Siyaj K'ak'
Skills
Skill 1FlamebornA direct skill hit on one target; when his troop started the rally, the target also takes a second of extra damage.
Skill 2Golden FeathersHis archers gain attack, health and march speed.
Skill 3Herald of the OwlMore skill damage when attacking a city or stronghold, more still with more units than the target, and less damage taken with fewer.
Skill 4Obsidian LightIts skill hits may heal some lightly wounded units and raise archer defence for three seconds, at most once every five seconds.
AwakenedHunter's PatienceHis damage over time hits harder, and a target reaching 90% rage takes a burst of extra damage, at most every ten seconds.
Community builds
Builds for Siyaj K'ak'Counters & matchups
Archer holds the edge over infantry and gives it up to cavalry, whatever the scenario.
Best matchups
Rally · Leading a rally into their garrison.
- Flavius Aetius · Infantry
A archer rally lead (Conquest talents) into a infantry garrison: archers hold the edge over infantry. By troop type.
- Tokugawa Ieyasu · Infantry
A archer rally lead (Conquest talents) into a infantry garrison: archers hold the edge over infantry. By troop type.
- Eulji · Infantry
A archer rally lead (Conquest talents) into a infantry garrison: archers hold the edge over infantry. By troop type.
- Pericles · Infantry
A archer rally lead (Conquest talents) into a infantry garrison: archers hold the edge over infantry. By troop type.
- Sun Tzu · Infantry
A archer rally lead (Conquest talents) into a infantry garrison: archers hold the edge over infantry. By troop type.
Countered by
Garrison · Leading a rally into their garrison.
- Pelagius (Legendary) · CavalryS
A cavalry garrison (Garrison talents) against a archer rally: cavalry hold the edge over archers. By troop type.
- David IV · Cavalry
A cavalry garrison (Garrison talents) against a archer rally: cavalry hold the edge over archers. By troop type.
- Eleanor of Aquitaine · Cavalry
A cavalry garrison (Garrison talents) against a archer rally: cavalry hold the edge over archers. By troop type.
- Jadwiga · Cavalry
A cavalry garrison (Garrison talents) against a archer rally: cavalry hold the edge over archers. By troop type.
- Jan Zizka · Cavalry
A cavalry garrison (Garrison talents) against a archer rally: cavalry hold the edge over archers. 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.