Huo Qubing
Skills
Skill 1General of Agile CavalryA heavy direct hit on one march, halved when he is secondary, that also slows the target for three seconds.
Skill 2Ferghana HorsesCavalry gain attack; outside alliance territory they also march faster and deal slightly more damage to archers.
Skill 3Dragon of the DesertIn a fight's first 15 seconds the march deals more skill damage and needs less rage to cast; afterwards, more normal damage.
Skill 4Battlefield AppropriationsAttacking a march on the map his cavalry gain defence and the march more skill damage; defeating a march heals some troops.
Community builds
Builds for Huo QubingPairings
- Alexander Nevsky · as primary
Two charge-burst kits alternate actives so the march lands a nuke almost every rage rotation.
- William · as primary
Two Legendary cavalry kits on one troop base: William's attack-focused kit keeps the pressure on while Huo Qubing's skill burst supplies the spikes.
- Belisarius Prime · as primary
Belisarius Prime's mobility picks the engagements; Huo Qubing supplies the burst once the fight is chosen.
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.