Tachibana Ginchiyo Evony Guide 2026: Skills, Best Use & Build

Tachibana Ginchiyo Evony Guide 2026

Tachibana Ginchiyo is a powerful Ranged PvP General in Evony: The King's Return with excellent secondary value for Ranged Defense.

She is best suited to:

• Ranged PvP

• Ranged-heavy attacking marches

• secondary Ranged marches

• Ranged-focused defense

• reinforcing with Ranged Troops

• Siege-supported Ranged formations

• players who value survivability as well as damage

Her biggest strengths are:

• strong Ranged Troop Attack

• excellent Ranged Troop Defense

• excellent Ranged Troop HP

• useful Siege Machine Defense and HP

• March Size

• strong Covenant support

• reinforcing utility

• no Dragon requirement

Tachibana Ginchiyo should primarily be built around Ranged Troops.

Is Tachibana Ginchiyo Good in Evony?

Yes.

Tachibana Ginchiyo is a strong Ranged General because she combines:

• high Ranged Attack

• excellent Defense

• excellent HP

Her Special Skill provides:

• Ranged Troop Attack +45%

• Ranged Troop Defense +35%

• Ranged Troop HP +35%

• Siege Machine Defense +35%

• Siege Machine HP +35%

whenever she is leading the army.

This gives her much more survivability than many pure Ranged Attack Generals.

Tachibana Ginchiyo Best Role

Best Role: Ranged PvP

Secondary Role: Ranged Defense

Also Good For:

• Ranged reinforcement

• secondary Ranged marches

• mixed Ranged and Siege survivability

Avoid Using For:

• Ground PvP

• Mounted PvP

• dedicated Siege PvP

• Monster Hunting

• Subordinate City Mayor

• Duty Officer

Ranged is clearly her strongest troop type.

Tachibana Ginchiyo Special Skill

Tachibana Ginchiyo's Special Skill is:

Spirit of Zuidama

When Tachibana Ginchiyo is leading the army:

• Ranged Troop Attack +45%

• Ranged Troop Defense +35%

• Ranged Troop HP +35%

• Siege Machine Defense +35%

• Siege Machine HP +35%

There is no attacking-only condition.

That makes the skill useful for both:

• offense

• defense

Why Tachibana Ginchiyo Is So Durable

Many Ranged Generals focus heavily on Attack.

Tachibana Ginchiyo is different.

Her base skill immediately provides:

• Ranged Defense +35%

• Ranged HP +35%

and her Ascension and Specialties add much more.

This allows her Ranged Troops to survive better in prolonged combat.

Tachibana Ginchiyo Ascension

Ascending Tachibana Ginchiyo significantly improves both her offensive and defensive performance.

1 Star

• Ranged Troop Attack +5%

• Siege Machine Attack +5%

• Ranged Troop HP +10%

• Siege Machine HP +10%

This adds damage and survivability to both troop types.

2 Stars

When Tachibana Ginchiyo is attacking:

• Troop Death into Wounded Rate +8%

This helps reduce permanent troop losses during offensive PvP.

3 Stars

• Ranged Troop Attack +20%

• Ranged Troop Defense +20%

• Ranged Troop HP +20%

This is one of her strongest Ascension upgrades.

4 Stars

• Ranged Troop Defense +5%

• Ranged Troop HP +5%

• March Size Capacity +8%

The March Size increase is especially valuable.

5 Stars

• Ranged Troop Attack +20%

• Ranged Troop Defense +15%

• Ranged Troop HP +15%

The fifth star gives another strong all-round Ranged increase.

How Much Ranged Attack Does Tachibana Ginchiyo Gain from Ascension?

Tachibana Ginchiyo gains:

• Ranged Attack +5% at 1-Star

• Ranged Attack +20% at 3-Star

• Ranged Attack +20% at 5-Star

That gives:

45% additional Ranged Troop Attack

from Ascension.

Combined with her base skill:

• Ranged Attack +45%

that gives:

90% Ranged Attack

before Specialties and Covenant.

Tachibana Ginchiyo Specialties

Tachibana Ginchiyo has four Specialties.

