Tokugawa Ieyasu
Skills
Skill 1Aoi Over SekigaharaA heavy smite on one target that lowers its defence for three seconds, and a short Mighty Shield over his own troop.
Skill 2Mikawa BushiInfantry gain march speed and defence, and basic attacks and counterattacks may briefly raise infantry attack.
Skill 3Nikkō TōshōAs garrison commander the garrison deals more damage, and its smite hits stack infantry health and may cleanse a debuff.
Skill 4Nagashino GambitAs garrison commander, each buff the garrison receives may raise a Mighty Shield, at most once every seven seconds.
AwakenedSiege of OsakaBasic attacks and counterattacks may add a smite on up to three troops in a fan, twice as likely while shielded.
Community builds
Builds for Tokugawa IeyasuCounters & matchups
Infantry holds the edge over cavalry and gives it up to archers, whatever the scenario.
Best matchups
Garrison · Holding a garrison against their rally.
- Attila · Cavalry
A infantry garrison (Garrison talents) against a cavalry rally: infantry hold the edge over cavalry. By troop type.
- Chandragupta · Cavalry
A infantry garrison (Garrison talents) against a cavalry rally: infantry hold the edge over cavalry. By troop type.
- Justinian · Cavalry
A infantry garrison (Garrison talents) against a cavalry rally: infantry hold the edge over cavalry. By troop type.
- Subutai · Cavalry
A infantry garrison (Garrison talents) against a cavalry rally: infantry hold the edge over cavalry. By troop type.
- William Marshal · Cavalry
A infantry garrison (Garrison talents) against a cavalry rally: infantry hold the edge over cavalry. By troop type.
- Baibars · Cavalry
A infantry garrison (Garrison talents) against a cavalry rally: infantry hold the edge over cavalry. By troop type.
Countered by
Rally · Garrisoning against a rally they lead.
- Nebuchadnezzar · ArcherS
A archer rally lead (Conquest talents) into a infantry garrison: archers hold the edge over infantry. By troop type.
- Gilgamesh · ArcherA
A archer rally lead (Conquest talents) into a infantry garrison: archers hold the edge over infantry. By troop type.
- Ashurbanipal · Archer
A archer rally lead (Conquest talents) into a infantry garrison: archers hold the edge over infantry. By troop type.
- Henry · Archer
A archer rally lead (Conquest talents) into a infantry garrison: archers hold the edge over infantry. By troop type.
- Shapur · Archer
A archer rally lead (Conquest talents) into a infantry garrison: archers hold the edge over infantry. By troop type.
- Siyaj K'ak' · Archer
A archer rally lead (Conquest talents) into a infantry garrison: archers hold the edge over infantry. By troop type.
1 more
- Tomyris · Archer
A archer rally lead (Conquest talents) into a infantry garrison: 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.