Evony Guide: Best Ranged / Archer Generals
Complete guide and analysis on the best ranged or archer attacking, defending and reinforcing generals in Evony The King's Return
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Ranged or Archer Generals in Evony TKR
Ranged generals lead powerful PvP archer forces in Evony The Kings Return. They provide the best counter to mounted or cavalry heavy cities or buildings, usually suffering minimal losses as they kill their enemies from distance.
The most powerful archer generals have a very high ranged attack stat. This comes from both their skills/specialities and their attributes (attack).
Even so, there are a few different types of ranged generals, for leading a PvP march, to defending your city. There's even one for leading a reinforced march. The buffs of these ranged generals often depend on whether they are attacking or defending.
This guide covers all the best types of archer generals in Evony TKR. We've analyzed each Evony general, tabulated all of their ranged buffs for every skill and specialty, and even accounted for their attributes (attack, defense, leadership, politics) when they are level 35.
Each section below lists the best ranged generals by their function, including all the stats and buffs.
- Best Attacking Ranged Generals
- Best Defending Ranged Generals
- Best Monsters Ranged Generals
- Best Reinforcing Ranged Generals
- Best Troops Ranged Generals
Best Attacking Ranged/Archer Generals in Evony
The best attacking ranged generals in Evony TKR are Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Simeon the Great, Alfred the Great, Princess Kaguya, and Elektra.
For attacking ranged generals, the most important buff is Ranged Attack. This is because killing your enemies at a distance before they get to you also helps defensively.
Even with ground as the natural counter to ranged, a very highly buffed ranged attack can destroy a weakly buffed ground march.
Below, we take a look at the table comparison between the top 5 ranged attacking generals.
The table shows ranged buffs from general skills/specialities. It also shows the total ranged buffs from that general's attributes when leveled up to 35 - taking into account their attack, defense, leadership and politics attributes.
| Ranged | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack (Skills) | Defense (Skills) | HP (Skills) | Attack (Attr + Skills) | Defense (Attr + Skills) | HP (Attr + Skills) | |
| Minamoto no Yoshitsune |
116%
(1st) |
10% | 20% |
199.2%
(1st) |
95.8% | 107.5% |
| Simeon the Great | 96% | 45% | 180.1% | 134.1% | 88.6% | |
| Alfred the Great | 95% | 20% | 10% | 179.2% | 106.6% | 98% |
| Princess Kaguya | 91% | 25% | 45% | 177.1% | 112.4% | 131.9% |
| Elektra | 91% | 10% | 20% | 177% | 98.5% | 107.8% |
1. Minamoto no Yoshitsune
Skills for Minamoto no Yoshitsune
- Ranged Troop Ares
- Ranged Troop Defense : 10%
- Ranged Troop Attack : 10%
- Ranged Troop HP : 10%
- Ranged Troop Assault
- Ranged Troop Attack : 10%
- Ranged Troop HP : 10%
- Bash
- Ranged Troop and Siege Machine Attack : 10%
- Battle of Dan-no-ura (4th)
- Ranged Troop Attack : 46%
- Shanao (Special Skill)
- The attack of the ranged troops that are led by the General increases by 25%, and if the General brings any dragon from the Pasture, the ranged troops' attack will additionally increase by 15%.
View detailed analysis for Minamoto no Yoshitsune.
Attack: 1332 Defense: 1358 Leadership: 1375 Politics: 1315
2. Simeon the Great
Skills for Simeon the Great
- Siege
- Siege Machine Attack : 10%
- March Size Capacity : 6%
- Ranged Troop Attack : 10%
- Ranged Troop Formation
- Ranged Troop Attack : 10%
- Ranged Troop Defense : 10%
- War God
- All Troops Attack : 6%
- Battle of Achelous (4th)
- Marching Ranged Troop Attack : 35%
- Marching Ranged Troop Defense : 35%
- Empire Offensive (Special Skill)
- Increases ranged troops and siege machines' attack by 20% when General is leading the army to attack. Increases ranged troops' attack by another 15% when General brings any dragon.
View detailed analysis for Simeon the Great.
Attack: 1341 Defense: 1391 Leadership: 1386 Politics: 1320
3. Alfred the Great
Skills for Alfred the Great
- Siege
- Siege Machine Attack : 10%
- March Size Capacity : 6%
- Ranged Troop Attack : 10%
- Ranged Troop Ares
- Ranged Troop Defense : 10%
- Ranged Troop Attack : 10%
- Ranged Troop HP : 10%
- Ranged Troop Formation
- Ranged Troop Attack : 10%
- Ranged Troop Defense : 10%
- Battle of Edington (4th)
- Ranged Troop Attack : 35%
- Great King (Special Skill)
- Increases the ranged troops' attack by 30% and siege machines' attack by 20% when General is leading the army to attack.
