Red Equipment Combination List (Which Should You Make?) | Evony: The King's Return GUIDE WIKI (2024)

(Note – “Imperial / Parthian / Civilization Equipment” is not included in this article.)
– Here is “Imperial / Parthian Equipment Guide”.
– Here is “Civilization Equipment Recommended combinations”.

6/12/2022 Update – Added information about the equipment of the Defender for k35 and above.
2021/10/8 Update – Major additions and revisions to the mayor’s equipment

Ares and Achaemenidae equipment can be crafted at forge level 33, but there are so many different types that some people may not know which to choose.

So, I’ ve put together a list of what I think are the basic combinations for each general type.

If you have any doubts, you may want to use these as a base for customization. (What you should equip depends on what skills you want to add to your general, what role you want to play, etc.)

Basic idea

It is very difficult to make choices about equipment combinations without a specific policy.

In this article, the following is assumed.

• In battle, let the subordinate cities enter the fight, and assume the following as their basic roles.
  • Attack General – Buff
  • Defense General – Buff
  • Subordinate City Mayor – Debuff

• In cases where subordinate cities cannot be brought into the battle (such as attacks on temples or battlefield buildings), the emphasis should be on Buffs rather than Debuffs.

• Of the basic stats (Attack, HP, Defense), I would put the most emphasis on Attack.

Details of each equipment’s performance

Please refer to the following article for a list.

• Red Equipment Comparison (Dragon, Ares, Achaemenidae)

Combination of Red Equipment by type

A) Attack: Ranged Specialization

• Ares Bow (Ranged Attack)
• Fearless Ares Helmet (Ranged Attack)
• Courageous Ares Armor (Ranged HP) (or “Fearless Ares Armor”, “Courageous Achaemenidae Armor”)
• Courageous Achaemenidae Leg Armor (Ranged Attack)
• Fearless Achaemenidae Boots (Ranged HP)
• Fearless Achaemenidae Ring (Ranged Attack & Defense) (or “Fearless Ares Ring” (Ranged Attack, March Size))

Supplemental

The only difference between the “Ranged + Siege” case is the Armor and the Ring.

Armor – The only armor that has a ranged buff is “Courageous Ares Armor”, but it only increases the ranged HP, and “Fearless Ares Armor / Courageous Achaemenidae Armor” doesn’t have a ranged buff, but the debuffs are strong (ranged attack & siege attack / siege attack & mounted defense), so it’s not bad. You may want to go with this one.

Ring – There is no need to equip the “Courageous Achaemenidae Ring” to extend the siege range since the troop formation is not focused on siege. Also, at the end of the game, I have the impression that many enemies have a large number of siege machines in their castles, so we cannot attack them unless we first survive their attacks. Therefore, I gave top priority to the “Fearless Achaemenidae Ring”, which has ranged defense.

Buffs/Debuffs you can get

*Armor – Courageous Ares Armor
*Ring – Fearless Achaemenidae Ring

Note – Figures are based on equipment with 1 star.

• March speed +54%
• Ranged Attack +94%
• Ranged HP +34%
• Ranged Defense +20%

• Enemy Siege Attack -20%
• Enemy Ground HP -20%
• Enemy Mounted Attack -20%
• Enemy Mounted HP -20%

• Siege Attack +34%
• Siege HP +17%
• Ground Defense +10% (when attacking)
• Mounted Attack +17%
• Mounted HP +41% (when attacking)
• Mounted Defense +17%

*Equipment Set Buffs

• All troop types Attack +25% (when attacking)

B) Attack: Ranged + Siege

• Ares Bow (Ranged Attack)
• Fearless Ares Helmet (Ranged Attack, Siege Attack)
• Courageous Achaemenidae Armor (Siege Attack & Defense)
• Courageous Achaemenidae Leg Armor (Ranged Attack, Siege HP)
• Fearless Achaemenidae Boots (Ranged HP)
• Courageous Achaemenidae Ring (Siege Attack & Range)

Supplemental

Armor – “Courageous Achaemenidae Armor” has no ranged troops buff, but it has excellent siege buff and debuff. “Courageous Ares Armor” has a ranged troops buff, but it only has ranged troops HP, so I think Achaemenidae is the better choice for this formation. In addition, “Fearless Ares Armor” has excellent debuffs (ranged and siege attack) but no buffs, so I excluded it.

