Guide to Evony Sun Wu & Academy Officers’ Comparison

ByEvony Liveops
Evony’s general, Sun Wu, the commander of Wu who crushed mighty Chu and intimidated Qi and Jin, is set as an academy duty officer general in the game. This guide will list his detailed attributes and how to obtain the general, as well as compare his buffs with those of other academy officers.

The Story of General Sun Wu

Sun Wu, a native of Qi in the late Spring and Autumn period, was a famed strategist. His Thirteen Chapters on the Art of War led Wu Zixu to recommend him to the King of Wu.
To test his command, the king ordered him to drill palace maids. When repeated orders failed, Sun executed the king’s favored concubine, who led the maids. The women fell into strict discipline, and though grieved, the king was convinced of Sun’s ability and made him general.
Under his training, Wu’s army grew powerful enough to confront mighty Chu. When Chu struck at Wu’s vassals, Sun urged striking directly into Chu’s heartland rather than facing their armies head-on. His raids pierced deep, and at Boju he crushed Chu’s main force. The king of Chu fled his capital, and the long-dominant state collapsed in a single campaign.
Though Sun Wu earned victories that shook Chu, Qi, and Jin, it was his Art of War that made his name eternal. The treatise shaped Chinese, East Asian, and even world military thought, extending its influence into politics, business, and beyond.
Evony General Sun Wu
Evony General Sun Wu

Sun Wu’s Special Skill

Sage of War: Increases research speed by 15% and increases troops’ defense and HP by 20% when Sun Wu is the Academy Officer.
You can ascend the general to activate the buffs below. (The following buffs are only effective when the general serves as an Academy Officer.)
  • 1 Star – attacking ranged troops and siege machine attack, defense, and HP +20%
  • 2 Star – defending ground and mounted troop HP +20%; defending ranged troop and siege machine attack +20%
  • 3 Star – troops attack and defense +15%
  • 4 Star – enemy defending troops’ attack and defense against your in-rally troops -15%
  • 5 Star – attacking siege machine and ranged troop attack and HP +15%; rally capacity +6%

Specialties’ Max-level Effect

  1. Ground Troop Formation: ground troop attack and defense +10%
  2. Annihilation: march size capacity +6%; attacking mounted and ground troop attack +10%
  3. Sage (applied to Academy Officer): research speed +15%; ranged troop and siege machine defense +15%
  4. The Art of War (applied to Academy Officer): research speed +15%; ranged troop and siege machine attack and HP +15%

The Way to Unlock Sun Wu

Use Sun Wu’s exclusive general token to unlock the general.

  1. King’s Party Event

The token was first launched at the King’s Party cake Lv10, during the Evony 2025 Autumn Ceremony. But now, the Lv10 cake will offer the Military Strategist Historic General Chest, in which you can select Sun Wu’s token.
During the event, you need to purchase basic gems to upgrade your party cake. The basic gems mentioned here don’t just refer to buying gems directly; you can also purchase packages to receive gems. You can click the gem slot in the upper right corner to enter the Store to view the holiday gift packs and common packs currently on sale. Besides, you can purchase specific packages within the interface of each special event.
Then, you can claim rewards, including Sun Wu’s general token or Military Strategist Historic General Chest, when your cake reaches Lv10.
Get Evony Sun Wu in King's Party Cake
Get Evony Sun Wu in King’s Party Cake

  1. Military Strategist Historic General Chest

You can also select Sun Wu’s token from the chest.
The chest can be obtained from the following paths:
  • Tomb Expedition (Lv4 limited rewards)
  • All-Star Shop (100 Galaxy Coins; one-time offer)
  • Storm Shop (10,000 Storm Coins; redeem once per season)
  • Strategic Stockpile (1,800 Stockpile Tickets; redeem once during the event)
  • Sprint events (permanently limited to 1 redemption)
  • King’s Party (cake level 10)
  • Lucky Raffle (Vault of Pharaoh)
  • Grace of Star Trail (have a chance to receive the chest by spinning the trail)
  • Revelry Carnival (exchange 600 Emerald Brooches for the chest)