View detailed analysis for Alfred the Great.
Attack: 1342 Defense: 1366 Leadership: 1380 Politics: 1336
4. Princess Kaguya
Skills for Princess Kaguya
- Siege
- Siege Machine Attack : 10%
- March Size Capacity : 6%
- Ranged Troop Attack : 10%
- Ranged Troop Formation
- Ranged Troop Attack : 10%
- Ranged Troop Defense : 10%
- War God
- All Troops Attack : 6%
- The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter (4th)
- Ranged Troop HP : 15%
- Ranged Troop Attack : 30%
- Ranged Troop Defense : 15%
- Princess From the Moon (Special Skill)
- Increases ranged troops' attack by 35% and increases ranged troops and siege machines' HP by 30% when General is leading the army to attack.
View detailed analysis for Princess Kaguya.
Attack: 1361 Defense: 1374 Leadership: 1369 Politics: 1345
5. Elektra
Skills for Elektra
- Siege
- Siege Machine Attack : 10%
- March Size Capacity : 6%
- Ranged Troop Attack : 10%
- Ranged Troop Ares
- Ranged Troop Defense : 10%
- Ranged Troop Attack : 10%
- Ranged Troop HP : 10%
- Ranged Troop Assault
- Ranged Troop Attack : 10%
- Ranged Troop HP : 10%
- Holy Knight (4th)
- Marching Ranged Troop Attack : 26%
- Marching Mounted Troop Attack : 26%
- Blood Restrain (Special Skill)
- Increases mounted troops and ranged troops' attack by 15% when General is leading the army to attack. Increases ranged troops' attack by 20% when General brings any dragon from the Pasture.
View detailed analysis for Elektra.
Attack: 1360 Defense: 1385 Leadership: 1378 Politics: 1310
Honorable Mentions for Attacking Ranged
Tomyris James Conrad Edward the Black PrinceBest Defending Ranged/Archer Generals in Evony
The best defending ranged generals in Evony TKR are Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Zachary Taylor, Ly Thuong Kiet, Edward the Black Prince, and Gwanggaeto the Great.
For defensive ranged generals, ranged attack is also the most important, but it helps to have other type buffs in addition to ranged attack.
This is because your defense general will not be leading a type specific march, but rather leading the entire army in your city. One popular secondary buff for a ranged defense general is siege.
Siege is a great secondary buff for a ranged defense general because siege also attacks at a distance, in fact a much longer distance. If the strategy is to pick off enemies before they reach your base, siege would be the most natural complement.
The table below shows the total ranged buffs of the best ranged defense generals, as well as secondary type buffs they may have.
| Ranged | Other | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack (Skills) | Defense (Skills) | HP (Skills) | Attack (Attr + Skills) | Defense (Attr + Skills) | HP (Attr + Skills) | Other Buffs | |
| Minamoto no Yoshitsune |
116%
(1st) |
10% | 20% |
199.2%
(1st) |
95.8% | 107.5% |
Siege : 10% Ground : 0% Mounted : 0% |
| Zachary Taylor | 101% | 10% | 187.2% | 86.5% | 96.1% |
Siege : 41% Ground : 6% Mounted : 6% |
|
| Ly Thuong Kiet | 92% |
50%
(1st) |
10% | 172.8% |
134.5%
(1st) |
95% |
Ground : 6% Mounted : 6% Siege : 6% (1st) |
| Edward the Black Prince | 71% | 10% |
46%
(1st) |
152.8% | 96.3% |
132.9%
(1st) |
Ground : 0% Mounted : 0% Siege : 0% |
| Gwanggaeto the Great | 66% | 30% | 10% | 148.8% | 112.3% | 98.2% |
Siege : 56% Ground : 0% Mounted : 0% |
1. Minamoto no Yoshitsune
Skills for Minamoto no Yoshitsune
- Ranged Troop Ares
- Ranged Troop Defense : 10%
- Ranged Troop Attack : 10%
- Ranged Troop HP : 10%
- Ranged Troop Assault
- Ranged Troop Attack : 10%
- Ranged Troop HP : 10%
- Bash
- Ranged Troop and Siege Machine Attack : 10%
- Battle of Dan-no-ura (4th)
- Ranged Troop Attack : 46%
- Shanao (Special Skill)
- The attack of the ranged troops that are led by the General increases by 25%, and if the General brings any dragon from the Pasture, the ranged troops' attack will additionally increase by 15%.
View detailed analysis for Minamoto no Yoshitsune.
