Best of Mounted PvP General
* Click here to see a ranking of recommended Assistants (Mounted PvP).
Note: With the implementation of Star Level 10, the entire page is being revamped in stages.
So the ranking will fluctuate frequently for a while.
Also, the overall format is not yet consistent.
Sections being modernized: B-1
7/28/2022 – Completely revamped Section B-1 and added table of listing. / Added Zhao Yun. / Hannibal to star level 10.
6/29/2022 add – George A. Custer / Update some generals to buff values at star level 10 (Roland, Martinus, Prince Eugene)
6/22/2022 – Added Prince Eugene / Add a overall rating section for “If you pay a lot of money”
4/22/2022 – Added Lysander
3/10/2022 – Added Bertrand du Guesclin
1/27/2022 – Added a new general to the “pay no money” section, now newly available in the tavern (Roberto Guisgard).
12/31/2021 – Added Maximilian I
11/4/2021– For ver4 update, Martinus & Ulysses’ requirement changed “pasture dragon” to “any dragon”.
9/23/2021 – Added Gaius Octavius
9/13/2021 – Added generals that are now available in relics in “pay no money” section.
9/3/2021 – added Rankings for Reinforcements.
8/4/2021 – Changed the assumptions of the “pay no money” case / Changed all generals’ stats when using Lv4 skillbook / Added Cyrus, Yue Fei
The following rankings are based on my personal opinion when the troop formation is specialized in Mounted Troop.
Example of troop formation – more than 90% mounted troops / less than 10% other troops / all troops are layered
Assumptions
Evaluation Criteria
For mounted troops, attack, HP, defense, and march size are all important by their nature.
(At the end of the game, ground generals with monstrous attack buffs are not uncommon, and ground troop attacks have few means of debuffing. Thus, HP and defense cannot be taken lightly.)
Therefore, generals with high values in these 4 areas are ranked higher
Also, if these values are close, the difference in buffs due to stats is taken into account.
Two types of rankings
Some generals are very difficult to obtain without paying for them.
In addition, the performance of each general varies greatly depending on whether or not they can maximize their 4 specialties.
And it is difficult to maximize all 4 unless you are heavily charged. (Reference: Specialty Guide)
Therefore, the ranking is divided into the case of no charge and the case of heavy charge.
If you pay no money
- General – Only available in the Tavern / Great General Chest / Relics.
- Specialty – Only the 3 left are considered.
- Awakened skill – Not considered.
If you pay a lot of money
- General – All
- Specialty – Maximize all 4.
- Awakened skill – considered All.
Other
Stats Format : Leadership / Attack / Defense / Politics
A) If you pay no money
Assumptions
- General – Only generals available in the Tavern / Great General Chest / Relics.
- Specialty – Only the 3 left are considered. (Reference: Specialty Guide)
- Awakened skill – Not considered.
The ranking is as follows.
Overall Rating – In case of no payment, Roland, Martinus, Li Jing, Hannibal are recommended.
1. Roland
- Skill – Mounted Attack +30%, Defense+15%, HP+15% (all when attacking)
- Specialties (ONLY 3) – Mounted Attack +30% (when attacking), HP +10%, Defense +20%, Ground Attack +10% (when attacking), March Size +6%
- Base Stats – 105 / 118 / 117 / 100
- Stats Increases – 8.55 / 8.91 / 9.05 / 8.35
Example of adding a skillbook Lv4
- Mounted Attack +85% (add)
- Mounted HP +25%
- Mounted Defense +35%
- March Size +18% (add)
- Mounted Speed +20% (add)
2. Martinus
- Skill – Mounted Attack +40% (Requires any dragon)
- Specialties (ONLY 3) – Mounted Attack +40% (when attaking), HP+20%, Defense +10%, March Speed +10%
- Base Stats – 114 / 120 / 115 / 100
- Stats Increases – 9.24 / 8.85 / 8.65 / 8.05
Example of adding a skillbook Lv4
- Mounted Attack +80% (can’t add)
- Mounted HP +45% (add)
- Mounted Defense +10%
- March Size +12% (add)
- Mounted Speed +20% (add)
3. Li Jing
- Skill – Mounted Attack +35%
- Specialties (ONLY 3) – Mounted Attack +40% (when attaking), HP+10%, Defense +20%, March Speed +10%
- Base Stats – 109 / 117 / 107 / 102
- Stats Increases – 8.98 / 8.65 / 8.58 / 8.44
Example of adding a skillbook Lv4
- Mounted Attack +75% (can’t add)
- Mounted HP +35% (add)
- Mounted Defense +20%
- March Size +12% (add)
- Mounted Speed +20% (add)
4. Hannibal
- Skill – Mounted Attack +35% (when attacking), Ground Attack +15% (when attacking)
- Specialties (ONLY 3) – Mounted Attack +30%, HP +20% , Defense +10%, Ground Attack +10%
- Base Stats – 120 / 115 / 108 / 95
- Stats Increases – 9.15 / 8.75 / 8.59 / 8.29
Example of adding a skillbook Lv4
- Mounted Attack +90% (add)
- Mounted HP +20%
- Mounted Defense +10%
- March Size +12% (add)
- Mounted Speed +20% (add)
5. Roberto Guisgard
- Skill – Mounted Attack +25%, Enemy Ground & Mounted Defense -15%
- Specialties (ONLY 3) – Mounted Attack +30% (when attaking), HP+20%, Defense+10%, Ground Attack +10% (when attacking), March Size +6%
- Base Stats – 112 / 109 / 108 / 106
- Stats Increases – 9.03 / 8.82 / 8.69 / 8.46
Example of adding a skillbook Lv4
- Mounted Attack +55% (can’t add)
- Mounted HP +45% (add)
- Mounted Defense +10%
- March Size +18% (add)
- Mounted Speed +20% (add)
Although its attack is not high, I ranked it in this order based on the overall consideration of its other stats.
