Tokugawa Ieyasu Evony Guide 2026: Skills, Best Use & Build

Tokugawa Ieyasu Evony Guide 2026

Tokugawa Ieyasu is a specialist Subordinate City Mayor in Evony: The King's Return.

He is best suited to:

• Subordinate City development

• Subordinate City Gold production

• faster Subordinate City troop training

• larger Subordinate City troop capacity

• improving Subordinate City troop survival

• anti-Ranged debuffing after Ascension

• anti-Siege debuffing after Ascension

• secondary anti-Mounted support

His biggest strengths are:

• Subordinate City Gold Production Speed +75%

• excellent Subordinate City Training Speed

• increased Subordinate City Troop Capacity

• strong Death-to-Survival support

• Enemy Ranged Attack reduction

• Enemy Siege Attack reduction

• Enemy Ranged and Siege Defense reduction

• Enemy Ranged and Siege HP reduction

• some Enemy Mounted Attack and HP reduction

Tokugawa Ieyasu should not be developed as a normal combat General.

His correct role is Subordinate City Mayor.

Is Tokugawa Ieyasu Good in Evony?

Yes, but his value is very role-specific.

Tokugawa Ieyasu starts as an economic and development Mayor.

His Special Skill provides:

• Subordinate City Gold Production Speed +75%

while he is Mayor.

That is a large passive economic bonus.

His Ascension then gives him a second role by adding:

• enemy debuffs

• Sub City Training Speed

• Sub City Death-to-Survival

This makes a developed Tokugawa much more useful in PvP than his base skill suggests.

Tokugawa Ieyasu Best Role

Best Role: Subordinate City Mayor

Best Early Use:

• Gold production

• troop replacement

• Sub City development

Best Developed Use:

• PvP Subordinate City debuffer

• anti-Ranged support

• anti-Siege support

• secondary anti-Mounted support

Avoid Using For:

• Ground PvP Main

• Mounted PvP Main

• Ranged PvP Main

• Siege PvP Main

• Monster Hunting

• Main City Defense

Tokugawa belongs in a Subordinate City.

Tokugawa Ieyasu Special Skill

Tokugawa Ieyasu's Special Skill is:

Tosho God

When Tokugawa Ieyasu is the Mayor of a Subordinate City:

• Gold Production Speed +75%

This is active without Ascension or Specialty investment.

That means even a newly obtained Tokugawa can provide immediate economic value.

Why Subordinate City Gold Production Matters

Subordinate Cities generate Gold passively.

Gold is needed for systems including:

• research

• General recruitment

• General development

• Tavern activity

• various account progression costs

Increasing Subordinate City Gold Production provides a passive source of additional Gold over time.

Tokugawa's:

• +75% Gold Production Speed

is therefore useful on development-focused Subordinate Cities.

Tokugawa Ieyasu Ascension

Ascension is where Tokugawa develops from an economy Mayor into a useful PvP support General.

1 Star

• Enemy Ranged Troop Attack -10%

• Enemy Siege Machine Attack -10%

This gives Tokugawa immediate anti-Ranged and anti-Siege value.

2 Stars

• Enemy Ranged Troop Defense -5%

• Enemy Siege Machine Defense -5%

When Tokugawa is the Subordinate City Mayor:

• Subordinate City Training Speed +30%

This level improves both:

• PvP debuffing

• troop replacement

3 Stars

• Enemy Ranged Troop HP -5%

• Enemy Siege Machine HP -5%

When Tokugawa is the Subordinate City Mayor:

• Death into Survival Rate +20%

This is an excellent Sub City survivability upgrade.

4 Stars

• Enemy Ranged Troop Attack -20%

• Enemy Mounted Troop HP -20%

This significantly improves his anti-Ranged role while adding anti-Mounted support.

5 Stars

• Enemy Ranged Troop Attack -10%

• Enemy Siege Machine Attack -10%

• Enemy Mounted Troop Attack -20%

The fifth star gives another useful layer of enemy Attack reduction.