Attack: 1332 Defense: 1358 Leadership: 1375 Politics: 1315
2. Zachary Taylor
Skills for Zachary Taylor
- Ranged Troop Assault
- Ranged Troop Attack : 10%
- Ranged Troop HP : 10%
- Ambush
- Trap Triggering Chance : 20%
- In-city Ranged Troop and Siege Machine Attack : 10%
- War God
- All Troops Attack : 6%
- Battle of Buena Vista (4th)
- In-city Ranged Troop and Siege Machine Attack : 25%
- Hospital Capacity : 10%
- Conquering Hero (Special Skill)
- Increases in-city ranged troops' attack by 50% when General is the Main City Defense General.
View detailed analysis for Zachary Taylor.
Attack: 1362 Defense: 1365 Leadership: 1361 Politics: 1326
3. Ly Thuong Kiet
Skills for Ly Thuong Kiet
- Ranged Troop Ares
- Ranged Troop Defense : 10%
- Ranged Troop Attack : 10%
- Ranged Troop HP : 10%
- Ranged Troop Formation
- Ranged Troop Attack : 10%
- Ranged Troop Defense : 10%
- Fortification
- In City Troop Attack : 6%
- Battle at the Nhu Nguyệt River (4th)
- In City Ranged Troop Attack : 36%
- Hospital Capacity : 16%
- Vietnamese Warrior (Special Skill)
- Increases the traps' triggering rate by 60% and ranged troops' attack and defense by 30% when General is the Main City's Defense General.
View detailed analysis for Ly Thuong Kiet.
Attack: 1308 Defense: 1345 Leadership: 1350 Politics: 1267
4. Edward the Black Prince
Skills for Edward the Black Prince
- Ranged Troop Ares
- Ranged Troop Defense : 10%
- Ranged Troop Attack : 10%
- Ranged Troop HP : 10%
- Ranged Troop Assault
- Ranged Troop Attack : 10%
- Ranged Troop HP : 10%
- Suppress
- Enemy Troop HP : -10%
- Battle of Poitiers (4th)
- Ranged Troop Attack : 26%
- Ranged Troop HP : 26%
- Rain of Arrows (Special Skill)
- Increases your ranged troops' attack by 25% and reduces enemy mounted troops' attack by -15% when General is leading the army.
View detailed analysis for Edward the Black Prince.
Attack: 1318 Defense: 1363 Leadership: 1369 Politics: 1264
5. Gwanggaeto the Great
Skills for Gwanggaeto the Great
- Siege
- Siege Machine Attack : 10%
- March Size Capacity : 6%
- Ranged Troop Attack : 10%
- Ranged Troop Ares
- Ranged Troop Defense : 10%
- Ranged Troop Attack : 10%
- Ranged Troop HP : 10%
- Ranged Troop Formation
- Ranged Troop Attack : 10%
- Ranged Troop Defense : 10%
- Gwanggaeto the Great (4th)
- Ranged Troop and Siege Machine Attack : 16%
- Ranged Troop and Siege Machine Defense : 10%
- Gwanggaeto-taewang (Special Skill)
- Increases your ranged troops and siege machines' attack by 20% .
View detailed analysis for Gwanggaeto the Great.
Attack: 1328 Defense: 1323 Leadership: 1382 Politics: 1340
Honorable Mentions for Defending Ranged
Toyotomi HideyoriBest Monsters Ranged/Archer Generals in Evony
The best monsters ranged generals in Evony TKR are Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Simeon the Great, and Alfred the Great.
Ranged is the second weakest type for hunting bosses or monsters. Only siege is weaker.
In fact, a rule of thumb for ranged monster marches is that you will need three times the ranged power to take out any given boss compared to mounted.
However, many people still use their spare ranged marches to rally or attack bosses when their horse or cavalry is out rallying a larger boss.
The perk of ranged for hunting bosses is that you can often get a clean (no wounded) kill from a distance, especially for weaker bosses.
| Ranged | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack (Skills) | Defense (Skills) | HP (Skills) | Attack (Attr + Skills) | Defense (Attr + Skills) | HP (Attr + Skills) | |
| Minamoto no Yoshitsune |
116%
(1st) |
10% | 20% |
199.2%
(1st) |
95.8% | 107.5% |
| Simeon the Great | 96% | 45% | 180.1% | 134.1% | 88.6% | |
| Alfred the Great | 95% | 20% | 10% | 179.2% | 106.6% | 98% |
| Princess Kaguya | 91% | 25% | 45% | 177.1% | 112.4% | 131.9% |
| Elektra | 91% | 10% | 20% | 177% | 98.5% | 107.8% |
1. Minamoto no Yoshitsune
Skills for Minamoto no Yoshitsune
- Ranged Troop Ares
- Ranged Troop Defense : 10%
- Ranged Troop Attack : 10%
- Ranged Troop HP : 10%
- Ranged Troop Assault
- Ranged Troop Attack : 10%
- Ranged Troop HP : 10%
- Bash
- Ranged Troop and Siege Machine Attack : 10%
- Battle of Dan-no-ura (4th)
- Ranged Troop Attack : 46%
- Shanao (Special Skill)
- The attack of the ranged troops that are led by the General increases by 25%, and if the General brings any dragon from the Pasture, the ranged troops' attack will additionally increase by 15%.
