1. ER:
Very formidable opponent for any alliance wishing to destroy them. They are well organized, cohesive, and aggressive. They recently absorbed some big hitters from Reborn, when they merged with Hired Guns. That was a huge gain for ER, the players they absorbed, although considered arrogant by some individuals *cough*PosiedonsTrident*cough*. However, they are are advanced and experienced players. ER is looking very promising for the win, and are looking hopeful for beating NWS, because of TCB, not being as aggressive as NWS.
2. NorthWestShield:
Extremely cohesive, they are active, and dangerous. Although they much smaller in comparison to ER. They are definitely a challenging opponent. They have a firm leadership Roll (people who play, will get) in their alliance, and should not be overlooked. Will definitely be a bit of a problem for ER.
3. TCB (The Coming Boot):
Were very closely knit with NorthWestShield, but when the Colossus Federation was broken apart, this alliance got the short straw in my opinion. They always were slightly lower than NorthWestShield, but lately, there has been some slippage in active players. Still a dangerous alliance nonetheless, if they can transform to be as cohesive as NWS, they can easily escalate up the ranks, and become THE factor in the war against ER. What they do, decides who will be on top.
4. Guns Reborn: A total joke in my opinion, Reborn never should have given up their alliance. The whole reason this alliance was created, was because the leaders of Reborn, saw the #1 symbol next to ER, and said " I got to get me some of that". So the leaders leave their now destroyed alliance to Achilles Aurelius V, not powerful in terms of points, but respectable and powerful. This caused a hidden nightmare for NWS, most player in NWS have no idea what this means for them. ER, now has #2's top leaders in their alliance, who are on the other side of the map, just surrounding NWS, waiting.
NWS Death Shield: Basically an academy for NWS, but way too late in the game to make a difference, should make no difference in the fight, besides giving ER some pride when they take a "NWS city".
*DKBT*: Now totally destroyed by NWS, TCB, and ER. Only have Anterrabae, who just came out of 48 day VM and was ripped to shreds by a pack of rabid wolves. He managed to lose 21 cities in 11 days, pretty impressive in my opinion.