Queen of the Massagetae
Rarity: LEGENDARY
Civilization: 
Iran
Talents: 
Tomyris was the warrior queen of the Massagetae. She is said to have personally led her troops into battle to defend her lands against Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid Empire after Cyrus captured her son in an earlier battle. Most historians say she defeated and killed Cyrus in 530 BCE. To quench Cyrus’ thirst for blood, she beheaded him, and thereafter kept his head in a blood-filled wineskin.
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Tomyris – Review of Commander:
- Tomyris has an amazing fourth skill (Massagetae’s counterattack) which at maximum level 5, boosts skill damage by up to 45%.
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Commander Skills for Tomyris:
| Skill | Description |
 Arrow of Vengeance (active skill) | Rage requirement: 1000 Deals direct damage to the target (Damage Factor 700). If the target is already poisoned, removes the poison effect and inflicts poison damage (Damage Factor = number of stacks x Poison Factor 20). If the target has more than 10 stacks, poison damage is increased (Damage Factor = number of stacks x Poison Factor 40). Upgrades: Direct Damage Factor: 700/750/800/900/1000 Poison Factor (Less or equal to 10 stacks): 20/25/30/35/40 Poison Factor (More than 10 stacks): 40/50/60/70/80 |
 Payback (passive skill) | When attacking cities, troops led by this commander gain 10% increased attack but deal 10% less counterattack damage. Upgrades: Archer Bonus: 10%/15%/20%/25%/30% |
 For the Sun (passive skill) | Archer units led by this commander gain 10% increased attack. All attacks have a 10% chance to decrease the target’s defense by 10% for 3 seconds. Upgrades: Archer Attack Bonus: 10%/15%/20%/25%/30% Defense Reduction: 10%/15%/20%/25%/30% |
 Massagetae’s Counterattack (passive skill) | The normal attacks of troops led by this commander have a 50% chance to add a stack of Poison to the target, stacking up to 15 times. Stacks last 5 seconds, but the timer is refreshed each time a stack is added. For each stack, the target takes an extra 3% skill damage. Upgrades: Probability: 50%/60%/70%/80%/100% |
 Expertised: Pouch of Blood (new passive skill) | Troops led by this commander gain 10% increased attack and 10% increased counterattack damage. When attacked, reduces the attack of cavalry units in attacking troops by 10%. |
Skills Upgrading Priority for Tomyris:
- 5155
- 5555 – Expertise Tomyris if you have the resources (Legendary Commander Sculptures).
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Best Commander Pairing(s) for Tomyris
- Open-field (Tomyris as secondary commander): Artemisia I, Ramesses II, Edward of Woodstock
- KvK Murder-ball (Tomyris as secondary commander): Nebuchadnezzar II
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Talent Tree Build(s) for Tomyris
It does not matter what talent build you use for Tomyris if you use her as a secondary commander, but anyway, here is my recommendation below:
Open-field
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