List of Best Generals
11/20/2022 – added Mordred.
10/20/2022 – added Septimius Severus, Hammurabi.
9/23/2022 – added Wallenstein, Sulla.
10/20/2022 – added Septimius Severus, Hammurabi.
9/23/2022 – added Wallenstein, Sulla.
9/8/2022 – added Mark Antony.
8/26/2022 – added Mikhail Kutuzov.
8/15/2022 – updated section B-6) Defense General.
7/15/2022 – Added a general to the “pay no money” section that is now newly available in the tavern.
7/14/2022 – added Assistant Ranged PvP Generals.
7/3/2022 – added Assistant Generals to Resource Gathering section.
6/22/2022 – Added Prince Eugene.
6/6/2022 – added Surena. / Additional perspectives on Star Level 10.
4/22/2022 – added Stilicho.
3/25/2022 – added Philip II, Otto the Great.
2/10/2022 – added David Farragut.
1/27/2022 – Added a general to the “pay no money” section that is now newly available in the tavern.
12/14/2021 – Added Elise / Added a simple guide to Debuff General.
12/2/2021 – Added Nordic Barbarian King.
10/21/2021 – Added Darius I, Leo III.
10/7/2021 – Refine section 2 / Added Empaminondas.
9/23/2021 – Added Ashoka.
9/18/2021 – Added generals that are now available in relics in “pay no money” section.
8/11/2021 – Added debuff content to all mayor generals.
8/8/2021 – Changed the assumptions of “1. If you pay no money”.
8/26/2022 – added Mikhail Kutuzov.
8/15/2022 – updated section B-6) Defense General.
7/15/2022 – Added a general to the “pay no money” section that is now newly available in the tavern.
7/14/2022 – added Assistant Ranged PvP Generals.
7/3/2022 – added Assistant Generals to Resource Gathering section.
6/22/2022 – Added Prince Eugene.
6/6/2022 – added Surena. / Additional perspectives on Star Level 10.
4/22/2022 – added Stilicho.
3/25/2022 – added Philip II, Otto the Great.
2/10/2022 – added David Farragut.
1/27/2022 – Added a general to the “pay no money” section that is now newly available in the tavern.
12/14/2021 – Added Elise / Added a simple guide to Debuff General.
12/2/2021 – Added Nordic Barbarian King.
10/21/2021 – Added Darius I, Leo III.
10/7/2021 – Refine section 2 / Added Empaminondas.
9/23/2021 – Added Ashoka.
9/18/2021 – Added generals that are now available in relics in “pay no money” section.
8/11/2021 – Added debuff content to all mayor generals.
8/8/2021 – Changed the assumptions of “1. If you pay no money”.
First of all, the basics are:
- Only the golden historic general should be hired.
- Most historic general who come to tavern are useless.
- If tavern level is over 21 (24 or higher recommended), it is relatively easy for a gold historic general to appear.
- “Great General Chest” must be opened every day. (It’ s in the upper left corner of the store and in the tavern.)
Who you hire depends a lot on how much you charge. (There are generals who can’t be obtained without charging.)
A) If you pay no money
A-1) Assumptions
- Generals – Only generals available in the Tavern / Great General Chest / Relics.
- Specialty – Only the 3 left are considered. (Reference: Specialty Guide)
A-2) Ranged PvP General
- Main: Elektra (Detailed Comparison)
- Assistant: Himiko (Detailed Comparison)
A-3) Mounted PvP General
- Roland
- Martinus
- Li Jing
- Hannibal
A-4) Ground PvP General
- Main: Trajan (Detailed Comparison)
- Assistant: Yue Fei (Detailed Comparison)
A-5) Siege PvP General
- Ulysses S. Grant
A-6) Defense General
- Defense General (PvP) (Detailed Comparison)
- George Dewey (old name: Joseph E. Johnston)
- Defense General (Production)
- Shajar al-Durr
A-7) Boss / Monster Hunter
If attack is your top priority, add the “Against-Monster Mounted Troop Attack” & “Mounted Troop Attack” skill to the Mounted PvP General above.
- Sanada Yukimura (Debuff)
- Purple General, but can be used as a temporary attacker in the early game and for participating in monster rallies (assisting with debuffs) in the late game.
- Baibars (Double-item-drop)
- If not available, use Cleopatra, the Purple General, as a temporary alternative.
- Nathanael Greene (Reduce Stamina’s cost)
A-8) Subordinate City
- Subordinate City (Debuff : Attack)
- Andrew Jackson – Ranged -20%
- Arminius – Ranged & Siege -15%
- Harald – All HP -10%
- Mansa Musa – All -10%
- Margaret I – Mounted -20% / All -10%
- Wei Qing – Ground & Mounted -15%
- Subordinate City (Debuff : Defense, HP)
- Empress Dowager Cixi – All Defense -15%, Ground Defense -15%
- Andrew Jackson – Mounted HP -20%
- Arminius – Ground, Mounted HP -10%
- Nero – All HP -15%
- Harald – All HP -10%
A-9) Resource Gathering / Looting
- Resource Gathering
- Basic: Queen Jindeok
- If not available, use Constance I the Purple General, as a temporary alternative.
- Detail
- Food gathering
- Main General: Queen Jindeok
- Assistant General: Shimazu Yoshihiro
- Wood Gathering
- Main General: Queen Jindeok
- Assistant General: Lucy or Gaius Marius
- Stone Gathering
- Main General: Queen Jindeok
- Assistant General: Lucy or Gaius Marius
- Ore Gathering
- Main General: Queen Jindeok
- Assistant General: Gaius Marius
- NOTE: Skillbook of ore gathering speed must be attached to Gaius. Not to Jindeok. Also, Gaius can be attached Lv3 or 4 ore gathering speed. For more information, click here.
