To rush your Chief’s Hall to Level 25 in Viking Rise, upgrade only the direct prerequisite buildings required for each hall tier, keep two builder queues running constantly, and hoard your speedup items for the multi-day timers beyond Level 20. Do not spend time or resources upgrading optional resource plots or auxiliary military structures past their prerequisite thresholds.
---
Upgrade Prerequisite Chains
Every Chief’s Hall level requires an upgraded Wall, which in turn demands continuous upgrades to a specific secondary structure. Upgrading non-essential buildings delays your progression timeline by tying up builders and consuming resources needed for higher tiers.
Keep one builder working on the upcoming prerequisite chain so that as soon as the Chief's Hall finishes an upgrade, the next tier's requirements are already complete.
| Chief's Hall Target | Primary Wall Requirement | Key Secondary Prerequisite | Priority Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levels 10–15 | Wall Levels 9–14 | Academy, Infirmary, Barracks | Unlock base facilities and establish builder pacing. |
| Levels 16–20 | Wall Levels 15–19 | Storehouse, Scout Camp, Lumber Mill | Expand storage capacity and clear scouting checkpoints. |
| Levels 21–24 | Wall Levels 20–23 | Quarry, Gold Mine, Troop Training Camp | Secure Stone output and prepare for multi-day build timers. |
| Level 25 | Wall Level 24 | Level 24 Military / Logistics Building | Pool all saved Gold, Stone, and universal speedups. |
---
Builder Queue Management
Maintaining two active builders is required to hit Level 25 without unnecessary delays. You can activate the temporary second builder queue using Gems or builder contracts.
- Schedule by duration: Use daytime active play sessions to complete shorter prerequisite upgrades, such as basic gathering buildings or minor military structures. Assign long, multi-day upgrades—such as the Wall and Chief's Hall—to start before sleep or extended offline periods.
- Exploit expiring builder contracts: If your second builder contract has only minutes remaining, start the longest available prerequisite upgrade on that worker. The builder will finish the entire construction project even after the contract officially lapses.
---
Stone and Gold Gathering
Resource requirements shift dramatically after Level 20. While early tiers rely primarily on lumber and food, high-level Chief's Hall and Wall upgrades require tens of millions of Stone and large amounts of Gold.
- Target high-level map nodes: Passive village production cannot sustain late-tier costs. Deploy your gathering marches to Level 5 and Level 6 resource nodes on the kingdom map continuously.
- Equip gathering heroes: Assign heroes with gathering-yield talents and activate gathering boost items before sending out full-capacity marches.
- Keep resources in bag items: Do not open resource chests or inventory packs until you are ready to start a construction project. Unopened resources cannot be scouted or plundered by hostile players, and they do not get consumed by your army's baseline upkeep.
---
Speed Buffs, Tribe Assists, and Speedup Rules
Base construction timers on late tiers reach hundreds of hours. Applying speed reductions and assists before spending items saves days of progression time.
- Join an active Tribe: Tribe members provide percentage-based reductions to your construction timers each time they press the help button.
- Wait for maximum Tribe Helps: Never use speedup items immediately after starting a construction project. Allow the Tribe assist bar to fill completely first. Because helps cut a percentage of the total time, using speedups beforehand wastes their value.
- Research Academy construction buffs: Keep your Academy focused on the economic research tree, prioritizing construction speed technologies before starting Level 20+ builds.
- Appoint village governance: Assign village workers or heroes with passive construction bonuses to governance positions to stack passive speed reductions.
- Bank speedups for kingdom events: Hoard universal and construction speedups during Levels 1 through 18. Deploy your reserves during kingdom power progression events or Chief's Hall milestone contests to earn back Gems, speedups, and resource packs. If spending Gems directly, invest them in VIP tiers that offer permanent construction speed buffs or to renew builder contracts.
Free Viking Rise Codes
Current active codes and how to redeem them.
COMMUNITY
Player Comments
97 players commented on this guide.
Can you add more details about strategy in a future update?
Good guide for Viking Rise players. The strategy part was useful.
I wish I had read this before upgrading the wrong thing.
This saved me time in the early game.