Evony General Skills Guide: Mastering Skills for Success

In Evony, generals play a pivotal role in both military and developmental success. One of the most crucial aspects of enhancing your generals is by optimizing their General Skills. This guide will break down the different types of skills available to your generals, explain how to use skill books efficiently, and introduce the strategy behind skill disassembling.

Types of General Skills

General Skills in Evony are divided into four main categories:

1. Military Skills

These are the most important for any general leading troops in battle. They boost troop stats, provide buffs, and improve the general’s ability to lead specific types of units, such as infantry, cavalry, or siege engines. Examples include:

1. Mounted Troop Attack
2. Ranged Troop Defense
3. Siege Machine HP

2. Development Skills

Development skills are focused on resource production and city growth. These are useful for generals stationed in resource-production roles within your main city. Examples include:

1. Construction Speed
2. Research Speed
3. Resource Production Boosts

3. Subordinate City Skills

These skills affect generals stationed in subordinate cities and enhance the city’s defensive capabilities or resource generation. Examples include:

1. Subordinate City Attack Boost
2. Subordinate City Defense Boost

4. Special Skills

Special skills are unique to specific generals and cannot be applied through skill books. These are intrinsic abilities that often provide powerful advantages in battle or for city development. For example, some generals have innate skills that increase troop movement speed or reduce enemy damage.

Best Approach to Applying Skills to Generals

Hindsight can be invaluable, and you'll likely realize that if you don’t plan your skill books carefully, you may regret it as you gain more insight into the game. Being in a strong alliance like Enthrallio is a great advantage, as your fellow alliance members can offer detailed advice on what works best—often because they’ve made those same mistakes themselves. When selecting skill books, there are two key factors to keep in mind: 1. Which skill books will maximize this general’s effectiveness based on how I intend to use them? 2. How can I pair an assistant general with complementary skills to further enhance their power?

For now we will cover the basics of skill books, when you understand these then you should read this guide for more information on the restrictions with skill boos and things to consider when choosing skills for a main and assistant general.

Start with Level 1 Skill Books

When adding skills to your general, always start by applying Level 1 (Lv1) skill books. This is because any time you add a new skill, there is a chance it will replace an existing one. To avoid losing high-level skills by accident, follow this strategy:

1. Apply the Lv1 version of all the skills you want to the general.
2. Once you have secured all the skills you need, upgrade them to Level 4 (Lv4) versions.

Important! You can upgrade directly from Level 1 to Level 4 skill books, without needing to apply Level 2 or Level 3 books. While you have the option to use them, it’s more beneficial to disassemble your Level 2 and Level 3 skill books and use the fragments to craft Level 4 books. This approach provides better long-term value.

This method ensures that you won't lose a high-level skill due to the random replacement mechanism.

Use Specific Skills for the General's Role

It is essential to tailor your general’s skills to their primary role. For example:

1. Generals leading an army should have combat skills that enhance the types of troops they command.
2. Development generals should focus on resource boosts and construction or research speed improvements.
3. Subordinate city generals should prioritize skills that enhance city defense and increase troop debuffs on attacking enemies.

Disassembling Skills

Disassembling allows you to break down an unwanted general’s skill books, turning them back into fragments. You can use these fragments to obtain new skill books. Here's how to approach disassembling effectively:

1. Disassemble Low-Level Skills: It's best to disassemble low-level skills that don't match your general's needs.
2. Focus on Recycling: Skill fragments can be recycled into higher-level skill books, so always recycle any skills that you won't use to help you get the skills you need.

Best Practices for Disassembling

Keep the following tips in mind when disassembling skills:

1. Don't disassemble a skill you may need in the future. Keep extras of valuable skills like troop buffs.
2. Be mindful of disassembling Lv4 skill books—only do this when absolutely necessary, as they are harder to come by.

Enthrallio Alliance Members: Read the "Evony General Skill Books: Comprehensive List and Purpose" Next.

Conclusion

Mastering General Skills in Evony requires a balance between strategic planning and practical application. By focusing on specific skills for each type of general, applying skill books wisely (starting from Lv1 and upgrading to Lv4), and making the most of disassembling, you can ensure your generals are fully optimized for both battle and development. Always remember, the right skills can make the difference between victory and defeat!