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Levy

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Levy

Chronicles Archaic Age infantry trained at the Barracks. It develops through the Maceman, Swordsman, and Paragon stages.

Levy Chronicles in-game icon
Levy Chronicles in-game icon

Overview

Chronicles Archaic Age infantry trained at the Barracks. It develops through the Maceman, Swordsman, and Paragon stages.

Availability and investment

Levy becomes available in Archaic Age. It is associated with Chronicles (Chronicles unit roster). The listed cost is 50 Food, 20 Gold and the training time is 21 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.

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

Chronicles Archaic Age infantry trained at the Barracks. It develops through the Maceman, Swordsman, and Paragon stages. Available in the Archaic Age. Training cost: 50 Food, 20 Gold. Training time: 21 seconds. Its Chronicles progression is Levy → Maceman → Swordsman → Paragon. 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

Age
Archaic Age
Cost
50 Food, 20 Gold
Training time
21 seconds
Reload time
2 seconds
Movement speed
0.9

Base values before civilization bonuses or researched technologies.

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

chronicles Upgrade Line: Levy → Maceman → Swordsman → Paragon

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