Council of State
5/19/2024 – Added buff values, etc.
10/4/2023 – Updated the list of resources required for upgrades. / Added position level-up costs.
7/6/2023 – Article published.
Council of State
Council of State is a facility for obtaining new buffs.
Generals can be appointed to positions, thereby increasing various buffs.
As the level of Council of State is increased, various positions are unlocked.
Can be built at Keep Level 1.
In order to raise the level of Council of State, it is necessary to raise the level of Pasture and Victory Column first.
Menu (Availability during upgrade, Unlock conditions)
- Senate
- You can appoint generals to positions, increase the grade of “Military Titles”, and raise the level of “Positions”.
- Soul Binding
- 2 generals can be linked and inherit the specialty level and general level. See this guide for details.
There are no menus that need to be unlocked. All available from the beginning.
Milestones
Below are the main milestones.
Council of State Levels & What is Unlocked
- Lv4: Unlock: Governor > Mounted
- Lv7: Unlock: Governor > Ranged
- Lv10: Unlock: Governor > Siege
- Lv13: Unlock: Commander > Ground
- Lv16: Unlock: Commander > Mounted
- Lv19: Unlock: Commander > Ranged
- Lv22: Unlock: Commander > Siege
- Lv24: Unlock: Marshal > Ground
- Lv26: Unlock: Marshal > Mounted
- Lv28: Unlock: Marshal > Ranged
- Lv30: Unlock: Marshal > Siege
Upgrade requirements (resources, etc.)
Note: “Construction Time” depends on the “Construction Speed”. The following construction times and speeds are examples. Note that construction speed can be checked in the “Administration” section of the monarch’s detail screen.
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| Lv | Food | Lumber | Stone | Ore | Time | Speed | Requirements | Unlock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,000 | 1,000 | – | – | 0:00:18 | 339% | – | |
| 2 | 1,400 | 1,400 | – | – | 0:00:37 | 339% | Pasture27 | |
| 3 | 1,800 | 1,800 | – | – | 0:01:13 | 339% | Pasture28 | |
| 4 | 2,400 | 2,400 | – | – | 0:02:19 | 361.5% | Pasture29 | Governor > Mounted |
| 5 | 4,300 | 4,300 | – | – | 0:04:38 | 361.5% | Pasture30 | |
| 6 | 8,600 | 8,600 | – | – | 0:09:15 | 361.5% | Pasture31 | |
| 7 | 17,000 | 17,000 | 3,750 | – | 0:18:30 | 361.5% | Pasture32 | Governor > Ranged |
| 8 | 34,000 | 34,000 | 30,000 | – | 0:36:59 | 361.5% | Pasture32 Victory Column 1 | |
| 9 | 66,000 | 67,000 | 61,000 | – | 1:13:58 | 361.5% | Pasture32 Victory Column 1 | |
| 10 | 98,000 | 100,000 | 92,000 | – | 2:27:56 | 361.5% | Pasture33 Victory Column 1 | Governor > Siege |
| 11 | 140,000 | 140,000 | 140,000 | – | 2:57:28 | 361.5% | Pasture33 Victory Column 1 | |
| 12 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 23,800 | 3:32:48 | 361.5% | Pasture33 Victory Column 1 | |
| 13 | 290,000 | 290,000 | 290,000 | 280,000 | 4:15:16 | 361.5% | Pasture34 Victory Column 3 | Commander > Ground |
| 14 | 420,000 | 420,000 | 430,000 | 420,000 | 5:02:54 | 366.5% | Pasture34 Victory Column 3 | |
| 15 | 600,000 | 600,000 | 620,000 | 610,000 | 6:03:21 | 366.5% | Pasture34 Victory Column 3 | |
| 16 | 860,000 | 890,000 | 920,000 | 900,000 | 7:16:01 | 366.5% | Pasture35 Victory Column 4 | Commander > Mounted |
| 17 | 1,200,000 | 1,300,000 | 1,300,000 | 1,300,000 | 9:54:07 | 379.2% | Pasture35 Victory Column 4 | |
