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What the stats mean#

Attack: strength when this soldier attacks.
Defense vs melee / vs ranged: strength when defending against melee or ranged attackers. The game uses the mix of the attacking wave: against a wave that is 70% melee, defenders count 70% of their melee defense and 30% of their ranged defense.
Loot: resources each surviving soldier carries home.
Speed: an army marches at the speed of its slowest soldier. Higher is faster.
Might: account power points per soldier.
Role: attack soldiers are weak on walls. Defense soldiers cannot be sent to attack at all. The four basic soldiers do both, without being great at either.

Soldiers from the Barracks#

All Barracks soldiers are paid in gold. Training time is per soldier, before speed bonuses.

Barracks soldiers

Soldier	Role	Type	Barracks	Attack	Def. vs melee	Def. vs ranged	Loot	Speed	Gold	Time	Might
Bowman	Basic	Ranged	1	24	18	30	13	75	35	15s	5
Spearman	Basic	Melee	1	26	30	18	14	75	30	15s	3
Maceman	Basic	Melee	2	38	38	6	32	73	50	25s	3
Crossbowman	Basic	Ranged	2	36	6	36	22	73	55	25s	5
Swordsman	Attack	Melee	3	60	18	6	30	74	110	45s	5
Marksman	Attack	Ranged	3	58	5	17	20	74	115	45s	7
Halberdier	Defense	Melee	4	24	80	50	12	70	120	50s	5
Heavy Crossbowman	Defense	Ranged	4	22	50	80	10	70	125	50s	7
Knight	Attack	Melee	5	95	29	10	45	78	220	80s	8
Ranger	Attack	Ranged	5	90	8	27	30	78	230	80s	11
Shieldbearer	Defense	Melee	6	35	125	80	15	68	240	90s	8
Warden	Defense	Ranged	6	30	80	125	12	68	250	90s	11
Champion	Attack	Melee	8	140	42	18	50	78	380	130s	12
Sharpshooter	Attack	Ranged	8	135	13	41	40	78	395	130s	16

Value for gold#

Stronger soldiers cost more, so compare strength per 100 gold. The highlighted row is the best attacker per gold.

Attackers: strength and loot per 100 gold

Soldier	Attack	Attack per 100 gold	Loot per 100 gold
Bowman	24	68.6	37.1
Spearman	26	86.7	46.7
Maceman	38	76	64
Crossbowman	36	65.5	40
Swordsman	60	54.5	27.3
Marksman	58	50.4	17.4
Knight	95	43.2	20.5
Ranger	90	39.1	13
Champion	140	36.8	13.2
Sharpshooter	135	34.2	10.1

Defenders: defense per 100 gold

Soldier	Def. vs melee per 100 gold	Def. vs ranged per 100 gold
Bowman	51.4	85.7
Spearman	100	60
Maceman	76	12
Crossbowman	10.9	65.5
Halberdier	66.7	41.7
Heavy Crossbowman	40	64
Shieldbearer	52.1	33.3
Warden	32	50

Which soldier counters which#

Melee defenders have high defense against melee, ranged defenders against ranged. Put the right ones on the wall side that matches what usually attacks you.

Best defenders against each attack type

Against attacks by	Best per gold	Strongest per soldier
Melee	Spearman (30)	Shieldbearer (125)
Ranged	Bowman (30)	Warden (125)

When you attack, check the enemy with a spy first. Against a wall full of melee defenders, send mostly ranged attackers, and the other way round: the defense the enemy can use depends on your melee and ranged mix.

Special units#

These soldiers are not trained in the Barracks. They come from events, event shops and rewards, and are much stronger than Barracks troops.

Special units

Soldier	Role	Type	Attack	Def. vs melee	Def. vs ranged	Loot	Speed	Food/h	Where to get them
Royal Berserker	Attack	Melee	190	45	20	50	80	2	Fountain shop, the Witch, Season Pass rewards
Royal Arbalester	Attack	Ranged	175	18	45	50	80	2	Fountain shop, the Witch, Season Pass rewards
Royal Guardian	Defense	Melee	45	210	140	10	70	2	Fountain shop, the Witch, Season Pass rewards
Royal Longbow	Defense	Ranged	40	140	200	8	70	2	Fountain shop, the Witch, Season Pass rewards
Anubis Warrior	Attack	Melee	95	29	13	45	76	2	Pharaoh event shop and Pharaoh rewards, daily challenge
Horus Archer	Attack	Ranged	110	10	33	35	76	2	Pharaoh event shop and Pharaoh rewards, daily challenge
Sun Blade	Attack	Melee	228	54	24	60	80	4	Golden Scarab Temple, Sunflower Festival shop
Sun Archer	Attack	Ranged	210	22	54	60	80	4	Golden Scarab Temple, Sunflower Festival shop
Sun Guardian	Defense	Melee	54	252	168	12	70	4	Golden Scarab Temple, Sunflower Festival shop
Sun Crossbow	Defense	Ranged	48	168	240	10	70	4	Golden Scarab Temple, Sunflower Festival shop

Training#

You start with 2 training slots; extra slots can be opened for a while with rubies. Training time per soldier = the soldier's base time × (1 − Barracks training bonus). The Drill Ground, Library, Hall of Legends, alliance bonus and emblems speed up recruiting further.

Barracks levels

Barracks level	Player level	Faster training	Batch size	New soldiers
1	2	0%	50	Bowman, Spearman
2	8	5%	55	Maceman, Crossbowman
3	16	10%	65	Swordsman, Marksman
4	24	15%	70	Halberdier, Heavy Crossbowman
5	32	20%	80	Knight, Ranger
6	40	25%	85	Shieldbearer, Warden
7	48	30%	95
8	56	35%	100	Champion, Sharpshooter

The Drill Ground (from player level 25) adds up to 40% faster recruiting on top.

The hospital#

Soldiers that fall in battle, in defense or from hunger go to the Military Hospital if it has a free bed. Healing costs 30% of the soldier's gold price and takes 50% of its training time. Special units heal for 2 rubies each. Soldiers that find no bed are lost. The Hall of Legends skill "Field medic" adds beds.

Hospital beds by level

Level	Player level	Hospital beds
1	6	20
2	11	40
3	16	70
4	21	100
5	26	150
6	31	200
7	36	300
8	42	400
9	48	500
10	54	600
11	60	700

Food upkeep and might#

Every soldier eats 2 food per hour (some special units more), so a big army needs strong farms. See food and upkeep. Might is account power: roughly one point for every ten power of the soldier.

Level	Player level	Hospital beds
1	6	20
2	11	40
3	16	70
4	21	100
5	26	150
6	31	200
7	36	300
8	42	400
9	48	500
10	54	600
11	60	700

Level	Player level	Hospital beds
1	6	20
2	11	40
3	16	70
4	21	100
5	26	150
6	31	200
7	36	300
8	42	400
9	48	500
10	54	600
11	60	700

Level	Player level	Hospital beds
1	6	20
2	11	40
3	16	70
4	21	100
5	26	150
6	31	200
7	36	300
8	42	400
9	48	500
10	54	600
11	60	700