Totila Evony Guide 2026: Skills, Best Use & Build

Totila Evony Guide 2026

Totila is a powerful attacking Ground PvP General in Evony: The King's Return.

He is best suited to:

• Ground PvP

• Ground rallies

• Battlefield

• Server War

• attacking fortified cities

• secondary endgame Ground marches

• players who can fully develop his Ascension and Covenant

His biggest strengths are:

• extremely high Ground Troop Attack

• very strong Ground Troop Defense

• very strong Ground Troop HP

• useful native March Size

• strong Ascension

• excellent fourth Specialty

• Covenant support

• good Ground PvP survivability

• straightforward Ground specialization

Totila should primarily be built around Ground Troops.

He is an attacking General.

He should not normally be used as a Main City Defense General.

Is Totila Good in Evony?

Yes.

Totila remains a powerful Ground PvP General.

His Special Skill provides:

• Ground Troop Attack +45%

• Ground Troop Defense +45%

• Ground Troop HP +30%

• Mounted Troop HP +30%

when he is leading the army to attack.

His Ascension then adds:

• more Ground Attack

• more Ground Defense

• more Ground HP

• March Size

• broad Marching Attack

• Troop Death into Wounded

His Specialties add another large layer of:

• Ground Attack

• Ground Defense

• Ground HP

• March Size

His Covenant adds further Ground and account-wide utility.

Totila Best Role

Best Role: Ground PvP

Also Excellent For:

• Ground rallies

• secondary Ground marches

• Battlefield

• Server War

• Alliance War

Avoid Using For:

• Main City Defense

• Ranged PvP

• Siege PvP

• Monster Hunting as a main role

• Subordinate City Mayor

• Duty Officer

Ground is clearly Totila's strongest troop type.

Totila Special Skill

Totila's Special Skill is:

Gothic Sword

When Totila is leading the army to attack:

• Ground Troop Attack +45%

• Ground Troop Defense +45%

• Ground Troop HP +30%

• Mounted Troop HP +30%

This is an excellent attacking Ground skill.

It provides all three major Ground combat stats:

• Attack

• Defense

• HP

from the moment Totila is obtained.

Why Totila Is Strong for Ground PvP

Ground Troops rely heavily on survivability.

They must survive long enough to close the distance against enemy Ranged Troops.

Totila supports this through:

• high Ground Defense

• high Ground HP

• strong Ground Attack

This makes him a very balanced Ground attacker.

He is not simply a raw Attack General.

His kit helps Ground Troops:

• survive incoming damage

• reach enemy formations

• deal strong damage once engaged

Totila Ascension

Ascending Totila significantly improves his Ground PvP performance.

1 Star

• Marching Troops Attack +10%

This applies broadly to his entire march.

For a Ground march, this means:

• Ground Attack +10%

2 Stars

When attacking:

• Troop Death into Wounded Rate +8%

This helps reduce permanent troop losses during offensive PvP.

3 Stars

• Marching Ground Troop Attack +20%

• Marching Ground Troop Defense +20%

This is a major Ground combat increase.

4 Stars

• Marching Ground Troop Defense +15%

• Marching Ground Troop HP +15%

• Marching Mounted Troop Defense +15%

• Marching Mounted Troop HP +15%

The Ground bonuses are the important part for Totila's main role.

5 Stars

When attacking:

• Ground Troop Attack +20%

• Ground Troop HP +20%

• March Size Capacity +8%

The fifth star is extremely strong.

It improves:

• damage

• survivability

• troop volume

at the same time.

Totila Ascension Totals

Across all five Ascension levels, Totila gains approximately:

• Ground Attack +50%

• Ground Defense +35%

• Ground HP +35%

• March Size +8%

• Troop Death into Wounded +8%

when the relevant attacking conditions are active.

This is a very strong Ascension tree.

Totila Specialties

Totila has four Specialties.

Ground Troop Defense

• Ground Troop HP +10%

• Ground Troop Defense +10%

This directly reinforces Ground survivability.

