Evony General Guide and Build: Ragnar

Ragnar – “Viking leader and the most famous Norse hero in history.”

Ragnar – Details

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Is Ragnar a good general in Evony?

Ragnar’s kit gives him one of the highest Ranged Attacks in the game at a massive +200% in buffs once his Special Skill, Specialties, Ascension Skills, Covenants, and Skins are all accounted for. Of course, this can take a serious amount of spending to achieve, but nevertheless, he is an excellent choice as your main Ranged PvP General with a very OP Special Skill, Unstoppable Force, that adds 45% to ranged attack and defense and a further 35% to their HP when brings any Dragon or Spiritual Beast with him. However, it should be noted that most of his buffs are only active in attack, therefore making him a poor choice for Defense.

Ragnar – 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.

Unstoppable Force

Increases ranged troops’ attack and defense by 45% when General is leading the army to attack. Increases ranged troops and siege machines’ HP by 35% when General brings any dragon or Spiritual Beast to attack.

Ascended Special Skill Buffs

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

• 1 Star – Marching Ranged Troop Attack +15% and Defense +10%.
• 2 Star – Marching Troop Death into Wounded Rate +8%.
• 3 Star – March Size Capacity +8%; when attacking, Ranged Troop HP +10%.
• 4 Star – Marching Ranged Troop Attack +10%, Defense and HP +10%.
• 5 Star – Marching Ranged Troop Attack +35%, Defense and HP +20%.

Ragnar – 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%

Viking Leader

• Marching Ranged Troop Attack +45%
• Marching Ranged Ranged Troop Defense +25%
• Marching Ranged Ranged Troop HP +25%

Ragnar – Skins

Applying a Skin to your General grants some great extra buffs, below are those available for this General.

King of Midgard

• Marching Ranged Troop Attack +10%
• Enemy Ground Troop and Mounted Troop Defense -10%

Ragnar – 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

• Sigurd
• Harald
• Cnut the Great

Buffs

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

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

Ragnar – 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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