How to Choose and Manage Subordinate City Generals in Evony

In Evony, there is a type of General specifically suited for placement in a Subordinate City (hereinafter referred to as a “sub-city”) as its Mayor. These generals typically inflict debuffs on enemy troops while granting buffs to troops within the sub-city. Many players often ask which sub-city general is the most powerful. In reality, there is no single answer, as it depends on a variety of factors. In practice, the same general can be assigned to different sub-cities depending on your needs. Therefore, the optimal choice should be adjusted based on your overall debuff values, equipment, research progress, and other related factors.

Here, I have selected several sub-city generals commonly used by players. Based on a rough calculation of their attribute values, I have compiled a reference list of debuff-focused generals for different troop types. I hope this will be helpful.

For clarity, the attribute descriptions below are presented in abbreviated form as follows:

• Enemy Ground Troop Attack, Defense, and HP are abbreviated as EGA, EGD, and EGHP.
• Enemy Mounted Troop Attack, Defense, and HP are abbreviated as EMA, EMD, and EMHP.
• Enemy Ranged Troop Attack, Defense, and HP are abbreviated as ERA, ERD, and ERHP.
• Enemy Siege Machine Attack, Defense, and HP are abbreviated as ESA, ESD, and ESHP.
• Enemy Troop Attack, Defense, and HP are abbreviated as ETA, ETD, and ETHP.
• Values shown in parentheses ( ) indicate the maximum-level attribute value of the general’s final specialty.
• In the tables below, the debuff values for all enemy troop types include the added values of ETA, ETD, and ETHP.
• Since the buff attributes of sub-city generals only apply to troops within that sub-city, this article focuses solely on their debuff attributes.
• The following calculations are based on a simple summation of debuff percentages. In reality, actual performance will vary depending on factors such as the general’s development level and total troop count. However, these estimates provide a reasonable comparison of each general’s capabilities under equal conditions.

Siege Machine Subordinate City General

Montezuma I:

• ERA: -45%, -30%, -30%, (-35%)
• ERD: -35%, -20%, (-30%)
• ERHP: -35%, -20%, (-30%)
• ESA: -30%, -30%, -30%
• ESD: -35%, -15%, -20%, (-30%)
• ESHP: -35%, -20%, (-30%)
• EGA: -25%
• EGD: -10%
• EGHP: -40%, -10%
• EMA: -25%
• EMD; -10%
• EMHP: -40%, -10%
• E-T-A: -10
• E-T-D: -10
• E-T-HP: -10

Zhu Di:

• E-T-A: -10%
• E-T-D: -15%, -15%
• E-T-HP: -15%
• ERA: -40%, -20%, (-20%)
• ERD: -30(-30%)
• ERHP: -10(-15%)
• ESA: -40%, -20%, -30%, (-20%)
• ESD: -30%, (-40%)
• ESHP: -10%, (-40%)
• EGA: -40%, (-10%)
• EGD: -35%, -20%
• EGHP: -35%
• EMD: -20%
• Enemy wounded to death when attacking +10%

Cimon:

• ESA: -40%, -15%, -10%, (-25%)
• ESD: -30%, -15%, -10%, (-20%)
• ESHP: -30%, -15%, -10%, (-20%)
• ERA: -40%, -15%, (-25%)
• ERD: -15%, (-20%)
• ERHP: -15%, (-20%)
• E-T-A: -10%, -10%
• E-T-D: -10%
• EGA: -10%
• EMA: -10%
• EGD: -20%
• EMD: -20%
• EGHP: -10%
• EMHP: -10%

Gilgamesh:

• ESD: -40%, -10%, -10%, (-25%)
• ESHP: -10%, -50%, (-25%)
• E-T-D: -10%
• ERD: -40%, -10%, -10%, (-25%)
• ERHP: -10%, -50%, (-25%)
• EGA: -25%, -10%, -15%, (-10%)
• EGHP: -15%
• EGD: -15%
• EMA: -10%, -15%, (-10%)
• EMHP: -15%
• EMD: -15%

