Alfred · Lancelot · John I
Cavalry #275
Alfred
Lancelot
John IBest comboTop ranked
AlfredLancelotJohn IAlfred — what the skills grant
Totalled from Alfred's own skill descriptions. Squad buffs apply to the hero's own squad; legion buffs apply to the whole legion — they stack differently in game, so they are counted separately.
Damage Taken
+30% enemy squads
+95% friendly squads
-35% hero's squad
Troop Power Recovery
-40% enemy squads
Resistance
+65% hero's squad
Might
+65% hero's squad
+40% hero's legion
Damage
+55% hero's squad
Skill damage. Damage these skills deal when they land — listed, not totalled, because each is a separate hit: skill 2 — +335%, skill 5 — +492%.
About Alfred
Alfred is a Cavalry hero in Rise of Castles. On ROCMeta, Alfred appears in 4 ranked combos in Cavalry lineups. Alfred's highest-ranked appearance is Alfred · Lancelot · John I, which currently sits at Cavalry #275.
Across Alfred's skills, the hero's own squad gains -35% Damage Taken, +65% Resistance, +65% Might, and +55% Damage. The wider legion gains +40% Might.
Alfred's strongest recorded skill hits for 492% damage.
Alfred is most often ranked alongside Jane, Lancelot, and John I — the heroes that share the most ranked combos with Alfred. The full list of partners is further down the page.
Why Alfred ranks where it does
Alfred is built around enemy debuffs and burst damage — stronger there than 78% of the roster.
It comes at a cost to your own side, so Alfred wants a partner that heals or absorbs to pay it back.
Pairs best with Al-Hawra, Cyrus and El Cid. Al-Hawra's Desert Phantom supplies the trigger-rate boosts; Alfred's Lethal Blade feeds on them. Alfred supplies the combat-skill casts; Al-Hawra's Desert Phantom feeds on them. No lineup around this pair clears the era and composition gates.
Adds little alongside Arslan, Attila and Belisarius. both are carrys — the second adds little the first does not
Read from Alfred's eight skills and compared against every other published hero — not an editorial opinion.
Most often ranked with Alfred
Counted from the published lists: the partners who appear beside Alfred in the most ranked lineups.
Proven synergies
A different question from the grid above: not who Alfred is listed with, but whose kit the skill text says Alfred actually feeds — or feeds on. Each claim names the effect and, wherever the card records one, the skill producing it, so you can check it against the cards further down. Some of these pairs share no ranked lineup at all; each one says why.
Al-Hawra
Not yet listedAl-Hawra's Desert Phantom supplies the trigger-rate boosts; Alfred's Lethal Blade feeds on them. Alfred supplies the combat-skill casts; Al-Hawra's Desert Phantom feeds on them. No lineup around this pair clears the era and composition gates.
Cyrus
Not yet listedAlfred supplies the combat-skill casts; Cyrus's Strategy to Victory feeds on them. Cyrus's Tolerance supplies the trigger-rate boosts; Alfred's Lethal Blade feeds on them. No lineup around this pair clears the era and composition gates.
Roland
Not yet listedAlfred supplies the combat-skill casts; Roland's Paladins feeds on them. Roland's Song of Roland supplies the trigger-rate boosts; Alfred's Lethal Blade feeds on them. No lineup around this pair clears the era and composition gates.
War Lord
1 shared lineupWar Lord's War God Descends supplies the trigger-rate boosts; Alfred's Lethal Blade feeds on them.
Lancelot
1 shared lineupAlfred supplies the combat-skill casts; Lancelot's Dedication feeds on them.
Warden
Not yet listedWarden's Aspect of the Eagle supplies the trigger-rate boosts; Alfred's Lethal Blade feeds on them. Their strongest lineup together (Ashoka completing it) scores 70.34, below the last ranked seat in its tier (78.57).
Best Cavalry combos with Alfred
Alfred appears in 4 ranked Cavalry combos.
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B Alfred · Lancelot · John I developer pick Mid progression Beats 1 of 8 reference lineups 53.00/100 out of 100 Alfred (S01), Lancelot (X20 · paid) and John I (X13) score 53.00 out of 100 together, and each of the three has a job.
Alfred brings a second damage line worth 13% of the expected output, so no single silence stops the plan: Lethal Blade puts 492% into all enemy squads on a 30% roll, and takes the front as the sturdiest of the three. Lancelot brings a second damage line worth 43% of the expected output, so no single silence stops the plan: Immortal puts 356% into all enemy squads on a 50% roll, and sits in the middle, where the support reaches both the front and the back. John I is the win condition, bringing 44% of the lineup's expected damage: Lord of the Sea puts 421% into 2 enemy squads on a 40% roll, and stays in the back, out of the enemy's easy reach, and those range-5 skills lose nothing for it. The lineup works because Alfred produces combat-skill casts, the exact trigger Lancelot’s Dedication waits on; Lancelot’s Immortal applies Suppress and takes a squad out of the fight, so John I swings into a line that cannot answer; Alfred shuts off enemy recovery, so what John I deals stays dealt. What you give up: the trigger chain is thin — the three lean on one link rather than several; Alfred (S01) is the era weak point -- the enemy will aim at the oldest squad. This is one of the lineups recommended in-game by the developers -- the score above is what that classic core is still worth against the current roster.
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B Lawman · Alfred · Warhammer developer pick Mid progression Beats 1 of 8 reference lineups 58.33/100 out of 100 Lawman (X03), Alfred (S01) and Warhammer (X06) score 58.33 out of 100 together, and each of the three has a job.
