Merchant Ship

Overview

A Chronicles trade ship that earns both wood and gold from allied ports; players can adjust the cargo ratio at the Port.

Availability and investment

Merchant Ship becomes available in Civic Age. It is associated with Chronicles (Chronicles naval & specialist roster). The listed cost is 100 Wood, 50 Gold and the training time is 36 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: 80
• Melee armor: 0
• Pierce armor: 6
• Line of sight: 6
• Movement speed: 1.65

Field use

Use the unit where water control matters: protect fishing and transport routes, contest enemy ships, or support a landing. Its impact depends on the map’s shore access and the rest of the fleet.