Academy Officer Duty Buffs

There are 5 levels for each duty position. The higher the level, the greater the benefits. To increase the level, your Academy Duty General’s basic attributes must reach a certain value.
The duty requirements and bonus effects of these 5 levels are as follows.
  1. Junior Academy Officer
    1. Duty requirements: general politics 500 and leadership 450
    2. Duty benefit: research speed +5%
  2. Medium Academy Officer
    1. Duty requirements: general politics 850 and leadership 800
    2. Duty benefits: research speed +10%
  3. Senior Academy Officer
    1. Duty requirements: general politics 1,150 and leadership 1,100
    2. Duty benefits: research speed +15%
  4. Special Academy Officer
    1. Duty requirements: general politics 1,250, leadership 1,200, and power 3,100,000
    2. Duty benefits: research speed +25%
  5. Super Academy Officer
    1. Duty requirements: general politics 1,400, leadership 1,400, and power 3,100,000
    2. Duty benefits: research speed +40%

Comparison of Academy Officers

Currently, the academy officers in Evony are Eulji Mundeok, Hammurabi, and Sun Wu. We have compiled the attributes that can be increased by these three generals at different stages of growth in the table below to make it easier to compare their strengths and distinguish the focus when using them.
Growth Stage
Sun Wu
Hammurabi
Eulji Mundeok
Basic special skill
Research speed +15
Troops defense +20
Troops HP +20
Research speed +10
Ranged defense +20
Siege defense +20
Research speed +20
1st red star
Attacking ranged attack +20
Attacking ranged defense +20
Attacking ranged HP +20
Attacking siege attack +20
Attacking siege defense +20
Attacking siege HP +20
In-city ranged defense +20
In-city siege defense +10
In-city ranged HP +20
In-city siege HP +20
In-city ground defense +10
In-city ground HP +10
In-city mounted defense +10
In-city mounted HP +10
2nd red star
Defending ground HP +20
Defending mounted HP +20
Defending ranged attack +20
Defending siege attack +20
Research speed +10%
Research speed +10
3rd red star
Troops attack +15
Troops defense +15
In-city ranged attack +20
In-city ranged defense +20
In-city ranged HP +20
In-city siege attack +20
In-city siege defense +20
In-city siege HP +20
In-city ranged defense +20
In-city ranged HP +15
In-city siege defense +20
In-city siege HP +15
4th red star
Enemy defending troops’ attack against your in-rally troops -15
Enemy defending troops’ defense against your in-rally troops -15
In-city troops defense +25
In-city troops HP +25
In-city ground defense +15
In-city ground HP +15
In-city mounted defense +15
In-city mounted HP +15
5th red star
Attacking siege attack +15
Attacking siege HP +15
Attacking ranged attack +15
Attacking ranged HP +15
Rally capacity +6
In-city ranged attack +20
In-city siege attack +20
In-city troops defense +20
In-city troops HP +20
In-city ranged attack +10
In-city ranged defense +15
In-city ranged HP +15
In-city siege attack +10
In-city siege defense +15
In-city siege HP +15
Specialty 1
Ground attack +10
Ground defense +10
Siege HP +10
Siege defense +10
Ranged attack +10
Ranged defense +10
Specialty 2
March size capacity +6
Attacking mounted attack +10
Attacking ground attack +10
Ranged attack +10
Siege attack +10
(Applied to sub-city mayor)
Specialty 3
Research speed +15
Ranged defense +15
Siege defense +15
Research speed +10
Research speed +10
Specialty 4
Research speed +15
Ranged attack +15
Ranged HP +15
Siege attack +15
Siege HP +15
Research speed +10
Ranged HP +20
Siege HP +20
Research speed +20

Conclusions:

Eulji Mundeok offers the best boost to research speed among the three generals and can be used when upgrading technology is needed.
Hammurabi offers a good bonus to in-city troops and is suitable for defensive players.
Sun Wu is a better general for offensive players than the other two. He not only has numerous offensive buffs, but also debuffs against enemy defenders and a small boost to rally and march size capacity.dis
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