Evony March Calculator: Plan Your March
Plan your Evony march by entering troop and march details to calculate key deployment results.
What This Tool Does
Enter your march type, troop count, keep level, target type, troop tier, and available bonuses. The calculator processes these details to provide troop power, estimated casualties, march speed, resource capacity, and troop distribution for your planned march.
Evony March Calculator
Build a clear troop composition from your march size, highest tier, main troop type, and layer settings.
Plan Your March Composition
Enter your available march size, select the main troop type and highest tier, then choose a layer size. Automatic mode fills lower-tier layers evenly and assigns the remaining capacity to your main troop type at the highest tier.
March Configuration
Enter the total number of troops available for this march.
Enter a valid march size greater than zero.
Choose the troop type that receives the remaining march capacity.
Select the highest troop tier included in the march.
Automatic mode uses this number for each troop type on lower tiers.
Enter a valid layer size greater than zero.
Automatic mode creates equal lower-tier layers. Manual mode lets you enter exact lower-tier troop counts.
Enter exact troop counts for lower tiers. The remaining march capacity is assigned to the selected main troop type at the highest tier.
| Tier | Ground | Mounted | Ranged | Siege |
|---|
The highest tier is calculated automatically from the remaining capacity and the selected main troop type.
Enter your march details above and click "Calculate March" to build your troop composition.
Scenario Comparison
Save up to 3 calculated marches to compare their main settings and troop totals.
Understanding Your Result
The calculator creates a troop composition that fits the march capacity you entered. It does not simulate the battle outcome or guarantee a particular PvP result.
March Planning Tips
- Use your actual march capacity rather than an estimated value.
- Keep the highest tier aligned with the troops you actually have available.
- Use Manual Layers when your march requires a specific lower-tier composition.
- Compare saved scenarios when testing different march sizes, layer sizes, or main troop types.
Evony March Calculator: Plan March Size & Troop Layers
An Evony march calculator helps you organize a troop march around a known march capacity, main troop type, highest tier, and layer size. This page explains how the calculator builds its composition, how to read the result, and why the generated numbers should be treated as a planning model rather than a guaranteed battle outcome.
Quick Answer
The calculator starts with the total march size you enter. In Automatic Layers mode, it places the selected layer size into each lower tier for Ground, Mounted, Ranged, and Siege, then gives the remaining capacity to your selected main troop type at the highest tier.
Example: A 1,500,000-troop march with T15, Ranged as the main type, and 1,000 troops per layer creates 56 lower-tier layer slots. That uses 56,000 troops, leaving 1,444,000 Ranged T15 troops for the main stack.
The exact result depends on your entered march size, highest tier, main troop type, layer size, and whether you use Automatic Layers or Manual Layers.
What Does an Evony March Calculator Help You Plan?
In Evony: The King's Return, march size and march composition are related but different concepts. March size is the number of troops that can be deployed in one march, while march composition describes how those troops are divided among troop types and tiers.
This calculator focuses on the second part while using your march size as the available capacity. You choose a main troop type such as Ranged, Ground, Mounted, or Siege, select the highest tier, and then decide how large your lower-tier layers should be.
The result gives you a structured troop table that you can use when preparing a march or comparing different compositions.
How Does the Calculator Work?
The calculator uses a straightforward capacity-allocation model. It does not run a battle simulation and it does not attempt to predict whether a march will win or lose.
1. Enter Your March Size
Enter the total troop capacity you intend to use. This should represent the march size available to you in the game rather than simply the number of troops currently sitting in your city.
Evony's official Q&A explains that your March Size can be viewed in Monarch Detail, and that you can also see the march size with Generals at the Rally Spot or while sending troops.
See Evony's official guidance on viewing March Size.
2. Select the Main Troop Type
Choose Ground, Mounted, Ranged, or Siege. The calculator uses your selection for the main stack at the highest tier.
3. Select the Highest Tier
The highest-tier value determines the top tier used for the main stack. Lower tiers are available for layer construction.
