Honda Tadakatsu
Skills
Skill 1Dragonfly CutterDirect skill damage on up to three marches in a fan; the factor is halved when he is the secondary commander.
Skill 2Samurai of the EastHis march gains attack and march speed, and a larger attack bonus while fighting another march.
Skill 3Samurai Among SamuraiHis march takes less damage, and an active cast burns and slows the target for two seconds, at most every five seconds.
Skill 4Tokugawa Heavenly KingMore unit capacity, and skill damage that climbs with every slice of units lost, in finer slices for a mixed march, up to 60%.
AwakenedThe UndefeatedOn the map his march takes 30% less damage from basic attacks, for up to 57 hits an hour.
Community builds
Builds for Honda TadakatsuPairings
- Xiang Yu · as primary
Honda's troop-agnostic skill support layers extra active damage onto Xiang Yu's AoE without contesting his lead role.
- Joan of Arc Prime · as deputy
A flex march: Honda's leadership kit supplies the skill damage and Joan Prime the dedicated support engine, so the pair works over any troop base.
Counters & matchups
Leadership commanders lead any troop type, so no troop type counters Honda Tadakatsu outright: pick the troops that beat the march in front of you.
In the open field you will meet:
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.