List of Generals by Role (+ How to Get)
*2/24 add – Aethelflaed
*1/21 add – Zachary Taylor
*12/12 add – Simeon the Great
*11/24 add – Add information on whether the object of the collection in the Art Hall
*11/20 add – Robert the Bruce
The following is my personal classification of the gold historic generals.
Related : List of Best Generals
Assumption :
- Basically, the classification is based on each general’s original skills. (For example, a general with a Ranged Troops Buff is a Ranged Type.)
- The ” Feature” column is used to show the differences within each category, so if something is obvious beforehand, it is omitted. (e.g. All generals in the Mounted Type Table have the Mounted Troop Buff as an original skill.)
Legend :
- G : Gold
- Tav : Appears in the Tavern -> Recruit
- Ch : You can get them from the “Great General Chest” in the tavern or store.
- Shp : You can get them by
- Buying a Paid Pack
- Battlefield Shop (2,040 badges or 6,000 dragon crystals) in front of the wall
- Art : Object of the collection in the Art Hall
Examples of Paid Pack :
- If the 22500% package or the 25000% return package is on sale, buy it in one day up to the fifth level. (There is a redemption item in the package, and you can use it to get a random general.)
- During the “King’s Scheme” Super Value Event, buy and collect packs that contain “General Memento”. If you collect a certain number, you can exchange them for generals. (The general you get is determined by the event.)
Ranged General
| General | Feature | G | Tav | Ch | Shp | Art |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minamoto no Yoshitsune | Arch (Extremely) | 45M | x | x | ||
| Elektra | Arch, Cav | 90M | x | |||
| Alfred the Great | Arch, Siege | 60M | x | |||
| Simeon the Great | Arch, Siege | 60M | x | |||
| Gwanggaeto the Great | Arch, Siege | 45M | x | x | ||
| Gustavus Adolphus | – Arch, Siege – Debuff : Arch, Siege | 40M | x | x | ||
| Winfield Scott | Arch, All types | 60M | x | |||
| Li Shimin | March Size | 32M | x | x | ||
| Vladimir the Great | Debuff : All types | 60M | x | |||
| Mehmed II | Debuff : Cav, Ground – Available at Royal Thief Reward – Available at King’s Path Reward | 40M | x | x | ||
| Himiko | Debuff : Cav | 40M | x | |||
| Edward the Black Prince | Debuff : Cav | 38M | x | |||
| Dmitry | Reinforcements Buff : Ground, Arch | 36M | x | |||
| Jumong | Death to Soul | 28.5M | x | |||
| Saladin | Wounds to Death | 30M | x | x |
Related : Best of Ranged PvP General
Mounted General
| General | Feature | G | Tav | Ch | Shp | Art |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martinus | Cav (Extremely) | 80M | x | x | ||
| Roland | Cav (Extremely) | 60M | x | |||
| Li Jing | Cav (Extremely) | 45M | x | x | ||
| Washington | Cav (Extremely) | 27M | x | |||
| Yue Fei | Cav, Ground | 60M | x | |||
| Hannibal | Cav, Ground | 55M | x | |||
| Takeda Shingen | Cav, Ground | 32M | x | x | ||
| Barbarossa | March Size | 40M | x | x | ||
| Genghis Khan | – March Size – Death to Soul | 30M | x | x | ||
| Robert Guiscard | Debuff : Ground, Cav | 60M | x | |||
| Wei Qing | Debuff : Ground, Cav | 50M | x | |||
| Honda Tadakatsu | Debuff : Ground, Cav | 45M | x | |||
| Vlad al III | Wounds to Death | 50M |
Related : Best of Mounted PvP General
Ground General
| General | Feature | G | Tav | Ch | Shp | Art |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scipio Africanus | Ground (Extremely) | 60M | x | |||
| Trajan | Ground (Extremely) | 35M | x | x | ||
| Robert the Bruce | – Ground, Mounted – Wall | 60M | x | |||
| Oda Nobunaga | Ground, All types | 30M | x | |||
| Alexander Nevsky | – Ground, Cav – Debuff : Arch, Siege | 30M | x | x | ||
