I found a lot of this out, partly the hard way and partly from more experieced players sharing knowledge but I really *wish* I saw this video when I started... this and locking refines so you don't overwrite the one you wants to keep are vital
I just started a few days ago, absolutely love this game and the alliance I am in, so sociable which is fantastic and much more interactive than most PC mmos out there, a nice surprise discovering this game. Guide was amazing for me as a new player, thanks!
THANK YOU!!! I’ve been searching for so long for some helpful information about skill books. You’re video is the best explanation and easy to follow. Thank you for making this video and for the encouragement!
This was invaluable...I was getting so frustrated by messing up skill books! Of course, I'm still frustrated because it won't fill all three slots with Level 1 books and keeps replacing one of the 2 I have, but I'll get through it when I amass more books.
I really admire your work, thank you for the great content and information. I do believe that assistance general feature will have a real big impact on this particular video since we are dealing with 6 skill books instead of 3. picking an assistance general and the strategies of placing the skill books will be a massive video content in my eyes 👌 thanks again and keep up the great work.
Thank you very much 😊🙏 As far as books are concerned, it is best to think of it as your main general having 6 book slots, as opposed to thinking of the main general and the assistant as separate. It makes things clearer this way, as the same rules for books apply 👌
Glad to help 😊🙏 Yeah, you will very soon get to the point where you can start putting those things to practice. Just focus on your growth and development, and all will be fine 😉👍
One tip I wish I had when I started this process was spin that wheel of fortune. You'll get the books you need plus books you can breakdown. And do them vikings. If you can't do medium or hard do easy and breakdown those gold. Also some of the gold are good to sit on for the generals that won't take level 1 books but can take 3 and 4. For example I had to do that with Gaius Marius who will only take a level 3&4 ore gathering book. So I stocked up level 3 ore books so he would be all level 4 stone, lumber and ore.
Good stuff. I just came across your videos this morning and enjoy them all so far. For this video when discussing sub-city generals, I consider there are two types... Peace Time and War Time generals. I'm surprised you didn't break them down that way when recommending books.
Thank you 🙏 and Welcome to Red Evony 😁 The main reason for that is: most people aren’t interested in those types of sub-city generals 😂. The main focus is usually on debuff generals. And that is understandable. I did cover them a bit in my Subordinate City Generals video under “Sub City Development Generals”, but just to bring awareness to them. But if you have any specific questions regarding those types of generals, please feel free to ask 🙂👍
Oh and btw, awesome guide too. Ive been wasting books lika mutha. K26. Ive got time to correct em. Atleast around k20 i started to put a premium on them when i learned they weren't being replaced fast enough. Lol
Thanks 😊🙏 The best way to get Lv 1 books is from the Wheel of Fortune. Only downside is that the books you get are random. You can also get books from the Skill Book shop in the Academy. But you need gems 💎 for that and it’s kinda expensive
Being on a Bubble or burn server, I would add Super Renascence as a mandatory book for all duty generals. As these need a lot of refinement, any killed or captured have very long timers.
I guess it would help with the imprisoned time, if they are not released. 👍 As for revival time, since we have revival stones, they won’t help much there. 👌
Hi Aka. I'm confused about the difference between a rally joining general and a boss killing general. I guess the easiest way for clarification is asking you which one Theodora and Athena would be considered? Thanks in advance.
Hi Aka thank you so much for sharing your exlerience with is im a new player and watching your video helps me a lot i have a question can the skillbook Enemy Mounted Troop Attack which reduces Enemy mounted troop when general is leading the army be used to my Main Range General? Thanks Aka
Hi 😊👋 Glad to hear that you have been finding the videos helpful ☺️ Technically speaking, yes, you could put the enemy mounted troop attack book on your ranged general. The debuffs will be applied to all enemy mounted troops you attack with your ranged general. 👌 However, since one of the main purposes of your ranged general is to kill mounted troops from a distance, enemy mounted troop attack is probably not the most useful book for your ranged general. You would prefer to have enemy mounted troop HP. That would be more helpful for killing enemy mounted troops 😉👍
Hi Aka, I wish I had seen this video before I started playing the game. I have wasted many good books on tavern soldiers. I have now gotten some better generals and have seen this video for reference. Can you do a video on setting up your talent tree to kill Boss Monster for those on a lower level?
