Command An Army Tier List — After the October 17 and 19 Patches

This list combines two independent sources and tells you where they disagree instead of averaging it away:

• Eurogamer’s tier list, published October 12, 2026 — it tiers each line by its final evolved form and weighs how easy the unit is to actually get.
• A creator tier list recorded on October 17, 2026 — after the class-expansion update, ranked by what wins at max investment in the live build.

Neither source has been rebuilt for the October 19 balance patch, so the movements that patch caused are called out separately below.

If you are still learning the systems behind the rankings, read unit counters first — a well-countered S-tier unit still loses to a C-tier unit that hard-counters it.

S tier

A tier

B tier

C tier

What changed after October 17

Three things moved the board since most tier lists were written:

1. Two new melee player classes and one new unit. The Poleaxe and Archer classes are loadout weapons, not units, so they do not take a tier here. The Pavise Crossbowman does: highest B.
2. October 19 rebalance. Berserker up (16 → 18 units, damage 29 → 33, DPS 44); Phalangite down (block 45 → 30). The Berserker is now the highest-DPS 4-star melee pick on paper, but it still loses to anything that outlasts its first clash.
3. The Rapier question. After the Berserker’s damage went up, creator testing pointed at the 2-star Rapier as the actual one-on-one answer — 15% parry base, 30% at three stars, plus skill tree. That is a real counter the older lists do not account for.

Where the sources disagree

Rapier. Eurogamer puts it in C and says the hard-counter risk outweighs the support DPS — “best left on the bench.” Creator testing calls it the most underrated unit in the game and says it beats three-star units at parry-heavy trades. The disagreement is about how often the parry lands in a real match; if you play duels and flanks, test it yourself before discarding it.

Immortal. Eurogamer has it A as a quick flanker that spawns in numbers; creator testing rates it so low that a single cavalry mistake wipes the squad. Same unit, opposite conclusions — B is the honest answer until a third source shows numbers.

Spearman and Archer. Eurogamer ranks both lines S because it tiers the evolved form. Creator testing ranks the base form C or D. Both are right: the 1-star you field today is a stepping stone, and the line you are investing in is top tier.

How to use this list

Rankings are only half the decision. Three systems constrain what you can actually field:

1. Star limit — every unit costs its star level against a cap that grows with your account level. A 4-star unit eats a third of an early-game budget, which is why creators tell new players to take Spartan and Samurai and skip the rest. The star limit guide covers the maths.
2. Counters — a C-tier unit that hard-counters your S-tier unit wins. Unit counters explains the chart and how to check block damage in-game.
3. Evolution stage — a fully invested 2-star beats a fresh 3-star. Read the evolution guide before you evolve anything, because evolving raises the star cost.

How fresh is this list?

Rebuilt October 22, 2026 from Eurogamer’s tier list (October 12) and a creator tier list recorded October 17, plus the October 19 balance numbers and the October 22 build. There is no official ranking in Command An Army — every list like this is consensus until someone tests a patch.

The October 22 build changed the Roblox page title to [UPD], but no patch notes or creator breakdown has been published for it yet. When one appears, this page is the first thing that gets rebuilt.

Creator list after the Zombie Mode update (November 5)

Tuki posted a new 27-unit list on November 5. It’s one creator’s opinion, not an official ranking, and it isn’t a patch. We haven’t tested it ourselves.

• His top 10 (“Meta S”), best first: Laestrygonian, Praetorian Guard, Phalangite, Gladiator, Lancer, Myrmidon, Executioner, Samurai, Berserker, Imperial Wall.
• A tier: Elite Javelineer, Flaming Archer, Halberdier, Immortal, Pavise Crossbowman, Khorchin, Morningstar, Bataar, Spear Vanguard, Spartan.
• B tier: Mace, Knight, Nokor, Archer, Crossbowman, Rapier, Shieldman.

He says seven units lost S tier. Flaming Archer, Halberdier and Spartan sit in A on his list. Gladiator and Praetorian Guard are new on the board. We have no stats for them yet, so they have no pages.

For Zombie Mode he picks Laestrygonian, Samurai, Berserker, Executioner and Flaming Archer first. The sections above are the October view, so treat the two as different opinions.

Naval update (November 7)

This list is older than the Naval update, so treat the ranks as a bit stale. Creators Tuki and Chrisu say the update buffed the Spartan, Knight, Spear Vanguard and Gladiator. It also added Naval Warfare, a new mode.

We haven’t confirmed the exact numbers, so we haven’t moved anyone. Expect the Spartan to look better than it did after its September nerfs. We’ll re-rank once there’s a second source.

Zombie Mode picks (Halloween update)

The Halloween update added a PvE Zombie Mode on October 31. It plays differently from PvP, so the ranking above doesn’t carry over. This is early: it comes from one creator’s medium-difficulty clear, not a tested tier list.

• Samurai: the creator’s pick. They called it the best unit in the mode because of its damage.
• Laestrygonian and Lancer: both did well in the same run.
• Archers: the creator called them the worst class here. You need area damage against hordes, and archers don’t have it.
• Cannons: low damage against the late bosses.

Take away: bring high-damage melee, not ranged. Full details are on the Halloween update page.

Codes are the fastest way to more summons while you build toward these units — see all working codes, or start from the beginner guide if you have not played yet.