Who is the better Assistant? - Aethelflaed v Sanada

[@franzfardin2957]

I use Sanada as assistant for a moment: his debuff on monster is very usefull. When his specialities is well developped, then his debuff is just great!

[@IamEnygma]

My Roland with monster attack books does a better job as assistant on WB than Aethelflaed. Then I pack my sub cities with multiple copies of Sanada before I attack

[@RedEvony]

That’s cool 🙂👍 Btw Bro, hope you good. Haven’t seen you around in a while 😇

[@IamEnygma]

@@RedEvony I'm alright, I'm still here enjoying your work every time you post! I was just thinking that I may need to build an alt to get enough resources to reach K37 but then Evony decided to ban alts so I guess as a f2p player I'll be stuck on K36 until 2024 🤣

[@RedEvony]

I think it depends on how many alts you have. Most of the players I know that have just 1 or 2 have had no problems and are carrying on as usual Glad to hear you are good though ☺️ And don’t worry, I think you’ll get there before 2024 😉

[@chryssesandchaos]

In my experience, the best combination for me for monsters are Martinus and Theo. I tried other assistants, like Sanada, John Bufford and Ceasar (I don't have Aathel, as I'm not really a coiner and I was focusing on getting generals for pvp), I get less wounded with Theo as assistant. I believe I have the same books as Aka's Sanada on my Theo. (just sharing for those who don't have Aethel either) But don't stop experimenting, to see which combination works best for you.

[@matthewwilkinson5632]

Theodora is the real queen

[@Otter555]

Good luck ascending 😅

[@pachuauofficial8952]

@@Otter555 😂😂

[@arturojimymartyn1029]

​@@Otter555 No need to ascending an assistant Gen.

[@Otter555]

Have you seen her specialties? She will give you good double drops and a 30% attack and the rest of her specialties are complete trash.

[@randompotassium1111]

​@@Otter555 my theodora is ascended 😂 I use her as my 3rd boss killer, assistant to Roland sometimes and a rally joiner. THEODORA IS A QUEEN. PERIODT. 😂

[@markliddle5628]

i use athelflared as main and sanada as my assistant so loved the video

[@RedEvony]

That’s great 😄 Thank you 😊🙏

[@locoberzerker]

Try combining Aethel and Sanada. I have -15% monster debuff specialty on my Aethel and another -6% on Sanada.

[@eddievangundy4510]

Red, you're a genius, thank you!

[@RedEvony]

Thank you very much 😊🙏

[@sanchellewellyn3478]

I use Aethelflaed as my secondary general but I could switch her to primary and have Sanada back her up--if only because I haven't had the chance to put the wrong books on him yet. :) I made a bunch of noob mistakes in putting books on my earliest generals. lol

[@RedEvony]

Don’t worry, we all made mistakes 😅😂👍

[@JayCoffee-z7b]

I'd like to see you revisit this. With the new update on Sanada. He's pretty awesome when awakened. The no blood of Aries required is really great. IMO

[@stefanturcudecu5482]

The results are quite amazing.

[@MrEeman21]

Hi Aka, love the videos! Now that General Soult is in the relics could you do a comparison video on him he may be the best free-to-play option now? I'd personally love to see him vs Elise. Thanks

[@RedEvony]

Thank you very much 😊🙏 Interesting idea. I’ll take note of that 👍

[@illbrizzil]

Aethels real power lies in her ascensions. 5/5 are dedicated for monster hunting. Most military mounted only 3/5 red stars are useful for bosses. The same goes for Theo and Ceasar. But, it sure is a painfully slow process to get them red stars for these guys.

[@kalebyoung9310]

Mayan event for casear

[@RedEvony]

I agree. Aethel is built for monsters 💪

[@tabby7189]

That's mostly true only if you go up to 4 or 5 red stars. Atk and march size are the most useful stats against monsters, which means any cavalry general with atk on their first red star (i.e. practically all of them) is better before Aethelflaed's 4th red star and any cavalry general with march size on the third red star (even Yue Fei for crying out loud) is a lot better.

[@richarddavid9962]

I use Aethel as my main boss general and Custard as her assistant

[@Q12380]

Aetheflaed is my monster assistant and her specialties are activated.

[@allenr265]

Hi Aka, what set of equipment would be best for her. Parthian gear? Or something else . Thaanks mate👍😊

[@arturojimymartyn1029]

The best assistant is Theodora, she has 30% attack and she can the book 45% mounted attack against monsters.

