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Pakal

Legendary
Infantry
Defense
Conquest

Skills

  1. Skill 1
    Balanced Strategy

    A direct skill hit on one target, and a shield over his own troop for three seconds.

  2. Skill 2
    Ruler of Palenque

    Infantry gain health and march speed, and a rally he leads deals a little more damage.

  3. Skill 3
    Divine Sovereignty

    Attacking a city or stronghold his infantry gain attack, and basic attacks taken may cleanse the troop's debuffs.

  4. Skill 4
    Holy Tree's Blessings

    His troop takes less damage, and more still for each enemy troop surrounding it on the map.

  5. Awakened
    Mayan Strength

    After his troop casts an active, it deals more counterattack damage and takes a little less damage for three seconds.

Community builds

Builds for Pakal

Pairings

  • Tariq ibn Ziyad · as primary

    Pakal's defensive infantry kit keeps a Tariq rally intact through long garrison exchanges.

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

Rally · Leading a rally into their garrison.

  • David IV · Cavalry

    A infantry rally lead (Conquest talents) into a cavalry garrison: infantry hold the edge over cavalry. By troop type.

  • Eleanor of Aquitaine · Cavalry

    A infantry rally lead (Conquest talents) into a cavalry garrison: infantry hold the edge over cavalry. By troop type.

  • Jadwiga · Cavalry

    A infantry rally lead (Conquest talents) into a cavalry garrison: infantry hold the edge over cavalry. By troop type.

  • Jan Zizka · Cavalry

    A infantry rally lead (Conquest talents) into a cavalry garrison: infantry hold the edge over cavalry. By troop type.

  • Pelagius · Cavalry

    A infantry rally lead (Conquest talents) into a cavalry garrison: infantry hold the edge over cavalry. By troop type.

Countered by

Garrison · Leading a rally into their garrison.

  • Hayam Wuruk · ArcherS

    A archer garrison (Garrison talents) against a infantry rally: archers hold the edge over infantry. By troop type.

  • Yi Seong-Gye · ArcherS

    A archer garrison (Garrison talents) against a infantry rally: archers hold the edge over infantry. By troop type.

  • Amanitore · Archer

    A archer garrison (Garrison talents) against a infantry rally: archers hold the edge over infantry. By troop type.

  • Artemisia · Archer

    A archer garrison (Garrison talents) against a infantry rally: archers hold the edge over infantry. By troop type.

  • Choe Yeong · Archer

    A archer garrison (Garrison talents) against a infantry rally: archers hold the edge over infantry. By troop type.

  • Dido · Archer

    A archer garrison (Garrison talents) against a infantry rally: 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.

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