| Peter the Great | Death to Soul | 30M | x |
Related : Best of Ground PvP General
Siege General
| General | Feature | G | Tav | Ch | Shp | Art |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthias I | – Siege, Arch – March Size | 60M | x | |||
| Suleiman the Magnificent | Siege, Arch | 60M | x | |||
| Ulysses S. Grant | Siege, Cav | 40M | x | x | ||
| Isabella I | – Siege, Cav – March Size | 40M | x | |||
| Khalid | Siege, Cav | 38M | x | x | ||
| William Wallace | Debuff : Ground | 32M | x | x | ||
| Emperor Qin Shihuang | Death to Soul | 28.5M | x | |||
| Sherman | Wounds to Death | 45M | x | x |
All-arounder
| General | Feature | G | Tav | Ch | Shp | Art |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Napoleon | Siege (Slightly) | 60M | x | x | ||
| El Cid | Cav, Ground (Slightly) | 60M | x | |||
| Prince Rhaegar | Cav (Slightly) | 50M | x | x | ||
| King Arthur | March Size | 28.5M | x | x | ||
| Robert Lee | Death to Wounds | 28M | x | x | ||
| Raged King | – Defense Gen Buff : Trap, Arch, Siege – Available at Wheel of Fortune | 30M | x |
Monster Hunter
| General | Feature | G | Tav | Ch | Shp | Art |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baibars | Double item drop | 30M | x | |||
| Aethelflaed | Cav Attack & Defense | x | ||||
| Alexander the Great | Fast marching speed | 30M | x | |||
| Huo Qubing | Fast marching speed | 35M | x | x | ||
| Nathanael Greene | Reduce Stamina’s cost | 32M | x | x |
Defense General (PvP)
| General | Feature | G | Tav | Ch | Shp | Art |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zachary Taylor | Arch | 60M | x | |||
| Joseph E. Johnston | Arch, Siege, Cav | 45M | x | |||
| Kusunoki Masashige | Arch, Cav | 60M | x | |||
| Ly Thuong Kiet | Arch, Trap | 32M | x | |||
| Trần Hưng Đạo | Siege, Ground | 38M | x | x | ||
| Richard the Lionheart | Siege, Hospital Capacity | 35M | x | x | ||
| Jadwiga | Cav, Siege | 50M | x | |||
| Yi Sun-sin | All types, Ground, Cav | 50M | x | |||
| Queen Victoria | – All types, Ground – Death to Soul | 28.5M | x | x | ||
| Queen Boudica | Ground, Cav | 40M | x | |||
| James Bowie | Ground, Cav Debuff : Cav | 38M | x | x |
Related : Best of Defense General (Wall)
Defense General (Production)
| General | Feature | G | Tav | Ch | Shp | Art |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shajar al-Durr | – Production speed – Food protection | 26M | x | x |
Resource Gathering
| General | Feature | G | Tav | Ch | Shp | Art |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amir Timur | – Troop Load +100% – Death to Soul | 28M | x | x | ||
| Queen Jindeok | – Bring back extra rss – Death to Soul | 21M | x | x |
Subordinate City Mayor (Debuff)
| General | Feature | G | Tav | Ch | Shp | Art |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harald | Debuff : All type Attack, HP | 60M | x | |||
| Margaret I | Debuff : All type attack, Cav attack | 60M | x | |||
| Mansa Musa | – Debuff : All type Attack – Mayor Buff : Sub City Troops’ Death to Survival | 40M | x | |||
| Jester | Debuff : All type Attack | 28M | x | |||
| Nero | Debuff : All type HP | 24M | x | x | ||
| Constantine the Great | – Debuff : Ground attack, Cav attack – Mayor Buff : Sub City Troops’ Death to Survival | 60M | x | |||
| Arminius | Debuff : Arch attack, Siege attack, Ground HP, Cav HP | 60M | x | x | ||
| Cnut the Great | Debuff : Arch attack, Ground HP, Cav HP | 50M | x | |||
| Andrew Jackson | Debuff : Arch attack, Cav HP | 32M | x | |||
| Flavius Aetius | Debuff : Ground HP, Siege attack | 50M | x | |||
| Empress Dowager Cixi | Debuff : Ground defense, All types defense | 26M | x | x |
Subordinate City Mayor (Production)
