Hera Evony Guide 2026: Skills, Best Use & Build

Hera Evony Guide 2026

Hera is a specialist Keep Duty General in Evony: The King's Return.

She is designed to improve:

• Construction Speed

• Troop Attack

• Troop Defense

• Ranged and Siege survivability

• enemy Ranged and Siege debuffs

• overall city-defense performance

Hera should not normally be used as a field General.

Her strongest value comes from remaining assigned as the Keep Officer.

Is Hera Good in Evony?

Yes.

Hera is a strong Keep Duty General because her Special Skill provides:

• Construction Speed +15%

• Troop Attack +15%

• Troop Defense +15%

• Enemy Ranged Troop Attack -20%

• Enemy Siege Machine Attack -20%

when she is serving as the Keep Officer.

That gives her a strong mix of account development and defensive support.

Hera Best Role

Best Role: Keep Officer

Also Useful For: Defensive accounts and players still developing buildings

Avoid Using For: Field PvP, Monster Hunting or Main March Leadership

Hera should be judged entirely as a Duty General.

Her job is to improve construction and strengthen your city from inside the Keep.

Hera Special Skill

Hera's Special Skill is:

Hera's Majesty

Increases Construction Speed and Troops' Attack and Defense by 15%.

Also reduces enemy Ranged Troops' and Siege Machines' Attack by 20% when General is the Keep Officer.

The important condition is:

when General is the Keep Officer.

If Hera is removed from duty, these effects no longer apply.

Hera Ascension

Ascending Hera significantly improves both development speed and city defense.

1 Star

When serving as Keep Officer:

• Ranged Troop Defense +10%

• Ranged Troop HP +10%

• Siege Machine Defense +10%

• Siege Machine HP +10%

This immediately improves the survivability of two important defensive troop types.

2 Stars

When serving as Keep Officer:

• In-City Ground Troop Defense +25%

• In-City Ground Troop HP +25%

• In-City Mounted Troop Defense +25%

• In-City Mounted Troop HP +25%

This gives Hera much broader defensive value.

3 Stars

When serving as Keep Officer:

• Ground Troop Defense +15%

• Ground Troop HP +15%

• Mounted Troop Defense +15%

• Mounted Troop HP +15%

• Construction Speed +10%

This is a particularly useful Ascension level because it improves both combat durability and development speed.

4 Stars

When serving as Keep Officer:

• In-City Ranged Troop Attack +20%

• In-City Siege Machine Attack +20%

• In-City Troops Attack +10%

This gives a major offensive boost to city defense.

5 Stars

When serving as Keep Officer:

• Enemy Siege Machine HP -20%

• Enemy Siege Machine Defense -20%

• Construction Speed +20%

The fifth star adds another major Construction Speed increase while also giving useful Siege debuffs.

Hera Specialties

Hera has four Specialties.

Ground Troop Defense

• Ground Troop HP +10%

• Ground Troop Defense +10%

Strike

• March Speed +10%

• Marching Mounted Troop Attack +20%

Sage

When serving as Keep Officer:

• March Speed +10%

• Construction Speed +20%

Sage is especially useful because Construction Speed is one of Hera's main strengths.

Aegean Guardian

When serving as Keep Officer:

• Attacking Mounted Troop Attack +15%

• Attacking Mounted Troop HP +15%

• Attacking Ground Troop Attack +15%

• Attacking Ground Troop HP +15%

• Construction Speed +15%

Aegean Guardian gives Hera more account-wide offensive utility while also adding another Construction Speed bonus.

How Much Construction Speed Can Hera Add?

Construction Speed is one of Hera's defining strengths.

She can gain:

• Construction Speed +15% from Hera's Majesty

• Construction Speed +10% from 3-Star Ascension

• Construction Speed +20% from Sage

• Construction Speed +15% from Aegean Guardian

• Construction Speed +20% from 5-Star Ascension

That gives her a very large total Construction Speed contribution when fully developed.

This is particularly useful for accounts still pushing major Keep, Military Academy and building upgrades.

Does Hera Need Skill Books?

No.

Hera is a pure Duty General.

Skill Books do not improve the Keep Duty buffs she provides while assigned to the building.

Do not waste valuable Skill Books trying to build her like a field General.

