Coyolxauhqui Guide: The Best Ranged Assistant General in 2026
Coyolxauhqui is the sovereign of the stars and Queen of the Moon, illuminating the Mexica heavens with her shattered silver radiance. Released during the 2026 Heavenly Fire Ceremony, this Epic Historic General specializes in leading ranged troops. This guide details her stats, acquisition methods, strength analysis, and optimal general pairings.
General Story

Special Skill
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0 stars – Increases ranged troops’ attack and HP by 65% and ranged troops’ and siege machines’ defense by 45% when Coyolxauhqui is leading the army.
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1st star – Ranged troop defense and HP +15%
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2nd star – Attacking troop death-to-wound rate +8%
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3rd star – Ranged troop attack and HP +20%
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4th star – Ranged troop and siege machine attack and defense +10%; March size capacity +5%
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5th star – Ranged troop attack, defense, and HP +25%
Specialties’ Max-level Effect
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Ranged Troop Assault: Ranged troop attack and HP +10%
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Bash: Ranged troop and siege machine attack +10%
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Ranged Troop Ares: Ranged troop attack, HP, and defense +10%
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Silverlight Starfall: Ranged troop attack and defense +65%; March size capacity +10%
Covenant Details
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War Covenant – Ranged troop defense +10%
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Cooperation Covenant – Ranged troop training capacity +10%
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Peace Covenant – Ranged troop HP +10%
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Faith Covenant – Ranged troop attack +10%
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Honor Covenant – March size capacity +10%; Attacking ranged troop HP +5%
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Civilization Covenant – Attacking ranged troop attack and defense +15%
How to Unlock General Coyolxauhqui?
Unlock this general with an exclusive token, Historic General (Coyolxauhqui), obtainable through the Ode to Heavenly Fire event during Evony’s 2026 Heavenly Fire Ceremony.
During the event, use Moon Bells to draw from the Heavenly Fire Ceremony Historic General Chest. If you haven’t obtained the token by your 199th draw, it is guaranteed on the 200th draw. Once you open the chest, you can select one token from the following:
- Historic General (Coyolxauhqui)
- Historic General (Irene d’Arneau)
- Historic General (Rostam)
- Historic General (Niccolò Piccinino)
- Historic General (Ahmose I)

How to Earn Moon Bells
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Kill Monsters: Gain up to 20 Moon Bells.
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Gather Resources: Gain up to 10 Moon Bells.
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Purchase Packages: Each small pack contains 4 Moon Bells, and each large pack contains 40.
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Heavenly Fire Shop (Battle of Serpent Mountain): Exchange 1 Sun Medal for 10 Moon Bells (redemption limit: 2). Note: You need to contribute 100 Moon Medals to earn 1 Sun Medal.
Moon Medal Acquisition Methods
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Defeat Normal Temple Guards: Earn up to 100 Moon Medals (located on the world map).
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Defeat Elite Temple Guards: No limit (requires summoning via the “Temple Guard Summoning Order”).
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Sources for Temple Guard Summoning Orders:
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Battle of Serpent Mountain: All-server Moon Medal contribution rewards (each reward chest contains 1 Order; claim up to 6 in total).
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Battle of Serpent Mountain: Story chapter rewards (Chapters 2, 4, 6, and 7).
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Heavenly Fire Collection: Certain point milestone rewards.
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Heavenly Fire Collection -> Heavenly Fire Shop: Exchange 100 Cacao Beans for 1 Order (total redemption limit: 8).
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Story Rewards (Battle of Serpent Mountain Event): Chapters 1, 3, and 5 grant 10 Moon Medals each as unlock rewards.
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Purchase Packages: Heavenly Fire Rare or Epic Packages.
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Heavenly Fire Chests: Open chests for a chance to receive 5 Moon Bells.