| General | Feature | G | Tav | Ch | Shp | Art |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles the Great | Gold production | 30M | x | |||
| Lincoln | Gold production | 30M | x | |||
| Caesar | Gold production | 30M | x | |||
| Tokugawa Ieyasu | Gold production | 28.5M | x | |||
| King Sejong | Gold production | 27M | x | |||
| Charles Martel | Construction, Training | 30M | x | x | ||
| Empress Wu | Construction | 27M | x | x | ||
| Catherine II | Training | 27M | x |
Duty Officer
| Facility | General | Feature | G | Tav | Ch | Shp | Art |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | Menshikov | Construction speed | 42M | x | x | ||
| Barracks | Abd al-Rahman I | Ground (Attack, Defense, HP, Training) | 45M | x | |||
| Archer Camp | John I of Portugal | Arch (Attack, Defense, HP, Training) | 50M | x | |||
| Stables | Oleg of Novgorod | Cav (Attack, Defense, HP, Training) | 40M | x | |||
| Workshop | Gwon Ryul | Siege (Attack, Defense, HP, Training) | 40M | x | x | ||
| Archer Tower | Ban Chao | – Arch attack – Debuff : Cav attack | 40M | x | x | ||
| Trap Factory | Askia Muhammad I | Siege (Attack, Repair cost) | 40M | x | x | ||
| Hospital | Skanderbeg | Hospital Capacity | 60M | x | |||
| Rally Spot | Toyotomi Hideyoshi | – March size – All types Attack, HP | 60M | x | |||
| Academy | Eulji Mundeok | Research speed | 45M | x |
67 Comments
Is Robert Guiscard a worthwhile general to train? It has buffs and debuffs and looks good, but I’m not sure.
Robert Guiscard is a general for Mounted PvP.
If you don’t take specialty into account, he’s one of the better ones.
If you’re serious about raising general’s specialty, you’ll be better off with another general.
For more details, please refer to the following.
Best of Mounted PvP General
I have a question: Can I remove a skill badge after I have placed it on a general?
No, you can’t.
general Oda Nobunaga, is he worth upgrading? what is his pro’s and con’s?
Oda Nobunaga is good for ground PvP, but I don’t think it should be worth the cost or effort as there are other better generals out there. 🤔
The details are compared below.
Best of Ground PvP General
Please describe about Wei Qing. How he can be used
Although Wei Qing is suitable for cavalry PvP, I don’t think it’s very good. However, since he has a debuff, I think it is better to make him a temporary mayor until you can get a better debuff general. 🤔
If you want to know why Debuff General is a good choice for mayor, see below.
Important Usage of Subordinate City
Appreciate all your info on these links. Also I was wondering on sub generals and duty officers do I need to put any gear on them? Please lmk thanks so much
Duty officers do not need any equipment.
For more information on equipping mayors of subordinate cities, please refer to the Mayors section of the following article.
Subordinate City Complete Guide
What would be best to do with Robert Lee 🤔
It is not a great general and I don’t think you should put any effort or cost into training it.
If you only have a few generals, then using them as temporary generals until you can get a better one is not a bad idea. 🤔
Oh ok thank you 😊
Thank you very much for your support.
I just found out the other day that a member of our alliance had posted the status of a general in the chat.
It was a general that was not listed in the portraits in the tavern, and I didn’t know him at all.
I don’t think it was a blue general, but I was so busy that I didn’t know the details and forgot the name.
Are you aware of any such generals?
If it’s not blue, I think it’s a non-historic general that appears in each color with the same illustration. 🤔
Check out the following article for a list with images.
