Sargon the Great
infantry deputy
Skills
Skill 1Sar KissatimFor five seconds his normal attacks may each add a direct hit on the target, surely so at the top level.
Skill 2Standing ArmyInfantry gain attack and health, and his direct hits may mark the target as Awed, raising its skill damage taken.
Skill 3Conqueror of SumerFaster march and a little more damage on the map, with attacks now and then giving a short sharp damage boost.
Skill 4Anu's FuryInfantry gain defence; a target that piles up enough Awed takes a heavy blow and he gains a shield.
AwakenedEnlil's BlessingsTakes less skill damage, and enemies landing normal attacks on him may be marked Awed.
Community builds
Builds for Sargon the GreatOverview
Named as a Liu Che pairing partner.
Pairings
- Guan Yu · as primary
Sargon adds a second infantry skill-damage lane so the march still hits hard between Guan Yu's big actives.
- Tariq ibn Ziyad · as primary
Sargon's skill damage rides the survivability Tariq provides, keeping an all-infantry march dangerous in extended fights.
- Tariq ibn Ziyad · as primary
The same infantry skill-and-sustain synergy carries from field to rally, where longer fights favour Tariq's defensive staying power.
Counters & matchups
Infantry holds the edge over cavalry and gives it up to archers, whatever the scenario.
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.