For those who have gotten a new general but don’t know what skills to put on him or her.

This is not the absolute right answer, as skills are largely dependent on your play style, but I hope it helps.

*In addition, I hope you will read the following as well. 😃.

• Skillbook List (Lv1~4 Effects)
• How to get Skill Book
• General Skill – How to add 3 Skills “You Want”

Premise

6 Skill books to attach, not 3

In this article, the idea is not what to put 3 on one general, but what to put on the six slots for the main general and his assistant together (no matter which one you put on either of them).

(Note: Mayor & Duty Officer are 3. Because there is no assistant function.)

Some generals have skill books that do not work unless they are attached to their main general, and some have skill books that do not work unless they are attached to their assistants. Please refer to the following article for a summary.
Assistant Generals Guide

Basic Idea 1 – Determine Skills from “Roles”

Basically, the skills you need will depend on what role you want the general to play.

The role is roughly determined by the general’s original skills, but it can be changed in any way depending on your ideas.

For example, since Trajan has an original skill for ground troops, his basic role is to specialize in ground troops for offensive PvP, but he can be used as a wall general for defense by adding a siege machine skill. (Use them as a countermeasure against enemies who specialize in ranged troops, which will become more common in the mid-game and beyond.)

If you don’t know which general is best suited for which role, please refer to the following list.

• List of Generals by Role (+ How to Get)

Basic Idea 2 – Develop Strengths

• Mounted – Attack
• Ranged & Siege Machine – Range
• Ground – HP & Defense

Skills that Cannot be Added

Basically, you can’t add skills that the general already has.

Example

• Li Jing – Has a skill that increases mounted attacks, and cannot use the mounted attacks skillbook.
• Baibars – Has the double drop skill, and cannot use the luck skillbook.

However, there are cases where they can be added.

Example

• Roland ( mounted attack, defense, HP ) can use the mounted attack skillbook.
• Khalid ( mounted and siege attack) can use the mounted attack skillbook.

So the trend seems to be as follows.

– If there is only ONE buff item, you can’t add the skill.
– If there are MULTIPLE buff items, you can add skills.

However, there are a few exceptions, so if you have a skill book you want to add, you have to try it out to see if it works.

Example of Irregular Cases
– Khalid can’t use lvl 1-3 of Siege Machine Attack, but can use lvl 4.
– Aethelflaed’s original skill is Anti-Monster Mounted Attack & Defense, but the skillbook allows her to use “Mounted Troop Defense Against Monster”, but not “Mounted Troop Attack Against Monster”.

Range & Speed

These are abilities that can only be increased with skill books. Therefore, they are basically high priority. (*Exceptionally, the siege machine range can also be raised by the Rings of Ares and Achaemenidae, or the Koryo and Abbas Bracers.)

*The Range Skillbook is only available for ranged troops and siege machines, and the Speed Skillbook is only available for mounted troops and ground troops.

The premise is that PvP battles start at a distance from each other and proceed by turns.

In PvP, especially, range is very important. Since it may increase the number of turns you can attack unilaterally, it is practically equivalent to increasing your attack. On the other hand, if your range is shorter than the enemy’s, it may increase the number of turns you can be attacked unilaterally, which effectively equates to HP down.

Speed is the rate at which you approach the enemy, therefore speed has the potential to reduce the number of turns for ground troops and mounted troops to be attacked unilaterally by ranged troops and siege machines.

In monster hunting, both range and speed are unnecessary. (The evidence for this can be found in this article.)

Increased March Size

When attacking, practically equals increased attack & HP.

Useless when defending.

Defense or HP, which should I put on?

(Now that the assistant function has been implemented, it is easier to put both of these on, so we don’t have to worry about this as much. FYI)

Basically, HP. this one is more injury-reducing.

I tested the following two patterns and found that HP caused fewer injuries.

• When only Defense buff is increased
• When only HP buff is increased
• (In both cases, the increased % is the same)

In addition, the formula in combat is as follows.
Number of Defeated = Attack x Number of Troops x Troop Compatibility Coefficient x (Attack / (Attack + Enemy Defense)) / Enemy HP

Thus, if it were as simple as asking, for example, which is better, defense doubled or HP doubled, HP would be superior.

