Cimon Evony Guide 2026: Skills, Best Use & Build

Cimon Evony Guide 2026

Cimon is a powerful specialist Subordinate City debuff General in Evony: The King's Return.

He is best suited to:

• Subordinate City Mayor

• reducing Enemy Ranged Troop Attack

• reducing Enemy Siege Machine Attack

• reducing Enemy Siege Machine Defense

• reducing Enemy Siege Machine HP

• weakening Ground and Mounted Troops after Ascension

• high-level PvP

• Server War

• Battlefield

• defending against powerful Ranged and Siege armies

His biggest strengths are:

• enormous Enemy Siege Attack reduction

• enormous Enemy Ranged Attack reduction

• strong Enemy Siege Defense reduction

• strong Enemy Siege HP reduction

• additional Ground and Mounted debuffs through Ascension

• broad Enemy Troop Attack reduction

• broad Enemy Troop Defense reduction

• Subordinate City troop survival

• powerful fourth Specialty

• 2026 General Skin support

Cimon should not be built as a normal combat march General.

His correct role is:

Subordinate City Mayor.

Is Cimon Good in Evony?

Yes.

Cimon is an excellent PvP Subordinate City debuffer.

His Special Skill immediately provides:

• Enemy Ranged Troop Attack -40%

• Enemy Siege Machine Attack -40%

• Enemy Siege Machine Defense -30%

• Enemy Siege Machine HP -30%

when he is leading the army.

That is already an extremely strong anti-Ranged and anti-Siege package.

His Ascension then expands his debuffs across:

• Ground

• Mounted

• Ranged

• Siege

while his Specialties add even more:

• Enemy Troop Attack reduction

• Enemy Ranged Attack reduction

• Enemy Siege Attack reduction

• Enemy Ranged Defense reduction

• Enemy Siege Defense reduction

• Enemy Ranged HP reduction

• Enemy Siege HP reduction

Cimon Best Role

Best Role: Subordinate City Mayor

Best Used For:

• anti-Ranged debuffing

• anti-Siege debuffing

• PvP Sub Cities

• city defense support

• attacking PvP support

• Server War

• Battlefield

Avoid Using For:

• Ranged PvP Main

• Ground PvP Main

• Mounted PvP

• Siege PvP Main

• Monster Hunting

• Main City Defense

• Duty Officer

Cimon's strength comes from weakening the enemy army.

He should remain in a Subordinate City.

Cimon Special Skill

Cimon's Special Skill is:

Delian League

When Cimon is leading the army:

• Enemy Ranged Troop Attack -40%

• Enemy Siege Machine Attack -40%

• Enemy Siege Machine Defense -30%

• Enemy Siege Machine HP -30%

This gives Cimon an extremely strong anti-Siege base skill.

It also gives him one of the strongest single-skill reductions to Enemy Ranged Attack among Subordinate City Generals.

Important Cimon Skill Clarification

Some online databases incorrectly show Cimon's base skill as reducing both Ranged and Siege:

• Defense

• HP

by 30%.

The more consistently reported detailed skill text gives:

• Ranged Attack -40%

• Siege Attack -40%

• Siege Defense -30%

• Siege HP -30%

The -30% Defense and HP effects apply to:

• Siege Machines

not Ranged Troops.

This distinction matters when calculating Cimon's final debuff totals.

Cimon Ascension

Cimon becomes dramatically stronger through Ascension.

1 Star

• Enemy Ground Troop Attack -10%

• Enemy Ground Troop Defense -10%

• Enemy Ground Troop HP -10%

• Enemy Mounted Troop Attack -10%

• Enemy Mounted Troop Defense -10%

• Enemy Mounted Troop HP -10%

This immediately expands Cimon beyond Ranged and Siege.

2 Stars

• Enemy Ground Troop Defense -20%

• Enemy Mounted Troop Defense -20%

When Cimon is the Subordinate City Mayor:

• Death into Survival Rate in this Subordinate City +10%

This gives both:

• stronger Ground/Mounted debuffing

• better Subordinate City troop preservation

3 Stars

• Enemy Troop Attack -10%

• Enemy Troop Defense -10%

This affects:

• Ground

• Mounted

• Ranged

• Siege

It is an excellent broad Ascension level.

4 Stars

• Enemy Ranged Troop Attack -15%

• Enemy Ranged Troop Defense -15%

• Enemy Ranged Troop HP -15%

• Enemy Siege Machine Attack -15%

• Enemy Siege Machine Defense -15%

• Enemy Siege Machine HP -15%

This significantly reinforces Cimon's main anti-Ranged and anti-Siege role.