- Food gathering
- Basic: Queen Jindeok
- Resource Looting
- Main: Amir Timur
- Assistant: Attila
A-10) Duty Officer
- Keep – Menshikov
- Stables – Oleg of Novgorod
- Archer Camp – John I of Portugal
- Barracks – Abd al-Rahman I
- Workshop – Gwon Ryul
- Archer Tower – Ban Chao
- Trap Factory – Askia Muhammad I
- Hospital – Skanderbeg
- Rally Spot – Toyotomi Hideyoshi
- Academy – Eulji Mundeok
A-11) Methods and Priorities of Acquisition
In the early stages of the game, I recommend that you first give top priority to the following
- Get Cleopatra (for double drop) and Yukimura Sanada (for boss hunting) at the beginning of the puzzle.
- Go to the relics to collect slate fragments and get Roland or Hannibal (for boss hunting and mounted troops PvP), Elektra (for ranged troops PvP), and Constance I (for resource gathering).
The above is the fastest and most reliable way to obtain these generals, and if you have these generals first, you will not be in trouble for the time being.
In parallel, open the “great general chest” in the store and tavern every day to get Shajal Ah-Dur, George Dewey (old name: Joseph E. Johnston), and various duty officers.
Refresh the tavern at least 10 times daily when the level of the tavern level reaches about 24, and target Baibars, the Queen jindeok, Arminius, Andrew Jackson, the Empress Dowager Cixi, and various duty officers.
B) If you pay a lot of money
B-1) Assumptions
- General – All
- Specialty – Maximize all 4. (Reference: Specialty Guide)
B-2) Ranged PvP General
- March / Rally
- Combo A
- Main: Elektra, Minamoto no Yoshitsune
- Assistant:
- Specialty MAX: James Conrad, Princess Kaguya
- Specialty None: James Conrad, Princess Kaguya
- Combo B
- Main: Wallenstein, Simeon the Great, Tomyris, Princess Kaguya, Alfred the Great
- Assistant:
- Specialty MAX: Li Shimin, Toyotomi Hideyori
- Specialty None: Toyotomi Hideyori
- Combo A
- Reinforce (to alliance member’s city) / Wall (concurrent post)
- Minamoto no Yoshitsune
- Dmitry
Detailed Comparison
– Main Generals Ranking (Ranged)
– Assistant Generals Ranking (Ranged)
– Combination Compatibility List
B-3) Mounted PvP General
- March / Rally
- Combo A
- Main: Zhao Yun
- Assistant:
- Specialty MAX: Mordred, George A. Custer, Roland
- Specialty None: Mordred, Maximilian I
- Combo B
- Main: Hannibal
- Assistant:
- Specialty MAX: Ii Naomasa, Prince Eugene
- Specialty None: Maximilian I
- Combo C
- Main: Mordred, Roland, George A. Custer
- Assistant:
- Specialty MAX: Zhao Yun
- Specialty None: Maximilian I, Zhao Yun
- Combo D
- Main: Martinus
- Assistant:
- Specialty MAX: Mordred, Zhao Yun, George A. Custer, Hannibal
- Specialty None: Mordred, Maximilian I
- Combo A
- Reinforce (to alliance member’s city) / Wall (concurrent post)
- Ii Naomasa
- Martinus
- Prince Eugene
Detailed Comparison
– Main Generals Ranking (Mounted)
– Assistant Generals Ranking (Mounted)
– Combination Compatibility List
B-4) Ground PvP General
- March / Rally
- Main: Elise, Scipio Africanus
- Assistant:
- Specialty MAX: Soult
- Specialty None: Trajan
- Reinforce (to alliance member’s city) / Wall (concurrent post)
- Soult
- Trajan
- Epaminondas
- Elise
Detailed Comparison
– Main Generals Ranking (Ground)
– Assistant Generals Ranking (Ground)
– Combination Compatibility List
B-5) Siege PvP General
- March / Rally
- Combo A
- Main: Petronas, Philip II
- Assistant:
- Specialty MAX: Septimius Severus
- Specialty None: Ramesses II
- Combo B
- Main: Septimius Severus, Surena
- Assistant:
- Specialty MAX: Petronas
- Specialty None: Petronas
- Combo A
- Reinforce (to alliance member’s city) / Wall (concurrent post)
- Septimius Severus
- Surena
- Ulysses S. Grant
- Ramesses II
Detailed Comparison
– Main Generals Ranking (Siege)
– Assistant Generals Ranking (Siege)
– Combination Compatibility List
B-6) Defense General
Defense General (PvP)
- Quick Guide
- In defense, the attack of ranged troops and siege machines and the defense and HP of ground and mounted troops are important.
- Until about keep level 33, ranged troops and siege machines are important. (Mounted troops are ghosted)
- Around keep level 35, in addition to the above, ground troops is important. (Mounted troops are ghosted)
- Eventually, mounted troops also become important. (Too many mounted troops will not be able to ghost)
- The main generals listed below all have high durability of ground and mounted troops (when trained to the maximum). (Exception: only George has weak ground troops) (details on buff values)
- The weak points of each general can be compensated for by their assistants (details of buff values). Therefore, no matter which one you use, you will not be at an extreme disadvantage (when trained to maximum).
- In defense, the attack of ranged troops and siege machines and the defense and HP of ground and mounted troops are important.
- Combo A
- Main: Leo III (Siege)
- Assistant:
- Weakness enhancement: Yodo-dono (Ranged)
- Overall enhancement: William Marshal
- Combo B
- Main: George Dewey (old name: Joseph E. Johnston) (Ranged + Siege + Mounted)
- Assistant:
- Weakness enhancement: Robert the Bruce, Oda Oichi, Leonidas I (Ground)
- Strength enhancement: Leo III (Siege), Yodo-dono (Ranged)
- Combo C
- Main: William Marshal (All)
- Assistant:
- Strength enhancement: Leo III (Siege), Yodo-dono (Ranged), Robert the Bruce (Ground + Mounted)
- Combo D
- Main: Zachary Taylor, Yodo-dono (Ranged)
- Assistant:
- Weakness enhancement: Leo III (Siege)
- Overall enhancement: William Marshal
- Combo E
- Main: Leonidas I (Ground)
- Assistant:
- Weakness enhancement: William Marshal (Ranged + Siege), Leo III (Siege)
- Strength enhancement: Robert the Bruce, Oda Oichi (Ground)
Detailed Comparison
– Main Generals Ranking (Defender)
– Assistant Generals Ranking (Defender)
– Combination Compatibility List
Defense General (Production)
- Shajar al-Durr
B-7) Boss / Monster Hunter
- Double-item-drop
- Theodora
- Baibars
- Attack Maximization (with “Against-Monster Mounted Troop Attack” & “Mounted Troop Attack” skill)
- Zhao Yun
- Hannibal
- Martinus
- Debuff (For assisting in rally participation)
- Sanada Yukimura
- He is a purple general, but can be useful by separating him as a debuffer only.
