Guardsman

Overview

The Civic Age upgrade of the Chronicles Spearman line, trained to counter mounted units.

Availability and investment

Guardsman 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: Spearman → Guardsman → Elite Guardsman

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.

• Melee attack: 4
• Hit points: 55
• Melee armor: 0
• Pierce armor: 0
• Line of sight: 6
• Attack bonus vs. Cavalry: 22
• Attack bonus vs. Elephants: 25
• Attack bonus vs. Ships: 16
• Attack bonus vs. Standard Buildings: 1

Field use

Choose engagements against mounted units or other targets named by its bonus-attack entry. Its low cost and matchup bonus are most useful when it protects a more expensive army or blocks a cavalry approach.