6. Yue Fei
- Skill – Mounted Attack +25%, HP+10% (both when attacking), Ground Attack +25%, HP+10% (both when attacking)
- Specialties (ONLY 3) – Mounted Attack +20% (when attaking), HP+10%, Ground Attack +10% (when attacking), All Troop Attack +6%, March Size +6%
- Base Stats – 118 / 113 / 115 / 95
- Stats Increases – 9.08 / 8.74 / 9.03 / 8.26
Example of adding a skillbook Lv4
- Mounted Attack +76% (add)
- Mounted HP +20%
- Mounted Defense +0%
- March Size +18% (add)
- Mounted Speed +20% (add)
7. Takeda Shingen
- Skill – Mounted Attack +20%, Ground Attack +20%
- Specialties (ONLY 3) – Mounted Attack +20%, HP+10%, Ground Attack +10%, All Troop Attack +6%
- Base Stats – 106 / 114 / 113 / 105
- Stats Increases – 9.11 / 8.35 / 8.41 / 8.63
Example of adding a skillbook Lv4
- Mounted Attack +71% (add)
- Mounted HP +10%
- Mounted Defense +0%
- March Size +12% (add)
- Mounted Speed +20% (add)
8. Wei Qing
- Skill – Mounted Attack +15%, Ranged Attack +15%, Enemy Ground Attack -15%, Enemy Mounted Attack -15%
- Specialties (ONLY 3) – Mounted Attack +20% (when attaking), HP+10%, Ground Attack +10% (when attacking), All Troop Attack +6%, March Size +6%
- Base Stats – 113 / 107 / 110 / 103
- Stats Increases – 9.16 / 8.41 / 8.96 / 8.27
Example of adding a skillbook Lv4
- Mounted Attack +66% (add)
- Mounted HP +10%
- Mounted Defense +0%
- March Size +18% (add)
- Mounted Speed +20% (add)
9. Ulysses S. Grant
- Skill – Siege & Mounted Attack +30% (Requires any dragon)
- Specialties (ONLY 3) – Siege Attack +20%, HP+20%, Defense+10%, Mounted Attack +10% (when attaking), Ground Attack +10% (when attacking), March Size +6%
- Base Stats – 114 / 120 / 115 / 100
- Stats Increases – 8.79 / 8.80 / 8.95 / 8.25
Example of adding a skillbook Lv4
- Mounted Attack +65% (add)
- Mounted HP +0%
- Mounted Defense +0%
- March Size +18% (add)
- Mounted Speed +20% (add)
10. Washinton
- Skill – Mounted Attack +35%
- Specialties (ONLY 3) – Mounted Attack +30%, HP+10%, Defense+20%, Ground Attack +10%
- Base Stats – 105 / 104 / 103 / 101
- Stats Increases – 8.41 / 7.59 / 7.69 / 8.05
Example of adding a skillbook Lv4
- Mounted Attack +65% (can’t add)
- Mounted HP +35%
- Mounted Defense +20%
- March Size +12% (add)
- Mounted Speed +20% (add)
Special Note – The buffs as a whole are not bad, but the status increase is low.
11. Honda Tadakatsu
- Skill – Mounted Attack +15%, Enemy Ground HP -15%, Enemy Mounted HP -15%
- Specialties (ONLY 3) – Mounted Attack +20%, HP+20%, Defense+10%, Enemy Troop Defense -10%
- Base Stats – 105 / 109 / 112 / 96
- Stats Increases – 8.45 / 8.33 / 8.81 / 8.28
Example of adding a skillbook Lv4
- Mounted Attack +60% (add)
- Mounted HP +20%
- Mounted Defense +10%
- March Size +12% (add)
- Mounted Speed +20% (add)
12. Barbarossa
- Skill – Mounted Attack +15% (when attacking), March Size +10%
- Specialties (ONLY 3) – Mounted Attack +20% (when attacking), HP+10%, Ground Attack +10% (when attacking), March Size +6%, Enemy Wounded into Death +10% (when attacking)
- Base Stats – 115 / 107 / 109 / 112
- Stats Increases – 9.15 / 8.43 / 8.47 / 8.63
Example of adding a skillbook Lv4
- Mounted Attack +60% (add)
- Mounted HP +10%
- Mounted Defense +0%
- March Size +18% (add) NOTE – can’t use Lv1-3
- Mounted Speed +20% (add)
13. Khalid
- Skill – Mounted Attack +20%, Siege Attack +20%
- Specialties (ONLY 3) – Siege Attack +30%, HP+20%, Defense+10%, Ranged Attack +10%
- Base Stats – 114 / 112 / 109 / 113
- Stats Increases – 9.35 / 8.55 / 8.19 / 8.45
Example of adding a skillbook Lv4
- Mounted Attack +45% (add)
- Mounted HP +0%
- Mounted Defense +0%
- March Size +12% (add)
- Mounted Speed +20% (add)
B-1) If you pay a lot of money 1 – March & Rally
Assumptions
- General – All
- Specialty – Maximize all 4. (Reference: Specialty Guide)
- Star level – 10 (Awakened)
Evaluation Criteria
The following 3 types are listed below, but the rankings are sorted by evaluation 2.
- Evaluation 1 – Considers only Buffs (Focus on Attack)
- Add up the percentages of the 3 types of buffs: attack, march size, and rally capacity.
- Evaluation 2 – Considers only Buffs (Focus on Attack & Durability)
- Add up the percentages of the 5 types of buffs: attack, defense, HP, march size, and rally capacity.
- Evaluation 3 – Considers Buffs & Debuffs
- If a general has a debuff, its percentage is added to the score of Evaluation 2.