[@Otter555]

So can a baibar which is all she really is.

[@djschwartz1380]

i get less wounded with Hannibal and Maximus than i do with hannibal and aethelfled

[@HandyMan657]

Thanks Aka, all excellent information. Going back to your last video, what do you think of Gaius as an assistant to Marty? Thanks again, take care.

[@RedEvony]

Thanks Patrick 😊🙏 The main thing is to check if they are compatible. If they are, then I think Gaius would be a good assistant 👌

[@HandyMan657]

@@RedEvony Yep, they are my friend. Take a look at the combo, it looks good to me, but the word of AkA is always appreciated.

[@bobbydee30g]

I see newer players in my alliance share generals and there always those guys that shoot it down and share a bunch of examples of premium generals. And I always ask three questions to bring a little order up in that MOFO. Question one for the person sharing Do you coin? Answer is almost always no. Question F2P are there better options (most of the time they have no damn clue, these are seasoned players. I mean how?) How easy can they get copies of their recommendation when they actually have one? I've gotten to the point where my advice is get the best F2P option you can and let your assistant be the luck of the draw. Too many people are sucked into the meta advice but don't think practical.

[@KashifKhan-pm4yf]

@ BobbyDee30g, I totally accept what you said but I cannot say much as I am a free to olay player and have always waitung for golden generals. It has a charm of its own sometimes, but what matters the most for an F2P is how will you utilize your resourcefulness and your generals .....

[@txikku]

Why not John Buford? He has 30% as main skill and you can add the attack against monsters lvl 4 (not the previous ones), which gives you a total of 75%, more than Sanada (20 + 45 = 65%).

[@KashifKhan-pm4yf]

@TXIKU, Yeah even I would like to see how John Buford works against monsters, I am also using him as assistant ......

[@RedEvony]

I tried it out, and didn’t get good results with Buford. You can give it a try

[@KashifKhan-pm4yf]

@@RedEvony Ohhh okay, thanks for the info ..... 😊

[@KashifKhan-pm4yf]

@@RedEvony I will give it a try in 1288, my generals dont have any books on them there so it can be a nice idea to verify both ...... 😊

[@Otter555]

Simply answer is mobsters debuff is huge.

[@stargulgalder5955]

How about the Caesar and use it as the main

[@kalebyoung9310]

I use casear I'm getting him from the Mayan event would love a comparison between him an Aethelflaed as the main general but have Aethelflaed as well just don't have extra copies like I do casear

[@RedEvony]

I’ll take note of that 👌

[@ryanongtengco9070]

Does casear and aethelflied work together?

[@michaeljp9605]

Great review thanks Aka

[@RedEvony]

Thanks 😊🙏

[@jer71131]

How effective is defense against bosses? I’ve heard many arguments that it’s worthless because your defense doesn’t get activated against bosses unless you are taking injuries? For my specific case, I’m deciding between defense against monster book and luck book for my main boss killer.

[@RedEvony]

The honest truth is that defense is the least important stat for boss killers. Attack and HP are more important, but that’s not to say that Defense is useless. It’s not useless, just less effective 👌 As for the book choice for your boss killer, I always ALWAYS advise to have the Luck book and if possible, the dragon ring for added luck. 👍

[@Siri_UsV]

So do you think it could be interesting developing the hunter specialities for Sanada with the runestones?

[@RedEvony]

If you can afford to, then yeah, I think it would be interesting 😉👍 If you do have another gold assistant that you are using for bosses though, I would suggest working on that instead. In the long run, those specialties will probably be more useful. 👌

[@MBARAKAJA23]

Yo uso a Aethel como principal 🙈

[@RedEvony]

Nothing wrong with that. Aethelflaed is good as a main general 😉👍

[@operaly9894]

@@RedEvony tu me rassure, elle est mon attaquant principal 😅

[@stephonabdool8000]

What about the extra 55% mounted defense against monsters that she brings, this only about attack power on wb maybe try them on big bosses, good videos by the way

[@Gunstarby]

Aka, I need some help or explanation. My Main general is Martinus with full specialities upgraded and I use Cesar as assistant with no speciality. Both level 36. I watched few videos about debuffing monsters and decided to try Sanada level 31 as assistant. I developed his 1st speciality and now have -9% against monster attack (our of runestones at the moment). I tried Martinus + Cesar and Martinus + Sanada against Bayar level 3 and got the same amount of wounds. And I`m a bit confused, I thought the dubuff should decrease the wounds or I did something wrong... Thanks in advance

