Units

Once a unit has spent 3 Orders moving, it will become Fatigued. A Fatigued unit can still be moved but it will cost 100 Training and each movement will require twice as many Orders.

Certain units produce a ZOC, or Zone-Of-Control, in an area around them. ZOC prevent enemy units from moving.

Generals

Generals are characters assigned to units to grant them extra abilities. The character must be from the same Family as the unit, with the exception of the nation's Leader. Adding or replacing a General costs 100 Training and consumes the unit's remaining Movement points. Characters must be younger than 50 to be assigned as Generals and will retire at the age of 60. If the unit is attacked the General has a 1% chance of being injured.

Unit stats

Units have the following stats to keep track of:

• HP: All units start with 20 HP, or Hit Points. If a unit runs out of HP, it will be destroyed. A unit will regain 1 HP each turn it is within the borders of its Nation and can also be given 5 HP at the cost of 1 Orders and the unit's remaining Movement points.
• Strength: How much damage the unit will deal.
• Movement: How many hexes the unit can move for each Order. Hills, Sand, crossing a River, Scrub and Trees all add an extra movement point. Rivers and Roads within owned territory require only 2/3 of a movement point.
• Vision: How many tiles around the unit are the tiles visible. Only applies to already discovered tiles.
• Range: Only appears on Ranged units, it determines from how many hexes away from the target can the unit attack.

Unit level

Each time a unit fights it will gain 10 XP. Once it gains enough XP (100 x level) it will level up. Alternatively Training can be used to fill the missing XP and level up. Each unit can only level up once per year, up to a maximum of 5 levels. Each time a unit levels up it will be able to pick between 4 permanent random bonuses:

Promotion	Tier 1 effect	Tier 2 effect	Tier 3 effect
Combat	+5% Strength	+10% Strength	+15% Strength
Strike	+10% Attack Strength	+15% Attack Strength	+20% Attack Strength
Guard	+10% Defense Strength	+15% Defense Strength	+20% Defense Strength
Focus	+10% Critical Hit Chance	+15% Critical Hit Chance	+20% Critical Hit Chance
Amphibious	+50% Attack Strength in Land/Water Combat +50% Attack Strength Across River	+25% Attack Strength in Land/Water Combat +25% Attack Strength Into Settlement
Tracker	+3 Vision +1 Reveal	+1 Movement
Eagle Eye	No ranged distance penalty	+1 Range
Herbalist	+4 HP from Heal Action	+1 HP per year

Civilian units

Civilian units have abilities that makes them the most crucial units of a Nation. Civilian units cannot attack and have a Defense of 3.

Unit	Movement	Vision	Cost	Consumes	Upgrades to	Notes
Scout	3	5	60 Growth			+1 Fatigue Limit Can Harvest Resources Ignores ZOC Starts with Stealth
Settler	2	4	80 Growth 75 Food	2 Food	Worker	Can Harvest Resources Can Found Cities Growth cost increases by 10 each time it is built in the same city
Worker	2	4	60 Growth	2 Food	Militia	Can Harvest Resources Can Build Improvements Growth cost increases by 10 each time it is built in the same city
Caravan	2	3	80 Growth			Can only be constructed in cities that have a Governor with the Cunning trait or Traders family seat Can move on water tiles Can conduct a Caravan Mission
Christian Disciple Jewish Disciple Manichaean Disciple Zoroastrian Disciple	3	3	60 Growth	2 Food		Can only be constructed in cities that have the same Religion Can Spread Religion Can Establish Theology Can Build World Religion Improvements Growth cost increases by 10 each time it is built in the same city

Melee infantry units

Melee infantry units are the earliest type of military units available. Most melee infantry can use the Fortify action, which grants +5% Defense per turn, up to a maximum of +25% after 5 turns. Each time it gets attacked by an adjacent unit it loses 5% of the gained Defense. Melee units have the following characteristics:

• Can only attack adjacent units.
• When attacked by adjacent units they deal 1 HP damage to the attacking unit.
• Has ZOC.
• +25% Defense from Urban.
• -50% Attack Across River.