- If debuffs for all types of troops, the debuff value x4.
Buffs by Stats
As for the buffs by stats, the values are at 5 stars because the value at 10 stars is currently unknown. However, I am assuming that the increase in value at 6-10 stars is the same for all generals, so there will probably be no impact on the ranking. (If I am wrong, I will correct the ranking)
Buffs by Skillbook
Basically, it is assumed that by using an assistant, the following 6 types are attached.
Attack, Defense, HP, Speed, March size, March Speed (Lv4 for each).
In other words, it is basically assumed that there will be no difference depending on the skill book.
However, if a general has a skill book that cannot be added, it is excluded from the buff value.
Overall Rating
For marching/rallying, I recommend Zhao Yun, Roland, Hannibal, Custer.
If only attack strength is important, Martinus is quite good, but I do not recommend him for overall evaluation including defense and HP.
1. Zhao Yun
Mounted Buff (%)
| Atk | Def | HP | March Size | Rally Capacity | Debuff | |
| Stats (Lv40 / 5 star / Cultivate +500) | 208.6 | 209.2 | 206.2 | – | – | – |
| Skill (Awakened) | 70 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Specialty | 75 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 0 | – |
| Skillbook | 25 | 25 | 25 | 12 | – | – |
| Total | 378.6 | 299.2 | 286.2 | 18 | 8 | – |
- Score 1 (Atk + MS + RC): 404.6
- Score 2 (Score1 + Def + HP): 990
- Score 3 (Score2 + Debuff): 990
2. Roland
- Skill – Mounted Attack +30%, Defense+15%, HP+15% (all when attacking)
- Awakened skill – Mounted Attack +30%, Defense+40%, HP+40% (all when attacking), Troop death into wounded rate +8% (when attacking), March size +10%
- Specialties – Mounted Attack +55% (when attacking), Defense +20%, HP +10%, Ground Attack +10% (when attacking), March Size +6%, Enemy Ranged Attack -20%
- Base Stats – 105 / 118 / 117 / 100
- Stats Increases – 8.55 / 8.91 / 9.05 / 8.35
Mounted Buff (%)
| Atk | Def | HP | March Size | Rally Capacity | Debuff | |
| Stats (Lv40 / 5 star / Cultivate +500) | 206.4 | 209 | 196.8 | – | – | – |
| Skill (Awakened) | 60 | 55 | 55 | 10 | 0 | – |
| Specialty | 55 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 0 | Ranged attack -20% |
| Skillbook | 25 | 25 | 25 | 12 | – | – |
| Total | 346.4 | 309 | 286.8 | 28 | 0 | Ranged attack -20% |
- Score 1 (Atk + MS + RC): 374.4
- Score 2 (Score1 + Def + HP): 970.2
- Score 3 (Score2 + Debuff): 990.2
Although its attack is inferior to that of Martinus, it has a very high total value of attack, defense, and HP. The march size is also large. (The growth of awakening skills at star level 6-10 is very large.)
Note, however, that they are greatly weakened when they reinforce an ally’s castle. (See Section B-2 for details.)
3. Hannibal
- Skill – Mounted Attack +35% (when attacking), Ground Attack +15% (when attacking)
- Awakened skill – ***
- Specialties – Mounted Attack +66% (when attacking), Defense +10%, HP +56% (when attacking), Ground Attack +10%
- Base Stats – 120 / 115 / 108 / 95
- Stats Increases – 9.15 / 8.75 / 8.59 / 8.29
Mounted Buff (%)
| Atk | Def | HP | March Size | Rally Capacity | Debuff | |
| Stats (Lv40 / 5 star / Cultivate +500) | 202.8 | 198.2 | 211.4 | – | – | – |
| Skill (Awakened) | 70 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Specialty | 66 | 10 | 56 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Skillbook | 25 | 25 | 25 | 12 | – | – |
| Total | 363.8 | 263.2 | 322.4 | 12 | 8 | – |
- Score 1 (Atk + MS + RC): 383.8
- Score 2 (Score1 + Def + HP): 969.4
- Score 3 (Score2 + Debuff): 969.4
4. George A. Custer
- Skill – Mounted Attack +40% (when attacking), March size +10%
- Awakened skill – Mounted Attack +25%, Defense+30%, HP +25% (all when attacking), Ground Defense+30%, HP +25% (all when attacking), Enemy In-city troop wounded into death rate +10%, Rally capacity +8% (when launching rally)
- Specialties – Mounted Attack +60% (when attacking), Defense +20%, HP +40% , March speed +10%
- Base Stats – 118 / 120 / 115 / 107
- Stats Increases – 9.01 / 9.03 / 8.74 / 8.58
Mounted Buff (%)
| Atk | Def | HP | March Size | Rally Capacity | Debuff | |
| Stats (Lv40 / 5 star / Cultivate +500) | 209.2 | 202.6 | 208.4 | – | – | – |
| Skill (Awakened) | 65 | 30 | 25 | 10 | 8 | – |
| Specialty | 60 | 20 | 40 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Skillbook | 25 | 25 | 25 | 12 | – | – |
| Total | 359.2 | 277.6 | 298.4 | 22 | 8 | – |
- Score 1 (Atk + MS + RC): 389.2
- Score 2 (Score1 + Def + HP): 965.2
- Score 3 (Score2 + Debuff): 965.2
Although its attack is inferior to that of Martinus, it has a very high total value of attack, defense, and HP. The march size is also large.
Note, however, that they are greatly weakened when they reinforce an ally’s castle. (See Section B-2 for details.)