| 18 | 1,800,000 | 1,900,000 | 2,000,000 | 1,900,000 | 13:51:36 | 379.2% | Pasture35 Victory Column 4 | |
| 19 | 2,500,000 | 2,800,000 | 2,900,000 | 2,800,000 | 19:24:14 | 379.2% | Pasture35 Victory Column 5 | Commander > Ranged |
| 20 | 3,200,000 | 3,700,000 | 3,800,000 | 3,700,000 | 1d 00:38 | 428.2% | Pasture35 Victory Column 5 | |
| 21 | 4,200,000 | 4,800,000 | 5,000,000 | 4,900,000 | 1d 10:30 | 428.2% | Pasture35 Victory Column 5 | |
| 22 | 5,300,000 | 6,300,000 | 6,500,000 | 6,400,000 | 2d 00:17 | 428.2% | Pasture35 Victory Column 6 | Commander > Siege |
| 23 | 6,900,000 | 8,300,000 | 8,600,000 | 8,400,000 | 2d 19:57 | 425.5% | Pasture35 Victory Column 6 | |
| 24 | 8,800,000 | 11,000,000 | 11,000,000 | 11,000,000 | 3d 23:08 | 425.5% | Pasture35 Victory Column 7 | Marshal > Ground |
| 25 | 11,000,000 | 14,000,000 | 15,000,000 | 14,000,000 | Pasture35 Victory Column 7 | |||
| 26 | 23,700,000 | 31,600,000 | 31,600,000 | 31,600,000 | 6d 06:01 | 538.4% | Pasture35 Victory Column 8 | Marshal > Mounted |
| 27 | 36,340,000 | 45,820,000 | 47,400,000 | 47,400,000 | Pasture35 Victory Column 8 | |||
| 28 | 55,300,000 | 69,520,000 | 71,100,000 | 69,520,000 | 13d 23:55 | 379% | Pasture35 Victory Column 9 | Marshal > Ranged |
| 29 | 80,580,000 | 101,120,000 | 104,280,000 | 102,700,000 | Pasture35 Victory Column 9 | |||
| 30 | 121,660,000 | 153,260,000 | 158,000,000 | 154,840,000 | Pasture35 Victory Column 10 | Marshal > Siege | ||
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Senate: Buff improvement
3 elements of “Military Title,” “Position,” & “Generals”
There are 3 ways to get buffs in Council of State
– Promote “Military Title” grade.
– Level up “Position“.
– Raise the star level of the “Generals” appointed to the position to 6 or higher.
Military Title
There are 6 “Military Titles”.
- Governor
- Commander
- Marshal
- Leading Senator
- Ruling Senator
- Honorary Senator
Position
There are 4 “Positions” for each Military Title. (24 positions in total)
- Ground troops
- Mounted troops
- Ranged troops
- Siege machines
Generals
Each position can appoint a “Generals” of the corresponding troop type.
If you are not sure which general is which type of troop, please refer to this list.
Position
Appointing Generals to Positions
By raising a general’s star level, you can appoint him to a “position”.
Appointment becomes possible at Star Level 5, and the higher the Star Level, the more buffs you get in the Council of State.
Note: If the star level is raised during the appointment, the general must be removed and reappointed.
Generals appointed to positions cannot be used for any other purpose while they are appointed. (e.g., marching outside the castle for combat or resource gathering, defender, duty officer, sub-city mayor, etc.)
You cannot appoint a purple general
You should raise the red star of a general, but this is only for golden historic general.
Even if you raise the red star of a purple historic general, you cannot assign him/her to a senate.
(On 2/2/2024, it became possible to raise some purple generals to 10 stars. At this initial time, it was possible to assign a purple general with a red star to the senate, but then on 2024/02/19 it became impossible to do so.)
