Evony General Guide and Build: Shapur I

Shapur I – “The King of Kings of Sasanian Persia who defeated three Roman emperors and captured the city of Antioch.”

Shapur I – Details

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Is Shapur I a good general in Evony?

Shapur I can be used as both a Siege PvP General and Siege Defense General, and, indeed, many even consider him one fo the Best Siege Generals in the game with a very powerful attack when fully Ascended. His Special Skill, Mazada Worshiper, starts this off with a 55% buff to Siege Machine HP and attack and further 40% to their defense.

Shapur I – 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.

Mazda Worshiper

Increase siege machines’ attack and HP by 55% and ranged troops and siege machines’ defense by 40% when General is leading the army.

Ascended Special Skill Buffs

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

• 1 Star – Siege Machine Defense and HP +15%
• 2 Star – Attacking Troop Death into Wounded Rate +8%
• 3 Star – Siege Machine Attack and HP +20%
• 4 Star – Ranged Troop and Siege Machine Attack +15%, March Size Capacity +6%
• 5 Star – Attacking Siege Machine Attack +35%, Defense and HP +20%

Shapur I – 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.

Siege Machine Assault

• Siege Machine Attack +10%
• Siege Machine HP +10%

Bash

• Ranged Troop and Siege Machine Attack +10%

Siege Machine Ares

• Siege Machine Attack +10%
• Siege Machine HP +10%
• Siege Machine Defense +10%

Battle of Antioch

• Siege Machine Attack +55%
• Attacking Siege Machine Defense +40%
• Attacking Siege Machine HP +40%

Shapur I – 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

• Trajan
• Carus
• Septimius Severus

Buffs

Covenant	Buff
War	Siege Machine Defense +10% (A)
Cooperation	Siege Machine Training Capacity +10% (B)
Peace	Reinforcing Siege Machine Attack +10% (A)
Faith	Attacking Siege Machine Attack +10% (A) In-Rally Siege Machine HP +5% (B)
Honor	Siege Machine Attack +10% (A)
Civilization	Siege Machine HP +10% (A) March Size Capacity +10% (A)

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

Shapur I – 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.

Siege PvP

Everything for this build is focused on improving a very heavy siege march. This is likely only viable for big spenders as the gem repair cost could be very high. However, it is particularly potent and will cause huge damage to the enemy.

• Skill Books:
• Lvl 4 Siege Machine Attack – Siege Attack +25%
• Lvl 4 Siege Machine Range Bonus – Siege Machine Range +200
• Lvl 4 March Size – March Size +12%
• Equipment Refines:
• Axe – Siege Machine Attack % x4
• Armor – Siege Machine Defense % x4
• Boots – Siege Machine Defense % x4
• Helmet – Siege Machine HP % x4
• Leg Armor – Siege Machine HP % x4
• Ring – Siege Machine Attack % x4

Siege Defense

Everything for this build is focused on improving a very heavy siege city defense. This is likely only viable for big spenders as the gem repair cost could be very high. However, it is particularly potent and will cause huge damage to the attacker. HP is added to give a bit more durability to your siege machines.

• Skill Books:
• Lvl 4 Siege Machine Attack – Siege Attack +25%
• Lvl 4 Siege Machine Range Bonus – Siege Machine Range +200
• Lvl 4 Siege Machine HP – Siege HP +25%
• Equipment Refines:
• Axe – Siege Machine Attack % x4
• Armor – Siege Machine Defense % x4
• Boots – Siege Machine Defense % x4
• Helmet – Siege Machine HP % x4
• Leg Armor – Siege Machine HP % x4
• Ring – Siege Machine Attack % x4

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