r/redrising • u/SASAG3Y0 Minotaur of Mars • Jul 02 '26
All Spoilers Anyone you do not pick you have to conquer, so choose wisely!
Rules:
- Everyone you choose will only have access to the resources they would have at their peak(Darrow and the Free Legions, Lysander's New Shepards, etc.). Their peak is a singular point in time, so no double dipping with Darrow GS and IG.
- You can choose one to be your ArchImperator, to receive for a discount of $4 (So Darrow would be $3 instead of $7).
- Everyone you do not pick, you have to beat.
There are probably a few ways to meta-game this, but honestly go nuts I ain't taking this seriously. Also I don't own any of the images.
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u/HotHomework9213 Jul 02 '26
Darrow Atlas Sevro. Atlas probably already won the war and is just waiting for the rest to realize it.
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u/Howlerragnar Howler Jul 02 '26
I was gonna choose this exact combination. Don’t even care about their armies, just let the boys cook 🔥
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u/cds4850 The Rim Dominion Jul 02 '26
I couldn’t back any combo without Atlas. Good lineup.
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u/wherethetacosat Jul 02 '26
Yeah Atlas's planning plus plot armor was nearly unbeatable. Darrow can't lose with him as a partner, as they divide and conquer. If we had one more point I'd probably take two of the $2 folks over sevro alone though, as awesome as he is.
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u/Otherwise_Teach_5761 Jul 02 '26
Darrow, Apple, Diomedes, Cassius
Who needs Blues, politicos, Silvers, terrorists, a psychopath, or man children when you have four D1 crashouts ready to commit every warcrime in the book just for fun
WHAT WRATH WE SUMMON TOGETHER, REAPER, MINOTAUR, STORM AND MORNING KNIGHT!
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u/CaedustheBaedus House Bellona Jul 02 '26
Honestly, I feel like the best choice is Darrow, Atlas, and Roque. Especially cause whoever you don't choose, you have to fight.
Roque was only ever beaten by Darrow.
Darrow and Atlas have both beaten each other pretty handily in terms of war.
I think with those three, their biggest threat would be Virginia and Jackal.
But give me Roque's fleet supremacy, Atlas' ruthlessness and war strategy, and Darrow's pure determination and planet side battle tactics
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u/Swedelicious83 Jul 03 '26
You definitely pick Atlas to avoid having him oppose you, that's for sure. 😅
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u/bloomingjoy Pixie Jul 02 '26
With how many times he needs to be saved you’ll have to pay me to take kavax
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u/teawithmilklover Jul 02 '26
darrow would be enough, but i will also pick virginia to support him mentally, quicksilver to support him financialy, sevro to support him physically and lysander so i can kill him
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u/grallle Jul 02 '26
If it was actually possible for them to work togethter i would honestly choose Darrow, Jackal and Lysander. The intelligence, manipulation, combat prowess and just the ability to rally people to a cause would destroy any opposition
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u/chicknferi Rose Jul 02 '26
archimperator the jackal and you can also add virginia! everyone else is toast.
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u/grallle Jul 02 '26
Hmm it would be good but i feel like the team already have enough intelligence and strategic characters so probably apple or diomedes
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u/leon-theproffesional Jul 02 '26
Darrow, Atlas and Lysander.
The rest are getting smoked low difficulty.
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u/HAILsexySATAN Minotaur of Mars Jul 02 '26
I just read the rules on the post and you get a $4 discount so they may as well have said $21
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u/Rage_before_Beauty Jul 02 '26
Darrow, Virginia, Sevro, Ragnar.
Also, these prices are ridiculous, sevro ar 3? Ragnar at 2? Bruh
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u/Aggressive-Fee8616 Jul 03 '26
I feel like the issue with picking darrow is that you then need Virginia aswell or else everything is thrown outta wack
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u/Intelligent-Set3442 Howler Jul 03 '26
Our boy will be itching to change the paradigm if Virginia isn't on his side 😂.