5. Gaius Octavius
- Skill – Mounted Attack +40% (when attacking), Ranged Attack +15% (when attacking)
- Specialties – Mounted Attack +50% (when attacking), HP +30%, Ground Attack +10% (when attacking), All Troops Attack +6%, March Size +6%
- Base Stats – 116 / 115 / 113 / 115
- Stats Increases – 9.18 / 8.83 / 9.02 / 8.45
Mounted Buff (%)
| Atk | Def | HP | March Size | Rally Capacity | Debuff | |
| Stats (Lv40 / 5 star / Cultivate +500) | 204.2 | 207.6 | 211.2 | – | – | – |
| Skill (Awakened) | 60 | 35 | 35 | 14 | 0 | – |
| Specialty | 56 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 0 | – |
| Skillbook | 25 | 25 | 25 | 12 | – | – |
| Total | 345.2 | 267.6 | 301.2 | 32 | 0 | – |
- Score 1 (Atk + MS + RC): 377.2
- Score 2 (Score1 + Def + HP): 946
- Score 3 (Score2 + Debuff): 946
Supplement: out of 5th place, Martinus
- Skill – Mounted Attack +40% (Requires any dragon)
- Awakened Skill – Mounted Attack +35% (Requires any dragon), HP+35%, Enemy In-city troop wounded into death rate +8%, Rally capacity +6% (when launching rally)
- Specialties – Mounted Attack +86% (when attacking & Requires any Dragon), Defense +10%, HP +20%, March Speed +10%
- Base Stats – 114 / 120 / 115 / 100
- Stats Increases – 9.24 / 8.85 / 8.65 / 8.05
Mounted Buff (%)
| Atk | Def | HP | March Size | Rally Capacity | Debuff | |
| Stats (Lv40 / 5 star / Cultivate +500) | 205.6 | 200.8 | 212 | – | – | – |
| Skill (Awakened) | 75 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Specialty | 86 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Skillbook | – | 25 | 25 | 12 | – | – |
| Total | 366.6 | 235.8 | 292 | 12 | 6 | – |
(Unavailable Skillbook: Attack)
- Score 1 (Atk + MS + RC): 384.6
- Score 2 (Score1 + Def + HP): 912.4
- Score 3 (Score2 + Debuff): 912.4
It ranks high in Evaluation 1, which emphasizes attack strength, but low in Evaluation 2, which includes defense and HP.
Table
Zhao Yun 378.6 299.2 286.2 18 8 – – 404.6 990 990 George A. Custer 359.2 277.6 298.4 22 8 – – 389.2 965.2 965.2 Hannibal 363.8 263.2 322.4 12 8 – – 383.8 969.4 969.4 Roland 346.4 309 286.8 28 0 Ranged Attack -20% – 374.4 970.2 990.2 Martinus (+Dragon) 366.6 235.8 292 12 6 – can’t attach attack 384.6 912.4 912.4 Martinus 285.6 235.8 292 12 6 – can’t attach attack 303.6 831.4 831.4 Prince Eugene 325.4 293.6 291.4 30 0 – can’t attach attack 355.4 940.4 940.4 Gaius Octavius 345.2 267.6 301.2 32 0 – – 377.2 946 946 Li Jing 331.2 262.8 271 12 6 can’t attach attack 349.2 883 883 Lysander 354.6 282.4 271 26 5 – – 385.6 939 939 Bertrand du Guesclin 336.4 279.8 301.2 26 0 – – 362.4 943.4 943.4 Maximilian I 334.6 295.4 273 26 0 All troops attack -10%
Ranged attack -20%
Ranged defense -30%– 360.6 929 1019 Basil II 320.4 264.8 261.8 12 8 All troops attack -10% – 340.4 867 907 Yue Fei 318.2 258.2 274.8 32 0 Mounted attack -20% – 350.2 883.2 903.2 Roberto Guisgard 287.8 260.2 277.6 28 0 Ground & Mounted defense -15% can’t attach attack 315.8 853.6 883.6 Takeda Shingen El Cid (+Dragon) 321.8 263.8 263.6 12 8 – – 341.8 869.2 869.2 El Cid 306.8 263.8 263.6 12 8 – – 326.8 854.2 854.2 Cyrus the Great 321.8 239.8 256.4 32 0 – – 353.8 850 850 Barbarossa Wei Qing 300.6 230.8 245.2 28 0 Ground & Mounted attack -25% – 328.6 804.6 854.6 Washinton Honda Tadakatsu Khalid Ulysses S. Grant (+Dragon) 315.6 251.6 228.4 32 0 – – 347.6 827.6 827.6 Ulysses S. Grant 264.6 251.6 228.4 32 0 – – 296.6 776.6 776.6
B-2) If you pay a lot of money 2 – Reinforce & Wall Defender ( dual role with attacker)
When a reinforcement to alliance member’s city, or a wall defender, the “marching buff” (“when General is leading the army to attack” buff) is disabled.
(details: Buff / Debuff – Basic Guide)
- Assumptions – Same as for (B-1)
- General – All
- Specialty – Maximize all 4. (Reference: Specialty Guide)
- Awakened skill – considered All.
Overall Rating – For reinforcements & wall defense (dual role with attacker), I recommend Martinus, Prince Eugene.
1. Martinus
* Star level 10 (Awakened)
- Skill – Mounted Attack +40% (Requires any dragon)
- Awakened Skill – Mounted Attack +35% (Requires any dragon), HP+35%, Enemy In-city troop wounded into death rate +8%, Rally capacity +6% (when launching rally)
- Specialties – Mounted Attack +66% (Requires any Dragon),
Mounted Attack +20% (when attacking), HP +20%, Defense +10%, March Speed +10%
Example of adding a skillbook Lv4
- Mounted Attack +141% (can’t add)
- Mounted HP +55%
- Mounted Defense +35% (add)
- March Size +12% (add)
- Mounted Speed +20% (add)
It is not much weaker than in the case of marches and rallies.