Annihilation

• March Size Capacity +6%

• Attacking Ground Troop Attack +10%

• Attacking Mounted Troop Attack +10%

For Totila, the important effects are:

• Ground Attack +10%

• March Size +6%

Ground Troop Ares

• Ground Troop Attack +10%

• Ground Troop Defense +10%

• Ground Troop HP +10%

This gives Totila a balanced Ground increase.

Battle of Faventia

• Marching Ground Troop Attack +40%

• Marching Ground Troop Defense +25%

• Marching Ground Troop HP +25%

Battle of Faventia is Totila's standout Specialty.

It adds an enormous amount of Ground combat power.

How Much Ground Attack Can Totila Add?

Totila gains Ground Attack from:

• Gothic Sword: +45%

• 1-Star Ascension: +10%

• 3-Star Ascension: +20%

• 5-Star Ascension: +20%

• Annihilation: +10%

• Ground Troop Ares: +10%

• Battle of Faventia: +40%

That gives:

155% Ground Troop Attack

from his own fully developed attacking kit.

This is before:

• Covenant

• Skill Books

• equipment

• refines

• Dragons

• Spiritual Beasts

• account-wide buffs

How Much Ground Defense Can Totila Add?

Totila gains Ground Defense from:

• Gothic Sword: +45%

• 3-Star Ascension: +20%

• 4-Star Ascension: +15%

• Ground Troop Defense Specialty: +10%

• Ground Troop Ares: +10%

• Battle of Faventia: +25%

That gives:

125% Ground Troop Defense

from his own fully developed attacking kit.

How Much Ground HP Can Totila Add?

Totila gains Ground HP from:

• Gothic Sword: +30%

• 4-Star Ascension: +15%

• 5-Star Ascension: +20%

• Ground Troop Defense Specialty: +10%

• Ground Troop Ares: +10%

• Battle of Faventia: +25%

That gives:

110% Ground Troop HP

from his own fully developed attacking kit.

How Much Native March Size Does Totila Get?

Totila gains:

• March Size +8% from 5-Star Ascension

• March Size +6% from Annihilation

That gives:

14% native March Size

before Covenant and Skill Books.

If you also use a Lv4 March Size Skill Book:

• March Size +12%

his personal contribution becomes:

26% March Size

before other account-wide systems.

Totila Troop Death into Wounded

At 2-Star Ascension, Totila gains:

• Attacking Troop Death into Wounded +8%

This converts some troop deaths into wounded troops during offensive PvP.

For expensive high-tier Ground marches, this can reduce permanent losses.

Totila Mounted Troop Support

Totila is primarily a Ground General.

However, Gothic Sword also provides:

• Mounted Troop HP +30%

His 4-Star Ascension adds:

• Mounted Defense +15%

• Mounted HP +15%

This gives Mounted Troops some secondary survivability.

However, this does not make Totila a serious Mounted PvP General.

Ground should remain his clear primary troop type.

Totila Covenant

Totila can establish a Covenant with:

• Pyrrhus

• Charles XII

• Arminius

His Covenant adds further Ground-focused buffs and account-wide utility.

The Covenant includes effects such as:

• March Speed

• In-Rally Ground Defense

• Ground Training Speed

• In-Rally Ground Attack

• Enemy Ranged Attack reduction

• Marching Ground Attack

• Marching Ground Defense

• Marching Ground HP

Some Covenant effects apply directly to Totila.

Others apply globally to the account.

Totila Covenant War

The War Covenant provides:

• March Speed +10%

for Totila.

This helps his Ground march move faster across the map.

Totila Covenant Cooperation

The Cooperation Covenant provides:

• In-Rally Ground Troop Defense +10%

This improves Totila when participating in the relevant rally conditions.

Totila Covenant Peace

The Peace Covenant provides an account-wide:

• Ground Troop Training Speed +5%

This is a global account benefit.

It is not limited to Totila's march.

