Evony Epic Historic General, Brian Boru, is a general who can bring the best buffs for ranged troops’ attack, defense, and HP so far. Please read the guide to learn more details of the general, as well as how to acquire it and recommended pairing methods.
Brian Boru’s General Story
Brian Boru, King of Munster, rose from Ireland’s chaos, driving away the Vikings and becoming an enduring symbol of Irish independence.
In the 10th century, Ireland was fractured into warring kingdoms. Vowing to unite the land, Brian used his unmatched military and political skills to conquer rival kings and become Ireland’s supreme ruler.
In 1014, the Vikings launched a final invasion. Brian led his forces at the Battle of Clontarf, where his fearless army decisively ended Viking rule in Ireland. Though he didn’t live to see the peace that followed, Brian’s legacy of unity and strength reshaped Ireland’s history.
Today, his name echoes in the winds of Ireland, forever etched in legend.
Special Skill – High King of Ireland
Increases ranged troops’ attack and HP by 50% when Brian Boru is leading the army to attack. Increases ranged troops and siege machines’ defense by 35% when Brian Boru brings any Dragon or Spiritual Beast to attack.
1 Star – Ranged troop and siege machine defense and HP +15%
2 Star – Attacking troop death into wounded rate +8%
3 Star – March size capacity +10%; ranged troop attack +25%
4 Star – When attacking, ranged troop and siege machine attack +15% and ranged troop defense and HP +20%
5 Star – Attacking ranged troop attack +35%, defense and HP +25%
Brian Boru’s Max-level Specialty
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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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Battle of Clontarf: attacking ranged troop attack +40%; ranged troop and siege machine defense and HP +35%
The Covenant Info of Brian Boru
Covenant Generals
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Henry V
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Edward III
Covenant Attributes
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War Covenant: ranged troop HP +10%
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Cooperation Covenant: attacking ranged troop defense +10%
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Peace Covenant: ranged troop training speed +10% (take effect unconditionally)
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Faith Covenant: attacking ranged troop attack +10%; attacking ranged troop HP +5% (take effect unconditionally)
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Honor Covenant: march speed +10%
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Civilization Covenant: ranged troop attack +5%; in-rally ranged troop defense +10%
Except for those specially marked, other covenant attributes only apply to Brian Boru.
The Paths to Obtain Brian Boru
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Epic Historic General (Premium)
We have compiled the main ways to obtain the premium token in the current events. Most involve purchasing packages, but there are also free paths.
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Revelation of Horus – Use 330 Horus Gold Coins to redeem an Epic Historic General (Premium). You can get the coins from revelation quests and Horus Sale packages. Also, a Super Horus Sale package contains an Epic Historic General (Premium).
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Sealed Imperial Treasury – Relic Trading Post
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Covenant Stone Package
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Imperial Optional Package
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Night Shadow Circus Package
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Diviner’s Card Case Package (the bigger fate card pack; in the Divination of Fate)
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Limited Time Revelry Carnival Package (in the Revelry Carnival)
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Grace of Star Trail – The 3rd-tier Star Trail Gift Sale Package
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Giant’s Wisdom Temple – Luxury Ultimate Treasure
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Voyage to Civilizations – Super Voyage Sale package – Epic Historic General (Premium)
In addition, there are some ways to obtain Epic Historic General Fragment (Premium). Collecting 30 fragments can synthesize a token.
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Successive Purchase Benefits – Epic Historic General Fragment (Premium)
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Historic General Sale – Epic Historic General Fragment (Premium)
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Voyage to Civilizations – Senior Voyage Sale package – Epic Historic General Fragment (Premium) * 3
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Historic General Summoning
You can use the Epic Historic General (Glory) to summon generals on the reward list at this event. By the way, the chance of getting Brian Boru is highest during the Evony 2025 St. Patrick’s Day events.
The ‘Glory’ can be obtained from the following packages.
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The 5th-tier main event sale package
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Super Dragon Awakening Package
Compare Recent Ranged Main Generals
The generals we chose to compare with Brian Boru are the recently popular archer main generals Ragnar and Algernon Sidney.
To more clearly judge their buff effects on archers, we only record the buffs that can act on ranged troops.
The data in the table below are all percentages of buffs or debuffs.