Ranged Troop Defense

• Ranged Troop HP +10%

• Ranged Troop Defense +10%

This directly supports her survivability-focused Ranged role.

Bash

• Ranged Troop Attack +10%

• Siege Machine Attack +10%

This improves both supported troop types.

Ranged Troop Ares

• Ranged Troop Attack +10%

• Ranged Troop HP +10%

• Ranged Troop Defense +10%

This gives another balanced Ranged increase.

Siege of Yanagawa

• Ranged Troop Attack +35%

• Ranged Troop Defense +30%

• Ranged Troop HP +30%

• Siege Machine Defense +30%

• Siege Machine HP +30%

Siege of Yanagawa is Tachibana Ginchiyo's standout Specialty.

It massively improves her durability while adding another large Ranged Attack increase.

How Much Ranged Attack Can Tachibana Ginchiyo Add?

Before Covenant bonuses, Tachibana Ginchiyo gains Ranged Attack from:

• Spirit of Zuidama: +45%

• Ascension: +45%

• Bash: +10%

• Ranged Troop Ares: +10%

• Siege of Yanagawa: +35%

That gives:

145% Ranged Troop Attack

from her own fully developed kit.

This is before equipment, refines and account-wide bonuses.

How Much Ranged Defense Can Tachibana Ginchiyo Add?

Tachibana Ginchiyo gains Ranged Defense from:

• Spirit of Zuidama: +35%

• 3-Star Ascension: +20%

• 4-Star Ascension: +5%

• 5-Star Ascension: +15%

• Ranged Troop Defense Specialty: +10%

• Ranged Troop Ares: +10%

• Siege of Yanagawa: +30%

That gives:

125% Ranged Troop Defense

from her developed kit.

How Much Ranged HP Can Tachibana Ginchiyo Add?

Tachibana Ginchiyo gains Ranged HP from:

• Spirit of Zuidama: +35%

• 1-Star Ascension: +10%

• 3-Star Ascension: +20%

• 4-Star Ascension: +5%

• 5-Star Ascension: +15%

• Ranged Troop Defense Specialty: +10%

• Ranged Troop Ares: +10%

• Siege of Yanagawa: +30%

That gives:

135% Ranged Troop HP

from her own developed kit before Covenant.

This is one of her defining strengths.

How Much Native March Size Does Tachibana Ginchiyo Get?

Tachibana Ginchiyo gains:

• March Size +8% from 4-Star Ascension

If you also use a Lv4 March Size Skill Book:

• March Size +12%

her personal contribution becomes:

20% March Size

before Covenant and account-wide systems.

Tachibana Ginchiyo Covenant

Tachibana Ginchiyo forms a Covenant with:

• Himiko

• Frigg

• Hestia

Her Covenant provides several useful Ranged bonuses.

Personal bonuses can include:

• Ranged Troop HP +10%

• Enemy Wounded into Death +10% when attacking

• Reinforcing Ranged Troop Attack +5%

• In-Rally Ranged Troop HP +10%

• Ranged Troop Attack +5%

• Ranged Troop Defense +10%

The Covenant also provides unconditional account benefits such as:

• Ranged Troop Training Speed +10%

• Reinforcing Ranged Troop Defense +5%

Tachibana Ginchiyo with Covenant Developed

Her Covenant strengthens the exact areas she already excels in.

For her own combat performance it can add:

• more Ranged Attack

• more Ranged Defense

• more Ranged HP

• reinforcing utility

• rally survivability

• Enemy Wounded into Death

This makes her more flexible than the base skill alone suggests.

Best Skill Books for Tachibana Ginchiyo

There is one important limitation:

Tachibana Ginchiyo cannot use the normal Ranged Troop Attack Skill Book because it conflicts with Spirit of Zuidama.

A strong Ranged PvP setup is:

• Lv4 Ranged Troop HP

• Lv4 Ranged Troop Range Bonus

• Lv4 March Size

This improves:

• Ranged survivability

• engagement range

• total troop volume

Alternative Ranged Build

For even more durability, use:

• Lv4 Ranged Troop HP

• Lv4 Ranged Troop Defense

• Lv4 Ranged Troop Range Bonus

This sacrifices March Size for a tougher Ranged march.

