Part of the Progression Series:

Rise of Kingdoms Beginner Guide: The full roadmap (Start Here).

F2P Guide: Where spending actually matters.

How to Get Gems: Funding VIP without a card.

Quick Answer

VIP level is driven by VIP points, from the free daily VIP chest and VIP-point items in the shop, packs and events. The milestone that matters most is VIP 6 — a permanent second builder, which is the single best reason to push VIP at all. After that, VIP 10, 12 and 14 grant one, two and three free legendary sculptures per day respectively. VIP does not give march queues — those come from City Hall.

Overview

VIP is one of the few systems in this game where the free path and the paid path use the same currency. You do not "buy VIP" — you accumulate VIP points, and buying is just a faster way to accumulate them. That makes VIP a genuinely good free progression track as long as you log in.

Two things to understand up front:

VIP level is permanent. Once you reach a level, you keep it.
VIP status (the active timer) is separate. Activating VIP gives temporary daily bonuses on top of your permanent level. The free daily chest keeps this ticking.

How to Get VIP Points Free

The free daily VIP chest. Open it every single day. This is the entire free VIP economy and skipping days is the only real way to fall behind.
Daily objectives and event rewards frequently include VIP point items.
Alliance gifts occasionally contain them.
Gift codes sometimes include VIP points during anniversaries and livestream drops.

The free path is slow but it never stops. A governor who opens the chest daily for a year is several VIP levels ahead of one who logs in sporadically.

What VIP Levels Actually Give You

Rather than reciting a table that changes with balance patches, here is what matters in the order you feel it:

VIP 1–5 Small production and gathering bonuses, better daily rewards. Cheap, worth having, and they arrive on their own if you open the chest daily.

VIP 6 — the one that matters A permanent second builder. Two construction queues instead of one, forever. If you buy VIP points at any point in your account's life, buy them to reach VIP 6. Before this, a second builder costs you a consumable Builder Recruitment item every two days; after it, you stop thinking about it entirely.

VIP 10 / 12 / 14 — free legendary sculptures

VIP 10: one free legendary sculpture per day.
VIP 12: two per day, plus roughly +5% attack and defence.
VIP 14: three per day.

Given that sculptures are the hard bottleneck on every account, a daily legendary sculpture is a genuinely large long-term bonus — but reaching VIP 10+ free takes a very long time.

Above VIP 14 Progressively larger stat and production bonuses with aggressively scaling point costs. Spender territory, and not competitive per dollar with event packs or the monthly gem supply.

The in-game VIP screen lists the exact perk table for your version — check it before committing, because Lilith adjusts rewards over time.

The VIP Shop

Your VIP level unlocks the VIP shop, which sells items for gems. The useful purchases are the ones that convert gems into permanent progress:

Commander sculptures for whichever commander you are building — see best epic commanders.
Speedups when you are pushing a specific milestone.
Resource items when you are short for a City Hall upgrade.

The shop refreshes, so it rewards checking in rather than dumping gems in one visit. What to skip: anything you would not have wanted at full price. A discount on something useless is still a waste of gems.

Is VIP Worth It?

Free VIP: unambiguously yes. Open the chest, take the levels, they cost nothing but a tap.

Paid VIP: buy to VIP 6, then stop and reassess. The permanent second builder is the best value in the entire VIP track, and it compounds for the rest of your account's life. Past VIP 6, the next genuinely exciting milestone is VIP 10's free daily legendary sculpture — a long way up, and a decision only a committed spender should make.

Chasing VIP for the stats: no. The stat bonuses are small relative to what equal spending on commanders or research would buy.

FAQ

How do I get VIP points in Rise of Kingdoms?

Open the free daily VIP chest, complete daily objectives, and collect VIP point items from events and packs. There is no other meaningful free source, which is why the daily chest matters so much.

How much does VIP 6 cost?

It depends on how many free points you have banked, because paid bundles only top up the gap. Check your VIP screen for the exact remaining points and price only that gap. Whatever it costs, VIP 6 is the milestone worth paying for — a permanent second builder is the best purchase in the VIP track.

Does VIP give extra march slots?

No. This is a common misconception. March queues unlock at City Hall 5, 11, 17 and 22. VIP gives builders, sculptures, stats and quality of life — not queues.

Does VIP level reset?

No. VIP level is permanent. The temporary VIP status timer is what runs out, and the free daily chest keeps it active.

Is VIP better than buying commander sculptures?

For a low spender, the two are close. Sculptures raise skill levels, which decide fights. But VIP 6's permanent second builder compounds across your entire account life, and VIP 10+ hands you free legendary sculptures daily. Buy to VIP 6, then put money into sculptures.

Key Takeaways

Open the free VIP chest daily. It is the whole free VIP economy.
VIP level is permanent; VIP status is a timer.
VIP 6 = permanent second builder. That is the milestone worth targeting.
VIP 10/12/14 give one, two and three free legendary sculptures per day.
VIP does not give march queues — City Hall 5, 11, 17 and 22 do.
Use the VIP shop for sculptures and speedups, not for whatever happens to be discounted.

Rise of Kingdoms VIP Levels: VIP Points, Perks, and Where to Stop