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Overview

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Teutons

Offense

For beginners: Demanding

Strengths

  • Clubswingers offer inexpensive attack power and short base training.
  • Spearmen provide an infantry answer to cavalry threats.
  • Large merchant loads support bulk transfers.

Weaknesses

  • Clubswingers have particularly weak defense against cavalry.
  • Merchant journeys are slower than those of the other six tribes.
  • An offensive opening needs attention, information and replacement resources.
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.
Vikings portrait

Vikings

Offense

For beginners: Intermediate

Strengths

  • Viking Raiders combine useful starting attack with a generous carry capacity.
  • Berserkers offer a heavy offensive infantry option.
  • The Big Hospital gives a developed village a larger recovery share and storage.

Weaknesses

  • Berserkers consume more crop than the lighter infantry options.
  • The offensive roster still needs defensive planning.
  • The Big Hospital is a later investment and healing consumes resources.

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).

MilitaryTeutonsSpartansVikings
Highest attack per combat unitTeutonic Knight
150
Hippeis
195Best
Huscarl
165
Highest average defense per combat unitPaladin
70
Spartan Rider
105Best
Huscarl
97.5
Fastest combat unitPaladin
10
Spartan Rider
16Best
Viking Rider
12
Largest combat-unit carryPaladin
110Best
Spartan Rider
110Best
Viking Rider
90
Lowest resource cost per attack pointClubswinger
6.25Best
Homoioi
8.37
Viking Raider
6.44
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*
TeutonsSpartansVikings

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.

AxisTeutonsSpartansVikings
Attack
65.2
84.8Best
71.7
Defense
51.9
77.8Best
72.2
Speed
52.6
84.2Best
63.2
Logistics
66.7
38.9
75Best
Beginner friendliness*
40
60Best
40

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
TeutonsClubswinger
SpartansSpartan Hoplite
VikingsViking Raider
Starting infantryTeutonsSpartansVikings
Attack
40
50Best
45
Defense vs infantry
20
35Best
30
Defense vs cavalry
5
30Best
15
Speed (tiles/h)
7Best
6
7Best
Carry
60
60
70Best
Total resource cost
250Best
440
290
Upkeep (crop/h)
1Best
1Best
1Best
Base training (seconds)
720Best
1,700
960
Best anti-cavalry infantry available
TeutonsSpearman
SpartansHomoioi
VikingsBerserker
Best anti-cavalry infantry availableTeutonsSpartansVikings
Attack
10
95
105Best
Defense vs infantry
35
80Best
45
Defense vs cavalry
60
75Best
30
Speed (tiles/h)
7Best
5
6
Carry
40
50
60Best
Total resource cost
340Best
795
840
Upkeep (crop/h)
1Best
1Best
2
Base training (seconds)
1,120Best
2,200
1,960
Espionage
TeutonsScout
SpartansPerioikoi Scout
VikingsViking Scout
EspionageTeutonsSpartansVikings
Attack
0Best
0Best
0Best
Defense vs infantry
10
25Best
15
Defense vs cavalry
5
12Best
8
Speed (tiles/h)
9
16Best
10
Carry
0Best
0Best
0Best
Total resource cost
360
445
355Best
Upkeep (crop/h)
1Best
2
1Best
Base training (seconds)
1,120Best
1,360
1,120Best
Offensive cavalry
TeutonsTeutonic Knight
SpartansHippeis
VikingsHuscarl
Offensive cavalryTeutonsSpartansVikings
Attack
150
195Best
165
Defense vs infantry
50
55
95Best
Defense vs cavalry
75
80
100Best
Speed (tiles/h)
9
9
10Best
Carry
80Best
80Best
75
Total resource cost
1,525Best
2,315
2,105
Upkeep (crop/h)
3Best
3Best
3Best
Base training (seconds)
2,960Best
3,450
3,300
Defensive cavalry
TeutonsPaladin
SpartansSpartan Rider
VikingsHuscarl
Defensive cavalryTeutonsSpartansVikings
Attack
55
55
165Best
Defense vs infantry
100
120Best
95
Defense vs cavalry
40
90
100Best
Speed (tiles/h)
10
16Best
10
Carry
110Best
110Best
75
Total resource cost
1,005Best
1,440
2,105
Upkeep (crop/h)
2Best
2Best
3
Base training (seconds)
2,400Best
2,600
3,300
Ram
TeutonsRam
SpartansRam
VikingsRam
RamTeutonsSpartansVikings
Attack
65Best
65Best
65Best
Defense vs infantry
30
30
35Best
Defense vs cavalry
80
85Best
80
Speed (tiles/h)
4Best
4Best
4Best
Carry
0Best
0Best
0Best
Total resource cost
1,720Best
1,995
1,940
Upkeep (crop/h)
3Best
3Best
3Best
Base training (seconds)
4,200Best
4,600
4,700
Catapult
TeutonsCatapult
SpartansCatapult
VikingsCatapult
CatapultTeutonsSpartansVikings
Attack
50
60Best
55
Defense vs infantry
60Best
55
60Best
Defense vs cavalry
10Best
10Best
10Best
Speed (tiles/h)
3Best
3Best
3Best
Carry
0Best
0Best
0Best
Total resource cost
2,760Best
3,130
3,000
Upkeep (crop/h)
6Best
6Best
6Best
Base training (seconds)
9,000Best
9,000Best
9,000Best
Chief
TeutonsChief
SpartansEphor
VikingsJarl
ChiefTeutonsSpartansVikings
Attack
40
45
50Best
Defense vs infantry
60Best
50
45
Defense vs cavalry
40
45Best
40
Speed (tiles/h)
5Best
4
5Best
Carry
0Best
0Best
0Best
Total resource cost
114,300Best
127,730
125,100
Upkeep (crop/h)
4Best
4Best
4Best
Base training (seconds)
70,500Best
90,700
90,700
Settler
TeutonsSettler
SpartansSpartan Settler
VikingsViking Settler
SettlerTeutonsSpartansVikings
Attack
10Best
10Best
10Best
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
25,000
21,540Best
22,600
Upkeep (crop/h)
1Best
1Best
1Best
Base training (seconds)
31,000
26,900Best
27,500

Economy & special mechanics

Economy & special mechanicsTeutonsSpartansVikings
Merchant capacity (resources)
1,000Best
500
750
Merchant speed (tiles/h)
12
14
18Best
Merchant throughput (capacity × speed)
12,000
7,000
13,500Best
Base simultaneous construction jobs
1Best
1Best
1Best
Cranny protection, level 10 (each resource)
1,000Best
1,000Best
1,000Best
Wall troop bonus, level 20 (%)
48.6
73.7Best
54.5
Hospital recovery share (%)
40
50Best
50Best
Wounded storage per hospital level
30
60Best
60Best
Base chief loyalty reduction
20–25Best
20–25Best
20–25Best
Tribe-specific buildings
  • Earth Wall
  • Brewery
  • Defensive Wall
  • Big Hospital
  • Big Hospital
  • Barricade

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.

Teutons

Brewery

While a capital festival is active, the Brewery adds its level-based attack bonus across your villages. It also halves chief persuasion and makes catapult targets random. Plan conquest separately.

Against a Teuton attack, Cranny protection is multiplied by 0.8 in this server’s battle resolution.

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.

Vikings

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.

Source files and calculation notes

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