WC4 Vote Skills Guide — Full 2026 Reference

Vote skills in two minutes

Every WC4 general has 3 to 5 skill slots. Most players miss what the game actually differentiates: there are two types of skills that do not follow the same rules.

Training skills are tied to the premium sword/sceptre tier. You get them by spending swords and sceptres on the general's training page. They are permanent — once unlocked they stay. Prestige generals often carry very strong training skills (improved crit, +20% damage, +3 star ceiling).

Replaceable skills are the native skills the game assigns to the general. These you can change with medals through the vote system. That is what the French community calls "voting a skill." A replaceable slot costs roughly 200 medals to refresh, and you re-roll from a pool of skills specific to the general's role.

This guide explains which skills to re-roll, in what order, and which to keep no matter what.

Training vs replaceable skills

The distinction is fundamental. You cannot "vote out" a training skill: it cost you premium resources and it stays. Voting out a native replaceable skill is free on resources but costs medals and a dose of luck — the roll is semi-random weighted by the general's category.

When you click a native skill, the game shows a "Change" or "Refresh" button and the medal cost. If the button is absent, the skill is locked: either a signature or a training skill.

How voting works mechanically

The vote roll is not pure RNG. It follows three rules:

1. The pool depends on the general's category. An infantry general never rolls in the armor pool. A balanced general rolls in a hybrid pool with all categories but weighted toward infantry and artillery.
2. Skills already present are excluded from the roll. You will not see the same skill twice in the same voting session — as long as you do not leave the screen.
3. Rarity matters. Skills marked "★★★" in-game (Blitz, Ambush, Commander Elite) have roughly a 5 to 8% roll chance. Expect 12 to 18 votes on average to hit one.

What does it cost in practice? Rolling 12 times at 200 medals = 2,400 medals for a rare skill. Comparable to what it takes to raise a general from 6 to 8 stars — so voting deserves planning, not blind play.

Top 5 skills by general type

Offensive infantry {#top5-infantry}

Armor {#top5-armor}

Long-range artillery {#top5-artillery}

Navy {#top5-navy}

Air {#top5-air}

City defense (any type) {#top5-defense}

Vote priority order

A general who has not received a priority skill on his first three native slots is worth refreshing. Order:

1. First lock in the leadership skill (Armor Leader, Infantry Leader, Artillery Leader, etc.). Without it, your general loses 15 to 25% of raw performance.
2. Then hunt for the signature skill by role (Penetration for armor, Long Range for artillery, Fighter Ace for air).
3. Finally, pick up the utility skill that completes the kit (Blitz, Ambush, Rapid Deploy).
4. Slots 4 and 5 (if your general has them) can stay on secondary skills. The vote effort to fill them usually exceeds the gain.

Common mistakes

Voting before hitting 10 stars. As long as your general is below 10 stars, medals return more in training than in voting. Climb first.

Rolling without a cap. Set a ceiling: if you spend more than 4,000 medals on a single slot, move on. The game does not raise rare-skill probabilities.

Missing the exclusion rule. Every roll excludes the currently equipped skill. If you roll a mediocre one, do not leave the screen — re-roll immediately, you will not see the same skill twice.

Forgetting balanced generals roll a mixed pool. A balanced general can roll an armor or artillery skill. That is a feature, not a bug — do not mistake it for an error.

How to plan your vote medal spend

For a tier A general (Bradley, Model, Kesselring), a reasonable plan over a month of active play:

1. 5,000 medals reserved for voting.
2. Lock in the leadership skill on slot 1 — target ~1,500 medals.
3. Aim for a signature skill on slot 2 — budget 2,500 medals.
4. Keep 1,000 medals of buffer for a re-roll on a third slot if the general has 4 slots.

After three months, a tier A general can carry a skill kit comparable to an un-voted tier S. That is where the difference is made in WC4: voted skills turn a tier A into a pseudo-tier S.

Going further

This guide sits in a cluster with three other pages on the wiki. The medal farming guide explains where the medals you will spend here come from. The generals tier list tells you which generals deserve vote investment first. The top 10 premium generals guide covers the other half of the problem: training skills you cannot vote for.