Units

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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 YIELD ORDERS.png 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 YIELD TRAINING.png Training and twice as many YIELD ORDERS.png 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 YIELD TRAINING.png 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
Camel +25% Strength from Sand
+50% Strength vs Horse Units
+1 Fatigue Limit
Requires Camels resource to be recruited
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
Horse Ignores ZOC
Requires Horses 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
Siege -50% Road Movement Cost
+50% Attack Into Urban
Ignores Distance Modifier
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 YIELD TRAINING.png 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 Icon AttackDefense.png +5% Strength
Strike Icon Attack.png +10% Attack
Guard Icon Defense.png +10% Defense
Tough Icon AttackDefense.png +10% Strength if Damaged
Highlander Icon AttackDefense.png +25% Strength from Hill
Ranger Icon AttackDefense.png +25% Strength from Forest
Warden Icon AttackDefense.png +25% Strength from Urban
Bloodthirsty Icon AttackDefense.png +10% Strength vs Damaged
Brave Icon AttackDefense.png +10% Strength vs Melee Units
Fierce Icon AttackDefense.png +10% Strength vs Infantry Units
Shieldbearer Icon AttackDefense.png +10% Strength vs Ranged Units
Engineer Icon AttackDefense.png +25% Strength vs Siege and Ship Units
Horsebane Icon AttackDefense.png +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 Icon Defense.png Defense of 3.

Unit Movement Vision Cost Consumes Upgrades to Notes
UNIT SCOUT.png Scout 3 5 YIELD GROWTH.png 60 Growth
  • Fatigue Limit: +1
  • Ignores ZOC
  • Starts with Stealth
UNIT SETTLER.png Settler 2 4 YIELD GROWTH.png 80 Growth
YIELD FOOD.png 75 Food 		YIELD FOOD.png 2 Food UNIT WORKER.png Worker
  • Can Found Cities
  • YIELD GROWTH.png Growth cost increases by 10 each time it is built in the same city
UNIT WORKER.png Worker 2 4 YIELD GROWTH.png 60 Growth YIELD FOOD.png 2 Food UNIT MILITIA.png Militia
  • Can Build Improvements
  • YIELD GROWTH.png Growth cost increases by 10 each time it is built in the same city
UNIT CARAVAN.png Caravan 2 3 YIELD GROWTH.png 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. They 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.
  • Most melee infantry have the Fortify ability, 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 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
UNIT MILITIA.png Militia 3 2 4 YIELD GROWTH.png 60 Growth YIELD FOOD.png 1 Food None No No UNIT CONSCRIPT.png Conscript
  • Cannot be promoted or earn XP
UNIT CONSCRIPT.png Conscript 5 2 4 YIELD GROWTH.png 100 Growth YIELD FOOD.png 2 Food TECH MANOR.png Manor No Yes Final upgrade
  • Cannot be promoted or earn XP
  • Starts with Anti-Mounted I
  • Starts with Pierce I
UNIT WARRIOR.png Warrior 4 2 4 YIELD TRAINING.png 60 Training
YIELD IRON.png 50 Iron 		YIELD FOOD.png 1 Food
YIELD IRON.png 1 Iron 		TECH IRONWORKING.png Ironworking Yes No UNIT AXEMAN.png Axeman
UNIT SPEARMAN.png Spearman
UNIT AXEMAN.png Axeman 5 2 4 YIELD TRAINING.png 80 Training
YIELD IRON.png 100 Iron 		YIELD FOOD.png 1 Food
YIELD IRON.png 2 Iron 		TECH STEEL.png Steel Yes No UNIT MACEMAN.png Maceman
UNIT SWORDSMAN.png Swordsman
  • Starts with Anti-Polearm I
  • Starts with Cleave I
UNIT SPEARMAN.png Spearman 5 2 4 YIELD TRAINING.png 80 Training
YIELD IRON.png 50 Iron
YIELD WOOD.png 50 Wood 		YIELD FOOD.png 1 Food
YIELD IRON.png 2 Iron 		TECH PHALANX.png Phalanx Yes Yes UNIT PIKEMAN.png Pikeman
UNIT SWORDSMAN.png Swordsman
  • Starts with Anti-Mounted II
  • Starts with Pierce I
UNIT MACEMAN.png Maceman 6 2 4 YIELD TRAINING.png 100 Training
YIELD IRON.png 150 Iron 		YIELD FOOD.png 1 Food
YIELD IRON.png 3 Iron
YIELD TRAINING.png 1 Training 		TECH BATTLELINE.png Battle Line Yes No UNIT PIKEMAN.png Pikeman
UNIT SWORDSMAN.png Swordsman
  • Starts with Anti-Infantry I
UNIT SWORDSMAN.png Swordsman 8 2 4 YIELD TRAINING.png 120 Training
YIELD IRON.png 200 Iron 		YIELD FOOD.png 1 Food
YIELD IRON.png 4 Iron
YIELD TRAINING.png 2 Training 		TECH COHORTS.png Cohorts Yes No Final upgrade
  • Starts with Anti-Infantry I
  • Starts with Cleave II
UNIT PIKEMAN.png Pikeman 8 2 4 YIELD TRAINING.png 100 Training
YIELD IRON.png 100 Iron
YIELD WOOD.png 50 Wood 		YIELD FOOD.png 1 Food
YIELD IRON.png 3 Iron
YIELD TRAINING.png 1 Training 		TECH INFANTRY SQUARE.png 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. All of them have a ZOC.