Hey friend, *subbed,* thanks for taking the time here for this, but I seem to have the world's *WORST* luck with *Game RNG* & almost never end up lucking out like U did with the *level 1 book placement....* Feels like every time I try to add a 2nd book, it is *Guaranteed* to replace the 1st one. Don't get me wrong, I am expecting this, and generally follow your advice to use books I have a *LOT* of, so they can be replaced, but I mostly end up going through like 50 books to get the 3 that I want. Do U know of any way to improve these odds?? *Thanks up front!!*
Hi 👋 and thanks for the sub 😁 Unfortunately, there isn’t much we can do with this system. Sometimes you luck out and the books go on smoothly. I’ve had times when I had over 10 books each and they just kept replacing each other. Eventually I had to go to the skill books shop to purchase more with gems 💎😪 But yeah, it won’t be as difficult as it has been all the time 🤞
Great guide! Want to get your advice on my experience so far. I purchased a mounted monster attack book from the Skill Book Shop and applied it to my general. So far so good. Then I purchased a monster HP book and applied it - it overwrote the attack book. Tried this several times and the same thing happened every time. These were all L1 books but still, it's 3,000 gems per book. Do I keep doing this until they both stick? And then what happens when I want to apply the 3rd book? I'll go broke! 😫
Thank you 😊🙏 When it comes to purchasing books from the skill book shop, unfortunately that’s the only way to do it. The replacement of books is random, and there’s no real way to prevent that. The only thing you can do is make sure you have several “copies” of the books you want to use. Otherwise, it’s practically gambling 😅 There aren’t really any other options for getting the monster books. The best advice I can give is to try and save up skill book chests, spin the wheel of fortune and hopefully you’ll get some of the books that you want 🤞 Also consider using the regular versions of the monster skill books that you are trying to place. Those are easier to get. Otherwise, just make sure you have enough gems before you visit the skill book shop again 😅 Also, make sure you have the other books you want placed before you start placing books purchased from the skill book shop 👌
For mounted troops, HP is more valuable than Defense. So after Monster Attack and Monster HP, the next best choices would be regular Mounted Attack and HP. After that, Defense can come in 😉👍
@@RedEvony Ahhh, got it, thank you! Trying to set Martinus up, and he won't take regular attack books, so I guess that leaves me with trying to add regular HP, on top of the level 4 Monster attack and HP, along w the third being level 4 defense against monster, so it would be a roll of the dice to try and swap another level 4 book... I'm also mainly F2P, so gonna be tricky getting more Marty pieces, I also have a Roland w level 4 attack and HP books, along w level 4 attack against monsters, hard to decide which one will be the stronger monster hunter for me...🤷♂️
Hallo Aka I have a question if Zachary Taylor as Main Wall General will wor together with Tran Hun Dao ?? I hope this is a good Combo what do you think?
Hey... I have question about the same skill general and the book... Like what you said for khalid... My question if the general has same skill with the book that power will combine or just take the high level skill? Ex: general skill siege attack 20% and the book skill siege attack 25%.
Hello Aka! I see Cleopatra can't take level 1 luck skill. Can she take level 4 luck skill and if yes will it work with her native skill or her native skill will be ignored in favore of the level 4 luck skill? Also, is it possible to have more than 1 Cleopatras? Last question, who are the best joining generals? Keep up the awesome work! You have by far the best evony channel because your videos are well structured and right to the ponit...
Hi 👋 and thank you very much 😊🙏 No, Cleo can’t take any luck books. Actually, her skill is higher than the Lv4 luck book, so no need 🙂 Yes, you can have more than one Cleo. I have 3 👍 Joining generals: Baibars, Cleopatra, Nathanael Greene, Sanada Yukimura, Hernando Cortes. They do different things, but these are the best imo 👌
I’ll take note of that 👌 To be honest, all the principles are pretty much still the same. Only big difference now is imagining your Main General has 6 book slots instead or 3
I have Sadana Y. And I want to launch these 3 skills 1st-Luck 2nd Monster respect and 3rd Mounted troop attack against the Monster. plz tell me it's possible??? If yes then which one load 1st which one 2nd and which one last. So no one replace another and I not waste my skills. Plz tell .I am desperately waiting your answer.
Yes, you can put all those skill books on Sanada 👍 As for which one comes first, unfortunately I can't say. Whether the skill books replace is completely random by the game's system. Make sure you use Lv1 books first before putting on your Lv4 books. That way, you minimise your loss of the books getting replaced 👍
Aka, I have been learning a lot from watching your videos, but I have many more questions. Why do you choose Himiko as your range general, when so many others say that Minamoto no, Elektra, Douglas, or Princess Kaguya are better?
Do March Speed Skills Books on sub-city generals increase overall march speed when your subs are linked for PvP or PvM attacks? I can'r find anything anywhere that specifically addresses this. Thanks.
Never thought of trying that before 🤔 I don’t think that they would increase the march speed, but even if they did, can’t see how that would be helpful 😅
Let’s say a general has a mounted troop attack skill of 35% ( Lin jing lv1) and I add a lvl 4 mounted troop attack 25% he now has a mounted troop attacks of 60% ? It always stacks ? And if I add a lv4 mounted troop attack against monsters 45% book this general has a mounted troop attack of a 105% against monsters??
Why didn’t you bring up assistant general books ? Could you not have 3 books on your main general and 3 on your assistant so you have all 6 combined in the attack? Or do the assistant books not count?
When this video was published, assistants had not been released in the game. The main points are still the same though. Just think of your main general have 6 book slots instead of 3👌
In my server many players have elektra and For PvP archer general they have march size as 3rd skill on her. What if I put march size on main general and put troop hp, defence on assistant general? What you think?
That’d be fine 👌 For most generals, it doesn’t matter much which of the generals has the book, so long as the combination of main & assistant have the books you want 😉
On the rally joining generals. Adding monster march speed. Maybe I am missing something. But the speed is dictated by the lead hunter of the rally is it not? I am a little confused by that one.
