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Saladin

A
Legendary
Cavalry
Support
Conquest

cavalry single-target

Skills

  1. Skill 1
    Hold Fast

    A skill hit on one target that also slows it and cuts the healing it receives for five seconds.

  2. Skill 2
    Ghulams

    His cavalry gain attack, defence and a little march speed.

  3. Skill 3
    Bond of Fate

    His march takes less skill damage and less counterattack damage.

  4. Skill 4
    Generosity

    Attacking a city his march deals more damage to its garrison, but it cannot plunder the city.

Community builds

Builds for Saladin

Overview

Durable single-target damage; a known counter to Richard in Sunset Canyon.

Timing warning

Invest only before KvK4 / Season of Conquest; do not invest after your kingdom reaches SoC.

Pairings

  • William · as deputy

    Saladin's durable single-target damage pins a target while William's attack-focused cavalry kit piles on.

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
Boudica PrimeS
Avoid (Infantry):
Ivar the BonelessSS
Sun Tzu PrimeSS
Scipio Africanus PrimeS+
Bai QiS
Guan YuS

Best matchups

Rally · Leading a rally into their garrison.

  • Amanitore · Archer

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

  • Artemisia · Archer

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

  • Choe Yeong · Archer

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

  • Dido · Archer

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

  • Hermann · Archer

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

  • Imhotep · Archer

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

1 more
  • Kusunoki · Archer

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

Sunset Canyon · Arena fights.

  • Richard · InfantryA

    Saladin's durable single-target damage is a known answer to Richard, the canyon's best tank.

Countered by

Garrison · Leading a rally into their garrison.

  • Charles Martel · InfantryA

    Infantry over cavalry, and Charles Martel's shields and healing outlast single-target damage.

  • Constantine · InfantryA

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

  • Gorgo · InfantryA

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

  • Richard · InfantryA

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

  • Zenobia · InfantryA

    A infantry garrison (Garrison talents) against a cavalry rally: infantry hold the edge over cavalry. 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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