Unlocking Requirements
| Title | Position | Unlocking Requirement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Governor | Ground | Council of State Level 1 | |
| Mounted | Council of State Level 4 | ||
| Ranged | Council of State Level 7 | ||
| Siege | Council of State Level 10 | ||
| Commander | Ground | Council of State Level 13 | |
| Mounted | Council of State Level 16 | ||
| Ranged | Council of State Level 19 | ||
| Siege | Council of State Level 22 | ||
| Marshal | Ground | Council of State Level 24 | |
| Mounted | Council of State Level 26 | ||
| Ranged | Council of State Level 28 | ||
| Siege | Council of State Level 30 | ||
| Leading Senator | Ground | Council of State Level 8 | Win the Server War and earn 540M Monarch Scores 1 time(s) |
| Mounted | Council of State Level 8 | Win the Server War and earn 700M Monarch Scores 2 time(s) | |
| Ranged | Council of State Level 8 | Win the Server War and earn 1B Monarch Scores 4 time(s) | |
| Siege | Council of State Level 8 | Win the Server War and earn 2B Monarch Scores 6 time(s) | |
| Ruling Senator | Ground | Council of State Level 8 | Win the Battle of Gaugamela and earn 2K personal scores 1 time(s) |
| Mounted | Council of State Level 8 | Win the Battle of Gaugamela and earn 6K personal scores 3 time(s) | |
| Ranged | Council of State Level 8 | Win the Battle of Gaugamela and earn 12K personal scores 4 time(s) | |
| Siege | Council of State Level 8 | Win the Battle of Gaugamela and earn 18K personal scores 5 time(s) | |
| Honorary Senator | Ground | Council of State Level 8 | Win the Battle of Constantinople and earn 4K personal scores 1 time(s) |
| Mounted | Council of State Level 8 | Win the Battle of Constantinople and earn 10K personal scores 3 time(s) | |
| Ranged | Council of State Level 8 | Win the Battle of Constantinople and earn 20K personal scores 4 time(s) | |
| Siege | Council of State Level 8 | Win the Battle of Constantinople and earn 30K personal scores 5 time(s) |
Upgrade Position Level
By using “Merit Jade” & “Glory Golden Twig”, each position can be upgraded. This will provide various buffs.
Buffs (e.g.)
Buffs that increase with each level
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| Position | Buff | Lv1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground Troop Governor | Marching Ground Troop HP | 3% | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 60 | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mounted Troop Governor | Marching Mounted Troop Defense | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Renged Troop Governor | In-City Ranged Troop Attack | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Siege Machine Governor | In-City Ranged Troop & Siege HP | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 |
Buffs that increase every 5 levels
Governor
| Lv | Ground Troop Governor | Mounted Troop Governor | Ranged Troop Governor | Siege Machine Governor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ground & Mounted Attack +4% | Ground & Mounted HP +4% | Ranged Attack +4% | Ranged & Siege HP +4% |
| 10 | Ranged & Siege HP +4% Enemy Ranged Defense -4% | Ground & Mounted Defense +4% Enemy Ground HP -4% | Ranged & Siege HP +4% Enemy Mounted Defense -4% | Ranged & Siege Defense +4% Enemy Siege HP -4% |
| 15 | Ground & Mounted Attack +4% | Ground & Mounted Attack +4% | Ranged & Siege Attack +4% | Ranged & Siege Attack +4% |
| 20 | Attacking Mounted & Ground HP +4% Enemy Ranged HP -4% | Attacking Mounted & Ground Attack +4% Enemy Ground Defense -4% | Attacking Ranged & Siege Defense +4% Enemy Mounted HP -4% | Attacking Ranged & Siege HP +4% Enemy Siege Defense -4% |
| 25 | Ground & Mounted HP +5% | Ground & Mounted HP +5% | Ranged & Siege Attack +5% | Ranged & Siege Attack +5% |
