Characters & Builds

Explore the definitive guide to Characters & Builds in Command & Conquer Remastered Collection. Learn unit strategies, faction strengths, and optimal build orders for victory.

This page is for the original 1995 game. For the 2020 remastered version, see Command & Conquer Remastered Collection.

The Command & Conquer Remastered Collection features iconic units and factions from the original Command & Conquer and its expansion, The Covert Operations. While the game focuses on real-time strategy rather than individual character builds in the RPG sense, understanding the strengths and weaknesses of each unit and how to best utilize them in various build orders is crucial for success.

This guide will cover the core units available to the Global Defense Initiative (GDI) and the Brotherhood of Nod, detailing their roles, combat effectiveness, and strategic deployment. Mastering these elements will allow players to construct effective armies and counter enemy strategies.

Global Defense Initiative (GDI)

• Infantry: Riflemen, Engineers, Medics, Zone Troopers, Commandos. Each has a specific role from basic combat to support and special operations.
• Vehicles: Light Tank, Medium Tank, Mammoth Tank, Mobile Artillery, Harvester, APC. These form the backbone of GDI's ground forces, offering a range of offensive and defensive capabilities.
• Aircraft: Chinook, Orca. Air power provides crucial support and reconnaissance.

Brotherhood of Nod

• Infantry: Militants, Engineers, Flame Tanks, Kane's Commandos. Nod's infantry often relies on specialized roles and surprise tactics.
• Vehicles: Attack Buggy, Scorpion Tank, Mammoth Tank, Mobile Artillery, Harvester, APC. Nod's vehicles are often faster and more aggressive, with unique unit compositions.
• Aircraft: Transport Helicopter, Orca. Similar to GDI, air units offer tactical advantages.

Build Order Strategies:

• Early Game: Focus on establishing a base, gathering resources with Harvesters, and producing basic combat units to defend against initial assaults.
• Mid Game: Expand your base, research advanced units and structures, and begin to probe enemy defenses with a balanced force.
• Late Game: Deploy powerful units like Mammoth Tanks and specialized units, utilizing combined arms tactics to overwhelm the opponent.

Understanding unit counters (e.g., anti-infantry vs. tanks, anti-air vs. aircraft) is key to developing effective build orders and army compositions.