Elite Varangian Guard

Overview

The Imperial Age upgrade to the Varangian Guard for civilizations with access to its elite form.

Availability and investment

Elite Varangian Guard becomes available in Imperial Age. Its listed production context is Regional roster. The listed cost is 65 Food, 45 Gold and the training time is 30 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.

• Upgrade path: Varangian Guard → Elite Varangian Guard

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: 2
• Pierce armor: 2
• Line of sight: 6
• Reload time: 2 seconds
• Movement speed: 1.05

Field use

Use the listed role, range, movement, and class bonuses to choose a favorable fight; the same unit can be valuable as a screen or specialist even when it is not the army’s main damage source.

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: Shock infantry
• Armor class: Infantry