2. Prince Eugene
* Star level 10 (Awakened)
- Skill – Mounted Attack +35%, Defense&HP +10%
- Awakened skill – Mounted Attack +30%, Defense&HP +20%, Ground Defense&HP +10%,
Troop death into wounded rate +10% (when attacking), March size +12% - Specialties –
Mounted Attack +10% (when attacking), Mounted Attack +45%, Defense +10%, HP +56% ,Ground Attack +10% (when attacking), March size +6% - Base Stats – 120 / 118 / 117 / 105
- Stats Increases – 9.15 / 8.86 / 8.77 / 8.55
Example of adding a skillbook Lv4
- Mounted Attack +110% (can’t add)
- Mounted HP +80% (add)
- Mounted Defense +65%
- March Size +30% (add)
- Mounted Speed +20% (add)
It is not much weaker than in the case of marches and rallies.
3. Li Jing
- Skill – Mounted Attack +35%
- Specialties – Mounted Attack +50%,
Mounted Attack +20% (when attacking), HP +10%, Defense +20%, March Speed +10%,Death turning wounded rate of troops +6% (when attacking)
Example of adding a skillbook Lv4
- Mounted Attack +85% (can’t add)
- Mounted HP +35% (add)
- Mounted Defense +20%
- March Size +12% (add)
- Mounted Speed +20% (add)
It is not much weaker than in the case of marches and rallies.
4. George A. Custer
* Star Level 10 (Awakened)
- Skill –
Mounted Attack +40% (when attacking), March size +10% - Awakened skill –
Mounted Attack +25%, Defense+30%, HP +25% (all when attacking), Ground Defense+30%, HP +25% (all when attacking), Enemy In-city troop wounded into death rate +10%, Rally capacity +8% (when launching rally) - Specialties –
Mounted Attack +20% (when attacking), Mounted Attack +40%, Defense +20%, HP +40% , March speed +10% - Base Stats – 118 / 120 / 115 / 107
- Stats Increases – 9.01 / 9.03 / 8.74 / 8.58
Example of adding a skillbook Lv4
- Mounted Attack +65% (add)
- Mounted HP +40%
- Mounted Defense +20%
- March Size +22% (add)
- Mounted Speed +20% (add)
5. Bertrand du Guesclin
- Skill –
Mounted Attack +35% (when attacking), Mounted & Ground Defense +20% (when attacking) - Specialties –
Mounted Attack +20% (when attacking), Mounted Attack +25%, HP +40%, Defense +10%, March Speed +10%, Death-turning-wounded rate of troops +10% (when attacking) - Base Stats – 117 / 118 / 114 / 109
- Stats Increases – 8.91 / 8.91 / 8.87 / 8.65
Example of adding a skillbook Lv4
- Mounted Attack +50% (add)
- Mounted HP +40%
- Mounted Defense +30%
- March Size +12% (add)
- Mounted Speed +20% (add)
Although the following generals have higher attack, but his overall rating is higher when HP & defense are also taken into account.
6. Lysander
- Skill –
Mounted Attack +25% (when attacking), Rally Capacity +10% (when launching rally) - Specialties – Mounted Attack +60%, Defense +10%, HP +20%, Ground Attack +10%, Rally Capacity +5%
- Base Stats – 116 / 115 / 117 / 112
- Stats Increases – 8.91 / 8.85 / 8.97 / 8.62
Example of adding a skillbook Lv4
- Mounted Attack +85% (add)
- Mounted HP +20%
- Mounted Defense +10%
- March Size +12% (add)
- Mounted Speed +20% (add)
7. Roland
* Star level 10 (Awakened)
- Skill –
Mounted Attack +30%, Defense+15%, HP+15% (all when attacking) - Awakened skill –
Mounted Attack +30%, Defense+40%, HP+40% (all when attacking),Troop death into wounded rate +8% (when attacking), March size +10% - Specialties – Mounted Attack +45%,
Mounted Attack +10% (when attacking), HP +10%, Defense +20%,Ground Attack +10% (when attacking), March Size +6%, Enemy Ranged Attack -20%
Example of adding a skillbook Lv4
- Mounted Attack +70% (add)
- Mounted HP +10%
- Mounted Defense +20%
- March Size +28% (add)
- Mounted Speed +20% (add)
8. Gaius Octavius
- Skill –
Mounted Attack +40% (when attacking), Ranged Attack +15% (when attacking) - Specialties – Mounted Attack +40%,
Mounted Attack +10% (when attacking), HP +30%,Ground Attack +10% (when attacking), All Troops Attack +6%, March Size +6% - Base Stats – 116 / 115 / 113 / 115
- Stats Increases – 9.18 / 8.83 / 9.02 / 8.45
Example of adding a skillbook Lv4
- Mounted Attack +71% (add)
- Mounted HP +30%
- Mounted Defense +0%
- March Size +18% (add)
- Mounted Speed +20% (add)
9. Maximilian I
- Skill –
Mounted Attack & Defense +30% (when attacking), Enemy Ranged Attack -20% (when attacking) - Specialties – Mounted Attack +40%, HP +10%, All Troops Attack +6%, Enemy Troop Attack -10%, Enemy Ranged Troop Defense -30%
- Base Stats – 113 / 114 / 120 / 101
- Stats Increases – 8.78 / 8.81 / 9.35 / 8.52
Example of adding a skillbook Lv4
- Mounted Attack +71% (add)
- Mounted HP +10%
- Mounted Defense +0%
- March Size +12% (add)
- Mounted Speed +20% (add)
10. El Cid
- Skill – Mounted Attack +15% (requires any Dragon), Ground Attack +15% (requires any Dragon),
All Troops Attack +10% (when attacking) - Specialties – Mounted Attack +20%,
Mounted Attack +30% (when attacking), Defense +10%,Ground Attack +40% (when attacking), All Troops Attack +6%
Example of adding a skillbook Lv4
- Mounted Attack +66% (add)
- Mounted HP +0%
- Mounted Defense +10%
- March Size +12% (add)
- Mounted Speed +20% (add)
11. Cyrus the Great
- Skill –
Mounted Attack +25% (when attacking), Ranged Attack +15% (when attacking), Siege Attack +15% (when attacking) - Specialties – Mounted Attack +30%,
Mounted Attack +10% (when attacking), HP +10%,Ground Attack +10% (when attacking), Ranged Attack +20%, All Troops Attack +6%, March Size +6%
Example of adding a skillbook Lv4
- Mounted Attack +61% (add)
- Mounted HP +10%
- Mounted Defense +0%
- March Size +18% (add)
- Mounted Speed +20% (add)
12. Hannibal
