Retainers are obtained by a variety of methods, the following are the most common ways
- Completing the main quest
- Promoting to the next official rank
- Reward from events, in-game or from Social Media (Discord/Facebook/Instagram)
- Redeemed by using tokens acquired from event
- Gold Purchase Bonus
- VIP Levels
Specialized Retainers[]
These retainers do not have any confidants as they are boosted by specific auras. For more information on them, please visit the individual retainers section.
Beginner Recommendations[]
The very basic build blueprint for scroll and item usage would be as follows:
STR: Five Heroines
POL: Four Traitors
INT: Five Tiger Generals
CHAR: Legendary Brothers
Retainer & Condifant List[]
For individual details of either the retainer or confidant, please visit their respective pages.
| Retainer | Obtained | Specialty | Aptitude | Confidant | Initial Charm | Obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hua An | Default | Balanced | 8 | Xue Lingyun | 40 | Visiting |
| Xiao Jian | Default | STR | 10 | Li Linger | 40 | Visiting |
| Marco Polo | Default | INT | 10 | Kokochin | 40 | Visiting |
| Liu Yong | Default | POL | 10 | Su Xiaoxiao | 30 | Visiting |
| Zheng Xie | Default | CHAR | 10 | Xin Ning | 40 | Visiting |
| Hong Chengchou | Main Quest 15 | STR, INT | 13 | Chen Yuanyuan | 60 | Visiting |
| Roland | Main Quest 26 | STR, POL | 13 | Angelica | 60 | Visiting |
| Lin Zexu | Main Quest 73 | STR, CHAR | 13 | Liu Rushi | 60 | Visiting |
| Suo Ni | Main Quest 39 | INT, POL | 13 | Dong Xiaowan | 60 | Visiting |
| Nalan Mingzhu | Main Quest 51 | INT, CHAR | 13 | Shuang Er | 70 | Visiting |
| Zhou Peigong | Main Quest 62 | POL, CHAR | 13 | Xue Baochai | 60 | Visiting |
| Francis Bacon | 2nd Day Login Reward | INT, POL | 24 | Jane Austen | 100 | 7th Day Login Reward |
| Gan Jiang | Main Quest 86 | STR | 14 | Hwang Jini | 60 | Power |
| Zhang Heng | Main Quest 97 | INT | 14 | Zhu Yingtai | 100 | Power |
| Ouyang Xiu | Main Quest 110 | POL | 14 | Hua Jianxiu | 90 | Power |
| Su Shi | Main Quest 125 | CHAR | 14 | Wu Meiniang | 100 | Power |
| William Wallace | Rank P9 | STR | 12 | Isabella | 40 | Visiting |
| Fan Wencheng | Rank S8 | INT | 12 | Xu Yingying | 40 | Visiting |
| Li Wei | Rank P8 | POL | 12 | Hu Qingyang | 40 | Visiting |
| Leonardo da Vinci | Rank S7 | CHAR | 12 | Lisa del Giocondo | 60 | Visiting |
| Gao Jianli | Rank P7 | STR | 15 | Zhao Feiyan | 200 | Visiting |
| Dongfang Shuo | Rank S6 | INT | 15 | Zhao Hede | 300 | Visiting |
| Su Qin | Rank P6 | POL | 15 | Zhuo Wenjun | 300 | Visiting |
| Li Bai | Rank S5 | CHAR | 15 | Cai Wenji | 300 | Visiting |
| Li Guang | Rank P5 | STR | 16 | Wei Zifu | 300 | Visiting |
| Hu Xueyan | Rank S4 | INT | 16 | Li Qingzhao | 350 | Visiting |
| Zhang Tingyu | Rank P4 | POL | 16 | Hong Fu Nu | 350 | Visiting |
| Wang Xizhi | Rank S3 | CHAR | 16 | Chi Xuan | 500 | Visiting |
| Jing Ke | Rank P3 | STR | 20 | Nie Ying | 500 | Visiting |
| Sima Qian | Rank S2 | INT | 20 | Ban Jieyu | 500 | Visiting |
| Wang Anshi | Rank P2 | POL | 20 | Zhu Shuzhen | 500 | Visiting |
| Du Fu | Rank S1 | CHAR | 20 | Song Ruozhao | 500 | Visiting |
| Sun Wu | Rank P1 | STR | 45 | Qi Jiang | 500 | Visiting |
