GUIDE · UNIT STRATEGY
Varangian Guard sustained-frontline plan
Varangian Guard: Varangian Guards serve as a durable heavy infantry frontline that can trade well over a sustained fight. Their combat ability supports an army that needs a reliable melee core rather than a narrow counter unit.
Overview
Varangian Guard: Varangian Guards serve as a durable heavy infantry frontline that can trade well over a sustained fight. Their combat ability supports an army that needs a reliable melee core rather than a narrow counter unit.
Plan and execution
Group the Guards with ranged support and use them to hold a lane while the backline deals damage. Keep them in contact with the main fight long enough to benefit from their combat mechanic, but rotate wounded units out when pressure eases.
Risks and adaptation
They cost more than the basic Militia line and do not solve ranged pressure by themselves. Avoid chasing cavalry or leaving the Guards without support against archers and siege.
- Focus
- Byzantine heavy infantry
- Signature / category
- Plan and execution
- Release / context
- Age of Empires II system
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- Unit strategy
- Classification
- Unit strategies