Compare the tribes

Egyptians

Economy

For beginners: Approachable

Strengths

• Armed Slaves have a low resource cost and short base training time.
• Temple Guardians provide strong infantry defense per unit.
• Waterworks can improve annexed oasis bonuses after its prerequisites are met.

Weaknesses

• Low-cost troops still consume crop.
• The starting unit has little attack power.
• Waterworks is a developed-village investment, not a free starting bonus.

Romans

Balanced

For beginners: Intermediate

Strengths

• Parallel resource-field and village-building construction helps develop infrastructure.
• Specialist infantry and several cavalry options allow a varied army.
• The City Wall and Horse Drinking Trough offer distinct development paths.

Weaknesses

• Parallel queues require enough resources to keep both productive.
• Heavy cavalry costs substantial resources and crop.
• A varied roster can tempt you to fund too many plans at once.

Huns

Offense

For beginners: Demanding

Strengths

• Four combat cavalry choices offer several offensive options.
• Elite Riders carry the highest attack value in this seven-tribe roster.
• The Command Center provides the Hun route to expansion.

Weaknesses

• The Makeshift Wall has the smallest troop multiplier of the seven walls.
• Cavalry development requires a substantial resource and crop commitment.
• A single combat infantry type limits infantry specialisation.

Egyptians

Waterworks

Waterworks increases the annexed oasis bonus by 5% relative per level: a 25% resource bonus becomes 50% at level 20. It requires a level 10 Hero’s Mansion.

Romans

Horse Drinking Trough

The Horse Drinking Trough improves cavalry training. It reduces upkeep by one for Equites Legati at level 10, Equites Imperatoris at level 15, and Equites Caesaris at level 20. The table above shows upkeep before these reductions.

Huns

Command Center

The Command Center replaces the Residence and Palace for Huns. It handles expansion troop training and capital administration.