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Unlocking Heavenly Fire Chests
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Battle of Serpent Mountain (All-Server Moon Medal Contribution): When total server contributions reach the following milestone nodes, a reward chest can be opened, with each chest containing 1 Heavenly Fire Chest:
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1,000,000
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2,000,000
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3,000,000
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4,000,000
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5,000,000
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6,000,000
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Redeem in Battle of Serpent Mountain -> Heavenly Fire Shop: You can also acquire Heavenly Fire Chests in the Battle of Serpent Mountain’s Heavenly Fire Shop. Use 1 Sun Medal to redeem 1 chest (total redemption limit: 4). Note: Sun Medals are obtained through Moon Medal contributions; see above for details.
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Possible Rewards from Heavenly Fire Chests
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Epic Historic General (Premium) x 1
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Moon Bell x 5
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60-Minute Speedup x 100
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Decoration: Quetzalcoatl Flag (7 Days) x 1
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Heavenly Fire Sacred Torch x 10
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Super Resource Chest x 3
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Comparison: Coyolxauhqui vs. Ahmose I vs. Visconti
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General
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Coyolxauhqui
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Ahmose I
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Visconti
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Initial Special Skill
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ATK +65%
DEF +45%
HP +65%
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ATK +55%
DEF +55%
HP +40%
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ATK +60%
DEF +60%
HP +45%
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Ascended Special Skill
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ATK +55%
DEF +50%
HP +60%
March size +5%
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ATK +65%
DEF +50%
HP +45%
March size +5%
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ATK +60%
DEF +60%
HP +30%
March size +8%
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Specialty 1 to 3
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ATK +30%
DEF +10%
HP +20%
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Specialty 4
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ATK +65%
DEF +65%
March size +10%
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ATK +55%
HP +35%
March size +10
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ATK +55%
DEF +55%
HP +45%
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Covenant
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ATK +10%
DEF +10%
HP +10%
ATK +15% (attacking)
DEF +15% (attacking)
HP +5% (attacking)
March size +10%
Training capacity +10%
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ATK +15%
DEF +15%
HP +10%
ATK +10% (attacking)
ATK +10% (in-rally)
March size +8%
Training capacity +10%
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ATK +5%
DEF +15%
HP +10%
ATK +15% (attacking)
ATK +5% (in-rally)
HP +10% (attacking)
March size +10%
Training speed +10%
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Skin
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ATK +8% (owned buff)
Enemy mounted DEF -10% (used buff)
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Conclusion
- As Main General: Coyolxauhqui outperforms Ahmose I in maximum buff effectiveness across ranged attack, defense, HP, and march size capacity. Meanwhile, except for her higher ranged defense buff, Visconti falls behind Coyolxauhqui in all other categories.
- As Assistant General: Coyolxauhqui maintains her dominance over Ahmose I across the board. While Visconti offers superior ranged HP, she remains secondary to Coyolxauhqui in every other stat.
How to Pair General Coyolxauhqui?
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Main & Assistant Combinations
Best Combinations:
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Huitzilopochtli + Coyolxauhqui
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Hatshepsut + Coyolxauhqui
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Marcian + Coyolxauhqui
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Charles VI + Coyolxauhqui
In addition, Coyolxauhqui can be paired with many other ranged generals, such as:
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Visconti
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Artemisia I
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Rumyantsev
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Ahmose I
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Franz Joseph I
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James Cook
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Brian Boru
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Algernon Sifney
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Merlin
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Ragnar
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Idunn
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Tachibana Ginchiyo
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However, the following generals are not suitable to partner with this general:
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Godfrey of Bouillon
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Gonzalo
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Sigurd
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Recommended Skill Books
The main and assistant generals can choose from the following skill books: Ranged Troop Attack, Ranged Bonus, Defense, HP, March Size, Attack Against Monster, and some debuff books.Important notes regarding the above possible combinations:
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For combinations involving Visconti, Mastsunaga Hisahide, and Ahmose I, the ‘Ranged Troop HP’ skill book can only be used on these generals themselves, not on their partners.
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For combinations involving Franz Joseph I, James Cook, Tachibana Ginchiyo, Subutai, and Louis IX, the ‘Ranged Troop Attack’ skill book cannot be used.
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Edward III and Louis IX’s related combinations, the ‘Ranged Troop Defense’ skill book must be used on themselves.
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