Medal Farming

**Medal farming** is a term for engaging in activities that will predictably yield medals on a recurring basis. Medals are used for upgrading your rank and are one of the more difficult items to farm for.

## How to get Medals

There are 5 ways in which you may acquire medals:

* Attacking Valleys and NPC Cities.
* Winning them on the wheel.
* Purchasing them with real life money.
* Using game cents to purchase.
* Buying a medal box and opening it with game cents.

## Attacking Valleys and NPC Cities

Medals are acquired randomly by attacking valleys. Below is a guideline to the type of medal drops you can expect to receive for successfully attacking a valley.

* The newer the servers are, the harder it is to get medals. You may not find any medals in valleys 1-7 you will need to hit 8-10

level valleys in order to get any type of medal
**Note: NPC's City drops are included here for comparison.**

Note: Justice Medals CAN be WON from Level 9 Valleys.
For a more In-Depth look at Nation and Justice Medal farming view this Simplified guide at [EvonyHookups.info]

## Medal "Grinding"

Also known as Medal Farming like stated in the name of the main article. Used to describe the process of getting medals quick, and as easy as possible with as much success as possible. You can raise the drop rate drastically by adding 1 scout to your waves. Further research needs to be done to find out what happens when you add more scouts. You also seem to be able to improve your chances to find medals by sending a burst of attacks into a valley, one after the other. It is suggested you leave no more than 10 seconds between them. It may be that more attacks in the burst will generate better chances of producing a medal. Right after conquering the valley with the first attack, you need to abandon it quickly to let the next attack conquer it, and repeat this process for each successive attack. You can have the maximum amount of valleys that your town hall will allow you to have, so you don't have to abandon the valley, which is a lot easier than having to keep clicking on a valley just to hit recall. The valley will regenerate new occupants immediately after you abandon it. For low level valleys (3 and under), only archers are needed to do this and it can be done with no losses, provided a sufficient number of archers are used. Numbers often quoted are 30 archers for a level 1 valley, 50 for a level 2 valley, 100 for a level 3 valley, 400 for a level 4 valley, and 750 for a level 5 valley. Further research needs to be done to document the drop rates with greater precision, and how the many possible variables might affect them. Also, you cannot send medals to other players. the best area for meadals is lvl 1-3 deserts i just got 4 cross and 1 rose in 20 min.

## Forum Notes

How to get medals a.k.a. medal farming
(Copied from [[1]] bbs.evony.com)
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* Newer Server notes added based on results from farming for Medals over 1 week on SS47.
* Medal drop rate for newer servers based on these methods about 1 in 10 attacks typically, or 1 in 20 for swamps.

* Cross Medal = L1-2 Valleys
* Rose Medal = L1-5 Valleys
* Lion Medal = L2-5 Valleys, L1-3 NPCs
* Honor Medal = L5-7 Valleys, L1-5 NPCs
* Courage Medal = L6-7 Valleys, L1-5 NPCs
* Freedom Medal = L7-8 Valleys, L5+ NPCs
* Wisdom Medal = L6-8 Valleys, L5+ NPCs

add 1 scout with these and use a hero with over 70 intell

### Cross Medals:

1. Attack any level 2 valley with 100 archers.
2. Attack any level 1 valley with 50 archer.
3. Attacking a level 5 valley valley with 750 archers and 1 scout brings surprisingly high rates.

For newer servers:

1. Attack level 10 lakes with 60k warriors, 20k archers, 1 scout, pikeman, swordsman, cavalry and cataphract.

* About 1 in 2 medals will be Cross.

### Rose Medals:

(difficult - only because these medals do not drop often)

1. Attack any level 4 valley with 400 archers.
2. Attack any level 3 valley with 200 archers.
3. Attack any level 2 valley with 100 archers.
4. Attack any level 1 valley with 50 archers.
5. Attack any level 1 NPC with 50 ballista. Justice Medal/Nation Medal = L10 NPCs, (L9-10 Valleys on Super Servers)

add 1 scout with these and use a hero with over 70 intell or above

For newer servers:

1. Attack any level 10 valley with 60k warriors, 20k archers, 1 scout, pikeman, swordman, cavalry & cataphract.

* About 1 in 20 medals will be Rose.

### Lion Medals:

1. Attack any level 5 valley with 750 archers.
2. Attack any level 4 valley with 400 archers.
3. Attack any level 3 valley with 200 archers.
4. Attack any level 2 NPC with 150-200 ballista.

add 1 scout with these and use a hero with over 70 intell

For newer servers:

1. Attack level 10 grasslands with 60k warriors, 20k archers, 1 scout, pikeman, swordman, cavalry & cataphract.

* About 1 in 3 medals will be Lion.

For server NA26:

1. Attack level 10 lake with 50k warriors, 20k archers.

* Around 70% of the time will be Lion medals.

