Darius · Poison Master · Belisarius
Archer #271
Darius
Poison Master
BelisariusBest comboTop ranked
DariusPoison MasterBelisariusBelisarius — what the skills grant
Totalled from Belisarius'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.
Resistance
+65% hero's squad
Might
+65% hero's squad
+40% hero's legion
Combat Speed
-40 enemy squads
+40 hero's squad
Damage
+40% hero's squad
Skill damage. Damage these skills deal when they land — listed, not totalled, because each is a separate hit: skill 2 — +207%, skill 2 — +238%, skill 5 — +279%.
About Belisarius
Belisarius is an Archer hero in Rise of Castles. On ROCMeta, Belisarius appears in 4 ranked combos spanning Archer and Mixed lineups. Belisarius's highest-ranked appearance is Darius · Poison Master · Belisarius, which currently sits at Archer #271.
Across Belisarius's skills, the hero's own squad gains +65% Resistance, +65% Might, +40 Combat Speed, and +40% Damage. The wider legion gains +40% Might.
Belisarius's strongest recorded skill hits for 279% damage.
Belisarius is most often ranked alongside Poison Master, Darius, and Hellfire — the heroes that share the most ranked combos with Belisarius. The full list of partners is further down the page.
Why Belisarius ranks where it does
Belisarius has no single standout axis; the value is in filling gaps rather than leading a lineup.
Pairs best with Alexander, Cyrus and Darius. Alexander's Macedonian Phalanx supplies the poison and bleed states; Belisarius's Hunting Down feeds on them. No lineup around this pair clears the era and composition gates.
Adds little alongside Alfred, Arslan and Attila. both are carrys — the second adds little the first does not
Read from Belisarius's eight skills and compared against every other published hero — not an editorial opinion.
Most often ranked with Belisarius
Counted from the published lists: the partners who appear beside Belisarius in the most ranked lineups.
Proven synergies
A different question from the grid above: not who Belisarius is listed with, but whose kit the skill text says Belisarius 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.
Poison Master
4 shared lineupsBelisarius supplies the combat-skill casts; Poison Master's Spreading Poison feeds on them. Poison Master's Spreading Poison supplies the poison and bleed states; Belisarius's Hunting Down feeds on them.
Darius
1 shared lineupBelisarius's Ripping Apart supplies the poison and bleed states; Darius's King of all Kings feeds on them. Darius's Disdain supplies the poison and bleed states; Belisarius's Hunting Down feeds on them.
Genghis Khan
Not yet listedBelisarius supplies the combat-skill casts; Genghis Khan's Fortune's Favor feeds on them. Genghis Khan's Hunting Wolf supplies the poison and bleed states; Belisarius's Hunting Down feeds on them. Their strongest lineup together (Poison Master completing it) scores 72.99, below the last ranked seat in its tier (78.57).
Cyrus
Not yet listedBelisarius supplies the combat-skill casts; Cyrus's Strategy to Victory feeds on them. Cyrus's Tolerance supplies the priority action; Belisarius's Riding Waves feeds on them. No lineup around this pair clears the era and composition gates.
Ashoka
1 shared lineupBelisarius supplies the combat-skill casts; Ashoka's Bloodthirsty Ashoka feeds on them.
Desert Storm
Not yet listedDesert Storm's Endless Scorched Earth supplies the poison and bleed states; Belisarius's Hunting Down feeds on them. Their strongest lineup together (Ashoka completing it) scores 73.04, below the last ranked seat in its tier (78.57).
Best Archer combos with Belisarius
Belisarius appears in 3 ranked Archer combos.
- 17 FM
B Darius · Poison Master · Belisarius developer pick Mid progression Beats 0 of 8 reference lineups 72.85/100 out of 100 Darius (X13), Poison Master (X10) and Belisarius (X12) score 72.85 out of 100 together, and each of the three has a job.
Darius is the win condition, bringing 57% of the lineup's expected damage: Disdain puts 332% into 2 enemy squads on a 40% roll, and takes the front as the sturdiest of the three. Poison Master is the lock: every squad silenced or suppressed is a turn the enemy plan does not happen — Deadly Virus applies Suppress on a 50% roll, and sits in the middle, where the support reaches both the front and the back. Belisarius brings a second damage line worth 43% of the expected output, so no single silence stops the plan: Hunting Down puts 279% into all enemy squads on a 70% 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 Darius’s Disdain produces dot, the exact trigger Belisarius’s Hunting Down waits on; Poison Master’s Spreading Poison produces dot, the exact trigger Darius’s King of all Kings waits on; Darius produces combat-skill casts, the exact trigger Poison Master’s Spreading Poison waits on. What you give up: Darius holds the front, but nothing here heals; raw damage reaches only about 17% 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.
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FMB Hellfire · Poison Master · Belisarius Mid progression Beats 0 of 8 reference lineups 79.26/100 out of 100 Hellfire (X09), Poison Master (X10) and Belisarius (X12) score 79.26 out of 100 together, and each of the three has a job.
