The Heavenly Fire Ceremony 2026 has arrived in Evony, bringing a new main general, a new assistant general, a new champion, castles, SIF cards, and plenty of returning events and rewards. There are also several ways to earn points during the ceremony, so knowing where to spend your resources can make a big difference.
In this guide, I’ll go through the most important parts of the event, including the two new generals, the Heavenly Fire castles, the new champion, SIF cards, and some of the returning activities. I’ll also point out which rewards are worth paying attention to if you are trying to get the most value from the event.
If you are planning to compete for a high ranking, you should also be careful about how you use your resources. The higher-tier rewards can be expensive, so having a plan before you start spending is definitely worthwhile.
Evony Heavenly Fire Ceremony 2026 Guide – New Generals
The biggest addition to the general lineup is the new ranged attacking general.
When leading an army to attack, this general provides:
- 65% ranged troop attack
- 65% ranged troop defense
- 50% ranged troop HP
His ascension also provides strong ranged-focused bonuses, including additional march capacity.
The general’s covenant adds another 8% march capacity, while his ascension provides 12%, giving you a combined 20% increase from these bonuses.
His global bonuses focus on ranged troop attack, ranged troop defense, and ranged troop training speed.
Main General Specialties
His final specialty is particularly useful for ranged players:
- Ranged troop attack: +60%
- Ranged troop defense: +40%
- Ranged troop HP: +40%
Overall, I think this is a solid offensive ranged general. He isn’t a revolutionary change to the ranged meta, but if you have been waiting for another strong ranged lead, he is certainly worth considering.
New Assistant General
The second addition is the new ranged assistant general, referred to as Coyo in the video.
When the general is leading an army, her main skill provides:
- Ranged troop attack: +65%
- Ranged troop HP: +65%
- Ranged troop and siege machine defense: +45%
Her final specialty adds another:
- Ranged troop attack: +65%
- Ranged troop defense: +65%
She also provides 10% march capacity.
This makes her a very strong partner for a ranged march. Combined with the main general’s bonuses, the two can create a powerful ranged-focused setup.
Is the New Assistant Worth Getting?
The main downside is cost.
You may need to spend to obtain her unless you get lucky with the early bells. So, if you’re a free-to-play or low-spending player, I’d recommend thinking carefully before chasing her.
For players already investing heavily into ranged troops, however, she looks like a useful addition.
The event also brings back several previous generals, including:
- Irene
- Rostam
- Nicolo
- Amos
So this can also be an opportunity to pick up an older general you may have missed.
How the Heavenly Fire Ceremony Ranking Works
The Heavenly Fire Ceremony is also a major ranking event.
You earn points through different activities and resource usage, including things such as:
- Purchasing gems and packs
- Offering tributes
- Consuming Blood of Ares
- Opening treasure boxes
- Using attack scrolls
- Defeating bosses
- Using Source of Life
- Using Ruby Necklaces
- Opening Art Treasure Chests
- Using speed-ups
These actions contribute toward your event progress and ranking.
If you’re seriously competing for the top rewards, don’t simply spend everything at once. It is usually better to have your resources prepared beforehand and use them strategically during the scoring period.
Heavenly Fire Castle Rewards
One of the biggest prizes in the event is the castle reward.
The lower-tier castle already provides useful ranged bonuses, including:
- 8% rally ranged troop attack, defense and HP
- 5% enemy ranged troop attack reduction
- 15% ranged troop attack when activated
- 20% ranged troop attack, defense and HP
- 10% enemy ground and mounted troop attack and HP reduction
These are useful effects even before looking at the higher-tier version.
Tier 3 Castle
The Tier 3 castle is where things become much more interesting.
Its effects include:
- 15% enemy ranged troop attack reduction
- 16% rally ranged and siege machine attack, defense and HP, stacking up to three times
- 30% ranged troop attack when activated
- 30% attacking ranged troop defense and HP
- 25% reduction to enemy ground and mounted troop attack and HP when attacking
For players who participate heavily in rallies, this is a very valuable castle.
The design also looks somewhat similar to a previous castle, but the bonuses make this version much more attractive for ranged and rally-focused players.
How to Get the New Champion
There is also a new champion tied to the Heavenly Fire Ceremony.
To work toward the champion, you need to reach Cake Level 5 and obtain the Serpent Necklace.
The Serpent Necklace is what unlocks the new champion.
New Champion Skills
The champion is heavily focused on ranged and offensive gameplay.
Her bonuses include ranged troop attack while defending, with the bonus scaling up to 120%.
When defending the main city, she can also provide an enemy ranged troop and siege machine defense reduction, reaching up to 100%.
Another useful bonus is:
- March speed: +60%
- Rally siege machine attack: +100%
So, while she isn’t primarily designed around reinforcement, she can be quite useful for players who want stronger offensive and rally capabilities.
Heavenly Fire SIF Cards
The event also gives you access to SIF cards, including free packs that can be obtained through the event.
One of the notable collections is Aztec Relics.
