Evony General Guide and Build: Algernon Sidney

Algernon Sidney – “A 17th-century English statesman and military theorist, renowned for his unwavering dedication to the ideals of the revolution.”

Algernon Sidney – Details

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Is Algernon Sidney a good general in Evony?

This General is an excellent option for anyone looking for a premium Ranged PvP General. Indeed, he is a pureist in this role, driven by his Special Skill, Patriot’s Radiance, which grants a huge 45% to Ranged Troop Attack and Defense and a further 30% to their HP and the HP of Siege Machines when in attack. This is quite simply an enormous buff, even before any development, and, even better, he has no Skill Book restrictions. However, it should be noted that you should avoid setting him as your Defense General due to the majority of his buffs only being active in attack.

Algernon Sidney – 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.

Patriot’s Radiance

Increases ranged troops’ attack and defense by 45% and ranged troops and siege machines’ HP by 30% when General is leading the army to attack.

Ascended Special Skill Buffs

Below are the additional buffs that an ascended Algernon Sidney will receive to his Special Skill for each ascended star level.

• 1 Star – Ranged Troop Attack +15% and HP +10%.
• 2 Star – Marching Troop Death into Wounded Rate +8%.
• 3 Star – When attacking, Ranged Troop Attack +25%, March Size Capacity +8%.
• 4 Star – Marching Ranged Troop Defense +15% and HP +15%.
• 5 Star – Marching Ranged Troop and Siege Machine Attack +40%, March Size Capacity and Marching Ranged Troop and Siege Machine HP +10%.

Algernon Sidney – 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 Assault

• Ranged Troop Attack +10%
• Ranged Troop HP +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%

Whig Patriot

• Ranged Troop Attack +40%
• Attacking Ranged Troop and Siege Machine HP +25%
• Attacking Ranged Troop and Siege Machine Defense +25%

Algernon Sidney – Covenant

This General can also receive further buffs by establishing Covenants with other Generals. These buffs and the Generals they can form a Covenant with are outlined below. For more details on Covenants check out our Evony General Guide.

Generals

• William Wallace
• Merlin
• John Churchill

Buffs

Covenant	Buff
War	Marching Ranged Troop Attack +5% (A)
Cooperation	Reinforcing Ranged Troop Attack +5% (B)
Peace	Marching Ranged Troop Attack +5% (A)
Faith	March Size Capacity +8% (A) March Speed +10% (B)
Honor	Marching Ranged Troop Defense +5% (A)
Civilization	Marching Ranged Troop Attack +5% (A) Marching Ranged Troop HP +10% (A)

Key: (A) = only effective for this General and (B) = takes effect unconditionally.

Algernon Sidney – Builds

The below builds outline which skill books and equipment refines you should use depending on your requirements. Alternatively, create your very own build with our Evony General Equipment and Buff Calculator.

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.

• 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

Due to this general’s buff to both ranged troops and siege machines, it can be a good play to run a mixed march with both troop types in certain scenarios. This build will work well for these situations. 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 – Siege 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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