Evony General Guide and Build: Brian Boru

Brian Boru – “High King of Ireland, one of its most successful and unifying rulers, laying the foundation for Ireland’s unity.”

Brian Boru – Details

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Is Brian Boru a good general in Evony?

Brian Boru will slot in perfectly as your Ranged PvP General. Indeed, straight out of the box, he already has some pretty overpowered buffs. In particular, his Special Skill, High King of Ireland, adds 50% to the attack and HP of Ranged Troops when he is leading the army to attack. In addition to this, it grants a further 35% to Ranged Troop defense when he has any Dragon or Spiritual Beast equipped. You will also notice that his kit adds a few buffs to Siege Machines, however, he remains relatively weak for this troop type, and you are better going with different options for this role.

Brian Boru – 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.

High King of Ireland

Increases ranged troops’ attack and HP by 50% when General is leading the army to attack. Increases ranged troops siege machines’ defense by 35% when General brings any Dragon or Spiritual Beast to attack.

Ascended Special Skill Buffs

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

• 1 Star – Ranged Troop and Siege Machine Defense +15% 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%, Ranged Troop Defense and HP +20%.
• 5 Star – Attacking Ranged Troop Attack +35%, Defense and HP +25%.

Brian Boru – 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%

Bash

• Ranged Troop and Siege Machine Attack +10%

Ranged Troop Ares

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

Battle of Clontarf

• Attacking Ranged Troop Attack +40%
• Ranged Troop and Siege Machine Defense +35%
• Ranged Troop and Siege Machine HP +35%

Brian Boru – 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

•  Queen Boudica
• Henry V
• Edward III

Buffs

Covenant	Buff
War	Ranged Troop HP +10% (A)
Cooperation	Attacking Ranged Troop Defense +10% (A)
Peace	Ranged Troop Training Speed +10% (B)
Faith	Attacking Ranged Troop Attack +10% (A) Attacking Ranged Troop HP +5% (B)
Honor	March Speed +10% (A)
Civilization	Ranged Troop Attack +5% (A) In-Rally Ranged Troop Defense +10% (A)

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

Brian Boru – 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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