Spear line

Overview

Cost-effective infantry with bonus damage against mounted units and certain large targets.

Availability and investment

Spear line becomes available in Spearman: Feudal Age · Pikeman: Castle Age · Halberdier: Imperial Age. Its listed production context is Barracks. The listed cost is Spearman: 35 Food, 25 Wood · Pikeman: 35 Food, 25 Wood · Halberdier: 35 Food, 25 Wood and the training time is Spearman: 22 seconds · Pikeman: 22 seconds · Halberdier: 22 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: Spearman → Pikeman → Halberdier

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: Spearman: 3 · Pikeman: 4 · Halberdier: 6
• Hit points: Spearman: 45 · Pikeman: 55 · Halberdier: 60
• Melee armor: Spearman: 0 · Pikeman: 0 · Halberdier: 0
• Pierce armor: Spearman: 0 · Pikeman: 0 · Halberdier: 0
• Line of sight: Spearman: 6 · Pikeman: 6 · Halberdier: 6
• Reload time: Spearman: 3 seconds · Pikeman: 3 seconds · Halberdier: 3 seconds
• Movement speed: Spearman: 1 · Pikeman: 1 · Halberdier: 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.