George A Custer Evony Guide 2026: Skills, Best Use & Build

George A Custer Evony Guide 2026

George A Custer is an attacking Mounted General in Evony: The King's Return with strong Monster Hunting and secondary Mounted PvP value.

He is best suited to:

• Monster Hunting

• Boss Monster rallies

• Mounted PvP

• Mounted rallies

• secondary Mounted marches

• Alliance War

• players who already have him developed

His biggest strengths are:

• Mounted Troop Attack

• Mounted Troop HP

• Mounted Troop Defense

• native March Size

• Rally Capacity

• March Speed

• simple activation conditions

• flexible Monster and PvP use

George A Custer should primarily be built around Mounted Troops.

Is George A Custer Good in Evony?

Yes.

George A Custer is still a practical Mounted General because his Special Skill gives two useful attacking bonuses immediately:

• March Size +10%

• Mounted Troop Attack +40%

when he is leading the army to attack.

That gives him:

• good raw Mounted damage

• more troops per march

• strong Monster Hunting utility

• straightforward Mounted PvP value

His Ascension and Specialties improve his Mounted survivability significantly.

George A Custer Best Role

Best Role: Monster Hunting

Secondary Role: Mounted PvP

Also Good For:

• Boss Monster rallies

• secondary Mounted marches

• Alliance War

• Mounted PvP rallies

Avoid Using For:

• Ground PvP Main

• Ranged PvP

• Siege PvP

• Main City Defense

• Subordinate City Mayor

• Duty Officer

Mounted is clearly his strongest troop type.

George A Custer Special Skill

George A Custer's Special Skill is:

Son of the Morning Star

When George A Custer is leading the army to attack:

• March Size +10%

• Mounted Troop Attack +40%

This is a simple and effective attacking skill.

The important condition is:

• attacking

That makes Custer much better offensively than defensively.

George A Custer Ascension

Ascending George A Custer improves his Mounted survivability, damage and rally usefulness.

1 Star

• Marching Ground Troop Defense +10%

• Marching Mounted Troop Defense +10%

• Marching Ground Troop HP +10%

• Marching Mounted Troop HP +10%

This gives both Ground and Mounted Troops better survivability.

2 Stars

When George A Custer is attacking:

• Enemy In-City Troop Wounded into Death Rate +10%

This makes successful city attacks more punishing.

3 Stars

When George A Custer is launching an Alliance War:

• Rally Capacity +8%

This improves his usefulness as a rally leader.

4 Stars

• Marching Mounted Troop Attack +10%

• Marching Ground Troop HP +15%

• Marching Mounted Troop HP +15%

This adds both damage and survivability.

5 Stars

• Marching Mounted Troop Attack +15%

• Marching Ground Troop Defense +20%

• Marching Mounted Troop Defense +20%

The fifth star gives another strong Mounted upgrade.

George A Custer Specialties

George A Custer has four Specialties.

Mounted Troop Defense

• Mounted Troop HP +10%

• Mounted Troop Defense +10%

This directly improves cavalry survivability.

Strike

• March Speed +10%

• Mounted Troop Attack +20%

This is useful for both:

• Monster Hunting

• Mounted PvP

Mounted Troop Ares

• Mounted Troop Attack +10%

• Mounted Troop Defense +10%

• Mounted Troop HP +10%

This gives a balanced Mounted increase.

Battle of Gettysburg

• Mounted Troop Attack +30%

• Mounted Troop HP +20%

Battle of Gettysburg is George A Custer's standout Specialty.

It significantly improves both:

• Mounted damage

• Mounted survivability

How Much Mounted Attack Can George A Custer Add?

George A Custer gains Mounted Attack from:

• Son of the Morning Star: +40%

• 4-Star Ascension: +10%

• 5-Star Ascension: +15%

• Strike: +20%

• Mounted Troop Ares: +10%

• Battle of Gettysburg: +30%

That gives:

125% Mounted Troop Attack

from his own fully developed attacking kit.

This is before:

• Skill Books

• equipment

• refines

• Dragons

• Spiritual Beasts

• account-wide buffs

How Much Mounted Defense Can George A Custer Add?

George A Custer gains Mounted Defense from:

• 1-Star Ascension: +10%

• 5-Star Ascension: +20%

• Mounted Troop Defense Specialty: +10%

• Mounted Troop Ares: +10%

That gives:

50% Mounted Troop Defense

from his own developed kit.

How Much Mounted HP Can George A Custer Add?

George A Custer gains Mounted HP from:

• 1-Star Ascension: +10%

• 4-Star Ascension: +15%

• Mounted Troop Defense Specialty: +10%

• Mounted Troop Ares: +10%

• Battle of Gettysburg: +20%

That gives:

65% Mounted Troop HP

from his own developed kit.

This is one of the reasons he remains useful for Monster Hunting.

How Much Native March Size Does George A Custer Get?

