Trajan
team buff
Skills
Skill 1Trajan's ColumnA light skill hit, then three seconds of more skill damage and rage each second, while his own march takes more damage.
Skill 2Expanding BordersHis march gains defence, and health as well while it is outside alliance territory.
Skill 3Great ExpeditionsMore troop capacity; with three or more unit types each active cast adds a skill hit and leaves the target taking more damage.
Skill 4Battle of TapaeOn the map his normal attacks build up to ten stacks of defence, each new stack renewing ten seconds.
Community builds
Builds for TrajanOverview
Broad team buffs.
Pairings
- Scipio Africanus Prime · as deputy
Trajan's team-wide buffs are multiplied by Scipio Prime's counter-and-shield engine into a march that wins attrition.
- Aethelflaed · as deputy
Trajan's broad team buffs layer over Aethelflaed's troop-agnostic leadership kit, so the pair holds up regardless of troop mix.
Counters & matchups
Leadership commanders lead any troop type, so no troop type counters Trajan outright: pick the troops that beat the march in front of you.
In the open field you will meet:
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.