Belisarius Prime
Skills
Skill 1Custodian of the EmpireA heavy skill hit on one target that drains its rage for two seconds, and raises its skill costs if it is surrounded.
Skill 2Press the AdvantageHis cavalry gain attack and march speed, and move faster still after leaving combat.
Skill 3To the Last ManHis cavalry gain defence, and on the map his normal attacks sometimes add a small skill hit.
Skill 4Pacification of NikaHis troop takes less skill damage, and fighting on the map it deals more skill damage to targets below 80% strength.
AwakenedRoman DevotionHis target takes more damage when three or more marches surround it.
Community builds
Builds for Belisarius PrimePairings
- Huo Qubing · as deputy
Belisarius Prime's mobility picks the engagements; Huo Qubing supplies the burst once the fight is chosen.
- Lancelot · as deputy
The fastest march available for rune grabs and rally joins; both kits are built around march speed rather than damage.
Counters & matchups
Cavalry holds the edge over archers and gives it up to infantry, whatever the scenario.
Best matchups
Open field · Marches meeting on the map.
- Cyrus the Great · Archer
Cavalry over archers, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.
- Edward · Archer
Cavalry over archers, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.
- El Cid · Archer
Cavalry over archers, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.
- Shajar al-Durr · Archer
Cavalry over archers, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.
- Thutmose · Archer
Cavalry over archers, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.
- Tomoe Gozen · Archer
Cavalry over archers, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.
Countered by
Open field · Marches meeting on the map.
- Sun Tzu Prime · InfantrySS
Infantry over cavalry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.
- Scipio Africanus Prime · InfantryS+
Infantry over cavalry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.
- Bai Qi · InfantryS
Infantry over cavalry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.
- Liu Che · InfantryS
Infantry over cavalry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.
- Alexander the Great · InfantryA
Infantry over cavalry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.
- Cheok Jun-gyeong · Infantry
Infantry over cavalry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.
5 more
- Leonidas · Infantry
Infantry over cavalry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.
- Pyrrhus · Infantry
Infantry over cavalry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.
- Ragnar Lodbrok Prime · Infantry
Infantry over cavalry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.
- Sargon the Great · Infantry
Infantry over cavalry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.
- William Wallace · Infantry
Infantry over cavalry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.
Favoured, not guaranteed: equipment, talents, skill levels and troop counts decide real fights. Rows marked “by troop type” come from the troop triangle and each commander’s talent trees; the rest are written by hand. Checked against the meta on 2026-09-23.