Is the Kin a good starting choice?
Yes—choose the Kin of Sheredyn if you want an accessible Defender faction centered on a clear turtle playstyle. Fortifying cities unlocks additional bonuses and abilities, rewarding steady city development, military districts, and large walls.
The faction has been the game’s most used faction outside the tutorial, and its importance to new players helped make the Kin of Sheredyn rework a major part of the Voice of the People update.
The reworked direction lets the Kin defend naturally as its cities expand, emphasizes optimizing districts up to level 3, and turns Keeps into tools with meaningful payoffs alongside fortification.
Kin of Sheredyn and Order of Zelevas
- How does the Order of Zelevas play differently?
- The Order of Zelevas is a more aggressive, conquest-focused Kin variant. It gains rewards and abilities by expanding and controlling territory, while the Kin concentrates on fortifying its capital. The Order’s highest-level unlock removes its city cap, and its soldiers are purchased instantly with Dust.