Leg Armor – “Courageous Achaemenidae Leg Armor” increases ranged attack and siege HP. “Courageous Ares Armor” increases ranged defense and siege attack, which isn’t bad, but since I mainly use ranged troops rather than siege, I went with Achaemenidae.

Boots – “Fearless Ares Boots” and “Fearless Achaemenidae Boots” both increase ranged HP and march speed, but Achaemenidae has a siege debuff.

Rings – ” Courageous Achaemenidae Ring” does not have the ranged troops buff, but it does increase siege machine range. If the enemy is equipped with this ring, the possibility of being attacked unilaterally will increase even though you have a troop formation that includes siege. Therefore, it is better to have it in this troop formation.

Buffs/Debuffs you can get

Note – Figures are based on equipment with 1 star.

• March Speed +54%
• Ranged Attack +74% (when attacking)
• Ranged HP +17%
• Ranged Defense +10% (when defending)
• Siege Attack +54%
• Siege HP +17%
• Siege Defense +17%
• Siege Range +5%

• Enemy Siege Attack -40%
• Enemy Ranged Attack -20%
• Enemy Mounted Attack -20%
• Enemy Mounted Defense -20%

• Mounted HP +41% (when attacking)
• Mounted Defense +20%
• Ground Defense +10% (when attacking)

*Equipment Set Buffs

• All troop types Attack +25% (when attacking)
• Ground and Mounted Attack and Defense +25% when attacking monsters

C) Attack: Ground Specialization

• Achaemenidae Sword or Ares Sword (Both are Ground Attack)
• Courageous Ares Helmet (Ground Attack & HP)
• Fearless Ares Armor (Ground HP & Defense)
• Fearless Ares Leg Armor (Ground HP & Defense)
• Courageous Achaemenidae Boots (Ground Defense)
• Fearless Ares Ring (Ground Defense)

Supplemental

Sword – “Achaemenidae Sword” and the “Ares Sword” have almost the same performance. The difference is that the former “reduces enemy mounted attack” and the latter “reduces enemy mounted HP”.

Buffs/Debuffs you can get

*Weapon – Achaemenidae Sword

Note – Figures are based on equipment with 1 star.

• March Size Capacity +6%
• Ground Attack +47%
• Ground HP +51%
• Ground Defense +61% (when attacking)

• Enemy Mounted Attack -58%
• Enemy Ranged Attack -20%
• Enemy Siege Attack -40%

• Siege Defense +17%
• Mounted Attack +17%
• Mounted Defense +7% (when attacking)
• Ranged Attack +20%
• Troop Load +17%

*Equipment Set Buffs

• All troop types Attack +25% (when attacking)
• Ground and Mounted Attack and Defense +25% when attacking monsters

D) Attack: Mounted Specialization

• Ares Spear (Mounted Attack & HP & Defense)
• Courageous Achaemenidae Helmet (Mounted Attack)
• Courageous Ares Armor (Mounted Attack & HP & Defense)
• Fearless Ares Leg Armor (Mounted Attack & Defense)
• Fearless Ares Boots (Mounted Attack & Defense)
• Courageous Achaemenidae Ring (Mounted Defense)

Supplemental

Helmet – “Fearless Ares Helmet” is the best choice if you want to increase HP, but I chose the “Courageous Achaemenidae Helmet” because I wanted to improve the strengths of the mounted, and it increases their attack.

Ring – “Courageous Ares Ring” has almost the same performance, but this one reduces the defense of enemy ranged. The “Courageous Achaemenidae Ring” reduces the attack of the enemy ranged. In the first place, mounted troops should not confront ranged troops, but if they do, they must first survive the ranged troops’ attacks or they cannot attack. (Even if you reduce the ranged troops’ defense, it’s useless if you can’t get to them because they’re killed by enemy attacks.) Therefore, I chose Achaemenidae.

