Bjorn Ironside
Skills
Skill 1Fearless FighterA skill hit on one target that leaves it taking more skill damage for three seconds.
Skill 2Longboat MarauderHis march gains attack while it attacks a city.
Skill 3Viking LordHis infantry gain attack and defence.
Skill 4AmbushHis basic attacks may add a direct skill hit on the target, at most once every five seconds.
Community builds
Builds for Bjorn IronsideCounters & matchups
Infantry holds the edge over cavalry and gives it up to archers, whatever the scenario.
Best matchups
Rally · Leading a rally into their garrison.
- Pelagius · Cavalry
A infantry rally lead (Conquest talents) into a cavalry garrison: infantry hold the edge over cavalry. By troop type.
Countered by
Garrison · Leading a rally into their garrison.
- Hayam Wuruk · ArcherS
A archer garrison (Garrison talents) against a infantry rally: archers hold the edge over infantry. By troop type.
- Yi Seong-Gye · ArcherS
A archer garrison (Garrison talents) against a infantry rally: archers hold the edge over infantry. By troop type.
- Amanitore · Archer
A archer garrison (Garrison talents) against a infantry rally: archers hold the edge over infantry. By troop type.
- Artemisia · Archer
A archer garrison (Garrison talents) against a infantry rally: archers hold the edge over infantry. By troop type.
- Choe Yeong · Archer
A archer garrison (Garrison talents) against a infantry rally: archers hold the edge over infantry. By troop type.
- Dido · Archer
A archer garrison (Garrison talents) against a infantry rally: archers hold the edge over infantry. By troop type.
3 more
- Hermann · Archer
A archer garrison (Garrison talents) against a infantry rally: archers hold the edge over infantry. By troop type.
- Imhotep · Archer
A archer garrison (Garrison talents) against a infantry rally: archers hold the edge over infantry. By troop type.
- Kusunoki · Archer
A archer garrison (Garrison talents) against a infantry rally: archers hold the edge over infantry. 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.
