Comparison · checked on September 24, 2026
Dragonfire Lab alternative: the AI plays the battles
Looking for Dragonfire Lab? Here is a factual comparison with Buffer Companion, the Game of Thrones: Dragonfire army optimizer whose AI plays out the battles instead of estimating them.
Dragonfire Lab at a glance
Dragonfire Lab is an English-language tool that gives an explainable "formation rating" and searches for the formation that maximizes that rating. It states itself that this rating is not a combat simulator.
« Formation Rating is unofficial and explainable, not a combat simulator or a guarantee of the best possible formation. »Dragonfire Lab and Buffer Companion, side by side
| Dragonfire Lab | Buffer Companion | |
|---|---|---|
| How an army is judged | Estimated score (scoring grid) | The AI plays the battles, round by round |
| Meleys | Not when checked | Yes |
| Commanders (new season) | Not when checked | Yes |
| Rating a hand-made army | No | Yes, free: the AI plays out your army's battles |
| Languages | EN | 10 languages |
| Price | Free | Free to browse and rate · full optimizer: Season Pass |
| Account | — | No account to rate · free account to keep everything |
What Buffer Companion adds
- An AI that plays the battles round by round with the game's rules, checked against 537 real battles recorded in the game.
- Your 5 best armies worked out on YOUR account: levels, stars, habits, heirlooms and upgrades.
- Every army judged against the beast of your level and in duels against 36 real player armies.
- Up to date with the game: Meleys, commanders and the new season, in 10 languages.
- Rating your own armies, free and without an account.
Comparison made on September 24, 2026 from Dragonfire Lab's public pages, which may change. Buffer Companion is not affiliated with Dragonfire Lab. All trademarks belong to their owners.