Oda Oichi Evony Guide 2026: Skills, Best Use & Build

Oda Oichi Evony Guide 2026

Oda Oichi is a Ground-focused Main City Defense General in Evony: The King's Return.

She is best suited to:

• Main City Defense

• Ground-heavy defensive setups

• mixed city defense with strong Ground layers

• improving broad In-City Attack

• improving Ground Troop survivability

• players who already have her developed

Her biggest strengths are:

• In-City Troop Attack

• very strong Ground Troop HP

• useful Ground Troop Defense

• Hospital Capacity

• Ranged and Siege HP through Ascension

• simple Wall role

• good defensive value without a Dragon requirement

Oda Oichi should primarily be used as a Main City Defense General.

Is Oda Oichi Good in Evony?

Yes.

Oda Oichi remains a useful Ground-focused Wall General.

Her Special Skill provides:

• In-City Troop Attack +15%

• In-City Ground Troop HP +30%

when she is serving as the Main City Defense General.

That gives her:

• broad damage support for every troop type

• excellent Ground survivability

straight from the base skill.

Her Ascension then adds further:

• In-City Attack

• Ground Defense

• Ground HP

• Hospital Capacity

• Ranged HP

• Siege HP

Oda Oichi Best Role

Best Role: Main City Defense

Best Troop Focus: Ground

Also Good For:

• mixed defensive cities

• Ground-heavy T1 and layered defenses

• players who already have her partly developed

Avoid Using For:

• serious attacking Ground PvP

• Monster Hunting

• Subordinate City Mayor

• Duty Officer

• Ranged or Siege attack marches

Although some of her buffs also work outside a pure Ground setup, her strongest identity is defensive.

Oda Oichi Special Skill

Oda Oichi's Special Skill is:

Sengoku Beauty

When Oda Oichi is the Main City Defense General:

• In-City Troop Attack +15%

• In-City Ground Troop HP +30%

The first effect benefits:

• Ground

• Mounted

• Ranged

• Siege

while the second heavily strengthens Ground Troops.

This makes her particularly suitable for Ground-heavy defense.

Why Ground HP Matters on Defense

Ground Troops rely heavily on survivability.

They often absorb large amounts of incoming damage and can form a major part of:

• defensive layers

• T1 defenses

• mixed troop city setups

Oda Oichi's base:

• Ground HP +30%

helps those troops stay alive longer.

Oda Oichi Ascension

Ascending Oda Oichi significantly improves her Main City Defense performance.

1 Star

When Oda Oichi is the Main City Defense General:

• In-City Troop Attack +5%

• In-City Ground Troop HP +10%

This strengthens both:

• overall defensive damage

• Ground survivability

2 Stars

When Oda Oichi is the Main City Defense General:

• Hospital Capacity +20%

This is an important defensive utility bonus.

A larger Hospital allows more troops to become wounded before overflow becomes a serious problem.

3 Stars

When Oda Oichi is the Main City Defense General:

• In-City Troop Attack +5%

• Ground Troop Defense +30%

This gives another strong Ground survivability increase.

4 Stars

When Oda Oichi is the Main City Defense General:

• In-City Troop Attack +10%

• Ranged Troop HP +20%

• Siege Machine HP +20%

This broadens her defensive support beyond Ground.

5 Stars

When Oda Oichi is the Main City Defense General:

• In-City Troop Attack +10%

• Ground Troop HP +10%

• Ground Troop Defense +10%

The fifth star gives another useful all-round Ground defensive increase.

How Much In-City Attack Can Oda Oichi Add?

Oda Oichi gains:

• In-City Troop Attack +15% from Sengoku Beauty

• In-City Troop Attack +5% at 1-Star

• In-City Troop Attack +5% at 3-Star

• In-City Troop Attack +10% at 4-Star

• In-City Troop Attack +10% at 5-Star

That gives:

45% In-City Troop Attack

from her Special Skill and Ascension.

This applies broadly to troops defending the city.

How Much Ground HP Can Oda Oichi Add?

Oda Oichi gains Ground HP from:

• Sengoku Beauty: +30%

• 1-Star Ascension: +10%

• 5-Star Ascension: +10%

• Ground Troop Defense Specialty: +10%

That gives:

60% Ground Troop HP

from those developed effects.

Her defensive Specialties and other systems can increase her overall Ground survivability further.

How Much Ground Defense Can Oda Oichi Add?

Oda Oichi gains Ground Defense from:

• 3-Star Ascension: +30%

• 5-Star Ascension: +10%

• Ground Troop Defense Specialty: +10%

• Great Beauty: +10%

That gives:

60% Ground Troop Defense

from those developed effects.

