Evony General Rankings: Comprehensive Buff-Based Evaluation

Last updated on June 22nd, 2025

In strategy games, there’s no universal ranking for Generals. Their effectiveness depends heavily on synergy—especially between the Main General and their assistants. This ranking system focuses primarily on Buff strength, offering a clear way to evaluate General performance individually (without pairing combinations).

For detailed pairing insights, refer to the General Combination Compatibility List included in this article.

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Evaluation Method

General performance is scored across three evaluation levels:

Evaluation 1 – Buff Score Only

Adds together percentages of five Buff types:

• Attack
• Defense
• HP
• March Size
• Rally Size

Evaluation 2 – Buffs + Skill Book Limitations

Builds on Evaluation 1 but includes penalties for missing skill books.

Example: If a general can’t use an Attack skill book, a –25 penalty is applied.

Evaluation 3 – Full Analysis

Adds Debuffs to Evaluation 2.

• Debuffs affecting all troop types are multiplied by 4 for greater weight.

🔍 Main rankings are based on Evaluation 2. Evaluations 1 and 3 are included in a sortable table for deeper analysis.

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Dragon-Assisted Rankings

Assigning dragons can greatly enhance performance, but it’s not viable for most players. Therefore, dragon-assisted scores are excluded from primary rankings.

For those interested, a separate table includes these rankings.

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Ranking Categories

Category 1 – Marching Buff Application

A. With Marching Buffs: Marches & Rallies
B. Without Marching Buffs: Reinforcements & Wall Defense

Some buffs don’t apply when defending or reinforcing. Rankings are separated accordingly.

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Category 2 – Specialties Considered

1. Basic Skills Only: Ideal for Free-to-Play (F2P) or light spenders
2. Basic Skills + Specialties: For high spenders aiming to unlock all four specialties

Full specialty development offers a major power boost but requires significant investment.

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Sample Rankings