Jarl

Overview

Varangian ranged cavalry that throws axes and is especially effective against infantry.

Availability and investment

Jarl becomes available in Castle Age. Its listed production context is Varangians. The listed cost is 75 Food, 55 Gold and the training time is 23 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.

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: 65
• Melee armor: 2
• Pierce armor: 1
• Range: 4
• Line of sight: 7
• Reload time: 2 seconds
• Movement speed: 1.35

Field use

Preserve space between this unit and melee attackers so it can keep firing. Pair it with a screen, focus fire on reachable targets, and avoid letting a faster force surround it.

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: Unique unit
• Armor class: Cavalry
• Jarl deals +3 bonus damage to units in the Infantry class