Unit Strength Movement Vision Range Cost Consumes Required technology Upgrades to Notes
UNIT SLINGER.png Slinger 4 2 4 2 YIELD TRAINING.png 60 Training
YIELD STONE.png 50 Stone 		YIELD FOOD.png 1 Food
YIELD STONE.png 1 Stone 		TECH TRAPPING.png Trapping UNIT ARCHER.png Archer
UNIT ARCHER.png Archer 5 2 4 3 YIELD TRAINING.png 80 Training
YIELD WOOD.png 100 Wood 		YIELD FOOD.png 1 Food
YIELD WOOD.png 2 Wood 		TECH COMPOSITE BOW.png Composite Bow UNIT LONGBOWMAN.png Longbowman
UNIT CROSSBOWMAN.png Crossbowman
UNIT LONGBOWMAN.png Longbowman 8 2 4 3 YIELD TRAINING.png 100 Training
YIELD WOOD.png 150 Wood 		YIELD FOOD.png 1 Food
YIELD WOOD.png 3 Wood
YIELD TRAINING.png 1 Training 		TECH BODKIN ARROW.png Bodkin Arrow Final upgrade
UNIT CROSSBOWMAN.png Crossbowman 8 2 4 1 YIELD TRAINING.png 100 Training
YIELD WOOD.png 100 Wood
YIELD IRON.png 50 Iron 		YIELD FOOD.png 1 Food
YIELD WOOD.png 3 Wood
YIELD TRAINING.png 1 Training 		TECH WINDLASS.png 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 also require certain resources 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 Required resource Upgrades to Notes
UNIT CHARIOT.png Chariot Mounted
Horse
Melee 		5 3 5 0 YIELD TRAINING.png 80 Training
YIELD FOOD.png 50 Food
YIELD WOOD.png 50 Wood 		YIELD FOOD.png 4 Food TECH SPOKED WHEEL.png Spoked Wheel RESOURCE HORSE.png Horses UNIT HORSEMAN.png Horseman
UNIT HORSE ARCHER.png Horse Archer
  • Starts with Rout
UNIT HORSEMAN.png Horseman Mounted
Horse
Melee 		6 3 5 0 YIELD TRAINING.png 100 Training
YIELD FOOD.png 100 Food
YIELD IRON.png 50 Iron 		YIELD FOOD.png 5 Food
YIELD TRAINING.png 1 Training 		TECH STIRRUPS.png Stirrups RESOURCE HORSE.png Horses UNIT CATAPHRACT.png Cataphract
  • Starts with Rout
UNIT CATAPHRACT.png Cataphract Mounted
Horse
Melee 		10 3 5 0 YIELD TRAINING.png 160 Training
YIELD FOOD.png 100 Food
YIELD IRON.png 100 Iron 		YIELD FOOD.png 6 Food
YIELD TRAINING.png 2 Training 		TECH BARDING.png Barding RESOURCE HORSE.png Horses Final upgrade
  • Starts with Rout
  • Starts with Circle
UNIT HORSE ARCHER.png Horse Archer Mounted
Horse
Ranged 		6 3 5 2 YIELD TRAINING.png 100 Training
YIELD FOOD.png 100 Food
YIELD WOOD.png 50 Wood 		YIELD FOOD.png 4 Food
YIELD TRAINING.png 1 Training 		TECH STIRRUPS.png Stirrups RESOURCE HORSE.png Horses Final upgrade
UNIT CAMEL ARCHER.png Camel Archer Mounted
Camel
Ranged 		5 3 5 2 YIELD TRAINING.png 80 Training
YIELD FOOD.png 100 Food
YIELD WOOD.png 50 Wood 		YIELD FOOD.png 4 Food
YIELD TRAINING.png 1 Training 		TECH LAND CONSOLIDATION.png Land Consolidation RESOURCE CAMEL.png Camels Final upgrade
UNIT WAR ELEPHANT.png War Elephant Mounted
Elephant
Melee 		6 2 4 0 YIELD TRAINING.png 100 Training
YIELD FOOD.png 100 Food
YIELD IRON.png 50 Iron 		YIELD FOOD.png 5 Food
YIELD TRAINING.png 1 Training 		TECH LAND CONSOLIDATION.png Land Consolidation RESOURCE ELEPHANT.png Elephants Final upgrade

