
Alfred the Great – “King of Wessex in the Anglo-Saxon England Period, known as the King of the Anglo-Saxons.”
Alfred the Great – Details
- Base Stats1
- Leadership: 117 B | 9.03 G
- Attack: 112 B | 8.64 G
- Defense: 116 B | 8.87 G
- Politics: 112 B | 8.56 G
- Base Power: 15,125
- Cost: 60,000,000 Gold
- Region: Europe
- Ascended: Yes
- 1B = Base Stat | G = Growth Rate
- General Role and Tier
- Ranged PvP: S Rank
- Ground PvP: C Rank
- Mounted PvP: C Rank
- Siege PvP: B Rank
- Monster Hunter: C Rank
- Best Role: Ranged PvP
- Secondary Role: Defense General
- Availability
- Relic
Is Alfred the Great a good general in Evony?
Alfred the Great has the second-highest ranged attack once he has been fully leveled and specialties maxed out. This puts him just behind Simeon the Great. However, like Simeon, much of this attack is tied up in the expensive final specialty.
Maxing this out will cost a lot of Gems and Runestones. If you are not a big spender, it is better to go with Elektra who has a higher ranged attack when the final specialty is not maxed out. She also has a superior ranged troop HP.
Alfred the Great – Special Skill
An Evony General’s Special Skill is always active and requires no development. Read the description carefully to ensure it is having the impact that you expect.
Please note, that this General can be ascended through the Evony General Ascending feature. Each ascended star level will add an additional buff to the General’s Special skill. Read our Evony General Ascending Guide for more details on Evony General Ascension.
Great King
Increases ranged troops’ attack by 30% and siege machines’ attack by 20% when General is leading the army to attack.
Ascended Special Skill Buffs
Below are the additional buffs that an ascended Alfred the Great will receive to his Special Skill for each ascended star level.
- 1 Star – Marching Ranged Troop and Siege Machine Defense +10% and HP +15%.
- 2 Star – Enemy In-city Troop Wounded into Death rate +10%.
- 3 Star – When General is launching Alliance War, Rally Capacity +8%.
- 4 Star – Marching Ranged Troop and Siege Machine Attack +10% and HP +15%.
- 5 Star – Marching Ranged Troop and Siege Machine Attack +15% and Defense +10%.
Alfred the Great – Specialities
These skills are unlocked once the Evony General reaches level 25. They can be expensive to develop, requiring Gems and Runestones. Read our Evony General Guide for more details.
Ranged Troop Formation
- Ranged Troop Attack +10%
- Ranged Troop Defense +10%
Siege
- March Size Capacity +6%
- Attacking Siege Machine and Ranged Troop Attack +10%
Ranged Troop Ares
- Ranged Troop Attack +10%
- Ranged Troop HP +10%
- Ranged Troop Defense +10%
Battle of Edington
- Ranged Troop Attack +35%
Alfred the Great – Builds
The below builds outline which skill books and equipment refines you should use depending on your requirements.
Ranged PvP
This build is ideal for players who are very range heavy. It sacrifices everything in favor of ranged attack whilst also topping up ranged troop HP and Defense via equipment refines.
This build will ensure you do maximum damage, especially in the early game when players are quite mounted heavy. You can alternatively swap March Size for Ranged Troop HP if you want to give your Ranged troops a bit more durability.
- Skill Books:
- Lvl 4 Ranged Troop Attack – Ranged Attack +25%
- Lvl 4 Ranged Troop Range Bonus – Ranged Troop Range +100
- Lvl 4 March Size – March Size +12%
- Equipment Refines:
- Bow – Ranged Troop Attack % x4
- Armor – Ranged Troop Defense % x4
- Boots – Ranged Troop Defense % x4
- Helmet – Ranged Troop HP % x4
- Leg Armor – Ranged Troop HP % x4
- Ring – Ranged Troop Attack % x4
Siege and Ranged PvP
If you like and can afford, to mix in some siege to your march then this is the build for you. It still assumes you are more range heavy, given Alfred the Freat’s skills, however, it also gives your siege troops a boost to their range.
Siege range is prioritized over siege attack as siege attack is already very high with the additional range giving you some extra attacks before the enemy has you in their range.
- Skill Books:
- Lvl 4 Ranged Troop Attack – Ranged Attack +25%
- Lvl 4 Ranged Troop Range Bonus – Ranged Troop Range +100
- Lvl 4 Siege Troop Range Bonus – Ranged Troop Range +200
- Equipment Refines:
- Bow – Ranged Troop Attack % x4
- Armor – Ranged Troop Defense % x4
- Boots – Ranged Troop Defense % x4
- Helmet – Ranged Troop HP % x4
- Leg Armor – Ranged Troop HP % x4
- Ring – Ranged Troop Attack % x4
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