Condottiero

Overview

Fast infantry with a bonus against gunpowder troops, shared through the Italian team bonus.

Availability and investment

Condottiero becomes available in Imperial Age. Its listed production context is Italians. The listed cost is 50 Food, 35 Gold and the training time is 18 seconds. This tells you when it can first join an army and which resources must be reserved alongside Villager production, upgrades, and other military lines.

Combat profile

The available combat values are included here so the numbers can be read as a profile rather than an isolated list. Hit points and armor describe how long the unit can remain exposed; attack and any bonus damage describe what it threatens; range, reload, accuracy, and movement describe how reliably it can engage or disengage. A value shown for a whole upgrade line applies to the listed stages as recorded, so compare the stage names instead of treating the line as one base unit.

• Hit points: 80
• Melee armor: 1
• Pierce armor: 0
• Line of sight: 8
• Reload time: 1.9 seconds
• Movement speed: 1.2

Field use

Preserve space between this unit and melee attackers so it can keep firing. Pair it with a screen, focus fire on reachable targets, and avoid letting a faster force surround it.

Armor classes and counters

Armor-class bonuses are separate from base attack and the target’s melee or pierce armor. The class list below shows the unit’s documented combat categories and bonus-damage relationships; use it to judge matchups instead of relying on the unit label alone.

• Armor class: Infantry
• Armor class: Unique unit
• Condottiero deals +10 bonus damage to units in the Gunpowder unit class
• Condottiero deals +2 bonus damage to units in the Standard building class

Related unit plan: Condottiero gunpowder-counter deployment

Condottiero: Condottieri are a fast infantry answer to gunpowder armies and can be added quickly when the opponent’s Hand Cannoneers, Organ Guns, or similar units become central to the fight. They also contest some common support units effectively at close range Scout for gunpowder production, then add Condottieri as a focused counter while keeping other troops to deal with the enemy’s broader army. Use their speed to reach exposed gunpowder units and protect them from being screened away by cavalry. Because they need no separate upgrade, they can reinforce a response rapidly Condottieri cost gold and are not a universal replacement for the main infantry line. Ranged focus fire, defensive buildings, or a composition that contains little gunpowder can make a large investment wasteful; stop production when the matchup changes