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John Buford in Evony

Legendary · Gathering / hunting · Skills, specialties and starting attributes.

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John Buford

The famous cavalry officer who fought for the Union as a brigadier general during the American Civil War.

Starting attributes & growth

AttributeStarting valueBase growth range
Attack1027.89–7.89
Defense1057.84–7.84
Leadership1017.87–7.87
Politics927.18–7.18

What do these values include?

Starting attributes and base growth are before stars, cultivation, equipment and other upgrades. They are not troop buff percentages or a ranking of combat performance.

SIGNATURE SKILL

Tenacious Cavalry Officer

Each ascension stage shows that stage's skill, not an additional stack. Do not add stages together. Dragon, duty and deployment requirements still apply.

Base skill

Increases mounted troops' attack by 30% and increases ranged troops and siege machines' attack by 15% when General is leading the army to attack Monsters.

  • Mounted Troop Attack on Monsters: +30%Applies in the situation named by the effect.
  • Ranged Troop Attack on Monsters / Siege Machine Attack on Monsters: +15%Applies in the situation named by the effect.

Skill text and values may differ by game version. Listed effects are not a complete combat simulation; ownership bonuses and other systems can add effects outside this skill.

SPECIALTY PROGRESSION

Specialties

Values at each level include earlier levels of that specialty. One level per specialty counts, not the sum of every level.

Hunter

Level 5 · Maximum level
  • Monsters Attack: -15%

Applies in the situation named by each effect.

Level 4
  • Monsters Attack: -9%

Applies in the situation named by each effect.

Level 3
  • Monsters Attack: -6%

Applies in the situation named by each effect.

Level 2
  • Monsters Attack: -3%

Applies in the situation named by each effect.

Level 1
  • Monsters Attack: -1%

Applies in the situation named by each effect.

Rush

Level 5 · Maximum level
  • March Speed to Monsters: +40%

Applies in the situation named by each effect.

Level 4
  • March Speed to Monsters: +24%

Applies in the situation named by each effect.

Level 3
  • March Speed to Monsters: +16%

Applies in the situation named by each effect.

Level 2
  • March Speed to Monsters: +8%

Applies in the situation named by each effect.

Level 1
  • March Speed to Monsters: +4%

Applies in the situation named by each effect.

Mounted Troop Ares

Level 5 · Maximum level
  • Mounted Troop Attack: +10%
  • Mounted Troop HP: +10%
  • Mounted Troop Defense: +10%

Applies in the situation named by each effect.

Level 4
  • Mounted Troop Attack: +6%
  • Mounted Troop HP: +6%
  • Mounted Troop Defense: +6%

Applies in the situation named by each effect.

Level 3
  • Mounted Troop Attack: +4%
  • Mounted Troop HP: +4%
  • Mounted Troop Defense: +4%

Applies in the situation named by each effect.

Level 2
  • Mounted Troop Attack: +2%
  • Mounted Troop HP: +2%
  • Mounted Troop Defense: +2%

Applies in the situation named by each effect.

Level 1
  • Mounted Troop Attack: +1%
  • Mounted Troop HP: +1%
  • Mounted Troop Defense: +1%

Applies in the situation named by each effect.

Biography

No biography is available for this general.

Can I use this to choose an assistant?

Not from these attributes alone: skill conflicts and deployment conditions matter too.

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