- Skill –
Mounted Attack +35% (when attacking), Ground Attack +15% (when attacking) - Specialties – Mounted Attack +30%,
Mounted Attack +36% (when attacking), HP +20%,HP +36% (when attacking), Defense +10%, Ground Attack +10%
Example of adding a skillbook Lv4
- Mounted Attack +55% (add)
- Mounted HP +20%
- Mounted Defense +10%
- March Size +12% (add)
- Mounted Speed +20% (add)
Note – If only the 3 left specialties are considered
Mounted Attack
El Cid +66%Martinus +60% (can’t use skillbook of mounted attack)Prince Eugene +55% (can’t use skillbook of mounted attack)Lysander +55%Li Jing +55% (can’t use skillbook of mounted attack)Hannibal +55%Roland 45%Cyrus the Great +41%Gaius Octavius +41%Bertrand du Guesclin +25%
Note
Hannibal & Roland’s Weaknesses
Hannibal & Roland can be considered the best general only when attacking (marching), but when reinforcing (alliance member’s city), or defending main city (on wall), his performance drops significantly.
If you are using them as your main general, some players may need to train a separate general for reinforcements.
(However, if you can’t maximize the 4th specialty, it may not be such a problem for some people.)
Note – The following cases are no problem. Attack buffs (march buffs) are applied.
– When participating in a rally / starting a rally by yourself
– When sending reinforcements / defending / attacking an occupied building on the map (Portal, Temple, etc.)
Detailed explanation: Buff / Debuff – Basic Guide
Martinus’ Restriction
Added on 11/4/2021 – With the ver4 major update, the dragon requirement for Martinus was changed from Pasture to Any Dragons, so this restriction is no longer in effect.
(This story is for those who can get the third dragon in the Wonder, the Nidhogg, so it may only be relevant to a very few.)
Regarding the mounted attack buffs that dragons have, there are differences as follows
Martinus – max +85%Other generals – max +125%
Of the skills that Martinus has, “mounted attack +15%” is conditional on attaching a pasture dragon. There are three types of Pasture dragons, but only Fafnir is suitable for mounted. And Fafnir’s mounted attack buff has a maximum value of +85% (theoretically). (Ladon would have a maximum of +100%, but since Ladon is supposed to be attached to ranged generals, you’ll probably never use it.)
If you can attach Nidhogg to Hannibal or Roland, the maximum mounted attack buff Nidhogg has is +125%. (Theoretically)
Therefore, if you are able to get Nidhogg, you should probably choose Hannibal or Roland instead of Martinus.
* For more information on how to get dragons and their buffs, please refer to the following article.
Reference : Dragon – Type, Buff, Enhance
Related – Other Recommended Generals
Overall
List of Best Generals
Recommended generals are summarized by role, such as battle-oriented and development-oriented.
Recommended Main Generals
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Recommended Assistant Generals
List of All Generals
List of Generals by Role (+ How to Get)
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77 Comments
Thank you for your articles.
My question is, when an assistant is added and the same cavalry type general is used in PVP, after adding cavalry attack, defense, HP, and speed, what skill would you recommend adding one more?
Please see below.
Best Skill books Guide – what skills should you add?
Is martinus little buff got add if we reinforce our ally city?
i want to know who is better after ascending them to 10 stars.pls
I got custer last night and was able to add the mounted troop attack to him.
I can second this. Definitely able to add a mounted attack skillbook to Custer.
Thanks for the information!
Reflected in the article.
What is the process for trying to get Custer?
I got it from an epic general in a battlefield shop.
Hi, always thank you for precious information and opinion. I remember that you recommend mounted hp skills for martinus(So I added it for my martinus). But now I can see that you changed to recommend mounted defense skill. Can I ask the reason..? Thanks.
Can I ask about skills?
I want to know the reason why you recommned mounted hp skill than mounted defense skill?
Becasue I already added defence skill in my martinus TT
I am the one who told you about Bertrand’s skill book earlier. Leadership 117 +8.91, Attack 118 +8.91 Defense 114 +8.86 Politics 109 +8.65. Does the fact that it says “when leading the attack” mean that he is not as good for reinforcements as Hannibal? Thank you very much for your continued study.
Thanks for the information.
I can’t really recommend him for reinforcements.
If you have 4 specialties or 3 max, I would recommend Martinus or Li Jing.
I was able to add the cavalry attack skills to Bertrand du Guesclin.
Thank you for all your help and reference. I was able to put a lvl 4 cavalry attack skill book on Bertrand du Guesclin.
Thanks for the information.
where does James Bowie come as a wall general
I was lucky enough to get all three Hannibal, Martinus and Roland.
So, I delved in your article to make my final choice between the three.
Unfortunately we do not know how Defense and HP are used in the battle equation, so it is impossible to evaluate their contributions.
But still, based on the published values, I calculated the impact of their specialities taking into account their March Size buffs (e.g. 1 troop becomes 1.12 for Hannibal, and 1.18 for Roland).