Totila Covenant Faith

The Faith Covenant provides:

• In-Rally Ground Troop Attack +10%

for Totila.

It also provides an account-wide:

• Enemy Ranged Troop Attack -10%

The Enemy Ranged Attack reduction is particularly useful for Ground-focused accounts because Ranged Troops are one of Ground's main threats.

Totila Covenant Honor

The Honor Covenant provides:

• Marching Ground Troop Attack +10%

for Totila.

This increases his regular Ground attacking package.

Totila Covenant Civilization

The Civilization Covenant provides:

• Marching Ground Troop Defense +10%

• Marching Ground Troop HP +10%

for Totila.

This further improves his Ground survivability.

Totila Ground Attack With Covenant

Totila's own fully developed kit provides approximately:

• Ground Attack +155%

The Honor Covenant can add another:

• Marching Ground Attack +10%

That brings his standard personal attacking Ground Attack to approximately:

165%

before Skill Books.

Under the relevant rally condition, Faith can provide another:

• In-Rally Ground Attack +10%

which can push his Ground Attack higher during rallies.

Totila Ground Defense With Covenant

Totila's own developed Ground Defense is approximately:

• Ground Defense +125%

Civilization adds:

• Marching Ground Defense +10%

bringing his regular personal total to approximately:

135%

before Skill Books.

Cooperation can add another:

• In-Rally Ground Defense +10%

when its rally condition is active.

Totila Ground HP With Covenant

Totila's own developed Ground HP is approximately:

• Ground HP +110%

Civilization adds:

• Marching Ground HP +10%

bringing his personal Ground HP to approximately:

120%

before Skill Books.

Totila Before Covenant

Before Covenant bonuses, a fully developed Totila can provide approximately:

• Ground Attack +155%

• Ground Defense +125%

• Ground HP +110%

• March Size +14%

• Troop Death into Wounded +8%

from his own:

• Special Skill

• Ascension

• Specialties

Totila With Covenant

With his main personal Covenant bonuses unlocked, Totila can reach approximately:

• Ground Attack +165%

• Ground Defense +135%

• Ground HP +120%

• March Size +14%

before Skill Books.

During relevant rally conditions, his Covenant can provide additional:

• Ground Attack

• Ground Defense

on top of those figures.

This makes Totila especially attractive for Ground rally use.

Best Skill Books for Totila

A strong Ground PvP setup is:

• Lv4 Ground Troop Attack

• Lv4 Ground Troop HP

• Lv4 Ground Troop Speed

This improves:

• Ground damage

• Ground survivability

• engagement speed

This is an excellent conventional Ground build.

Alternative Ground PvP Skill Books

Another strong setup is:

• Lv4 Ground Troop Attack

• Lv4 Ground Troop HP

• Lv4 March Size

This sacrifices Ground Speed for:

• more troops in the march

The better choice depends on your account and opponent.

Why Ground Speed Matters

Ground Troops fight at short range.

They must close the distance before dealing their damage.

Ground Speed helps them:

• reach enemy Ranged Troops faster

• spend less time taking ranged fire

• engage enemy formations sooner

This makes Ground Speed particularly useful for many Ground PvP builds.

Totila for Ground PvP

Ground PvP is Totila's correct role.

His own fully developed package can provide approximately:

• Ground Attack +155%

• Ground Defense +125%

• Ground HP +110%

• March Size +14%

• Troop Death into Wounded +8%

before Covenant and Skill Books.

With Covenant, his standard personal Ground package can climb to approximately:

• Ground Attack +165%

• Ground Defense +135%

• Ground HP +120%

before Skill Books.

That is an excellent Ground PvP package.

Totila for Ground Rallies

Totila is particularly attractive in Ground rallies.

His Covenant includes:

• In-Rally Ground Attack

• In-Rally Ground Defense

in addition to his normal Ground buffs.

This means his ceiling can rise further when used in coordinated Alliance attacks.

Totila for Secondary Ground Marches

Totila can remain extremely useful even if a newer premium Ground General eventually becomes your first choice.