George A Custer gains:

• March Size +10%

directly from Son of the Morning Star.

If you also use a Lv4 March Size Skill Book:

• March Size +12%

his personal contribution becomes:

22% March Size

before account-wide systems.

George A Custer and Rally Capacity

At 3-Star Ascension, George A Custer gains:

• Rally Capacity +8%

when launching an Alliance War.

This can help with:

• large Boss Monster rallies

• Mounted PvP rallies

• coordinated Alliance attacks

Rally Capacity is different from personal March Size.

March Size affects Custer's own march.

Rally Capacity affects the total number of troops that can join the rally.

George A Custer and March Speed

Strike provides:

• March Speed +10%

This is a useful quality-of-life bonus for Monster Hunting.

It can help Custer:

• reach Boss Monsters faster

• join rallies more quickly

• return sooner between attacks

It also has some PvP utility.

Best Skill Books for George A Custer Monster Hunting

A strong Monster Hunting build is:

• Lv4 Mounted Troop Attack Against Monster

• Lv4 Mounted Troop Attack

• Lv4 March Size

This gives:

• more Monster damage

• more general Mounted damage

• more troops in the march

This is the cleanest Custer Monster setup.

Monster Survivability Build

If you are taking too many wounded troops against Boss Monsters, consider:

• Lv4 Mounted Troop Attack Against Monster

• Lv4 Mounted Troop HP Against Monster

• Lv4 March Size

This trades some general Mounted Attack for better Monster survivability.

Monster Loot Hybrid Build

For Monsters you already defeat comfortably, you can use:

• Lv4 Mounted Troop Attack Against Monster

• Lv4 Luck

• Lv4 March Size

Luck increases:

• Double Item Drop Rate

This can be useful when farming easier Bosses repeatedly.

Best Skill Books for George A Custer Mounted PvP

For Mounted PvP, a strong setup is:

• Lv4 Mounted Troop Attack

• Lv4 Mounted Troop HP

• Lv4 March Size

This improves:

• Mounted damage

• Mounted survivability

• total troop volume

Another option is:

• Lv4 Mounted Troop Attack

• Lv4 Mounted Troop Speed

• Lv4 March Size

if faster engagement is more important for your PvP strategy.

George A Custer for Monster Hunting

Monster Hunting is one of Custer's strongest roles.

His kit gives:

• Mounted Attack +125% when fully developed

• Mounted HP +65%

• Mounted Defense +50%

• March Size +10%

• Rally Capacity +8%

• March Speed +10%

before Skill Books and equipment.

This is a useful combination for:

• Boss Monsters

• Event Monsters

• Alliance rallies

George A Custer for Mounted PvP

Custer is also viable for Mounted PvP.

He provides:

• good Mounted Attack

• useful Mounted HP

• useful Mounted Defense

• native March Size

• Rally Capacity

• Wounded into Death pressure

Mounted Troops are especially effective against Ground-heavy enemy formations.

However, modern Mounted Generals now offer significantly higher overall ceilings.

George A Custer Against Ground Troops

Mounted Troops naturally perform well against Ground-heavy formations.

Custer's:

• Mounted Attack

• Mounted HP

• Mounted Defense

• March Size

make him useful in these matchups.

Always scout before attacking.

George A Custer Against Ranged Troops

Mounted Troops can struggle badly against powerful Ranged formations.

Custer does not provide major:

• anti-Ranged debuffs

• enemy Ranged Attack reduction

• enemy Ranged Defense reduction

Avoid blindly sending Mounted Troops into strong Ranged defenses.

George A Custer and Ground Troops

Custer receives some Ground support through Ascension.

He can provide:

• Ground Defense

• Ground HP

However, he does not provide major Ground Attack.

Do not treat him as a Ground PvP General.

Those Ground buffs are secondary utility only.

George A Custer for Main City Defense

George A Custer should not normally be used as a Wall General.

His Special Skill requires him to be:

• leading the army to attack

That means his strongest effects disappear on defense.

Dedicated Main City Defense Generals provide much stronger:

• In-City buffs

• enemy debuffs

• defensive troop coverage

Use Custer offensively.

Best Assistant Generals for George A Custer

Current TEBA data highlights:

• Hestia

• Haakon the Good

• Cheng Yaojin

as strong pairing directions.

A suitable Assistant should add:

• Mounted Attack

• Mounted Defense

• Mounted HP

• March Size

• Monster-specific bonuses where relevant

without disabling Son of the Morning Star.

Always confirm compatibility in-game before committing valuable resources.

Equipment and Refines

For Mounted PvP or Monster Hunting, prioritise Mounted percentage refines.

Spear

• Mounted Troop Attack % x4

Ring

• Mounted Troop Attack % x4

Armor

• Mounted Troop Defense % x4

Boots

• Mounted Troop Defense % x4

Helmet

• Mounted Troop HP % x4

Leg Armor

• Mounted Troop HP % x4

This gives Custer a balanced cavalry build.

