Last updated on January 25th, 2025
Leo III was Byzantine Emperor and founder of the Isaurian dynasty. And in Evony, Leo III is a strong Wall General who can increase Main City Defense when you put him on the Walls. This article will introduce the Story, Special Skill and Specialty of Leo III first. And then, based on our experience, list as many ways to get Leo III as possible.
The Story
In 717, Leo III ascended the throne of Byzantine emperor. He put an end to the Twenty Years’ Anarchy, a period of great instability in the Byzantine Empire, and became the founder of the lsaurian dynasty. Under the attack of the Arab Empire with endless expansion, the Byzantine Empire entered an era of nightmare. In 716, 80,000 soldiers of the Arab Empire besieged Constantinople. Like many other emperors of Byzantine Empire, Leo III entered the army and was promoted to the commander of the Anatolic Theme with military merit. After becoming emperor as Leo III, he defeated the attacking army of the Arab Empire with the impenetrability of Constantinople’s walls and the use of Greek fire.
Leo III successfully defended the Empire against the Arabs and completely drove them out of Anatolia.
The Special Skill
Fire on the Sea – Increases in-city troops’ attack by 10%, and in-city siege machines’ attack by another 35% when General is the Main City Defense General.
As an Awakened General, the star of Leo III’s Special Skill will be increased with his ascending. Each star of the special skill has its own attribute(s).
When General is the Main City Defense General:
- 1st Red Star – In-city mounted troop and ground troop defense and HP +15%
- 2nd Red Star – Hospital capacity +20%
- 3rd Red Star – In-city troops defense +20%
- 4th Red Star – In-city troops HP +20%
- 5th Red Star – In-city troops attack +10% and extra +15% for in-city siege machine
The Specialty (Max Level Attributes)
- Siege Machine Assault: Siege machine attack and HP +10%
- Ambush (Applied to Main City Defense General): Trap triggering chance +20%; In-city ranged troop and siege machine attack +10%
- Siege Machine Ares: Siege machine attack, HP, and defense +10%
- Siege of Constantinople (Applied to Main City Defense General): In-city ranged troop and siege machine attack +30%; In-city ranged troop and siege machine defense +20%
The Ways to Get Leo III
Leo III can not be recruited from Tavern. You have a chance to obtain this general through some general order items, or compose his fragments to get his exclusive token. With Leo III, you will not only have a powerful main city defense general, but you can also complete the collection of Famous Leaders in General Hall II and receive rewards.
General Hall II – Famous Leaders
To complete the collection of this category, you need to collect the following 4 generals:
Simeon the Great, Leo III, Harald III, and Alexander the Great.
We have compiled the following approaches based on past experience.
No.1 VIP Premium Package – Leo III Fragments
You can get 30 Leo III General Fragments from VIP 23, 24, and 25 premium packages respectively.
However, you need to reach VIP level 23, 24, and 25 to purchase the corresponding premium package.
No.2 General Portrait Exhibition
Leo III is in the general pool of the Laurel Wreath Historic General and General Hall Ⅱ Historic General of the General Portrait Exhibition event.
Laurel Wreath Historic General is the 2nd item on the redeem page of the event, and General Hall Ⅱ Historic General is the 6th one.
During the event, you can use 600 general invitations to redeem the 2nd item, and 500 invitations to redeem the 6th item.
Both the two props can be exchanged 99 times.
You can get general invitations by purchasing the event packages.
Open the two items to get a general randomly, and the possible generals include Leo III.
No.3 Historic General Summoning
Now Leo III is in the reward list of the Historic General Summoning event.
You can use the Epic Historic General (Glory) to summon generals in the reward list.
You can buy the 5th-tier festival event package to get the Epic Historic General (Glory).
No.4 General Tokens
You will have a chance to get Leo III from the following general tokens.
- Epic Historic General (Premium)
- Epic Historic General
- Epic General
- Adv General
Adv general tokens may be obtained in the Wheel of Fortune.
Epic general tokens are mainly in the General Token Chest.
Epic historic general tokens appear in the Alliance Competition and Gather Troop events in the game.
Epic Historic General (Premium) can be acquired from many paths, such as Alliance Competition event, some 5th-tier packages, Champions’ loyalty rewards, and Auction House.
Alliance Competition
Among them, the rewards of Alliance Competition include three types of general tokens, so we will introduce them in detail.
- Novice League: Monarch Scores 2600 – General Token Chest * 1
- Junior League: Monarch Scores 3000 – General Token Chest * 2
- Elite League: Monarch Scores 3500 – Epic Historic General * 1
- Legendary League: Monarch Scores 4300 – Epic Historic General (Premium) * 1
- Epic League: Monarch Scores 3400 – Epic Historic General * 1; Monarch Scores 4200 – Epic Historic General (Premium) * 1
Note:
After completing the collection of Famous Leaders in General Hall II (via Art Hall -> General Hall), you can also get an Epic Historic General (Premium) reward.
As the game continues to be updated, there may be special events to earn Leo III later on. We can expect Evony to open up more interesting events to give us more awesome generals.
