Army

An army and the army panel

Each army is made up of up to 6 units. Initially only 4 units can be in an army but there are two technologies to increase the limit. On the map only the most important unit in an army will be displayed.

Combat can be either fought manually or resolved instantly. Hovering over the instant resolution button will display the outcome of the battle. In multiplayer instant resolution requires both players to choose it.

Unit stats

Every unit has 6 stats:

• Health: When a unit's health reaches zero the unit is killed. Heroes will be incapacitated instead of being killed.
• Defense: Reduces incoming Damage.
• Damage: Reduces the attacked unit's Health or Shield.
• Critical Chance: Chance to inflict 150% of the unit's Damage with each attack.
• Movement Points: Used to move on both the strategy and tactical map. Some tiles cost more or fewer Movement Points to travel on depending on their terrain and features but armies can use their last Movement Point to reach any adjacent tile regardless of its Movement Points cost. If the army contains multiple units it will have the Movement Points of the unit with the fewest. Founding a city consumes all Movement Points.
• Shield: Prevents Damage from depleting Health until depleted.

Unit type

Every unit has a type, which counters another unit type and provides an additional mechanic.

• Cavalry: When attacking an Infantry unit adds +20% Damage. When attacking after moving at least 3 tiles knocks the target back 1 tile.
• Infantry: When attacking a Ranged unit adds +20% Damage. In battle gains 3 Defense for each adjacent friendly unit.
• Juggernaut: When attacking an Infantry unit adds +20% Damage. When conducting a siege adds +50% Damage to breach the Fortification.
• Ranger: When attacking an Flying unit adds +20% Damage. When attacking a unit located on a Forest tile or while being adjacent to an enemy unit loses 30% damage.

Kin of Sheredyn units

The following units are available to the Kin of Sheredyn faction.

Unit	Type	Skills	Health	Damage	Defense	Movement Points	Cost	Upkeep/turn	Required technology
Sentinel	Cavalry	Patroller I	120	30-40	0	4	80	4
Legionary	Infantry	Defense Expect I Shield Mastery I	140	35-45	10	3	180	6
Chosen	Juggernaut	Righteous Wrath	150	35-50	10	3	450	15
Archer	Ranged	Ranged III	120	40-52	0	3	180	10
Herald of the Faith	Cavalry	Defense Expert II	150	46-60	15	4	300	15

Last Lords Units

The following units are available to the Last Lord faction.

Unit	Type	Skills	Health	Damage	Defense	Movement Points	Cost	Upkeep/turn	Required technology
Thrall	Infantry	Aware Cruel	100	30-38	0	3	80	4
Stalwart	Infantry	Leeching Strike	140	35-45	10	3	180	6
Palanquin of the Profane	Juggernaut Ranged	Ranged IV Life from Death	160	45-60	0	3	300	10
Dust Lord	Flying	Flying Terror I	200	45-60	10	4	450	15

Minor faction units

The following units are only available to minor factions. Empires can gain access to them by assimilating the minor faction into a protectorate.

Unit	Type	Skills	Health	Damage	Defense	Movement Points	Cost	Upkeep/turn	Minor Faction
Imperial Pike	Juggernaut	Incapacitating Strike II	160	32-40	10	3	300	6	Sollusk

Army user interface

With an army selected, you have access to additional actions and more information about its composition.

1. Unit cards - Hover your cursor over a unit image to get more information about their stats and abilities. Left-click a unit image to select individual units and display further options above, such as the unit upgrade window or the hero screen.
2. Army actions - A list of stances and actions your army can perform.
   1. Guard - The army assumes a defensive stance, healing faster and acting first in combat if they are attacked, at the cost of some mobility.
   2. Recuperate - The army stays in place and will not notify you until it has fully healed.
   3. Auto-explore - The army will move on its own t o uncover unknown territory, picking up Curiosities along the way.
   4. Skip - Set the army not to take any action this turn.
   5. Found Camp - Spend some influence to place a camp and claim a Territory. Until you found your first city, this will be replaced by the Found Capital button that creates a city instead of a camp for free. Aspects use this button to create coral spores for Dust.
   6. Build Haven - Once they have gained some experience, heroes can settle down in your cities by building a Haven, which will give yields to the city and allow the hero to find a Companion.
   7. Remove Forest - Removes forest from a tile and sends industry to the Territory’s city. Takes multiple turns.
   8. Reforest - Spend Dust to plant a Forest on a tile.
   9. Clear Ridge - Spend Dust to clear a mountain Ridge and allow you to move through.

Understanding the ins and outs of your Army’s stats will help you figure out when and where to fight, and how to craft the best Army for specific purposes in your campaign.