5 Stars

• Enemy Siege Machine Attack -10%

• Enemy Siege Machine Defense -10%

• Enemy Siege Machine HP -10%

The fifth star concentrates even more heavily on Siege debuffing.

Cimon Specialties

Cimon has four Specialties.

Ground Troop Defense

• Ground Troop HP +10%

• Ground Troop Defense +10%

These personal troop buffs are secondary.

They do not change Cimon's correct role.

Snipe

• Enemy Troop Attack -10%

This applies to:

• Ground

• Mounted

• Ranged

• Siege

Snipe is extremely useful for a Subordinate City debuffer.

Unparalleled Leader

When attacking:

• Troop Death into Wounded Rate +10%

This helps preserve troops during offensive combat.

However, it is not the main reason to develop Cimon.

Ten Strategoi

• Enemy Ranged Troop Attack -25%

• Enemy Ranged Troop Defense -20%

• Enemy Ranged Troop HP -20%

• Enemy Siege Machine Attack -25%

• Enemy Siege Machine Defense -20%

• Enemy Siege Machine HP -20%

Ten Strategoi is Cimon's standout Specialty.

It greatly increases his anti-Ranged and anti-Siege power.

Cimon Full Enemy Ranged Debuffs

A fully Ascended and Specialized Cimon can reduce Enemy Ranged Attack through:

• Delian League: -40%

• 3-Star Ascension: -10%

• 4-Star Ascension: -15%

• Snipe: -10%

• Ten Strategoi: -25%

That gives:

Enemy Ranged Troop Attack -100%

Cimon also reduces Enemy Ranged Defense through:

• 3-Star Ascension: -10%

• 4-Star Ascension: -15%

• Ten Strategoi: -20%

That gives:

Enemy Ranged Troop Defense -45%

Cimon reduces Enemy Ranged HP through:

• 4-Star Ascension: -15%

• Ten Strategoi: -20%

That gives:

Enemy Ranged Troop HP -35%

Cimon Full Enemy Siege Debuffs

Cimon is especially brutal against Siege Machines.

Enemy Siege Attack is reduced by:

• Delian League: -40%

• 3-Star Ascension: -10%

• 4-Star Ascension: -15%

• 5-Star Ascension: -10%

• Snipe: -10%

• Ten Strategoi: -25%

That gives:

Enemy Siege Machine Attack -110%

Enemy Siege Defense is reduced by:

• Delian League: -30%

• 3-Star Ascension: -10%

• 4-Star Ascension: -15%

• 5-Star Ascension: -10%

• Ten Strategoi: -20%

That gives:

Enemy Siege Machine Defense -85%

Enemy Siege HP is reduced by:

• Delian League: -30%

• 4-Star Ascension: -15%

• 5-Star Ascension: -10%

• Ten Strategoi: -20%

That gives:

Enemy Siege Machine HP -75%

This is the defining part of Cimon's kit.

Cimon Enemy Ground Debuffs

Cimon also provides useful Ground debuffs after Ascension.

Enemy Ground Attack:

• 1-Star Ascension: -10%

• 3-Star Ascension: -10%

• Snipe: -10%

Total:

• Enemy Ground Attack -30%

Enemy Ground Defense:

• 1-Star Ascension: -10%

• 2-Star Ascension: -20%

• 3-Star Ascension: -10%

Total:

• Enemy Ground Defense -40%

Enemy Ground HP:

• 1-Star Ascension: -10%

Total:

• Enemy Ground HP -10%

Cimon Enemy Mounted Debuffs

Mounted Troops receive the same Ascension debuffs as Ground.

Enemy Mounted Attack:

• 1-Star Ascension: -10%

• 3-Star Ascension: -10%

• Snipe: -10%

Total:

• Enemy Mounted Attack -30%

Enemy Mounted Defense:

• 1-Star Ascension: -10%

• 2-Star Ascension: -20%

• 3-Star Ascension: -10%

Total:

• Enemy Mounted Defense -40%

Enemy Mounted HP:

• 1-Star Ascension: -10%

Total:

• Enemy Mounted HP -10%

Cimon Full Debuff Summary

When fully Ascended and fully Specialized, Cimon can provide approximately:

Enemy Ground Troops

• Attack -30%

• Defense -40%

• HP -10%

Enemy Mounted Troops

• Attack -30%

• Defense -40%

• HP -10%

Enemy Ranged Troops

• Attack -100%

• Defense -45%

• HP -35%

Enemy Siege Machines

• Attack -110%

• Defense -85%

• HP -75%

These figures are from Cimon's own:

• Special Skill

• Ascension

• Specialties

before General equipment or Skin effects.

