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Miscellaneous Units | Infantry | Archers | Cavalry | Siege Weapons Boats and Ships | Towers

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Infantry

Clubman

Available in: Stone Age Prerequisites: Build barracks (produces clubmen) Cost: 50 food Hit points: 40 Attack: 3 Armor: none Range: N/A Speed: Medium Upgrades to: Axeman

Civilizations with bonuses for Clubmen: None

Clubman Tips: Upgrade to axemen quickly and use the storage pit to upgrade infantry armor and attack strength. Clubmen cannot be upgraded beyond axemen, so build them judiciously. In the Bronze and Iron Ages when you run up against the 50-unit limit, you may want to send them on a suicide mission.

Axeman

Available in: Bronze Age Prerequisites: Build barracks and research the axeman upgrade. All clubmen will be converted to axemen Cost: 50 food Hit points: 50 Attack: 5 Armor: none Range: N/A Speed: Medium Upgrades to: N/A

Civilizations with bonuses for Axemen: None

Axemen Tips: Cannot be upgraded, so build them judiciously. In the Bronze and Iron Ages when you run up against the 50-unit limit, you may want to send them on a suicide mission.

Short Swordsman

Available in: Bronze Age Prerequisites: Build barracks, research the axeman upgrade, and research the short swordsmen upgrade Cost: 35 food, 15 gold Hit points: 60 Attack: 7 Armor: 1 Range: N/A Speed: Medium Upgrades to: Broad Swordsmen, Long Swordsmen, and Legion

Civilizations with bonuses for Short Swordsmen: None

Broad Swordsman

Available in: Bronze Age Prerequisites: Build Barracks, research the axeman upgrade, the short swordsmen upgrade, and the broad swordsmen upgrade Cost: 35 food, 15 gold Hit points: 70 Attack: 9 Armor: 1 Range: N/A Speed: Medium Upgrades to: Long swordsmen and Legion

Civilizations with bonuses for Broad Swordsmen: None

Long Swordsman

Available in: Iron Age Prerequisites: Build Barracks, research the axeman, short swordsmen, broad swordsmen, and long swordsmen upgrades Cost: 35 food, 15 gold Hit points: 80 Attack: 11 Armor: 2 Range: N/A Speed: Medium Upgrades to: Legion

Civilizations with bonuses for Long Swordsmen: Choson (+80 hit points)

Legion

Available in: Iron Age Prerequisites: Build Barracks, research the axeman, short swordsmen, broad swordsmen, long swordsmen, and legion upgrades Cost: 35 food, 15 gold Hit points: 160 Attack: 13 Armor: 2 Range: N/A Speed: Medium Upgrades to: N/A

Civilizations with bonuses for Legions: Choson (+80 hit points)

Hoplite

Available in: Bronze Age Prerequisites: Build Barracks, Stable, and Academy Cost: 60 food, 40 gold Hit points: 120 Attack: 17 Armor: 5 Range: N/A Speed: Slow Upgrades to: Phalanx

Civilizations with bonuses for Hoplites: Greek (30 percent faster)

Hoplite Tips: These guys are tough on the battlefield, especially with research upgrades to improve their armor and attack. Because they're slow, hoplites are not good at chasing down cavalry nor are they dependable to protect your villagers from faster units intent on harassing you.

Phalanx

Available in: Iron Age Prerequisites: Build Barracks, Stable, and Academy Cost: 60 food, 40 gold Hit points: 120 Attack: 20 Armor: 7 Range: N/A Speed: Slow Upgrades to: Centurion

Civilizations with bonuses for Phalanx: Greek (30 percent faster)

Phalanx Tips: See hoplite tips.

Centurion

Available in: Iron Age Prerequisites: Build Barracks, Stable, and Academy Cost: 60 food, 40 gold Hit points: 160 Attack: 30 Armor: 8 Range: N/A Speed: Slow Upgrades to: N/A

Civilizations with bonuses for Centurion: Greek (30 percent faster)

Centurion Tips: With 160 hit points and a native armor rating of 8, can you say "Ah-nold?" These guys are the Terminators of the ancient world. If you can put enough of these boys out onto the playing field, you'll be unstoppable.

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