Once you reach Town Center level 25 in Kingshot, you unlock the ability to craft Governor Charms. These are a great way to boost your power in the game.
Unlike Governor Gear, which increases Attack and Defense, Governor Charms increase Lethality and Health—the two most important stats in the game. That makes Charms a better investment for growing your overall strength.
Upgrade Priority Order
When crafting or upgrading Governor Charms, it’s important to follow the right order:
- Infantry
- Archers
- Cavalry
This is the same order I suggested in my Governor Gear Priority Guide.
Why Infantry Comes First
Infantry are your frontline troops. They take most of the hits during both attacks and defenses.
Common formations:
- Attack: 50% Infantry, 30% Archers, 20% Cavalry
- Defense: 60% Infantry, 20% Archers, 20% Cavalry
Since Infantry absorb most of the damage, they help keep your other troops alive so they can do their job—dealing damage. Because Governor Charms boost Health and Lethality, upgrading Infantry Charms should always be your first step.
Archers Are Your Main Damage Dealers
Once your Infantry Charms are upgraded, focus on Archers. They do most of the damage in battles, so improving their Health and Lethality is your second priority.
Cavalry Comes Last
Cavalry are still useful, but they’re usually less exposed in battles and make up the smallest portion of your army. That’s why they’re the last priority when it comes to Charm upgrades.
Why You Should Jump from Charm Level 3 to 5
When upgrading Governor Charms, maintain balanced levels except when going from level 3 to 5. This is why:
Optimal Boost: Level 3 → 5
- Upgrading from level 3 → 4 gives +3% boost in Lethality and Health.
- Upgrading from level 4 → 5 gives +6% boost.
- So going directly from level 3 → 5 gives a +9% boost for:
- 300 Charm Designs
- 180 Charm Guides
But to get the same +9% boost by upgrading three charms from level 3 → 4, you’ll need:
- 300 Charm Designs
- 240 Charm Guides
So you spend 60 more Charm Guides for the same stat boost.
Recommended Strategy:
- Upgrade one Infantry charm from level 3 → 5.
- Then one Archer charm from level 3 → 5.
- Then one Cavalry charm from level 3 → 5.
- Repeat this process until you have all 18 charms (6 per troop type) at level 5.
This gives a more efficient stat boost with fewer Charm Guides.
For all other levels (e.g., 1–3 or 5+), keep your charm levels uniform to avoid weak spots that enemies can exploit during battles.
Hi, I wanted to ask a question, although it’s not related to the topic of this post. I was wondering how much you can progress in the game as an F2P player. For example, getting heroes like Amadeus or Helga feels impossible for me right now. So I wanted to know how hard it is to access those kinds of characters. Does it maybe get easier over time, or is it always going to stay P2W? I just started playing recently and I’m really enjoying the game, so it’s something important for me to understand.
If you’re playing as F2P, your main goal should be to build a solid hero lineup using the Roulette. Try to save your gems so you can level up a good hero to at least 4 stars through the Hero Roulette. Since the Roulette cycles through different hero types—like Infantry, Cavalry, and Archer—you’ll eventually be able to put together a decent team just from that.
This game is actually more F2P-friendly than a lot of other similar games I’ve tried. But keep in mind, as a F2P player, you probably won’t be leading rallies in big alliance events like Castle Battle. That’s usually a job for the whales (big spenders) in your alliance.
Instead, focus on building a strong support lineup. Save mythic shards, level up your troops, and work on upgrading just one set of hero gear per class. I explain how to do that in my “Smart Way to Upgrade Hero Gear” guide.
At the end of the day, the goal is to have fun and work with your alliance to win events. So try to be a good support player who helps the team succeed.
Hello. Should I put charms each slot first before upgrading it one by one? Thanks
Yes, make sure to put charms in each slot first, then upgrade them based on the recommended upgrade priority.
Hi, would like to ask if Charms and governor gears also affect arena battles? Do they improve the health and lethality of heroes and their escorts? Thank you for your informative articles. Always appreciated
Hey, appreciate it! Governor Charms and Governor Gears don’t work in Arena or Conquest battles.
Hi and thanks for your great content. I have a question about the part where you jump directly from level 3 to level 5. I do not find this option in the game. Is this jump automatic when you have enough charm guides and charm designs? Thanks!
I’m glad you’re enjoying my guides!
And no — there’s no automatic upgrade for that. You’ll need to manually upgrade the charm from level 3 to level 4, and then to level 5.
But then how does the trick work if you can’t skip level 4 ???
That doesn’t make sense.
Love your guides by the way. Really helpful and very good to understand (most of the time hahaha)
Thank you😀
I’m glad you like my guides. So, you just upgrade to level 4 and then level 5; that’s what “going from 3 to 5 directly” means.