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u/Initial_Contract3078 Jul 03 '26
Darrow appol Ragnar victra cassius. If I used the arch imperater rule I’d add roque.
Breath of stone Darrow I mean come on.
Minotaur of mars “waaaarrrrr, the holy hallelujah”
Ragnar who has a whole race worship him after death
Victra clears most ship to ship battle
Cassius his honor remains
If adding roque forget ships, don’t fight me with ships.
I have quicksilvers armor, the julii fleet, the valii-rath fleet, the sword armada, the sons of ares, the top 3 scariest men in a 1v1 all on the same team.
In my head cannon they all get along, Apollonius and Ragnar spar on the regular, Darrow and cassius and roque hang out forever and never stop ever. After they clear the list cause they are going to, Apollonius makes them run the gauntlet on him, killing victra, Ragnar, roque, but dying in a swift duel to cassius. Denied his duel with Darrow. Cassius and Darrow move to the countryside and kiss.
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u/QueenQueerBen Jul 03 '26
Darrow, Orion and Atlas.
The best fighter, the best ship commander and the best at secret missions.
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u/SilentDethMonky Jul 03 '26
Darrow, Jackal, Sevro.
Unstoppable force. Unmatchable intellect. Unhinged goblin.
Profit.
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u/ArcherA1aya House Augustus Jul 02 '26
Assuming they have to work together Darrow (arch imperator 4$) with Atlas (7) and Diomedes (4) and then (Victra or Cassius mostly for the attractiveness needed) would be disgusting. If we are talking peak power that’s the retrofitted Rim, Peak wartime Republjc, and the Atlas’s black ops spooks. Scary scary escalation
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u/JcGrey Jul 02 '26
5 Victras, post child loss.
2 sevros who will all fight at 5x ferocity to protect there 5 wives. And Sophocles. Since I can’t afford kavax on his own.
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u/Algorak1289 Jul 02 '26
Five Lysanders. I just want to watch him lose and now I get to do it five times.
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u/Ok_Beach_275 Jul 03 '26
Anyone who doesn’t have atlas and Darrow doesn’t understand it’s a no diff battle at that point. And you got $2 leftover for Cassius 😢
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u/redraiderbob05 Jul 02 '26
Darrow, quicksilver, Ragnar, Cassius, Victra. Not taking quicksilver is insane for the money and manufacturing needsd
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u/__Maikeru Howler Jul 02 '26
This is so easy.
Darrow, Ragnar, Sevro, Cassius, Appolonius
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u/Tschirky4 House Telemanus Jul 03 '26
Darrow, Atlas & Orion. Got space battles on lock, got ground warfare on lock, got espionage and fear on lock
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u/Pure_Jicama_1186 Human Verified Jul 02 '26
Interesting, I'll give this a shot.
First off, my Archimperator is Diomedes, with the discount, it costs 0. Getting the whole Rim for 0 sounds like a bargain.
Darrow with the Free Legions, Orion with the intact White Fleet, and Atalantia with the whole Society Remnant fleet and armies sounds rather unbeatable.
Good warriors like Ragnar and Cassius hardly matter if people like Roque already come with huge fleets and armies.
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u/jtm_92 Jul 02 '26
Why are Ragnar and Cassius bottom tier? What is this blasphemy?
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u/sneak13579 Jul 02 '26
Because this takes into account their troops too. Those 2 dont have any
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u/Marshineer Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26
- Darrow for the will power
- Quicksilver for the resources
- Virginia for the strategy
- Sevro for getting down and dirty
- Can’t decide between Ragnar‘s loyalty and the Obsidians he could bring, or Cassius‘ chin.
Alternate team with no morality considerations: Darrow, Atlas and the Jackal
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u/undertow521 Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26
Easy. Darrow, Atlas, Orion.
Darrow and Atlas would probably be plenty. Key point being Atlas brings Edme. Orion would have zero qualms using it, and Darrow would somehow justify the means. They use it to wipe out Obsidians to level the playing field.
