Evony:The King's Return Guide to Different Kind of Champions

Being a popular world building online mobile game, Evony: The King’s Return blends its real-time strategy MMO with warfare and historical city-building. The game features a huge number of characters from the history of emperors in the form of playable units. One of these units is called the Champions, who plays a crucial role in your kingdom’s power and overall progress. These champions are special units that help in providing buff to your allies’ power. 

Champions are more than just some powerful units as they are essential for optimizing your gameplay and understanding their unique skills, stats and bonus will give you a progress boost in all the fields including resource gathering, city-building and marches. We have prepared a guide on different kinds of Champions you will come across in Evony: The King’s Return and invest your Envoy top up from LootBar on them. Follow this guide to improve your understanding of each champion to dominate your rivals and strengthen your own empire.

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Champions in Evony: The King’s Return

In Evony: The King’s Return, Champions are special units that provide buff to your allies if recruited and enhance your kingdom’s performance. The first champion that every player receives when they reach Level 11 is Helen and additional champions are unlocked through special items. There are currently 10 Champions in Evony: The King’s Return which are as followed:

  • Helen

  • Elisabeth

  • Ariadne 

  • Dulcinea 

  • Esmeralda

  • Josephine

  • Cassandra 

  • Judith 

  • Marcia

  • Demeter

You can also enhance the buff these champions provide by raising the level of their loyalty. In order to raise their loyalty level, you will need certain special gifts like Love box or Ruby Necklace.

1. Helen

How to unlock?

Helen is the first Champion you acquire and the only criteria is that you need to reach Keep level 11.

Skills

  • Skill 1 - increases Reinforcement Capacity

  • Skill 2 - Reduces enemy attacks

  • Skill 3 - Increases in City Troop Defense and HP buff

  • Skill 4 - Increases In City Troop Attack

Below is a table of all her buffs at each level.

 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Level 6

Level 7

Skill 1

10%

20%

35%

55%

100%

150%

200%

Skill 2

1%

4%

8%

13%

20%

29%

40%

Skill 3

5%

11%

19%

28%

40%

55%

75%

Skill 4

7%

16%

25%

33%

40%

50%

60%

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2. Elisabeth

​How to unlock?

Elisabeth can be unlocked using a Bavarian Floral Basket that is composed of 400x Bavarian Flower.

Skills

  • Skill 1 - Buff In City Ranged + Siege Defense + HP

  • Skill 2 - Reduce Enemy Ground + Mounted Attack

  • Skill 3 - Increase Server War Revived Troop Power

  • Skill 4 - Buff In City Ranged Attack

Below is a table of all her buffs at each level.

 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Level 6

Level 7

Skill 1

+5%

+12%

+22%

+36%

+60%

+90%

+120%

Skill 2

-2%

-6%

-12%

-25%

-40%

-57%

-75%

Skill 3

+3%

+10%

+20%

+32%

+50%

+70%

+90%

Skill 4

+10%

+25%

+40%

+60%

+80%

+100%

+120%

3. Ariadne

How to unlock?

Ariadne can be unlocked using Ariadne’s Thread Ball that is composed of 400x Ariadne’s Thread.

Skills

  • Skill 1 - Increase In City Ground + Mounted Defense +HP

  • Skill 2 - Reduce Enemy Ranged + Siege HP

  • Skill 3 - Reduce Enemy Ranged + Siege Defense

  • Skill 4 - Increases In City Ground Attack

Below is a table of all her buffs at each level.

 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Level 6

Level 7

Skill 1

+5%

+12%

+22%

+36%

+60%

+90%

+120%

Skill 2

-2%

-6%

-12%

-25%

-40%

-57%

-75%

Skill 3

-2%

-6%

-12%

-25%

-40%

-57%

-75%

Skill 4

+10%

+25%

+40%

+60%

+80%

+100%

+120%

4. Dulcinea

How to unlock?

Dulcinear can be unlocked using La Mancha Armor composed of 400x La Mancha Armor Fragment.

Skills

  • Skill 1 - Increases In City Attack

  • Skill 2 - Reduces Enemy Ground + Mounted HP

  • Skill 3 - Increase Server War Revived Troop Power

  • Skill 4 - Increases In City Mounted Defense

Below is a table of all her buffs at each level.

 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Level 6

Level 7

Skill 1

+7%

+16%

+25%

+33%

+40%

+50%

+60%

Skill 2

-2%

-6%

-12%

-25%

-40%

-57%

-75%

Skill 3

+3%

+10%

+20%

+32%

+50%

+70%

+90%

Skill 4

+10%

+25%

+40%

+60%

+80%

+100%

+120%

5. Esmeralda 

How to unlock?

Demeter can be unlocked using the Roma Bouquet Pot that is composed of 200x Champion’s Token.

