Rise of Kingdoms Gathering Guide: Resource Points, Commanders and Safety

Your city produces resources on its own, but gathering on the map is where the real income comes from in Rise of Kingdoms. A good gathering setup keeps your City Hall and research moving.

The resources

Resource	Used for
Food	Troop training, many upgrades
Wood	Buildings and research
Stone	Higher-level buildings
Gold	Advanced research and upgrades

Early on, food and wood are the main needs; later, stone and gold become the bottlenecks.

Gathering commanders

Commanders with a Gathering talent tree collect faster and carry more. A dedicated gathering commander:

• Fills a march with more resources.
• Finishes sooner, so you can send them out again.
• Frees combat commanders for barbarians and fights.

See our commander pairings guide for how talent trees work.

Choosing resource points

1. Gather your bottleneck resource first.
2. Prefer higher-level points – more resources per trip.
3. Stay inside alliance territory – it’s safer and often boosts gathering.
4. Keep trips short so marches cycle faster.

Keeping marches safe

• Gather inside alliance territory whenever possible.
• Avoid gathering near hostile players during conflict.
• Recall marches if enemies are nearby.
• Use weaker troops for gathering rather than your best ones.

Daily routine

• Send every free march to gather.
• Recall and resend as marches return.
• Use gathering boosts during events that reward gathering.

Common mistakes

• Idle march slots.
• Gathering low-level points.
• Using combat commanders to gather.
• Gathering far from alliance territory.

Keep every march busy and safe, and your economy will never hold you back. Our alliance guide explains why territory matters.