Evony Edward the Black Prince Strength & Usage Analysis

Edward the Black Prince is an Epic Historic General for ranged troops in Evony: the King’s Return, who can be obtained in free ways. The general can offer both buffs and debuffs. Please read this guide for the details of obtaining the general, what he can bring to you, and how to choose between this general and generals of similar status.

Story of Edward the Black Prince

As one of the most successful English commanders during the Hundred Years’ War, Edward was called as the Black Prince.
In 1346, Prince Edward commanded the vanguard at the Battle of Crecy. He led the English army to defend the French charges. At least 1,000 French noble men-at-arms and 12,000 knights were killed in the battle. This number of the English army was around 300.
In 1356 Prince Edward set out on another expedition, undertaken with the intention of passing through France to Normandy. He captured King John II in Battle of Poitiers, which won him great honor.
Evony Edward the Black Prince
Evony Edward the Black Prince

Special Skill: Rain of Arrows

Original attributes:
  • Increases your ranged troops’ attack by 25% and reduces enemy mounted troops attack by 15% when the general is leading the army.
The general will activate the following buffs and debuffs when you ascend him to a certain extent:
  • 1st red star – Ranged troop attack +5%; Enemy mounted troop defense -15%
  • 2nd red star – Enemy in-city troop wounded into death rate +8%
  • 3rd red star – March size capacity +10%
  • 4th red star – Ranged troop attack +10%; Enemy mounted troop HP -20%
  • 5th red star – Ranged troop attack +15%; Enemy mounted troop attack -5%

Max-level Specialty of Edward the Black Prince

  1. Ranged Troop Assault: Ranged troop attack and HP +10%
  2. Suppress: Enemy troop HP -10%
  3. Ranged Troop Ares: Ranged troop attack, HP, and defense +10%
  4. Battle of Poitiers: Ranged troop attack and HP +26%

How to Get General Edward the Black Prince?

  1. Tavern

You can spend 38,000,000 Gold to recruit the general in your tavern when he appears.
General Edward the Black Prince in Tavern and General Tokens
General Edward the Black Prince in Tavern and General Tokens

  1. Epic Historic General Token

  • Alliance Competition – Players in Elite League and Epic League will acquire the token when they earn a certain number of monarch scores.
  • King’s Path – Complete 99 tasks, including the following aspects to get an Epic Historic General or Mehmed II’s exclusive token.
    • City tax
    • Gather RSS outside the city
    • Defeat boss monsters with certain power
    • Consume stamina
    • Donate to alliance
    • Heal troops
    • Produce RSS in the city
    • Spin the Wheel of Fortune
    • Refine equipments
    • Buy items from the Black Market
    • Participate in alliance wars
    • Attack certain levels’ castles
    • Kill others’ troops
  • Gather Troops – Complete 70 tasks such as the following aspects to get an Epic Historic General and other rewards.
    • Increase power
    • Cultivate generals
    • Train certain levels’ troops and use correspongding speedups
    • Build certain levels’ traps
    • Attack certain levels’ castles
    • Kill others’ troops
  • Battlefield Shop – The token may appear in the shop; you can then exchange required items for it.
  • Wheel of Fortune – It’s possible that this token will appear in some round, but based on my testing, the probability is extremely low.
  • Payment Paths – Feasting Revelry and some other time-limited events’ packages, such as Super Delicacy Set and Diamond Stardust Package.

  1. Epic General (in General Token Chest)

  • Champion Loyalty Rewards – Claim general token chests when a champion’s loyalty reaches Lv4 to 7.
  • Alliance Competition – Players in Novice and Junior Leagues can obtain the chest when they earn certain monarch scores.
  • Wheel of Fortune – It sometimes appears in the roulette wheel’s rewards, but the probability is very low.
Previously, there were other ways to obtain these rewards, such as VIP premium packages and the Limited Offer event, but with game updates, this token have been replaced with higher-value rewards.
Get Evony General Tokens in Alliance Competition
Get Evony General Tokens in Alliance Competition

 

  1. Adv General

This token is really old; currently, it’s probably only possible to find it in the Wheel of Fortune, but the probability is not high.

