Lhota the Pet Lion
Lhota the Pet Lion is a pet unit associated with Ethiopian and Indian content. Its recorded bonus against Treasure guardians makes it useful for special map rewards, while its access is separate from ordinary army production.
Recorded values
- Cost
- 170 Food
- Available
- Exploration Age
- Training
- 25 sec · 17 XP per train
- Durability & mobility
- 150 hit points · 10% hand resistance · 5.0 speed · 12 line of sight
- Hand attack
- 18 damage · 1.5 attack interval · bonuses: 1.5x vs. Treasure guardian; 0.1x vs. Villager
Role, availability & values
Lhota has 150 hit points, moves at 5.0 speed, costs 170 Food and takes 25 seconds to train. Its hand attack deals 18 damage, with a 1.5× bonus against Treasure guardians and a 0.1× modifier against Villagers. It is not a reliable worker raider or frontline replacement.
Matchup & timing
Use Lhota to support an Explorer against Treasure guardians when the unit is available. Keep it near the force that can protect it and avoid sending it into ordinary military units without support. Its food and training cost should be weighed against other early needs.
Pet unit and Treasure support
Lhota the Pet Lion is a special pet unit associated with Ethiopian and Indian content in The Asian Dynasties and Definitive Edition. It is available in the Exploration Age where the scenario or civilization provides it. The profile lists 150 hit points, 10% hand resistance, speed 5.0 and line of sight 12. Lhota costs 170 Food and takes 25 seconds to train. Its hand attack deals 18 damage every 1.5 seconds, with a 1.5× bonus against Treasure guardians and only 0.1× damage against Villagers. Its proper use is to support an Explorer during a Treasure fight, adding damage to the unit tasked with clearing a guarded reward. The cost and training time compete with early Villagers and military production, so train it when Treasure access is part of the plan. Keep it near the Explorer and other support; its guardian bonus does not make it a general-purpose frontline unit. Because access is scenario- or civilization-specific, do not assume Lhota is available in every standard match. Protect the pet after the fight and use the Explorer to collect the reward once the guardians are defeated.
Treasure clearing and cost
Lhota is most useful when the map contains Treasures worth contesting and the Explorer can safely reach them. Its 1.5× guardian multiplier raises the value of its 18-damage attack in that narrow task, but the 170-Food cost competes with Villagers and early units. Its 0.1× Villager modifier makes it an inefficient worker attacker, and its 150 hit points do not justify using it as a lone frontline unit. Keep it beside the Explorer and let other units handle threats outside the guardian matchup. Since it trains for 25 seconds and availability depends on the scenario or civilization, decide early whether the Treasure plan makes it worthwhile.
Supporting the Explorer
Use Lhota beside the Explorer so the pet’s bonus helps clear guardians and the Explorer can collect the reward. If the Treasure is strongly defended, wait for more support rather than losing the pet and delaying the economy.
Ethiopian and Indian Treasure support
Lhota costs 170 Food, trains in 25 seconds and has a limit of 12. It has 150 hit points, speed 5.0 and 10% hand resistance. Its 18-damage hand attack fires every 1.5 seconds, dealing 1.5× damage against Treasure Guardians but only 0.1× against Villagers. Ethiopians and Indians obtain the pet through their applicable access routes. Use it with a Hero to clear a guarded Treasure or support a small fight; its low Villager multiplier makes it a poor worker-raiding unit. Keep it near a main force because 150 hit points can be lost quickly to concentrated fire. Its food cost competes with worker and military production, so train it when the pet’s Treasure role or combat support will be used rather than adding one automatically.