| Fan Li | Rank 1st Primary-Single Plume | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hannibal Barca | VIP 1 | STR, CHAR | 24 | Diao Chan | 100 | VIP 4 |
| Tokugawa Ieyasu | VIP 3 | Balanced | 24 | Xi Shi | 100 | VIP 2 |
| Wei Qing | VIP 5 | STR, INT | 28 | Yang Yuhuan | 1,000 | VIP 8 |
| Huo Qubing | VIP 7 | STR, CHAR | 30 | Wang Zhaojun | 500 | VIP 6 |
| Napoleon | VIP 9 | STR | 70 | Josephine | 2,000 | VIP 9 |
| Liu Bang | VIP 10 | STR, CHAR | 98 | Lu Zhi | 4,000 | VIP 10 |
| Sima Yi | VIP 11 | INT | 108 | Zhang Chunhua | 4,000 | VIP 11 |
| Temujin | VIP 12 | STR, POL | 118 | Borte | 6,000 | VIP 12 |
| Ying Zheng | VIP 13 | STR | 134 | Epang | 10,000 | VIP 13 |
| Mozi | VIP 14 | STR | 150 | Mao Qiang | 15,000 | VIP 14 |
| Laozi | VIP 15 | INT, CHAR | 166 | Xi Si | 20,000 | VIP 15 |
| Kongzi | VIP 16 | Balanced | 180 | Lady Xu Mu | 25,000 | VIP 16 |
| Du Kang | VIP 17 | POL | 194 | Nu Ai | 30,000 | VIP 17 |
| Lu Yu | VIP 18 | INT, CHAR | 209 | Li Jilan | 35,000 | VIP 18 |
| Hua Mulan | Five Heroines Token | STR | 17 | None - Aura Boosted | - | - |
| Mu Guiying | Five Heroines Token | STR | 17 | None - Aura Boosted | - | - |
| Qin Liangyu | Five Heroines Token | STR | 17 | None - Aura Boosted | - | - |
| Fan Lihua | Five Heroines Token | STR | 17 | None - Aura Boosted | - | - |
| Liang Hongyu | Five Heroines Token | STR | 17 | None - Aura Boosted | - | - |
| Qin Hui | Four Traitors Token | STR, POL | 18 | None - Aura Boosted | - | - |
| Zhao Gao | Four Traitors Token | STR, POL | 18 | None - Aura Boosted | - | - |
| Li Lianying | Four Traitors Token | STR, POL | 18 | None - Aura Boosted | - | - |
| Wei Zhongxian | Four Traitors Token | STR, POL | 18 | None - Aura Boosted | - | - |
| Song Jiang | Legendary Brothers Token | STR, CHAR | 28 | None - Aura Boosted | - | - |
| Wu Yong | Legendary Brothers Token | STR, CHAR | 28 | None - Aura Boosted | - | - |
| Lu Junyi | Legendary Brothers Token | STR, CHAR | 28 | None - Aura Boosted | - | - |
| Gongsun Sheng | Legendary Brothers Token | STR, CHAR | 28 | None - Aura Boosted | - | - |
| Lin Chong | Legendary Brothers Token | STR, CHAR | 28 | None - Aura Boosted | - | - |
| Guan Yu | Tiger Generals Token | STR, INT | 30 | None - Aura Boosted | - | - |
| Zhang Fei | Tiger Generals Token | STR, INT | 30 | None - Aura Boosted | - | - |
| Ma Chao | Tiger Generals Token | STR, INT | 30 | None - Aura Boosted | - | - |
| Huang Zhong | Tiger Generals Token | STR, INT | 30 | None - Aura Boosted | - | - |
| Zhao Yun | Tiger Generals Token | STR, INT | 30 | None - Aura Boosted | - | - |
| General Fa Qiu | Imperial Tomb Event | STR | 30 | None - Aura Boosted | - | - |
| Galdan | Event | STR | 26 | None - Aura Boosted | - | - |
| Liu Bei | Event | STR, CHAR | 28 | Sun Shangxiang | ? | Event |
| Hattori Hanzo | Event | STR | 24 | Momonogi | ? | Event |
| Yua Mikami | Event | STR, CHAR | 24 | Yua Mikami | ? | Event |
| Mark Anthony | Event | STR, POL | 30 | Cleopatra VII | ? | Event |
| Oboi | Unknown | ?? | ?? | Unknown | - | Unknown |
| Zhang Weijan | Unknown | ?? | ?? | Unknown | - | Unknown |
| Master Bao | Unknown | ?? | ?? | Unknown | - | Unknown |
| He Shen | Unknown | ?? | ?? | Unknown | - | Unknown |