Generals

Best generals
If you are buying generals, there is always the question of which generals at the best ones to acquire to advance your age. Different generals have different things that make them better than others so much of this is down to personal preference in attacking styles.

Alexander
Alexander is a Classical Age hero.

Alexander is a much more affordable general than some of the others as he is free and can be much more quickly leveled at the lower ages. Alexander can sometimes manage to evade enemy attacks and receive no damage.

Alexander is one of the best infantry generals, especially at the Classical Era.

Alexander can be very effective when combined with Barbarossa and Joan of Arc as together the trio can cause a lot of damage to enemy units together. If he is equipped with the Serpent Sword, Paladin Armour, Theven Boots and Magical Helmet, he is even strong with things like a dodge ability.

Alexander can be a tank. When paired with Washington and Caesar, they compliment each other really well.

Joan of Arc has healing ability that can make her very useful when teaming up with other heroes like Alexander.

Attila
Attila has 50% infantry damage.

Attila has devastating attack powers using the power of Odin. The downside to this general is that he has poor defenses. One of the reasons he is so good is that often, enemies cannot counterattack him.

Peter can be better than Attila because he gets for free what it takes Attila 9 upgrades to get.

At the Discovery Age, Caesar and Attila are one-man armies that make them both undead tanks.

At the Gunpowder Age, Attila is better at clearing enemies than Caesar. The major advantage to Caesar over Attila is that Caesar can heal himself.

Suleiman, Blucher and Attila when playing together are a really powerful cavalry set.

Barbarossa
He can often be too weak for defense missions, even when upgraded to musketeer or infantry.

He can be very effective when combined with Joan and Alexander as together the trio can cause a lot of damage to enemy units together.

Belisarius
Belisarius is a Medieval Age hero.

Beowulf
Beowulf is a Classical Age hero.

The Ring of Paladin can be found on a Special Level in the Ottoman Empire Conquest Map with the Viking Hero Beowulf.

Bismarck
Bismarck is an Industrial Age hero.

Blucher
Blucher is a Gunpowder Age hero.

Suleiman, Blucher, and Attila when playing together are a really powerful cavalry set.

Caesar
Caesar is a Classical Age hero.

Caesar is is the second best general when it comes to giving the most balanced attack and defense using the power of Odin.

Caesar is slightly better than Alexander, but the offset is he costs medals. It is a question of priorities for medal spending. In later ages, there are generals that are better that costs medals that are worth buying instead of him. One downside to Caesar is that he is really, really expensive to buy. This can make him an unattractive option when compared to a general like Alexander who is much cheaper. It might be worth saving to buy Li Shimin instead of Caesar when it comes to medal spending.

At the Discovery Age, Caesar and Attila are one-man armies that make them both undead tanks.

At the Gunpowder Age, Attila is better at clearing enemies than Caesar. The major advantage to Caesar over Attila is that Caesar can heal himself.

Catherine
Catherine is a Discovery Age hero.

Charlemagne
Charlemagne is a Medieval Age hero.

Cleopatra
Cleopatra is a Classical Age hero.

Columbus
Columbus is an Empire Age hero.

El Cid
El Cid is a Medieval Age hero.

Hannibal
Hannibal is a Classical Age hero.

Despite what the game info says about him, he didn't defeat the Roman Empire. However he almost crushed it.

Heihachiro
Heihachiro is an Industrial Age hero.

Henry
Henry is a Medieval Age hero.

Hua Mulan
Hua Mulan is a Classical Age hero.

Huo Qubing
Huo Qubing is a Classical Age hero.

He is a blue cavalry general.

You can get him after completing the campaign Han Empire.

He appears as the general of China in the Classical Age with horseman, and his items are a Sword, a Round Shield, Long Cloth Boots and a Ring.

James Wolfe
James Wolfe is a Gunpowder Age hero.

Jhansi
Jhansi is a Discovery Age hero.

Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc is a Medieval Age hero. Joan is one of several generals who can be acquired without spending medals. Instead, you spend coins. Because Joan if Blue, it makes her weaker than Gold and Purple Heroes.

Joan of Arc stacks up very well against artillery units.

Joan can be very effective when combined with Barbarossa and Alexander as together the trio can cause a lot of damage to enemy units together.

Joan also has healing ability that can make her very useful when teaming up with other heroes like Alexander.

Joan had better attack and defense than Petain while Petain has better health and skills than her.

Kemal
Kemal is an Industrial Age hero.

Koxinga
Koxinga is a Discovery Age hero.

Leonidas
Leonidas is a classical age hero

Li Hongzhang
Li Hongzhang is an Industrial Age hero.

Li Shimin
Li Shimin is an Empire Age hero.

Li Shimin is one of the best artillery generals because he has good healing ability. He also has really good base overall stats. He can cause multiple damage. Once he is at 50+ level, he is definitely one of the top artillery units.

It might be worth saving to buy Li Shimin instead of Caesar when it comes to medal spending.

Moctezuma
Moctezuma is a Classical Age hero.

Napoleon
Napoleon has higher damage than Li Shimin. He is very good at targeting single units and versus towers.

Nelson
Nelson is a Gunpowder Age hero.

Nelson is a good archery general if you prefer to spend coins instead of medals. He has good healing ability and good overall stats.

Nobunaga
Nobunaga is an Empire Age hero. Nobunaga is a good archery general. He has good healing ability and good overall stats.

Pachacuti
Pachacuti is a Classical Age hero.

Petain
Petain is an Industrial Age hero.

Petain has pretty good stats and can be improved greatly in the Campaign map.

Joan had better attack and defense than Petain.

Petain has better health and skills than Joan of Arc.

Peter
Peter is a Discovery Age hero.

Richard
Richard is a Medieval Age hero.

Richard is purple. He is a cheaper type of Caesar.

Richard the Lionheart is the fourth best infantry general in the game. He has a mass fire attack which gives an average attack bonus of 50%.

Saladin
Saladin is one of the best cavalry units because he has healing ability. He also has a good base attack damage.

Shingen
Shingen is an Empire Age hero.

Spartacus
Spartacus is a Medieval Age hero.

Suleiman
Suleiman is an Empire Age hero. Suleiman is a general that gives the most balanced attack and defense using the power of Odin.

Suleiman, Blucher, and Attila when playing together are a really powerful cavalry set.

Suriyothai
Suriyothai is a Classical Age hero.

Despite what the game info says about her, she isn't from the Angkor Dynasty in real life. Rather she is from the Kingdom of Ayutthaya. However in the conquest mode in the game, she rules the Angkor Empire.

Wallace
Wallace is a Medieval Age hero.

Washington
Washington is one of the best archery units because of is good healing ability. He also has really good overall stats. This can make him almost immortal. The downside is that he costs medals to acquire.

Washington can be a tank. When paired with Alexander and Caesar, they compliment each other really well.

Xerxes
Xerxes is a Classical Age hero.

Yi sun-sin
Yi sun-sin is an Empire Age hero.

Yoshitsune
Yoshitsune is an Empire Age hero.