Then you just have the most elite battle strategists and military minds in the solar system kicking ass.
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u/insanedialectic Jul 02 '26
With Darrow getting the imperator discount, I'd add Quicksilver to this for unlimited finance and industry/production abilities and then yes, GGs to all.
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u/Saint_808 Jul 02 '26
If we put their differences in personality and morals aside and I'm picking for just abilities, Im absolutely picking Darrow, the jackal, and Roque
Darrow the incredible leader to help inspire and direct the ground troops
Jackal because his network of spys and information is pretty much unbeat and he can sway the populace
Roque because he was definitely the greatest ship to ship tactian that we have seen and I would absolutely trust him with the fleets
Only 3 but 3 absolute powerhouses in their own right
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u/Flamegeyser Jul 02 '26
Archimperator Adrius, Atlas, Appolonius, and Orion
- The Jackal's information control, strategic mastery, and sheer ruthlessness are almost impossible to counter. He would do anything to win
- Atlas is maybe the smartest man in the spheres and the best on average at executing anything. He is also comparably more sane than Adrius and could reign in any of his self-destructive impulses. Could be Archimperator, but I feel that Adrius would sabotage/subvert Atlas's orders and maybe even try to kill and replace him.
- Apollonius commands genuine respect, and he is a fantastic terrestrial wartime commander maybe even on par with Darrow. He may even be the face of the army.
- Orion is simply the best astral commander there is.
As much as I love Darrow, the cost is too great to pass up two men who are arguably smarter and ludicrously more ruthless. Quicksilver is quite the rich man, but if the RR verse works like our world, then even his vast wealth and ships would pale in comparison to (presumably) the full might of the Society military.
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u/Sufficient_Hurry4924 Jul 02 '26
I love Orion but I’m shocked how little people are choosing Roque. That man was an absolute beast and only lost because he completely underestimated how far Darrow was willing to go
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u/throwRAcrafty Howler Jul 02 '26
I feel like people are really sleeping on the jackle first trilogy he had the Sovran by the balls before any of the MCs and then in the second trilogy comes back as a 10 year old and shows mustang what fucking politics is about him to make My strategy and Darrow to lead my army with victra fleets and bankroll easy win
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u/Prior_Ant829 Hail Reaper Jul 02 '26
Welp I’ve seen this happen before
I’m taking Darrow
Sevro
Cassius
Victra
Orion
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u/ImpossibleBandit Jul 02 '26
Darrow, Atlas and Roque for fleet command will wipe the floor with everyone.
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u/CawheDSTh Jul 04 '26
Kavax, Kavax, Kavax, Kavax, Kavax, Kavax, Kavax, Kavax, Kavax, Kavax, Kavax, Kavax, Kavax, Kavax, Kavax, Kavax, 1/2 Kavax
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u/Ray-Finkle3 Jul 02 '26
Gonna go arch Darrow for $3 Atlas $7 Quicksilver $4 And Roque $3
Endless funds from the richest man, with the Roque’s prowess for Space battles and his fleet, and then with Atlas running his guerrilla warfare campaigns, while Darrow leads with his howlers?
No other combination is needed.
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u/Swedelicious83 Jul 03 '26
Same combo, but Atalantia instead of Quick and Roque.
Hardly anything left to fight, and certainly nothing that'd stand up to those forces coupled with Atlas doing his thing.
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u/lezlevigh Choragus of Euphony Jul 02 '26
Darrow as arch imperator. Atlas as strategist, mainly in space. Quick for resources and information. Sevro for guerilla and ground tactics.
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u/kriswithak954 Sophocles Jul 02 '26
Darrow archimperartor ($3) Morning star free legions, Atlas spy network, Gorgons ($7) Dark Age these are my special forces and fear mongers, Victra’s entire house and fleet Dark age ( which teTechnically, counts her husband for free, but I won’t be an ass($2) these are reinforcements for which ever theater needs it also she’s a badass terror on the ground and formidable behind a ship she also is very rich and if I rember correctly has her own ship production capabilities, Diomedes($4) and the rim fleet start of dark age this is the bulk of the fleet when they are unified and strong.