Siege units

Siege units are high damage support units. They are very slow but very effective at attacking Cities and units protecting their tiles and unlike other ranged units do not suffer Icon Attack.png Attack penalties with increasing distance. Some siege units require spending a turn on the UNLIMBER.png Unlimber action to be able to attack.

Unit Type Strength Movement Vision Range Cost Consumes Required technology Upgrades to Unlimbering Notes
UNIT BALLISTA.png Ballista Ranged
Siege 		6 1 3 1 YIELD TRAINING.png 100 Training
YIELD WOOD.png 50 Wood
YIELD IRON.png 100 Iron 		YIELD TRAINING.png 1 Training
YIELD IRON.png 3 Iron 		TECH HYDRAULICS.png Windlass UNIT POLYBOLOS.png Polybolos No
  • Starts with Torsion Spring
  • Starts with Pierce III
UNIT ONAGER.png Onager Ranged
Siege 		6 1 3 4 YIELD TRAINING.png 100 Training
YIELD WOOD.png 50 Wood
YIELD STONE.png 100 Stone 		YIELD TRAINING.png 1 Training
YIELD STONE.png 3 Stone 		TECH MACHINERY.png Machinery UNIT MANGONEL.png Mangonel Yes
  • Starts with Splash I
UNIT POLYBOLOS.png Polybolos Ranged
Siege 		10 1 4 1 YIELD TRAINING.png 120 Training
YIELD WOOD.png 100 Wood
YIELD IRON.png 100 Iron 		YIELD TRAINING.png 2 Training
YIELD IRON.png 4 Iron 		TECH CHAIN DRIVE.png Chain Drive Final upgrade No
  • Starts with Rapid Fire
  • Starts with Cleave II
  • Starts with Pierce II
UNIT MANGONEL.png Mangonel Ranged
Siege 		8 1 3 5 YIELD TRAINING.png 120 Training
YIELD WOOD.png 100 Wood
YIELD STONE.png 100 Stone 		YIELD TRAINING.png 2 Training
YIELD STONE.png 4 Stone 		TECH BALLISTICS.png 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 and can only move on water tiles. They can harvest resources and project a ZOC around them. They have the ANCHOR.png Anchor ability, which allows land units to traverse water tiles in the Ship's ZOC. There are three tiers of Ships and each one can be upgraded to the next tier.