However, this is not generally true and does not mean that defense can be neglected.
For example, in terms of debuffing.
In the case of infantry, HP can easily maximize debuffing, so defense is more valuable.

Recommended Skills by Role

A) Monster Hunting General

The skills needed for monster hunting depend on what the purpose of monster hunting is. If you want to grow in the shortest and cheapest way, you should use “monster hunting” = “item collecting”. (General EXP is earned in other ways.) In that case, double-drop is the most important thing.

Also, the basis of monster hunting is mounted troops only, and attack is very important. (Raising HP and Defense alone will not get you to zero wounds, you need attack and number of troops to get to zero.)

A-1 Focus on KILL

If you want to defeat a monster that is as strong as possible, or if you often start rallies within your alliance.

1. Luck
2. Mounted Troop Attack Against Monster
3. Mounted Troop Attack
4. March Size
5. Mounted Troop HP or Defense Against Monster
6. Mounted Troop HP or Defense

1 to 3 are required; 4 if possible; 5 and 6 are for those who hunt a lot of monsters even with injuries. No need if you only hunt monsters with zero injuries. Instead, you can add “Monster March Speed” and “March Speed”.

Examples of use

• Combo A – Attack: Large / Double Drop Rate: Small
  • Main: Martinus (Original Skill: Mounted Troop Attack)
    • Mounted Troop HP
    • Mounted Troop Defense
    • March Size
  • Assistant: Gaius Octavianus (Original Skill: Mounted Troop Attack)
    • Luck
    • Mounted Troop Attack Against Monster
    • Mounted Troop HP Against Monster
  • Supplemental
    • The main general is intended for dual use with PvP. Therefore, the skill books for luck and against monster will not be attached. Equipment is more focused on attack than on double drop rate increase (Dragon, not hurricane bird. Rings are either civilization or Ares equipment)

• Combo B – Attack: Medium / Double Drop Rate: Medium
  • Main: Martinus (Original Skill: Mounted Troop Attack)
    • Mounted Troop HP
    • Mounted Troop Defense
    • March Size
  • Assistant: Bibars (Original Skill: Luck)
    • Mounted Troop Attack Against Monster
    • Mounted Troop Defense Against Monster
    • Mounted Troop HP Against Monster
  • Supplemental
    • The main general is intended for dual use with PvP. Therefore, the skill books for luck and against monster will not be attached. Equipment is more focused on attack than on double drop rate increase (dragon, not hurricane bird). Rings are either civilization or Ares equipment)

• Combo C – Attack: Small / Double Drop Rate: Large
  • Main: Bibars (Original Skill: Luck)
    • Mounted Troop Attack Against Monster
    • Mounted Troop Defense Against Monster
    • Mounted Troop HP Against Monster
  • Assistant: Hannibal (Original Skill: Mounted Troop Attack)
    • Mounted Troop Attack
    • March Size
    • Mounted Troop HP
  • Supplemental
    • For Bibars’ equipment, priority is given to double drop rate rather than attack. (Hurricane bird, not dragon. The ring is either the king’s ring or the dragon’s ring.)
    • Assistant is intended for dual use with PvP. Therefore, luck and against-monster skillbooks are not attached.

A-2 Focus on EFFICIENCY

Mainly, when a single soldier participates in a rally.

1. Luck
2. Monster March Speed
3. March Speed

Examples of use

• Without assistant
  • Bibars (Original Skill: Luck)
    • Monster March Speed
    • March Speed
  • Nathaniel Green (Original Skill: Stamina Cost Reduction)
    • Luck
    • Monster March Speed
    • March Speed

• Combo
  • Main: Bibars (Skill: Luck)
    • Mounted Troop Attack Against Monster
    • Mounted Troop Defense Against Monster
    • Mounted Troop HP Against Monster
  • Assistant: Nathaniel Green (Original Skill: Stamina Cost Reduction)
    • Monster March Speed
    • March Speed
  • Supplemental
    • In this case, the against-monster skill book is not originally needed for the main general’s Bibars, but it is listed in case it is used in combination with the aforementioned focus on kills.

