Elite Champi Warrior

Overview

The final Champi infantry upgrade, with improved strength for sustained combat.

Availability and investment

Elite Champi Warrior becomes available in Imperial Age. Its listed production context is Incas. The listed cost is 50 Food, 25 Gold and the training time is 21 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: 65
• Melee armor: 0
• Pierce armor: 4
• Line of sight: 6
• Reload time: 2 seconds
• Movement speed: 1.1

Field use

Use it to hold space, protect support units, or pressure an opponent that cannot kite it safely. The listed armor and bonus-attack classes determine which opponents it can trade with efficiently.

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.

• Elite Champi Warrior deals +1 bonus damage to units in the Shock infantry class
• Elite Champi Warrior deals +3 bonus damage to units in the Siege weapon class
• Elite Champi Warrior deals +3 bonus damage to units in the Standard building class

Related unit plan: Elite Champi Warrior late-game switch

Elite Champi Warrior: Elite Champi Warriors build on a flexible infantry role, and their upgrade becomes more attractive when the opponent relies on archers or low-cost units. The decision is a late-game resource trade rather than an automatic click Check the next expected fight before researching Elite Champi Warrior. If the opponent is massing archers or trash units, upgrade and move the infantry as a protected line with ranged support. If the army is already winning with another unit, preserve resources for the transition it needs instead The upgrade consumes resources that may be required for a timely counter or siege. Do not research it merely because the army has Champi Warriors; match the investment to the opponent’s composition