War Galley

Overview

A Castle Age warship upgrade that improves ship-to-ship combat. Chronicles also uses it as the middle stage of the Galley line.

Availability and investment

War Galley becomes available in Castle Age. Its listed production context is Dock. The listed cost is 90 Wood, 30 Gold and the training time is 27 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: Galley → War Galley → Galleon
• Upgrade path: Galley → War Galley → Elite Galley

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.

• Ranged attack: 7
• Hit points: 125
• Melee armor: 0
• Pierce armor: 4
• Ranged attack: 7
• Range: 6
• Line of sight: 8
• Reload time: 3 seconds
• Movement speed: 1.36
• Accuracy: 100%

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.

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: Ship
• War Galley deals +3 bonus damage to units in the Ram class
• War Galley deals +6 bonus damage to units in the All Buildings class
• War Galley deals +9 bonus damage to units in the Fishing Ship class

Related unit plan: War Galley water-control timing

War Galley: War Galleys strengthen the Galley line and are a key Castle Age upgrade for a fleet that intends to control water. The improved range and combat performance become more valuable as both players add ships Research the upgrade as the Castle Age begins if the navy remains central to the match. Group the upgraded ships, protect Fishing Ships and transports, then pressure one route or Dock at a time rather than splitting the fleet A fleet upgrade does not overcome poor numbers or a bad ship matchup. Scout for Fire Ships and specialized vessels, and keep an escape route when the opponent has concentrated a larger force