With the addition of stronger generals, ranged-troop generals’ strength ranking in Evony has changed. In particular, some new generals have covenant features and skins. Many factors need to be considered before choosing suitable combinations. For instance, whether the general is easy to obtain, whether the skill description conforms to your purpose, the effective buff values of key dimensions of different positions (main general or assistant general), etc.
In Evony, for ranged troops, the key dimension’s importance is ‘attack > HP > defense’. Besides, march size and the use of various skill books (especially attack skill books) may also need to be focused on.
When all generals have their maximum buffs, we recommend the following combinations. The initial special skills of assistant generals are listed to help you view their basic buff strength.
Tier 1 Ranged-troop General Combinations
| Main General | Assistant General | Assistant General Special Skill | Ranged Troop Attack Skill Book | Assistant General's March Size Buffs from Specialty & Covenant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ragnar | Sigurd | Ranged Troop Attack and HP +45%; Ranged Troop and Siege Machine Defense +30%; (Lead the army) | √ | 8% |
| Merlin | Ranged Troop Attack and HP +45%; Ranged Troop and Siege Machine Defense +30%; (Lead the army to attack) | √ | 5% | |
| Marcus Agrippa | Ranged Troop Attack +40%; Ranged Troop and Siege Machine Defense and HP +30%; (Lead the army to attack) | √ | ||
| Douglas | Ranged Troop Attack +25%; Ranged Troop and Siege Machine Attack and Defense +15% with a Dragon or Spiritual Beast; (Lead the army to attack) | √ | 6% | |
| Godfrey of Bouillon | Ranged Troop Attack and HP +40%; Ranged Troop and Siege Machine Defense +10%; (Lead the army) | √ | 6% | |
| Mihai | Ranged Troop Attack +45%; Ranged Troop and Siege Machine Defense +45%; (Lead the army to attack) | √ | ||
| Merlin | Marcus Agrippa | - | √ | |
| Marcus Agrippa | Sigurd | - | √ | 8% |
Tier 2 Ranged-troop General Combinations
| Main General | Assistant General | Assistant General Special Skill | Ranged Troop Attack Skill Book | Assistant General's March Size Buffs from Specialty & Covenant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ragnar | Tachibana Ginchiyo | Ranged Troop Attack +45%; Ranged Troop and Siege Machine Defense an HP +35%; (Lead the army) | × | |
| Charles XII | Ranged Troop Attack +40%; March Size +10%; Ranged Troop and Siege Machine Defense +10%; (Lead the army to attack) | √ | 10% | |
| Merlin | Eleanor | - | √ | 10% |
| Godfrey of Bouillon | - | √ | 6% | |
| Charles XII | - | √ | 10% | |
| Louis IX | Ranged Troop Attack +40%; Ranged Troop Defense +45%; (Lead the army) | × | 6% | |
| Princess Kaguya | Ranged Troop Attack +35%; Ranged Troop and Siege Machine HP +30%; (Lead the army to attack) | √ | 6% | |
| Tachibana Ginchiyo | - | × | ||
| Marcus Agrippa | Eleanor | - | √ | 10% |
| Godfrey of Bouillon | - | √ | 6% | |
| Tachibana Ginchiyo | - | × | ||
| Edward III | Ranged Troop and Siege Machine Attack +25%; Ranged Troop Defense +15%; (Lead the army) | √ | ||
| Louis IX | - | × | 6% | |
| Douglas | Merlin | - | √ | 5% |
| Sigurd | - | √ | 8% | |
| Eleanor | - | √ | 10% | |
| Mihai | Eleanor | - | √ | 10% |
| Godfrey of Bouillon | - | √ | 6% |
Tier 3 Ranged-troop General Combinations
| Main General | Assistant General | Assistant General Special Skill | Ranged Troop Attack Skill Book | Assistant General's March Size Buffs from Specialty & Covenant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mihai | Edward III | - | √ | |
| Louis IX | - | × | 6% | |
| Tachibana Ginchiyo | - | × | ||
| Subutai | Ranged Troop Attack +40%; Ranged Troop Defense and HP +20%; (Lead the army) | × | ||
| Tachibana Ginchiyo | Princess Kaguya | - | × | 6% |
| Douglas | - | × | 6% | |
| Godfrey of Bouillon | - | × | 6% | |
| Charles XII | - | × | 10% | |
| Douglas | Godfrey of Bouillon | - | √ | 6% |
| Tachibana Ginchiyo | - | × | ||
| Louis IX | - | × | 6% | |
| Subutai | - | × | ||
| Elektra | Princess Kaguya | - | √ | 6% |
| Simeon the Great | Minamoto no Yoshitsune | Ranged Troop Attack +25%; Ranged Troop Attack +15% with a Dragon; (Lead the army) | √ |
Tips:
When setting ranged troops for reinforcement, we recommend that both the main and assistant generals choose generals whose skills are described as ‘lead the army’, rather than ‘lead the army to attack’, such as Tachibana and Godfrey of Bouillon.