- Give him 4 pieces of dragon equipment and 2 pieces of general equipment.
- Sanada Yukimura
B-8) Subordinate City
- Subordinate City (Debuff : Attack)
- Simple Guide
- The basic recommendation is to use a ranged attack debuff general.
- The siege attack debuff can be maximized only with Achaemenidae equipment, so the mayor skill is less of a priority.
- If you can shoot and kill the enemy ground & mounted troops before they get close, you don’t need the ground & mounted attack debuff. (Reference: Troop Type Guide: Usage & Characteristics)
- Ranged
- Mark Antony – Ranged -35%
- Nordic Barbarian King – Ranged -30%
- Cnut the Great – Ranged -25%
- Andrew Jackson – Ranged -20%
- Ranged, Siege
- Baldwin IV – Ranged -30% / Siege -20%
- Arminius – Ranged & Siege -15%
- David Farragut – Ranged & Siege -10%
- Flavius Aetius – Siege -20%
- Ground, Mounted
- Yeon Gaesomun – Ground -30% / All -10%
- Darius I – Ground -35%
- Amr ibn al-As – Ground -25% / Ranged & Siege -15%
- Constantine the Great – Ground & Mounted -20%
- Margaret I – Mounted -20% / All -10%
- All type
- Jester – All -15%
- Harald – All -10%
- Mansa Musa – All -10%
- Simple Guide
- Subordinate City (Debuff : Defense, HP)
- Simple Guide
- Priority is given to ground defense, mounted HP, and munted defense debuffs.
- The ground HP debuff can be maximized only with Achaemenidae equipment, so the mayor skill is less of a priority.
- Ground, Mounted
- Empress Dowager Cixi – Ground Defense -15% / All Defense -15%
- Darius I – Ground & Mounted HP -20%
- Cnut the Great – Ground & Mounted HP -15%
- Mark Antony- Ground & Mounted HP -10%
- Arminius – Ground & Mounted HP -10%
- David Farragut – Ground & Mounted Defense -20%
- Andrew Jackson – Mounted HP -20%
- Flavius Aetius – Ground HP -20%
- All type
- Nordic Barbarian King – All Defense -10%
- Nero – All HP -15%
- Harald – All HP -10%
- Simple Guide
B-9) Resource Gathering / Looting
- Resource Gathering
- Basic
- Queen Jindeok
- Detail
- Food gathering
- Main General: Queen Jindeok
- Assistant General: Shimazu Yoshihiro
- Wood Gathering
- Main General: Queen Jindeok
- Assistant General: Lucy or Gaius Marius
- Stone Gathering
- Main General: Queen Jindeok
- Assistant General: Lucy or Gaius Marius
- Ore Gathering
- Main General: Queen Jindeok
- Assistant General: Gaius Marius
- NOTE: Skillbook of ore gathering speed must be attached to Gaius. Not to Jindeok. Also, Gaius can be attached Lv3 or 4 ore gathering speed. For more information, click here.
- Food gathering
- Basic
- Resource Looting
- Main: Amir Timur
- Assistant: Attila
B-10) Duty Officer
- Keep
- Battle: Ashoka
- Construction: Menshikov, Zhuhe Liang
- Stables
- Battle: Stilicho
- Troop Training: Oleg of Novgorod
- Archer Camp
- Battle: Sulla
- Troop Training: John I of Portugal
- Barracks
- Abd al-Rahman I
- Workshop
- Battle: Mikhail Kutuzov
- Troop Training: Gwon Ryul
- Archer Tower
- Maurice of Nassau, Ban Chao
- Trap Factory
- Battle: Otto the Great
- Repair: Askia Muhammad I
- Hospital
- Skanderbeg
- Rally Spot
- Toyotomi Hideyoshi
- Academy
- Battle: Hammurabi
- Research: Eulji Mundeok
If you get a general not on this list
If you get any other golden historic generals other than these early in the game, you may want to raise them as your “temporary” main generals.
Once you have the general you want, you can use him/her in the following ways, so it won’t go to waste.
- Use as a duty officer for buildings not listed above.
- List of buildings to which an officer can be assigned, etc. -> Duty Officer Guide
- How much should we develop them if we plan to eventually make them duty officers? -> Duty Officer – Required General Level, Star, etc
- Use as a general for resource gathering.
- A developed golden historical general has high politics. In other words, they gather resources faster, making them superior to undeveloped Lucy (develope = Leveling up, Enhance, Cultivate). You can check the percentage of gathering speed on the cultivate screen.
- Ultimately, you should gather resources with the 6 Queen Jindeok, so you can use them as a temporary solution until then.
- Related: How to get Resources Efficiently (Gathering, Production, Items)
List of All Golden Historic Generals
Please see the following article.
List of Generals by Role (+ How to Get)
A comprehensive list of all golden historic generals, over 100 in total, by role.
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128 Comments
Not sure if it’s a glitch or what
Zhao Yun + George A Custer (assistant general)
Undefeatable General is enable, but Son of of the Morning Star is disable
is not the same as
George A Custer + Zhao Yun (assistant general)
Both Son of of the Morning Star & Undefeatable General are enable
Please check their skill book.
