Last updated on February 19th, 2025 at 06:42 pm
Evony Epic Historic General, Ashoka, was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty, who was regarded as one of India’s greatest emperors in history. As a duty general, Ashoka is good at being a Keep Officer in the game according to his skills. Please read this guide to learn about how strong he is and how to obtain this general in the game.
The General Story of Ashoka
In 269 BC, Ashoka became the emperor of the Maurya Dynasty. He expanded the Maurya dynasty’s territory and created a brilliant era in Indian history.
The Maurya Dynasty only reigned the northern part of India before Ashoka ascended the throne. Ashoka conquered almost the entire Indian subcontinent. However, he repented violence and converted to Buddhism after witnessing the mass deaths of the Kalinga War. The meaning of Ashoka is painless and without sorrow, and his benevolent government brought peace to his empire.
After the expedition, Ashoka led ancient India into an unprecedented era of prosperity. He is considered to be one of India’s greatest emperors.
General Ashoka’s Special Skill
Wise Emperor – Increases ranged troops’ attack by 20% and reduces enemy ground troops’ HP by 15% when the General is the Keep Officer.
As an Awakened General, the star of Ashoka’s Special Skill will be increased with his ascending. Each star of Special Skill has its own attribute; the details will be shown in the following picture.
Ashoka’s Specialty (Max Level Effects)
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Ranged Troop Formation – Ranged Troop Attack +10%, Ranged Troop Defense +10%
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Bash – Ranged Troop and Siege Machine Attack +10%
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Sage – (Appllied to Keep Officer) Construction Speed +10%
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Maurya Dynasty – (Appllied to Keep Officer) Ranged Troop Attack +20%, Construction Speed +10%
Keep Duty Requirements & Benefits
There are 5 levels of Keep Officers. The higher the level, the better the buff, but the requirements for the duty general are also higher.
Junior Keep Officer
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Requirements: general politics 500; leadership 450
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Benefits: construction speed +5%
Medium Keep Officer
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Requirements: general politics 850; leadership 800
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Benefits: construction speed +10%; training capacity +20%
Senior Keep Officer
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Requirements: general politics 1,150; leadership 1,100
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Benefits: construction speed +15%; training capacity +30%
Special Keep Officer
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Requirements: general politics 1,300; leadership 1,250; power 3,300,000
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Benefits: construction speed +25%; training capacity +50%
Super Keep Officer
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Requirements: general politics 1,450; leadership 1,450; power 3,300,000
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Benefits: construction speed +30%; training capacity +70%
Ashoka vs. Other Keep Officers
Other generals who can also serve as keep officers include Menshikov, Zhuge Liang, and Hera.
Based on the comparison of their special skills and specialties, the following conclusions can be drawn.
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As a keep officer, Ashoka’s overall buffs are better than Menshikov and Zhuge Liang. However, Menshikov can be recruited from the tavern, making it easier to obtain.
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Although the types of buffs and debuffs are not as comprehensive as Hera’s, Ashoka’s buff effect on your ranged troops’ attack is the most prominent.
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Besides, Ashoka’s debuffs against enemy ground and mounted troops are also better than the other three generals.
Overall, each general has its strengths and weaknesses, and you can choose the keep officer that suits you according to your needs at the current stage.
The Way to Get General Ashoka
No.1 Diwali Celebration Event
During the Diwali Celebration event, you have a chance to get Epic Historic General Ashoka from the Promise of Diyas event by consuming Diwali Diyas. During the event, you can get up to 10 Diwali Diyas from Resource Spots and up to 20 Diwali Diyas from Monsters, or more from Packages every day.
No.2 Delphic Oracle Event
Ashoka once appeared in the Delphic Oracle event. At that time, you can use the Glory of Astraeus to wish for the Delphic Historic General Chest on Apollo’s Glory page. Then, open the chest to select General Ashoka.
However, the generals available at this event are constantly changing, and we are not sure whether this general can be obtained through this event in the future.
No.3 All-Star Shop
You can get Ashoka via Officer General Chest in Season Items of All-Star Shop.
Open the chest to select a general from Ashoka, Stilicho, Maurice of Nassau, Otto the Great, Mikhail Kutuzov, Hammurabi, Sulla, and Zhang Liang.
You can use 50 Galaxy Coins to redeem the chest, and it can be exchanged twice per season.
No.4 Clash of Civilizations Shop:
There is also an Officer General Chest containing Ashoka, which is in the Season Items section of the Clash of Civilizations Shop.
The generals in this chest include: Ashoka, Maurice of Nassau, Stilicho, Sulla, Zhang Liang, Otto the Great, Nordic Barbarian King, and Gilgamesh.
This chest requires 500 Clash Coins to redeem once, and can also be redeemed twice per season.
No.5 Strategic Stockpile
The Officer General Chest in the Strategic Stockpile event is identical to the one in the Clash of Civilizations Shop.
The chest in Strategic Stockpile can be redeemed for 1,300 Stockpile Tickets in the Stockpile interface, which contains Ashoka.
You can obtain stockpile tickets by purchasing basic gems.
No.6 Sealed Imperial Treasury
During the event, use 3,400 Empire Ancient Coins to redeem an Officer General Chest on the Relic Trading Post page.
Open the chest and you can choose a general from it, including Ashoka.
You can get the coins by opening treasure chests on the Imperial Treasure page.