His combination of:

• high Attack

• high Defense

• high HP

• March Size

• Covenant buffs

makes him a strong candidate for:

• second Ground march

• Battlefield march

• secondary Ground rally

Totila for Main City Defense

Totila should not normally be used as a Main City Defense General.

Most of his important effects require:

• attacking

• marching

• leading an army to attack

Using him on the Wall wastes much of his kit.

Use a dedicated Main City Defense General instead.

Totila for Monster Hunting

Totila can technically use Mounted Troops or Ground Troops against Monsters.

However, he lacks specialist Monster bonuses such as:

• Monster Defense reduction

• Monster HP reduction

• Double Item Drop

• Stamina reduction

• large Monster-specific Attack bonuses

Use a dedicated Monster General instead.

Totila vs Older Ground Generals

Totila is significantly stronger than many older Ground Generals.

His developed package provides very high:

• Attack

• Defense

• HP

alongside:

• March Size

• Covenant scaling

This makes him a much more realistic long-term Ground investment than many Tavern-era or early premium Ground Generals.

Totila vs Modern Ground Generals

Totila remains strong.

However, Evony continues to release newer premium Ground Generals with:

• higher raw buffs

• larger March Size

• stronger Covenants

• Skins

• ownership buffs

• larger enemy debuffs

• stronger rally effects

This means Totila should not automatically be assumed to be the newest absolute ceiling.

However, a developed Totila remains a serious Ground PvP General.

Best Equipment and Refines for Totila

For Ground PvP, percentage refines should generally focus on:

Weapon

• 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

This gives Totila a balanced Ground build.

Totila and Ground Survivability

Ground survivability is one of Totila's strongest features.

Before Covenant, his own kit provides approximately:

• Ground Defense +125%

• Ground HP +110%

With Civilization unlocked, those can rise to approximately:

• Ground Defense +135%

• Ground HP +120%

before Skill Books and equipment.

This makes him particularly well suited to the natural requirements of Ground PvP.

Is Totila Still Relevant in 2026?

Yes.

Totila remains a strong Ground PvP General because his kit is:

• focused

• balanced

• highly scalable

• supported by Ascension

• supported by Covenant

His fully developed own-kit package provides approximately:

• Ground Attack +155%

• Ground Defense +125%

• Ground HP +110%

• March Size +14%

before Covenant.

His Covenant can raise his standard personal package to approximately:

• Ground Attack +165%

• Ground Defense +135%

• Ground HP +120%

before Skill Books.

Those are still strong numbers.

Is Totila F2P Friendly?

No.

Totila is primarily a premium and event General.

He originally entered Evony through a special event release.

Current specialist databases generally list his availability as:

• Packs

He is not a routine Tavern General.

Some databases display:

• 60,000,000 Gold

as a nominal General value.

Do not treat this as proof of normal Tavern availability.

How to Obtain Totila

Totila is primarily obtained through rotating premium and event systems.

He has appeared through routes such as:

• premium packages

• Historic General recruitment events

• premium General tokens

• special General chests

• rotating event reward pools

His availability can change between events.

Always check the live event pool before spending specifically for him.

Totila Fragment Availability

Fragments are one of the biggest limitations for Totila.

His Ascension is extremely strong.

However, full Ascension requires:

• duplicate General fragments

• Blood of Ares

Players who obtain only one copy may struggle to unlock his full potential.

This is particularly important for:

• F2P players

• low-spend players

A fully Ascended accessible General can sometimes be more useful than a premium General that cannot be developed beyond the first copy.

Is Totila Worth Ascending?

Yes, if he is part of your permanent Ground PvP lineup and you can realistically obtain the fragments.

His Ascension adds approximately:

• Ground Attack +50%

• Ground Defense +35%

• Ground HP +35%

• March Size +8%

• Troop Death into Wounded +8%

Those are excellent improvements.

The 5-Star Ascension is particularly strong because it provides:

• Ground Attack

• Ground HP

• March Size

at the same time.

