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Overview

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Gauls

Defense

For beginners: Approachable

Strengths

  • The Phalanx offers a practical defensive foundation.
  • Theutates Thunder gives this roster a fast raiding option.
  • Enhanced Cranny protection and the Trapper support a guarded opening.

Weaknesses

  • Starting infantry has low attack power.
  • Fast cavalry still needs research, infrastructure and resources.
  • Traps and protected resources do not replace an army or allies.
Spartans portrait

Spartans

Defense

For beginners: Intermediate

Strengths

  • Homoioi combine substantial infantry attack with useful defensive values.
  • Spartan Riders offer strong defense at a high movement speed.
  • The Big Hospital provides a larger recovery share and storage than the standard Hospital.

Weaknesses

  • Several core units require a significant resource investment.
  • Homoioi move slowly compared with the faster infantry options elsewhere.
  • The Big Hospital requires advanced infrastructure and does not prevent losses.
Egyptians portrait

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.

Military

Highlights show the best of the selected tribes. Lower is better for cost per attack point; higher is better for the other summary rows. Equal values share the highlight.

Bars use the maximum across all seven tribes, even when only two are selected. Cost efficiency uses the inverse ratio (best cost ÷ cost).

MilitaryGaulsSpartansEgyptians
Highest attack per combat unitHaeduan
140
Hippeis
195Best
Royal Chariot
110
Highest average defense per combat unitHaeduan
107.5
Spartan Rider
105
Royal Chariot
135Best
Fastest combat unitTheutates Thunder
19Best
Spartan Rider
16
Chariot
15
Largest combat-unit carryTheutates Thunder
75
Spartan Rider
110Best
Royal Chariot
70
Lowest resource cost per attack pointSwordsman
8.23Best
Homoioi
8.37
Egyptian Fighter
14
How to read the data

Summary records exclude scouts, siege and expansion units. Average defense is (infantry defense + cavalry defense) ÷ 2. Role representatives below are derived from the roster: highest anti-cavalry defense among infantry, highest attack among cavalry, and highest average defense among cavalry. One unit can appear in more than one role; this does not imply a special bonus.

Strengths at a glance

Radar comparing five dimensions, including an editorial beginner ratingAttack = highest combat-unit attack; defense = highest combat-unit average defense; speed = fastest combat unit; logistics = merchant capacity × merchant speed. These four axes are percentages of the seven-tribe maximum. *Beginner friendliness is an editorial 1–5 rating, scaled to 100; it is not an engine stat. The table provides the same values in text.AttackDefenseSpeedLogisticsBeginner friendliness*
GaulsSpartansEgyptians

Attack = highest combat-unit attack; defense = highest combat-unit average defense; speed = fastest combat unit; logistics = merchant capacity × merchant speed. These four axes are percentages of the seven-tribe maximum. *Beginner friendliness is an editorial 1–5 rating, scaled to 100; it is not an engine stat. The table provides the same values in text.

AxisGaulsSpartansEgyptians
Attack
60.9
84.8Best
47.8
Defense
79.6
77.8
100Best
Speed
100Best
84.2
78.9
Logistics
100Best
38.9
66.7
Beginner friendliness*
100Best
60
80

Role-by-role comparison

Summary records exclude scouts, siege and expansion units. Average defense is (infantry defense + cavalry defense) ÷ 2. Role representatives below are derived from the roster: highest anti-cavalry defense among infantry, highest attack among cavalry, and highest average defense among cavalry. One unit can appear in more than one role; this does not imply a special bonus.

In the role tables, lower resource cost, upkeep and training time are highlighted; higher attack, defenses, speed and carry are highlighted.