A-3 For Advanced Users: 2nd Line only General

If you want to hunt efficiently, you want to hunt with multiple lines at the same time.

If you have plenty of ranged and ground troops for PvP, you will have too many ranged and ground troops in the city if you send all your mounted troops out on the first line of monster hunting.

Mounted troops is the basis for monster hunting, but you can also hunt with ranged troops and ground troops (as long as you have enough troops) with zero wounds. If you want to hunt efficiently, you should use them well.

Examples

• Line 1: Mounted only
• Line 2: Ranged only
• Line 3: Ground only

Therefore, although it is an extravagant use, it would be a good idea to add the following skills as a second line only general.

For Ranged

1. Luck
2. Ranged Troop Attack Against Monster
3. Ranged Troop Attack
4. March Size
5. Ranged Troop HP Against Monster
6. Ranged Troop Defense Against Monster

For Ground

1. Luck
2. Ground Troop Attack Against Monster
3. Ground Troop Attack
4. March Size
5. Ground Troop HP Against Monster
6. Ground Troop Defense Against Monster

Note – Since ranged and ground troops have low attack, it is better to increase the number of troops with march size skill.

B) Ranged PvP General

B-1 Ranged Troops Specialization

Example of troop formation: 90% ranged troops, 10% other troop layers

1. Ranged troop Range
2. Ranged troop Attack
3. Ranged troop Defense
4. Ranged troop HP
5. March Size
6. March Speed

B-2 Ranged + Siege

Example of troop formation: 70% ranged, 20% siege, 10% other troop layers

1. Ranged troop Range
2. Ranged troop Attack
3. Ranged troop HP or Defense
4. Siege machine Range
5. Siege machine Attack
6. March Size

C) Mounted PvP General

Example of troop composition: 90% mounted, 10% other troop layers

1. Mounted troop Speed
2. Mounted troop Attack
3. Mounted troop Defense
4. Mounted troop HP
5. March Size
6. March Speed

Examples of use

• Combo
  • Main: Zhao Yun (Original Skill: Mounted Troop Attack, HP)
    • Mounted Troop Attack
    • March Size
    • Mounted Troop HP
  • Assistant: Roland (Original Skill: Mounted Troop Attack, Defense, HP)
    • Mounted Troop Defense
    • Mounted Troop Speed
    • March Speed
  • Supplemental
    • When the main general is used for both boss hunting, the attack and march size should be attached to the main general. the 3rd is HP or defense.

D) Ground PvP General

Example of troop formation: 90% ground, 10% other troop layers

1. Ground troops Speed
2. Ground troops Attack
3. Ground troops Defense
4. Ground troops HP
5. March Size
6. March Speed

E) Siege Machine PvP General

Example of troop formation: 90% siege, 10% other troop layers

1. Siege Machine Range
2. Siege Machine Attack
3. Siege Machine Defense
4. Siege Machine HP
5. March Size
6. March Speed

My thoughts

The most important thing in a siege machine is how much damage you can unilaterally inflict on the enemy before they can get close to you. Therefore, Range & Attack are the most important.

HP & Defense become important when the enemy has a siege machine of the same range or higher. In this case, you can’t attack unilaterally, you have to hit each other.

When the enemy is ground troops, mounted troops, or ranged troops, I consider HP and defense to be low priority for the following reasons.

• Siege machines have very low HP and defense, and since the skill book ONLY allows you to increase them by 25%, even if you do, it’s not enough.
• Ground troops and mounted troops are likely to get close to you, and if that happens, you are likely to take a lot of damage even if you have increased the HP and defense of your siege machine.
• In the first place, you should not use siege machines alone against ground troops and mounted troops (they are incompatible). You need to use mounted and ranged troops to counter them.
• Whether or not the ranged troops can get close to you depends on your strength, but if they do, siege machines are likely to take a lot of damage.