There’s 2 things regarding that: 1. Yes, you are right, the march speed heading towards the boss monster is determined by the lead general. The issue is the march speed on the way back. There is some evidence, though not conclusive, that monster march speed also speeds up the march back from monsters. 2. There is really no other use for the monster march speed book in the game. So, instead of letting it be a total waste, might as well use some (together with the march speed book) expecting that it will help improve the round trip speed of your generals from boss rallies. Hope that explains the rationale 👍
If you are referring to the monster skill books, they apply to all monsters in the game, both boss monsters (regular and event bosses) and the little common monsters as well 👍
Someone just told me to put skill books on duty gens, I notice this video is 2 yr old Would you say it’s still true not to put skill books on duty gens? Cause I’ve used a lot of great books on these gens
Aka, please help: if you add to a boss general “mounted troop attack”, does that count against monsters? Aethelflaed has innate monster attack for mounted troops as 50%. I added “mounted troop attack”. But colleagues say “that adds nothing against monsters”. Or, “mounted troop HP” - is that applicable when attacking monsters? Please address.
Simple answer: Yes they do! 👍 Both regular mounted attack and mounted HP get added for monsters 👌 The difference between the regular and the monster books is that the regulars apply to both monsters and PvP, while the monster books are only for monsters
Yeah, some do. I do as well, but mainly for lower level bosses i.e. B11 and under. So, in my case, they are 3rd or 4th level boss killing troops. For my main boss killing, and I’m sure for most other people, it’s still cavs. Cavs have the highest attack of all the troop types. Meaning that you can kill bosses with relatively fewer troops. So cavs are best suited for that 👌 But in case you were considering something like that, just FYI, there’s no need for you to specifically gear up a general just for using ground or archers to kill bosses. I mean, you could if you wanted and could afford to, just that it’s not necessary 😉
I still find it very difficult whether to put range hp or range def on my archer gen. Do you still have the same stance as far as putting defense book on? Hp seems to be very important in the game and if we go by what your teammate says.. if they're halfway dead towards the end of the battle isn't it better to add more hp? P.S. thanks for the video, its brilliant.
Thank you 😊🙏 I still feel defense over HP for ranged troops and have the same books on my ranged general. I know there are those that say HP, so it’s a tough argument either way. If you are still torn by it, just go with your gut feeling 👌. At the end of the day, skill books can always be replaced, and worst case scenario, 25% buff isn’t game breaking 😉👍
That’s because they current skill books that are available have no effect when placed on a duty general. You can certainly put them if you want, but they won’t add any benefit to your game. Essentially, they will be wasted books
I find myself conflicted, especially with wall generals. If the general has range buffs, does it make more sense to give him even more range skill books? Or would it make more sense to give him ground/siege/mounted skill books to make the general more well rounded? For instance, Tran Hung Dao increases ground hp by 20% and siege attack by 30%. Does she still need siege attack skill book when he already has a 30% buff? Or should he instead be given ground attack skill book in its place?
With wall generals, it’s a bit of a tricky business. Naturally, some generals are more suited for specific troops, but the way the game works, you still need a well rounded general. The best advice I can give is to have certain milestones for your stats. Personally, when my wall general reaches 800-900% range attack, I will switch my range attack book to maybe ground attack or speed and shift focus. That’s the best advice I can offer. But you definitely want to improve you wall general in multiple areas 👍
The skill book shop is an option for getting skill books, but a very expensive one. Only use the skill book shop for books that you can’t get otherwise (like monster books) or in times of extreme desperation. But be prepared, it will likely cost you quite a few gems 💎😅 The wheel of fortune is your best bet for getting skill books 😉👌
I think i wasted my Hannibal :( could you please tell how we can categorize all the FREE generals into respective category? (PvP, Boss, Rally etc) I still get confused for some generals as an example I put Himiko in a sub since she has debuff skills. Also who are the best free generals to work on each category? If we put a general like Himiko or Arminus in a sub then should we add Sub skills or Military skills?
What exactly do you mean by you wasted your Hannibal?? That’s a bit confusing to me. Sometime soon, I will bring out a video about looking at generals. Maybe that might help
If you are using him for boss monsters, that’s not the best combination, but it’s not terrible either. You’d be better off with mounted hp instead of mounted defense. Also, as I stated in the video, you can change your books later if you wish. Skill books aren’t permanent 😉👍
@@RedEvony I tried adding HP over defense. But it replaced other skill book every time add one. Then my HP skill books over and I had defense only. So I added it. Yes I use Hannibal as Boss general. But most time i joined rallies with him. But he is more like PvP mounted general right? Please give us in-detail video about generals if possible. Especially FREE ones :D
When you go through your list of generals, skills that shine are skills that are currently active and being used. So, if you have Shajar on the wall, for example, her skill will shine. Those that don’t shine are currently inactive. Hope that answers your question 👍
@@RedEvony Thank you. But how do you get them to shine? I know that Some you make it shine from the wall or duty or dragons or maybe getting them to lv 25. Can you make a video about this. Some are easy to find out but most are not.