Melee infantry have two upgrade paths: one that focuses on fighting other melee infantry and one that grants them a Polearm. Polearm units are immune to Rout and their ZOC cannot be ignored by mounted units.

Unit	Strength	Movement	Vision	Cost	Consumes	Required technology	Fortify	Polearm	Upgrades to	Notes
Militia	3	2	4	60 Growth	1 Food	None	No	No	Conscript	Cannot be promoted or earn XP
Conscript	5	2	4	100 Growth	2 Food	Manor	No	Yes	Final upgrade	Cannot be promoted or earn XP Starts with Anti-Mounted I Starts with Pierce I
Warrior	4	2	4	60 Training 50 Iron	1 Food 1 Iron	Ironworking	Yes	No	Axeman Spearman
Axeman	5	2	4	80 Training 100 Iron	1 Food 2 Iron	Steel	Yes	No	Maceman Swordsman	Starts with Anti-Polearm I Starts with Cleave I
Spearman	5	2	4	80 Training 50 Iron 50 Wood	1 Food 2 Iron	Phalanx	Yes	Yes	Pikeman Swordsman	Starts with Anti-Mounted II Starts with Pierce I
Maceman	6	2	4	100 Training 150 Iron	1 Food 3 Iron 1 Training	Battle Line	Yes	No	Pikeman Swordsman	Starts with Anti-Infantry I
Swordsman	8	2	4	120 Training 200 Iron	1 Food 4 Iron 2 Training	Cohorts	Yes	No	Final upgrade	Starts with Anti-Infantry I Starts with Cleave II
Pikeman	8	2	4	100 Training 100 Iron 50 Wood	1 Food 3 Iron 1 Training	Infantry Square	Yes	Yes	Final upgrade	Starts with Anti-Mounted III Starts with Pierce II

Ranged infantry units

Ranged infantry units focus on attacking enemy units from afar. They have the following characteristics:

• Can attack units from distance.
• Has ZOC.
• +25% Defense from Urban.
• -25% Attack Into Scrub.
• -50% Attack Into Trees.
• -20% Attack per tile distance to the target.

Unit	Strength	Movement	Vision	Range	Cost	Consumes	Required technology	Upgrades to	Notes
Slinger	4	2	4	2	60 Training 50 Stone	1 Food 1 Stone	Trapping	Archer
Archer	5	2	4	3	80 Training 100 Wood	1 Food 2 Wood	Composite Bow	Longbowman Crossbowman
Longbowman	8	2	4	3	100 Training 150 Wood	1 Food 3 Wood 1 Training	Bodkin Arrow	Final upgrade
Crossbowman	8	2	4	1	100 Training 100 Wood 50 Iron	1 Food 3 Wood 1 Training	Windlass	Final upgrade	Starts with Anti-Melee Starts with Pierce II

Mounted units

Mounted units do not have a ZOC but instead are able to ignore the ZOC of enemies. They have the following characteristics:

• Can only attack adjacent units.
• When attacked by adjacent units they deal 1 HP damage to the attacking unit.
• +25% Melee Attack into Flat and Clear.
• +50% Strength vs Siege Units.
• -50% Attack Across River.
• They require a certain map resource to be recruited.

Mounted units have two upgrade paths: one focused on melee and one focused on range.

Unit	Type	Strength	Movement	Vision	Range	Cost	Consumes	Required technology	Upgrades to	Notes
Chariot	Melee Horse	5	3	5	0	80 Training 50 Food 50 Wood	4 Food	Spoked Wheel	Horseman Horse Archer	Ignores ZOC Starts with Rout
Horseman	Melee Horse	6	3	5	0	100 Training 100 Food 50 Iron	5 Food 1 Training	Stirrups	Cataphract	Ignores ZOC Starts with Rout
Cataphract	Melee Horse	10	3	5	0	160 Training 100 Food 100 Iron	6 Food 2 Training	Barding	Final upgrade	Ignores ZOC Starts with Rout Starts with Circle
Horse Archer	Ranged Horse	6	3	5	2	100 Training 100 Food 50 Wood	4 Food 1 Training	Stirrups	Final upgrade	Ignores ZOC
Camel Archer	Ranged Camel	5	3	5	2	80 Training 100 Food 50 Wood	4 Food 1 Training	Land Consolidation	Final upgrade	Ignores ZOC +1 Fatigue Limit +50% Strength vs Horse Units +50% Strength from Sand
War Elephant	Melee Elephant	6	2	4	0	100 Training 100 Food 50 Iron	5 Food 1 Training	Land Consolidation	Final upgrade	Targets attempts to move on an adjacent tile, if they can't they cannot move, attack or take any action