Skills

  • Skill 1 - Increases In City Ground + Mounted Defense + HP

  • Skill 2 - Reduces Enemy Ranged + Siege Attack

  • Skill 3 - Increases Troops Attack on Monsters

  • Skill 4 - Buffs In City Mounted Attack

Below is a table of all her buffs at each level.

 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Level 6

Level 7

Skill 1

+5%

+12%

+22%

+36%

+60%

+90%

+120%

Skill 2

-2%

-6%

-12%

-25%

-40%

-57%

-75%

Skill 3

+5%

+12%

+22%

+36%

+60%

+90%

+120%

Skill 4

+10%

+25%

+40%

+60%

+80%

+100%

+120%

6. Josephine 

How to unlock?

Josephine can be unlocked using Crown of Empress that is available from the King Party event at Cake level 5.

Skills

  • Skill 1 - Increases In- Rally Mounted Attack

  • Skill 2 - Reduces Enemy Ground & Mounted HP

  • Skill 3 - Increases March Speed

  • Skill 4 - Increases In-Rally Troop Attack

Below is a table of all her buffs at each level.

 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Level 6

Level 7

Skill 1

+5%

+12%

+22%

+36%

+60%

+90%

+120%

Skill 2

-2%

-6%

-12%

-25%

-40%

-57%

-75%

Skill 3

+5%

+8%

+12%

+18%

+30%

+45%

+60%

Skill 4

+7%

+16%

+25%

+33%

+40%

+50%

+60%

7. Cassandra 

How to unlock?

Cassandra  can be unlocked using the Oracle Fragment that is available from the King Party event at Cake level 5 or you can purchase her with Envoy gems top up.

Skills

  • Skill 1 - Increases In-City Ranged Troop and Siege Machine Attack

  • Skill 2 - Increases Training Capacity

  • Skill 3 - Reduce Enemy Ground Troop and Mounted Troop Defense

  • Skill 4 - Increases In-City Ranged Troop and Siege Machine Defense

Below is a table of all her buffs at each level.

 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Level 6

Level 7

Skill 1

+8%

+20%

+35%

+56%

+80%

+110%

+150%

Skill 2

+5%

+8%

+12%

+18%

+30%

+45%

+60%

Skill 3

-4%

-12%

-25%

-40%

-70%

-85%

-100%

Skill 4

+7%

+16%

+25%

+33%

+40%

+50%

+60%

8. Judith 

How to unlock?

Judith can be unlocked using Carolingian Jewelry that is available from the King Party event at Cake level 5.

Skills

  • Skill 1 - Increases In-City Troop Defense

  • Skill 2 - Archer Tower Attack

  • Skill 3 - Enemy Siege Machine Defense

  • Skill 4 - In-City Siege Machine Defense

Below is a table of all her buffs at each level.

 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Level 6

Level 7

Skill 1

+8%

+20%

+35%

+56%

+80%

+110%

+150%

Skill 2

+10%

+16%

+24%

+36%

+60%

+90%

+120%

Skill 3

-4%

-12%

-25%

-40%

-70%

-85%

-100%

Skill 4

+7%

+16%

+25%

+33%

+40%

+50%

+60%

9. Marcia 

How to unlock?

Marcia can be unlocked using the Bath Invitation that is available from the King Party event at Cake level 5.

Skills

  • Skill 1 - increases Ranged Troop and Siege Machine HP

  • Skill 2 - Increases Training Speed

  • Skill 3 - When attacking, reduces Enemy Mounted Troop Attack

  • Skill 4 - Increases Defending Ground Troop and Mounted Troop Defense and HP

Below is a table of all her buffs at each level.

 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Level 6

Level 7

Skill 1

+7%

+16%

+25%

+33%

+40%

+50%

+60%

Skill 2

+5%

+8%

+12%

+18%

+30%

+45%

+60%

Skill 3

-2%

-6%

-12%

-25%

-40%

-57%

-75%

Skill 4

+8%

+20%

+35%

+56%

+80%

+110%

+150%

10. Demeter 

​How to unlock?

Demeter can be unlocked using Golden Wheat Ear that is available from the King Party event at Cake level 5.

Skills

  • Skill 1 - increases In-city Ground and Mounted Attack

  • Skill 2 - Increases Reinforcing Ground and Mounted Defense and HP

  • Skill 3 - Reduce Enemy Siege HP

  • Skill 4 - Increases In-Rally Ground and Mounted Attack

Below is a table of all her buffs at each level.

 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Level 6

Level 7

Skill 1

+3%

+10%

+20%

+32%

+50%

+70%

+90%

Skill 2

+10%

+16%

24%

+36%

+60%

+90%

+120%

Skill 3

-4%

-12%

-25%

-40%

-55%

-70%

-90%

Skill 4

+5%

+12%

+20%

+30%

+43%

+58%

+75%

​Conclusion

In conclusion, the Champions are an important asset to your kingdom in Evony: The King's Return, as they will keep your gameplay smoother and help you enhance your battle power, troops capacity, provide debuffs, or increase HP.