Yi Seong-Gye

Skills

1. 
   Skill 1

   Rain of Arrows

   A volley in a forward fan that strikes up to five enemy marches with heavy skill damage.

2. 
   Skill 2

   Art of Archery

   Now and then a normal attack refills some rage and sharply raises archer attack for a few seconds.

3. 
   Skill 3

   Joseon Dynasty

   While he garrisons his own city, the garrison and the watchtowers hit harder.

4. 
   Skill 4

   Destiny

   His march deals much more skill damage, up to half again at the top level.

Community builds

Overview

Circular AoE (expertise) excelling in open field, rallies, barbarian chaining, and garrison; extremely high, versatile DPS. First Legendary to max for most players.

Pairings

• 
  Qin Shi Huang · as primary

  Archer march; benchmark five-march setup.

• 
  Alexander the Great · as primary

  Early-game pairing.

• 
  Ramesses · as deputy

  A classic archer line: YSG's circular AoE plus Ramesses' skill damage and anti-heal against anything that sustains.

• 
  Richard · as primary

  Early-game exception to same-troop pairing: Richard's support-tank kit protects YSG's AoE over the mixed troops beginners actually field.

• 
  Sun Tzu · as primary

  Double AoE on a budget; Sun Tzu's rage restore accelerates both actives (early-game mixed-troop exception).

• 
  Thutmose · as primary

  Thutmose's archer support multiplies YSG's circular AoE on a matched troop base.

• 
  El Cid · as deputy

  El Cid's archer skill damage slots into the gaps of YSG's AoE cycle on a matched troop base.

Counters & matchups