Tokugawa Ieyasu's Anti-Ranged Debuffs

A fully Ascended Tokugawa can reduce Enemy Ranged:

Attack:

• -10% at 1-Star

• -20% at 4-Star

• -10% at 5-Star

Total:

• Enemy Ranged Attack -40%

Defense:

• Enemy Ranged Defense -5%

HP:

• Enemy Ranged HP -5%

This makes Ranged troops Tokugawa's strongest debuff target.

Tokugawa Ieyasu's Anti-Siege Debuffs

Against Siege Machines, Tokugawa can provide:

Attack:

• -10% at 1-Star

• -10% at 5-Star

Total:

• Enemy Siege Attack -20%

Defense:

• Enemy Siege Defense -5%

HP:

• Enemy Siege HP -5%

His anti-Siege package is smaller than his anti-Ranged package, but still useful.

Tokugawa Ieyasu's Anti-Mounted Debuffs

Later Ascension also gives Tokugawa:

• Enemy Mounted HP -20%

• Enemy Mounted Attack -20%

This gives him useful secondary anti-Mounted value.

He is therefore broader than a pure anti-Ranged specialist once fully Ascended.

Tokugawa Ieyasu Specialties

Tokugawa Ieyasu has four Specialties.

Ground Troop Defense

• Ground Troop HP +10%

• Ground Troop Defense +10%

This is a small secondary troop buff.

It is not the main reason to use Tokugawa.

Trapping

Applied to Subordinate City Mayor:

• Subordinate City Training Speed +20%

• Subordinate City Death-to-Survival Rate +6%

This directly supports his main role.

Ruler

Applied to Subordinate City Mayor:

• Subordinate City Troop Capacity +36%

This allows the Subordinate City to maintain a larger troop force.

Shogunate Domination

Applied to Subordinate City Mayor:

• Subordinate City Training Speed +40%

Shogunate Domination is Tokugawa's standout development Specialty.

How Much Sub City Training Speed Can Tokugawa Ieyasu Add?

Tokugawa gains:

• Training Speed +30% from 2-Star Ascension

• Training Speed +20% from Trapping

• Training Speed +40% from Shogunate Domination

That gives:

90% Subordinate City Troop Training Speed

from his developed Ascension and Specialties.

This is excellent for replacing Sub City troops after heavy PvP.

How Much Death-to-Survival Can Tokugawa Add?

Tokugawa gains:

• Death-to-Survival +20% from 3-Star Ascension

• Death-to-Survival +6% from Trapping

That gives:

26% Subordinate City Death-to-Survival Rate

from his own developed kit.

This helps reduce permanent Sub City troop losses.

How Much Subordinate City Troop Capacity Does Tokugawa Add?

Ruler provides:

• Subordinate City Troop Capacity +36%

This allows the Sub City to maintain a larger army.

For active PvP players, that helps increase the Sub City's total battlefield contribution.

Best Skill Books for Tokugawa Ieyasu

For Subordinate City development, a strong setup is:

• Lv4 Training Capacity

• Lv4 Construction

• Lv4 Training Speed

These improve:

• troop capacity

• construction

• troop replacement speed

Do not use a Gold Production Skill Book.

Tokugawa's Tosho God already provides:

• Gold Production Speed +75%

and the equivalent Skill Book can conflict with his fixed skill.

Tokugawa Ieyasu Development Build

For a newly acquired or developing Subordinate City, Tokugawa works extremely well as an economic Mayor.

Focus on:

• Gold Production

• Construction Speed

• Training Speed

• Training Capacity

• troop survival

This helps the Sub City develop faster and recover more quickly after battles.

Tokugawa Ieyasu PvP Build

Once Tokugawa is Ascended, his role becomes more combat-oriented.

For PvP, prioritise debuff equipment.