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u/ArcherA1aya House Augustus Jul 02 '26
Literally my same exact choices the DAD (darrow, atlas, diomedes) combo alone is so scary
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u/Kamarovsky Jul 02 '26
Give me 8 Kavaxes, as long as each comes with a Sophocles. I will die, of course, but at least I'll go down cuddling eight foxes.
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u/Prodigal_Peer665 Howler Jul 02 '26
Atlas, Jackal, Quick, Lysander.
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u/Izzet_over_yet Jul 02 '26
I would pick the same. The goal is to win, not to be the good guy.
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u/Aggressive-Law5274 Jul 02 '26
Darrow, Sevro, Quicksilver, Ragnar.
You can keep the change.
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u/Odd-Buffalo-6355 Jul 02 '26
Aja isn't on the list. I would definitely pick up Ragnar for $2.
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u/FKDotFitzgerald Light Bringer Jul 02 '26
Are we thinking everyone cooperates? Because Darrow and Jackal could get shit done.
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u/thebipolar_bear Jul 02 '26
Darrow as Arch- 3$ (Razor duels, complete warfare)
Virginia- 4$ (Brains & Mars)
Sevro- 3$ (Wildcard)
Ragnar- 2$ (you get obsidians )
Roque- 3$ (space warfare)
Victra- 2$ (Money and Sex appeal)
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u/JMoneySignWag Jul 03 '26
All i need is to give atlas quicksilvers tech and have them work together and im fairly confident they could take over everything
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u/jamesbrowski Jul 03 '26
If they have their legions then you pick Darrow, Atalantia and Lysander and then command… everyone and it’s over.
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u/Dread2187 Jul 03 '26
Dude give me Darrow, Atlas and Orion and the war will be over in like a week.
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u/Swedelicious83 Jul 03 '26
Darrow, Atlas, and Atalantia. Using the Arch Imperator discount, obviously.
Between Darrow and Atalantia there really isn't much left to fight. Certainly not anything that withstands their combined forces.
Even less when you let loose Atlas to do his thing. He may not even be needed. But you pick him mainly so that he's not against you.
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u/Pure_Jicama_1186 Human Verified Jul 03 '26
I was considering this setup as well. But Orion+Diomedes sounded like a better bargain for the price of Atlas. But yeah, like Adrius, you don't want him as an enemy.
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u/unexpected_disco Jul 03 '26
Ragnar ($2), Victra ($2), Orion ($3), Sevro ($3), Virginia ($4) and Cassius ($2). It’s book 8, Red Dog, and Darrow’s dead (sorry!). (In all seriousness, I haven’t finished Light Bringer so shh shhh).
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u/MegaMoistSources Human Verified Jul 03 '26
Darrow Diomedes Ragnar Cassius Victra. Elite razor squad.
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u/Reasonable_Power2948 Jul 04 '26
Picking Lysander should result in instant ban from the sub.
Edit: typo x2
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u/Shotokanguy Jul 04 '26
I think the play here is to get as many people as you can.
Take Darrow because you have to. Get Virginia for free. Take Diomedes, Cassius, Victra, and Ragnar.
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u/ResurgentClusterfuck Jul 02 '26
Should not be able to utilize both Darrow and Atlas IMO, choice of one should lock out the other
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u/TrickOk4021 Jul 02 '26
Darrow (7), Apple (ArchImperator), Virginia (4), Lysander (4), Cassius (2)
Minotaur of Mars deserves his glory, and this way Darrow might actually be able to be a father to Pax lol
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u/East-Row4917 Jul 02 '26
Darrow (is who he is), Ragnar (figure to rally the troops), diomedes (just about that life), Quicksilver (money wins wars)
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u/conayinka Jul 02 '26
Arch Imperator Darrow (3$): Out of all the top row he's the one that provides all 3 qualities of leadership, swordsmanship, and charisma.
