Rough Rider — Rise of Castles Combos

Most often ranked with Rough Rider

Counted from the published lists: the partners who appear beside Rough Rider in the most ranked lineups.

War Lord

1 shared combo

Jane

1 shared combo

North's Rage

1 shared combo

William Wallace

1 shared combo

Warden

1 shared combo

Lilith

1 shared combo

Bleeding Steed

1 shared combo

Genghis Khan

1 shared combo

Proven synergies

A different question from the grid above: not who Rough Rider is listed with, but whose kit the skill text says Rough Rider 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

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Al-Hawra's Desert Phantom supplies the trigger-rate boosts; Rough Rider's Tag Tactic feeds on them. Rough Rider 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 listed

Cyrus's Tolerance supplies the trigger-rate boosts; Rough Rider's Tag Tactic feeds on them. Rough Rider supplies the combat-skill casts; Cyrus's Strategy to Victory feeds on them. No lineup around this pair clears the era and composition gates.

Roland

Not yet listed

Roland's Song of Roland supplies the trigger-rate boosts; Rough Rider's Tag Tactic feeds on them. Rough Rider supplies the combat-skill casts; Roland's Paladins feeds on them. No lineup around this pair clears the era and composition gates.

Warden

1 shared lineup

Warden's Aspect of the Eagle supplies the trigger-rate boosts; Rough Rider's Tag Tactic feeds on them.

War Lord

1 shared lineup

War Lord's War God Descends supplies the trigger-rate boosts; Rough Rider's Tag Tactic feeds on them.

Genghis Khan

1 shared lineup

Rough Rider supplies the combat-skill casts; Genghis Khan's Fortune's Favor feeds on them.

Best Cavalry combos with Rough Rider

Rough Rider appears in 2 ranked Cavalry combos.

1. 27 FMB War Lord · Rough Rider · Jane Starter Beats 0 of 8 reference lineups 74.40/100 out of 100 ⇗
   War Lord (S03), Rough Rider (S00) and Jane (S03) score 74.40 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. Rough Rider is the flex piece -- modest alone, but covering what the other two leave open: Guerilla Warfae puts 634% into one enemy squad on a 55% roll, and sits in the middle, the deepest row those range-2 skills still fire from. Jane is the win condition, bringing 66% 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 Jane’s Battle of Flags and Rough Rider’s Tag Tactic both wait on; Jane 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 6% of the hardest-hitting trio in the roster. Budget note: every hero in this lineup can be completed without spending.

2. 38 FMB North's Rage · Rough Rider · William Wallace developer pick Starter Beats 0 of 8 reference lineups 44.70/100 out of 100 ⇗
   North's Rage (S00), Rough Rider (S00) and William Wallace (S00) score 44.70 out of 100 together, and each of the three has a job.

   North's Rage is the lock: every squad silenced or suppressed is a turn the enemy plan does not happen — For the North! applies Suppress on a 30% roll, and takes the front because those range-2 skills only connect from there. Rough Rider is the flex piece -- modest alone, but covering what the other two leave open: Guerilla Warfae puts 634% into one enemy squad on a 55% roll, and sits in the middle, the deepest row those range-2 skills still fire from. William Wallace is the flex piece -- modest alone, but covering what the other two leave open: Eye of the Storm puts 667% into one enemy squad on a 50% roll, and stays in the back, out of the enemy's easy reach, and those range-4 skills lose nothing for it. The lineup works because North's Rage’s For the North! applies Suppress and takes a squad out of the fight, so William Wallace swings into a line that cannot answer. What you give up: no hero here feeds another one's trigger; North's Rage holds the front, but nothing here heals. 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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Best Archer combos with Rough Rider

Rough Rider appears in 1 ranked Archer combo.

1. 46 FMB Warden · Rough Rider · Lilith Mid progression Beats 0 of 8 reference lineups 80.36/100 out of 100 ⇗
   Warden (X06), Rough Rider (S00) and Lilith (X09) score 80.36 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. Rough Rider is the flex piece -- modest alone, but covering what the other two leave open: Guerilla Warfae puts 634% into one enemy squad on a 55% roll, and sits in the middle, the deepest row those range-2 skills still fire from. Lilith is the lock: every squad silenced or suppressed is a turn the enemy plan does not happen — Infatuated Shadow applies Confuse 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 Warden’s Aspect of the Eagle produces trigger-rate boosts, the exact trigger Lilith’s Poison Needle and Rough Rider’s Tag Tactic both wait on; Warden raises Lilith’s output directly rather than adding a number of its own. What you give up: Rough Rider (S00) is the era weak point -- the enemy will aim at the oldest squad; raw damage reaches only about 16% of the hardest-hitting trio in the roster. Budget note: every hero in this lineup can be completed without spending.

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Best Footmen combos with Rough Rider

Rough Rider appears in 1 ranked Footmen combo.

1. 7 FMB Bleeding Steed · Rough Rider · Genghis Khan Starter Beats 4 of 8 reference lineups 65.01/100 out of 100 ⇗
   Bleeding Steed (S03), Rough Rider (S00) and Genghis Khan (S01) score 65.01 out of 100 together, and each of the three has a job.

   Bleeding Steed is the multiplier, raising what the other two put out rather than adding a number of its own: carries 80% of damage amplification across its kit, and takes the front as the sturdiest of the three. Rough Rider is the flex piece -- modest alone, but covering what the other two leave open: Guerilla Warfae puts 634% into one enemy squad on a 55% roll, and sits in the middle, the deepest row those range-2 skills still fire from. Genghis Khan is the win condition, bringing 57% of the lineup's expected damage: Hunting Wolf puts 213% into all enemy squads on a 50% roll, and stays in the back, out of the enemy's easy reach, and those range-4 skills lose nothing for it. The lineup works because Bleeding Steed produces combat-skill casts, the exact trigger Genghis Khan’s Fortune's Favor waits on; Bleeding Steed’s Stampeding Harras applies Confuse and takes a squad out of the fight for 2 rounds, so Genghis Khan swings into a line that cannot answer; Bleeding Steed raises Genghis Khan’s output directly rather than adding a number of its own. What you give up: the trigger chain is thin — the three lean on one link rather than several; Rough Rider (S00) 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.

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