Farming Level 9 and 10 Valleys for Medals

Okay, since the first Super Server Merge, Evony drop rates of Medals have all been screwed to hell. Medals are not only needed to promote to a higher rank, but also to hire captured heroes.

• To get started, you will need about 30k Archers per Valley that you plan to farm, and you should farm at least 4 Valleys at a time, so a spare 120k Archers will do. You will also need a few thousand Warriors, a couple Pike man and Swordsman, and up to 20k Cavalry if you decide to farm the Valleys that have Archers in them.
• You will also want to make sure your Feasting Hall is FULL while Medal Farming, because if you capture a Hero your chances of getting a Medal greatly fall.
• You will want to attack every Valley twice, consecutively, even if you get a medal. Valleys are known to reward Medals one after the other, but never more than 2 medals in 6 hours - so if you get 2 medals from a Valley, you can stop hitting that Valley until 6 hours has passed. If you hit a Valley twice and don’t get a medal, wait 1 hour for the Valley troops to Replenish then try again.
• Always send 250-500 warriors with your attacks on a Valley for Prestige - Archers cost too much to send extra, so stick to Warriors.

Start out by scouting all the Level 10 Valleys that you want to Farm for Medals, I wouldn't go out much farther than 15 miles unless you have to. Depending on what type of troops are in the Valley, you will Farm with a certain type of your own troops to take minimal losses from the Valley. You will want to look for Valleys of this sort. Any combination of the following:

• Warriors/Pike man/Swordsmen
• Archers Only
• Cavalry with up to 3 other Troop Types, excluding Archers (Archers and Cavalry give too many losses to Farm)

Depending on what Troops the Valley holds, you should attack with the following:

Valley Troops - Warriors/Pike man/Swordsmen Attack to Send - 25k Archers

Valley Troops - Archers Only Attack to Send - Equal Cavalry (Same as Archers)

Valley Troops - Cavalry Only Attack to Send - 15k Archers, 10 Pike man, 10 Swordsman, 1 Ballista

Valley Troops - Cavalry with 2 other Troops Attack to Send - 30k Archers, 10 Pike man, 10 Swordsman, 1 Ballista

Valley Troops - Cavalry with 3 other Troops Attack to Send - 30k Archers, 3k Warriors, 10 Pike man, 10 Swordsman, 100 Ballista

(Note: Justice and Nation Medals CAN be obtained from Level 9 Valleys as well) - July 12th 2011)

Where to find your medals (This may not be 100% accurate)

Cross: Everywhere - mainly grasslands

Rose: Level 10 Flats mainly

Lion: Level 10 Hills Honor: Level 10 Forests

Freedom: Unsure

Wisdom: Unsure

Courage: Everywhere

Nation: Level 10 Hills

Justice: Level 10 Swamps and Deserts