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Brian Boru
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Ragnar
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Algernon Sidney
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Basic Special Skill
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Ranged attack +50
Ranged HP +50
Ranged defense +35
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Ranged attack +45
Ranged defense +45
Ranged HP +35
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Ranged attack +45
Ranged defense +45
Ranged HP +30
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Ascend 1 Star
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Ranged defense +15
Ranged HP +15
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Ranged attack +15 (attacking)
Ranged defense +10 (attacking)
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Ranged attack +15
Ranged HP +10
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Ascend 2 Star
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Death into wounded +8 (attacking)
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Ascend 3 Star
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March size +10
Ranged attack +25
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March size +8
Ranged HP +10 (attacking)
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Ranged attack +25 (attacking)
March size +8 (attacking)
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Ascend 4 Star
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Ranged attack +15
Ranged defense +20
Ranged HP +20
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Ranged attack +10 (attacking)
Ranged defense +10 (attacking)
Ranged HP +10 (attacking)
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Ranged defense +15 (attacking)
Ranged HP +15 (attacking)
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Ascend 5 Star
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Ranged attack +35
Ranged defense +25
Ranged HP +25
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Ranged attack +35 (attacking)
Ranged defense +20 (attacking)
Ranged HP +20 (attacking)
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Ranged attack +40 (attacking)
March size +10
Ranged HP +10 (attacking)
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Specialty 1
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Ranged attack +10
Ranged HP +10
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Ranged attack +10
Ranged defense +10
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Ranged attack +10
Ranged HP +10
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Specialty 2
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Ranged attack +10
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March size +6
Ranged attack +10 (attacking)
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March size +6
Ranged attack +10 (attacking)
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Specialty 3
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Ranged attack +10
Ranged HP +10
Ranged defense +10
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Ranged attack +10
Ranged defense +10
Ranged HP +10
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Ranged attack +10
Ranged defense +10
Ranged HP +10
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Specialty 4
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Ranged attack +40 (attacking)
Ranged defense +35
Ranged HP +35
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Ranged attack +45 (attacking)
Ranged defense +25 (attacking)
Ranged HP +25 (attacking)
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Ranged attack +40
Ranged defense +25 (attacking)
Ranged HP +25 (attacking)
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Covenant 1
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Ranged HP +10
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Ranged attack +5 (attacking)
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Ranged attack +5 (attacking)
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Covenant 2
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Ranged defense +10 (attacking)
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March speed +10
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Reinforcing ranged attack +5
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Covenant 3
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Ranged troop training speed +10
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Ranged troop training speed +10
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Ranged attack +5 (attacking)
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Covenant 4
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Ranged attack +10 (attacking)
Ranged HP +10 (attacking)
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Ranged defense +5 (attacking)
In-rally ranged attack +10
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March size +8
March speed +10
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Covenant 5
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March speed +10
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Ranged HP +10 (attacking)
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Ranged defense +5 (attacking)
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Covenant 6
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Ranged attack +5
In-rally ranged defense +10
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Ranged attack +5 (attacking)
Ranged defense +5 (attacking)
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Ranged attack +5 (attacking)
Ranged HP +10 (attacking)
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Skin
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Ranged attack +10 (attacking)
Enemy ground & mounted defense -10
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The above table shows the differences in the buffs of these 3 generals at different stages of growth.
Besides, we have also summarized the maximum value of their core buffs that can be effective for attacking troops as main generals, as shown in the table below.
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Generals
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Ranged Troop Attack
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Ranged Troop Defense
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Ranged Troop HP
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March Size
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Brian Boru
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+210%
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+150%
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+180%
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+10%
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Ragnar
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+200%
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+135%
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+120%
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+14%
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Algernon Sidney
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+210%
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+100%
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+120%
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+24%
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Based on the summary data, Brian Boru doesn’t provide a good buff in march size capacity, but his buffs to archers’ attack, defense, and HP are the best. In a comprehensive comparison, Ragnar is in the middle, with no particularly strong aspects, but overall even. And Algernon Sidney’s buff in march size is the best among them.
How to Pair General Brian Boru
Among the recent archer generals, the ones that do not conflict with Brian Boru are:
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Ragnar (not recommended, because Ragnar needs to carry a dragon or spiritual beast, but when dragons and spiritual beasts are carried by assistant generals, their own buffs are not effective)
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Algernon Sidney
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Franz Joseph I (cannot use ranged troop attack skill books)
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Tachibana Ginchiyo (cannot use ranged troop attack skill books)
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Godfrey of Bouillon
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Marcus Agrippa
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Louis IX (cannot use ranged troop attack skill books)
The following generals conflict with Brian Boru and cannot be used together:
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Merlin
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Mihai
Moreover, since many generals that can be combined with this general will make the attack skill book ineffective, we provide two sets of skill book combinations.
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Brian Boru + Algernon Sidney / Godfrey of Bouillon / Marcus Agrippa
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Lv4 Ranged Troop Range Bonus
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Lv4 Ranged Troop Attack
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Lv4 Ranged Troop Defense
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Lv4 Ranged Troop HP
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Lv4 March Size
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LV4 March Speed
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Brian Boru + Franz Joseph I / Tachibana Ginchiyo / Louis IX
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Lv4 Ranged Troop Range Bonus
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Lv4 Ranged Troop Defense
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Lv4 Ranged Troop HP
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Lv4 March Size
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LV4 March Speed
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Lv4 Luck
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