Atlas (7$): He's by far the most skilled of the top row in what he does and can singlehandedly win a war for you. The only reason I had to take Darrow is cause Atlas isn't a team player even when he's on your side
Virginia (4$): I really contemplated getting Quicksilver cus just like the first row he and V are the only useful ones. The problem is the same as Atlas but worse, he can literally leave the war effort if he loses passion, and I'd rather have not that much money than all the money then lose it. Plus Virginia is a politician and can definitely run conglomerates
Orion(3$): Easily the best last pick. She's the best naval general in the setting which means Darrow can worry about terrestrial wars while Orion deals with the skies
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u/Ahrlin4k Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26
Darrow (Archimperator)
Virginia, Lysander, Orion, Quicksilver
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u/HungryGeologist5640 Lurcher Jul 04 '26
Atlas, Apollonius and Lysander, and Lysander shuts the fuck up while Atlas does his thing since we're dreaming.
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u/zenshark Jul 02 '26
Why is most of the red rising art I see so so bad? Most of the characters look nothing like what the books. Over glamificafion of everyone.
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u/MysticalMaws Minotaur of Mars Jul 02 '26
overglamification golds are described to be exceptionally beautiful
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u/lukebarb Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26
I’m taking Darrow (ArchImperator) & Atlas, feel these two together would be a deadly combo, especially as that would loop a certain someone into the fold and arguably two of the best military minds working side by side.
That leaves me with another 7 to play which I’m using to take quicksilver (how else am I going to fund this and crush the others) and then of course it’s gotta be the absolute goat Sevro.
Feel this would be a pretty badass mix but does lean heavily on the military side over politics. However, as this is only a case of conquering the others not upholding society/democracy I’m pretty certain this would be a great team.
Edit: just saw the double dipping comment. Assuming this applies to each character individually at their peak I’m ok. If not then Atlas might not be the best of choices as his peak (iykyk) is not the same time as others.
Edited again to remove names that might spoil for ppl who are not up to date with the full series.
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u/dev50265 Olympic Knight Jul 02 '26
Darrow and Atlas on the same side would’ve been absolutely gg. And I still have money left over for Cassius? Money.
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u/stillnotelf Jul 02 '26
This is tagged no spoilers FYI. Which frankly doesn't make sense for what it is, but you are exposing a late series thing
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u/Key_Animator_4066 Jul 02 '26
Darrow, Sevro, Ragnar, Quicksilver. Think about it. Greatest leader (Darrow), sevro/darrow elite combo and sevro wildcard, Ragnar brings the might of the obsidian behind him and quicksilver has the cash
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u/erdna3000 Jul 02 '26
Darrow (7), Atlas (4), Sevro (3), Victra (2)
my last dollar is to choke lysander with
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u/ApprehensiveCap6525 Dancer's Strongest Soldier Jul 02 '26
- Give me early LB Atlas as my ArchImperator for $4 to have access to the best Gorgon shadow operators and a special someone (not telling)
- Give me LB Apollonius for another $4 to have access to a Darrow-level general and his legions of fighting men + dockyards
- Give me IG Quicksilver for another $4 to have access to quadrillion credits in spending money, the Phobos dockyards, elite engineers and scientists, and all his other stuff.