T12 A Def HP
Mounted 10.989 8.199 21.652
Hannibal Martinus Roland Hannibal Martinus Roland
4 specialities 27.815 27.815 27.231 102% 102% 100%
10.101 10.101 13.061 100% 100% 129%
37.830 35.163 31.937 118% 110% 100%
3 specialities 23.385 22.154 23.989 106% 100% 108%
13.538 13.538 17.505 100% 100% 129%
14.769 17.846 16.209 100% 121% 110%
It is obvious that Roland is better with 3 specialities. But even with 4 specialities the differences look almost negligible.
So, I go with Roland, which for sure is better with 3 specialties. And even if I manage in the future to get all 4, I don’t lose much…I think.
sorry for the messy table,,,hope this time comes a little better
T12____ A Def HP
Mounted 10.989 8.199 21.652
4 specialities
Hannibal Martinus Roland Hannibal Martinus Roland
27.815 27.815 27.231 102% 102% 100% A
10.101 10.101 13.061 100% 100% 129% Def
37.830 35.163 31.937 118% 110% 100% HP
3 specialities
23.385 22.154 23.989 106% 100% 108% A
13.538 13.538 17.505 100% 100% 129% Def
14.769 17.846 16.209 100% 121% 110% HP
at 27 and using theodora (mounted attack/mounted attack against monster/luck) for bosses. Is bird of hurricane better (+10%) or level three celtic dragon? Assuming bird of hurricane and put dragon on pvp attacker, but unsure. any help appreciated!
In that condition, it is a bird of hurricane.
With Celtic Demon Lv3, the mounted troop attack buff does not reach +10%. (You can exceed it by adding mounted troop attack with refinement, but don’t do it because Celtic Demon is for ranged troops.)
See also.
– Spiritual Beast – Type, Buff, Enhance
– Dragon Complete Guide – Type, Buff, Enhance
I am wondering why Hannibal and Roland reverse places based on whether or not you coin. Can you clarify that please?
I have answered similar questions in past comments.
I have Martinus Hannibal and Roland, I want to know which one is no 1 , with all speciality unlocked.
See section B.
I am at Lvl23 Keep. I just brought Li Jing up to 4 stars and L20, with Lvl4 Mounted HP, Lvl 4 Mounted Def and Lvl 3 Mounted Speed. Thought I was good.
Then today I got Martinus.
Do I focus on bring up Martinus and making him my guy? Or stick with Li Jing?
I recommend switching to Martinus.
Can I use Martinus as a mounted defence general?
Why do you prefer to add march size skill than mounted hp?
Please see below article’s premise section.
Best Skills Guide – what skills should you add?
Tengo una duda, creo que las habilidades de Wei Qing son distintas
> I have a doubt, I think Wei Qing’s skills are different.
I’ve checked and can’t find anything wrong.
If you are talking about the skill book, that is an example of use. There is no absolute correct answer.
The ranking doesn’t make sense anymore since you added gens from relics to the no pay section. The order shouldn’t be different when gens appear in both sections.
As I wrote in the assumption.
A) no pay – only 3 Specialty
B) a lot of pay – 4 Specialty Maxed out
Therefore, the order should different.
The 4th specialty has a huge impact on the ranking. Also, many people cannot master this. (reason)
General rankings by most Youtubers and websites lack this perspective.
Why did you recommended add Speed cav skill book instead of HP skill book?
It is explained in the following article.
Best Skills Guide – what skills should you add?
Why don’t you have Dmitry listed as a reinforcement general, with his “Hero of Don River” buff – Increase the ground troops’ defense and HP by 20% and ranged troops attack by 30% when General is leading the army to reinforce? He is the only general in the game with a reinforce buff, so wouldn’t it make sense to use him as reinforcement general?
This appears to be a rework of Dmitry with one of the latest updates to the game. I got him early on and just held on to him, but don’t recall him having this buff or skills previously.
Dmitry is not an excellent mounted general. He is good when reinforcing with ranged troops and is already listed in the rankings in the following article.
Best of Ranged PvP General
Hi, between Roland and Hannibal, who will be best for PvP and Boss? If so, is the difference much?
If you want only attack, it is as per the above ranking.
If you want double-item drops in boss hunting, both are inappropriate.
I also believe that it is impossible for one person to be both a PvP general and a Boss hunting general.
The reason for this is that the Boss hunting general needs to add skill to a “mounted troop attack against monster”. This is a skill that is completely unnecessary for a PvP general.
For more information, please refer to the following article.
Best of Boss General / Monster Hunter
Thanks for the response mate. I should have framed my question better. My actual query was, between Roland and Hannibal, who would you groom for PvP and whom for boss. My opinion was Roland for PvP as he is bit well rounded and Hannibal for boss as his attack buffs are insane. Your thoughts please?
It’s the same for me.
For monster hunting, attack is the most important thing, so Hannibal.
For PvP, both are fine, but Roland is the choice by process of elimination.
(HP and defense are also important when fighting archers and siege, but Roland has better defense and Hannibal has better HP. (Skill/Attributes))
However, if you prefer PvP to monster hunting, I recommend Hannibal for PvP and Roland for monster hunting.
Who is the best calvary general for reinforcements
I added the ranking when reinforcing.
I would recommend Martinus.
Hi. I am back with a question on the march size. In particular, what is the maximum march size only from the rally spot and research, at k30, k32 and k35 if possible? (Monarch’s horn, general’s skill and equipment are not taken into consideration)
Recently, when thinking about your suggestion of March size skill for general that cannot use skill of damage (Minamoto, Martinus, etc), I discover that at high level pvp battle, march size increase is better than damage percentage increase. However, as for monster hunter, maybe the necessary number of troop would not reach the maximum number that rally spot and research can provide. So I would be grateful if you can help me with those data.
