Tomyris
Skills
Skill 1Arrow of VengeanceA skill hit on one march; if it is poisoned, all its poison is spent for an extra hit per stack, heavier above ten stacks.
Skill 2PaybackAttacking a city her march gains attack but deals less counterattack damage.
Skill 3For the SunHer archers gain attack, and her basic attacks sometimes strip part of the target's defence for three seconds.
Skill 4Massagetae's CounterattackHer basic attacks may poison the target: up to 15 stacks, each raising the skill damage it takes, renewed with every new stack.
AwakenedPouch of BloodHer march gains attack and counterattack damage, and cavalry that hit it with basic attacks lose attack while they keep fighting.
Community builds
Builds for TomyrisCounters & 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.