Is Totila Worth Specialties?

Yes, if Totila is one of your permanent Ground Generals.

His Specialties add approximately:

• Ground Attack +60%

• Ground Defense +45%

• Ground HP +45%

• March Size +6%

Battle of Faventia alone adds:

• Ground Attack +40%

• Ground Defense +25%

• Ground HP +25%

That is an excellent fourth Specialty.

Runestones remain expensive, but Totila is a General where full Specialty development can be justified for serious Ground players.

Is Totila's Covenant Worth Developing?

Yes.

His Covenant adds:

• Ground Attack

• Ground Defense

• Ground HP

• March Speed

• Ground Training Speed

• Enemy Ranged Attack reduction

• additional rally bonuses

If Totila is part of your long-term Ground lineup, Covenant development is an important part of maximizing him.

You will need:

• Pyrrhus

• Charles XII

• Arminius

to efficiently develop his Covenant.

Is Totila Worth Investing In?

Totila is worth investing in if:

• Ground PvP is important to your account

• you already own him

• you can obtain duplicate fragments

• you can develop his Covenant

• you need a strong Ground march

• you participate heavily in Battlefield

• you participate in Ground rallies

He is less attractive if:

• you are strictly F2P

• duplicate fragments are unrealistic

• you already own a stronger fully developed Ground General

• Blood of Ares is limited

• Runestones are limited

• Covenant Generals are unavailable

TEBA 2026 Reality Check

Totila remains a serious Ground PvP General.

His own fully developed attacking kit can provide approximately:

• Ground Attack +155%

• Ground Defense +125%

• Ground HP +110%

• March Size +14%

• Troop Death into Wounded +8%

before:

• Covenant

• Skill Books

• equipment

• refines

• Dragons

• Spiritual Beasts

• account-wide buffs

His Covenant can raise his standard personal package to approximately:

• Ground Attack +165%

• Ground Defense +135%

• Ground HP +120%

before Skill Books.

Relevant rally Covenant effects can push his Ground performance higher again during Alliance War.

His biggest limitation is not his combat quality.

It is:

• premium availability

• fragment availability

• development cost

TEBA Verdict

Totila is a powerful premium attacking Ground PvP General with excellent Attack, Defense and HP.

His base Special Skill provides:

• Ground Attack +45%

• Ground Defense +45%

• Ground HP +30%

• Mounted HP +30%

when attacking.

His Ascension then adds approximately:

• Ground Attack +50%

• Ground Defense +35%

• Ground HP +35%

• March Size +8%

• Troop Death into Wounded +8%

while his Specialties add approximately:

• Ground Attack +60%

• Ground Defense +45%

• Ground HP +45%

• March Size +6%

His own fully developed package therefore reaches approximately:

• Ground Attack +155%

• Ground Defense +125%

• Ground HP +110%

• March Size +14%

before Covenant and Skill Books.

His Covenant with:

• Pyrrhus

• Charles XII

• Arminius

adds another modern scaling layer.

With the main personal Covenant bonuses unlocked, his regular attacking package can reach approximately:

• Ground Attack +165%

• Ground Defense +135%

• Ground HP +120%

before Skill Books.

His biggest strengths are:

• excellent Ground Attack

• excellent Ground Defense

• excellent Ground HP

• useful native March Size

• strong Ascension

• superb fourth Specialty

• valuable Covenant

• strong Ground rally potential

• balanced offensive survivability

His biggest weaknesses are:

• premium/event acquisition

• difficult duplicate fragments

• expensive Ascension

• expensive Specialties

• most of his strongest buffs are offensive

• newer premium Ground Generals can still raise the ceiling further

For players who already own and can fully develop him, Totila remains a powerful Ground PvP General in 2026.

He is not an outdated placeholder.

He is a legitimate high-quality Ground attacker with enough Attack, Defense, HP and Covenant scaling to remain valuable even as a second Ground march on advanced accounts.