[@RedEvony]

Yes, it should. However, there are several other factors involved. It is likely that you might need more debuffs to see a significant change (more than 1 Sanada), or perhaps you need more troops in your attacking march. These are a couple of examples 😇 However, if you want to see in absolute terms which combination is better for you, you both pairs to attack either the world boss or the alliance boss. Compare the results you get to see which pair is better 😉👍

[@jayl6029]

I was recently asking why people use Aethelflaed over Ceasar but I wasn't thinking about Sanada as I see only one person using him. The same answer i received was ability to ascend Aethelflaed over Ceasar. I myself looked and I have 7 copies of her but only one of Ceasar

[@illbrizzil]

7 copies. That's a 3 star Aethel. Lucky mofo you are ;)

[@jayl6029]

@@illbrizzil i can't seem to get the gens i need and all the ones i do not want to build up

[@illbrizzil]

@@jayl6029 The algoritm knows what you're doing and it's not programmed to be santa claus. It's the opposite.

[@RedEvony]

Aethel is easier to get, so that’s one reason. Another reason is that Ceasar requires a dragon. As for their stats, I haven’t compared them yet

[@haiderh2052]

can you help me with this scenario, if I ascend Spartacus or Sanada to 3 stars this will give 10% double drop rate then attach the dragon ring, which will give 28% double drop rate. Then assist him with Cleopatra who gives 20% drop rate from main skill. will this in total gives 58% drop rate ? ofc not considering the luck skill book yet

[@RedEvony]

Actually, that would be 68% 👍 But if you are using Cleopatra or Baibars, you will not be able to use the luck book

[@haiderh2052]

@@RedEvony I tried to figure out the remain 10% but couldnt as i counted that for 58%, could you let me know from where is that. Thanks

[@RedEvony]

Oh sorry, my bad. I messed up my addition 😅🙏 You are right, it's 58%

[@jfl4649]

So no one talk about Cesar. .. For boss is a beast to

[@antoniosessa6521]

The problem that I'm running into is the fact that he's not available outside of the General's invitation event. Even then you only have a 4.76% chance of getting him.

[@jfl4649]

@@antoniosessa6521 yea it sk,... The only good one for boss are not easy to get : Ceasars, etefleda, theodora.. Otherwise ur stuk with purple gen like, senada, cortez, and bufford.. I once try to put only boss debuf on my sub city.. But i think the debuf apply only to the sub army.. Anyway. Gkkd luck.. Keep bubbles up 🤘🌞😇

[@cheapdrunk8531]

Before watching my guess is Sanada because Aethelflaed doesn't take the mounted attack against monsters book. Let's see how my prediction stacks up while I watch

[@RedEvony]

🥳🥳🎉🎉

[@giampierofarina543]

Hi AKA, I have a question that came to mind while I was watching this video: Subordinate city generals add buffs and debuffs to your stats, but if you were using monster generals, would they also add those buffs to your gear? If I had 5 Sanada Yukimura as mayor, would the 5% debuff work against a monster? Likewise, if I put generals like Roland, Hannibal, Caesar, etc... as mayors, would I get a more effective mounted marching troop against monsters? (5+5+5+5+5...and so on)

[@RedEvony]

Hi 🙂👋 First, I want to correct a little misunderstanding you seem to have there. Technically speaking, sub generals will add debuffs to your stats, but not buffs. While the debuffs are applied for your entire army, the buffs from sub generals are only applied to the troops in the sub city that the general is in. So, the buffs will not apply to your main city troops. Only the debuffs will 👌 So to answer your questions: 1. The monster debuffs from generals like Sanada WILL apply if you put him in your sub. Also, if you have several Sanadas as mayors in your subs, the monster debuffs will stack up 👍. This means that you will have to include your subs when attacking monsters, and you can only do that when soloing. 2. If you put generals like Rolanad, Hannibal etc in your subs, their buffs WILL NOT apply 👌

[@giampierofarina543]

@@RedEvony Thank you! You are the best 😜

[@RedEvony]

😁👍

[@AkanshShivhare]

What about the Ceaser?