Look for effects that reduce:

• Enemy Troop Attack

• Enemy Troop Defense

• Enemy Troop HP

Debuff-oriented equipment can stack with Tokugawa's Ascension effects and significantly increase his value.

Best Equipment for Tokugawa Ieyasu

For serious PvP Sub City use, debuff equipment is preferable to normal combat equipment.

Achaemenidae and other debuff-focused pieces can reduce enemy:

• Attack

• Defense

• HP

The exact equipment mix should complement your other Sub City Mayors.

Avoid stacking only one debuff if you have already reached the effective cap for that stat.

Tokugawa Ieyasu as a Development Mayor

This is his strongest role before Ascension.

His base:

• Gold Production +75%

gives immediate economic value.

His Specialties then add:

• Training Speed

• Troop Capacity

• Death-to-Survival

This makes him excellent for building up a Subordinate City.

Tokugawa Ieyasu as a PvP Mayor

Once Ascended, Tokugawa becomes much more interesting.

He can weaken:

• Ranged Attack

• Siege Attack

• Ranged Defense

• Siege Defense

• Ranged HP

• Siege HP

• Mounted Attack

• Mounted HP

while still retaining all of his development utility.

That makes him a genuine dual-purpose Mayor.

Tokugawa Ieyasu Against Ranged Troops

Ranged Troops are his strongest PvP target.

At full Ascension, Tokugawa can reduce:

• Enemy Ranged Attack -40%

• Enemy Ranged Defense -5%

• Enemy Ranged HP -5%

The Attack reduction is the standout effect.

Tokugawa Ieyasu Against Siege Machines

Tokugawa can reduce:

• Enemy Siege Attack -20%

• Enemy Siege Defense -5%

• Enemy Siege HP -5%

This gives useful secondary anti-Siege support.

Tokugawa Ieyasu Against Mounted Troops

At higher Ascension, Tokugawa can also reduce:

• Enemy Mounted Attack -20%

• Enemy Mounted HP -20%

This gives him useful anti-cavalry support.

Tokugawa Ieyasu Against Ground Troops

Tokugawa does not provide meaningful Ground-specific enemy debuffs.

His strongest targets are:

• Ranged

• Siege

• Mounted

Use other Sub City Generals if Ground troops are the enemy type you most need to weaken.

Tokugawa Ieyasu vs Catherine II

Tokugawa Ieyasu and Catherine II are both development-focused Sub City Generals that gain combat value through Ascension.

Tokugawa focuses more on:

• Gold Production

• Training Speed

• Death-to-Survival

• Enemy Ranged Attack

• some anti-Mounted support

Catherine II focuses more heavily on:

• broad anti-Ranged stats

• broad anti-Siege stats

• Training Speed

• Gold Production

• Construction Speed

• Troop Capacity

For pure Sub City economy, Tokugawa's +75% Gold Production is immediately valuable.

For deeper anti-Ranged/Siege PvP debuffing, Catherine II's fully Ascended package can be stronger.

Does Tokugawa Ieyasu Need Heavy Investment?

Not for his basic role.

A zero-Ascension Tokugawa already provides:

• Gold Production +75%

while he is Mayor.

That means he can provide useful value immediately.

Heavy investment only becomes worthwhile if you want him to transition into a serious PvP debuffer.

Is Tokugawa Ieyasu Still Relevant in 2026?

Yes.

His base skill remains useful because passive Gold production does not depend on combat power creep.

His Ascension also gives him useful PvP support against:

• Ranged

• Siege

• Mounted

That gives him two clear stages of use:

Early:

• economy and development Mayor

Later:

• economy plus PvP debuff Mayor

Is Tokugawa Ieyasu F2P Friendly?

Potentially, but current acquisition information conflicts.

Some current databases list Tokugawa Ieyasu as available from:

• Tavern

while other specialist sources continue to list:

• Premium Packages

Gold values also conflict between databases.

Because Evony recruitment pools change over time, check the live Tavern and current General recruitment pools before assuming he is freely available.

