Honda Tadakatsu Evony Guide 2026: Skills, Best Use & Build

Honda Tadakatsu Evony Guide 2026

Honda Tadakatsu is an accessible Subordinate City debuff General in Evony: The King's Return with a secondary Mounted combat profile.

He is best suited to:

• Subordinate City Mayor

• anti-Ground debuffing

• anti-Mounted debuffing

• offensive PvP support

• F2P and low-spend Sub City lineups

• players who want an accessible Tavern debuffer

His biggest strengths are:

• Enemy Ground Troop HP reduction

• Enemy Mounted Troop HP reduction

• Enemy Mounted Troop Defense reduction

• broad Enemy Troop Defense reduction

• Tavern accessibility

• Great General Chest availability

• excellent Mounted HP if used outside his main role

Honda Tadakatsu should primarily be used as a Subordinate City Mayor.

Is Honda Tadakatsu Good in Evony?

Yes, particularly for developing Subordinate City lineups.

Honda Tadakatsu's Special Skill provides:

• Enemy Ground Troop HP -15%

• Enemy Mounted Troop HP -15%

• Mounted Troop Attack +15%

whenever he is leading the army.

The two enemy HP reductions are the most important part.

They allow Honda Tadakatsu to weaken two major troop types while supporting your Main City army from a Subordinate City.

Honda Tadakatsu Best Role

Best Role: Subordinate City Mayor

Best Uses:

• anti-Ground debuffing

• anti-Mounted debuffing

• offensive PvP support

Secondary Use:

• backup Mounted march

• older Monster Hunting option

Avoid Using For:

• serious modern Mounted PvP Main

• long-term Monster Main

• Main City Defense

• Duty Officer

• Ranged or Siege PvP

Honda Tadakatsu's Mounted buffs can make him look like a field General.

His debuffs are the better long-term use.

Honda Tadakatsu Special Skill

Honda Tadakatsu's Special Skill is:

Mikawa General

When Honda Tadakatsu is leading the army:

• Enemy Ground Troop HP -15%

• Enemy Mounted Troop HP -15%

• Mounted Troop Attack +15%

There is no attacking-only condition on the base skill.

This allows the debuffs to remain useful when Honda Tadakatsu participates through a Subordinate City.

Why Enemy HP Debuffs Matter

Reducing enemy HP lowers troop survivability.

Honda Tadakatsu immediately weakens:

• Ground Troops

• Mounted Troops

These are two troop types that often depend heavily on HP.

Ground in particular relies on high HP to survive while closing the distance against Ranged Troops.

That makes:

• Enemy Ground HP -15%

a useful supporting debuff.

Honda Tadakatsu Ascension

Ascending Honda Tadakatsu strengthens both his Sub City debuffing and secondary Mounted combat value.

1 Star

• Enemy Mounted Troop Defense -15%

• Enemy Mounted Troop HP -15%

This is one of Honda Tadakatsu's most useful Ascension levels.

It significantly improves his anti-Mounted role.

2 Stars

When Honda Tadakatsu is leading the army to attack:

• Troop Death into Wounded Rate +8%

This reduces some permanent troop losses during offensive combat.

3 Stars

When Honda Tadakatsu is launching an Alliance War:

• Rally Capacity +6%

This is useful if he is ever used as a rally leader.

However, it is not central to his Sub City role.

4 Stars

• Mounted Troop Defense +20%

• Mounted Troop HP +20%

This greatly improves his own Mounted survivability.

5 Stars

• Mounted Troop Attack +10%

• Mounted Troop Defense +10%

• Mounted Troop HP +10%

The fifth star adds another balanced Mounted increase.

Honda Tadakatsu Specialties

Honda Tadakatsu has four Specialties.

Mounted Troop Assault

• Mounted Troop Attack +10%

• Mounted Troop HP +10%

This supports his secondary Mounted role.

Sabotage

• Enemy Troop Defense -10%

This is an excellent Sub City Specialty.

It reduces the Defense of:

• Ground Troops

• Mounted Troops

• Ranged Troops

• Siege Machines

This broad debuff is one of the most useful parts of his developed kit.

Mounted Troop Ares

• Mounted Troop Attack +10%

• Mounted Troop Defense +10%

• Mounted Troop HP +10%

Again, this improves his secondary Mounted combat package.

Battle of Anegawa

• Mounted Troop HP +50%

Battle of Anegawa gives Honda Tadakatsu an enormous Mounted survivability increase.

It is a huge personal buff, although it does not change his best overall role.

Honda Tadakatsu's Anti-Ground Debuffs

Honda Tadakatsu reduces:

• Enemy Ground HP -15% from Mikawa General

• Enemy Ground Defense -10% from Sabotage

That gives him useful anti-Ground support.

His Ground debuff package is not enormous compared with modern premium Mayors, but it remains useful for an accessible Tavern General.