This is one of the strongest parts of her Wall profile.

Oda Oichi Specialties

Oda Oichi has four Specialties.

Ground Troop Defense

• Ground Troop HP +10%

• Ground Troop Defense +10%

This directly supports her Ground-heavy role.

Defensive

Applied to Main City Defense General:

• Hospital Capacity +10%

• In-City Ground Troop Attack +10%

• In-City Mounted Troop Attack +10%

This adds both utility and combat support.

War God

• All Troops Attack +6%

This benefits every troop type.

Great Beauty

• All Troops Attack +10%

• Ground Troop Defense +10%

Great Beauty is Oda Oichi's standout Specialty.

It improves:

• overall defensive damage

• Ground durability

How Much Hospital Capacity Can Oda Oichi Add?

Oda Oichi gains:

• Hospital Capacity +20% from 2-Star Ascension

• Hospital Capacity +10% from Defensive

That gives:

30% Hospital Capacity

from her own developed kit.

This is especially useful for large defensive accounts.

Oda Oichi and Ranged Troops

Oda Oichi is not a Ranged-specialist Wall General.

However, she still supports Ranged Troops through:

• broad In-City Attack

• War God

• Great Beauty

• Ranged HP +20% at 4-Star Ascension

This gives some useful secondary support.

Oda Oichi and Siege Machines

Siege also benefits from:

• broad In-City Attack

• All Troop Attack

• Siege HP +20% at 4-Star Ascension

However, Oda Oichi is not a Siege-focused Wall General.

Ground remains her main defensive strength.

Oda Oichi and Mounted Troops

Mounted Troops benefit from:

• broad In-City Attack

• All Troop Attack

• In-City Mounted Attack +10% from Defensive

However, her core survivability package does not focus heavily on Mounted.

Again, Ground is the priority.

Best Skill Books for Oda Oichi

Because Oda Oichi is a Wall General, Skill Books can be used to strengthen the troop type you rely on most.

For a Ground-heavy defensive build, a strong setup is:

• Lv4 Ground Troop Attack

• Lv4 Ground Troop Defense

• Lv4 Ground Troop HP

However, always verify in-game compatibility before committing high-level books.

If your defense already has extremely high Ground HP, you can also consider:

• Ground Troop Speed

depending on your defensive design.

Oda Oichi Equipment and Refines

For a Ground-heavy defensive build, prioritise Ground percentage refines.

Sword

• Ground Troop Attack % x4

Ring

• Ground Troop Attack % x4

Armor

• Ground Troop Defense % x4

Boots

• Ground Troop Defense % x4

Helmet

• Ground Troop HP % x4

Leg Armor

• Ground Troop HP % x4

For serious Wall defense, equipment selection should also consider:

• enemy debuffs

• In-City buffs

• troop layering

• overall defensive composition

rather than only Oda Oichi's personal Ground stats.

Oda Oichi for Ground-Heavy Defense

This is her strongest use.

Her developed kit can provide:

• strong Ground HP

• strong Ground Defense

• broad In-City Attack

• Hospital Capacity

That makes her well suited to cities where Ground Troops play a major defensive role.

Oda Oichi for T1 Defense

Oda Oichi can work in Ground-heavy layered or T1 defensive setups because she adds:

• Ground HP

• Ground Defense

• broad In-City Attack

However, modern T1 defense depends on much more than the Wall General.

You also need to consider:

• flat refines

• troop layers

• subordinate city debuffs

• research

• dragons and spiritual beasts

• duty officers

• buffs

• reinforcing strategy

Do not judge a T1 defense purely by the Wall General.

Oda Oichi for Mixed Defense

Oda Oichi can also work in mixed city defense.

Her:

• In-City Attack

applies broadly.

Later Ascension also gives:

• Ranged HP

• Siege HP

and her Specialties add:

• All Troop Attack

That gives her more flexibility than a pure Ground-only General.

Oda Oichi for Ground PvP Attacks

Oda Oichi can technically lead a Ground march.

Her Specialties provide some useful Ground buffs.

However, her defining base skill requires her to be:

• Main City Defense General

That means she loses the core value that makes her useful when you send her out to attack.

Use a dedicated Ground PvP General instead.

Oda Oichi as an Assistant Defense General

Oda Oichi can potentially work as an Assistant Defense General where compatibility allows.

Her base defensive buffs can add:

• In-City Attack

• Ground HP

without requiring her to lead an attacking march.

However, Assistant compatibility is critical.

Always test the exact Main and Assistant combination in-game before investing heavily.