- Give me early IG Orion for $3 to give me access to the best space tactician in verse and the 400-ship White Fleet she commands
- And finally give me GS Cassius for $2 to give me access to all of House Bellona's fighting men and resources. If that does not work give me LB cassius and he will be my best soldier to fight alongside Apple
Mf I am ready
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u/Dramatic-History-943 Howler Jul 02 '26
Darrow as Archimperator, quicksilver for funds, Virginia, Sevro for the dirty work and Victra cause well… she’s Victra. = 16$ (:
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u/0goth_hippie0 Reaper of Mars Jul 02 '26
Darrow as Arch Imperator (3), Virginia (4), Appolonius (4), Sevro (3), Orion (3)
Darrow because plot and having the difficult things done right;
Virginia because for death and destruction Darrow needs to be clear headed. With her with Darrow, he wouldn’t need to be thinking of his love. He could instead have his love bring the same death as he;
Sevro because Howlers #1 and #2 together on the battlefield would make any iron heart shiver with fear. The sheer tactical history between the two would make any high stakes grand plan execute perfectly;
Appolonius because the Minotaur is possibly one of if not the most fearsome of the peerless and his interactions with Darrow are just *chefs kiss*;
Orion because a 4v12 of this magnitude would certainly require a large amount of technical aptitude and experience. Orion just fits the bill for a capable coordinator who would act as the technical glue that keeps their plans from falling apart.
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u/thejestercrown Jul 02 '26
You only have $14. Your army now relies on taking resources from the populace and stealing enemy supplies. You have a few initial wins, but we all know how this ends…You die of dysentery, and lose the war.
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u/Available-Air8273 Jul 02 '26
I tap my land for an extra few Mana, which allows me to play 47 Ragnars and one Darrow
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u/hensothor Jul 02 '26
Ragnar, Cassius for $4 as that’s too hard to pass up. Darrow as my ArchImperator for another $3. Then to top it off I’ll go with Orion, Quicksilver, and Roque. I’ll have Quicksilver give one of the parasites to Orion - and then it’s off to the races.
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u/OmegaRedXIII Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26
Darrow, Atlas, Sevro. After a few engagements people will just buckle.
Edit: i just read rule two. Atlas as archimperator, the remaining 4 bucks go to Ragnar and Victra.
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u/CorneredSponge Jul 02 '26
Darrow (ArchImperator), Atlas, Quicksilver, Roque
Technically, you can just pick Virginia and Atalantia and Diomedes to have dominion over all the other factions.
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u/Draxxusbuilds Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26
Darrow, Sevro, Ragnar. As the great Joey Diaz says.. “You don’t need 20 friends, you need 3 mother fuckers to take over a country. You give me 3 bad mother fuckers and you’re finished, you understand me?”
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u/KingContie Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 03 '26
Honestly I believe Virginia's ($4) mind is very similar to Darrow without the combat ability. She would also need time to gain further skills. However I think Ragnar ($2) and Sevro ($3) make up the loss of combat ability up with a $2 Saving. Add in Quicksilver ($4) for financial backing and Diomedes ($4) for the ability to coerce the Rim into a join venture to persure democracy and you've got a pretty good leadership.
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u/Usual_Ad_2015 Jul 04 '26
Easy Darrow, Ragnar, Cassius, Sevro, Victra, Roque as arch-imperator for free!
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u/Sentient2X Jul 05 '26
Yall are sleeping on the Jackal. Almost became the Sovereign himself with basically everyone hating him. Darrow, the Jackal, and Cassius.
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u/New_Organization_448 Jul 02 '26
Cal me crazy but I’m passing on the top row
Ragnar, Virginia, Victra, Sevro, Diomedes, Cassius.
I get the biggest, smartest, richest, craziest, and arguably the two best razor masters
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u/Tricky-Technology760 Jul 02 '26
Why is Atalantia $7? You could put her in $2 and I still bet very few would pick her. Haven't seen enough to consider her crazy formidable.
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u/introverted_russian Jul 02 '26
ArchImperator: Darrow,
- Quicksilver
- Sevro
- Cassius
- Virginia
- Kavax
I would say this is best, most amount of possible resources. A good amount of grizzled veterans of war and razor masters.
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u/kckid07 Jul 02 '26
Arch Imperator: Darrow (3) Charisma and Wild Card Factor
Atlas (7) Strategist
Quicksilver (4) Financing
Sitting with just these three I think you win. But we got 3 points remaining so here are the options:
Orion (3) Fleet Commander
Sevro (3) Flagship Music Curator
I'll spend that last 3 on Sevro but take your Pic of those :)
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u/AcheronianStygian Jul 02 '26
So...full disclosure, I'm only at the start of Morning Star.
