Morningstar in Command An Army: The Mace Evolution Endpoint

What Morningstar Is

Morningstar is the evolved form of Mace — and that framing matters, because early reads of Update 3 misidentified it as a brand-new weapon-tier unit. It is not a separate banner pull: it is the 4-star endpoint of the Mace chain, added by Update 3, the Mongol update that went live October 3, 2026.

Before Update 3, Mace was an evolution dead end: an S-tier unit with nowhere to go. The patch changed that, and it changes how the evolution guide ranks its routes — Mace is no longer just a cheap 3-star S-tier hold, it is the start of a 4-star project.

Why the Mace Chain Matters

The Mace chain is the only documented evolution whose starting point is already S tier. That gives it a different value profile from the five launch chains:

Mace itself is the quiet overperformer of the roster: 3 stars for a unit with no obvious stat weakness and genuine value against shield-heavy compositions, S tier in two of the three dated guides checked. Evolving an already-S-tier unit is the strongest documented argument for spending Mastery time — the tier list records exactly where Mace sits before the chain starts.

What Is Not Confirmed

The chain’s endpoint and star level are reported; almost nothing else is:

• The requirement. The older documented lines evolve at level 20 at an evolve station, per player reports — but no source has published whether Mace-to-Morningstar uses the same threshold, a higher one, or a different cost entirely.
• The stats. No Morningstar stat card exists anywhere. Its combat value at 4 stars is unverified.
• The tier placement. No dated third-party guide has ranked Morningstar. It does not appear in the current tier table — the Update 3 overview tracks what shipped instead.

What Should I Read Next?

The evolution guide covers all documented chains side by side, the complete roster records Mace’s pre-chain profile, and the spear line got the same Update 3 treatment — the Phalangite endpoint extends Pikeman the way Morningstar extends Mace. Fund the Mastery grind with the active codes while the requirement details stay unconfirmed.

Sources

Mace → Morningstar chain and star level: All Things How’s October 4, 2026 report of the Update 3 patch notes (posted in the game Discord October 3), preserved with sourcing caveats in the Update 3 guide. Mace tier placement and strengths: the unit tier list. Requirement details: unreported anywhere — confirm in the live client.