Siege units

Siege units are high damage support units. They have the following characteristics:

• -50% Road Movement Cost.
• +50% Attack Into Urban.
• -25% Attack Into Scrub.
• -50% Attack Into Trees.

Some siege units require spending a turn on the Unlimber action to be able to attack.

Unit	Strength	Movement	Vision	Range	Cost	Consumes	Required technology	Upgrades to	Unlimbering	Notes
Ballista	6	1	3	1	100 Training 50 Wood 100 Iron	1 Training 3 Iron	Windlass	Polybolos	No	Starts with Torsion Spring Starts with Pierce III
Onager	6	1	3	4	100 Training 50 Wood 100 Stone	1 Training 3 Stone	Machinery	Mangonel	Yes	Starts with Splash I
Polybolos	10	1	4	1	120 Training 100 Wood 100 Iron	2 Training 4 Iron	Chain Drive	Final upgrade	No	Starts with Rapid Fire Starts with Cleave II Starts with Pierce II
Mangonel	8	1	3	5	120 Training 100 Wood 100 Stone	2 Training 4 Stone	Ballistics	Final upgrade	Yes	Starts with Splash II

Ships

A settler able to traverse water tiles thanks to an Anchored ship

Ships are units that can only be constructed in Cities adjacent to a water tile. There are three tiers of Ships and each one can be upgraded to the next tier. They have the following characteristics:

• Can only move on water tiles.
• Can Harvest Resources.
• Has ZOC.
• Can use the Anchor ability, which allows land units to traverse water tiles in the Ship's ZOC starting next turn.

Unit	Strength	Movement	Vision	Cost	Consumes	Required technology
Bireme	6	3	5	40 Training 50 Wood 50 Iron	2 Wood	Navigation
Trireme	8	4	6	100 Training 100 Wood 50 Iron	3 Wood 1 Training	Cartography
Dromon	10	5	7	120 Training 150 Wood 50 Iron	4 Wood 2 Training	Lateen Sail

Nation units

Each Nation has access to two unique units, which do not require any technology. The first unit requires a Stronghold improvement in the City and the second one, which the first unit is upgradable to, requires a Citadel improvement in the City.