However, March Size is generally more useful for an offensive setup.

Why Ranged Range Bonus Matters

Ranged Troops rely on attacking from distance.

Ranged Troop Range Bonus allows them to begin dealing damage earlier.

This is especially valuable against Mounted-heavy enemy formations.

For serious Ranged PvP, Range Bonus remains one of the most useful Skill Books.

Tachibana Ginchiyo for Ranged PvP

Ranged PvP is Tachibana Ginchiyo's best role.

Her developed kit gives:

• high Ranged Attack

• exceptional Ranged Defense

• exceptional Ranged HP

• useful March Size

• Wounded-to-Death potential through Covenant

• strong rally and reinforcement utility

She is especially useful for players who prefer a balanced Ranged march rather than pure glass-cannon damage.

Tachibana Ginchiyo Against Mounted Troops

Ranged Troops are naturally effective against Mounted-heavy formations.

Tachibana Ginchiyo's combination of:

• strong Ranged Attack

• huge Ranged Defense

• huge Ranged HP

makes her particularly comfortable in this matchup.

Tachibana Ginchiyo Against Ground Troops

Ground-heavy enemies are much more dangerous for Ranged marches.

Tachibana Ginchiyo's high survivability helps, but she does not fundamentally change the troop matchup.

Scout carefully before attacking strong Ground formations.

Tachibana Ginchiyo for Main City Defense

Tachibana Ginchiyo has legitimate defensive value.

Her base skill is not attack-only.

That means she retains:

• Ranged Attack

• Ranged Defense

• Ranged HP

• Siege Defense

• Siege HP

while defending.

This is why she can work as a Ranged-heavy Defense General.

However, modern dedicated Wall Generals often provide broader:

• In-City buffs

• enemy debuffs

• multi-troop support

For advanced accounts, she is usually more valuable as a field Ranged General.

Tachibana Ginchiyo for Reinforcement

Her Covenant gives specific reinforcement support.

This can include:

• Reinforcing Ranged Attack

• Reinforcing Ranged Defense

That gives her extra value when helping defend:

• Alliance members

• Battlefield objectives

• occupied buildings

She is not purely a reinforcement specialist, but the Covenant adds useful flexibility.

Tachibana Ginchiyo and Siege Machines

Tachibana Ginchiyo also provides useful Siege support.

Her kit can add:

• Siege Defense

• Siege HP

• some Siege Attack

This helps mixed Ranged/Siege formations survive better.

However, she should not be treated as a dedicated Siege Main.

Best Assistant Generals for Tachibana Ginchiyo

Current TEBA data highlights:

• Ragnar

• Sigurd

• Algernon Sidney

as pairing directions.

A suitable Assistant should add:

• Ranged Attack

• Ranged Defense

• Ranged HP

• March Size

• attacking buffs

without disabling Spirit of Zuidama.

Always test the exact Main and Assistant pairing in-game before committing expensive resources.

Equipment and Refines

For Ranged PvP, prioritise percentage-based Ranged refines.

Bow

• Ranged Troop Attack % x4

Ring

• Ranged Troop Attack % x4

Armor

• Ranged Troop Defense % x4

Boots

• Ranged Troop Defense % x4

Helmet

• Ranged Troop HP % x4

Leg Armor

• Ranged Troop HP % x4

This gives Tachibana Ginchiyo a balanced Ranged build.

Is Tachibana Ginchiyo Still Relevant in 2026?

Yes.

Her developed Ranged numbers remain strong.

She offers:

• 145% Ranged Attack

• 125% Ranged Defense

• 135% Ranged HP

• 8% native March Size

before Covenant.

Her Covenant then adds even more:

• Ranged Attack

• Ranged Defense

• Ranged HP

• reinforcement utility

• Wounded-to-Death pressure

That gives her a strong all-round profile.

However, newer Ranged Generals can offer:

• higher Attack

• larger March Size

• stronger debuffs

• newer Skins

• more modern scaling systems

Is Tachibana Ginchiyo F2P Friendly?

Her current acquisition status is inconsistent across specialist databases.

