is safe when you are within your territory (your alliance flag and fortress).
• Your Kingdom will have the same colored territory and you are free to teleport within your Kingdom land. However, it is only when you are in your alliance‘s territory that you are safe!
• Always keep an eye on your city’s safety, activate a shield, or teleport back to the safe zone if needed.
• Using 5 marches in KvK is not always good. If your commanders and their equipment are weak, then you are feeding the enemy!
• Use your best marches to optimize your gameplay, save resources, and speed ups.
• Keep note of your hospital capacity, especially if it reaches 75/80/90% of its capacity. Overloading your hospital will result in dead troops, play carefully!
• Be sure to set essential troop presets for your marches. This will depend on your current objective e.g., marches for Barbarian hunting, rune taker, YSG counters, PvP, etc.
• You are probably going to need a Defense Commander if you plan on a lot of PvP. Check out our list of the Best Rise of Kingdoms Defense Commanders for help on this.

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