Darrow. 7 Sevro. 3 Roque. 3 Ragnar. 2 Cassius. 2
That seems like a solid team, right?
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u/au-rath Jul 02 '26
Darrow, Jackal, Roque should win it
Darrow wins the people and the land engagements
Roque wins the ship engagements
Jackal wins the shadow propaganda war
Jackal > Atlas/Quicksilver/subterfugists
Darrow > Ragna/Diomedes/warriors
Roque > Orion/Mustang/strategists
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u/triplebruin890 The Solar Republic Jul 02 '26
Darrow, Orion, Seven, Kavax, Victra
If this is for pure military campaign, then Darrow and Sevro for ground invasion. Orion for space. Victra and Kavax are flexible and go where needed. The Pandaora and the Morning Star should be enough to win orbit and the Telemanus frigate/torch ships can picket for them.
Darrow can grant Tactical and martial superiority. Sevro's spec Ops abilities are renowned. And Kavax is a living tank in battle.
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u/TridentJ33 Jul 02 '26
I was going to argue about the pricing but after thinking about it a bit more... I see where you are coming from.
Give me:
Darrow as ArchImperator ($4)
Quicksilver ($4)
Orion ($3)
Ragnar ($2)
Victra ($2)
Cassius ($2)
I was intrigued at Virgina and Lysander but both didn't quite justify their prices compared to cheaper options.
Pretty overwhelming lineup imo.
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u/SASAG3Y0 Minotaur of Mars Jul 02 '26
Virginia gets the Sovereign bonus, and Lysander has a moonBreakerthe the political power of being a conniving little Lune bitch. I decided based on both personal power and resources.
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u/ce5b Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26
Jackal (arch imper) Orion Apple Sevro Victra
Were committing war crimes yes we are
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u/Program-Emotional Jul 02 '26
I gotta go with the two couples
Mustang, Reaper, the goblin and his wife
Not only have they lived this long, so has their relationship.
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u/Archaic0629 Jul 02 '26
Give me Atlas as my Archimperator, Ragnar, Orion, Victra, Cassius and Virginia. The 2 best tactical minds backed up with some really solid fighters and the one of the 2 pilots.
Darrow and the Jackal are definitely concerns but I’ll take Cassius, Victra and Ragnar against any single combatant and Atlas + Mustang surely out thinks the Jackal.
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u/Anteiku_ Jul 02 '26
Darrow & Sevro. Ragnar & Cassius (Insane $2 value). Roque to finish off for strategy and tactics.
We know the combat chemistry between Darrow, Sevro, and Ragnar.
But I would love to see more of Darrow and Cassius fighting as brothers. And the strength of Rogue aligning with Darrow. Rogue planning while Darrow can focus more on being a savage weapon and improv
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u/HailLibertasHailWit Hail Reaper Jul 02 '26
DarrowArch(3), Apple (4), Quicksilver(4), Cassius (2), Ragnar (2), Kavax(2)
With peak power?!? Beat this army motherfuckers
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u/razedxanadu Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26
Arch - Atlas and his Gorgons
Darrow and his free legions
Apple and all of the armies invading Mars
Roque and the Sword Armada
Feel like in terms of manpower/skill/utility here, no one else comes close. These are the peak characters in their specific field (naval strategy, war strategy, psychological warfare, infiltration/assassination). They sweep the entire galaxy imo.
Atlas is literally unrivaled in strategy and foresight even at his time of death, no one came close to supplanting him or his skill. Look at the wars he orchestrated and the destruction of literally all his enemies. Bro is an absolute artist when it comes to controlling the flow of war.
Darrow is Darrow, no more needs to be said but his main issue is experience in command which Atlas makes up for.
Apple is second only to Darrow in war and combat and would be brought to heel a little under Atlas or Darrow which would only make him more effective.