Some current sources list:

• Tavern

• 60,000,000 Gold

while others still list:

• Premium Packages

Because Evony changes recruitment pools over time, check the live Tavern and current Historic General pools before assuming she is freely recruitable.

How to Obtain Tachibana Ginchiyo

Current acquisition information conflicts.

Recent specialist databases list both:

• Tavern

• Premium Packages

depending on the source.

A nominal Gold value of:

• 60,000,000 Gold

is also displayed.

The safest approach is to check:

• your current Tavern

• Historic General recruitment

• premium General events

before spending specifically to obtain her.

Is Tachibana Ginchiyo Worth Ascending?

Yes, if she is one of your main Ranged Generals.

Her Ascension adds:

• Ranged Attack +45%

• significant Ranged Defense

• significant Ranged HP

• March Size +8%

• Siege support

• Troop Death into Wounded +8%

This is a very useful Ascension package.

However, duplicate availability should be considered before committing Blood of Ares.

Is Tachibana Ginchiyo Worth Specialties?

Yes.

Siege of Yanagawa alone adds:

• Ranged Attack +35%

• Ranged Defense +30%

• Ranged HP +30%

• Siege Defense +30%

• Siege HP +30%

Her earlier Specialties also improve:

• Ranged Attack

• Ranged Defense

• Ranged HP

• Siege Attack

This is an excellent Specialty tree for her role.

Is Tachibana Ginchiyo Covenant Worth Developing?

Yes.

Her Covenant adds:

• Ranged Attack

• Ranged Defense

• Ranged HP

• reinforcing buffs

• rally survivability

• Enemy Wounded into Death

These effects complement her existing strengths extremely well.

Is Tachibana Ginchiyo Worth Investing In?

Tachibana Ginchiyo is worth investing in if:

• Ranged PvP is important to your account

• you already own her

• you value durable Ranged marches

• you can obtain Ascension fragments

• you can develop her Covenant

• you need another strong Ranged march

She is less attractive if:

• you cannot realistically obtain duplicates

• you already own stronger modern Ranged Generals

• your Blood of Ares is limited

• your Runestones are limited

• you want maximum raw Attack above everything else

TEBA 2026 Reality Check

Tachibana Ginchiyo is not a pure glass-cannon Ranged General.

That is actually her biggest advantage.

Her fully developed personal kit can provide approximately:

• Ranged Attack +145%

• Ranged Defense +125%

• Ranged HP +135%

• March Size +8%

before Covenant, equipment and Skill Books.

Her Covenant can then add more:

• Attack

• Defense

• HP

• reinforcing utility

• Wounded-to-Death pressure

The trade-off is that she cannot use the normal Ranged Attack Skill Book.

That lowers her maximum easy-access Attack compared with some competing Generals.

But her survivability is excellent.

TEBA Verdict

Tachibana Ginchiyo is a strong Ranged PvP General built around balanced damage and exceptional survivability.

Her base Special Skill provides:

• Ranged Attack +45%

• Ranged Defense +35%

• Ranged HP +35%

• Siege Defense +35%

• Siege HP +35%

whenever she leads.

Her Ascension then adds:

• another Ranged Attack +45%

• major Ranged Defense

• major Ranged HP

• March Size +8%

• Siege support

• Troop Death into Wounded support

while her Specialties add:

• more Ranged Attack

• more Ranged Defense

• more Ranged HP

• additional Siege support

and Siege of Yanagawa adds:

• Ranged Attack +35%

• Ranged Defense +30%

• Ranged HP +30%

• Siege Defense +30%

• Siege HP +30%

Her Covenant with Himiko, Frigg and Hestia adds further:

• Ranged Attack

• Ranged Defense

• Ranged HP

• reinforcing utility

• Wounded-to-Death pressure

Her biggest strengths are:

• excellent Ranged survivability

• strong Ranged Attack

• flexible offensive and defensive use

• useful Siege durability

• strong Covenant support

• no Dragon requirement

Her biggest limitations are:

• inability to use the normal Ranged Attack Skill Book

• only moderate native March Size

• uncertain current acquisition availability

• newer Ranged Generals offering higher maximum offensive ceilings

For players who already own and can develop her, Tachibana Ginchiyo remains a very capable Ranged PvP General in 2026.