Why Cimon Is So Strong Against Siege

Cimon's anti-Siege package is exceptional.

He can reduce:

• Siege Attack -110%

• Siege Defense -85%

• Siege HP -75%

before equipment.

This attacks all three of the major Siege combat stats.

That makes him extremely useful against:

• Siege attacks

• Siege rallies

• Siege-heavy city defenses

• large endgame Siege marches

Why Cimon Is Strong Against Ranged

Cimon can also reduce:

• Ranged Attack -100%

• Ranged Defense -45%

• Ranged HP -35%

before equipment.

The Attack reduction is particularly powerful.

High-level Ranged armies depend heavily on very large Attack buffs.

Cimon directly attacks that strength.

Cimon 2026 General Skin

Cimon received the:

Unyielding Commander – Cimon

General Skin in 2026.

The Skin adds additional Siege debuffing.

Skin Owned Attribute

Simply owning the Skin provides:

When defending the Main City:

• Enemy Siege Machine Attack -10%

This is an account defensive benefit.

It does not need to be added to Cimon's normal Subordinate City debuff total when attacking.

Skin Used Attribute

When the Skin is equipped on Cimon:

• Enemy Siege Machine Defense -10%

This further strengthens his anti-Siege specialization.

Cimon Siege Debuffs With His 2026 Skin

Cimon's normal developed Siege Defense debuff is approximately:

• Enemy Siege Defense -85%

The active Skin can add:

• Enemy Siege Defense -10%

That can increase his personal anti-Siege Defense package to approximately:

• Enemy Siege Defense -95%

when the relevant Skin effect is active.

His Skin ownership effect can separately contribute:

• Enemy Siege Attack -10%

when defending the Main City.

Keep the ownership effect separate from his normal Sub City combat totals because its activation condition is different.

Cimon as a Subordinate City Mayor

Subordinate City Mayor is Cimon's correct role.

When a linked Subordinate City participates in combat, Cimon's debuffs can help weaken the enemy.

This can support:

• city defense

• attacks

• rallies

• Server War

• Battlefield

without requiring Cimon to lead your main march.

Cimon for City Defense

Cimon can be extremely valuable while defending your city.

Your actual Main City Defense General provides your troop buffs.

Cimon contributes through linked Subordinate Cities by reducing enemy:

• Attack

• Defense

• HP

His anti-Siege debuffs are particularly useful against powerful Siege attackers.

His 2026 Skin can provide additional anti-Siege defensive value.

Cimon for Attacking PvP

Cimon can also support offensive PvP.

If your Subordinate Cities participate in the attack, his debuffs can weaken the defending enemy.

This is particularly useful against:

• Ranged-heavy defenses

• Siege-heavy defenses

Cimon for Rallies

Subordinate City Generals do not function in exactly the same way as the Main General leading a rally.

Cimon's value is tied to situations where his Subordinate City and General effects participate in the battle.

Always make sure your Subordinate City setup is actually participating before assuming every debuff is being applied.

Best Equipment for Cimon

Cimon should use debuff-focused General equipment.

The goal is not to maximize his personal troop buffs.

Instead, prioritize equipment that further reduces enemy:

• Attack

• Defense

• HP

Achaemenidae and other strong debuff equipment can significantly increase his value.

Best Equipment Debuff Direction

Because Cimon already heavily debuffs:

• Ranged Attack

• Siege Attack

• Siege Defense

• Siege HP

his equipment can either:

• push those debuffs even further

or:

• fill gaps in Ground and Mounted debuff coverage

The best choice depends on your entire Subordinate City lineup.

Does Cimon Need Skill Books?

Skill Books are not important to Cimon's main role.

Skill Books do not increase his core enemy debuffs.

His value comes primarily from:

• Delian League

• Ascension

• Specialties

• equipment

• Skin effects

Do not treat him like a main PvP march General.

Should Cimon Be Cultivated?

Cultivation is much less important for Cimon than for a Main PvP General.

His fixed percentage debuffs do not depend on maximizing his personal:

• Attack

• Defense

• Leadership

However, some development can help the Subordinate City troops themselves.

Prioritize:

• Main PvP Generals

• Wall General

• important Duty Officers

before spending excessive resources cultivating Cimon purely for personal combat statistics.

Cimon and Debuff Caps

Evony places limits on how far enemy buffs can effectively be reduced.

This means:

more debuff is not always automatically better.

If your account already has extremely high:

• Enemy Ranged Attack reduction

• Enemy Siege Attack reduction

you should examine the rest of your debuff coverage.

You may gain more value by improving:

• Ground debuffs

• Mounted debuffs

• Ranged HP

• other weak areas

rather than endlessly stacking a stat that is already near its effective cap.