Unit Strength Movement Vision Cost Consumes Required technology
UNIT BIREME.png Bireme 6 3 5 YIELD TRAINING.png 40 Training
YIELD WOOD.png 50 Wood
YIELD IRON.png 50 Iron 		YIELD WOOD.png 2 Wood TECH NAVIGATION.png Navigation
UNIT TRIREME.png Trireme 8 4 6 YIELD TRAINING.png 100 Training
YIELD WOOD.png 100 Wood
YIELD IRON.png 50 Iron 		YIELD WOOD.png 3 Wood
YIELD TRAINING.png 1 Training 		TECH CARTOGRAPHY.png Cartography
UNIT DROMON.png Dromon 10 5 7 YIELD TRAINING.png 120 Training
YIELD WOOD.png 150 Wood
YIELD IRON.png 50 Iron 		YIELD WOOD.png 4 Wood
YIELD TRAINING.png 2 Training 		TECH LATEEN SAIL.png Lateen Sail

Nation units

Each Nation has access to two unique units, which do not require any technology. The first unit requires a IMPROVEMENT GARRISON 2.png Stronghold improvement in the City and the second one, which the first unit is upgradable to, requires a IMPROVEMENT GARRISON 2.png Citadel improvement in the City.

Unit Type Strength Movement Vision Range Cost Consumes Notes Nation
UNIT BATTERING RAM.png Battering Ram Melee
Siege 		6 1 3 0 YIELD TRAINING.png 120 Training
YIELD WOOD.png 100 Wood
YIELD IRON.png 50 Iron 		YIELD TRAINING.png 1 Training
YIELD WOOD.png 2 Wood
  • Starts with Assault
 Assyria
UNIT SIEGE TOWER.png Siege Tower Melee
Siege 		8 1 3 0 YIELD TRAINING.png 160 Training
YIELD WOOD.png 100 Wood
YIELD IRON.png 100 Iron 		YIELD TRAINING.png 2 Training
YIELD WOOD.png 4 Wood
  • Starts with Assault
UNIT AKKADIAN ARCHER.png Akkadian Archer Ranged
Infantry 		6 2 4 3 YIELD TRAINING.png 120 Training
YIELD WOOD.png 150 Wood 		YIELD TRAINING.png 1 Training
YIELD WOOD.png 2 Wood
YIELD FOOD.png 1 Food
  • Starts with Splash I
  • Has ZOC
 Babylonia
UNIT CIMMERIAN ARCHER.png Cimmerian Archer Ranged
Infantry 		8 2 4 3 YIELD TRAINING.png 160 Training
YIELD WOOD.png 200 Wood 		YIELD TRAINING.png 2 Training
YIELD WOOD.png 4 Wood
YIELD FOOD.png 1 Food
  • Starts with Splash I
  • Has ZOC
UNIT AFRICAN ELEPHANT.png African Elephant Melee
Mounted
Elephant 		6 2 5 0 YIELD TRAINING.png 120 Training
YIELD WOOD.png 50 Wood
YIELD FOOD.png 100 Food 		YIELD TRAINING.png 1 Training
YIELD FOOD.png 4 Food
  • Starts with Rout
 Carthage
UNIT TURRETED ELEPHANT.png Turreted Elephant Melee
Mounted
Elephant 		8 2 5 0 YIELD TRAINING.png 160 Training
YIELD WOOD.png 100 Wood
YIELD FOOD.png 100 Food 		YIELD TRAINING.png 2 Training
YIELD FOOD.png 6 Food
  • Starts with Rout
UNIT LIGHT CHARIOT.png Light Chariot Ranged
Mounted
Horse 		6 4 6 2 YIELD TRAINING.png 120 Training
YIELD WOOD.png 50 Wood
YIELD FOOD.png 100 Food 		YIELD TRAINING.png 1 Training