[@NasirDDT555]

Sanada is the best

[@and1chewy1]

How do you have your Hannibal set up? What books? I have the mounted monster book on my Hannibal

[@RedEvony]

I use Hannibal strictly for PvP. I have another general (Zhao Yun) that I use for bosses. On my Hannibal I have mounted attack, HP and march size books 👌 On my Zhao I have mounted HP, Monster mounted HP and Luck books 👌 The other books are on my assistants

[@hasnaaalkifo1538]

Did the red stars work on the assistant general and give me more help for attack or they will be useless

[@RedEvony]

Ascension does not work on assistant generals

[@PfannerstillBeulah-ej4ly]

I take a lot of damage if I put these 2 generals in a vassal city

[@obaidullahsamandary1440]

hello aka! i have a question , do we need to put gear on assistant Gen?

[@RedEvony]

No need for gear on assistants 👌

[@fadrianzulmi3402]

Theodora is the best assistan i guest

[@tehoo]

for japan Oda are good ?

[@RedEvony]

Which Oda?

[@LMRELMRE]

Hi Aka, I noticed in this video you used your subcity troops to attack WB. Does that help get a higher score??

[@jer71131]

That’s a complicated question. If you have sub generals with dragon gear (has monster debuff for sets) that will help. But having mixed troops or different level mounted troops may hurt you, so looks like you have to balance these two. There’s a KZbinr that is K35 and shows how he is able to kill big bosses but doesn’t go into full detail on troops in his subs, just that he has all subs with dragon gear. I keep finding that these small details are missed by most Evony KZbinrs.

[@mohammedhamadeh5996]

Aka hi 😜 how's your server to join it? Is it good or you don't suggest me to play on it?😢

[@katrinatinker8250]

Why does HP and Defense help against monsters?

[@RedEvony]

They help to reduce wounded and keep your troops attacking for longer. For bosses, HP is more valuable than Defense imo 👍

[@katrinatinker8250]

@@RedEvony Thank you for that information.

[@engcustodio]

Eu uso Aethelflaed como general principal para caçar monstros, está errado?

[@RedEvony]

No, there is absolutely nothing wrong with that 👌 As a main general, Aethelflaed is good 👍

[@GarlandPope]

Why would she be a good main? She still can't take the monster attack book, nor could any assistant. Right? She and Caesar both look great on the surface but fall short due to this skill book issue.

[@lazioboy01]

You can still use mounted attack book, just not the one against monsters. Also, she’s great for double drops

[@GarlandPope]

Most good mounted generals can take BOTH mounted attack books, but she cannot take the huge 45% one. Her 55% plus the 25% book is far less than Hannibal's 35% plus the 45% and 25% books. Her dbl drop specialty is nice, but that works as either a main or assistant.

[@Otter555]

Monster debuff is huge I have fully specialized Yun and aethfled as assistants and aeth always wins.

[@aroncoleman3074]

Theodora is great because she can take the luck book and monster attack book. But it's hard to get copies of her. I'm a die hard enemy server monster hunter. So Aethefled is my lead because -I never got Theodora -her luck special + luck book + bird of hurricane + the extra 15% + dragon ring is awesome. Almost every report is 2* or better. She is reason I got all the ach scrolls I need. This is another area She is better than sanada. -Sanada is a early game monster assistant. Reason I think evony gives him away in the relic. Also, having enough copies to put in all your subs gives you the ability to hit bigger monsters.

[@RedEvony]

The main problem with Theodora is that she is only available on newer servers. My server and a lot of older servers do not have Theodora

[@eltiger-thetiger6915]

No surprise entries this time?

[@RedEvony]

Coming soon 😈😁

[@antoniosessa6521]

​@@RedEvony Aka, quick question. What's the best way to get gold without having to coin. My gold intake has dropped off significantly and I need to build up a stash for my end run to K35. Any suggestions?

[@armydog20]

Bro, I almost attacked one of your guys in svs

[@RedEvony]

😂😂 You should have, it’s SvS after all. I didn’t play much, but I took a hit this last SvS. Wanted to play more but no time 😅

[@armydog20]

@@RedEvony we weren't even going against you guys, but your guy's alliance is stacked, I got intimidated and I left 😂😂😂

[@elkimbo20031]

You can’t compare assistant generals for bosses and don’t include Caesar 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@RedEvony]

I was comparing two specific generals. Wasn’t trying to compare who was the best assistant for bosses. But if that was the case, Caesar wouldn’t even be considered. He requires a dragon, which automatically makes him not good as an assistant 😇👌

[@mikebloise471]

Which one is Gay?!.. Gay's do make good assistants.... Just ask Mr. Burns ?!...