Evony Constantine XI Build Guide: Skills, Pairs, and Specialties

Constantine XI is an offensive mounted general in Evony designed to lead attacking cavalry marches and alliance monster rallies. His primary skill activates when leading an attack, boosting mounted troop attack, defense, and general survivability. To get the highest return from him, equip non-conflicting Level 4 cavalry skill books, pair him with a compatible assistant such as Zhao Yun, and cultivate his Leadership and Attack to +400.

Recommended Skill Book Setup

Before locking in skill books, verify compatibility in the cultivation screen to prevent inactivating Constantine XI's primary skill. Equip books that maximize cavalry damage and sustain during offensive rallies.

Level 4 Mounted Troop Attack: Increases the baseline damage of marching cavalry, helping break frontline formations faster.
Level 4 Mounted Troop HP: Enhances high-tier cavalry health to reduce casualties during counterattacks.
Level 4 Mounted Troop Defense or March Size: Choose Mounted Troop Defense to mitigate incoming ranged damage, or March Size to increase total troop capacity in PvP rallies.
PvE Alternative: If deploying Constantine XI primarily against boss monsters, replace Defense or March Size with Level 4 Monster's Respect or Mounted Troop Speed to lower march times without losing core offensive punch.

Best Assistant General Pairings

Evony disables an assistant general's main skill if it conflicts with the march leader's kit. Always test your selected pairing in the march preset menu; both generals' primary skill icons must show green, illuminated borders to confirm they are active.

Assistant General	Tactical Strength	Skill Book Rule
Zhao Yun	Stacks high cavalry attack bonuses directly onto the march	Standard mounted offense books; do not duplicate books already on Constantine XI
Roland	Reliable mid-game cavalry attack and defense synergy	Equip utility or secondary stats (such as March Speed or HP) to prevent skill overlap
Martinus	Clean offensive cavalry stats for structured rally hits	Coordinate book slots so passive skills do not cancel out
Mordred	High-end Server vs. Server (SvS) offensive debuffs against fortified keeps	Advanced offensive setup focused on cracking enemy defense layers
Andre Massena	High-end SvS offensive debuffs and premium cavalry scaling	Advanced PvP pairing for high-tier battlefield rallies

Cultivation, Specialty, and Ascension Priorities

Maximize Constantine XI's baseline attributes before committing high-tier specialty materials.

Cultivate Leadership and Attack to +300 with Gold: Leadership increases marching troop HP, while Attack raises raw cavalry damage.
Push Leadership and Attack to +400 with Gems: Complete the final 100 points per attribute using gem cultivation to cap the percentage multipliers.
Unlock Specialty 1 (Mounted Strike): Prioritize baseline cavalry attack percentages across all combat engagements.
Unlock Specialties 2 and 3 (Mounted Cavalry Defense & HP): Reinforce cavalry bulk to reduce wounded counts and hospital recovery costs.
Max the Fourth Specialty: Spend Immortal Runestones and Gold on his unique fourth specialty to gain his largest combined increases to marching mounted attack and March Size capacity.

If you obtain duplicate Constantine XI fragments, unlock red-star ascension tiers to gain additional March Size and attack bonuses. Free-to-play and low-spending players should complete his four base specialties before prioritizing deep star ascension.

Deployment and Targeting Rules

Mounted marches excel against ground troops and siege engines but take heavy losses against ranged units and defensive traps. Follow these targeting rules when deploying Constantine XI:

Scout Defensive Profiles: Avoid hitting keeps stacked with high-tier defensive archers or deep T1 ground walls without dedicated rally support.
Rally Order: In battlefield play, launch Constantine XI's cavalry strike immediately after an archer rally strips the target's defending mounted and flying units.
Boss Monsters: For daily PvE progression, his high attack modifiers defeat high-level boss monsters with minimal to zero wounded troops. Refine weapons and rings with Mounted Troop Attack to maintain consistent damage thresholds.