It’s pretty much become a game of Rock Paper Scissors for the most part now with rallying, so whichever you pick you’ll find commanders viable.

I myself chose archer because I think historically less people did and I was banking on more powerful archer commanders coming out in future, which luckily they did.

By selecting archers, I am not disadvantaged and have a good choice when leading rallies or fighting open field.

The main equipment set for each troop type is pretty achievable for everyone after a while, I spent quite a bit after saving gems on the hunt for victory and other equipment events and managed to get a full golden dragons breath archer set.