This collection focuses heavily on ground troops and provides bonuses such as:
- In-city ground troop defense
- Defending ground troop attack
- Rally troop HP
- Additional rally troop HP from completing the collection
Completing the diamond collection can provide a significant amount of rally HP, which becomes particularly valuable when multiple alliance members have the same collection.
Heavenly Fire Set
Another set provides bonuses against enemy ground troops and additional rally mounted troop bonuses.
There are also universal attack, defense, and HP effects available in the collection.
These universal bonuses are particularly appealing because they aren’t restricted to one very specific situation.
War of the Gods
War of the Gods is one of the more interesting collections if you are building around ranged and siege troops.
The collection provides bonuses involving:
- Ranged attack
- Ranged troop attack
- In-city siege machine HP
- Siege machine attack
- Siege machine defense
- Siege machine HP
The completed collection can provide strong offensive stats across ranged and siege troops.
If you’re heavily invested in either of these troop types, this is one collection I would keep an eye on.
Aztec Moon Goddess Disc
Another notable event item is the Aztec Moon Goddess Disc.
At maximum level, it provides:
- +5,000 march size
- +5% mounted troop attack
- +5% ground troop HP
- -10% enemy siege machine attack
The enemy siege attack reduction is especially useful because it applies as a debuff rather than simply increasing your own troops.
For players who need these particular stats, this can be another worthwhile event target.
Free Event Items You Should Claim
Don’t overlook the smaller free rewards.
For the next few days, make sure you check the relevant event store because you can receive free items that can be used in the ceremony shop.
You can also get two free packs of SIF cards.
These freebies don’t require you to compete heavily in the ranking, so there’s little reason to leave them unclaimed.
New Monsters and Shared Gems
The event also introduces smaller monsters that function somewhat like B15-style monsters.
They provide useful resources when defeated, making them worth doing when you encounter them.
You can also participate in the shared gem activities to help progress through the event while gaining additional rewards.
These aren’t necessarily the headline features of the update, but they are easy opportunities to collect extra resources.
Other Events Returning During the Ceremony
The Heavenly Fire update isn’t only about the new generals and castle.
Several familiar events and activities are also available, including:
- Feast
- Expedition Challenge
- Revelations of Chorus
- War Medal
- Treasure Hunt
- Gather Troops
- King’s Path
- Glory Arena
- Alliance Duel
- Alliance Boss
- World Boss
There are also several sales and returning reward events running alongside the ceremony.
Invaluable Event
The Invaluable event is particularly useful because it gives you opportunities to work toward both speed-ups and resources.
You can also earn stamina and other useful rewards while completing its targets.
If you’re already saving resources for progression, this is one of the event activities worth keeping active.
King’s Party
The King’s Party is another event worth checking.
You can work toward various rewards, including:
- General-related rewards
- Officer equipment
- Military strategist rewards
- Historic General Chest
- Card packs
- Other progression items
Reaching Cake Level 5 is especially important if you’re working toward the new champion.
Higher Cake Levels also unlock additional rewards, with Cake Level 8 offering officer equipment and Cake Level 9 providing 20 card packs.
Returning Sales and Offers
There are plenty of familiar offers returning with the event, including:
- Legends of the Desert King
- Journey to the Glory
- Journey to the Glory Sale
- General Portrait Exhibition
- Rare Praise of the Golden Boro
- Super Blazing Sale
- Spiritual Beast Seal Package
- Soulless Wishing Pool
- Golden Tree Rewards
- Sonic Trading Post
- Optional Package
- Stupid Value Weekend Card
- Ancient Dynasty Treasure
- Covenant Stones
- Gear Sale
- Active Monthly Card
- Military Deck Package
Most of these are returning content rather than brand-new additions, so you don’t necessarily need to spend just because they are available.
If you’re specifically pushing a progression goal, choose the offers that directly help with that goal rather than buying everything.
Best Way to Approach the Event
If you’re trying to compete seriously in the Heavenly Fire Ceremony, preparation is more important than simply spending as much as possible.
Save your speed-ups, resources, boss-related items, and other scoring materials before the event starts. Then use them when they contribute toward your ranking.
If you’re only interested in the new general or champion, don’t feel pressured to chase the highest ranking. Focus on the rewards that actually improve your account.
For ranged-focused players, the new main general and assistant are the biggest additions to watch.
For rally players, the Tier 3 castle and the stronger SIF collections may be more valuable.
And if you’re working toward the new champion, keep your attention on the Cake Levels and the Serpent Necklace requirement.
The 2026 Heavenly Fire Ceremony gives Evony players plenty to work toward, but the most important additions are clearly the two new generals, the new champion, the higher-tier castle, and the SIF collections.
Ranged players have the most obvious reason to pay attention because both new generals are designed around ranged troops. Rally-focused players should also look closely at the Tier 3 castle and the War of the Gods collection.
Most importantly, don’t let the ranking competition convince you to spend resources without a plan. Decide what you actually want from the event first, then work toward those rewards. If you prepare properly, you can get much more value from the Heavenly Fire Ceremony without wasting resources on things you don’t need.