How to Obtain Tokugawa Ieyasu

Current sources disagree on Tokugawa's exact acquisition route.

Current listings include:

• Tavern

• Premium Packages

• limited General recruitment pools

Because these sources are inconsistent, verify the live in-game pool before spending Gems or premium currency specifically to obtain him.

Is Tokugawa Ieyasu Worth Ascending?

Potentially yes.

Unlike many older economy Generals, Tokugawa's Ascension adds useful combat effects.

A fully Ascended Tokugawa can provide:

• Enemy Ranged Attack -40%

• Enemy Siege Attack -20%

• Enemy Mounted Attack -20%

• Enemy Mounted HP -20%

• Enemy Ranged Defense -5%

• Enemy Siege Defense -5%

• Enemy Ranged HP -5%

• Enemy Siege HP -5%

• Sub City Training Speed +30%

• Death-to-Survival +20%

That is a meaningful improvement.

However, Blood of Ares remains valuable.

Primary PvP Generals and Wall Generals will usually deserve priority first.

Is Tokugawa Ieyasu Worth Specialties?

Potentially.

His Specialties add:

• Training Speed +60%

• Death-to-Survival +6%

• Troop Capacity +36%

• Ground Defense and HP

These are useful Sub City development benefits.

However, Runestones are expensive.

If Tokugawa is mainly being used for passive Gold Production, his base skill already does the important job without Specialty investment.

Is Tokugawa Ieyasu Worth Investing In?

Tokugawa is worth using if:

• you want more Subordinate City Gold

• you need faster Sub City troop replacement

• you want larger Sub City troop capacity

• you actively use Sub Cities in PvP

• you need additional anti-Ranged support

• you need additional anti-Siege support

• you already have access to duplicates

He is less urgent if:

• your Sub Cities are only used for economy

• your core PvP Generals are unfinished

• Blood of Ares is limited

• Runestones are limited

• duplicate copies are difficult to obtain

TEBA 2026 Reality Check

Tokugawa Ieyasu looks like a simple economy General at first.

His base skill only provides:

• Subordinate City Gold Production +75%

But Ascension changes his long-term role.

A fully Ascended Tokugawa can reduce:

• Enemy Ranged Attack -40%

• Enemy Siege Attack -20%

• Enemy Mounted Attack -20%

• Enemy Mounted HP -20%

while also adding smaller Ranged and Siege Defense/HP debuffs.

His developed Sub City utility can also provide:

• Training Speed +90%

• Troop Capacity +36%

• Death-to-Survival +26%

That means Tokugawa can begin as:

• a Gold-production Mayor

and later become:

• a useful PvP debuff Mayor

That two-stage progression is his real value.

TEBA Verdict

Tokugawa Ieyasu is a specialist Subordinate City Mayor built around Gold production and development, with useful PvP debuffing after Ascension.

His base Special Skill provides:

• Subordinate City Gold Production Speed +75%

His Ascension then adds:

• Enemy Ranged Attack reduction

• Enemy Siege Attack reduction

• Enemy Mounted Attack reduction

• Enemy Mounted HP reduction

• smaller Ranged/Siege Defense and HP debuffs

• Subordinate City Training Speed

• Death-to-Survival

while his Specialties add:

• another Training Speed +60%

• Troop Capacity +36%

• Death-to-Survival +6%

His biggest strengths are:

• excellent Gold Production

• excellent Sub City Training Speed

• strong Death-to-Survival support

• useful Troop Capacity

• strong anti-Ranged Attack debuffing

• useful anti-Siege and anti-Mounted support

• value without heavy investment

His biggest limitation is that his strongest base effect is economic rather than combat-focused.

For developing accounts, Tokugawa Ieyasu is a very useful Gold-production Mayor.

For more advanced accounts, Ascension gives him a useful second life as an anti-Ranged/Siege/Mounted PvP Subordinate City General.