Rise of Cultures: Kingdom game Classic Greece Borderlands Guide

To conquer the Borderlands encounter in the Classic Greece campaign of Rise of Cultures: Kingdom game, you must win battles across two separate combat areas. Success requires deploying a balanced formation of heavy frontline infantry to absorb the opening charge, positioning ranged squads directly behind them, and delaying commander abilities by two to three seconds until enemy squads lock into melee combat.

Borderlands Campaign Requirements

Borderlands is the introductory territory of the Classic Greece campaign map. Unlike earlier single-battle skirmishes in previous eras, this province requires you to defeat hostile garrisons across two distinct sectors before claiming the region.

Because you must win both battles to conquer the territory, your army composition needs to remain durable and consistent. Barely surviving Area 1 with severe casualties leaves you vulnerable in Area 2. Maintaining stable unit headcounts throughout both fights prevents progression stalls and minimizes soldier replenishment downtime back in your city.

Unit Roles and Deployment Ratios

Relying exclusively on one unit type causes formations to fail quickly in Classic Greece. An all-ranged backline gets overrun immediately once hostile units advance, while deploying only melee infantry creates traffic bottlenecks that leave rear squads unable to attack effectively.

Use a balanced mix across the deployment grid to handle the incoming Greek forces:

Grid Setup and Tactical Positioning

Units in Rise of Cultures: Kingdom game automatically target the closest visible enemy at the start of combat. You can direct where the initial clash occurs by adjusting your starting positions relative to the enemy layout.

Follow this sequence to set up your army for both Area 1 and Area 2:

1. Inspect Hostile Placements: Note where the heaviest enemy melee squads are grouped and identify whether hostile archers are centered or divided on the flanks.
2. Anchor the Front Center: Position heavy infantry directly opposite the main enemy clusters to force the initial collision into the center of the battlefield.
3. Block Ranged Lanes: Place ranged squads directly behind your frontline infantry, leaving no open lanes for enemy melee units to slip through.
4. Cover the Flanks: Station cavalry or secondary infantry on the outer grid edges to intercept wide runners and flank engaged hostile squads.

Holding an unbroken frontline forces opposing units into tight groups around your melee blockers. This prevents enemy units from reaching your backline while giving your ranged squads clear targets.

Commander Ability Timing

Timing your commander abilities dictates how cleanly you clear each area:

• Offensive Strikes: Wait two to three seconds after the battle begins before triggering offensive area-of-effect strikes. If you fire immediately, moving enemy units can march out of the targeting circle. Delaying the skill guarantees full damage against tightly clustered, stationary targets.
• Defensive and Utility Skills: Deploy heals, shields, or stuns right when your frontline absorbs the enemy charge. Mitigating damage during this opening spike preserves squad numbers and keeps your overall damage output steady throughout the fight.

Next Steps After Conquering Borderlands

Once both combat areas are cleared, Borderlands is secured and the campaign fog clears from neighboring sectors in Classic Greece.

Before advancing to the next Greek encounter, replenish any lost troops at your city barracks. Check your research tree and kingdom buildings to ensure your barracks capacity, unit upgrades, and commander levels keep pace with the increasing combat difficulty of the Classical Greece era.