Does Hera Need Equipment?

Not for her normal Keep Duty role.

Equipment does not improve the building-specific buffs she provides while on duty.

Instead, focus on:

• General level

• cultivation

• Duty Officer rank

• Ascension

• Specialties

These are the systems that actually improve her value.

Cultivation and Duty Officer Rank

Cultivation is important because Duty Officer rank depends on General attributes.

Improving Hera's attributes can help her reach stronger Keep duty tiers.

That makes cultivation far more important than combat equipment.

Hera for Construction

Construction is one of Hera's biggest advantages.

Her base skill already provides:

• Construction Speed +15%

and her Ascension and Specialties can push that much higher.

This makes Hera especially useful for:

• Keep upgrades

• Military Academy upgrades

• high-level troop buildings

• Hospital upgrades

• Academy upgrades

• late-game city development

Players still progressing through major building levels can get substantial long-term value from Hera.

Hera for City Defense

Hera is more than just a construction-speed General.

Her kit also adds:

• Troop Attack

• Troop Defense

• Ranged and Siege survivability

• Ground and Mounted survivability

• In-City Attack

• enemy Ranged Attack debuffs

• enemy Siege Attack, Defense and HP debuffs

That gives her genuine defensive utility while she remains in the Keep.

Hera Against Ranged Troops

Hera's base Special Skill reduces:

• Enemy Ranged Troop Attack -20%

This is useful against Ranged-heavy enemy marches.

Her later Ascension also improves your own Ranged Troop Defense and HP.

That creates a useful defensive advantage in Ranged-heavy matchups.

Hera Against Siege Machines

Hera is also particularly useful against enemy Siege Machines.

Her base skill reduces:

• Enemy Siege Machine Attack -20%

At 5-Star Ascension she can also reduce:

• Enemy Siege Machine HP -20%

• Enemy Siege Machine Defense -20%

At the same time, she improves your own Siege Machine Defense, HP and In-City Attack.

That makes Siege one of the troop types where Hera provides the most complete defensive support.

Hera and Ground Troops

Hera provides substantial Ground support through:

• Ground Troop Defense Specialty

• 2-Star Ascension

• 3-Star Ascension

• Aegean Guardian

This makes her useful for Ground-heavy defensive accounts.

However, these bonuses do not make her a field Ground General.

Her correct role remains Keep Officer.

Hera and Mounted Troops

Hera also provides useful Mounted support through:

• Strike

• 2-Star Ascension

• 3-Star Ascension

• Aegean Guardian

Again, these are account-wide benefits from her Duty role.

They are not a reason to use Hera as a Mounted march General.

Is Hera Worth Ascending?

Yes, if she is your long-term Keep Officer.

Her Ascension adds:

• more city-defense survivability

• more In-City Attack

• more Construction Speed

• enemy Siege debuffs

That makes her significantly stronger at higher stars.

However, Duty General Ascension still competes with field Generals for valuable resources.

Prioritise according to your account needs.

Is Hera Worth Investing In?

Hera is worth investing in if:

• you still have major building upgrades ahead

• you want a dedicated Keep Officer

• city defense is important to your account

• you want enemy Ranged and Siege debuffs

• you can realistically Ascend her

• your most important field Generals are already developed

She is less important if:

• your major construction is largely complete

• you already have a stronger Keep Officer

• your main PvP Generals are still unfinished

• your premium resources are needed elsewhere

How to Obtain Hera

Hera is a premium General and is not normally available from the Tavern.

Her availability can rotate through events and premium General acquisition systems.

Always check current event rewards and General acquisition options before committing resources.

TEBA Verdict

Hera is a strong specialist Keep Duty General.

Her base Special Skill provides:

• Construction Speed +15%

• Troop Attack +15%

• Troop Defense +15%

• Enemy Ranged Attack -20%

• Enemy Siege Attack -20%

and her Ascension and Specialties add even more:

• Construction Speed

• city-defense stats

• Ranged and Siege survivability

• Ground and Mounted survivability

• enemy Siege debuffs

Her biggest strength is that she combines account development and defense in one Duty slot.

She should not be built as a field General.

For players still developing high-level buildings while also caring about city defense, Hera remains a very useful Keep Officer in 2026.