George A Custer vs Newer Mounted Generals

George A Custer still has a useful kit.

However, modern Mounted Generals can now provide:

• much higher Mounted Attack

• stronger HP and Defense

• larger March Size

• Covenants

• Skins

• enemy debuffs

• stronger Monster-specific effects

• better modern scaling

That means Custer should not automatically receive endgame resources simply because he was once considered very strong.

Is George A Custer Still Relevant in 2026?

Yes, but mainly as an older developed Monster and Mounted option.

Custer still provides:

• good Mounted Attack

• solid Mounted HP

• useful Mounted Defense

• March Size

• Rally Capacity

• March Speed

• flexible PvE and PvP use

He remains particularly useful for:

• players who already have him developed

• secondary Monster marches

• secondary Mounted marches

• rally leadership

Is George A Custer F2P Friendly?

His acquisition history is inconsistent across current databases.

Some sources list him through:

• premium packages

while other current databases show:

• Relic availability

• 60,000,000 Gold metadata

• Tavern-style metadata

Because these sources do not fully agree, do not assume that the 60,000,000 Gold value proves normal Tavern recruitment.

Check the live game before planning around him.

How to Obtain George A Custer

George A Custer has been listed through several acquisition routes over time, including:

• Premium Packages

• Historic General recruitment

• Relic-related acquisition in some current databases

• event rotations

Some databases also show:

• 60,000,000 Gold

but Gold metadata does not always mean a General is currently recruitable from the normal Tavern.

Always verify the current live recruitment pool.

Is George A Custer Worth Ascending?

Potentially.

His Ascension adds:

• Mounted Attack +25%

• Mounted Defense +30%

• Mounted HP +25%

• Rally Capacity +8%

• Enemy In-City Wounded into Death +10%

These are useful upgrades.

However, duplicate fragments may be difficult depending on his current acquisition route.

Blood of Ares should normally be prioritised toward stronger long-term combat Generals first.

Is George A Custer Worth Specialties?

Yes, if you still use him heavily.

His Specialties add:

• Mounted Attack +60%

• Mounted Defense +20%

• Mounted HP +40%

• March Speed +10%

Battle of Gettysburg alone adds:

• Mounted Attack +30%

• Mounted HP +20%

That is a useful Specialty package.

However, Runestones are expensive.

Compare Custer with newer Mounted Generals before maxing him from zero.

Is George A Custer Worth Investing In?

George A Custer is worth investing in if:

• you already own him

• you already have useful Ascension progress

• you regularly lead Monster rallies

• you need another Mounted march

• you value his native March Size

• you can realistically obtain fragments

He is less attractive if:

• you are building a fresh endgame Mounted march

• stronger modern Mounted Generals are already available

• fragments are difficult to obtain

• Blood of Ares is limited

• Runestones are limited

TEBA 2026 Reality Check

George A Custer remains usable, but he should no longer be judged by older rankings.

His fully developed personal Mounted package can provide approximately:

• Mounted Attack +125%

• Mounted Defense +50%

• Mounted HP +65%

• March Size +10%

• Rally Capacity +8%

• March Speed +10%

before Skill Books and equipment.

That is still a balanced Mounted package.

However, newer Mounted Generals now offer:

• larger raw buffs

• more March Size

• stronger enemy debuffs

• Covenants

• Skins

• stronger Monster-specific scaling

Custer's best modern value is therefore:

• Monster Hunting

• secondary Mounted PvP

• rally leadership

• making use of an already-developed General

TEBA Verdict

George A Custer is an older but still practical Mounted Monster Hunting and PvP General.

His base Special Skill provides:

• March Size +10%

• Mounted Attack +40%

when attacking.

His Ascension then adds:

• Mounted Attack

• Mounted Defense

• Mounted HP

• Rally Capacity +8%

• Enemy In-City Wounded into Death +10%

while his Specialties add:

• Mounted Attack +60%

• Mounted Defense +20%

• Mounted HP +40%

• March Speed +10%

His fully developed personal Mounted package can reach approximately:

• Mounted Attack +125%

• Mounted Defense +50%

• Mounted HP +65%

• March Size +10%

• Rally Capacity +8%

• March Speed +10%

before Skill Books and equipment.

His biggest strengths are:

• balanced Mounted combat stats

• strong Monster Hunting utility

• native March Size

• Rally Capacity

• straightforward Skill Book compatibility

• simple attacking conditions

His biggest weaknesses are:

• limited modern scaling

• stronger newer Mounted Generals now exist

• uncertain current acquisition route

• fragment availability may limit Ascension

For players who already own and have developed George A Custer, he remains a useful Monster and secondary Mounted General in 2026.

For players starting from zero, newer Mounted Generals should be compared before committing large amounts of Blood of Ares, Runestones or premium resources.