Constantine
defensive lead
Skills
Skill 1Edict of MilanFor five seconds the target loses attack, and his march, with nearby friends, takes less damage.
Skill 2AllegianceHis infantry gain health.
Skill 3ImpasseAs a garrison commander the garrison and watchtowers hit harder and the garrison takes less normal damage from cavalry.
Skill 4Cross of the DivineOnce his march falls to half strength it heals many lightly wounded; below half, heals shrink and shields cut skill damage.
AwakenedSole AugustusHis march gains attack and a little defence.
Community builds
Builds for ConstantineOverview
Shields, damage reduction, and healing; strong standalone defensive lead.
Talent focus
Infantry + Defence/Garrison
Pairings
- Gorgo · as primary
Constantine's shields and healing stack under Gorgo's wall stats for a garrison that refuses to fall.
Counters & matchups
Infantry holds the edge over cavalry and gives it up to archers, whatever the scenario.
Best matchups
Garrison · Holding a garrison against their rally.
- Saladin · CavalryA
A infantry garrison (Garrison talents) against a cavalry rally: infantry hold the edge over cavalry. By troop type.
- Attila · Cavalry
A infantry garrison (Garrison talents) against a cavalry rally: infantry hold the edge over cavalry. By troop type.
- Chandragupta · Cavalry
A infantry garrison (Garrison talents) against a cavalry rally: infantry hold the edge over cavalry. By troop type.
- Justinian · Cavalry
A infantry garrison (Garrison talents) against a cavalry rally: infantry hold the edge over cavalry. By troop type.
- Subutai · Cavalry
A infantry garrison (Garrison talents) against a cavalry rally: infantry hold the edge over cavalry. By troop type.
- William Marshal · Cavalry
A infantry garrison (Garrison talents) against a cavalry rally: infantry hold the edge over cavalry. By troop type.
1 more
- Baibars · Cavalry
A infantry garrison (Garrison talents) against a cavalry rally: infantry hold the edge over cavalry. By troop type.
Countered by
Rally · Garrisoning against a rally they lead.
- Alexander the Great · InfantryA
Alexander's healing reduction, as rally lead or partner, cuts the healing Constantine's garrison runs on.
- Gilgamesh · ArcherA
Constantine sustains with shields and healing; Gilgamesh's anti-heal leaves only the shields.
- Nebuchadnezzar · ArcherS
A archer rally lead (Conquest talents) into a infantry garrison: 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.