| 30 | Ground & Mounted Attack +5% Enemy Ranged Defense -5% | Ground & Mounted Attack +5% Enemy Ground HP -5% | Ranged & Siege HP +5% Enemy Mounted Defense -5% | Ranged & Siege HP +5% Enemy Siege HP -5% |
| Total | Ground & Mounted Attack +13% Ground & Mounted HP +5% Attacking Mounted & Ground HP +4% Ranged & Siege HP +4% Enemy Ranged Defense -9% Enemy Ranged HP -4% | Ground & Mounted Attack +9% Ground & Mounted Defense +4% Ground & Mounted HP +9% Attacking Mounted & Ground Attack +4% Enemy Ground Defense -4% Enemy Ground HP -9% | Ranged Attack +13% Siege Attack +9% Ranged & Siege HP +9% Attacking Ranged & Siege Defense +4% Enemy Mounted Defense -9% Enemy Mounted HP -4% | Ranged & Siege Attack +9% Ranged & Siege Defense +4% Ranged & Siege HP +9% Attacking Ranged & Siege HP +4% Enemy Siege Defense -4% Enemy Siege HP -9% |
Cost
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| Governor | Commander | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lv | Merit Jade | (Total) | Glory Golden Twig | (Total) | Merit Jade | (Total) | Glory Golden Twig | (Total) | ||||||||
| 0->1 | 150 | / | 150 | 0 | / | 0 | 200 | / | 150 | 0 | / | 0 | ||||
| 2 | 150 | / | 300 | 0 | / | 0 | 200 | / | 350 | 0 | / | 0 | ||||
| 3 | 150 | / | 450 | 0 | / | 0 | 200 | / | 550 | 0 | / | 0 | ||||
| 4 | 150 | / | 600 | 0 | / | 0 | 200 | / | 750 | 0 | / | 0 | ||||
| 5 | 200 | / | 800 | 20 | / | 20 | 400 | / | 1,150 | 30 | / | 30 | ||||
| 6 | 150 | / | 950 | 0 | / | 20 | 200 | / | 1,350 | 0 | / | 30 | ||||
| 7 | 160 | / | 1,110 | 0 | / | 20 | 200 | / | 1,550 | 0 | / | 30 | ||||
| 8 | 180 | / | 1,290 | 0 | / | 20 | 200 | / | 1,750 | 0 | / | 30 | ||||
| 9 | 200 | / | 1,490 | 0 | / | 20 | 200 | / | 1,950 | 0 | / | 30 | ||||
| 10 | 400 | / | 1,890 | 30 | / | 50 | / | / | ||||||||
| 11 | 240 | / | 2,130 | 0 | / | 50 | / | / | ||||||||
| 12 | 260 | / | 2,390 | 0 | / | 50 | / | / | ||||||||
| 13 | 280 | / | 2,670 | 0 | / | 50 | / | / | ||||||||
| 14 | 300 | / | 2,970 | 0 | / | 50 | / | / | ||||||||
| 15 | 500 | / | 3,470 | 50 | / | 100 | / | / | ||||||||
| 16 | 340 | / | 3,810 | 0 | / | 100 | / | / | ||||||||
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Position Promotion
Cost
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| Governor Commander Marshal | Ruling Senator Honorary Senator | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lv | Historic Medal | Blood of Ares | Radiant Medal | Lv | Historic Medal | Blood of Ares | Radiant Medal | |
| Lv0->1 | 5,000 | 6 | 0 | Lv0->1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | |
| 2 | 8,000 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 0 | |
| 3 | 12,000 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 0 | |
| 4 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | 5 | 60,000 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| 6 | 6 | |||||||
| 7 | 7 | |||||||
| 8 | 8 | |||||||
| 9 | 9 |
How to Get Historic Medal
You can craft them at the Research Factory.
To craft them, you’ll need specific General tokens, Fragments, and Gems.
Tip: Using tokens for Tavern Generals only yields a small amount.
Using tokens for premium generals (not available in the Tavern) yields significantly more.
How to Get Blood of Ares
See this page:
General’s Star Level (Enhance / Ascending Guide)
How to Get Radiant Medal
Available from the King’s Party event.
In other words, as of June 10, 2025, they are only obtainable through heavy spending.
Military Title
- Governor
- Commander
- Marshal
- Leading Senator
- Ruling Senator
- Honorary Senator
Upgrade
When a position reaches a certain level, the grade of the military title can be upgraded. This gives you various buffs.
To upgrade Military Title, you need a “Glory Golden Twig”.