Buffs/Debuffs you can get

Note – Figures are based on equipment with 1 star.

• March Speed +24%
• March Speed to Monsters +45%
• Mounted Attack +88% (when attacking)
• Mounted HP +17% (when attacking)
• Mounted Defense +71% (when attacking)

• Enemy Ranged Attack -20%.
• Enemy Ground Defense -20%.
• Enemy Ground HP -20%.

• Siege Attack +20%
• Siege Range +5%
• Ranged Attack +10% (when defending)
• Ranged HP +34%
• Ground HP +17%
• Ground Defense +7% (when attacking)

*Equipment Set Buffs

• All troop types Attack +25% (when attacking)
• Ground and Mounted Attack and Defense +25% when attacking monsters

E) Boss / Monster Hunter

Only attack and number of troops are important to defeat monsters without wounds or to greatly reduce wounded.
Reference:Battle Mechanics (Monster, Boss)

Therefore, it is almost the same as the case of “D) Mounted Specialization” which focuses on attack, only the ring is changed.

The reason for changing the ring is that I believe double-item-drop is the most important factor in monster hunting, and only the Courageous Dragon Ring has that buff.

• Ares Spear (Mounted Attack & HP & Defense)
• Courageous Achaemenidae Helmet (Mounted Attack)
• Courageous Ares Armor (Mounted Attack & HP & Defense)
• Fearless Ares Leg Armor (Mounted Attack & Defense)
• Fearless Ares Boots (Mounted Attack & Defense)
• Courageous Dragon Ring (Double Item Drop Rate)

*Equipment Set Buffs

• All troop types Attack +15% (when attacking)
• Ground and Mounted Attack and Defense +25% when attacking monsters

F) Attack: Siege Specialization

• Ares Axe (Siege Attack & HP)
• Fearless Ares Helmet (Siege Attack)
• Courageous Achaemenidae Armor (Siege Attack & Defense)
• Fearless Achaemenidae Leg Armor (Siege Attack)
• Courageous Ares Boots (Siege HP)
• Courageous Ares Ring (Siege Attack & Range)

Supplemental

Ring – “Courageous Achaemenidae Ring” has almost the same performance, but it reduces the “Attack” of enemy ranged troops. “Courageous Ares Ring” reduces the enemy ranged troops’ “Defense”. It is important to defeat the enemy ranged troops before they get close to you (do not let them attack you), so I chose Ares.

G) Defense General (Wall)

G-1) If You Focus on Siege & Ranged Troops

Guideline: up to keep level 35 or so

At this time, the majority of players will have ranged troops as their mainstay. They will also have a lot of mounted troops for monster hunting. Not many players have strong ground troops (since the main focus will be on creating ranged troops and mounted troops, they will be short on food and cannot afford to create large numbers of ground troops). Also, not a few people have more siege machines than ground troops (because they do not need food to create them).

Therefore, if you fall into the above category, it is easier to intercept enemy ranged troops if you have stronger ranged troops and siege machines. Even if you are attacked by mounted troops, it is not a problem because you can easily intercept them with ranged troops. However, if you have few siege machines, it is better to equip them more toward ranged troops (described later).

• Achaemenidae Bow (Ranged Attack & Defense) or Achaemenidae Axe (Siege Attack)
• Fearless Ares Helmet (Ranged Attack, Siege Attack)
• Courageous Achaemenidae Armor (Siege Attack & Defense)
• Courageous Ares Leg Armor (Ranged Defense, Siege Attack) or Courageous Achaemenidae Leg Armor (Ranged Attack & Defense, Siege HP)
• Courageous Ares Boots (Siege Attack & HP)
• Courageous Achaemenidae Ring (Siege Attack & Range)

Supplemental

Helmet – “Fearless Ares Helmet” appears to be unsuitable for defense at first glance, as it has one buff that is exclusive to attacking. However, the fact that it has increased attack for siege and ranged troops is an unmatched advantage. Therefore, it may be used in this troop formation.

Leg Armor – “Courageous Ares Leg Armor” if you want to focus on the attack of siege, and “Courageous Achaemenidae Leg Armor” if you want to focus on the attack of ranged troops.