Unit	Type	Strength	Movement	Vision	Range	Cost	Consumes	Notes	Nation
Battering Ram	Melee Siege	6	1	3	0	120 Training 100 Wood 50 Iron	1 Training 2 Wood	Starts with Assault	Assyria
Siege Tower	Melee Siege	8	1	3	0	160 Training 100 Wood 100 Iron	2 Training 4 Wood	Starts with Assault
Akkadian Archer	Ranged Infantry	6	2	4	3	120 Training 150 Wood	1 Training 2 Wood 1 Food	Starts with Splash I Has ZOC	Babylonia
Cimmerian Archer	Ranged Infantry	8	2	4	3	160 Training 200 Wood	2 Training 4 Wood 1 Food	Starts with Splash I Has ZOC
African Elephant	Melee Mounted Elephant	6	2	5	0	120 Training 50 Wood 100 Food	1 Training 4 Food	Starts with Panic Starts with Rout	Carthage
Turreted Elephant	Melee Mounted Elephant	8	2	5	0	160 Training 100 Wood 100 Food	2 Training 6 Food	Starts with Panic Starts with Rout
Light Chariot	Ranged Mounted Horse	6	4	6	2	120 Training 50 Wood 100 Food	1 Training 4 Food	Ignores ZOC	Carthage
Kushite Cavalry	Ranged Mounted Horse	8	4	6	2	160 Training 100 Wood 100 Food	2 Training 6 Food	Ignores ZOC
Hoplite	Melee Infantry Polearm	6	2	4	0	120 Training 50 Wood 100 Iron	1 Training 1 Food 2 Iron	Starts with Formation Starts with Anti-Mounted II Starts with Pierce I Has ZOC	Greece
Phalangite	Melee Infantry Polearm	8	2	4	0	160 Training 100 Wood 100 Iron	2 Training 1 Food 4 Iron	Starts with Formation Starts with Anti-Mounted II Starts with Pierce I Has ZOC
Heavy Chariot	Melee Mounted Horse	6	3	5	0	120 Training 50 Wood 100 Food	1 Training 4 Food	Ignores ZOC Starts with Circle Starts with Rout	Hatti
Three Man Chariot	Melee Mounted Horse	8	3	5	0	160 Training 100 Wood 100 Food	2 Training 6 Food	Ignores ZOC Starts with Circle Starts with Rout
Palton Cavalry	Ranged Mounted Horse	6	3	4	2	120 Training 100 Iron 50 Food	1 Training 1 Food 2 Iron	Ignores ZOC Starts with Rout	Persia
Cataphract Archer	Ranged Mounted Horse	8	3	4	2	160 Training 100 Iron 100 Food	2 Training 1 Food 4 Iron	Ignores ZOC Starts with Rout
Hastatus	Melee Infantry	6	2	4	0	120 Training 150 Iron	1 Training 1 Food 2 Iron	Has ZOC Can Fortify Can Testudo Starts with Centurion	Rome
Legionary	Melee Infantry	8	2	4	0	160 Training 200 Iron	2 Training 1 Food 4 Iron	Has ZOC Can Fortify Can Testudo Starts with Centurion

Tribal units

Tribal units can only be recruited by Tribes. They have the following characteristics:

• Cannot be promoted or earn XP.
• -2 Fatigue Limit.

Unit	Type	Strength	Movement	Vision	Range	Notes	Tribes
Marauder	Melee Infantry	3	2	4	0	Has ZOC	Barbarians Danes Gauls Thracians Vandals
Skirmisher	Ranged Infantry	3	2	4	2	Has ZOC	Barbarians Danes Gauls Thracians Vandals
Elite Marauder	Melee Infantry	4	2	4	0	Has ZOC	Barbarians Danes Gauls Thracians Vandals
Elite Skirmisher	Ranged Infantry	4	2	4	2	Has ZOC	Barbarians Danes Gauls Thracians Vandals
Javelineer	Ranged Infantry	5	2	4	2	Has ZOC	Danes Gauls
Elite Javelineer	Ranged Infantry	6	2	4	2	Has ZOC	Danes Gauls
Warlord	Melee Infantry	5	2	4	0	Has ZOC	Thracians Vandals
Elite Warlord	Melee Infantry	6	2	4	0	Has ZOC	Thracians Vandals
Nomad Marauder	Melee Mounted	3	3	5	0	Ignores ZOC	Numidians Scythians
Nomad Skirmisher	Ranged Mounted	3	3	5	2	Ignores ZOC	Numidians Scythians
Nomad Warlord	Melee Mounted	5	3	5	0	Ignores ZOC	Numidians Scythians
Elite Nomad Marauder	Melee Mounted	4	3	5	0	Ignores ZOC	Numidians Scythians
Elite Nomad Skirmisher	Ranged Mounted	4	3	5	2	Ignores ZOC	Numidians Scythians
Nomad Elite Warlord	Melee Mounted	5	3	5	0	Ignores ZOC	Numidians Scythians
Libyan Cavalry	Ranged Mounted	5	3	5	2	Ignores ZOC +25% Strength From Sand	Numidians
Elite Libyan Cavalry	Ranged Mounted	6	3	5	2	Ignores ZOC +25% Strength From Sand	Numidians
Amazon Cavalry	Ranged Mounted	5	3	5	2	Ignores ZOC +10% Strength vs Ranged Units	Scythians
Elite Amazon Cavalry	Ranged Mounted	6	3	5	2	Ignores ZOC +10% Strength vs Ranged Units	Scythians