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Leonidas

Legendary
Infantry
Defense
Versatility

Skills

  1. Skill 1
    King of Sparta

    Three seconds of extra health, and a fan of direct damage that hits harder when the target is silenced or has its attack cut.

  2. Skill 2
    Three Hundred Spartans

    A troop of only infantry gains defence and builds rage faster.

  3. Skill 3
    Honorable Sacrifice

    Below half strength, basic attacks on his troop sometimes raise a shield and briefly lift infantry attack.

  4. Skill 4
    Son of the Lion

    On the map his basic attacks often add a stack of damage dealt, up to four, each new stack renewing five seconds.

  5. Awakened
    Battle of Thermopylae

    Once per fight, below a tenth of its units his troop deals far more damage and takes half damage for ten seconds.

Community builds

Builds for Leonidas

Pairings

  • Guan Yu · as primary

    Leonidas' defensive infantry front keeps Guan Yu alive to cycle his expensive AoE into the packed troop counts of a rally.

Counters & matchups

Infantry holds the edge over cavalry and gives it up to archers, whatever the scenario.

Good targets (Cavalry):
Alexander NevskyS+
Arthur PendragonS+
Xiang YuS+
AchillesS
Gang Gam-chanS
Avoid (Archer):
Hermann PrimeS+
Qin Shi HuangS+
Zhuge LiangS+
Alp ArslanS
Boudica PrimeS

Best matchups

Open field · Marches meeting on the map.

  • Belisarius Prime · Cavalry

    Infantry over cavalry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.

  • Genghis Khan · Cavalry

    Infantry over cavalry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.

  • Huo Qubing · Cavalry

    Infantry over cavalry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.

  • Ivan IV · Cavalry

    Infantry over cavalry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.

  • Takeda Shingen · Cavalry

    Infantry over cavalry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.

  • William · Cavalry

    Infantry over cavalry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.

2 more
  • Lancelot · Cavalry

    Infantry over cavalry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.

  • Dragon Lancer · Cavalry

    Infantry over cavalry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.

Countered by

Open field · Marches meeting on the map.

  • Hermann Prime · ArcherS+

    Archers over infantry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.

  • Qin Shi Huang · ArcherS+

    Archers over infantry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.

  • Zhuge Liang · ArcherS+

    Archers over infantry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.

  • Alp Arslan · ArcherS

    Archers over infantry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.

  • Boudica Prime · ArcherS

    Archers over infantry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.

  • Ramesses · ArcherS

    Archers over infantry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.

5 more
  • Cyrus the Great · Archer

    Archers over infantry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.

  • Edward · Archer

    Archers over infantry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.

  • El Cid · Archer

    Archers over infantry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.

  • Shajar al-Durr · Archer

    Archers over infantry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.

  • Thutmose · Archer

    Archers over infantry, 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.

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