Thank you so much.
I am so sorry. I read your article about March size again. It is not superior as I thought, though plays an important role still. So I think the answer is not necessary anymore. Sorry for disturbing you
The maximum values for march size, based on rally spot and research alone, are as follows
k30 – 660,000
k35 – 1,260,000
If other factors are added, most people will probably get the following. (If not using march size items)
k30 – around 760,000
k35 – around 1,400,000
Related articles: 10 ways to increase March Size
Thank you so much
It would be great if you could give us an evaluation of Cyrus.
Added to the ranking.
I don’t think he is a very good cavalry general.
The focus is on cavalry + ranged troops, and it seems half-baked.
Can you make list of “Best of Mounted Hunting General”
Hello, thank you for your excellent work, it has been very useful! I would like an opinion: I won my second general Martinus. I already have one developed for PVP (skillbooks) and I am thinking of developing the new one for monsters. So, I would sell my Li Jing (I also have 4 Baibars). Does having 2 Martinus, both with dragons, make any sense? Thanks
It depends on the following.
– Which dragons you have.
– Which troop types you are focusing on and which ones you are discarding. Or not, you are raising generals of all troop types.
If you have the following dragons,
– Celtic Demon, Fafnir, Norway Ridge, and The Dragon of Thebes.
And if you are raising generals of all troop types, your dragons will have the following uses
– Ranged: Celtic Demon
– Mounted: Fafnir
– Defender: The Dragon of Thebes
– Ground: Norway Ridge
In this case, it would be better to assign the second Martinus a Hurricane Bird instead of a Dragon.
Please see also the following article.
Dragon Complete Guide – Type, Buff, Enhance
what the meaning PvP?
It means “Player vs Player”.
What About Yui Fei? Is he any good for PvP?
It’s not useless, but it’s hard to recommend it as the best cavalry general.
Please see the answer to a similar question below.
HI….so for mounted PVP, Takeda is better thn Li Jing? Wat abt monster hunting, who is better Takeda or Li?
If you want to increase the specialty to the maximum, Li Jing is the way to go. If you don’t, there is not much difference between the two.
This has been very helpful.
I don’t have enough information about Aethelflaed, and I think it is suitable for cavalry, but what do you think?
She is suitable for cavalry, but only for hunting monsters, not for PvP.
Also, if you assume that the specialty is maxed out and you use the mounted troop attack skillbook Lv4, her mounted troop attack will be +120%, which is inferior to Hannibal and Martinus (+126%).
(You can’t use the mounted troop attack against monsters skillbook on Aethelflaed.)
Therefore, it is not recommended to spend the cost and effort of specialty on Aethelflaed.
Buenas aprendiendo mucho de la página
Consulta cuál es mejor para montado si tendría Takeda shingen y khalid …… Para poder mejorarlo por favor espero su respuesta gracias
>Good learning a lot from the page
Consultation which is better for mounted if I would have Takeda shingen and khalid …… To be able to improve it please I wait for your answer thank you
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If you want to raise the specialty, Takeda Shingen will have more mounted buffs.
If you don’t consider specialty, neither is much different.
Buen día resien me tocó en la taberna los dos 2 y quiero saber cuál de es mejor para mostros jefes o los dos son para atacar castillos esa es mi duda soy nuevo aún …. nota que quiere decir de khalid ataqué aumentado en 20% y 20% puntos respectivamente
>Good morning, the two of them touched me in the tavern and I want to know which one is better for our bosses or both of them are for attacking castles. That is my question. I’m still new…. note what khalid means I attacked increased by 20% and 20% points respectively
I don’t think they are the best, but both are suitable for boss battles and castle attacks.
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Good morning.
However, if you want to increase the “specialty” of general in the future, Takeda Shingen is better than Khalid.
(But in that case, Martinus or Li Jing is better than them.)
“Specialty” is unlocked when the general’s level reaches 25. After that, you need to use a lot of items to raise it. It’s quite a challenge.
The “specialty” of each general can be found in their portraits in the tavern.
Related: Specialty Guide
Thank you for all your informative articles.
I have a question.
You have created articles on ranged generals, ground generals, and mounted generals, but is there any need for siege generals?
In the previous article on the roles of generals, there was no mention of a general who specializes in siege, so I was curious.
If there is a point to raising siege generals, it would be nice to have an article about it.
Thank you for your time.
I have created an article.
Best of Siege PvP General
Is there an area where you explain cultivating? I don’t understand why it minus some basic skills when I hit the button.
Please see the following article.
General Cultivate Guide
I’m always learning from you. Thank you very much. Is Washington a bad general?
As I added to the article, if you don’t max out your specialty, he is pretty low rank. It’s also hard because of the low stats increase.
Even if you max out the specialty and use the skill book Lv4, he still has 81% cavalry attack (you can’t use the attack skill book), 35% HP, and 62% defense.
It’s hard to recommend him as the best general.
Is Yue Fei lower than Roland?
Assuming the specialty is maxed out, even if you use the skill book Lv4, it is only 91% mounted attack, 25% mounted HP, and 45% mounted defense.
Therefore, it is inferior to not only Roland, but also El Cid and Li Jing. It’s hard to recommend him as the best cavalry general.
Why is Ulysses Simpson not included?
Article has been updated. If the general’s specialty is assumed to be maxed out, he will not be included because the difference between him and the top generals is too great. If you only pay a little money, he is #1, but I believe it is conditional. Please refer to the special note for details.
What about Li Jing? I can’t give him a skill book attack, but I can give him a march size.
As I added in the section on “A) If you only pay a little money”, if specialty is not taken into account, even if you add march size, it is inferior to Martinus and Barbarossa.
If you take specialty into account, it is still inferior to Martinus.
It’s hard for me to recommend him as the best general.