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Ivan IV

Legendary
Cavalry
Combo
Versatility

Counters & matchups

Cavalry holds the edge over archers and gives it up to infantry, whatever the scenario.

Good targets (Archer):
Hermann PrimeS+
Qin Shi HuangS+
Zhuge LiangS+
Alp ArslanS
Hayam WurukS
Avoid (Infantry):
Ivar the BonelessSS
Sun Tzu PrimeSS
Xiang YuS+
Bai QiS
Guan YuS

Best matchups

No matchups where Ivan IV is favoured yet.

Countered by

No recorded counters to Ivan IV yet.

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.

Talent trees

cavalry
versatility
Open talent builder

Community builds

Builds for Ivan IV