Buffs/Debuffs you can get

*Weapon – Achaemenidae Bow
*Leg Armor – Courageous Ares Leg Armor

Note – Figures are based on equipment with 1 star.

• Siege Attack +81%
• Siege HP +17%
• Siege Defense +17%
• Siege Range +5%
• Ranged Attack +47%
• Ranged Defense +42% (when defending)
• Mounted HP +34%
• Mounted Defense +20%
• Ground Defense +17%

• Enemy Siege Attack -40%
• Enemy Mounted Defense -20%
• Enemy Ranged Attack -20%

• Troop Load +24%
• March Speed +30%

*Equipment Set Buffs

• All troop types Attack +10%

G-2) If you focus on the Attack of Rearguard & the Endurance of Vanguard

Guideline: Keep level 35 or higher

Rearguard refers to ranged troops & siege machines. The vanguard refers to ground troops & mounted troops. (Reference: )

At around keep level 35, it is impossible to compete with ranged troops and siege machines alone. The main factor is that more enemies will attack with powerful ground generals. Also, the subordinate city debuff will be completed and more players will have a -700% or more ranged troops attack debuff. The buff’s upper limit has also skyrocketed heavily due to the expansion of keep level from 35 to 40 and the addition of civilization equipment. If the enemy ground troops is strong, they can be easily wiped out.

Mounted troops and ground troops are important to hold off enemy ground troops.

Therefore, what is important in defense at this time is the attack strength of siege machines and ranged troops, and the defense and HP of ground and mounted troops.

Especially if the castle has less than 5B power, it is recommended to focus on the durability of ground troops rather than mounted troops. (Mounted troops should be ghosted and let go. Unghost if necessary.)

• Achaemenidae Axe (Siege Attack, Ground Defense)
• Fearless Achaemenidae Helmet (Ground HP, Mounted HP), Courageous Ares Helmet (Ground HP&Defense), Fearless Ares Helmet (Ranged Attack, Siege Attack, Mounted HP)
• Fearless Achaemenidae Armor (Ground Defense&HP, Ranged Attack)
• Fearless Achaemenidae Leg Armor (Ground HP, Siege Attack)
• Courageous Achaemenidae Boots (Ground Defense, Ranged Attack)
• Courageous Achaemenidae Ring (Mounted Defense, Siege Attack & Range)

Supplemental

Helmet – Basically, “Fearless Achaemenidae Helmet” is recommended. This is because the full set of buffs by 6 Achaemenes equipment will be effective (-15% attack of enemy troops). If the ground troops’ durability is of utmost importance, the “Courageous Ares Helmet” is the best choice.

H) Mayor of a Subordinate City

The only thing you need to worry about with the mayor’s equipment is debuffs. Buffs do not need to be considered.

To equip mayors, you must first plan how many mayors you want to use and what percentage of total debuffs you want for which troops, in the end.

Recommended target values for debuffs

Due to Evony’s battle mechanics, the following should be lowered in priority.

• Ranged Troops & Siege Machines -> Attack
  • Avoid being defeated by enemy ranged troops & siege machines before you get close to the enemy.
• Ground Troops & Mounted Troops -> HP & Defense
  • Defeat the enemy by your ranged troops & siege machines before they get close.

If you are only thinking about attacking, you can focus on one type of troops, but if you are thinking about using them also in defense, you need to think about all types of troops.

Specific values for recommendations are as follows.

• Ranged Attack -600% or more.
• Siege Attack -600% or more.
• Ground HP -600% or more.
• Ground Defense -450% or more.
• Mounted HP -300% or more.
• Mounted Defense -300% or more

Debuffs are capped at half of the enemy’s buffs, so excessive debuffs are useless. The current top players have a maximum buff value of around 1200 to 1300%, so it is best to aim for -600 to -700% at most.

With the implementation of k40 in November 2021, the maximum buff value is now almost 2000%.
However, for a fight of about k35, about 1300% can be considered the maximum.
Therefore, it is better to aim for a maximum of -600 to -700% first.

