UNIT · ATHENIANS
Strategos
An Athenian infantry commander whose aura increases the attack of nearby units.


Overview
An Athenian infantry commander whose aura increases the attack of nearby units.
Availability and investment
Strategos becomes available in Classical Age. It is associated with Athenians (Chronicles unique unit · Athenians). The listed cost is 55 Food, 25 Gold and the training time is 16 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: 60
- Melee armor: 1
- Pierce armor: 0
- Reload time: 2 seconds
- Movement speed: 0.9
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
An Athenian infantry commander whose aura increases the attack of nearby units. Available in the Classical Age. Training cost: 55 Food, 25 Gold. Training time: 16 seconds. 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
- Classical Age
- Training time
- 16 seconds
- Reload time
- 2 seconds
- Movement speed
- 0.9
Base values before civilization bonuses or researched technologies.