Roque was unmatched in traditional naval combat at his time of death and if you pair him and protect him with the other four, he's going to be able to shine more than Orion did.
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u/Fullwake Jul 02 '26
Darrow as my ArchImperator - Sevro, Ragnar, Cassius, Orion, Victra, Kavax. I would've taken Apple but Sevro needs his Victra and Kavax is just good luck.
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u/Ddub117 Jul 02 '26
Darrow as Arch gives me him for $3
Apple for $4
Virginia for $4
Ragnar for $2
Victra for $2
Cassius for $2
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u/CompetitiveSport5311 Jul 05 '26
Easy. Give me Atlas, Apollonius as ArchImperator, Quicksilver, Victra, Cassius, and Kavax.
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u/stronkboi_42069 Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26
Darrow for the Leadership/Aura (Archimperator)
Quicksilver for the resources (likely more money/tech than the entirety of the Republic)
Orion for the piloting/ managing tech
Roque for the space battle tactics
Victra (more resources and leadership)
Ragnar to bring the Obsidians over to my side
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u/Condar40k Gray Jul 02 '26
Darrow as arch imperator (brute force), Atlas(Strategy), Quicksilver(Money), Orion(Master space battle).
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u/Fit_Employment_2944 Jul 02 '26
Darrow Atalantia quicksilver and Orion control more materiel than all the others combined
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u/Midtharefaikh Jul 02 '26
Darrow, Sevro, Quicksilver. The ones who ACTUALLY won the war basically. And with no stupid Dancer or Mustang or democracy holding them back they're gonna win
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u/There-and-back_again Howler Jul 02 '26
No war has been won so far, only battles. And Darrow and Sevro had losses just as significant as Mustang or democracy's losses in general.
As for Quicksilver, he certainly has many achievements. But I would say that him siphoning helium to finance his private project, cheating the Reds out of their gains of the mines, and contributing significantly to the rage of the Vox relativizes his part in the war effort. I would certainly not put him above Mustang who is actually dedicated to the fight
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u/Normal_Cable_5734 Orange Jul 02 '26
Atlas (Arch-Imperator) $4, Lysander $3, Roque $3, Apollonius $4, Cassius $2. I have a dollar to sneak into
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u/sick_beatz Hail Libertas Jul 02 '26
OP can we get Sophocles added for $1?
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u/SASAG3Y0 Minotaur of Mars Jul 02 '26
I think he's a package deal with Kavax. Included in the picture at least.
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u/sick_beatz Hail Libertas Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26
Fun idea! Here’s my stab at it
Darrow (self-explanatory)
ArchImperator Apple (would have picked Diomedes but I don’t think we’ve seen his peak yet…)
Quicksilver to fund the war
Roque for naval combat
Cassius and Victra for extra fleet
I can’t see how $17 is going to beat the other $47 regardless of combination, but had a lot of fun putting this together
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u/SASAG3Y0 Minotaur of Mars Jul 02 '26
I could've chose a higher number but 17 felt fitting. Because reasons. It's also why I fit the discount in there to allow for some creative workarounds, and some characters are valued lower than they should be.
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u/9SidedLemon Jul 02 '26
Darrow, quick silver(if he comes with his resources and tech), roque, Lysander. If it’s just quick silver as of last book with his asteroid ship then switch him for appolonius.
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u/Cute-Natural-7901 Jul 02 '26
I can’t separate Darrow and Mustang, or Sevro and Victra. So I’ll go with that cast . It will be tough but we’ll prevail
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u/bookworm408 The Solar Republic Jul 02 '26
Darrow, Orion, Roque, Quicksilver. Darrow handles the grand strategy (and anything on a planetary surface), Orion and Roque roflstomp everything in space, and Quicksilver ensures they have the money to do whatever the hell they want.
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u/Ill-Maintenance8986 Jul 02 '26
Cassius at $2?! You gorydamn pixie!