Rise of Kingdoms Ivar The Boneless Guide: Skills, Talent Tree & Best Pairings

Ivar The Boneless Review

Ivar the Boneless is an exceptionally outstanding rally commander. What makes him amazing is his continuous, heavy area-of-effect (AoE) damage capability powered by passive rage generation. Additionally, he possesses numerous attributes that are extremely beneficial for leading rallies against targeted objectives. You can also utilize him effectively as a secondary commander.
Therefore, if you are a rally leader who has maxed out your infantry units, he is definitely a must-have commander. If you are a free-to-play player or do not frequently lead targeted rally attacks, you can safely skip him. Most of his skills do not trigger or operate when fighting on the open field. He is a commander designed strictly for leading rally formations. As a free-to-play player, there are other commanders that will offer far better overall value for your investments.

Ivar The Boneless Skills

Judgment of the Falcon

Active SkillTarget Type: (AoE)
Rage Requirement: 1000

Deals critical Smite damage to up to 3 enemy legions in a fan-shaped area (Damage Factor 2500; each additional target reduces damage dealt to each target by 15%). For the next 3 seconds, this commander's legion gains an additional 15 Rage per second.
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Smite Damage Factor: 1500/1700/1900/2100/2500
Rage Gained: 5/7/9/12/15

Vow of the Iron Heart

Passive Skill

Infantry units led by this commander gain the following benefits:
10% Health.
March Speed reduced by 20%.
30% Attack.
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Infantry Health Increase: 5%/6%/7%/8%/10%
Infantry March Speed Increase: 4%/8%/12%/16%/20%
Infantry Attack Increase: 10%/15%/20%/25%/30%

Flames of York

Passive Skill

When attacking cities or strongholds:
This commander's legion deals 20% increased skill damage.
Infantry units in this commander's legion deal 10% increased damage to cavalry units.
This commander's legion has a 50% chance to gain 30 additional Rage when dealing Smite damage. This effect can only trigger once per second. Upgrade Preview:
Smite Damage Increase: 10%/12%/14%/16%/20%
Infantry vs Cavalry Damage Increase: 5%/6%/7%/8%/10%
Rage Gained: 10/15/20/25/30

Strategy of Odin

Passive Skill

If this commander is leading a rally attack:
Their rallied legion takes 10% less damage from counterattacks.
Deals critical Smite damage to attackers when their rallied legion is hit by a normal attack (Damage Factor 200). If this attack is part of a combo chain, their rallied legion gains an additional 10% to all damage for the next 3 seconds. This effect can trigger up to 7 times per second. This effect can only be triggered once by 1 enemy unit per second. Cooldown: 2 seconds.
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Counterattack Damage Reduction: 5%/6%/7%/8%/10%
Smite Damage Factor: 50/80/110/150/200
Overall Damage Increase: 5%/6%/7%/8%/10%

Destined Defense

Special Skill

This commander's legion takes 10% less normal damage. If the remaining units have less than 50% Health, their legion takes an additional 5% less normal damage.

Best Commander Pairings for Ivar The Boneless:

Ivar the Boneless and Scipio Aemilianus form one of the strongest infantry duos in the game. Scipio Aemilianus's primary skill applies a 20% damage reduction debuff to the target for 3 seconds, right before Ivar's 2,500 DF active skill strikes the weakened target. Scipio Aemilianus's primary skill also silences the target, preventing counterattacks during their burst damage window. Ivar's AoE skill hits up to 3 targets simultaneously, maximizing the damage window created by Scipio Aemilianus. Combination benefits: damage reduction, silence, and AoE damage burst against defense-broken targets.
The combination of Ivar the Boneless and Sun Tzu Prime is extremely powerful for leading rallies. Sun Tzu Prime complements Ivar's rage generation mechanics exceptionally well. Sun Tzu Prime's skill kit + Ivar's constant passive stats + AoE attack skills = an exceptionally efficient marching infantry rally setup.

Best Rally Talent Tree for Ivar The Boneless