Alliance Basics: Ranks, Donations & Marshal's Guard
What R1 to R5 can do, how tech donations work, alliance gifts, and how to max rewards in Marshal's Guard.
Why your alliance matters
- Help shortens everyone's build, research and heal timers.
- Alliance tech buffs every member.
- Gifts arrive whenever members rally or buy packs. Claim them daily.
- Cities the alliance holds give everyone bonuses.
- The Alliance Store is the main place to buy speed-ups, shields and teleporters with contribution points.
Ranks
| Rank | Role |
|---|---|
| R5 | Leader. Appoints R4s and their titles, calls teleport assemblies |
| R4 | Officers (8, rising to 10 at gift level 10). Manage members, declare war on cities, run events |
| R1–R3 | Members. Each alliance sets its own meaning |
R4 titles include Warlord (combat), Recruiter, Muse and Butler (events). Rallies led by a titled R4 or the R5 get a bigger damage bonus than an untitled officer's.
Tech donations
- Each donation gives tech EXP and contribution points. The starred (recommended) tech gives about 20% more.
- Donate with coins. Coin donations recharge over time. Don't donate diamonds unless leadership asks for a push.
- Contribution points buy speed-ups, shields and teleporters in the Alliance Store.
Marshal's Guard (Alliance Exercise)
An alliance rally event against powerful Marshal tanks. Officers pick the difficulty and start time, and it runs about 30 minutes.
- Only rallies count. Solo attacks don't. You can lead one rally of your own and join as many others as you like.
- Donate Construction Parts beforehand. They boost rally damage for the whole alliance.
- There are 5 reward stages, and the top damage dealer raises the alliance's reward multiplier.
Tips:
- Recall your squads 5–10 minutes early so they're home.
- Lead your rally with your weakest squad, and join others with your strongest.
- War Fever adds a little damage but drops your shield.
Being a good member
- Help every day and donate to the starred tech.
- Show up for Alliance Duel, Desert Storm and Marshal's Guard.
- Move your base to the alliance hive when leadership asks.
See also: Alliance Duel & Arms Race, Desert Storm.
Sources
Compiled from community guides (last checked October 2026). Several are run by top-up shops, and numbers change with updates and differ by server, so double-check anything important in game.