If you have a wall general or a specialized duty general, all you need to do is to put them on the relevant buildings, so a wall general on the wall (like Shajar) or a duty general like Ban Chao on the archer tower. The shine doesn’t give any additional benefit. It just means that the general’s main skill is currently active and in use.
@@RedEvony Yes i know this. What I'm asking is, what about those generals that don't shine? How do i activate them? All the ones your talking about are easy to figure out. The ones that don't shine, what does it take to make them shine, like say Empress Dowager Cixi. And thank you for replying.
All you need to do is to put them in situations or locations where their main skill becomes active. For duty generals, that’s easy. For other types of generals, it’s a bit tricky since their skills will only be active in certain conditions, like when attacking, for example.
People suggest HP based on the stats of the troop type (which is understandable). But from the game mechanics, archers, unlike ground, do not rely much on HP with the way they engage with enemy troops. That’s why I prefer Defense. That being said, we are talking about 25%. It’s not make or break 😅😂. So pick whichever you feel more comfortable with and roll with it 👍 You can always change your books later if you wanted to 👌
I really don't understand why evony has to make certain things stupidly difficult for no reason, like just let player equal the god darn fu..king books without these darn things replacing each other 🙄🤦♂️
Not entirely sure about the “poor advice” you are referring to, but for people that don’t coin much, he’s pretty much as good as any other option available. Just for some strange reason, people find him funny. Maybe it’s his outfit 🤷♂️
Excellent video, wish I seen this much sooner. Being new to the game and getting your skill books consumed over and over again gets frustrating.
Well, at least I’m glad you’ve found it now. 😇
Books can be a bit annoying 😪
@@RedEvony Indeed. It's a learning experience.
I found a lot of this out, partly the hard way and partly from more experieced players sharing knowledge but I really *wish* I saw this video when I started... this and locking refines so you don't overwrite the one you wants to keep are vital
I just started a few days ago, absolutely love this game and the alliance I am in, so sociable which is fantastic and much more interactive than most PC mmos out there, a nice surprise discovering this game.
Guide was amazing for me as a new player, thanks!
Glad to help 😊🙏 and it’s great that you are enjoying the game so far ☺️
I started playing just 3 months ago. Yours is my favorite channel so far! Keep up the great work!!!!
Thank you very much 🙏. Glad you found the videos helpful 😊. Will do my best 💪
THANK YOU!!! I’ve been searching for so long for some helpful information about skill books. You’re video is the best explanation and easy to follow. Thank you for making this video and for the encouragement!
Glad you found it helpful ☺️🙏
This was invaluable...I was getting so frustrated by messing up skill books! Of course, I'm still frustrated because it won't fill all three slots with Level 1 books and keeps replacing one of the 2 I have, but I'll get through it when I amass more books.
This clip Might be one of the top 2-3 that I have watched for Evony.
Thank you very much 😊🙏
Glad you found it helpful
I really admire your work, thank you for the great content and information.
I do believe that assistance general feature will have a real big impact on this particular video since we are dealing with 6 skill books instead of 3.
picking an assistance general and the strategies of placing the skill books will be a massive video content in my eyes 👌
thanks again and keep up the great work.
Thank you very much 😊🙏
As far as books are concerned, it is best to think of it as your main general having 6 book slots, as opposed to thinking of the main general and the assistant as separate. It makes things clearer this way, as the same rules for books apply 👌
Wow thank you so much, all the skill books I've waisted so far
Glad to help 😇👍
Thank you for your helpful video I am new to evony 44 days and due to work I have been slacking on my generals
Glad you found the video helpful 😊
When you have time, try to work on your generals. It’ll definitely make things easier for you going forward 👌
Amazing video! Thank you for the information. Time to farm those relics
Glad to help 😊👍
Aka, thanks for the excellent information. I am saving this video since i still level 18. Saving it for using later.
Glad to help 😊🙏
Yeah, you will very soon get to the point where you can start putting those things to practice. Just focus on your growth and development, and all will be fine 😉👍
One tip I wish I had when I started this process was spin that wheel of fortune. You'll get the books you need plus books you can breakdown. And do them vikings. If you can't do medium or hard do easy and breakdown those gold. Also some of the gold are good to sit on for the generals that won't take level 1 books but can take 3 and 4. For example I had to do that with Gaius Marius who will only take a level 3&4 ore gathering book. So I stocked up level 3 ore books so he would be all level 4 stone, lumber and ore.
Good stuff. I just came across your videos this morning and enjoy them all so far. For this video when discussing sub-city generals, I consider there are two types... Peace Time and War Time generals. I'm surprised you didn't break them down that way when recommending books.
Thank you 🙏 and Welcome to Red Evony 😁
The main reason for that is: most people aren’t interested in those types of sub-city generals 😂. The main focus is usually on debuff generals. And that is understandable.
I did cover them a bit in my Subordinate City Generals video under “Sub City Development Generals”, but just to bring awareness to them.
But if you have any specific questions regarding those types of generals, please feel free to ask 🙂👍
Yo aka, really feeling your intros bro. Money back guarantee. Lol. Nice one.
