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Thracians

Infantry civilization
Infantry

Civilization bonuses

  • Elite Skirmisher upgrade is free
  • Skirmishers regenerate 5/10 HP per minute in Civic/Classical Age
  • Battle Drills is available in the Classical Age
  • All buildings except Town Centers can be built on any elevation
  • Forts and Towers increase the workrate of nearby Miners and Lumberjacks, and serve as resource dropsites
  • Shepherds and Hunters slowly generate gold while gathering from animals
  • Odomantian Raiders (Infantry and cavalry gain gold from killing enemies)
  • Dii Plunderers (Spearman-line, Levy/Hoplite-line, and Rhomphaia Warriors gain wood/food/gold respectively from damaging enemy buildings)
  • Bessian Metalworking (Levy line, Lancer line, and Rhomphaia Warriors strip armour from targets when attacking)
  • Peltasts (Skirmishers deal pass-through damage)

Team bonus

Buildings have +3 line of sight

Unique unit

Unique technologies

Ming Guang Armor

600 food, 450 gold · 65s

Research Ming Guang Armor (Mounted Units +4 melee armor)

Tuntian

250 food, 300 wood · 40s

Research Tuntian (Soldiers passively produce food)

Tech tree

Thracians can build 116 of 523 tech-tree options

Every unit, building and technology in the game — solid chips are what Thracians can build and research, greyed-out and struck-through entries are what they can't. Hover any item for details.

Town Center

Dark Age

Feudal Age

Imperial Age

Barracks

Archery Range

Stable

Siege Workshop

Blacksmith

Monastery

Dark Age

Feudal Age

Castle Age

Imperial Age

University

Castle

Dark Age

Feudal Age

Castle Age

Imperial Age

Dock

Shipyard

Mill

Lumber Camp

Dark Age

Feudal Age

Castle Age

Imperial Age

Mining Camp

Dark Age

Imperial Age

Market

Dark Age

Feudal Age

  • Trade Cart

Castle Age

Imperial Age

Port

Fortified Church

Dark Age

Feudal Age

Castle Age

Imperial Age