Cimon in a Balanced Sub City Lineup

A strong Subordinate City lineup should collectively cover:

• Enemy Ground Attack

• Enemy Ground Defense

• Enemy Ground HP

• Enemy Mounted Attack

• Enemy Mounted Defense

• Enemy Mounted HP

• Enemy Ranged Attack

• Enemy Ranged Defense

• Enemy Ranged HP

• Enemy Siege Attack

• Enemy Siege Defense

• Enemy Siege HP

Cimon is exceptionally strong for:

• Enemy Ranged Attack

• Enemy Siege Attack

• Enemy Siege Defense

• Enemy Siege HP

Other Mayors can then be chosen to fill his weaker:

• Ground HP

• Mounted HP

coverage.

Cimon vs Tavern Sub City Generals

Cimon is substantially stronger than many older Tavern Sub City Generals.

Older accessible Generals can still provide useful debuffs.

However, Cimon combines:

• huge Ranged Attack reduction

• huge Siege Attack reduction

• large Siege Defense reduction

• large Siege HP reduction

• broader Ascension debuffs

in a single General.

His main disadvantage is availability.

Cimon vs Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson is another strong anti-Ranged Sub City General.

Andrew Jackson can provide excellent:

• Enemy Ranged Attack reduction

while remaining Tavern-accessible.

Cimon adds much stronger:

• anti-Siege Attack

• anti-Siege Defense

• anti-Siege HP

coverage.

For F2P players:

Andrew Jackson is much easier to develop.

For players able to obtain and Ascend Cimon:

Cimon provides a broader premium debuff package.

Cimon vs David Farragut

David Farragut is another Subordinate City General with:

• anti-Ranged

• anti-Siege

• Ground/Mounted defensive debuffs

Cimon is much more aggressive against Siege.

His developed anti-Siege package is one of his defining advantages.

David Farragut remains useful where his specific debuff mix better fills an account's existing gaps.

Do not choose Sub City Generals purely by one headline number.

Build the complete debuff lineup around what your account is missing.

Is Cimon Still Relevant in 2026?

Yes.

Very much so.

Subordinate City debuff Generals generally age better than ordinary attacking Generals because new PvP Generals keep increasing troop buffs.

That makes enemy debuffing increasingly valuable.

Cimon still offers:

• Enemy Ranged Attack -100%

• Enemy Siege Attack -110%

• Enemy Siege Defense -85%

• Enemy Siege HP -75%

plus broader Ground and Mounted debuffs before equipment.

His 2026 Skin further strengthens his anti-Siege role.

Is Cimon F2P Friendly?

Not traditionally.

Cimon originally entered Evony as a premium/event General.

Older specialist databases generally list his availability as:

• Packs

He is not a routine Tavern General.

However, his accessibility has improved through later events.

In 2026, Cimon has appeared through:

• Heroic Feats

• Glorious Attire-related events

• Alchemy Shop-style event exchanges

• selected Historic General chests

• other rotating premium/event reward pools

Some event currencies can include limited free acquisition routes.

However, obtaining enough duplicate fragments for full Ascension can still be difficult for F2P players.

How to Obtain Cimon

Cimon is primarily an event and premium General.

He has appeared through:

• premium packages

• Historic General reward pools

• special General chests

• Alchemy Shop exchanges

• Heroic Feats

• Glorious Attire events

• other rotating events

In 2026, Evony has offered Cimon directly in multiple event reward systems.

Availability changes over time.

Always check the current live event pools before spending specifically for him.

Cimon 2026 Heroic Feats Availability

During the 2026 Arena event, Cimon could be recruited through:

• Heroic Feats

using:

• Heirloom Torch

The associated Unyielding Commander Skin could also be recruited through the Glorious Attire system.

Heirloom Torches were obtainable from a mixture of:

• packages

• resource gathering

• Monster kills

This made Cimon more accessible than his original premium-only positioning.

Cimon Alchemy Shop Availability

Cimon has also appeared in 2026 Alchemy Shop-style exchanges.

One recent exchange listed him for:

• 300 Emerald Brooches

Event availability and prices can change.

Treat these as rotating opportunities rather than permanent recruitment methods.

Is Cimon Worth Ascending?

Yes, if he is part of your permanent Subordinate City lineup and you can realistically obtain the fragments.

His Ascension adds major debuffs including:

• Ground Attack

• Ground Defense

• Ground HP

• Mounted Attack

• Mounted Defense

• Mounted HP

• broad Enemy Attack

• broad Enemy Defense

• Ranged Attack

• Ranged Defense

• Ranged HP

• Siege Attack

• Siege Defense

• Siege HP

Full Ascension turns an already strong anti-Ranged/Siege General into a much broader PvP debuffer.