Oh and btw, awesome guide too. Ive been wasting books lika mutha. K26. Ive got time to correct em. Atleast around k20 i started to put a premium on them when i learned they weren't being replaced fast enough. Lol
Very very good content Well done bro
Many thanks 🙏
Love your videos man, you explain so well
Thank you very much 😊🙏
Hope you find the videos helpful
Great video. May I ask how to get more level 1 skill books? New to the game.
Thanks 😊🙏
The best way to get Lv 1 books is from the Wheel of Fortune. Only downside is that the books you get are random.
You can also get books from the Skill Book shop in the Academy. But you need gems 💎 for that and it’s kinda expensive
@@RedEvony thank you for the quick reply and info. Much appreciated!
Being on a Bubble or burn server, I would add Super Renascence as a mandatory book for all duty generals. As these need a lot of refinement, any killed or captured have very long timers.
I guess it would help with the imprisoned time, if they are not released. 👍
As for revival time, since we have revival stones, they won’t help much there. 👌
Skill books for both main and assistant general
Hi Aka. I'm confused about the difference between a rally joining general and a boss killing general. I guess the easiest way for clarification is asking you which one Theodora and Athena would be considered? Thanks in advance.
Boss killing general is what you use to kill bosses with your own troops.
Rally joining general is what you use to join other people's boss rallies 👌
Hi Aka thank you so much for sharing your exlerience with is im a new player and watching your video helps me a lot i have a question can the skillbook Enemy Mounted Troop Attack which reduces Enemy mounted troop when general is leading the army be used to my Main Range General? Thanks Aka
Hi 😊👋
Glad to hear that you have been finding the videos helpful ☺️
Technically speaking, yes, you could put the enemy mounted troop attack book on your ranged general. The debuffs will be applied to all enemy mounted troops you attack with your ranged general. 👌
However, since one of the main purposes of your ranged general is to kill mounted troops from a distance, enemy mounted troop attack is probably not the most useful book for your ranged general. You would prefer to have enemy mounted troop HP. That would be more helpful for killing enemy mounted troops 😉👍
Excellent information, around how many of each skill 1 books you suggest before beginning to put them on ?
No specific number to be honest, but if you want something to guide you, aim to have around 5-10 copies of the each skill book 😉👍
What happens if you placed a wrong level 4 please aka, BTW live this channel it's really helping me a long, thanks bro
best skill book video
And an even better comment 😁🙏
Hi Aka, I wish I had seen this video before I started playing the game. I have wasted many good books on tavern soldiers. I have now gotten some better generals and have seen this video for reference. Can you do a video on setting up your talent tree to kill Boss Monster for those on a lower level?
Hi 🙂👋
Glad you found the video helpful ☺️
I’ll take note of that and see what I can do 👌
Hey friend, *subbed,* thanks for taking the time here for this, but I seem to have the world's *WORST* luck with *Game RNG* & almost never end up lucking out like U did with the *level 1 book placement....*
Feels like every time I try to add a 2nd book, it is *Guaranteed* to replace the 1st one. Don't get me wrong, I am expecting this, and generally follow your advice to use books I have a *LOT* of, so they can be replaced, but I mostly end up going through like 50 books to get the 3 that I want.
Do U know of any way to improve these odds??
*Thanks up front!!*
Hi 👋 and thanks for the sub 😁
Unfortunately, there isn’t much we can do with this system.
Sometimes you luck out and the books go on smoothly.
I’ve had times when I had over 10 books each and they just kept replacing each other. Eventually I had to go to the skill books shop to purchase more with gems 💎😪
But yeah, it won’t be as difficult as it has been all the time 🤞
congrats on 15k subscribers
Thank you very much 🙏
You beat me to it 😄👍
Great guide! Want to get your advice on my experience so far. I purchased a mounted monster attack book from the Skill Book Shop and applied it to my general. So far so good. Then I purchased a monster HP book and applied it - it overwrote the attack book. Tried this several times and the same thing happened every time. These were all L1 books but still, it's 3,000 gems per book. Do I keep doing this until they both stick? And then what happens when I want to apply the 3rd book? I'll go broke! 😫
Thank you 😊🙏
When it comes to purchasing books from the skill book shop, unfortunately that’s the only way to do it.
The replacement of books is random, and there’s no real way to prevent that. The only thing you can do is make sure you have several “copies” of the books you want to use. Otherwise, it’s practically gambling 😅
There aren’t really any other options for getting the monster books. The best advice I can give is to try and save up skill book chests, spin the wheel of fortune and hopefully you’ll get some of the books that you want 🤞
Also consider using the regular versions of the monster skill books that you are trying to place. Those are easier to get.
Otherwise, just make sure you have enough gems before you visit the skill book shop again 😅
Also, make sure you have the other books you want placed before you start placing books purchased from the skill book shop 👌
@@RedEvony Thank you. By the way, the monster books are not available in Wheel of Fortune.
Yeah, I thought as much, but wasn’t 100% sure
Is there anyway to remove a wrong skill book ?
I placed "ore gatherer" on a sub city general by mistake, but now, it won't be replaced. Help !