What is Historic General
Thanks for your reply!
Unfortunately, I really didn’t recognize him, he was a general I didn’t know at all.
I thought it was probably Russian based on my impression of the illustration, but…
Anyway, it was a solid drawing, so I’m assuming it’s not a blue general or non-epic.
I’m already bothered about this general, and it’s bothering me.
In the recent update, about 10 purple historic generals were added, so it might be that, or it might be because the illustrations of the generals are sometimes changed to new ones at random times.🤔
(Recently, the illustration of Edward the Black Prince was changed.)
I see.
I’ve been checking the emails from Top Games before the event, and I’ve used the tavern many times, so I thought it was unlikely that I missed something.
A postscript. When I told this story to an alliance member, he told me that he saw Donald Trump in the Tavern a long time ago.
I was surprised when he showed me the screenshot.
He didn’t get it, probably because it was 50M gold, which is expensive for a tavern general.
I’m going to try to investigate this information with more accuracy.
I was disappointed 😓 There are several purple historical generals that are not listed in the tavern portraits, so maybe that’s it. (Belisarius, Tariq ibn Ziyad, Tachibana Muneshige)
Reference: What is Historic General
That’s interesting about Trump.🤔
If you find out anything new, it would be great if you could let me know. ☺️
Thanks for the great info. What is your opinion on Robert de Bruce. is he useful? If Yes, in what role? Defence general or pvp?
I don’t think he’s a very good general. 🤔
Robert’s forte is ground though.
If you want to use him as an ground PvP general, I think Scipio and Trajan are better.
So if you want to use him, I think it is better to use him as a defender.
However, I think that a defense that specializes only in ground is very difficult and can only be used in very limited cases.
If you want to train ground defenders, I think it is better to train defenders who are strong in siege and ranged troop first, and then train them.
Reference: Best of Defense General (Wall)
Hi….How do I use James Bowie as? Also, is it imp to enhance stars and cultivate queen Jindeok?
Hi Pankaj.😃
As for James Bowie, I don’t think he’s a good defender, but since he has debuffs, I think it’s better to make him a temporary mayor until you can get a better debuff general.
You should grow Jindeok. This is to increase the speed of resource gathering and marching. Therefore, you only need to raise her leadership and politics.
Hi. What is your thoughts on using Alexander Nevsky as sub city mayor?
Thanks for the info.
Hi sparks.😃
It’s not bad to use him as a temporary mayor until you get a better debuff general.
Nevsky’s debuff is only -10% attack for ranged troops and siege machine, but for example, Mansa Musa is -10% attack for all troops.
About William Wallace ?
Same as the answer above.
It’s not bad because it has -20% ground defense, but Cixi is better (-30% ground defense, -15% defense for other troops).
Great List – Thoughts on Alexander Suvorov?
Alexander Suvorov is a purple general.
As with my reply to the following comment, I don’t think you should hire anyone other than golden historic generals, unless you are in dire need of personnel.
The purple generals will eventually go unused and I don’t think they are worth the cost.
Please also refer to the following article.
Color of General and difference (Rarity, Quality)
Thanks for this impressive and useful list. How do you rate Jefferson and for what use is he best? He is available in the tavern for 16.000.000 and I cannot find him in your list.
Thank you too. 😃
I don’t think Jefferson should be hired unless you are in dire need of personnel.
At the very least, he is not suitable for combat at all.
This is because his skill is to increase the construction speed of subordinate city and his attack is very low.
Also, even if he has the skill to speed up the construction of subordinate city, it is useless unless you raise the his level and increase his politics.
However, since purple generals will eventually be unused, I don’t think it’s worth the cost. 🤔
How do i get Vlad al III?
Thank you for making such a useful site. I am constantly using it as a reference!
Are the subordinate city debuff generals who you want to use when reinforcing a city during svs throne war? Or is there a different set of generals to use for that?
If you are sending reinforcements, I think it is probably better to use your main attacker general instead of your debuff general.