Starting infantry
GaulsPhalanx
SpartansSpartan Hoplite
EgyptiansArmed Slave
Starting infantryGaulsSpartansEgyptians
Attack
15
50Best
10
Defense vs infantry
40Best
35
30
Defense vs cavalry
50Best
30
20
Speed (tiles/h)
7Best
6
7Best
Carry
35
60Best
20
Total resource cost
315
440
165Best
Upkeep (crop/h)
1Best
1Best
1Best
Base training (seconds)
1,040
1,700
640Best
Best anti-cavalry infantry available
GaulsPhalanx
SpartansHomoioi
EgyptiansTemple Guardian
Best anti-cavalry infantry availableGaulsSpartansEgyptians
Attack
15
95Best
25
Defense vs infantry
40
80
110Best
Defense vs cavalry
50
75
80Best
Speed (tiles/h)
7Best
5
6
Carry
35
50Best
35
Total resource cost
315Best
795
650
Upkeep (crop/h)
1Best
1Best
1Best
Base training (seconds)
1,040Best
2,200
1,760
Espionage
GaulsPathfinder
SpartansPerioikoi Scout
EgyptiansHorse Scout
EspionageGaulsSpartansEgyptians
Attack
0Best
0Best
0Best
Defense vs infantry
20
25Best
20
Defense vs cavalry
10
12Best
10
Speed (tiles/h)
17Best
16
16
Carry
0Best
0Best
0Best
Total resource cost
380Best
445
380Best
Upkeep (crop/h)
2Best
2Best
2Best
Base training (seconds)
1,360Best
1,360Best
1,360Best
Offensive cavalry
GaulsHaeduan
SpartansHippeis
EgyptiansRoyal Chariot
Offensive cavalryGaulsSpartansEgyptians
Attack
140
195Best
110
Defense vs infantry
50
55
120Best
Defense vs cavalry
165Best
80
150
Speed (tiles/h)
13Best
9
10
Carry
65
80Best
70
Total resource cost
1,965
2,315
1,800Best
Upkeep (crop/h)
3Best
3Best
3Best
Base training (seconds)
3,120Best
3,450
3,120Best
Defensive cavalry
GaulsHaeduan
SpartansSpartan Rider
EgyptiansRoyal Chariot
Defensive cavalryGaulsSpartansEgyptians
Attack
140Best
55
110
Defense vs infantry
50
120Best
120Best
Defense vs cavalry
165Best
90
150
Speed (tiles/h)
13
16Best
10
Carry
65
110Best
70
Total resource cost
1,965
1,440Best
1,800
Upkeep (crop/h)
3
2Best
3
Base training (seconds)
3,120
2,600Best
3,120
Ram
GaulsRam
SpartansRam
EgyptiansRam
RamGaulsSpartansEgyptians
Attack
50
65Best
55
Defense vs infantry
30Best
30Best
30Best
Defense vs cavalry
105Best
85
95
Speed (tiles/h)
4Best
4Best
4Best
Carry
0Best
0Best
0Best
Total resource cost
1,910Best
1,995
1,990
Upkeep (crop/h)
3Best
3Best
3Best
Base training (seconds)
5,000
4,600Best
4,800
Catapult
GaulsTrebuchet
SpartansCatapult
EgyptiansCatapult
CatapultGaulsSpartansEgyptians
Attack
70Best
60
65
Defense vs infantry
45
55Best
55Best
Defense vs cavalry
10Best
10Best
10Best
Speed (tiles/h)
3Best
3Best
3Best
Carry
0Best
0Best
0Best
Total resource cost
3,130Best
3,130Best
3,250
Upkeep (crop/h)
6Best
6Best
6Best
Base training (seconds)
9,000Best
9,000Best
9,000Best
Chief
GaulsChieftain
SpartansEphor
EgyptiansNomarch
ChiefGaulsSpartansEgyptians
Attack
40
45Best
40
Defense vs infantry
50Best
50Best
50Best
Defense vs cavalry
50Best
45
50Best
Speed (tiles/h)
4Best
4Best
4Best
Carry
0Best
0Best
0Best
Total resource cost
144,650
127,730Best
160,000
Upkeep (crop/h)
4Best
4Best
4Best
Base training (seconds)
90,700Best
90,700Best
90,700Best
Settler
GaulsSettler
SpartansSpartan Settler
EgyptiansEgyptian Settler
SettlerGaulsSpartansEgyptians
Attack
0
10Best
0
Defense vs infantry
80Best
80Best
80Best
Defense vs cavalry
80Best
80Best
80Best
Speed (tiles/h)
5Best
5Best
5Best
Carry
3,000Best
3,000Best
3,000Best
Total resource cost
22,700
21,540
21,000Best
Upkeep (crop/h)
1Best
1Best
1Best
Base training (seconds)
22,700Best
26,900
24,800

Economy & special mechanics

Economy & special mechanicsGaulsSpartansEgyptians
Merchant capacity (resources)
750Best
500
750Best
Merchant speed (tiles/h)
24Best
14
16
Merchant throughput (capacity × speed)
18,000Best
7,000
12,000
Base simultaneous construction jobs
1Best
1Best
1Best
Cranny protection, level 10 (each resource)
2,000Best
1,000
1,000
Wall troop bonus, level 20 (%)
63.9
73.7
80.6Best
Hospital recovery share (%)
40
50Best
40
Wounded storage per hospital level
30
60Best
30
Base chief loyalty reduction
20–25Best
20–25Best
20–25Best
Tribe-specific buildings
  • Palisade
  • Trapper
  • Defensive Wall
  • Big Hospital
  • Stone Wall
  • Waterworks

Merchant values exclude the Trade Office and other bonuses. Cranny values are per resource, before the Teuton attack modifier. Wall values use the rounded troop multiplier in battle resolution. Construction counts exclude Plus and master queues. See each tribe guide for special-building effects. Chief ranges are highlighted by their maximum base reduction.

Gauls

Trapper

The Trapper captures attacking troops in available traps. It is a defensive tool to support your army and diplomacy.

Spartans

Big Hospital

Spartans and Vikings use the Big Hospital instead of the standard Hospital. Its recovery share and storage are larger; it still needs surviving infrastructure and resources to heal troops.

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.

Source files and calculation notes

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