Oda Oichi vs Newer Wall Generals

Oda Oichi remains usable, but newer Wall Generals can provide much larger combinations of:

• In-City Attack

• Defense

• HP

• enemy debuffs

• multi-troop support

• Hospital Capacity

• March Size effects

• Covenants

• Skins

Oda Oichi's main strength is simplicity.

She is especially easy to understand for Ground-heavy accounts.

Is Oda Oichi Still Relevant in 2026?

Yes, particularly if she is already developed.

She still provides:

• In-City Attack

• Ground HP

• Ground Defense

• Hospital Capacity

• Ranged HP

• Siege HP

• All Troop Attack

That remains useful.

However, she should no longer automatically be treated as a top modern endgame Wall General.

Is Oda Oichi F2P Friendly?

Not especially.

Current acquisition sources are inconsistent.

Some General databases display:

• Tavern

• 60,000,000 Gold

while current specialist guides still list her practical acquisition as:

• Premium Packages

Because Evony changes recruitment pools over time, do not assume she is freely Tavern-recruitable.

Check the live:

• Tavern

• Historic General pools

• premium recruitment events

before spending specifically to obtain her.

How to Obtain Oda Oichi

Oda Oichi has historically been available through:

• Premium Packages

• premium General recruitment events

Some current databases also display:

• 60,000,000 Gold

• Tavern metadata

Because these sources conflict, verify the live in-game recruitment pool before relying on Tavern availability.

Is Oda Oichi Worth Ascending?

Yes, if she is still your long-term Wall General.

Her Ascension adds:

• another 30% In-City Attack

• Ground HP

• Ground Defense

• Hospital Capacity

• Ranged HP

• Siege HP

These are meaningful defensive upgrades.

However, Blood of Ares is valuable.

If you already own a stronger modern Wall General, compare the long-term return before heavily Ascending Oda Oichi from zero.

Is Oda Oichi Worth Specialties?

Yes, if she remains central to your defense.

Her Specialties add:

• Ground HP

• Ground Defense

• Hospital Capacity

• In-City Ground Attack

• In-City Mounted Attack

• All Troop Attack

Great Beauty is particularly useful because it adds:

• All Troop Attack +10%

• Ground Defense +10%

However, Runestones are expensive.

Do not automatically max Oda Oichi if you plan to replace her soon.

Is Oda Oichi Worth Investing In?

Oda Oichi is worth investing in if:

• you already own her

• your defense is Ground-heavy

• you need a reliable Wall General

• Hospital Capacity matters to your account

• you already have her partially Ascended

• replacing her would require major premium investment

She is less attractive if:

• you are starting a Wall build from zero

• you already own a stronger modern Defense General

• your Blood of Ares is limited

• your Runestones are limited

• your city defense is primarily Ranged or Siege focused

TEBA 2026 Reality Check

Oda Oichi is still useful.

But she should not be described as an automatic top-end Wall General anymore.

Her fully developed core package can provide:

• In-City Troop Attack +45% from base skill and Ascension

• Ground HP +60% from base skill, Ascension and first Specialty

• Ground Defense +60% from Ascension and Specialties

• Hospital Capacity +30%

• Ranged HP +20%

• Siege HP +20%

plus additional:

• All Troop Attack

• In-City Ground Attack

• In-City Mounted Attack

from Specialties.

That is a solid defensive package.

Her biggest weakness is simply that newer Main City Defense Generals now offer much more extensive modern scaling.

TEBA Verdict

Oda Oichi is an older Ground-focused Main City Defense General built around survivability and broad In-City Attack.

Her base Special Skill provides:

• In-City Troop Attack +15%

• In-City Ground Troop HP +30%

while she is the Main City Defense General.

Her Ascension then adds:

• more In-City Attack

• more Ground HP

• Ground Defense

• Hospital Capacity

• Ranged HP

• Siege HP

while her Specialties add:

• Ground HP

• Ground Defense

• Hospital Capacity

• In-City Ground Attack

• In-City Mounted Attack

• All Troop Attack

Her biggest strengths are:

• excellent Ground survivability

• useful broad In-City Attack

• good Hospital Capacity

• simple defensive identity

• useful mixed-defense support

Her biggest weaknesses are:

• age

• limited modern scaling

• uncertain acquisition accessibility

• stronger newer Wall Generals now existing

For players who already own and have developed Oda Oichi, she remains a perfectly usable Ground-focused Main City Defense General in 2026.

For players building a brand-new endgame defense from zero, compare her carefully against newer Wall Generals before committing large amounts of Blood of Ares and Runestones.