Today, we are going to talk about the Epic Historic General, Petronas, in Evony. This general is already an old siege machine general in the game. Since there are still friends who are concerned about the strength and usage suggestions of this general, we have compiled this guide. Here, we have listed as many ways as possible to obtain this general, and given some suggestions on matching based on experience.
Petronas’s General Story
Petronas was a notable Byzantine general and a leading aristocrat during the mid-9th century.
In 856, Petronas led a counter-attack into the Arab Empire, annihilating the Arab army at Amida. After penetrating deeper into Arab territory than any Byzantine commander since the beginning of the Muslim conquests, he returned victorious with many captives.
In 863, an Arab army raided deep into Byzantine territory. Petronas was placed in charge of all Byzantine troops assembling to confront the invasion, and through a brilliant coordination effort, three separate forces managed to converge on the Arab army, encircle it, and destroy it at the Battle of Lalakaon.
The defeat of the Arabs and their Paulician allies became a turning point in the Arab-Byzantine Wars. With this victory, Petronas was able to secure the eastern borders, strengthen the Byzantine state, and set the stage for the Byzantine conquests of the 10th century.
Basic Attributes of Petronas
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Leadership: 118; growth 9.01
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Attack: 122; growth 9.02
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Defense: 110; growth 8.75
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Politics: 110; growth 8.59
Cultivating the general will increase the four attributes.
Cultivate requirements: Gold or Gems
Special Skill – Byzantine Commander
Increases siege machines’ attack by 40% and increases ranged troops and siege machines’ defense by 20% when Petronas is leading the army to attack.
Ascend the general to unlock the buffs below:
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1 Red Star – Attacking siege machine attack +5%; attacking ranged troop and siege machine defense +20%
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2 Red Star – Enemy in-city troop wounded into death rate +10%
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3 Red Star – March size capacity +14%
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4 Red Star – Attacking siege machine attack +10%; attacking ranged troop and siege machine HP +20%
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5 Red Star – Attacking siege machine attack +15%, defense, and HP +20%
Ascend requirements:
Blood of Ares & Petronas’s general fragments (or “Exclusive Ascension Fragment”)
Petronas’s Max-level Specialties
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Siege Machine Assault: siege machine attack and HP +10%
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Bash: ranged troop and siege machine attack +10%
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Siege Machine Ares: siege machine attack, HP, and defense +10%
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Battle of Lalakaon: siege machine attack +30%; ranged troop and siege machine HP +15%
Requirements of learning specialties: Runestone and Gems
Note: Using “Lucky Favor” has a chance to double the boost.
Covenant Feature
Petronas has not unlocked that feature.
How to Obtain Petronas
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General Portrait Exhibition
Purchase packages of “General’s Invitation” and “Imperial General Hall” to get general invitations. Then, use the invitations to redeem the 1st and 6th general tokens on the redeem page. Petronas is in the pool of the two tokens.
Obtain general invitations:
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General’s Invitation Pack – General Hall Chest ×12 – Open to get invitations or General Hall I Historic General.
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Imperial General Hall Pack – General’s Invitation ×600
Redemption details:
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The 1st one – Trojan Horse Historic General – 600 invitations for 1; the redemption chance is 99 times.Unless there are special circumstances, this method has the highest probability of obtaining this general in the game.
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The 6th one – General Hall Ⅱ Historic General – 500 invitations for 1; the redemption chance is also 99 times.The chance of getting Petronas with this item is lower than with the Trojan Horse one.
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Feasting Revelry
Another way to obtain the General Hall II Historic General is through the Feasting Revelry event.
You can use 8,000 delicious points to redeem 1 General Hall II Historic General, which can be used to receive generals, including Petronas.
So, how to get the delicious points?
During the event, you can feast on the delicacy to get corresponding delicious points.
Each delicacy requires different ingredients and condiments. The specific special ingredients and ways to obtain them are as follows:
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Pizza – Need cheese & condiments – Get cheese by gathering RSS (up to 20 daily)
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Sashimi – Need sea fish & condiments – Get sea fish by killing monsters (up to 500 daily)
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Steak – Need wagyu beef & condiments – Get wagyu beef by purchasing packages
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Condiment – Get it from monsters (up to 999 daily) and store.
Each delicacy has two levels. The higher the level, the more ingredients and condiments are required. Correspondingly, more points can be obtained after making it.
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Pizza Bianca – 4 points; Pizza Margherita – 20 points
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Salmon Sashimi – 2 points; Tuna – 20 points
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Peppercorn Steak – 10 points; Tomahawk Steak – 2000 points
Note:
After the activity ends, the system will take back the ingredients, so use them in time. However, condiments can always exist and accumulate.
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Historic General Summoning
This general is on the reward list for this event.
Use Epic Historic General Glory to summon, and you will have a chance to get this general.
This method has the 2nd highest probability of getting Petronas.
You can obtain the Glory by buying the biggest festival event pack.
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Common General Tokens
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Epic General（0.34%）
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Epic Historic General（0.49%）
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Epic Historic General (Premium)（0.93%）
Using these three tokens will give you a chance to get this general, and the premium one has a higher chance of getting the general. The main ways to get the token include:
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Active Monthly Card – purchase to unlock the better rewards – Gems patrol 3 times to get 1 premium token fragment.
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Covenant Stone pack – premium token ×1
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Peak Trial – complete tasks to claim stage rewards – token fragment
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Limited Offer event – 80 and 250 scores – premium token
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Luxury Wheel of Civilization pack – premium token
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Valuable – Journey to Glory Sale
It has appeared before, and when Petronas appeared in the package of the event, the probability of obtaining the general was very high, but the general has not appeared for a long time.
How to Use & Pair Petronas
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Pair with Tavern Generals
If you consider low cost, you can pair this general with siege generals available in the tavern.
Tavern generals that cannot be paired with Petronas contain Zucca, Sherman, and John Churchill.
In particular, Zucca and John Churchill are both good siege generals, but their special skills conflict with Petronas’s. Therefore, you can give up training Petronas if you want to use these two generals.
You can combine the tavern generals below with Petronas:
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William Wallace
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Ulysses S. Grant
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Emperor Qin Shihuang
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Khalid (This is not recommended because this combination cannot use the siege machine attack skill book.)
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Pair with Other Premium Token Generals
If you can accept a certain training cost, the most recommended combination at this stage is:
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Champlain + Petronas
Because Champlain is currently the general with the highest probability of being obtained from general tokens, and his buffs in all aspects are better than Petronas, their special skills do not conflict, and they can use the siege machine attack skill book.
However, if you already have other powerful siege generals, you can also consider other combinations. The following generals can also be paired with this general:
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Christina
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Stephen II
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Theobald I
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Maurice de Saxe
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Theodosius I
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Mu Guiying
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Melisande
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Pallas
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Kleos
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John Hunyadi
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Raimondo
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Edward Teach
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Surena
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Ramesses II
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