### Honor Medals:

1. Attack any level 6 valley with 1,500 archers.
2. Attack any level 5 valley with 750 archers.
3. Attack any level 4 NPC with 350-400 ballista.
4. Attack any level 3 NPC with 250-300 ballista.
5. Attack any level 2 NPC with 125-200 ballista.

add 1 scout with these and use a hero with over 70 intell

For newer servers:

1. Attack level 10 forests with 60k warriors, 20k archers, 1 scout, pikeman, swordman, cavalry & cataphract.

* About 1 in 2 medals will be Honor.

### Courage Medals:

1. Attack any level 7 valley with 3,000 archers.
2. Attack any level 6 valley with 1,500 archers.
3. Attack any level 5 NPC with 400-500 ballista.
4. Attack any level 4 NPC with 350-400 ballista.
5. Attack any level 3 NPC with 250-300 ballista.
6. Attack any level 1 NPC with 50-100 ballista.

add 1 scout with these and use a hero with over 70 intell

For newer servers:

1. Attack level 10 hills with 60k warriors, 20k archers, 1 scout, pikeman, swordman, cavalry & cataphract.

* About 1 in 2 medals will be Courage.

### Wisdom Medals:

1. Attack any level 8 valley with 7,500 archers.
2. Attack any level 7 valley with 3,000 archers.
3. Attack any level 6 valley with 1,500 archers.
4. Attack any level 5 NPC with 400-500 ballista.

add 1 scout with these and use a hero with over 70 intell

For newer servers:

1. Attack level 10 hills with 60k warriors, 20k archers, 1 scout, pikeman, swordman, cavalry & cataphract.

* About 1 in 3 medals will be Wisdom.

### Freedom Medals:

1. Attack any level 8 valley with 7,500 archers.
2. Attack any level 7 valley with 3,000 archers.
3. Attack any level 5 NPC with 400-500 ballista.

add 1 scout with these and use a hero with over 70 intell

For newer servers:

1. Attack level 10 swamps with 60k warriors, 20k archers, 1 scout, pikeman, swordman, cavalry & cataphract.

* Low medal drop rate from swamps. About 1 in 3 medals will be Freedom.

### Nation Medals:

(very difficult)

1. Wipe out a level 10 NPC, then allow 40,000 warriors to regenerate.
2. Attack and defeat the level 10 NPC with 40,000 warriors regenerated.

* Nation Medals can also be won from the Wheel of Misfortune

add 1 scout with these and use a hero with over 70 intell

For newer servers:

1. Attack any level 10 valley with 60k warriors, 20k archers, 1 scout, pikeman, swordman, cavalry & cataphract.

* About 1 in 20 medals will be Nation.

### Justice Medals:

(very difficult)

1. Attack any level 10 NPC with 90,000 archers and a few thousand warriors, pikemen, and swordsmen.

* Make sure your hero's attack is very high.

Please note: - If your Hero has low ATTACK stat 250, the numbers represented above should be increased.

For newer servers:

1. Attack any level 10 valley with 60k warriors, 20k archers, 1 scout, pikeman, swordman, cavalry & cataphract.

* About 1 in 20 medals will be Justice.

ALso you can try this:-

* Please Note: it takes several attacks to earn Evony Medals, you will not earn a medal with each and every attack

- a High Intel (70+) Hero will earn more medals than a Hero with low Intel
- please note: Evony has changed the medal drop rate, it is much more difficult to get medals now: since Nov 2009
- new servers 60+: attack level 8,9,10 valleys and make sure you HAVE loss's to earn the medal
- However, you STILL can use this guide to conquer valleys and defeat NPC cities

Cross Medals:
1. Attack any level 2 valley with 100 archers.
2. Attack any level 1 valley with 50 archers.

Rose Medals: (difficult - only because these medals do not drop often)
1. Attack any level 4 valley with 400 archers.
2. Attack any level 3 valley with 200 archers.
3. Attack any level 2 valley with 100 archers.
4. Attack any level 1 valley with 50 archers.
5. Attack any level 1 NPC with 50 ballista.

Lion Medals:
1. Attack any level 5 valley with 750 archers.
2. Attack any level 4 valley with 400 archers.
3. Attack any level 3 valley with 200 archers.
4. Attack any level 3 NPC with 250-300 ballista.
5. Attack any level 2 NPC with 150-200 ballista.

Honor Medals:
1. Attack any level 6 valley with 1,500 archers.
2. Attack any level 5 valley with 750 archers.
3. Attack any level 4 NPC with 350-400 ballista.
4. Attack any level 3 NPC with 250-300 ballista.
5. Attack any level 2 NPC with 125-200 ballista.