4. Set the Layer Size
In Automatic Layers mode, the entered layer size is applied to each lower tier for all four troop types. A larger layer size therefore consumes more of the available march capacity before the main stack is assigned.
5. Choose Automatic or Manual Layers
Automatic Layers creates an even lower-tier structure using the selected layer size. Manual Layers lets you enter exact troop counts for each lower tier and troop type.
How Is the Troop Distribution Calculated?
The calculation is based on available capacity and the layer values you specify.
Automatic Layers:
Lower-tier layer troops = Number of lower tiers × 4 troop types × Layer Size
Main Stack = March Size − Lower-Tier Layer Troops
The four troop types used by the Automatic Layers model are Ground, Mounted, Ranged, and Siege. The main stack is then placed at your selected highest tier using your selected main troop type.
For example, with T15 selected, there are 14 lower tiers, from T1 through T14. Using four troop types and a layer size of 1,000 gives:
14 × 4 × 1,000 = 56,000 layer troops
With a 1,500,000 march size:
1,500,000 − 56,000 = 1,444,000 main troops
Manual Layers work differently because the lower-tier values come directly from the numbers you enter. The calculator adds those values together and assigns the remaining capacity to the selected main troop type at the highest tier.
Understanding Your Result
| Result | What It Means |
|---|---|
| March Size | The total troop capacity entered for the planned march. |
| Main Troops | The remaining capacity assigned to your selected main troop type at the highest tier. |
| Layer Troops | The troops allocated to lower-tier layers. |
| Total Layers | The number of lower-tier troop slots represented by the calculator's selected layer structure. |
| Troop Distribution | The exact troop count shown for each tier and troop type. |
The distribution table is the most useful part of the result when you need to reproduce the planned composition in Evony. The highest-tier row contains the main stack, while lower rows show the layer structure.
March Size and March Composition Are Not the Same
One important distinction is that this calculator uses your march size rather than independently calculating the maximum march capacity from every in-game bonus.
Official Evony information states that March Size depends on multiple game systems. Its current knowledge page lists sources including Rally Spot upgrades and officers, Academy research, Military Academy research, Civilization Treasure, VIP, Champions, equipment, Prestige, temporary buffs, and certain General-related effects.
Read Evony's official March Size guidance.
This means you should first determine the march size available to your account, then enter that capacity into the calculator to plan the troop composition.
What Is the Purpose of Troop Layers?
Troop layering refers to placing smaller quantities of troops across different tiers and troop types instead of using the entire march as one identical stack. Layering is widely discussed in Evony's current strategy community, but the appropriate composition can vary according to the march type, account development, buffs, troop availability, opponent, and other battle conditions.
For that reason, the Automatic Layers setting should be understood as a consistent planning structure, not as a claim that one layer size or one composition is universally optimal.
The Manual Layers option is useful when you already have a specific composition in mind and want the calculator to preserve exact lower-tier quantities.
Practical Examples
Example 1 — 1.5 Million Ranged March
User situation: You are planning a large Ranged march and want 1,000 troops in each automatic layer.
Example inputs: March size 1,500,000; Ranged; T15; 1,000 layer size.
Result: 56,000 troops are assigned to lower-tier layers and 1,444,000 Ranged T15 troops form the main stack.
Interpretation: The majority of the available capacity remains in the main stack because each individual lower-tier layer is comparatively small.
Example 2 — 800,000 Ground March
User situation: You want a Ground-focused composition using 2,000 troops per automatic layer.
Example inputs: March size 800,000; Ground; T13; 2,000 layer size.
Result: There are 12 lower tiers and four troop types, creating 48 automatic layer slots. The layers use 96,000 troops, leaving 704,000 Ground T13 troops for the main stack.
Interpretation: Increasing the layer size consumes more march capacity, so the main stack becomes smaller.
Example 3 — Comparing Layer Sizes
User situation: You have a 2,000,000 troop march with T16 Mounted troops and want to compare different layer sizes.