Strength Comparison & Analysis

Other archer (ranged troop) generals that can be recruited in Tavern include:
  • Alfred the Great, Edward Ⅲ, Henry V, Charles XII, Mihai, Winfield Scott, Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Himoko, Jumong, Li Shimin, Vladimir the Great, Thutmose III, Gnarr, Douglas, and Subutai.
Generals with debuff attributes include Himoko, Jumong, and Vladimir the Great.
Moreover, there is another general, Mehmed II, who is also an archer general with some debuff attributes. While he cannot be recruited from the tavern, he can be obtained for free. His unlocking token is included in the ultimate reward of King’s Path.
So, we will compare Edward the Black Prince with these four generals through the table below.
Note:
  • All numbers in the table are percentages.
  • The data in the table is a summary of the corresponding generals’ special skills and specialties at maximum level.
  • The data in parentheses represents the portion effective when they are assistant generals.
General
Ranged Attack
Ranged Defense
Ranged HP
March Size
Rally Capacity
Debuff
Other Buff
Edward the Black Prince
101 (71)
10 (10)
46 (46)
10 (0)
0
Enemy mounted attack -20 (15)
Enemy mounted defense -15 (0)
Enemy mounted HP -20 (0)
Enemy all troops’ HP -10 (10)
Enemy wounded-into-death rate +8 (0)
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Himoko
50 (25)
40 (15)
35 (10)
0
6 (0)
Enemy mounted attack -51 (51)
Enemy all troops’ attack -10 (10)
Enemy ranged attack -26 (26)
Enemy wounded-into-death rate +10 (10) (attacking)
Attacking Death-into-wounded rate +8 (0)
Jumong
86 (61)
41 (16)
35 (10)
10 (0)
0
Enemy all troops’ HP -10 (10)
Enemy wounded-into-death rate +6 (6) (attacking)
Attacking Death-into-wounded rate +8 (0)
Death-into-soul rate +10 (10)
Vladimir the Great
65 (50)
30 (10)
40 (20)
16 (6)
0
Enemy all troops’ attack -25 (20)
Enemy ground attack -10 (10)
Enemy mounted HP -10 (10)
Attacking Death-into-wounded rate +8 (0)
Mehmed II
116 (71)
10 (10)
0
6 (6)
8 (0)
Enemy ground defense -25 (15)
Enemy ground HP -10 (0)
Enemy mounted defense -35 (15)
Enemy mounted HP -20 (0)
Enemy wounded-into-death rate +6 (6) (attacking)
Attacking Death-into-wounded rate +20 (10)

Conclusions:

According to the data above, we can draw the following conclusions.

  1. Buffs to ranged troops:

  • Mehmed II provides the most significant buff to ranged troops’ attack, but his buffs to defense and HP are lacking. Edward the Black Prince is more well-rounded than him, and offers the second-highest buff to attack.
  • Edward the Black Prince provides the best HP buff to ranged troops among these generals, but his buff to defense is minimal.
  • Himako, Jumong, and Vladimir the Great offer relatively balanced buffs to ranged troops, with Jumong providing the better overall buff than the other two.

  1. Debuffs to enemy troops:

  • Edward the Black Prince primarily weakens enemy mounted troops, debuffing them in attack, defense, and HP, especially HP. The other 4 generals don’t have such pure debuff attributes.
  • Himiko inflicts the most debuffs on enemy mounted troops’ attacks, and her weakening of enemy ranged troops’ attacks is also quite good, but she lacks debuffs on defense and HP.
  • Vladimir the Great and Mehmed II both have debuffs on enemy ground and mounted troops, but Vladimir the Great primarily weakens attack, targeting all troop types, while Mehmed II’s debuffs are concentrated on defense and HP of ground and mounted troops.
  • Jumong has the fewest debuff attributes among these generals.