UNIT · CHRONICLES
Elite Galley
The final ranged Galley upgrade in Chronicles, where Galleys counter ramming ships when they can maintain distance.

Overview
The final ranged Galley upgrade in Chronicles, where Galleys counter ramming ships when they can maintain distance.
Availability and investment
Elite Galley becomes available in Chronicles. It is associated with Chronicles (Chronicles naval & specialist roster). The listed cost is not separately recorded and the training time is not separately recorded. This tells you when it can first join an army and which resources must be reserved alongside Villager production, upgrades, and other military lines.
- Upgrade path: Galley → War Galley → Elite Galley
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.
- Attack: 8
- Hit points: 165
- Melee armor: 0
- Pierce armor: 8
- Range: 7
- Line of sight: 9
- Attack bonus vs. Ships: 11
- Attack bonus vs. Buildings: 8
- Attack bonus vs. Rams: 4
Field use
Use the unit where water control matters: protect fishing and transport routes, contest enemy ships, or support a landing. Its impact depends on the map’s shore access and the rest of the fleet.
Battlefield role and use
The final ranged Galley upgrade in Chronicles, where Galleys counter ramming ships when they can maintain distance. Its upgrade path is Galley → War Galley → Elite Galley. Naval value depends on the opponent’s fleet and access to water: combine complementary ship roles and protect the routes used to reinforce or transport.
Base unit statistics
- Upgrade age
- Imperial Age
- Upgrade time
- 65 seconds
- Hit points
- 165
- Attack bonus vs. Ships
- 11
- Attack bonus vs. Rams
- 4
- Speed
- 1.43
- Range
- 7
Base values before civilization bonuses or researched technologies.
- Focus
- Naval · ranged warship
- Signature / category
- Chronicles naval & specialist roster
- Release / context
- Chronicles
- Region
- Chronicles
- Classification
- Chronicles
upgrade Line: Galley → War Galley → Elite Galley
chronicles Upgrade Line: Galley → War Galley → Elite Galley