Example inputs: March size 2,000,000; Mounted; T16; 500 layer size.
Result: Fifteen lower tiers × four troop types × 500 troops equals 30,000 layer troops, leaving 1,970,000 Mounted T16 troops.
Interpretation: Changing only the layer size changes how much capacity is reserved for layers and how much remains for the main stack.
Automatic Layers vs. Manual Layers
| Feature | Automatic Layers | Manual Layers |
|---|---|---|
| Lower-tier quantities | Uses the same layer size for each lower-tier troop slot | Entered individually |
| Speed | Fast to build | More detailed |
| Best suited for | Testing consistent layer structures | Reproducing a specific custom composition |
| Main stack | Receives remaining capacity | Receives remaining capacity |
How Many Layers Should You Use?
There is no single layer size that should be treated as universally correct for every Evony account or every battle situation. The calculator deliberately lets you control the layer size so you can test different compositions without changing the total march capacity.
A useful approach is to compare two or more compositions and observe how the main stack changes as the layer size changes. For a custom setup, Manual Layers provides more control over the exact lower-tier distribution.
How Can I Increase My March Size in Evony?
This calculator does not upgrade or calculate your account's underlying march-size bonuses. It uses the capacity you enter. Evony's official guidance identifies many systems that can affect March Size, including Rally Spot, research, VIP, equipment, Prestige, officers, temporary buffs, and other account features.
Because these systems can change with game updates, use the current values displayed by your own account when entering the march size rather than relying on an old reference number.
What This Calculator Does Not Tell You
The calculated composition is not a battle prediction. The tool does not simulate combat rounds, compare two armies, calculate a guaranteed win probability, or determine the universally strongest PvP formation.
Your actual battle performance can depend on factors outside this calculation, including account development, troop statistics, Generals, buffs, debuffs, troop availability, target composition, and game mechanics. Use the calculator as a planning aid and adjust your march based on your own strategy and battle results.
Common Questions
Does the calculator determine my maximum march size?
No. You enter the march size yourself. The calculator then uses that capacity to construct the troop composition.
What happens when the layer size is increased?
A larger layer size reserves more troops for the lower tiers, leaving fewer troops available for the main stack.
Can I create a custom troop distribution?
Yes. Select Manual Layers and enter the exact lower-tier quantities you want for Ground, Mounted, Ranged, and Siege.
What happens when the highest tier is changed?
The number of available lower tiers changes as well, which changes the total number of automatic layer slots and therefore the amount reserved for layers.
Can I use the calculator for different main troop types?
Yes. Ground, Mounted, Ranged, and Siege are available as the main troop type.
Frequently Asked Questions
An Evony march calculator is a planning tool that helps organize a troop march around a specified march capacity, troop type, highest tier, and layer structure.
The calculator subtracts all lower-tier layer troops from the march size you entered. The remaining capacity is assigned to your selected main troop type at the highest tier.
March size is the total troop capacity of the march. March composition is how that capacity is divided among troop types and tiers. This calculator uses your march size to create the composition.
Automatic Layers places the selected layer size into every lower tier for all four troop types, then assigns the remaining capacity to your main troop type at the highest tier.
Manual Layers lets you enter exact lower-tier troop counts. It is useful when a standard equal layer does not match the composition you are trying to reproduce.
No universal conclusion is built into this calculator. A larger layer consumes more capacity and therefore reduces the size of the main stack. The appropriate configuration depends on the march you are planning and the strategy you are using.
No. The calculator organizes troop quantities but does not simulate combat or guarantee a battle result.
Evony's official Q&A says you can view March Size in Monarch Detail and see the march size with Generals at the Rally Spot or when sending troops.
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References
Evony official March Size guidance for current information about systems that can affect March Size.
Evony official Q&A Hub for information about where players can view their March Size.
Written by: SooperTools Editorial Team
Page updated: September 28, 2026