Courage Medals:
1. Attack any level 7 valley with 3,000 archers.
2. Attack any level 6 valley with 1,500 archers.
3. Attack any level 5 NPC with 400-500 ballista.
4. Attack any level 4 NPC with 350-400 ballista.
5. Attack any level 3 NPC with 250-300 ballista.

Wisdom Medals:
1. Attack any level 8 valley with 7,500 archers.
2. Attack any level 7 valley with 3,000 archers.
3. Attack any level 6 valley with 1,500 archers.
4. Attack any level 5 NPC with 400-500 ballista.

Freedom Medals:
1. Attack any level 8 valley with 7,500 archers.
2. Attack any level 7 valley with 3,000 archers.
3. Attack any level 5 NPC with 400-500 ballista.

Nation Medals: (very difficult)
1. Wipe out a level 10 NPC, then allow 40,000 warriors to regenerate. Attack and defeat the level 10 NPC with 40,000 warriors regenerated.
- Nation Medals can also be won from the Wheel of Fortune

Justice Medals: (very difficult)
1. Attack any level 10 NPC with 90,000 archers and a few thousand warriors, pikemen, and swordsmen.
- Make sure your hero's attack is very high.

Please note: - If your Hero has low ATTACK stat (less than 70), the numbers represented above should be increased.

ALWAYS - ALWAYS - ALWAYS !!!
Send with your Archers: 1 Warrior, 1 Pikeman and 1 Swordsman
Send with your Ballista: 1 Warrior, 1 Pikeman and 1 Swordsman
Sending Transports for looting is optional

## Update: Medal Farming Example - 16 Feb 2018 - @ Server ss83

3 weeks of continuous valley farming (approximately 18,000 attacks in 3 or 4 group burst attacks using a NEAT BOT)... 150 treasures acquired... the drop rate was a little less than 1%.

Not every valley level or type was farmed. For example, no level 1 valleys were attacked. Because established local opponents swept up flats & lakes & higher level valleys, they were rarely targeted. This is only an example of what valley farming COULD look like, no generalized statistical analysis can be implied from these results. While it looks like level 5 valleys acquire more medals, keep in mind that no analysis was applied to where the 18,000 attacks happened - so what looks like a statistical anomaly may in fact be because more level 5 valleys were attacked by the BOT.

The break down of my treasures was as follows... sorry not all treasures were captured in the log file, I'm only showing the break down for the 77 that were logged, out of the 150 acquired... (I have no reason to believe that the distribution ratios would be any different if the log files were more complete):

### Break down by treasure:

* Cross.1 (3) --- Desert.3, Swamp.4, Hill.6
* Rose.2 (8) --- Swamp.3, Desert.5 (2), Forest.5, Swamp.5, Forest.6, Forest.7 (2)
* Lion.3 (8) --- Desert.5 (4), Desert.6, Forest.6, Desert.7, Lake.10
* Honor.4 (8) --- Forest.4, Desert.5, Forest.5, Desert.6 (3), Hill.6, Forest.7
* Courage.5 (17) --- Hill.2 (3), Forest.4, Hill.4 (5), Desert.5, Hill.5 (5), Hill.6, Swamp.7
* Wisdom.6 (7) --- Hill.3, Hill.4 (2), Desert.5, Hill.5, Swamp.5, Hill.6
* Freedom.7 (13) --- Swamp.2, Forest.3, Forest.4, Swamp.3 (2), Hill.4 (2), Swamp.4, Desert.5, Forest.5, Hill.5, Swamp.5, Desert.6
* Justice.8 (9) --- Swamp.2, Desert.3, Hill.4, Desert.5 (2), Hill.5 (2), Swamp.5, Hill.6
* Nation.9 (3) --- Swamp.2, Hill.5, Swamp.6
* Speaker (1) --- Desert.5
* Michelangelo's Script (1) --- Desert.5

### Break down by valley level:

* Level.1 Valley --- (0) Note: not farmed
* Level.2 Valley --- (6)
* Level.3 Valley --- (7)
* Level.4 Valley --- (15)
* Level.5 Valley --- (31)
* Level.6 Valley --- (13)
* Level.7 Valley --- (5)
* Level.8 Valley --- (0) Note: rarely farmed
* Level.9 Valley --- (0) Note: rarely farmed
* Level.10 Valley --- (1) Note: rarely farmed

Additional note: While most attacks resulted in a loss of a few attackers, or even 10-20 or more, there were many times that a treasure was acquired with NO losses.

Additional note (18 Jun 2018 - @ Server ss83): I have established a hero with sufficient Atk to continuously farm NPC 10's and other heros hit NPC 5's. This type of farming has increased my supply of medals only slightly. The treasures that are most commonly acquired are **Speaker** (most) & **Michelangelo's Script** (many) & **Hero Hunting** (some) & **Holy Water** (few).