B-2 Combo B
assistant general Toyotomi Hideyori…… Why? i really don’t get this one at all. isn’t he just a duty general. or this just a mistake and you were thinking someone else?
Toyotomi Hideyori is not duty. duty is Toyotomi Hideyoshi. You are mistaking the two.
Toyotomi Hideyori is clearly designed as an assistant to Simeon and others.
It is clearly visible in his post-development figures and the compatibility of the combination.
See the following article.
– Best of Assistant Generals: Ranged PvP
– General’s Combination Compatibility List (Assistant Generals Guide)
Is there currently no way to get a fragment of theodora?
If so, would it be difficult to go above star level 6?
Hello. I want to post my experience with resource gathering.
Right now, my server is in the chaos. The leading alliance has frequently tile attacked anyone. But sometimes we need to gather resources. Hence, Amir Timur is an important general for such nasty environment, especially for who targets resource spot 13+ to get Ares blood. So, the combination of Amir + Jindeok is essential.
Furthermore, since Ore gatherer must be attached to Gaius, not Jindeok. Jindeok should equip Food, Wood & Stone gathering speed. Hence, Amir should equip Ore Gatherer, (One type) Troop Load and Renascence.
In summary, I suggest a Resource Reviving combination:
Main: Jindeok with skills Food, Wood, Stone gatherer
Assisstant: Amir with skills Ore Gatherer, Troop Load, Renascence.
I have heard that the best solution for gathering lumber resources is to have the main general as the Queen Jindeok, with a Constance with a specialty as her assistant. What do you think?
I have been referring to your site for a long time.
I have seen on other pages that the assistant’s equipment is invalid.
So, I think that instead of having “Queen Jindeok” as the main resource gathering general, it would be better to have “Lucy” or “Shimazu Yoshihiro” with gathering speed skill equipped with champion equipment as the main general and “Queen Jindeok” as an assistant to get more gathering bonuses. What do you think?
Since Lucy and Shimazu do not conflict with the main skills of Jindeok, the amount of gathering as a unit will be the same whether Jindeok is the main or assistant. However, considering the main generals’ politics and LV20 above 3 stars, I believe that more people train Jindeok, so Lucy and Shimazu are fine as assistants. Also, Gaius’ skill is disabled by the conflict decision with the additional skill, ore gathering speed. I think Shimazu should be the assistant for food gathering, and Lucy (gathering speed +15%) or Shimazu (gathering speed +10%) for the rest.
*Since the speed of gathering seems to have been greatly improved by the modification of the specification, I no longer care about anything except for food Shimazu.
Assistant Gaius’s skills can be enabled.
The skill book for ore gathering speed must be attached to the assistant Gaius, not to the main jindeok.
Attaching it to Jindeok will disable Gaius’ basic skill, but attaching it to Gaius will enable both Gaius’ basic skill and the skill book.
( Related: See the Skill Competitive Table in Assistant Generals Guide. )
Gaius cannot take ore skill book. So I think Lucy is strictly better.
No. Gaius can take ore skill book (Lv3 or 4).
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Gaius can take ore gathering speed LVL 3 or LVL 4 there is no conflict and it makes up total of 75% gathering speed increment.
With the advent of the Assistant General, there is now an opportunity to plug a weakness in wall defense by matching a strong wall general with Shajar al-Durr’s as an assistant for her production abilities.
I’ve gotten Undead General, his stats seem to have possibilities, but for the life of me, I can’t figure out how it may help me. It’s a purple general, so I’m not too worried. It’s just that that killing of enemy troops, implies some benefits, but killing of my own does not.
I am surprised not to see Aetheflaed on this list as a boss hunter.
It can’t be helped because the general’s unique skill of increased mounted troops attack and additional skill of increased against-monster attack (which cannot be attached to Aethelflaed) allows other generals to do more monster damage than Aethelflaed…
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I am level 14. Guides say don’t waste time resources on making non gold Generals better. I don’t have any gold Generals so should I boost my purple at all? like level them up with exp? Or is it really don’t waste your stuff on them at all?
Between K25 and K30 you should be able to collect fragments for every relics general. By K30, depending on your luck, you should have pulled several whole generals from the chest if you open it every day. Between K30 and K33, you probably get 30 fragments for every general available from the chest.
Before then, it is entirely fine to use and enhance purple generals. My advice would be to level up and perhaps cultivate up to 300 with gold, but don’t waste gems on cultivation above 300. Go ahead and give them skills if you have correct lv1 and lv4 skill books, read general skill guide, eventually finding correct lv4 skills will be fast and easy. But don’t waste skill books by attaching a random skill to a general. You can craft equipment. I like the Champion set which becomes available at K14. It is great for gathering. Don’t give these generals more than 3 or 4 stars.
Among the purple generals, the ones are worth using are Constance (troop load, gathering bonus), Cleopatra (double-item drop rate from monsters), Attila (troop load) and maybe John Bufford for killing monsters yourself. You should join an alliance that hunts higher level monsters to start collecting scrolls for General, King, and Dragon level equipment.
Yes it is a waste.. invest rss into always on truse agreements.
Don’t waste time in purple general
thank you so much for this great topic,it is very useful
I have a question Could Gustavus Adolphus be positioned as attack mayor of the sub-city? when looking at his specialization, I see that he reduces the percentage of enemy’ defense of archers and siege machines by 15% that is not bad when most of players attack with archers and siege .. what do you think about him?
I think that idea is not a bad one, since generals are hard to come by in the early stages of the game. However, as the game progresses, it should be replaced by other good generals. In the mid-game, it should be Arminius, for example, and finally, the mayor’s siege attack debuff skill is unnecessary and should be replaced by Andrew Jackson, for example.
What subordinate city mayors to recruit and grow is one of the more confusing subjects, specially for players who haven’t started practicing pvp on regular basis. A more detailed discussion of the subject would be appreciated. I am aiming at recruiting Arminius, Andrew Jackson, and Harald, most of which are relatively accessible.
