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Elite Phalangite

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UNIT · CHRONICLES

Elite Phalangite

The Macedonian Phalangite’s upgraded form, with stronger battlefield statistics.

Elite Phalangite Chronicles unit icon
Elite Phalangite Chronicles unit icon

Overview

The Macedonian Phalangite’s upgraded form, with stronger battlefield statistics.

Availability and investment

Elite Phalangite 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.

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 Macedonian Phalangite’s upgraded form, with stronger battlefield statistics. Its upgrade path is Phalangite → Elite Phalangite. 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, 500 Gold
Upgrade time
40 seconds
Melee attack
8
Attack bonus vs. Cavalry
10
Attack bonus vs. Camels
6
Attack bonus vs. War Elephants
20
Speed
0.9
Melee range
1.8

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: Phalangite → Elite Phalangite

chronicles Upgrade Line: Phalangite → Elite Phalangite

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