Ragnar, Douglas, Elektra, and Simeon the Great need to carry any dragon or spiritual beast, and Minamoto no Yoshitsune needs to carry any dragon, then their buffs can be maximized. But if assistant generals carry them, the buffs of dragons and spiritual beasts will not take effect. If you have extra dragons or spiritual beasts and don’t mind losing these general buffs, you can try to use them as assistant generals.
In addition, the above combinations take into account the generals’ skins and covenant buffs. Details are as follows.
General Skin Benefits:
Dragon God – Elektra
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Ranged Troop Attack (with Dragon) +10%
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Ranged Troop HP (with Dragon) +15%
Odyssey – Douglas
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Marching Ranged Troop Attack +10%
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Enemy Ground Troop and Mounted Troop Defense -20%
King of Midgard – Ragnar
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Marching Ranged Troop Attack +10%
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Enemy Ground Troop and Mounted Troop Defense -10%
Viking Spirit – Sigurd
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Ranged Troop Defense +10%
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Enemy Ground Troop and Mounted Troop HP -10%
General Covenant Buffs
Ragnar
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War Covenant: Marching Ranged Troop Attack +5%
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Cooperation Covenant: March Speed +10%
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Peace Covenant: Ranged Troop Training Capacity +10%
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Faith Covenant: Marching Ranged Troop Defense +5%; In-rally Ranged Troop Attack +10%
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Honor Covenant: Marching Ranged Troop HP +10%
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Civilization Covenant: Marching Ranged Troop Attack +5%; Marching Ranged Troop Defense +5%
Sigurd
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War Covenant: The death-turning-wounded rate of troops when they are attacking. +5%
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Cooperation Covenant: Ranged Troop Attack +10%
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Peace Covenant: Training Speed +10%
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Faith Covenant: Enemy Mounted Troop Defense -10%; March Speed +10%
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Honor Covenant: March Size Capacity +8%
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Civilization Covenant: Ranged Troop Defense +10%; Ranged Troop HP +10%
Marcus Agrippa
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War Covenant: All Resources Production +5%
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Cooperation Covenant: Ranged Troop and Siege Machine HP +5%
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Peace Covenant: Ranged Troop Training Capacity +10%
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Faith Covenant: Ranged Troop and Siege Machine Defense +5%; March Speed +15%
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Honor Covenant: In-Rally Ranged Troop and Siege Machine Attack +5%; In-Rally Ranged Troop Attack +10%
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Civilization Covenant: Marching Ranged Troop Attack +15%
Godfrey of Bouillon
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War Covenant: Ranged Troop Defense +5%; Ranged Troop Training Capacity +5%
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Cooperation Covenant: Defending Ranged Troop Attack +10%
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Peace Covenant: March Speed +15%; Ranged Troop and Siege Machine Attack +5%
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Faith Covenant: Defending Ranged Troop Attack +10%; Defending Ranged Troop Defense +15%
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Honor Covenant: In-city Ranged Troop and Siege Machine HP +10%
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Civilization Covenant: In-city Ranged Troop and Siege Machine Attack +5%; In-city Ranged Troop and Siege Machine Defense +5%
Merlin
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War Covenant: March Size Capacity +5%
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Cooperation Covenant: Marching Ranged Troop HP +10%
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Peace Covenant: Ranged Troop Training Speed +5%
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Faith Covenant: In-rally Ranged Troop Defense +10%; March Speed +10%
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Honor Covenant: In-rally Ranged Troop HP +5%
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Civilization Covenant: Marching Ranged Troop Attack +5%; Marching Ranged Troop Defense +5%
Recommended Skill Books
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Ranged Troop Range Bonus
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Ranged Troop Attack
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Ranged Troop HP
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Ranged Troop Defense
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March Size
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Super Renascence
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In the above combination, Tachibana Ginchiyo, Subutai, and Louis IX’s special skills conflict with the ‘Ranged Troop Attack’ skill book. Other combinations that do not include these four generals can use this skill book.
When you choose Louis IX and Edward III as assistant generals, their main generals cannot use the ‘Ranged Troop Defense’ skill books but can use them themselves.
Finally, Evony has many other ranged-troop generals, and you can explore and try more combinations in the game.