If debuffing ranged attack should be given a priority, and debuffing siege attack can be achieved with equipment, then it seems like, for us non coiners, Andrew Jackson should be a better choice than Arminius, even though the Arminius’s list price of 60M suggests that game developers thought that this general is better?
Arminius is excellent from the beginning to the middle of the game (before the debuff is maximized).
After the siege machine attack and the ground HP debuff are maximized, Arminius with those two things becomes unnecessary.
Also, I think Arminius had a huge advantage before the debuff and Achaemenidae equipment were implemented.
Hence it was a paid general before the fragment was implemented.
If an update comes in the future that will allow the siege machine attack buff and ground HP buff to be raised above the debuff, Arminius may be reinstated.
About Queen Shintoku
If you go to gather resources with her as your main general, you will get 40% extra no matter what time you come back, but if you go with her as your assistant, you will not get the extra resources unless you finish gathering resources to the end.
Resource tile that no one has touched (hereafter referred to as “new”)
Resource tile that someone has touched halfway through (hereafter referred to as “in progress”)
If the main general is Jindeok
Gathering from “new” to the halfway point -> extra resources are given.
Gathering all from “new” -> extra resources are given.
Gathering from “in progress” to the halfway point -> extra resources are given.
Gathering all from “in progress” -> extra resources are given.
If the main general is Cleopatra without any skills and Jindeok is her assistant
Gathering from “new” to the halfway point -> No extra available
Gathering all from “new” -> extra resources are given.
Gathering from “in progress” to the halfway point -> No extra available
Gathering all from “in progress” -> extra resources are given.
I’ve taken the concept of durability in the vanguard and attack in the rearguard and made all mayors Arminius. If I want all the mayors to be the same person, would Harald be a better choice?
If you are attacking, should I look at your list of defense debuff generals or should I use the attack debuff generals? And use defense debuff generals if I am expecting an attack or vise versa?
Recently on the battlefield, an opponent with a buffed infantry attack 1300, defense 1100, and HP 1000 was able to wipe out my full army in one hit.
How much stats do I need to prevent this?
I feel that if the enemy is this much of an outlier, it’s impossible to keep them at bay and repel them.
My opponent is k37 and I only have k35 900M and troops up to t13.
Defense buffs are infantry attack 700 defense 910 HP 540, archer attack 930 defense 618 HP 525, cavalry attack 700 defense 610 HP 820, siege attack 1015 defense 560 HP 505.
Debuffs are 3 mayors plus a few, so not strong
I’m a K33 with about the same amount of buffs and debuffs as you, and if an enemy has about 1300%+ buffs, they won’t knock me out in one shot.
The other day I was attacked by an enemy with 1414% buffs, my damage was 187M and opponent’s was 203M.
If you’re up against an opponent who only has about the same amount of debuffs, you’ll be fine, even if the enemy has over 1300%.
Perhaps having a layer is a good idea.
By the way, I’m 1.3B.
Which gens are the best to rein alliance members keeps?
The other day, I read in a word-of-mouth article that something changes when you have both the forest castle and the volcano castle, which are the rewards for the current event.
I actually tried lining up the two castles, but I don’t think anything has changed.
Is this just a false rumor, or does nothing actually change?
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If I wanted to debuff my opponent’s ranged troop attack as much as possible, should I assign Andrew Jacksons to all my sub cities? Do their debuggs add up?
If you are not paying, that would be best.
If you are paying, any Andrew, Cnut, or Barbarian King is fine. Baldwin looks good, but I don’t recommend him because I don’t see the value in the siege attack debuff he has. The mounted troops HP debuff that Andrew and Cnut have is valuable and worthwhile. The barbarian king’s all-troop defense debuff is also good.
Debuffs stack.
Reference: Buff / Debuff – Basic Guide
I have to say that classifying generals that you can get from tavern as generals for those who don’t pay money is somewhat misleading. Over the holidays I got plenty of gems with double down coupons and headed over to the tavern to see if I could cycle all the way to Trajan or Baibars. This was lv24 tavern. Well, I can tell you that it took something like 120,000 gems to get to Trajan and Baibars. They both came out at the very end. In fact, I still haven’t seen a Queen Jindeok! I think this game on purpose reduces the probabilities of seeing them because these three are the best generals available from tavern. In fact, I saw EVERY gold historic general at least TWICE except these three. This wasn’t a complete waste because I picked up a few interesting generals along way (several copies of Andrew Jackson, etc).
But now, it normally does not occur to players who don’t pay money to spend 150,000 precious gems to find one good general. They will just stick with Oda Nobunaga (I won one from the chest for free) and Cleo, with all their flaws.
On the other hand, it is also misleading to say that Theodora is for players who pay a lot of money. I think players who don’t coin will still prefer to swipe a credit card once for 4.99 dollar package to get Theodora, than spend 100,000 gems to find inferior Baibars in the tavern. Theodora is an incredible value because this game doesn’t give away any top tier generals so easily, even to heavily paying players. On my server, half of the players with a clue all hunt monsters with Theodora, and Theodora takes 20 percent or so of top 100 general rankings.
I got Queen Jindeok from the tavern, took me a bit to do it but I got her from there.
I have 5 jindeoks…..all from tavern…..cost me maybe 500k gems. Super worth it.
Hello.
I know that Bibars and Queen Jindeok are set to be very hard to find in the bar.
(I don’t think Trajan is that hard to find…).
Even so, within the range of gems available to the unpaid player, I think it is possible to recruit about 4-5 of both within 6 months to a year.
In the beginning of the game, there are not many ways to earn gems, so you may feel frustrated, but if you actively participate in undead, BOG, BOC, and various events, you will be able to accumulate enough gems, so I don’t think you need to worry that much.
You may also want to refer to the “How to get 21,000 Gems in a Week” section of this site.
I envy you that you can get Theodora. It’s a privilege on the new server.
I don’t have a way to get one, so I’ll just have to put up with 5-6 Bibars, lol.
As for the classification of Theodora, I think it is unavoidable because it is divided into two groups: unpaid and heavily paid.
