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Elite Hoplite

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Elite Hoplite

The strongest Hoplite upgrade, available to Spartans in Chronicles.

Elite Hoplite Chronicles in-game icon
Elite Hoplite Chronicles in-game icon

Overview

The strongest Hoplite upgrade, available to Spartans in Chronicles.

Availability and investment

Elite Hoplite becomes available in Chronicles. It is associated with Chronicles (Chronicles unit 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: Hoplite → Elite Hoplite

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.

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.

Battlefield role and use

The strongest Hoplite upgrade, available to Spartans in Chronicles. Its upgrade path is Hoplite → Elite Hoplite. It must close to attack, so formation support and the opponent’s bonus-damage counters determine whether it trades efficiently in a prolonged fight.

Base unit statistics

Upgrade age
Imperial Age
Upgrade cost
600 Food, 550 Gold
Upgrade time
55 seconds
Melee attack
12
Attack bonus vs. Standard Buildings
2
Speed
0.9
Melee range
0.5

Base values before civilization bonuses or researched technologies.

Focus
Infantry · heavy melee
Signature / category
Chronicles unit roster
Release / context
Chronicles
Region
Chronicles
Classification
Chronicles

upgrade Line: Hoplite → Elite Hoplite

chronicles Upgrade Line: Hoplite → Elite Hoplite

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