Jan Karol Chodkiewicz:

• ESD: -30%, -15%, -15%, (-20%)
• ESHP: -30%, -15%, -15%, (-20%)
• E-T-A: -10%
• E-T-D: -10%
• E-T-HP: -10%
• EGA: -15%
• ERD: -15%
• ERHP: -15%
• EMA: -25%, -10%, -15%, -15%, (-35%)

Baldwin IV:

• ESA: -20%, -5%, -10%, -10%, (-20%)
• ESHP: -10%, -15%, -10%, (-10%)
• ESD: -10%, -10%, -10%
• E-T-A: -10%
• ERA: -30%, -5%, -10%, -10%, (-20%)
• ERHP: -10%, -15%, -10%, (-10%)
• ERD: -10%, -10%, -10%

Generals	ESA	ESHP	ESD
Montezuma I	-100	-95	-110
Zhu Di	-120	-65	-110
Cimon	-110	-75	-85
Jan Karol Chodkiewicz	-10	-90	-90
Baldwin IV	75	-45	-30
Gilgamesh	–	-85	-95

Montezuma I seems the most powerful and balanced one for debuffing enemy siege machines.

Overall Troop Debuff Subordinate City General

To debuff all enemy troops, we suggest choosing Nero, Nordic Barbarian King, and Harald.

Nero:

• E-T-HP: -15%, -10%, -10%, (-16%)
• E-T-D: -10%, -10%, -10%
• E-T-A: -5%, -10%
• [Special points: Training Speed +10%, +36%]

Nordic Barbarian King:

• E-T-D: -10%, -25%, -10%
• E-T-HP: -10%
• ERA: -30%, -15%
• ERHP: -20%, -15%
• ERD: -20%, -15%
• ESA: -15%
• ESHP: -20%, -15%
• ESD: -20%, -15%
• EMA: -30%
• EGHP: -20%

Harald:

• E-T-A: -10%, -10%
• E-T-HP: -10%, -10%
• E-T-D: -10%, -10%, -10%
• ERD: -10%
• ESD: -10%
• EGD: -10%
• EMD: -10%
• Enemy Wounded into Death when attacking: +10

Generals	E-T-A	E-T-HP	E-T-D
Nero	-15	-51	-30
Nordic Barbarian King	–	-10	-45
Harald	-20	-20	-30

There are not many generals that focus on debuffing all enemy troops, and the three mentioned above are all good choices.

Debuff Equipment for Sub City General

1. Achaemenidae Set

Set Attributes:

• 2 pieces – All Troops Attack +10%
• 4 pieces – Ground and Mounted Troop Attack and Defense on Monsters +25%
• 6 pieces – Enemy Troop Attack -15%

2. Parthian Set (Upgraded from Achaemenidae)

Set Attributes:

• 2 pieces – All Troops Attack +12%
• 4 pieces – Ground and Mounted Troop Attack and Defense on Monsters +30%
• 6 pieces – Enemy Troop Attack -18%

3. Apollo Set (Upgraded from Parthian Set)

Set Attributes:

• 2 pieces – All Troops Attack +14%
• 4 pieces – Ground and Mounted Troop Attack and Defense on Monsters +34%
• 6 pieces – Enemy Troop Attack -20%

You can read “A Guide to Choosing and Obtaining Debuff General Equipment in Evony” to learn more details about how to get and use this debuff equipment.

Debuff Spiritual Beast for Sub City General

• Chimera and Otso – ESD
• Jormungandr – ESHP
• Thunderbird and Hati – EGD
• Chiron – EGA
• Burning Godzilla – ERD
• Kong – EMD
• Siren and Chrysomallos – ERA
• Nine-tailed Fox and Duneyrr – EMHP
• Pegasus, Nandi, and Rainbow Crow – EGHP

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