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Sei Shōnagon in Evony

Epic · Siege · Skills, specialties and starting attributes.

Sei Shōnagon portrait

Sei Shōnagon

A writer from Japan's Heian period, renowned for her work The Pillow Book, which stands as a cornerstone of Japanese cultural heritage.

Starting attributes & growth

AttributeStarting valueBase growth range
Attack1178.97–8.97
Defense1168.92–8.92
Leadership1209.18–9.18
Politics1128.43–8.43

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

Heian Grace

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 siege machines' attack and HP by 40% when General is leading the army. Increases ranged troops and siege machines' defense by 45% when General brings any Dragon or Spiritual Beast.

  • Siege Machine Attack / Siege Machine HP: +40%Applies in the situation named by the effect.
  • Ranged Troop Defense / Siege Machine Defense: +45%Additional game condition 3 (0); not treated as unconditional.
Ascension stage 1
  • Siege Machine Attack / Siege Machine HP: +40%Applies in the situation named by the effect.
  • Ranged Troop Defense / Siege Machine Defense: +45%Additional game condition 3 (0); not treated as unconditional.
  • Siege Machine Attack: +10%Applies in the situation named by the effect.
  • Siege Machine Defense / Siege Machine HP: +10%Applies in the situation named by the effect.
Ascension stage 2
  • Siege Machine Attack / Siege Machine HP: +40%Applies in the situation named by the effect.
  • Ranged Troop Defense / Siege Machine Defense: +45%Additional game condition 3 (0); not treated as unconditional.
  • Siege Machine Attack: +10%Applies in the situation named by the effect.
  • Siege Machine Defense / Siege Machine HP: +10%Applies in the situation named by the effect.
  • Attacking Troops' Death to Wounded Rate: +8%Applies in the situation named by the effect.
Ascension stage 3
  • Siege Machine Attack / Siege Machine HP: +40%Applies in the situation named by the effect.
  • Ranged Troop Defense / Siege Machine Defense: +45%Additional game condition 3 (0); not treated as unconditional.
  • Siege Machine Attack: +10%Applies in the situation named by the effect.
  • Siege Machine Defense / Siege Machine HP: +10%Applies in the situation named by the effect.
  • Attacking Troops' Death to Wounded Rate: +8%Applies in the situation named by the effect.
  • Ranged Troop Attack / Siege Machine Attack: +15%Applies in the situation named by the effect.
  • Siege Machine HP: +20%Applies in the situation named by the effect.
Ascension stage 4
  • Siege Machine Attack / Siege Machine HP: +40%Applies in the situation named by the effect.
  • Ranged Troop Defense / Siege Machine Defense: +45%Additional game condition 3 (0); not treated as unconditional.
  • Siege Machine Attack: +10%Applies in the situation named by the effect.
  • Siege Machine Defense / Siege Machine HP: +10%Applies in the situation named by the effect.
  • Attacking Troops' Death to Wounded Rate: +8%Applies in the situation named by the effect.
  • Ranged Troop Attack / Siege Machine Attack: +15%Applies in the situation named by the effect.
  • Siege Machine HP: +20%Applies in the situation named by the effect.
  • Siege Machine Attack: +15%Applies in the situation named by the effect.
  • Ranged Troop Defense / Siege Machine Defense: +10%Applies in the situation named by the effect.
Ascension stage 5
  • Siege Machine Attack / Siege Machine HP: +40%Applies in the situation named by the effect.
  • Ranged Troop Defense / Siege Machine Defense: +45%Additional game condition 3 (0); not treated as unconditional.
  • Siege Machine Attack: +10%Applies in the situation named by the effect.
  • Siege Machine Defense / Siege Machine HP: +10%Applies in the situation named by the effect.
  • Attacking Troops' Death to Wounded Rate: +8%Applies in the situation named by the effect.
  • Ranged Troop Attack / Siege Machine Attack: +15%Applies in the situation named by the effect.
  • Siege Machine HP: +20%Applies in the situation named by the effect.
  • Siege Machine Attack: +15%Applies in the situation named by the effect.
  • Ranged Troop Defense / Siege Machine Defense: +10%Applies in the situation named by the effect.
  • Siege Machine Attack: +20%Applies in the situation named by the effect.
  • Siege Machine Defense / Siege Machine HP: +20%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.

Siege Machine Formation

Level 5 · Maximum level
  • Siege Machine Attack: +10%
  • Siege Machine Defense: +10%

Applies in the situation named by each effect.

Level 4
  • Siege Machine Attack: +6%
  • Siege Machine Defense: +6%

Applies in the situation named by each effect.

Level 3
  • Siege Machine Attack: +4%
  • Siege Machine Defense: +4%

Applies in the situation named by each effect.

Level 2
  • Siege Machine Attack: +2%
  • Siege Machine Defense: +2%

Applies in the situation named by each effect.

Level 1
  • Siege Machine Attack: +1%
  • Siege Machine Defense: +1%

Applies in the situation named by each effect.

Bash

Level 5 · Maximum level
  • Ranged Troop Attack / Siege Machine Attack: +10%

Applies in the situation named by each effect.

Level 4
  • Ranged Troop Attack / Siege Machine Attack: +6%

Applies in the situation named by each effect.

Level 3
  • Ranged Troop Attack / Siege Machine Attack: +4%

Applies in the situation named by each effect.

Level 2
  • Ranged Troop Attack / Siege Machine Attack: +2%

Applies in the situation named by each effect.

Level 1
  • Ranged Troop Attack / Siege Machine Attack: +1%

Applies in the situation named by each effect.

Siege Machine Ares

Level 5 · Maximum level
  • Siege Machine Attack: +10%
  • Siege Machine HP: +10%
  • Siege Machine Defense: +10%

Applies in the situation named by each effect.

Level 4
  • Siege Machine Attack: +6%
  • Siege Machine HP: +6%
  • Siege Machine Defense: +6%

Applies in the situation named by each effect.

Level 3
  • Siege Machine Attack: +4%
  • Siege Machine HP: +4%
  • Siege Machine Defense: +4%

Applies in the situation named by each effect.

Level 2
  • Siege Machine Attack: +2%
  • Siege Machine HP: +2%
  • Siege Machine Defense: +2%

Applies in the situation named by each effect.

Level 1
  • Siege Machine Attack: +1%
  • Siege Machine HP: +1%
  • Siege Machine Defense: +1%

Applies in the situation named by each effect.

The Pillow Book

Level 5 · Maximum level
  • Ranged Troop Attack / Siege Machine Attack: +35%
  • Siege Machine Defense: +30%
  • Siege Machine HP: +30%

Applies in the situation named by each effect.

Level 4
  • Ranged Troop Attack / Siege Machine Attack: +21%
  • Siege Machine Defense: +18%
  • Siege Machine HP: +18%

Applies in the situation named by each effect.

Level 3
  • Ranged Troop Attack / Siege Machine Attack: +14%
  • Siege Machine Defense: +12%
  • Siege Machine HP: +12%

Applies in the situation named by each effect.

Level 2
  • Ranged Troop Attack / Siege Machine Attack: +7%
  • Siege Machine Defense: +6%
  • Siege Machine HP: +6%

Applies in the situation named by each effect.

Level 1
  • Ranged Troop Attack / Siege Machine Attack: +3%
  • Siege Machine Defense: +3%
  • Siege Machine HP: +3%

Applies in the situation named by each effect.

Biography

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Can I use this to choose an assistant?

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

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