View detailed analysis for Minamoto no Yoshitsune.
Attack: 1332 Defense: 1358 Leadership: 1375 Politics: 1315
2. Simeon the Great
Skills for Simeon the Great
- Siege
- Siege Machine Attack : 10%
- March Size Capacity : 6%
- Ranged Troop Attack : 10%
- Ranged Troop Formation
- Ranged Troop Attack : 10%
- Ranged Troop Defense : 10%
- War God
- All Troops Attack : 6%
- Battle of Achelous (4th)
- Marching Ranged Troop Attack : 35%
- Marching Ranged Troop Defense : 35%
- Empire Offensive (Special Skill)
- Increases ranged troops and siege machines' attack by 20% when General is leading the army to attack. Increases ranged troops' attack by another 15% when General brings any dragon.
View detailed analysis for Simeon the Great.
Attack: 1341 Defense: 1391 Leadership: 1386 Politics: 1320
3. Alfred the Great
Skills for Alfred the Great
- Siege
- Siege Machine Attack : 10%
- March Size Capacity : 6%
- Ranged Troop Attack : 10%
- Ranged Troop Ares
- Ranged Troop Defense : 10%
- Ranged Troop Attack : 10%
- Ranged Troop HP : 10%
- Ranged Troop Formation
- Ranged Troop Attack : 10%
- Ranged Troop Defense : 10%
- Battle of Edington (4th)
- Ranged Troop Attack : 35%
- Great King (Special Skill)
- Increases the ranged troops' attack by 30% and siege machines' attack by 20% when General is leading the army to attack.
View detailed analysis for Alfred the Great.
Attack: 1342 Defense: 1366 Leadership: 1380 Politics: 1336
Honorable Mentions for Monsters Ranged
Princess Kaguya Elektra TomyrisBest Reinforcing Ranged/Archer Generals in Evony
The best reinforcing ranged general in Evony TKR is Dmitry.
| Ranged | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack (Skills) | Defense (Skills) | HP (Skills) | Attack (Attr + Skills) | Defense (Attr + Skills) | HP (Attr + Skills) | |
| Dmitry | 66% | 20% | 26% | 146.6% | 105.7% | 110.9% |
1. Dmitry
Skills for Dmitry
- Ranged Troop Ares
- Ranged Troop Defense : 10%
- Ranged Troop Attack : 10%
- Ranged Troop HP : 10%
- Ranged Troop Formation
- Ranged Troop Attack : 10%
- Ranged Troop Defense : 10%
- Snipe
- Enemy Troop Attack : -10%
- Battle of Kulikovo (4th)
- Reinforcing Troop Attack : 16%
- Reinforcing Troop HP : 16%
- Hero of Don River (Special Skill)
- Increases the ground troops' defense and HP by 20% and ranged troops' attack by 30% when General is leading the army to reinforce.
View detailed analysis for Dmitry.
Attack: 1306 Defense: 1357 Leadership: 1349 Politics: 1349
Best Troops Ranged/Archer Generals in Evony
The best troops ranged general in Evony TKR is Thutmose III.
| Ranged | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack (Skills) | Defense (Skills) | HP (Skills) | Attack (Attr + Skills) | Defense (Attr + Skills) | HP (Attr + Skills) | |
| Thutmose III | 76% | 30% | 163.6% | 116.1% | 86.2% | |
1. Thutmose III
Skills for Thutmose III
- Ranged Troop Formation
- Ranged Troop Attack : 10%
- Ranged Troop Defense : 10%
- Bash
- Ranged Troop and Siege Machine Attack : 10%
- War God
- All Troops Attack : 6%
- Battle of Megiddo (4th)
- Ground Troop Defense : 20%
- Ranged Troop Attack : 20%
- Ranged Troop Defense : 20%
- Invincible Pharaoh (Special Skill)
- Increases ranged troops' attack by 30% and ground troops' HP by 25% when General is leading the army to attack.
View detailed analysis for Thutmose III.
Attack: 1376 Defense: 1361 Leadership: 1362 Politics: 1339