However, Siege Attacks and Ground HP tend to be excessive because many of them are equipped with debuffs. There is no choice but to give up on this point.

Also, I would like to increase the debuffs on Mounted HP or defense, but with the current equipment combinations implemented in Evony, it is difficult to combine them with other debuffs.

Basic form of the recommended combination

With the above as the target value, the following is the basic form of recommendation.

• Achaemenidae Axe (Ground HP, Ranged HP) or Achaemenidae Spear (Ground Defense, Ground HP)
• Courageous Achaemenidae Helmet (Ground Defense, Ground HP)
• Courageous Achaemenidae Armor (Mounted Defense, Siege Attack) or Fearless Ares Armor (Ranged Attack, Siege Attack)
• Fearless Achaemenidae Leg Armor (Ranged Defense, Siege Attack)
• Courageous Achaemenidae Boots (Mounted Attack, Siege Attack)
• Courageous Achaemenidae Ring (Ranged Attack) or Fearless Achaemenidae Ring (Ground HP, Mounted HP)

Supplemental

Weapon

The basic one is the “Achaemenidae Axe”. This is the only equipment that can reduce the Ranged HP.

However, if you want to reduce Ground Defense rather than Ranged HP, you can use 1 or 2 “Achaemenidae Spear”.

Armor

The basic armor is the “Courageous Achaemenidae Armor”. This is the only equipment that can reduce Mounted Defense.

However, if you want to reduce Ranged Attacks rather than Mounted Defense, you can use “Fearless Ares Armor” for 1 or 2 of them.

However, I don’t recommend overdoing it, since you lose Achaemenidae’s set debuff (-15% attack for all troops) and the cost is high.

Ring

The basic ring is the “Courageous Achaemenidae Ring”. This is the only equipment in Achaemenes that can reduce Ranged Attacks.

However, if all the mayors have this, the Mounted HP debuff will be weak.

Therefore, it is better to use “Fearless Achaemenidae Ring” for 2 – 4 of them. This is the only equipment that can reduce Mounted HP.

Recommendations for the order of crafting

As the player’s level increases, the types of troops that will be fierce in PvP will change in the following order.

Ranged -> Ground -> Mounted, Siege

Therefore, it is recommended to craft them in the following order.

1. Courageous Achaemenidae Ring (Ranged Attack)
2. Courageous Achaemenidae Helmet (Ground Defense, Ground HP)
3. Achaemenidae Axe (Ground HP, Ranged HP) or Achaemenidae Spear (Ground Defense, Ground HP)
4. Other Equipment

Buffs/Debuffs you can get (Example)

If we make the following assumptions,

• Subordinate Cities x8
  • Mayor A: Andrew Jackson (Ranged Attack, Mounted HP) x7
  • Mayor B: Cixi (Ground Defense, All Troop Defense) x1
• Research
  • Attack -140%
  • Defense -70%
  • HP -70%
  • (Academy Lv35 – “Military Advance” maxed out.)
• Debuffs from Main General’s Equipment
  • None

• Achaemenidae Axe x6
• Achaemenidae Spear x2
• Courageous Achaemenidae Helmet x8
• Courageous Achaemenidae Armor x8
• Fearless Achaemenidae Leg Armor x8
• Courageous Achaemenidae Boots x8
• Courageous Achaemenidae Ring x5
• Fearless Achaemenidae Ring x3

The total value of debuffs would be as follows.
(The values are based on equipment with 5 stars)

• Ground Troops
  • Attack -260%
  • Defense -460%
  • HP -790%
• Ranged Troops
  • Attack -600%
  • Defense -365%
  • HP -310%
• Mounted Troops
  • Attack -540%
  • Defense -365%
  • HP -330%
• Siege Machines
  • Attack -1,100%
  • Defense -85%
  • HP -70%

Comparison of Dragon, Ares, Achaemenidae

Red Equipment Comparison (Dragon, Ares, Achaemenidae)

Imperial / Parthian Equipment Guide

Imperial / Parthian Equipment Guide

Civilization Equipment Guide

Civilization Equipment – Recommended Combinations

Forge Guide

Forge