Part of the Mechanics Series:

Mechanics Hub: Map and march rules (Start Here).

Resources Guide: Where the resources go.

Best Gathering Commanders: The commanders a farm needs.

Quick Answer

A farm account is a second account whose only job is to gather resources and send them to your main. Set it up in the same kingdom, join the same alliance, keep it small and unthreatening, put every march on a resource node, and send resources to your main through the Trading Post — which unlocks at City Hall 12 and is the building that makes the whole thing work. It is the most effective non-spending accelerator in the game.

Overview

Every established account you see growing suspiciously fast is either spending or running farms. Farms are normal, widely used, and the standard answer to the mid-game resource wall — the point where City Hall upgrades and T5 research demand more resources than one account can gather.

The trade-off is real: a farm is another account to log into daily. Most players find one or two manageable and anything beyond that a chore.

Setting One Up

1. Create the account with a separate login (a second Google, Apple or Facebook account, or a Lilith account). Keep the credentials somewhere safe — an unlinked farm is a farm you will eventually lose.

2. Get it into your kingdom. Use the Beginner's Teleport while the account is under City Hall 8 and within roughly 10 days of creation. This window is short and unforgiving — a farm stuck in the wrong kingdom is useless, and once the window closes you are paying passport pages to fix it.

3. Join your alliance or a dedicated farm alliance, and teleport into territory where gathering is safe.

4. Build the minimum. A farm needs:

City Hall 12 for the Trading Post — this is non-negotiable, it is how resources leave the account.
City Hall high enough for extra march queues (they arrive at City Hall 5, 11, 17 and 22).
Trading Post levelled to 15+ to cut the transfer tax.
Academy research for gathering speed and march capacity.
Enough troops to fill gathering marches. Nothing more.

5. Build gathering commanders. Cheap, talent-focused, no skill investment needed — see best gathering commanders.

Moving Resources to Your Main

Transfers run through the Trading Post, which unlocks at City Hall 12. The sender starts the transfer — there is no "request first" step, whatever other guides claim:

Open the Trading Post on the farm account.
Pick the alliance member to send to.
Send. A trader march leaves your farm, travels to the target city, and returns — it occupies a march queue in both directions.

The details that decide how useful your farm is:

Both accounts must be in the same alliance.
Transport capacity scales with Trading Post level. A low-level Trading Post moves trivial amounts.
A tax is deducted in transit — around 35% at Trading Post level 1, falling as you upgrade. This is the single biggest argument for levelling the building: get your farm to Trading Post 15 or higher and the tax stops hurting.
A daily transfer cap applies (community reports put it around 10M per resource per day). Worth confirming on your own accounts before you plan around it.
Travel time is real. Keep your farm near your main and the round trip stays short.

If you cannot send resources, it is almost always because the accounts are not in the same alliance, or the Trading Post is not built yet.

Keeping a Farm Alive

Farms are attractive targets — small, resource-rich and usually undefended:

Stay inside alliance territory. Always.
Keep power low. A farm that looks like a real account attracts real attacks.
Do not stockpile above the protected cap. Send resources to your main regularly rather than hoarding them where they can be looted.
Do not fight with it. A farm has no business in a rally.
Shelter during wars. Losing farm troops means losing gathering capacity, which is the whole point of the account.

Rules and Common Sense

Running a second account is normal and widely done. Two boundaries worth respecting:

Do not automate it. Bots and auto-farming scripts are against the terms of service and get accounts banned — see mod APKs, bots and bans. Manual farms are fine; scripted ones are not.
Do not use farms to abuse events. Kill-point farming with your own alts during KvK is the kind of thing alliances and support both take a dim view of.

Is It Worth It?

Yes if: you are hitting the mid-game resource wall, you play daily anyway, and adding ten minutes to your routine is acceptable.

No if: you are still under City Hall 15 on your main. A farm costs attention that would grow your main faster at that stage. Build the main first — see the beginner roadmap.

FAQ

How do I make a farm account in Rise of Kingdoms?

Create a second account with its own login, use Beginner's Immigration to move it into your kingdom while it is new, join your alliance, and build only gathering capacity.

How do I transfer resources from a farm account?

Through the Trading Post, which unlocks at City Hall 12. The sending account initiates it and a trader march carries the resources. Both accounts must be in the same alliance.

Why can't I send resources?

No Trading Post yet (City Hall 12), or the accounts are not in the same alliance. Those two cover almost every case.

How much does the Trading Post tax?

Around 35% at level 1, falling as you upgrade. Push a working farm to Trading Post 15+ — the difference in what actually arrives is substantial.

Is running a farm account against the rules?

Running additional accounts manually is normal and widespread. Automating them with bots is not — that is what gets accounts banned.

How many farms should I run?

One or two is manageable for most people. Beyond that the daily maintenance stops being worth it.

Do farms need commanders?

Only gathering commanders, and only their talents. No sculptures required.

Key Takeaways

A farm exists to gather and send. Nothing else.
Use Beginner's Immigration immediately — the window closes fast.
Transfers run through the Trading Post (City Hall 12), sender-initiated, taxed by Trading Post level.
Get the farm's Trading Post to 15+ or most of the value evaporates in tax.
Keep power low, stay in territory, never fight with it.
Manual farms are fine; automation gets you banned.

Rise of Kingdoms Farm Accounts: How to Set One Up and Move Resources