I don’t know much about how to get Theodora or if it’s possible to get more than one, but as you said, if Theodora is a famous general in the rankings, there’s probably information about it in the your new server, and I personally don’t think it’s necessary to create a classification for Theodora on this page because to reduce readability.
As the site administrator said, the double drop rate is very important in this game.
If Theodora is a general who can’t get more than one, you’ll probably need to use a lot of Bibars anyway, so until you’ve gathered enough Bibars and Queen Jindeok, I’d recommend prioritizing using gems in the tavern.
It’s an effect that can be easily overlooked, but after six months, it will give you a huge advantage in terms of urban development over players who don’t have it.
I wish you a good Evony life.
IMO the generals get better chances as your tavern levels. I have pulled 6 Jindeoks from the tavern though i only have 5 march slots. I did not start spending gems until tavern was at least lv27.
I agree with Jocko that it would be better to raise the level of the bar and then turn it around.
However, I am wondering how far to raise the level.
Like the site manager, I also started turning in earnest after I reached 24-25.
I can’t say for sure because I don’t know how long it will take to raise the level to K27, but if it will take a long time, I think it will be fine to start before that time.
This is because, with respect to Jindeok and Bibars, by acquiring them early, you will be able to benefit greatly from them from an early stage.
For example, if you get two Shintoku, it is the same as having one more unit to collect compared to those who did not get them.
In extreme cases, if you have a lot of Gems, you can get a good return even if you start with 25 or less.
This game is designed so that you can get better benefits by being ahead of the game, so we recommend you to get it as soon as possible.
If you can afford it, you may employ up to 7 jindeok for 5 units, and up to 8 for 6 units.
It is spectacular to be able to handle the gathering skills of all resource types.
As a side note, although skill books are valuable in the early stages, it is recommended that you do not put them on until you have level 4 skill books for gathering, but rather put them on as soon as you have level 3 skill books.
The earlier you get the benefit, the faster you will grow.
(Of course, you should put it on after you have filled up 3 level 1s.)
I wish you a good evony life.
Merhaba, ben k28 bir oyuncuyum ve genel olarak süvari üretimine odaklandım. Sunucumda okçu birlikleri ile savaşan bir oyuncu var. Buna karşı koymak için hangi tür general (general isimlerinide istiyorum) ve hangi tip asker kullanmam gerekiyor. Cevap için şimdiden teşekkür ederim. Yardımlarınızı bekliyorum.
> Hi, I’m a k28 player and focused on cavalry production in general. There is a player on my server fighting with archer troops. What type of general (I want the names of generals) and what type of soldiers should I use to counter this. Thank you in advance for the answer. I’m waiting for your help.
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Originally, infantry and siege are effective against archer, but it is not realistic to grow buffs of all types at the same time.
You should focus on the archer first. See also below.
Troop Type Guide: Usage & Characteristics (Mounted, Ground, Ranged, Siege)
For generals, see the guide below.
Best of Ranged PvP General
Hi! What do you think about William Marshall as defense general? I was surprised he is not on your list, I wanna know why you think he doesn’t make it to the rank?
thanks
Please see the following article.
Best of Defense General (Wall)
I.vladimir i neden bufff ve debufff listesinde göremiyorum onu bağlı şehir de kullanabilirmiyim
I had two Vladimir I’s in subordinate cities (both trained to lvl 31).
I don’t need both of them, but I decided to keep one and dismiss him.
Because the debuff is too weak.
It is strong that all troops attack -10% even without any enhancement, but his debuff is not raised after 1 star.
Himiko also appears in the general ” subordinate city”, but she is even worse.
I think Vladimir and Himiko are just a stopgap when there are not enough other mayors to place.
Does the fact that the duty officer, Menshikov and Zhuhe Liang, have been erased mean that they are no longer available?
No, it means that the newly added Ashoka is more recommended. (Because unlike Meansikov and Zhuge Liang, it’s a buff/debuff for combat.)
This may be a question that has already been asked, but is there any advantage to having more than one of the same general?
It depends on the general.
Bibars, Queen Jindeok, and Debuff General (Mayor) require several of the same. For bow weakness, you can use Cnut or Andrew, and for infantry defense, Cixi.
For the others, basically, one is enough, but it depends on your idea.
You’re always so helpful!
Thank you.
I put Ban Cho in Archer Tower.
Should I enhance or equip him?
Do the effects of skills and such also apply?
Please see the following article.
Duty Officer Guide
Administrator
I am always grateful for your help!
Is the order of the generals in order of strength?
This is not always the case. Please refer to the respective links for more information about the rankings.
This is a great site and I always refer to it. Thank you very much. My question is, I’ve heard that some people spend $10,000 a month, but when you say “pay a lot of money” here, how much do you expect to pay per month?
Is ryan a gold historic general?
Please see the following article.
What is Historic General
Is there no topic about best general for monster/boss? Who is the best? Caesar or Aethelflaed?
I’ ve created a guide, please have a look at it.
Best of Boss General / Monster Hunter
What is the rating for Himiko?
Please see below article.
Best of Ranged PvP General
Theodora is a Gold Historic now being given in Early Game on new servers 600+. She actually looks pretty good. Increase ground and mounted attack by 30%, increase 10% Double Items Drop Rate from Monsters when General is leading the army to attack Monster. Can you please review for inclusion into this list? Thanks!
At the moment, it’s hard to recommend her because I don’t know if she can be given the luck skill.
(I believe the most important thing for a monster-hunting general is double item drops.)
If the luck skill cannot be granted, it is still better to use Cleopatra (20%), which is purple.
I also feel that Theodora’s Specialty is half-baked, so I don’t recommend seriously training her.
(The first specialty is Ranged Troops Attack increase (NOT MOUNTED TROOPS))
As soon as a member in my alliance told me about Theodora, I asked him to test the possibility of adding skills.
