Evony: The King's Return Generals Tier List

Alexa Hunter

26/09/2025

Evony: The King’s Return is a real-time war game that challenges players to think strategically in order to outsmart the rivals in a battlefield and one of the main units that will always play a major role in your victory are the Generals. Each of these Generals comes with their unique stats, skills and specialties and choosing the right one for your city is a crucial job. Therefore, the right General will give you an advantage in PvP battles, march and also in defending the city - which means that picking the wrong general can be the cause of your defeat while picking the right one will lead you to victory.

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Tier List of all the Generals in Evony

There are a lot of Generals in Evony: The King’s Return and this tier list divide the generals in 5 tiers – S, A, B, C and D where S represents the overpowered generals, A represents the potentially good generals, B represents balanced generals, C represents underpowered generals and D represents the worst generals to use.

Tier	Generals
S	Skanderbeg, Oleg of Novgorod, John I of Portugal, Abd al-Rahman I, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Askia Muhammad I, Menshikov, Ban Chao, Gwon Ryul, Eulji Mundeok, Queen Jindeok, Baibars, Nathanael Greene
A	Huo Qubing, Trajan, Elektra, Roland, Sanada Yukimura, Shimazu Yoshihiro, Lu Ban, Jefferson, Uesugi Kenshin, Nero, Empress Dowager Cixi, Catherine II, Queen Boudica, Richard the Lionheart, Zachary Taylor
B	Constance I, Princess Lucy, Gaius Marius, Ulysses S. Grant, Winfield Scott, Tomyris, Maeda Toshiie, Yue Fei, Martinus, George A. Custer, Ii Naomasa, Amir Timur, Margaret I, Andrew Jackson, Charles Martel, Kusunoki Masashige, Ly Thuong Kiet, Trần Hưng Đạo
C	Hannibal, King Arthur, Barbarossa, Soult, Oda Nobunaga, Robert the Bruce, Li Shimin, Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Attila, Cleopatra, Empress Wu, Charles the Great, Lincoln, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Pompey, King Sejong, Emperor Qin Shi Huang, Cyrus the Great, Harald, Arminius
D	Dmitry, Spartacus, Washington, William Wallace, Takeda Shingen, Suleiman the Magnificent, Alexander Nevsky, Undead General, Wei Qing, Antara, Yi Song-gye, Xiang Yu, Alexander Suvorov, Harun al-Rashid, Hamilcar Barca, Hernando Cortes, Philip Sheridan, Frederick the Great, Kim Si-min, Joan of Arc, John Buford, Ivan IV, Miyamoto Musashi, Hua Mulan, Matthias I, Gwanggaeto the Great, Alfred the Great, Genghis Khan, Gustavus Adolphus, Isabella I, James Bowie, Casimir Pulaski, Mansa Musa, Edward the Black Prince, Elizabeth I, Gnarr, Honda Tadakatsu, Himiko, Jadwiga, Jumong, Li Jing, Peter the Great, Prince Rhaegar, Queen Victoria, Robert Guiscard, Saladin, Sherman

S-Tier

Skanderbeg

Skanderbeg is considered as the best General in terms of a hospital officer as his special skill called Independence Hero increases the hospital capacity by 25%. His skill sets make him an essential for sustaining in PvP and PvE battles.

Oleg of Novgorod

Oleg is a great General if you are looking for economic growth with city buffs that will improve your resource production and governance. Oleg specializes in the Stable Officer role with his skill sets.

John I of Portugal

John I of Portugal is a S-tier Evony Duty General who is best suited for Subordinate City Mayor or the archer camp duty. His special skill called Ocean Expansion increases all stats by 5% and the training speed.

A-Tier

Huo Qubing

Huo Qubing is an A-tier Ebony Monster Hunter who is the best choice for hunting down monsters in Evony. He holds so much potential as an aggressive general with his crazy damage output and speed buff on the march.

Trajan

Trajan is in the A-tier as he is known to be one of the best generals among the Evony Ground PvP generals. Trajan is easy to ascend, has good synergy with every other ground generals, balanced stats and provides a bunch of buff to the march.

Elektra

Elektra is one of the best Ranged PvP with the third highest damage output as a ranged general at her max level. She shows her true potential with a pasture dragon on the team.

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B-Tier

Constance I

Constance I is a balanced pick if you are looking for a general who specializes in resource gathering. Her abilities increase the troop-carrying load by 20% and provide gathering bonuses.

Princess Lucy

Princess Lucy is another B tier General that specializes in gathering. She is worth keeping because of her special skill, Inspiration that increases your gathering speed for all resources by 15%.

Gaius Marius

Our guy Gaius Marius is a real specialist in ore gathering and being a Ground general, he provides buffs that increase ground attacks, defense and HP by 10%.

C-Tier

Hannibal, King Arthur, and Barbarossa are some of the C-tier generals that needs to be mentioned as they are a bit above average but most of the generals in C-tier consists of Generals that are outdated due to their average results.

D-Tier

Generals like Dmitry, Spartacus, Washington, William Wallace and Takeda Shingen from the D tier are considered good and are not at all recommended after the earliest stage of the game.

Conclusion

In conclusion, picking an outperforming General in Evony: The King’s Return is a crucial choice that will significantly impact your victories and progression during the later stages of the game where the lower-tier generals will fall off.