Honda Tadakatsu's Anti-Mounted Debuffs

Mounted Troops receive heavier debuffing.

Honda Tadakatsu can reduce:

• Enemy Mounted HP -15% from Mikawa General

• Enemy Mounted Defense -15% from 1-Star Ascension

• Enemy Mounted HP -15% from 1-Star Ascension

• Enemy Mounted Defense -10% from Sabotage

That gives:

• Enemy Mounted HP -30%

• Enemy Mounted Defense -25%

from his own developed debuff package.

This makes Mounted his strongest enemy target.

Honda Tadakatsu's Broad Enemy Defense Debuff

Sabotage provides:

• Enemy Troop Defense -10%

This applies broadly to all troop types.

That means even against:

• Ranged

• Siege

Honda Tadakatsu still contributes some useful debuff value.

Honda Tadakatsu as a Subordinate City Mayor

This is his best role.

A Sub City Honda Tadakatsu contributes:

• Enemy Ground HP reduction

• Enemy Mounted HP reduction

• Enemy Mounted Defense reduction

• broad Enemy Defense reduction

Those debuffs support whichever Main City General is actually leading your attack or defense.

This is much more valuable than trying to make Honda Tadakatsu compete with modern field Generals.

Does Honda Tadakatsu Need Skill Books?

Not for his main Subordinate City role.

Skill Books do not improve:

• Enemy Ground HP reduction

• Enemy Mounted HP reduction

• Enemy Mounted Defense reduction

• Sabotage

For serious Sub City use, his important development comes from:

• Ascension

• Specialties

• debuff equipment

rather than normal troop Skill Books.

Best Equipment for Honda Tadakatsu

For Sub City use, prioritise debuff equipment.

Look for effects that reduce:

• Enemy Troop Attack

• Enemy Troop Defense

• Enemy Troop HP

Achaemenidae and other debuff-focused equipment are much more useful than trying to maximise Honda Tadakatsu's personal Mounted stats.

The aim is to make the enemy army weaker.

Should Honda Tadakatsu Use Mounted Skill Books?

Only if you deliberately use him as a field General.

For a backup Mounted build, you could use:

• Lv4 Mounted Troop Attack

• Lv4 Mounted Troop HP

• Lv4 March Size

However, this is a secondary use.

Do not invest heavily in a field build if his main job is sitting in a Subordinate City.

How Strong Is Honda Tadakatsu's Mounted Package?

Honda Tadakatsu has surprisingly high Mounted survivability.

He gains Mounted Attack from:

• Mikawa General: +15%

• 5-Star Ascension: +10%

• Mounted Troop Assault: +10%

• Mounted Troop Ares: +10%

That gives:

45% Mounted Troop Attack

from his own developed kit.

How Much Mounted Defense Does Honda Tadakatsu Get?

Honda Tadakatsu gains:

• Mounted Defense +20% at 4-Star

• Mounted Defense +10% at 5-Star

• Mounted Troop Ares +10%

That gives:

40% Mounted Troop Defense

from his developed kit.

How Much Mounted HP Does Honda Tadakatsu Get?

This is where his personal combat package becomes unusual.

Honda Tadakatsu gains:

• Mounted HP +20% at 4-Star

• Mounted HP +10% at 5-Star

• Mounted Troop Assault +10%

• Mounted Troop Ares +10%

• Battle of Anegawa +50%

That gives:

100% Mounted Troop HP

from Ascension and Specialties.

This is extremely high for an older General.

Why Isn't Honda Tadakatsu a Mounted PvP Main?

Because modern Mounted PvP requires much more than HP.

Honda Tadakatsu has:

• excellent Mounted HP

• reasonable Defense

but relatively modest:

• Mounted Attack

• March Size

• modern scaling mechanics

• enemy offensive debuffs

• Covenant or Skin support

Modern Mounted Generals provide far larger complete combat packages.

His personal Mounted survivability is interesting, but his Sub City debuffs are the more useful long-term role.

Honda Tadakatsu for Monster Hunting

Honda Tadakatsu can technically hunt Monsters using Mounted Troops.

However, he lacks strong specialist effects such as:

• Monster Attack

• Monster Defense reduction

• Monster HP reduction

• Double Item Drop

• Stamina reduction

• large March Size

He is usable as an early or backup Monster General.

He should not be your long-term specialist Boss hunter.

Honda Tadakatsu and Rally Capacity

At 3-Star Ascension, Honda Tadakatsu gains:

• Rally Capacity +6%

when launching an Alliance War.

This has some value for:

• PvP rallies

• Monster rallies

However, Honda Tadakatsu's best use does not require him to lead rallies.

Treat this as secondary utility.

Honda Tadakatsu Against Ground Troops

Ground is one of his primary enemy targets.

He reduces:

• Enemy Ground HP -15%

• Enemy Ground Defense -10%

This makes Ground Troops less durable.