Unfortunately there isn’t a way to remove skill books.
All you can do is replace them.
Love your videos thx🤩, you explain so well👌
Thank you very much 🙏. Hope you find them helpful 😊
How come the Monster defense book isn't the third best choice after Monster attack and HP?
For mounted troops, HP is more valuable than Defense. So after Monster Attack and Monster HP, the next best choices would be regular Mounted Attack and HP. After that, Defense can come in 😉👍
@@RedEvony Ahhh, got it, thank you! Trying to set Martinus up, and he won't take regular attack books, so I guess that leaves me with trying to add regular HP, on top of the level 4 Monster attack and HP, along w the third being level 4 defense against monster, so it would be a roll of the dice to try and swap another level 4 book...
I'm also mainly F2P, so gonna be tricky getting more Marty pieces, I also have a Roland w level 4 attack and HP books, along w level 4 attack against monsters, hard to decide which one will be the stronger monster hunter for me...🤷♂️
@@RedEvony Unless..... I'm using an assistant to fill in gaps w those books, to help make that combo be the "Best" Monster hunter for me...🤔
Yup! That’s pretty much the way you should appreciate it 👍
Good stuff indeed!!! Thank you Aka..
Thank you. Glad to help 😊🙏
hey for martinus level 4 attack book doesn't work even if u apply to his assistant he it is useless so what should i prefer
Great video Red!
Thank you very much. ☺️🙏
Hope you found it helpful
How do you put the stars on the skill book?
Vikings reward also give us skill book
thanks for your information...good content..
Glad to be of help 😁👍
wonderful video, man. keep it up
Thank you 😊🙏
What about the Defense general ?
Great tips, unfortunately mine keeps kick one of the much need skills off.
Very nice and informative, only question I have is... Can a general's unique skill be replaced by skill books?
No, it can’t be replaced 👍
What's the mechanics behind rebooking? I keep getting that error, you already have a skill at a higher level.
Hallo Aka I have a question if Zachary Taylor as Main Wall General will wor together with Tran Hun Dao ?? I hope this is a good Combo what do you think?
Hey... I have question about the same skill general and the book... Like what you said for khalid... My question if the general has same skill with the book that power will combine or just take the high level skill? Ex: general skill siege attack 20% and the book skill siege attack 25%.
If you can put the book on the general, then the buffs add up.
So Siege attack 20% and siege attack book of 25% give 45% 👌
Really? Oh god... Thanks... Because i think ot just take the highest one...
Hey aka. I wanna ask again about book of monster respect. Who will get the extra experience? Monarch or the general?
the general
Hello Aka! I see Cleopatra can't take level 1 luck skill. Can she take level 4 luck skill and if yes will it work with her native skill or her native skill will be ignored in favore of the level 4 luck skill? Also, is it possible to have more than 1 Cleopatras? Last question, who are the best joining generals? Keep up the awesome work! You have by far the best evony channel because your videos are well structured and right to the ponit...
Hi 👋 and thank you very much 😊🙏
No, Cleo can’t take any luck books. Actually, her skill is higher than the Lv4 luck book, so no need 🙂
Yes, you can have more than one Cleo. I have 3 👍
Joining generals: Baibars, Cleopatra, Nathanael Greene, Sanada Yukimura, Hernando Cortes. They do different things, but these are the best imo 👌
I think that my first question is already answered at your video and the answer is no, but I need to double check...
I think you need to update this video because now we can take assistant general with main general.
I’ll take note of that 👌
To be honest, all the principles are pretty much still the same. Only big difference now is imagining your Main General has 6 book slots instead or 3
Hello since we can’t replace them if you dismiss the general will the skill book go back into your inventory
No. If you dismiss the general, the skill books are gone
Thank you but that’s sucky
I have Sadana Y. And I want to launch these 3 skills 1st-Luck 2nd Monster respect and 3rd Mounted troop attack against the Monster. plz tell me it's possible??? If yes then which one load 1st which one 2nd and which one last. So no one replace another and I not waste my skills.
Plz tell .I am desperately waiting your answer.
Yes, you can put all those skill books on Sanada 👍
As for which one comes first, unfortunately I can't say. Whether the skill books replace is completely random by the game's system.
Make sure you use Lv1 books first before putting on your Lv4 books. That way, you minimise your loss of the books getting replaced 👍
Aka, I have been learning a lot from watching your videos, but I have many more questions. Why do you choose Himiko as your range general, when so many others say that Minamoto no, Elektra, Douglas, or Princess Kaguya are better?
Do March Speed Skills Books on sub-city generals increase overall march speed when your subs are linked for PvP or PvM attacks? I can'r find anything anywhere that specifically addresses this. Thanks.
Never thought of trying that before 🤔
I don’t think that they would increase the march speed, but even if they did, can’t see how that would be helpful 😅
Let’s say a general has a mounted troop attack skill of 35% ( Lin jing lv1) and I add a lvl 4 mounted troop attack 25% he now has a mounted troop attacks of 60% ?
It always stacks ?
And if I add a lv4 mounted troop attack against monsters 45% book this general has a mounted troop attack of a 105% against monsters??
