Spearman
Infantry
Anti-cavalry Infantry.
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Strong vs. Mounted Units, especially elephants
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Weak vs. Ranged Soldiers and Infantry
Upgrades
- Blacksmithattack, armor
- Barracksspeed, to Pikeman
- Castlecreation speed
- Monasterymore resistant to Monks
Upgrade line
The shared promotion chain — each tier upgrades into the next at its training building.
- Tier 1Spearman
Tier 2Pikeman
Tier 3Halberdier
Stats
- Hit points
- 45
- Attack
- 3
- Melee armor
- 0
- Pierce armor
- 0
- Speed
- 1
- Line of sight
- 4
- Reload time
- 3s
- Train time
- 22s
- Cost
35food
25wood
Attack bonuses
- vs Eagle Warrior+1
- vs Standard Building+1
- vs War Elephant+15
- vs Cavalry+15
- vs Ships+9
- vs Camel+12
Armor classes
SpearmanInfantryAnti-Leitis
Other units deal bonus damage to a unit through these classes — the basis of the counter system.
Counters
Derived from in-game bonus damage — each number is the bonus dealt through the named armor class. Pick your civilization to see only the units you can train.
Countered by
CataphractByzantines onlyvia Infantry+9–12
Jaguar WarriorAztecs onlyvia Infantry+5–6
Cavalry Archervia Spearmen+2–4
Skirmishervia Spearmen+3–4
Archervia Spearmen+3
GenitourBerbers onlyvia Spearmen+3
Scorpionvia Infantry+1–2
Cho Ko NuChinese onlyvia Spearmen+2
Longbow ManBritons onlyvia Spearmen+2
Plumed ArcherMaya onlyvia Spearmen+2
Organ GunPortuguese onlyvia Infantry+2
Rattan ArcherVietnamese onlyvia Spearmen+2
Ratha RangedBengalis onlyvia Spearmen+1–2
Composite BowmanArmenians onlyvia Spearmen+2
MangudaiMongols onlyvia Spearmen+1
KipchakCumans onlyvia Spearmen+1
Chakram ThrowerGurjaras onlyvia Infantry+1
Strong against
- Cavalry Archervia Cavalry+15–32
Knightvia Cavalry+15–32
Scout Cavalryvia Cavalry+15–32
ConquistadorSpanish onlyvia Cavalry+15–32- MangudaiMongols onlyvia Cavalry+15–32
TarkanHuns onlyvia Cavalry+15–32
War ElephantPersians onlyvia Cavalry+15–32
War WagonKoreans onlyvia Cavalry+15–32
Elephant Archervia Cavalry+15–32
BoyarSlavs onlyvia Cavalry+15–32
HuszarMagyars onlyvia Cavalry+15–32- GenitourBerbers onlyvia Cavalry+15–32
Ballista ElephantKhmer onlyvia Cavalry+15–32
ArambaiBurmese onlyvia Cavalry+15–32
Battle Elephantvia Cavalry+15–32
KonnikBulgarians onlyvia Cavalry+15–32
LeitisLithuanians onlyvia Cavalry+15–32- KipchakCumans onlyvia Cavalry+15–32
KeshikTatars onlyvia Cavalry+15–32
Steppe Lancervia Cavalry+15–32
CoustillierBurgundians onlyvia Cavalry+15–32
Ratha MeleeBengalis onlyvia Cavalry+15–32
Shrivamsha RiderGurjaras onlyvia Cavalry+15–32- Ratha RangedBengalis onlyvia Cavalry+15–32
CenturionRomans onlyvia Cavalry+15–32
MonaspaGeorgians onlyvia Cavalry+15–32
Camelvia Camels+12–26
Camel ArcherBerbers onlyvia Camels+12–26
MamelukeSaracens onlyvia Camels+12–26
Armored Elephantvia Cavalry+5–22
Demolition Shipvia Ships+9–17
Fire Shipvia Ships+9–17
War Galleyvia Ships+9–17
Cannon Galleonvia Ships+9–17
LongboatVikings onlyvia Ships+9–17
Turtle ShipKoreans onlyvia Ships+9–17
CaravelPortuguese onlyvia Ships+9–17
Hulkvia Ships+9–17- CataphractByzantines onlyvia Cavalry+16
Qizilbash Warriorvia Cavalry+16
Eagle Warriorvia Eagle Warriors+1
Fire Lancervia Eagle Warriors+1
War Dogvia Eagle Warriors+1