Lawman is the lifeline: that healing decides whether this lineup is still standing in round five — carries 164% of recovery across its kit, and takes the front on purpose: this kit feeds on being attacked, and the front is where the attacks are. Alfred is the win condition, bringing 60% of the lineup's expected damage: Lethal Blade puts 492% into all enemy squads on a 30% roll, and sits in the middle, where the support reaches both the front and the back. Warhammer is the saboteur: shutting off enemy recovery keeps the damage the other two deal dealt — strips 40% of enemy Might, Resistance and damage across its kit, and stays in the back, out of the enemy's easy reach, and those range-5 skills lose nothing for it. The lineup works because Alfred shuts off enemy recovery, so what Alfred deals stays dealt. What you give up: no hero here feeds another one's trigger; Alfred (S01) is the era weak point -- the enemy will aim at the oldest squad. Budget note: every hero in this lineup can be completed without spending. This is one of the lineups recommended in-game by the developers -- the score above is what that classic core is still worth against the current roster.
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B Wind Walker · Alfred · Jane developer pick Mid progression Beats 1 of 8 reference lineups 48.55/100 out of 100 Wind Walker (X01), Alfred (S01) and Jane (S03) score 48.55 out of 100 together, and each of the three has a job.
Wind Walker is the lock: every squad silenced or suppressed is a turn the enemy plan does not happen — Kick their !@$%! applies Taunt for 2 rounds on a 50% roll, and takes the front on purpose: this kit feeds on being attacked, and the front is where the attacks are. Alfred brings a second damage line worth 33% of the expected output, so no single silence stops the plan: Lethal Blade puts 492% into all enemy squads on a 30% roll, and sits in the middle, where the support reaches both the front and the back. Jane is the win condition, bringing 42% of the lineup's expected damage: Light's Judgement puts 334.5% into all enemy squads on a 35% roll, and stays in the back, out of the enemy's easy reach, and those range-5 skills lose nothing for it. The lineup works because Wind Walker’s Kick their !@$%! applies Taunt and takes a squad out of the fight for 2 rounds, so Jane swings into a line that cannot answer; Alfred shuts off enemy recovery, so what Jane deals stays dealt. What you give up: no hero here feeds another one's trigger; Jane (S03) is the era weak point -- the enemy will aim at the oldest squad. Budget note: every hero in this lineup can be completed without spending. This is one of the lineups recommended in-game by the developers -- the score above is what that classic core is still worth against the current roster.
- 2 FMB War Lord · Alfred · Jane developer pick Starter Beats 1 of 8 reference lineups 65.36/100 out of 100
War Lord (S03), Alfred (S01) and Jane (S03) score 65.36 out of 100 together, and each of the three has a job.
War Lord is the multiplier, raising what the other two put out rather than adding a number of its own: carries 45% of damage amplification across its kit, and takes the front on purpose: this kit feeds on being attacked, and the front is where the attacks are. Alfred brings a second damage line worth 44% of the expected output, so no single silence stops the plan: Lethal Blade puts 492% into all enemy squads on a 30% roll, and sits in the middle, where the support reaches both the front and the back. Jane is the win condition, bringing 56% of the lineup's expected damage: Light's Judgement puts 334.5% into all enemy squads on a 35% roll, and stays in the back, out of the enemy's easy reach, and those range-5 skills lose nothing for it. The lineup works because War Lord’s War God Descends produces trigger-rate boosts, the exact trigger Alfred’s Lethal Blade and Jane’s Battle of Flags both wait on; Alfred shuts off enemy recovery, so what Jane deals stays dealt; War Lord raises Jane’s output directly rather than adding a number of its own. What you give up: Jane (S03) is the era weak point -- the enemy will aim at the oldest squad; raw damage reaches only about 7% of the hardest-hitting trio in the roster. Budget note: every hero in this lineup can be completed without spending. This is one of the lineups recommended in-game by the developers -- the score above is what that classic core is still worth against the current roster.
Alfred — skills
All 8 recorded skills for Alfred, straight from the hero's game card.
1 Dictator
The soldier amount cap of the hero's squad is increased by 23,100.
2 Soul Sucker
35% chance to deal 335% damage to 2 enemy squad(s) within the valid range and make the target's troop power restoring effect -40%. If the target is already subjected to a status that stops it from restoring troop power or curbs its power restoration, the target will take 30% more skill damage for 2 round(2).
3 Cavalry Defensive Formation II
Cavalry in the hero's squad has 50% more Resistance.
4 Cavalry Offensive Formation II
Cavalry in the hero's squad has 50% more Might.
5 Lethal Blade
30% chance to deal 492% massive damage to all enemy squads, at the price of making all your squads take 95% damage.
6 Cavalry Awakened
Hero's squad gains 15% Cavalry Might and Resistance, 15% increased cavalry damage, 250% increased effect for the skill "Dictator".
7 Discipline - Cavalry
Cavalry's Might in the hero's legion is increased by 40%.
8 Hard-Won Victory
Alfred takes the mission in an emergency. when the troop power of his squad drops below 90%/70%/50%/30% for the first time, Alfred will have 50% more chance to cast combat skills and his squad deals 40% more skill damage and takes -35% damage, lasting 1 round(s).
Which Alfred lineups can you field?
Select the heroes you own and the generator returns every ranked Alfred lineup you can field today, the ones you are one hero short of, and the single unlock that opens the most.
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