The Buffs and Debuffs section of the Battle Report only shows the values for one general.
Therefore, I am thinking that, perhaps, each general’s buffs and debuffs are only triggered for each general’s army.
This is difficult to verify, so it’s not beyond the realm of imagination, but I hope it gives you some ideas. 😃
I had asked Evony support more than a month ago and just got a reply an hour ago. They said that if the defbuff says leading the army the effect works when reinforcing. But if it says leading to attack it doesn’t. Hopefully them taking that long means it’s the whole answer.
Thank you very much for your valuable information. I am grateful. 😃
So it means that it continues to be a mystery as to whether the debuff effect only occurs when “the army sent as reinforcements is fighting”, or whether it also occurs when “the other player’s army that received the reinforcements is fighting”. 🤔
I always refer to this site.
I have a question about the general’s skills. I have El Cid equipped with a dragon (Fafnir), but his unique skill doesn’t shine.
I have Electra equipped with Dragon (Celtic Demon) and her unique skills are shining.
Is it wrong to put Fafnir on El Cid?
This game is so lax, you shouldn’t care if your unique skills shine or not😭.
I don’t remember which general it was, but there used to be one that wouldn’t shine even if the buff was active. (It was fixed to shine in a later update.)
I don’t have an El Cid, so I can’t confirm.
Please try attacking dead cities both with and without dragon and check the buffs listed in the battle report.
Where can I get Robert the Bruce?
I think you need to wait for it to appear in the “King’s Scheme” (*) or the rest is luck.
*See the first part of this page.
I refer to this site all the time.
When the article says “available in a purchase package”, is it correct to say that I have to buy all 5 levels of the pack? (about $200 total?).
Does it mean that what I get there depends on my luck (I randomly get one of the generals marked in the “Pck” column in the table above)?
Yes. However, there are other ways besides 5 levels packs.
You can buy the packs from the “King’s Scheme” event, or you can get them from the “Battlefield Shop”, in which case you don’t need to pay.
(I’ve added the details to the first part of the article)
Olá. Eu tenho muitas dúvidas com Generais. Eu tenho Timur, o coxo. Onde ele deve ser usado? Alguns me disseram que ele é ótimo em pvp, mas como equipa-lo se esse é o caso?
>Hello. I have many questions with Generals. I have Amir Timur. Where should he be used? Some have told me he’s great at pvp, but how do you equip him if that’s the case?
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Hi Agnes. His strong point is resource gathering, so he is not suited for PvP or combat.
However, if you still have a few golden historic generals, I think it would be a good idea to use him as a temporary combat general until you can get a stronger one.
As for equipment, if your main focus is monster hunting, you should choose one with cavalry buffs.
If you are using it for PvP, you should focus on one of the troop types. If you are in the early to mid-game, cavalry or ranged troops are good choices.
Hi, so If a general has a debuff, they should be a sub city mayor? Like I have both himiko and Edward the black, but have hua Mulan as my mayor… should I switch out?
When playing PvP (Player versus Player), it is better to change it.
See below for a detailed explanation of the mayor’s debuff. 😃
Important Usage of Subordinate City
Ok thx, but why when PvP?
In order to take advantage of debuffs, you need to know the enemy’s troop type.
In the case of monster battles, there are many monsters whose troop types are unknown, and so far I don’t know if the debuff works in the first place.
So I think it would be better to have a general who is good at increasing construction speed or training speed as the mayor when not in PvP. 🤔
In addition, I don’t recommend taking your mayor with you when you are hunting monsters to try to raise your general’s level.
Please refer to the following article for the reason. 😃
Fastest way to earn General EXP & level up
Hi bro… Why The Cid is slightly on cav.. He has 10% atack when the general leads the army and another 15 % when he has a dragon. That makes 25% atack on cavs… Or am i wrong? Thanks.
Hi 😃.
The classification in this table is based on the perspective of “how does it compare to other generals, RELATIVELY speaking?” (This is not an ABSOLUTE classification.)