(If you have any questions about the above, please refer to the following article.）
Troop Type Guide: Usage & Characteristics (Mounted, Ground, Ranged, Siege)

F) Wall General (Defense General)

F-1) For Keep level up to around 33

Emphasis on Ranged troops & Siege machines

1. Ranged troops Range
2. Ranged troops Attack
3. Siege Machine Range
4. Siege Machine Attack
5. Ground Troops Speed
6. Ground Troops Defense

If you do not have enough ground troops to be competitive (low number of troops, low ground buffs), you can use 5 and 6 for Ranged HP and defense.

My thoughts

PvP at this time is almost always attack and defense with mainly ranged troops.

This is because most players, both the enemy and themselves, focus on training ranged troops and mounted troops, and many players tend to lag behind in training siege machines and ground troops.

In this situation, in order to counter the enemy’s ranged troops, it is necessary to strengthen the ranged, siege, and ground, so basically, you want these skill books.

Since mounted troops are unilaterally hunted by ranged troops, only mounted troops need to be ghosted when defending (strictly speaking, retaining only a very small number for layers). Therefore, we do not need a skill book for mounted troops.

F-2) For keep level around 33 or later

Focus on the attack strength of the rear guard & the durability of the front guard

When ghosting mounted troops (approximate monarch power: 3B or less)

1. Siege Machine Range
2. Ranged troops Range
3. Ground Troops Speed or Siege Machine Attack
4. Ground Troops Defense
5. Ground Troops HP
6. Ground Troops Attack

When not ghosting mounted troops (approximate monarch power: 3B or higher)

1. Siege Machine Range
2. Siege Machine Attack
3. Ranged troops Range
4. Ground Troops Speed
5. Mounted Troops Defense
6. Mounted Troops HP

My thoughts

At this time, it is no longer possible to defend even if only ranged troops and siege machines are trained. This is because the mayor’s Achaemenidae equipment will greatly debuff the ranged troops, and the number of enemies attacking with powerful ground troops will increase. In other words, the defense will be an all-out battle with all types of troops.

If the mounted troops and ground troops in the vanguard are wiped out, no matter how much the defense and HP of the ranged troops and siege machines in the rear guard are raised, they will be annihilated by the enemy ground troops in a single blow. Therefore, it is basically necessary to raise the durability of the vanguard and the attack strength of the rear guard as a priority.

When mounted troops are ghosted, ground troops is the key to defense, so it is advisable to give priority to ground’s skill books. When you are mounted troops ghosting, most enemies will attack with either mounted troops or ground troops. If you are attacked by mounted troops, it is good if you can successfully disarm mounted troops’ ghosting, but it is not uncommon for you to fail. In this case, no matter how much the range and attack of the ranged troops are increased, an engagement between mounted troops and ground troops is inevitable. Also, if attacked by ground troops, if you fail to disarm mounted troops’ ghosting, ground troops will engage each other primarily. For these reasons, we want not only ground defense and HP, but also attack. If attacked by ranged troops, mounted troops’ ghosting will cause damage to your ranged troops. Therefore, we want to minimize the damage by using ground troops speed as much as possible. However, if the number of high-level siege machines is overwhelmingly large, you may choose to attack with siege machines instead of ground speed.

If mouted troops ghosting is not used, the key is how to limit the damage to mounted troops from enemy ranged troops. Therefore, mounted troops’ defense and HP, siege machine range and attack, and ground speed should be prioritized.

G) Subordinate City Mayor

Note: This recommendation will likely change in the future as debuff skill books are implemented on some servers.

Since buffs to troops in the main city do not work, granting skills for mounted troops, ranged troops, ground troops, and siege machines is unnecessary.

Since the mayor will die if the troops in the subordinate city are annihilated, it is recommended to prioritize skills related to the number of troops.

1. Rebirth (Increase subordinate city troops’ death to survival rate)
2. Training Speed
3. Training Capacity

Related: Subordinate City Complete Guide

H) Duty Officer

No need to give skills to the Duty Officer. Giving skills to mounted troops, ranged troops, ground troops, and siege machines will not work.