YIELD FOOD.png 4 Food
  • Ignores ZOC
 Carthage
UNIT KUSHITE CAVALRY.png Kushite Cavalry Ranged
Mounted
Horse 		8 4 6 2 YIELD TRAINING.png 160 Training
YIELD WOOD.png 100 Wood
YIELD FOOD.png 100 Food 		YIELD TRAINING.png 2 Training
YIELD FOOD.png 6 Food
  • Ignores ZOC
UNIT HOPLITE.png Hoplite Melee
Infantry
Polearm 		6 2 4 0 YIELD TRAINING.png 120 Training
YIELD WOOD.png 50 Wood
YIELD IRON.png 100 Iron 		YIELD TRAINING.png 1 Training
YIELD FOOD.png 1 Food
YIELD IRON.png 2 Iron
  • Starts with Formation
  • Starts with Anti-Mounted II
  • Starts with Pierce I
  • Has ZOC
 Greece
UNIT PHALANGITE.png Phalangite Melee
Infantry
Polearm 		8 2 4 0 YIELD TRAINING.png 160 Training
YIELD WOOD.png 100 Wood
YIELD IRON.png 100 Iron 		YIELD TRAINING.png 2 Training
YIELD FOOD.png 1 Food
YIELD IRON.png 4 Iron
  • Starts with Formation
  • Starts with Anti-Mounted II
  • Starts with Pierce I
UNIT HEAVY CHARIOT.png Heavy Chariot Melee
Mounted
Horse 		6 3 5 0 YIELD TRAINING.png 120 Training
YIELD WOOD.png 50 Wood
YIELD FOOD.png 100 Food 		YIELD TRAINING.png 1 Training
YIELD FOOD.png 4 Food
  • Ignores ZOC
  • Starts with Circle
  • Starts with Rout
 Hatti
UNIT THREE MEN CHARIOT.png Three Man Chariot Melee
Mounted
Horse 		8 3 5 0 YIELD TRAINING.png 160 Training
YIELD WOOD.png 100 Wood
YIELD FOOD.png 100 Food 		YIELD TRAINING.png 2 Training
YIELD FOOD.png 6 Food
  • Ignores ZOC
  • Starts with Circle
  • Starts with Rout
UNIT PALTON CAVALRY.png Palton Cavalry Ranged
Mounted
Horse 		6 3 4 2 YIELD TRAINING.png 120 Training
YIELD IRON.png 100 Iron
YIELD FOOD.png 50 Food 		YIELD TRAINING.png 1 Training
YIELD FOOD.png 1 Food
YIELD IRON.png 2 Iron
  • Ignores ZOC
  • Starts with Rout
 Persia
UNIT CATAPHRACT ARCHER.png Cataphract Archer Ranged
Mounted
Horse 		8 3 4 2 YIELD TRAINING.png 160 Training
YIELD IRON.png 100 Iron
YIELD FOOD.png 100 Food 		YIELD TRAINING.png 2 Training
YIELD FOOD.png 1 Food
YIELD IRON.png 4 Iron
  • Ignores ZOC
  • Starts with Rout
UNIT HASTATUS.png Hastatus Melee
Infantry 		6 2 4 0 YIELD TRAINING.png 120 Training
YIELD IRON.png 150 Iron 		YIELD TRAINING.png 1 Training
YIELD FOOD.png 1 Food
YIELD IRON.png 2 Iron
  • Has ZOC
  • Can Fortify
  • Can Testudo
  • Starts with Centurion
 Rome
UNIT LEGIONARY.png Legionary Melee
Infantry 		8 2 4 0 YIELD TRAINING.png 160 Training
YIELD IRON.png 200 Iron 		YIELD TRAINING.png 2 Training
YIELD FOOD.png 1 Food
YIELD IRON.png 4 Iron
  • Has ZOC
  • Can Fortify
  • Can Testudo
  • Starts with Centurion
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