Buffs & Requirements
Governor
| Grade | Title Grade Buff | Requirements: Position Level | Requirements: Glory Golden Twig |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | Attacking Ranged & Siege HP+15% Marching Ground Attack +15% | Ground / Mounted / Ranged / Siege Lv 5 / 5 / 0 / 0 | 800 |
| II | Attacking Siege & Ranged Attack +10% Marching Ranged Attack +10% Attacking Ranged & Siege HP +10% | Lv 8 / 8 / 0 / 0 | 2,000 |
| III | Attacking Ranged & Siege HP +15% Attacking Siege & Ranged Attack +10% When attacking, Enemy Troop Attack -10% | Lv 11 / 11 / 11 / 0 | 4,000 |
| IV | Attacking Mounted & Ground Defense +20% Marching Mounted Attack +30% Marching Siege Attack +10% | Lv 14 / 14 / 14 / 0 | 8,000 |
| V | Attacking Troop’s Attack +15% Attacking Ranged & Siege HP +20% Marching Siege Attack +15% | (investigating) | (investigating) |
| VI | Attacking Siege & Ranged Defense +20% Marching Ranged Attack +15% Enemy Troop HP -15% | (investigating) | (investigating) |
| VII | Attacking Siege & Ranged Attack +10% Attacking Ranged & Siege HP +15% When attacking, Enemy Troop Attack -10% | (investigating) | (investigating) |
How to get “Merit Jade”
- Boss Hunting
- Up to 15 per day
- Daily Activity
- You can get them when your score reaches 80 and 110. (5 each, for k38)
- Paid Packages
- Event Package
- $4.99: 5 pieces
- $99.99: 100 pieces
- (as of 7/7/2023)
- Event Package
How to get “Glory Golden Twig”
- Boss Hunting
- Up to 6 per day
- Daily Activity
- You can get it when your score reaches 80 and 110. (1 each, for k38)
- Paid Packages
- Event Package
- $4.99: 3 pieces
- $99.99: 60 pieces
- (as of 7/7/2023)
- Event Package
Soul Binding
For other details, see the following articles.
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28 Comments
Requirements for 26.
Construction speed is 538.4%.
Thank you!
I presume that like other duty officers, gear and skills are inactive for appointments to Council positions.
Upgrade requirement to 24.
Construction speed is 425.5%.
Thank you!
Upgrade requirements to 23.
Thank you!
Construction speed is 425.5%.
Applied!
Ground Governor Cost & Effect At Level 20
Thank you!
Level 25 → 26
Victory Column level 8
Pasture level 35
Position level up cost lvl 15 to 16.
Thank you!
Position level up cost lvl 14 to 15.
Thank you!!
Does it really do you any good to have 12 generals, 5 star level 22+, who sit around doing nothing but hang around the keep? Are the buffs really worth it, or are you better off using them in the battlefield or monster hunting? Do the buffs apply to each troop type, kind of like Blazons for general type, but more expensive? Also, if you put a general who has mixed troop types, like range and siege, do buffs only apply for the category of the Senate position? That is, if I have Yue Fei who is ground and mounted, and I put him in horse Senate position, do his buffs only apply to generals who attack with horses, or to generals who are only horse types, like Napoleon Prime? I mean, are the buffs for the troop type, or the general type?
Mixed Generals cannot be put in a Senate position. Only Military Historic Generals (gold or higher) can be placed there, and they must have a symbol (ground, mounted, range or siege) that matches the position where you put them.
With Zero red stars:
Governor: Marching Defense +4%,
Commander: Marching HP +4%,
Marshal: Marching HP +4%.
Leading Senator: In Rally Defense +5%,
Ruling Senator: In Rally HP +5%,
Honorary Senator: In Rally HP +5%.
The buffs are better as you get more red stars, and include in-city buffs.
At 5 red stars, you get attacking buffs.
If you look at the Promotions for the positions:
Governor: Attacking and a few debuffs,
Commander: In-City and a few debuffs,
Marshal: In-Rally and a few debuffs.
Leading Senator: Attacking and In-Rally and a few debuffs,
Ruling Senator: In Rally and Attacking and a few debuffs,
Honorary Senator:, Many Battlefield (like BoG, BoC, All-Stars and maybe Huns) Buffs; with a few HP, Defense and Attack that apply outside of battlefields.
I’ve found that generals you enhanced way back when but became supplanted by newer, better generals an be assigned to these positions and you don’t lose all that “investment.” Eliminates the angst from killing your old friends 🙂 For example, Elise.
We need a list of generals who can work in each location. I’m still waiting for the information to be updated.
Lv 22 required Vic column 6; lv 24 required Vic column 7
“A general who is in the process of being appointed”, are you saying that after a certain period of time you can use the general normally after that? if so that’s great.
No. My wording was bad. Sorry.
Generals appointed to positions cannot be used for any other purpose while they are appointed.
do we know anything if the gear or specialties of the appointed generals are showing an effect?
Also wondering
The game is now just about spending money, its not good, every new event is designed to encourage people to spend to achieve small buffs and for many its impossible to progress.
Bruv – you gotta tell people not to do this.
VC 6 unlocks level 23
VC 7 unlocks level 24
It’s fucking terrible
Victory column 6 required for level 23 – siege in middle category not available. I imagine further than VC for all unlocks