Phalangitai

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Phalangitai — Vital statistics

Classic Hellenic pike infantry, used mainly by Greece and Egypt. Highly lethal against cavalry, especially chariots and elephants, but very weak against ranged units.

Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Movement
speed
Upgrades to
Level 1: Exploration Commerce
3.4s
(250t)
80 10 35 3.3s
(50t)
17

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Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty
Base Ramp Pop
Timber: 140;
Wealth.jpg: 120
Food.jpg: 6;
Timber: 1
1 Assédio.png None 2–15
  • 220 projectile speed
  • Armour-piercing attack
  • Bonus damage versus chariots, elephants, ships, siege weapons
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Overall strategy[edit | edit source]

The infamous Greek pikeman. Like his Germanic counterpart, the Speutagardaz, the Phalangitai is meant for two things — amassing melee supremacy, and defending against enemy cavalry units, especially chariots — which Phalangitai will kill on contact. Phalangitai are thus useful as an early-game defensive force against melee units, but are very vulnerable to being destroyed by enemy ranged units, so some form of anti-ranged support is necessary to support them. Phalangitai are eventually replaced by the Roman era Pedites Defensorum, which has better overall parameters and a longer ranged attack.

Unit summary[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]