Evony Whale Defense Guide: Bubble Discipline and Ghosting

To survive attacks from high-power spending players ("whales") in Evony, keep a Truce Agreement (bubble) active or ghost your main marches away from your city. Direct defense against accounts with vastly superior troop tiers, general ascensions, and research stats typically ends in total troop loss. Protecting your account requires eliminating targets before enemy marches land.

Maintain Truce Agreement Discipline

A Truce Agreement shield provides total immunity to incoming city raids. Maintaining continuous shield coverage is the most reliable way to preserve your troops and resources.

Shield Before Inactivity: Always activate a Truce Agreement before logging off, especially overnight or during long breaks.
Track Active Threats: Monitor alliance chat to track the movements of high-power enemy accounts on your server.
Avoid Uncoordinated Baiting: Do not drop your shield to lure an enemy unless your alliance has set a specific trap with adequate reinforcements and debuffs.

If high-power spenders are active on your server, avoid dropping shields for routine farming or minor PvP skirmishes without an immediate exit plan.

Use Ghosting Mechanics to Protect Marches

When a Truce Agreement is unavailable or unsuited for events like Server vs. Server (SvS), use ghosting to keep your highest-tier troops safe. Ghosting means committing your main march—particularly high-tier mounted troops—to a rally set against a distant target or low-level monster while your city remains unshielded.

How to Execute a Ghosting March

Select a distant target or low-level monster on the map.
Set a rally with your highest-tier troops and set the rally timer long enough to cover your intended away time.
Confirm that the march leaves your city before any incoming enemy scout or attack arrives.

When an enemy attacks a ghosted city, their march hits an empty base. The attacker gains no kill points or resources, negating their stat advantage and forcing them to seek target value elsewhere.

Manage Account Position and Engagements

Not every alliance conflict or city attack can be contested effectively. When facing players who outmatch your march stats, tailor your strategic response to minimize account damage:

Situational Scenario	Recommended Defensive Action	Key Objective
Server-wide hostile activity	Activate a long-duration Truce Agreement	Block all incoming city scouts and attacks
Active participation in SvS	Ghost main marches on long rally timers	Protect high-tier troops while unshielded
Targeted repeatedly in an area	Relocate your city to a remote map region	Increase distance from active enemy march routes
Alliance member under whale attack	Withhold solo defense reinforcements	Prevent unnecessary march casualties against superior stats

If persistent attacks block your routine progress, use a city teleport to move away from congested alliance hubs. Preserving your existing troop count and resource investment takes priority over defending stationary territory against overwhelming offensive power.