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    • Aug 29
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Evony: Introduction to Lead (Primary) Army General Rankings

Updated: 5 days ago

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

WELCOME


Welcome to Evony Answers. Army Generals are a great place to start researching because that's where the most serious errors can be made in Evony. Investing too many hard earned items in the wrong Army General, can be an error that's very costly to fix.


See below for links to discussion on Runestones and Blood of Ares (two of the most difficult items to acquire in Evony).

 
 

INTRODUCTION


When these rankings were first published there were no comprehensive Evony Army General Rankings anywhere else. Other rankings were either incomplete or didn't include any information about relative strength when compared to other Army Generals in the same category.


The EvonyAnswers (EvAns) Attribute Ranking System is geared towards the 99% of players that are not Very Heavy or Crazy Heavy Spenders.


Evony Spending Levels Defined


The EvAns Attribute Ranking System will tend to favor Offense (Attack & March Size) over Toughness (HP & Defense). It also tends to favor Army Generals with good Enemy Debuffs.


You're probably in the Evony 1%, if you:

  • Are VIP 17 or above.

  • Have seven (7) or more Dragons.

  • Have opened Level 5 of the Dragon Cliff.

  • Have three (3) or more complete sets of Civilization Gear.

  • Your Alliance is typically in the top 20 in your Continent.

  • Your Alliance has four (4) or more Very Heavy or Crazy Heavy Spenders.

If you are in the Evony 1%, the Attribute Rankings are probably NOT the best for you, you should primarily be using the Summary Rankings.

 

METHODOLOGY


Ranking Methodology


There's a multiplier for each Attribute.

  • If you're curious about the multipliers, check out the Equipment (Gear) Rankings. It should be pretty easy to figure them out from those articles.

All the multipliers are applied the same way to all Army General Attributes in each specific category.


That includes:

  • Basic Attributes Score - Leadership, Attack, Defense, & Politics.

  • Base Skill Score - Also known as the "Built-In" Skill Score.

  • Three (3) Skill Books - For the Lead General's Best Three (3) Possible Skill Books.

  • Specialties Score - As appropriate for that Specific Ranking, i.e. 4-Yellow, 3-Orange, 3-Purple, etc.)

  • Ascending Enhancement Score - only added for the Ascending Enhancement Rankings.


If that were written out in a formula, it would be:


TLGS = BAS + BSS+ 3SB + TSS + AES


TLGS = Total Lead General Score

BAS = Basic Attributes Score

BSS = Base Skill Score

3SB = Three (3) Skill Book Score

TSS = Total Specialties Score

AES = Ascending Enhancement Score

 

NEW ARMY GENERAL STATUS


Not included yet:

  • Heraclius (Embassy Duty Officer), and Sappho (In-City Defense (Main Wall)) introduced for the 2023 Independence Day Event starting on 06-23-2023.

  • Narses (Sub-City Battle General (Mayor)) introduced for the 2023 Amazing Arena Event starting on 07-21-2023.

  • Justinian I (Military Academy Duty Officer) introduced for the 2023 Carnival Week Event starting on 08-18-2023.

  • Trivia Hecate (Holy Palace Duty Officer) introduced for the 2023 Autumn Ceremony Event starting on 09-15-2023.

  • Zizka (Sub-City Battle General (Mayor)) introduced for the 2023 Wine Festival Event starting on 09-29-2023.

  • Maria Theresa (Mounted PvM), and Stephen the Great (Research Factory Duty Officer), introduced for the 2023 Halloween Event starting on 10-27-2023.

  • Michael VIII (Market Duty Officer) introduced for the 2023 St. Martin's Day Celebration Event starting on 11-10-2023.

 

LEAD GENERAL RANKINGS


Rankings are available for the following Army General Categories:


In-City Defense (Main Wall) Lead PvP Generals

Subordinate City PvP Generals

Ranged Lead PvP Generals

Mounted Lead PvP Generals

Mounted Lead PvM Pushing Generals

Ground Lead PvP Generals

Mounted Lead PvM Treasure Generals

Resource Gathering Generals

Duty Officer Generals

Siege Lead PvP Generals



The list above is roughly in order of importance, based on a defensively focused keep. Most people would probably tell you to move Ranged Generals to #1 (for better offense) and move #1 & #2 down a notch. Or possibly, to switch #1 and #3.

 

OTHER RESOURCES


Good Information Resources


In addition to these lists, please look at other lists and do your own research, so you can make up your own mind. After all, this is only one person’s opinion.


Other Good Evony Information Resources:


If you have any comments, requests, or questions, please let me know in the comments section below. Also, directing my attention to any mistakes is especially appreciated.

 

DEVELOPING SPECIALTIES


Developing Army General Specialties and Runestone Chests


The biggest mistake that can be made in Evony is taking the wrong Army General to four (4) maximum level (4-Yellow) Specialties. Be VERY CAREFUL about which generals you decide to take to 4-Yellow Specialties.



Please check out the article below for more information on:



Army General Specialties and Runestone Chests



 

DEVELOPING ASCENDING ENHANCEMENTS


Developing Army General Ascending Enhancement (Awakened)


The 2nd biggest mistake that can be made in Evony is taking the wrong Army General to ten (10) Stars or maximum Ascending Enhancements. Be VERY CAREFUL about which generals you decide to take to ten (10) Stars.



Please check out the article below for more information on:



Ascending Enhancement (Awakened) Upgrades



 

If you have any comments, requests, or questions, please let me know in the comments section below. Also, directing my attention to any mistakes is especially appreciated.


Thanks,

dr.dur.

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