Part of the Events Series:

Event Calendar: Every event cycle (Start Here).

How to Increase Power Fast: What the event scores.

Speedups Guide: The resource it consumes.

Quick Answer

Zenith of Power is a power-growth race run across your whole continent, not just your kingdom, and it appears roughly every three months. You compete on power gained, and the headline prize is an exclusive city skin carrying +20% infantry attack. The top 20 keep the skin permanently; the top 100 get a temporary version lasting 15–30 days. Legendary commander sculptures and equipment material choice chests round out the rewards.

A Genuinely Different Scale

Most events pit you against your kingdom. Zenith of Power pits you against every kingdom on your continent, which changes the maths entirely — the top 20 of a continent is a serious achievement and effectively spender territory.

That does not make it pointless for everyone else. The milestone rewards along the way — sculptures and equipment materials — are collectable without ranking, and they are worth showing up for even if the leaderboard is out of reach.

The City Skin Is a Real Buff

Worth stressing, because cosmetics in this game usually are cosmetic: this skin carries +20% infantry attack. That is a substantial permanent combat bonus for an infantry account, and it is the reason serious infantry players build their quarter around this event.

If you run cavalry or archers, weigh that honestly — see troop types and counters. A +20% infantry buff on an archer account is a trophy, not an upgrade.

How to Prepare

This is a hoarding event, and preparation starts weeks out:

Bank speedups. All types. Power gained is the score, and speedups are how you convert queued work into scored power — see the speedups guide.
Queue expensive work without starting it. A large City Hall upgrade, a long Academy research. Start them when the event opens.
Bank resources for troop training, since training converts resources into power directly.
Hold sculptures and tomes if commander power counts in your run.

The same discipline as Mightiest Governor: the event does not reward progress, it rewards concentrated progress.

The KvK Connection

Zenith of Power lands as a natural pre-KvK push. The power you build chasing rankings is the same power you take into the season — research, buildings and troops that stay useful long after the leaderboard resets.

That is the honest case for participating even without ranking ambitions: you were going to grow anyway, and this pays you for doing it on schedule.

Should You Chase the Ranking?

Top 20 continent-wide: only if you spend seriously. Be realistic.

Top 100: achievable for a strong, well-prepared account with a big speedup bank, and worth a temporary skin.

Everyone else: collect the milestone rewards, time your growth to the window, and treat the leaderboard as someone else's competition.

FAQ

What is Zenith of Power in Rise of Kingdoms?

A continent-wide power-growth competition that runs roughly every three months, rewarding an exclusive city skin and progression items.

What does the Zenith of Power city skin do?

It grants +20% infantry attack — a genuine combat buff rather than a cosmetic.

Who keeps the city skin permanently?

The top 20 ranked players. The top 100 receive a temporary version lasting 15–30 days.

How often does Zenith of Power run?

Approximately every three months.

How do I prepare for Zenith of Power?

Bank speedups and resources, queue expensive upgrades and research without starting them, then dump everything once the event opens.

Key Takeaways

Continent-wide, not kingdom-wide. The competition is much larger than usual.
The city skin carries +20% infantry attack — a real buff.
Top 20 keep it permanently; top 100 get 15–30 days.
Roughly quarterly, and a natural pre-KvK power push.
Hoard speedups and pre-queue the expensive work.

Rise of Kingdoms Zenith of Power Guide: City Skin and Rankings