So the result is that basically there is no limit on her. You can add all Luck, Mounted troop attack, Mounted troop attack against monster on her. With Luck and her base skills, her Double drop rate is 3% higher than Baibars. However, the base attributes and increasing attributes per level are both low, when I compare to my Aethelflaed, not to mentioned good general such as Hannibal or Roland. Her Specialties also are not quite focusing (S1 Range atk against monster, S2 Luck, S3 enemy wound to death).
Hence, I think she is appropriate to be a Monster hunter, up to Griffin (B10), and other event monsters such as Goblin 7. For stronger, you should keep using a general with better Mounted specialized.
I want to make my opinion more particular. I think Theodora is good for beginners, when they have almost no good general. Some skills on her would be good. But attribute enhance should stop at +300, and absolutely say NO to her specialties.
Zeias11, thanks for the information.
I made a detailed comparison about Boss / Monster Hunter General.
Best of Boss General / Monster Hunter
As a result, I’d like to make a few corrections to my opinion.
If you can afford to pay more than $100 a month, then
I can recommend Theodora as a double item drop general.
If you put on the Luck skillbook Lv4, it will surpass the drop rate of Baibars (whose specialty is not yet complete) by itself.
If you can develop a second specialty (luck), the drop rate will increase even more.
(I think Theodora’s specialty is worth developing only the 2nd specialty (luck).)
Baibars and Theodora have the potential to exceed 40% double item drop rate, but Baibars requires the completion of the 4th specialty, and Theodora’s is less difficult than his.
(Still, Aethelfaed and Caesar can only be raised to 33%)
If you are looking for attack first and foremost, Theodora is not recommended, but neither are Aethelflaed and Caesar.
In that case, you should add “Mounted Troop Attack Against Monster” and “Mounted Troop Attack” to mounted general like the following.
Best of Mounted PvP General
For more details, please refer to the following article.
Best of Boss General / Monster Hunter
She can be given the luck skill.
Hi, great work.
Can you please answer my question regarding the buff of Gaius Marius? In the first sentence you can read the gathering speed of ore’s increased by 30 %. Afterwards they say the gathering speed of ore’s increased by 15 %. Obviously that doesn’t fit together. Could the 30 % perhaps only apply to the alliance mine? Thank you.
I looked at the description and it doesn’t say that, it says 30% for Ore and 15% for Lumber and Stone.
Thank you very much, in this case the translator must be wrong. In my language they say 30 % for ore and 15 % for ore. I controlled it again.
I have Edward the black prince should i keep working on him or not and also for mountain troop i have Yue Fei tell about them please.
It upto what you want. Also Depends on player you are attacking. Max archers you need yue fei (added ground skills) and if mostly mounted work on edward. Its my opinion. Rest upto you.
Hi …
I havent seen on list Wei Qing for Sub City General, He have debuff too
“Reduce enemy ground troops and mounted troops attack by 15% …….”
CMIIW
Added to the “1. If you pay no money” section.
For “2. If you pay a lot of money”, Constantine I is better, so I did not include it. (Enemy ground troops and mounted troops’ attack -20%)
Today we receive the first piece of Yue Fei in our daily general piece section for free. Do you know which generals are available there? You write you have to pay for him.
The generals you can get from the General Chest are listed in the following article.
List of Generals by Role (+ How to Get)
You can also find them by going to the in-game Tavern > “Great General Chest” and pressing the “i” in the upper right corner.
As of today, Yue Fei is not included in the in-game description.
And for the past year, no piece of Yue Fei has been available.
Also, I don’t know if Yue Fei’s piece will be permanently included in the future or if it is only limited to this month.
Therefore, it is listed in the article as a general that requires a charge.
artimius, as I understand this is an excellent general for the sub city, what skills are the best for him to put?
Please refer to the following article.
Best Skills Guide – what skills should you add?
With new generals introduced, the blog has to be revised. Will this happen soon. BTW, this has been very helpful and appreciate the effort put in. Thanks
Yeah. Leonidas and Caesar were implemented into the game today. I’ve just added them to the article.
When stacking the same debuff gen on subs what is the max 50%-75%-100%?before it is a waste
Please refer to the following article.
Buff / Debuff – Basic Guide
No list of best siege generals? What are the recommendations for this?
Please refer to the following article.
Best of Siege PvP General
I’ve completed the King’s Path and got a Mehmed II, but I can’t think of any other use for it other than decorating the museum.
How should I use it?
Hi bro.. Did you get your answer? I would like to know aswell…. As i understood he is not good for a sub. Because if his main skill book doesn’t start with debuffs they will not apply…. It will work just if you use as an atack general leading the army… Any ideas?
I have added a supplement to the article about getting a general that is not on the list above, please refer to it.
This is a great site and I look at it all the time.
During boss rallies, do debuffs against monsters held by generals who participate instead of rally setters overlap? Would it be effective to have a number of generals with the 5% monster attack reduction debuff participate in a rally?
Probably way to late, but coincidentially i tested that some days ago. Debuffs of all Generals in the Rally will be active, but If it is the Same General they dont Stack. So having 5 Hernando Cortez will still give His debuff Just once Not X5.
Thanks for a great informative site.
If the general I am appointing as mayor has a debuff in his/her specialties, will the effect be reflected in PV?
Thank you for your help!
How do I get a general in a tavern?
Does the “War Inferno” of the General “Sherman” also works when he is mayor of a linked subordinate city? Like with debuffs? “War inferno: Turns 5% of the defending enemy’s wounded troops into dead troops during the battle …”
Did you ever find this out? I have the same question
I have found this site very helpful and I am always grateful for the help.
It is about the mayors of the subordinate cities. I have a number of Arminius and Mansa Moor, and their number is more than the number of lower cities I own. (I also have the Empress Dowager, though not in duplicate.)
I know it depends on the opponent in PvP, but do you have any common recommendations?
I’m only at keep level 29, and I’m hoping to be active in SVS, BOG, etc. rather than fighting in the server. (I’m always bubbling up)
In general, the most popular choices seem to be Cnut and Andrew for their excellent bow attack debuffs, Harald for his excellent Attack & HP debuffs for all troops, and Cixi for her excellent ground defense debuffs.
