Shajar al-Durr
Skills
Skill 1Tree of LifeAs primary, a heavy hit on one target; as secondary, a big heal, and for ten seconds her heals also deal true damage. Both slow.
Skill 2Strength of the SultanaHer archers gain health and march speed.
Skill 3Dew of DevotionIn a field troop her march takes less normal damage, and each active the troop casts heals it and nearby allies.
Skill 4Braving the DangerOn the map her troop takes less damage; its first fall below 60% brings a big heal, then 8 s of lower attack and damage taken.
AwakenedPearlescent HeartEach heal her troop makes gives the healed troop more defence and normal attack damage for three seconds.
Community builds
Builds for Shajar al-DurrPairings
- Qin Shi Huang · as primary
Qin Shi Huang wants skill-damage deputies rather than normal-attack ones, and Shajar's archer skill kit fills that lane without stealing the active slot.
Counters & matchups
Archer holds the edge over infantry and gives it up to cavalry, whatever the scenario.
Best matchups
Open field · Marches meeting on the map.
- Cheok Jun-gyeong · Infantry
Archers over infantry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.
- Leonidas · Infantry
Archers over infantry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.
- Pyrrhus · Infantry
Archers over infantry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.
- Ragnar Lodbrok Prime · Infantry
Archers over infantry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.
- Sargon the Great · Infantry
Archers over infantry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.
- William Wallace · Infantry
Archers over infantry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.
1 more
- City Keeper · Infantry
Archers over infantry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.
Countered by
Open field · Marches meeting on the map.
- Alexander Nevsky · CavalryS+
Cavalry over archers, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.
- Arthur Pendragon · CavalryS+
Cavalry over archers, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.
- Achilles · CavalryS
Cavalry over archers, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.
- Gang Gam-chan · CavalryS
Cavalry over archers, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.
- Joan of Arc Prime · CavalryS
Cavalry over archers, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.
- Bertrand · CavalryA
Cavalry over archers, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.
6 more
- Belisarius Prime · Cavalry
Cavalry over archers, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.
- Genghis Khan · Cavalry
Cavalry over archers, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.
- Huo Qubing · Cavalry
Cavalry over archers, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.
- Ivan IV · Cavalry
Cavalry over archers, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.
- Takeda Shingen · Cavalry
Cavalry over archers, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.
- William · Cavalry
Cavalry over archers, 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.