That can help your own:

• Mounted

• Ground

• Ranged

• Siege

damage penetrate more effectively depending on the battle.

Honda Tadakatsu Against Mounted Troops

Mounted is his strongest debuff target.

He can reduce:

• Enemy Mounted HP -30%

• Enemy Mounted Defense -25%

when appropriately developed.

This makes him a useful anti-Mounted Sub City General.

Honda Tadakatsu Against Ranged Troops

Honda Tadakatsu does not have major Ranged-specific debuffs.

However, Sabotage still provides:

• Enemy Ranged Defense -10%

That gives him some contribution.

Use more specialised Sub City Generals if Ranged is your primary enemy threat.

Honda Tadakatsu Against Siege Machines

The same applies to Siege.

He does not have specialist Siege debuffs.

But Sabotage still reduces:

• Enemy Siege Defense -10%

His strongest matchups remain Ground and Mounted.

Is Honda Tadakatsu Still Relevant in 2026?

Yes, mainly because he is:

• accessible

• Ascendable

• useful as a Sub City Mayor

• targeted against common troop types

He is no longer impressive as a modern Mounted field General.

But his debuffs remain useful.

A General does not need enormous personal combat buffs to contribute from a Subordinate City.

Is Honda Tadakatsu F2P Friendly?

Yes.

Honda Tadakatsu is available from the Tavern.

Current sources list his cost at:

• 45,000,000 Gold

He can also be obtained through:

• Great General Chest

This makes him realistically accessible to F2P and low-spend players.

Duplicate copies are also much easier to obtain than premium-only Sub City Generals.

How to Obtain Honda Tadakatsu

Honda Tadakatsu can be obtained from:

• Tavern

• Great General Chest

Current sources list his Tavern cost at:

• 45,000,000 Gold

This accessibility is one of his biggest advantages.

Is Honda Tadakatsu Worth Ascending?

Potentially.

For Sub City use, his most important Ascension level is:

• 1-Star

because it adds:

• Enemy Mounted Defense -15%

• Enemy Mounted HP -15%

Later Ascension levels mainly improve:

• Rally Capacity

• Mounted Attack

• Mounted Defense

• Mounted HP

That means you do not necessarily need to fully Ascend him just to get strong Sub City value.

This is important for F2P players trying to conserve Blood of Ares.

Is Honda Tadakatsu Worth Specialties?

Sabotage is particularly useful because it adds:

• Enemy Troop Defense -10%

The rest of his Specialties mostly improve personal Mounted combat stats.

Battle of Anegawa provides:

• Mounted HP +50%

which is impressive, but does not directly strengthen his Sub City debuffs.

For a pure Sub City Honda Tadakatsu, fully maxing all Specialties is therefore a luxury rather than a priority.

Is Honda Tadakatsu Worth Investing In?

Honda Tadakatsu is worth using if:

• you are F2P or low-spend

• you need another Sub City Mayor

• you need anti-Ground support

• you need anti-Mounted support

• you can obtain Tavern duplicates

• you want an accessible Ascendable debuffer

He deserves less investment if:

• you already have stronger premium Sub City Generals

• your Blood of Ares is limited

• your Runestones are limited

• you only want a modern Mounted PvP General

TEBA 2026 Reality Check

The old Honda Tadakatsu page gets the most important thing right:

his best role is Sub City.

The part that needs cleaning up is the combat build.

Honda Tadakatsu has enormous Mounted HP potential, but that does not automatically make him a strong modern Mounted Main.

His real PvP value is:

• Enemy Ground HP -15%

• Enemy Mounted HP -30% when 1-Star Ascended

• Enemy Mounted Defense -25% with Sabotage

• broad Enemy Defense -10%

Those effects strengthen your entire battle rather than only Honda Tadakatsu's own troops.

For an accessible Tavern General, that is useful value.

TEBA Verdict

Honda Tadakatsu is an accessible Subordinate City debuff General built primarily around weakening Ground and Mounted Troops.

His base Special Skill provides:

• Enemy Ground HP -15%

• Enemy Mounted HP -15%

• Mounted Attack +15%

His Ascension then adds:

• Enemy Mounted Defense -15%

• Enemy Mounted HP -15%

• Rally Capacity +6%

• Mounted Defense

• Mounted HP

• Mounted Attack

while his Specialties add:

• Enemy Troop Defense -10%

• Mounted Attack

• Mounted Defense

• a huge amount of Mounted HP

His biggest strengths are:

• useful anti-Ground debuffing

• strong anti-Mounted debuffing

• broad Enemy Defense reduction

• Tavern accessibility

• Great General Chest availability

• realistic F2P Ascension

His biggest weakness is that modern premium Sub City Generals can provide much larger and broader debuff packages.

For F2P and low-spend players, Honda Tadakatsu remains a practical Subordinate City Mayor in 2026.

Use him to weaken the enemy army rather than trying to turn him into a modern Mounted PvP Main.