The main problem is:

• duplicate availability

Blood of Ares is not the only bottleneck.

You also need enough Cimon fragments.

Is Cimon Worth Specialties?

Yes, if he is a long-term Subordinate City Mayor.

Snipe adds:

• Enemy Troop Attack -10%

Ten Strategoi adds:

• Enemy Ranged Attack -25%

• Enemy Ranged Defense -20%

• Enemy Ranged HP -20%

• Enemy Siege Attack -25%

• Enemy Siege Defense -20%

• Enemy Siege HP -20%

Those are powerful debuffs.

However, Runestones remain extremely valuable.

Your primary PvP Generals may deserve priority before fully maxing Cimon.

Is Cimon's Skin Worth Getting?

Yes, if Cimon is a permanent part of your PvP setup and the acquisition cost is reasonable for your account.

Unyielding Commander – Cimon adds:

Owned:

• Enemy Siege Attack -10% when defending the Main City

Used:

• Enemy Siege Defense -10%

Both effects reinforce his strongest niche:

anti-Siege PvP.

However, do not overspend purely for the Skin if more important account upgrades are available.

Is Cimon Worth Investing In?

Cimon is worth investing in if:

• you participate heavily in PvP

• you fight strong Ranged armies

• you fight strong Siege armies

• you need premium Sub City debuffs

• you already own him

• you can obtain duplicate fragments

• you intend to keep him permanently

• you can obtain his 2026 Skin efficiently

He is less accessible if:

• you are strictly F2P

• duplicate fragments are scarce

• Blood of Ares is limited

• Runestones are limited

• your existing Ranged/Siege debuffs are already near their effective caps

TEBA 2026 Reality Check

Cimon is not a normal combat General.

His personal troop buffs do not matter nearly as much as his ability to strip stats from the enemy.

His fully developed innate debuff package can provide approximately:

Enemy Ground Troops

• Attack -30%

• Defense -40%

• HP -10%

Enemy Mounted Troops

• Attack -30%

• Defense -40%

• HP -10%

Enemy Ranged Troops

• Attack -100%

• Defense -45%

• HP -35%

Enemy Siege Machines

• Attack -110%

• Defense -85%

• HP -75%

before equipment and Skin effects.

His active 2026 Skin can push:

• Enemy Siege Defense to approximately -95%

from Cimon's own developed package.

The Skin also provides a separate ownership effect:

• Enemy Siege Attack -10%

when defending the Main City.

This makes Cimon one of the strongest anti-Siege-focused Subordinate City Generals available.

TEBA Verdict

Cimon is a premium Subordinate City debuff General built primarily to crush enemy Ranged and Siege effectiveness.

His base Special Skill provides:

• Enemy Ranged Attack -40%

• Enemy Siege Attack -40%

• Enemy Siege Defense -30%

• Enemy Siege HP -30%

His Ascension then adds:

• Ground debuffs

• Mounted debuffs

• broad Enemy Attack reduction

• broad Enemy Defense reduction

• more Ranged debuffs

• more Siege debuffs

• Subordinate City Death into Survival

while his Specialties add:

• Enemy Troop Attack -10%

• major additional Ranged debuffs

• major additional Siege debuffs

His fully developed innate package can reach approximately:

• Enemy Ranged Attack -100%

• Enemy Ranged Defense -45%

• Enemy Ranged HP -35%

• Enemy Siege Attack -110%

• Enemy Siege Defense -85%

• Enemy Siege HP -75%

plus:

• Enemy Ground Attack -30%

• Enemy Ground Defense -40%

• Enemy Ground HP -10%

• Enemy Mounted Attack -30%

• Enemy Mounted Defense -40%

• Enemy Mounted HP -10%

before equipment.

His 2026 Unyielding Commander Skin adds even more anti-Siege potential.

His biggest strengths are:

• exceptional Enemy Siege Attack debuffing

• exceptional Enemy Ranged Attack debuffing

• huge Siege Defense and HP reduction

• useful Ground/Mounted Ascension debuffs

• excellent fourth Specialty

• strong long-term PvP relevance

• powerful 2026 Skin

His biggest weaknesses are:

• event/premium acquisition

• difficult duplicate fragments

• expensive Ascension

• expensive Specialties

• Ground and Mounted HP debuffs are relatively modest

For serious PvP players, Cimon remains an excellent Subordinate City General in 2026.

His modern role is extremely clear:

put him in a Sub City, stack debuff equipment around him, and use him to dismantle enemy Ranged and especially Siege armies.