Basically, you should focus on the following to make your choice.
– Ground & Mounted Debuff -> HP or Defense
– Ranged & Siege Debuff -> Attack
The reason for the former is to kill as many as possible with ranged troops & siege before they get close to my side.
The reason for the latter is to reduce our wounds in the first few turns when we are attacked unilaterally by ranged troops and siege. (Even if I reduce their HP & defense, it will be useless if my troops are killed before reaching them)
The basis of this idea is explained in the following article.
Troop Type Guide: Usage & Characteristics (Mounted, Ground, Ranged, Siege)
The one that just fits this idea is Arminius (Ground & Mounted HP, Ranged & Siege Attack), which is also a good option. However, as the mayor’s Achaemenidae equipment gets better and better, Cnut and others are preferable because even without Arminius, the equipment alone is enough to debuff siege attack and ground HP.
Hi, is there any good reason to not dimiss doubles? With the festival packages come one golden historic general each. With my luck (not) I got myself 3xRoland and 3x Gwanggaeto. Both nice, but one each is enough, because they have no debuff. Is there any reason I perhaps overlook that I should not dismiss them?
What about Edward the Black Prince?
Please see below article.
Best of Ranged PvP General
I got Aethelflaed from pack on a new server, should I be investing in her as primary monster hunter? If so should I also use runestones for her specialties or you think it’s better to save the runestones for Martinus somewhere far down the line?
Save the runestones for Martinus/Roland preferably.
Does Suleiman work if he is the mayor of a subordinate city?
The debuff effect will be effective, but Cixi is better. (Suleiman: enemy troops defense -10%, Cixi: -15%)
Who is a better general…EL CID or Yui Fei?
I have Yue Fei, he is great because he doubles as a monster hunter/pvp general.
Question how do I know to active a general special skill the small gold box that say special skill how to active it???????
Your general has to be level 25 to activate this.
The ones with the golden square is active from the start. However, some of them are conditional (e.g. dragon required). Press the golden square and read the description.
When the general reaches level 25, four circles will appear (specialty). This requires you to use runestones and gems to level up.
Related: Specialty Guide
Tran hun Dao is very popular on my server with great results against range troops?
Any opinion?
But my question is why can not you put lvl4 range attack skill book on black prince but you can on Alfred?
I think Tran hun Dao is a pretty good defender, as you can see in the list above.
In particular, I think it is best if you focus on siege. For more information, please refer to the following article.
Best of Defense General (Wall)
For skills, see the following article in the “Skills that Cannot be Added” section.
Best Skills Guide – what skills should you add?
HI….How come Li Jing is missing from the list?
Hi Pankaj. This was updated when I wrote the following article.
See the comments section of the following article for the reason why it was deleted. (In response to a question from Mr. 246)
Best of Mounted PvP General
How Raged King can be used?
If you don’t have a good golden historic general, you can train him as a temporary main general and make him a duty officer when you get a better one.
I recently started a game on a new server, and Maensikov was a bonus for purchasing 1 gem (the actual cheapest was a $0.99 package).
Hi – do you think Hannibal is better then Martinus or Roland. I’m currently using him and fully maxed he appears to have the same attack as Martinus but with higher HP / Lower march size?
Hi Russ
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If you assume max specialties, I think Hannibal is the best choice.
He is superior in attack and HP, and inferior in march speed, defense, march size, and ranged debuff.
You can find a detailed comparison below.
Best of Mounted PvP General
Hi… It could be an stupid question but Wall general is helping on monster’s hunt to when on duty or just support defense and attack on pvp?
Hi
The Wall General only works when defending a city in PvP.
It does not work when attacking enemy cities in PvP or when hunting monsters.
When defending a city in PvP, do the skill buffs, equipment buffs and spiritual beast buffs of the duty generals and mayors apply as city defense buffs?
Duty Officer – Basically ineffective, but the original skills that the mayor has that are activated by making him the duty officer are effective. (e.g. Ban Chao’s ranged troops buff)
Related: Duty Officer Guide
Mayor – Does not apply to troops in the main city. In addition, the debuff by the mayor is valid.
Related: Subordinate City Complete Guide
Hi, thanks for the info. I started playing the game just two weeks ago, however, and am wondering what you mean by low and heavy coining?
Thanks for reading!
Sorry for the poor English. Thanks for pointing that out.
low coining mean, “Not paying any money” or “Pay only a little money”.
heavy coining mean, “Pay a lot of money”.
I will correct the text of the article!
Thats a very good info but do you mind if you can explain about the stats of these generals and how they benefit the player, especially PVP generals (attack gens, subordinate city gens)
Thank you.
I can not go into detail here, so I will give a rough description.
In terms of stats, the generals listed above are relatively high.
The height of their stats is roughly, but proportional to the height of their gold. You can find a list of them on a later page.
Ranged Generals
– Alfred the Great, Gustavus, Gwanggaeto – if the Siege machine also emphasizes
– Elektra – if the Mounted also values
– Minamoto Yoshitsune – If you want a Ranged specialization
Mounted General
– Martinus – if you want a Mounted specialization. Equipped with dragons and maxed out Specialty, it is the strongest. However, it is quite hard. (Attack 25 + 15 + 10 + 10 + 20 + 10 + 46 = 126%)
– Roland, Li Jing – if you want a Mounted specialization.
– Yue Fei, Takeda Shingen – if you also want to focus on Ground
Ground Generals
– Scipio, Trajan – if you want a Ground specialization. Also useful as a wall general against Ranged specialization enemies.
Wall Generals
– Joseph – good at Ranged and Siege
– Kusunoki, Ly Thuong Kiet – good at Ranged
Subordinate City General
All I expect them to do is debuff. And the performance of the debuff does not depend on the stats.
Depending on your play style, you can make your mayor a general with the debuffs you need.
To see who has what debuff, here is a list of who has what debuff.