A Beginner's Guide to PvP in Evony

A beginners guide to PvP on Evony

PvP in Evony consists of two main aspects: Offense and Defense. In this guide, I'll aim to teach you the fundamentals of both, along with some advanced techniques to integrate them effectively. Let's begin with Offense, which centers around your PvP March.

Creating a PvP March

Every player should always have at least an Archer PvP preset prepared, and having a Ground preset is also beneficial. Arctic Barbarians are an excellent resource for practicing PvP. Here are some tips for using Barbarians to hone your PvP skills:

Understand Your Troop Types

Each troop type has a specific advantage: Mounted troops excel against Ground, Ground troops outperform Ranged, and Ranged troops dominate Mounted. Your first step in any attack is to scout your enemy and identify their dominant troop type. For instance, if they have mostly Mounted troops, send a Ranged march. Siege troops are a bit more complex—Ground and Mounted have advantages over Siege, but Siege doesn’t counter any troop type directly. Instead, Siege targets other Siege, and battles between them hinge entirely on buffs and debuffs rather than troop advantages. For beginners, Siege isn’t a major factor in early-game PvP, though it becomes critical in the endgame. As a rule of thumb, avoid investing heavily in Siege until your Siege Attack buff reaches at least 1,500—or ideally 2,000—since Siege troops are easily defeated otherwise.

Building a PvP March

Layering

Every PvP march must be layered, meaning you include a small number of troops from every level and type. Depending on your keep’s power (e.g., 50–100 million), this could be as few as 300 troops per layer, or up to 1,000 or more if your power exceeds 500 million. For example, start your march with 500 T1 Siege, 500 T1 Mounted, 500 T1 Ranged, 500 T1 Ground, 500 T2 Siege, 500 T2 Mounted, 500 T2 Ranged, and so on. After layering all troop types and levels, fill the remaining march capacity with your top three tiers of the chosen troop type, split evenly. Suppose you’re attacking with Mounted troops against a Ground-heavy enemy, and your highest Mounted tier is T12. If you have 300,000 troop slots left after layering, add 100,000 T10 Mounted, 100,000 T11 Mounted, and 100,000 T12 Mounted. While there’s a more precise formula for optimizing these top tiers, equal splits work well for beginners. For Archer marches, consider a 30/30/40 or 25/25/50 split (with the largest portion in the highest tier). For Ground or Mounted marches, slightly favor the highest tier among the top three.

Generals

You’ll need a Main General and an Assistant General, both matching the troop type of your march. Check a General’s troop type below their portrait: a horse indicates Mounted, a bow and arrow signifies Ranged, and a sword and shield denotes Ground.

Main Generals: Equip them with gear tailored to their troop type (e.g., Mounted gear for a Mounted General). Skip yellow gear—focus on red gear, as you’ll earn plenty of red patterns while leveling up. Refine gear only with percentage-based boosts (not flat numbers) for attacking Generals, prioritizing Attack as the key stat.

Assistant Generals: Gear doesn’t affect them, nor do Dragon or Spirit Beast buffs. However, if their primary skill requires a Dragon or Spirit Beast, you’ll still need to assign one. Their Specialties and Covenants do apply, but only their first five stars matter—so don’t level them beyond that."