Correct 🙂👍
Thank you Aka 👍
Glad to help 😊🙏
Why didn’t you bring up assistant general books ?
Could you not have 3 books on your main general and 3 on your assistant so you have all 6 combined in the attack?
Or do the assistant books not count?
When this video was published, assistants had not been released in the game.
The main points are still the same though. Just think of your main general have 6 book slots instead of 3👌
In my server many players have elektra and For PvP archer general they have march size as 3rd skill on her. What if I put march size on main general and put troop hp, defence on assistant general? What you think?
That’d be fine 👌
For most generals, it doesn’t matter much which of the generals has the book, so long as the combination of main & assistant have the books you want 😉
Will the lvl 2, 3 corresponding books only replace the corresponding books or is that only for lvl 4?
I have Kunusoki masashige,, is he a good wall general, give him rate please 1 - 10
6.5
thank you brother
Glad to help 😊👍
On the rally joining generals. Adding monster march speed. Maybe I am missing something. But the speed is dictated by the lead hunter of the rally is it not? I am a little confused by that one.
There’s 2 things regarding that:
1. Yes, you are right, the march speed heading towards the boss monster is determined by the lead general. The issue is the march speed on the way back. There is some evidence, though not conclusive, that monster march speed also speeds up the march back from monsters.
2. There is really no other use for the monster march speed book in the game. So, instead of letting it be a total waste, might as well use some (together with the march speed book) expecting that it will help improve the round trip speed of your generals from boss rallies.
Hope that explains the rationale 👍
I hope Ramesess II is a good siege general
He’s ok an assistant, but there are better generals.
Right now, I use him as my assistant to Petronas 👌
For mounted boss I have heard that the monster skills don't apply to boss mobs, just common mobs. Does anyone know if this is true?
If you are referring to the monster skill books, they apply to all monsters in the game, both boss monsters (regular and event bosses) and the little common monsters as well 👍
Someone just told me to put skill books on duty gens, I notice this video is 2 yr old
Would you say it’s still true not to put skill books on duty gens?
Cause I’ve used a lot of great books on these gens
Please, DO NOT put skill books on your duty generals 😅😅
Aka, please help: if you add to a boss general “mounted troop attack”, does that count against monsters? Aethelflaed has innate monster attack for mounted troops as 50%. I added “mounted troop attack”. But colleagues say “that adds nothing against monsters”. Or, “mounted troop HP” - is that applicable when attacking monsters? Please address.
Simple answer: Yes they do! 👍
Both regular mounted attack and mounted HP get added for monsters 👌
The difference between the regular and the monster books is that the regulars apply to both monsters and PvP, while the monster books are only for monsters
@@RedEvony thank you very much!
Does anyone use ground or ranged troops for attacking generals ? My thoughts are everyone uses cavs only ?
Do you mean for attacking boss monsters?
@@RedEvony yes using ground or ranged? for attacking monsters not generals sorry
Yeah, some do. I do as well, but mainly for lower level bosses i.e. B11 and under. So, in my case, they are 3rd or 4th level boss killing troops. For my main boss killing, and I’m sure for most other people, it’s still cavs. Cavs have the highest attack of all the troop types. Meaning that you can kill bosses with relatively fewer troops. So cavs are best suited for that 👌
But in case you were considering something like that, just FYI, there’s no need for you to specifically gear up a general just for using ground or archers to kill bosses. I mean, you could if you wanted and could afford to, just that it’s not necessary 😉
@@RedEvony thanks. Very helpful… love the vids too.
Many thanks 😊🙏
I still find it very difficult whether to put range hp or range def on my archer gen. Do you still have the same stance as far as putting defense book on? Hp seems to be very important in the game and if we go by what your teammate says.. if they're halfway dead towards the end of the battle isn't it better to add more hp?
P.S. thanks for the video, its brilliant.
Thank you 😊🙏
I still feel defense over HP for ranged troops and have the same books on my ranged general. I know there are those that say HP, so it’s a tough argument either way.
If you are still torn by it, just go with your gut feeling 👌. At the end of the day, skill books can always be replaced, and worst case scenario, 25% buff isn’t game breaking 😉👍
Putting HP on ground equal higher stat increase
Yes that’s true.
But since we are talking about skill books, and only have 3 options per general, the question is which 3 books do you go with 👌
Does lv4 skill book replaces the same lv3 skill book too? Or lv4 only replaces lv1 of the same skill?
Yes, the Lv4 book will replace all lower level books of the same skill 👍
@@RedEvony thanks for replying. All the best
Why we dont have to put skill books for duty generals i maxed almost all my duty generals
That’s because they current skill books that are available have no effect when placed on a duty general.
You can certainly put them if you want, but they won’t add any benefit to your game.
Essentially, they will be wasted books
@@RedEvony oh god i've wasted alot of skill books
I find myself conflicted, especially with wall generals. If the general has range buffs, does it make more sense to give him even more range skill books? Or would it make more sense to give him ground/siege/mounted skill books to make the general more well rounded?
For instance, Tran Hung Dao increases ground hp by 20% and siege attack by 30%. Does she still need siege attack skill book when he already has a 30% buff? Or should he instead be given ground attack skill book in its place?