However, if you have a general who only needs to be on duty during PvP, such as Ban Chao (Archer Tower), and the entire server is in a NAP period (PvP prohibition), you may want to add skills for hunting monsters and gathering resources. If they are of sufficient status to become a Duty Officer, they will work just fine. (They may have better resource gathering performance than the purple generals. (Lucy and Attila))

I) Resource Gathering General (for Tile)

Note: This recommendation is likely to change in the future as some servers have implemented skill books with gathering amount boosts (= Exploitation).

• Lumber Gatherer (gathering speed)
• Stone Gatherer (gathering speed)
• Ore Gatherer (gathering speed)
• Food Gatherer (gathering speed)
• (To your taste) March Speed

After the mid-game, it is unlikely that you will run out of troops, so the troop load skill is unnecessary.

In other words, Amir Timur (troop load) is not suitable as a general for resource gathering, and Queen Jindeok, Shimazu Yoshihiro (skill for bring back extra resources), and Gaius Marius (gathering speed) are needed. (If Jindeok is not available, Constance can be substituted.)

Reference: How to get Resources Efficiently (Items, Gathering, Production)

Ideally, 6 of each of Queen Jindeok, Shimazu Yoshihiro, and Gaius Marius should be employed, and all 6 marches should be given 4 types of resource gathering speed increases.

If you are only thinking about attacks, you only need to enhance the resource skills required for the type of army you are focusing on. (e.g., for ranged troops, wood, stone, and food)

However, if you are thinking about defense, you will need all types of troops and building will need all types of resources, so I personally do not recommend being biased towards any one type.

Some people think that food is unnecessary because it tends to overflow, but in my case, I also give the food gathering speed skill because there are times when I run out of food during a resource consuming-return event and have to concentrate only on gathering food.

Examples of use

To be able to handle any type of resource, it is advisable to give all 6 Jindeok the speed of gathering Food, Lumber, and Stone, and Gaius the speed of gathering Ore.

Shimazu does not need a skill book. (You may give them march speed and load if you wish.)

• Combo A – Food
  • Main: Queen Jindeok (Original Skill: Gathering amount Boost)
    • Food Gatherer (gathering speed)
    • Lumber Gatherer (gathering speed)
    • Stone Gatherer (gathering speed)
  • Assistant: Shimazu Yoshihiro (Original Skill: Food Gathering amount Boost / Gathering Speed)
    • None
  • Supplemental
    • When gathering food from alliance resource tile, Shimazu’s gathering amount boost does not work. Therefore, in this case, it is better to use Lucy as the assistant. (Because her gathering speed skill is faster than Shimazu’s.)

• Combo B – Lumber, Stone, Ore
  • Main: Queen Jindeok (Original Skill: Gathering amount Boost)
    • Food Gatherer (gathering speed)
    • Lumber Gatherer (gathering speed)
    • Stone Gatherer (gathering speed)
  • Assistant: Gaius Marius (Original Skill: Ore, Stone, Lumber Gathering Speed)
    • Ore Gatherer (gathering speed)
    • (Note: Can only add Lv 3 and 4, not Lv 1 and 2)

J) Resource Plundering General (for City)

• Siege Machine Troop Load
• March Size
• March Speed
• Ground Troop Load
• Mounted Troop Load
• Ranged Troop Load

Amir Timur, a good general for resource looting, is not good at attacking. Therefore, before looting, you would first attack the enemy with other attacker generals other than him to neutralize the enemy. Then, I assume that you will attack with Amir afterwards.

If the enemy has a large amount of resources, you will not be able to loot them all in one attack. Nevertheless, if you attack too many times, the risk of being attacked by other enemies increases. Therefore, you want to finish looting in as few attacks and as short a time as possible.

To increase the amount of resources you can loot in one attack, you need to increase the Troop Load. (Also, the reason why Amir is suitable for looting is because he originally has the skill of increasing Troop Load.)

For this reason, troop type, troop level, and troop quantity are important.

The troop composition should be high level siege machines only. The quantity of troops should be as large as possible. This will give you the largest troop load.

Since the enemy is already neutralized, there is no need to add other types of troops or think about layers.

If you don’t have enough siege machines, you can use ground troop, which is the next highest load. In that case, you may want to add the Ground Troop Load skill.

In some cases, a load of mounted troops or ranged troops may be added, but this is not a priority.