Evony’s 8th Anniversary General, Narcissus, has amazing strength in ground troop buffs. In addition to his strong special skills and specialties, he also has good covenant attribute bonuses and skin buffs. This guide details how to obtain this general during the anniversary period, and provides recommended general combinations and skill books.
Narcissus Background
In the grand history of the Roman Empire, Narcissus stands as a hero whose legend, though often uncelebrated, remains unforgettable.
At a time when Rome was fraught with political turmoil and its emperor’s cruelty became intolerable, powerful figures in the Senate sought to overthrow the tyrant. It was in this tense moment that Narcissus, once a mere slave, was chosen to be the instrument of justice. His unmatched loyalty and courage made him the ideal candidate to carry out this dangerous mission.
In a defining moment, Narcissus entered the emperor’s private bathhouse, where a deadly confrontation ensued. With valor and precision, Narcissus grasped the tyrant’s throat and brought his reign to a brutal end. In that moment, he not only secured Rome’s future but also carved his name into the annals of history as a legend of courage and defiance.
Narcissus General Skin
King of Gladiators – Narcissus
Use to activate the following buffs:
- Marching ground troop HP +15%
- Enemy ranged troop and siege machine attack -10%
Special Skill Golden Glory
Increases ground troops’ attack and HP by 50% and increases ground troops and mounted troops’ defense by 40% when Narcissus is leading the army to attack.
Enhance golden star: From 1★ to 5★, you need 40, 120, 300, 800, and 2000 medals separately.
After your golden star reaches maximum level, you can ascend the general and his special skill will unlock the buffs below.
- Marching ground troop attack, defense, and HP +10%
- Marching troop death-into-wounded rate +8%
- Marching ground and mounted troop attack +20%; march size capacity +10%
- Marching ground troop defense and HP +20%
- Attacking ground troop attack +40%; march size capacity +8%
Narcissus Maximum Specialty
- Ground Troop Defense: ground troop HP and defense +10%
- Suppress: enemy troop HP -10%
- Ground Troop Ares: ground troop attack, HP, and defense +10%
- Champion Gladiator: marching ground troop attack +50%; attacking mounted and ground troop defense and HP +30%
Narcissus General Covenant
Lucilla, Ludwig, and Martinus are his covenanted generals, and the covenant buffs are shown below.
- War Covenant: ground troop attack +10%
- Cooperation Covenant: enemy wounded into death when attacking +10%
- Peace Covenant: ground troop attack +5%
- Faith Covenant: march size capacity +5%; march speed +10%
- Honor Covenant: ground troop defense +10%
- Civilization Covenant: ground troop defense +5% and HP +15%
The Way to Obtain Narcissus & His Skin
Epic Historic General: Narcissus
Historic Summoning Event
Use Epic Historic General (Glory) to summon certain generals, including Narcissus.
You can get the Epic Historic General (Glory) in specific packages such as the 5th-tier event package (Anniversary Sale) and the Super Dragon Awakening package.
During Evony’s Eighth Anniversary, you will have the highest chance to get the general through this path. Besides, they also set up a guaranteed mechanism that Narcissus will appear within 6 summons.
Epic Historic General (Premium) Token/Fragment
- PackagesVIP 11 to 25 premium package, Covenant Stone package, Limited Offer package, Revelation of Horus event’s Super Horus Sale package, Gladiator Epic Package (in Uprising War), etc.
- Champion loyaltyLv11 to Lv20 rewards
- Glory ArenaChallenge others and earn 1500 Arena Coins to redeem it once.
- Sealed Imperial TreasuryOpen treasure chests to earn the Empire Ancient Coin. Each 500 coins can get 1. Redeem chance is 2.
- Server Monarch CompetitionVictory total ranking rewards place 1
- Gem Purchase EventPurchase 3000 gems daily to get it on days 2, 4, and 5.
- Epic Historic General Fragment (Premium)Hall of Champions – Increase gladiator points to get rewards.Peak Trial – Complete the trial task to claim stage rewards.Active Monthly Card – Use gems to patrol 3 times.
Epic Historic General Token
Get from the Gather Troops event.
Epic General Token
Server Monarch Competition: Victory total ranking rewards place 2 – Epic General; place 3 – General Token Chest.
You will randomly receive a Legendary or Epic General token when you open the general token chest. Other methods to obtain the chest include Champion loyalty Lv4 to Lv10 and VIP premium packages Lv1 and Lv4.
General Skin: King of Gladiators – Narcissus
King’s Party Event (only during the eighth Anniversary Celebration)
Purchase basic gems to level up the cake to level 10, and then you will claim the general skin.
Compare with Other Strong Ground Generals
| General | Ground Attack | Ground Defense | Ground HP | March Size |
| Narcissus | 195% | 135% | 160% | 23% |
| Totila | 165% | 135% | 120% | 14% |
| Miltiades | 170% | 120% | 140% | 14% |
| Suchet | 176% | 80% | 165% | 12% |
Considering these four dimensions, Narcissus is currently the strongest ground general in Evony.
Narcissus has a much higher attack bonus for ground troops than other generals and has the highest march size capacity buff. Although Suchet’s HP bonus to ground troops is slightly higher than his, it is not enough to shake the overall situation.
Recommended Combinations & Skill Books
By comparing with other generals of the same category, we believe that Narcissus is currently the strongest main general to lead ground troops.
After testing, Narcissus’s special skill conflicts with Suchet and Alessandra.
Among the generals whose skills do not conflict, we selected 10 combinations and sorted them in the table below.
The gains of attack, defense, and HP of ground troops in the table include the values during the march and attack.
| Main General | Assistant General | Ground Attack | Ground Defense | Ground HP | March Size Cap | Ground Troop Attack Skill Book |
| Narcissus | Lucilla | 326 | 220 | 255 | 39 | √ |
| Narcissus | Miltiades | 310 | 225 | 260 | 29 | √ |
| Narcissus | Totila | 310 | 235 | 245 | 29 | √ |
| Narcissus | Lu Xun | 300 | 220 | 210 | 23 | √ |
| Narcissus | Pyrrhus | 285 | 205 | 210 | 29 | √ |
| Narcissus | Frigg | 290 | 230 | 265 | 31 | × |
| Narcissus | Sweyn Forkbeard | 310 | 185 | 225 | 28 | √ |
| Narcissus | Maeda Toshiie | 290 | 155 | 220 | 29 | √ |
| Narcissus | Aurelian | 290 | 155 | 245 | 23 | √ |
| Narcissus | Turenne | 290 | 205 | 200 | 23 | × |
The above combinations are arranged from top to bottom in order of recommendation index from high to low.
The order of our recommendation is based on comprehensive considerations from 5 aspects in the table, assuming that all generals’ effective indicators have reached the maximum level.
In addition, if you want the general combination to be more powerful, you also need appropriate equipment and skill books.
Try to choose equipment targeted at infantry bonuses; the same goes for skill books.
Recommended Skill Books
- Lv4 Ground Troop Attack
- Lv4 Ground Troop Defense
- Lv4 Ground Troop HP
- Lv4 March Size
- Lv4 March Speed
- Lv4 Luck
- Lv4 Ground Troop HP Against Monster