Hellfire is the multiplier, raising what the other two put out rather than adding a number of its own: carries 60% 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. Poison Master is the lock: every squad silenced or suppressed is a turn the enemy plan does not happen — Deadly Virus applies Suppress on a 50% roll, and sits in the middle, where the support reaches both the front and the back. Belisarius is the win condition, bringing 100% of the lineup's expected damage: Hunting Down puts 279% into all enemy squads on a 70% 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 Poison Master’s Spreading Poison produces dot, the exact trigger Belisarius’s Hunting Down waits on; Hellfire produces combat-skill casts, the exact trigger Poison Master’s Spreading Poison waits on; Poison Master’s Deadly Virus applies Suppress and takes a squad out of the fight, so Belisarius swings into a line that cannot answer. What you give up: raw damage reaches only about 7% of the hardest-hitting trio in the roster; a focused finisher and spread pressure both present. Budget note: every hero in this lineup can be completed without spending.
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FMB Warden · Poison Master · Belisarius Mid progression Beats 0 of 8 reference lineups 82.57/100 out of 100 Warden (X06), Poison Master (X10) and Belisarius (X12) score 82.57 out of 100 together, and each of the three has a job.
Warden is the multiplier, raising what the other two put out rather than adding a number of its own: carries 65% of damage amplification across its kit, and takes the front as the one built to survive the opening exchange. Poison Master is the lock: every squad silenced or suppressed is a turn the enemy plan does not happen — Deadly Virus applies Suppress on a 50% roll, and sits in the middle, where the support reaches both the front and the back. Belisarius is the win condition, bringing 81% of the lineup's expected damage: Hunting Down puts 279% into all enemy squads on a 70% 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 Poison Master’s Spreading Poison produces dot, the exact trigger Belisarius’s Hunting Down waits on; Warden’s Aspect of the Eagle produces trigger-rate boosts, the exact trigger Poison Master’s Deadly Virus waits on; Belisarius produces combat-skill casts, the exact trigger Poison Master’s Spreading Poison waits on. What you give up: raw damage reaches only about 9% of the hardest-hitting trio in the roster; a focused finisher and spread pressure both present. Budget note: every hero in this lineup can be completed without spending.
Best Mixed combos with Belisarius
Belisarius appears in 1 ranked Mixed combo.
- 29 FMB Ashoka · Belisarius · Poison Master Mid progression Beats 0 of 8 reference lineups 80.32/100 out of 100
Ashoka (footmen · X14), Belisarius (archer · X12) and Poison Master (archer · X10) score 80.32 out of 100 together, and each of the three has a job.
Ashoka is the win condition, bringing 73% of the lineup's expected damage: Bloodthirsty Ashoka puts 210% x5 into one enemy squad on a 60% roll, and takes the front, able to both absorb the opening rounds and heal through them. Belisarius brings a second damage line worth 27% of the expected output, so no single silence stops the plan: Hunting Down puts 279% into all enemy squads on a 70% roll, and sits in the middle, where the support reaches both the front and the back. Poison Master is the lock: every squad silenced or suppressed is a turn the enemy plan does not happen — Deadly Virus applies Suppress on a 50% 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 Poison Master’s Spreading Poison produces dot, the exact trigger Belisarius’s Hunting Down waits on; Ashoka produces combat-skill casts, the exact trigger Poison Master’s Spreading Poison waits on; Belisarius produces combat-skill casts, the exact trigger Ashoka’s Bloodthirsty Ashoka waits on. What you give up: raw damage reaches only about 14% of the hardest-hitting trio in the roster; a mid-era lineup anchored by Poison Master (X10). Budget note: every hero in this lineup can be completed without spending.
Belisarius — skills
All 8 recorded skills for Belisarius, straight from the hero's game card.
1 Dictator
The soldier amount cap of the hero's squad is increased by 23,100.
2 Ripping Apart
75% chance to deal 207% damage to 1 random enemy squad(s) within the valid range and make the target(s) enter the status of "Bleeding" and take 238% damage before taking any actions for 1 round(s). If the combat speed of the squad(s) being attacked is lower than that of Belisarius, the skill will be cast once more (deemed as casting combat skills twice).
3 Archer Defensive Formation II
Archers in the hero's squad have 50% more Resistance.
4 Archer Offensive Formation II
Archers in the hero's squad have 50% more Might.
5 Hunting Down
70% chance to deal 279% damage to the enemy squad with the lowest power and steal 40 of its Combat Speed (stackable and lasting till the battle ends). If the squad being attacked happens to be subjected to the status of "Poisoned"/"Bleeding"/"Panicked", 279% damage will be dealt to all enemy squads.
6 Archer Awakened
Archer in Hero's squad has +15% Might and Resistance, and +15% Damage. 250% bonus to the skill "Dictator".
7 Discipline - Archer
Archer's Might in the hero's legion is increased by 40%.
8 Riding Waves
The Skill Damage dealt by Belisarius could be increased by 25% every round in the combat; the stats will be determined every round: if Belisarius is the first to take action in round, the Skill Damage he deals will be increased to 50% this round.
Which Belisarius lineups can you field?
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