So generals whose basic skill is “buff all troop types” are classified as all-rounders.
I think you’re right, El Cid would make a competent cavalry general with dragons and all the specialties active.
However, for those who can’t get their hands on dragons or even specialties, I think Roland or Li Jing would be more suitable as a cavalry general.
However… He can be used to rally monsters? And thank you very much for the reply. 🙏
El Cid’s base attribute is not low, so if you can attach a dragon to him, he can be useful.
If you can’t attach a dragon, Hannibal, Roland, or Li Jing are better, so you might want to make him a temporary rally general until you can get them. 🤔
I have a dragon on him. Soni can use him as a monster general right? And i want to thank you for your reply bro. You are doing a great job. I know he is not martinus but on martinus you can’t add atack sadly as i saw.and i do not have martinus. The Cid specialties are lower tha Martinus but so far i can say i am happy with the cid till i get a better monster gen.
Thank you for all your help. I am using this as a reference.
I think Barbarossa is march size + mounted soldier attack +15%.
Thank you😃.
The “Features” section is meant to show the differences within each classification, so things that are obvious beforehand are omitted from the list.
(All generals in the mounted type table have the mounted troop buff in their original skills.)
Which generals do you think are best duty officers for: Warehouse, embassy, forge, research factory, and holy palace?
At the moment, there are no generals optimized for them, so it doesn’t matter who they are.
I am hopeful that in future updates, new generals will be added that are suitable for them. 😃
I heard that I need to get a legendary general for a TAPjoy ad project. What level does it start appearing at in Tavern Lvl?
The gold historical general seems to appear at tavern level 20. Whether it will appear at lower levels is unconfirmed.
Please see the following article for the probability of appearance. 😃.
Drop Rate of Historic General at Tavern (Survey Results)
I found a character named Zacs (with gold letters and a recruitment cost of 10M) at Tavern Lvl 11, is he a historic general? I’m sorry for asking such a stupid question. I’m a beginner, so…
He’s not a historical general. (Even if it’s gold, it doesn’t mean it’s a historical general.)
Please check out the images in the second half of the article below. 😃
What is Historic General
Thank you for good page.
Today my friend told he got alfred and margaret from tavern.
I know tavern give me them anyway.
What is true?
Hmm, when I look at them in the tavern portraits, it says “The General is temporarily unavailable in the Tavern”. So they should not be available. But my tavern is not lvl 35, so I don’t know what happens in that case. 🤔
It would be nice to have these generals, but it’s IMPOSSIBLE to KEEP them. You are only allotted a certain amount. Maybe once you have a level 35 keep, you can hold most of these guys. Depending on your server’s current situation, you can swap and move your generals around. Recently I upgraded bao chao archer tower general to 120% so I put him in the main keep duty for training capacity. As long as you keep a bubble on your city, nothing else matters!
I always refer to it as a reference. Thank you very much for the information.
If you know, please let me know.
Martinus, who specializes in cavalry, cannot add the cavalry attack skill, but Roland, who also specializes in cavalry, can.
If you can tell me what makes this difference, please let me know.
One more thing, about the generals that are available by paying for them, the article says “Pck : Only available in a purchase package”, which package does it mean?
Thank you for your time.
Skills – The trend seems to be as follows, but I can’t verify it 100%, so there may be exceptions. 🤔
– If there is only one buff item (cavalry attack only), it cannot be added.
– If you have multiple buffs (cavalry attack, HP, and defense), you can add them.
This game is a bit lax, so I think you have to try and see if you can add skills 😅.
(I just wrote a related article about it, if you’re interested 😃 Best Skills Guide – what skills should you add? )
Charges – I know there are various ways to get specific things, for example: 😃
– If a 22500% package or 25000% return package is on sale, buy up to the 5th level of that pack in one day.
– If it’s during the “King’s Scheme” Super Value Event, buy lots of packs and collect “General Memento”.
Thank you very much for your kind attention. 🙇
Thank you for your help.😄