Units

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. It can also be given 5 HP at the cost of 1 Orders and the unit's remaining Movement points.

A unit's Movement stat determines how many hexes can a unit move. If a unit runs out of Movement is can still be moved but it will cost 100 Training and twice as many Orders.

Certain units produce a ZOC, or Zone-Of-Control, in an area around them. ZOCs 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 types

Attribute	Effect
Disciple	Can Establish Theology Can Spread Religion
Elephant	Targets attempt to Retreat, if they can't the become Stunned Requires Elephants resource to be recruited
Infantry	+25% Defense from Urban
Melee	Melee Counterattack: -1 HP -50% Attack Across River
Mounted	+25% Melee Attack into Flat and Clear +50% Strength vs Siege Units
Polearm	Cannot be Routed ZOC blocks Mounted
Ranged	-25% Attack Into Scrub -50% Attack Into Trees
Tribal	Can only be recruited by Tribes and Barbarians Cannot be promoted or earn XP

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	Effect
Combat	+5% Strength
Strike	+10% Attack
Guard	+10% Defense
Tough	+10% Strength if Damaged
Highlander	+25% Strength from Hill
Ranger	+25% Strength from Forest
Warden	+25% Strength from Urban
Bloodthirsty	+10% Strength vs Damaged
Brave	+10% Strength vs Melee Units
Fierce	+10% Strength vs Infantry Units
Shieldbearer	+10% Strength vs Ranged Units
Engineer	+25% Strength vs Siege and Ship Units
Horsebane	+25% Strength vs Mounted Units
Tracker	+3 Vision and +1 Reveal
Herbalist	+4HP from Heal Action

Civilian units

Civilian units are available from the start. They can harvest resources and 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			Fatigue Limit: +1 Ignores ZOC Starts with Stealth
Settler	2	4	80 Growth 75 Food	2 Food	Worker	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 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 Can move on water tiles Can conduct a Caravan Mission

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% 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 natural resource to be rescruited.

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.

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 Rout	Carthage
Turreted Elephant	Melee Mounted Elephant	8	2	5	0	160 Training 100 Wood 100 Food	2 Training 6 Food	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
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