With wall generals, it’s a bit of a tricky business. Naturally, some generals are more suited for specific troops, but the way the game works, you still need a well rounded general.
The best advice I can give is to have certain milestones for your stats. Personally, when my wall general reaches 800-900% range attack, I will switch my range attack book to maybe ground attack or speed and shift focus. That’s the best advice I can offer. But you definitely want to improve you wall general in multiple areas 👍
@@RedEvony Thanks for your prompt and insightful replies
What about the skill books shop?
The skill book shop is an option for getting skill books, but a very expensive one.
Only use the skill book shop for books that you can’t get otherwise (like monster books) or in times of extreme desperation. But be prepared, it will likely cost you quite a few gems 💎😅
The wheel of fortune is your best bet for getting skill books 😉👌
what happens if you slapped on one level 4 book too soon? can it still be replaced if the other 2 books are only level 1?
Yup! It can definitely be replaced!
That’s why you’d want to start off with Lv1s, or other lower level books, first 👌
@@RedEvony so you just have to have alot of the books you want and just get lucky to not run out before replacing the level 4?
Yup, that’s basically it 👌
I think i wasted my Hannibal :( could you please tell how we can categorize all the FREE generals into respective category? (PvP, Boss, Rally etc) I still get confused for some generals as an example I put Himiko in a sub since she has debuff skills. Also who are the best free generals to work on each category? If we put a general like Himiko or Arminus in a sub then should we add Sub skills or Military skills?
What exactly do you mean by you wasted your Hannibal?? That’s a bit confusing to me.
Sometime soon, I will bring out a video about looking at generals. Maybe that might help
@@RedEvony I added Mounted attack, Mounted defense and luck skills for him ☹️
If you are using him for boss monsters, that’s not the best combination, but it’s not terrible either. You’d be better off with mounted hp instead of mounted defense.
Also, as I stated in the video, you can change your books later if you wish. Skill books aren’t permanent 😉👍
@@RedEvony I tried adding HP over defense. But it replaced other skill book every time add one. Then my HP skill books over and I had defense only. So I added it. Yes I use Hannibal as Boss general. But most time i joined rallies with him. But he is more like PvP mounted general right? Please give us in-detail video about generals if possible. Especially FREE ones :D
That duty one changed now 😅
Does this still apply today in 2024
Yes. Only difference is that it is now extended to assistant generals 👌
Why is it that some of the skills shine and some dont?
When you go through your list of generals, skills that shine are skills that are currently active and being used. So, if you have Shajar on the wall, for example, her skill will shine. Those that don’t shine are currently inactive.
Hope that answers your question 👍
@@RedEvony Thank you. But how do you get them to shine? I know that Some you make it shine from the wall or duty or dragons or maybe getting them to lv 25. Can you make a video about this. Some are easy to find out but most are not.
If you have a wall general or a specialized duty general, all you need to do is to put them on the relevant buildings, so a wall general on the wall (like Shajar) or a duty general like Ban Chao on the archer tower.
The shine doesn’t give any additional benefit. It just means that the general’s main skill is currently active and in use.
@@RedEvony Yes i know this. What I'm asking is, what about those generals that don't shine? How do i activate them? All the ones your talking about are easy to figure out. The ones that don't shine, what does it take to make them shine, like say Empress Dowager Cixi. And thank you for replying.
All you need to do is to put them in situations or locations where their main skill becomes active. For duty generals, that’s easy. For other types of generals, it’s a bit tricky since their skills will only be active in certain conditions, like when attacking, for example.
Sounded good at first. Almost 30 books later i only have 2 lvl 1 books. Huge waste of time
almost everyone suggest to put hp for archer you are the only one suggest to defense. Now I'm not sure :(
People suggest HP based on the stats of the troop type (which is understandable). But from the game mechanics, archers, unlike ground, do not rely much on HP with the way they engage with enemy troops. That’s why I prefer Defense.
That being said, we are talking about 25%. It’s not make or break 😅😂. So pick whichever you feel more comfortable with and roll with it 👍
You can always change your books later if you wanted to 👌
@@RedEvony Yeah, I feel like I'm only one believes in you. I prefer the same as well... cheers. keep 'em coming
Thank you very much for the belief 😄🙏
New subscriber
Glad to have you onboard ☺️
you are very heavy coiner right?
Nope. Not at all
watchedit still confused
I really don't understand why evony has to make certain things stupidly difficult for no reason, like just let player equal the god darn fu..king books without these darn things replacing each other 🙄🤦♂️
I have Sherman too. What's wrong with Sherman?😂😂😂😂
Just that some people don’t think Sherman is good as a siege general 😅
But from the free options available, he’s not bad. Not the best either though
@@RedEvony oh! Thanks! Who’s a better one?
Sherman ain't that good. Don't know why you guys just follow everyone else's poor advice.
Not entirely sure about the “poor advice” you are referring to, but for people that don’t coin much, he’s pretty much as good as any other option available. Just for some strange reason, people find him funny. Maybe it’s his outfit 🤷♂️