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Villager

Worker

Villager

Rus

Rus

Gathers Wood, Food, Stone, and Gold. Builds and repairs buildings and can repair siege engines and naval units.
Weak in combat

Abilities and influences

  • Saint's Blessing

    Saint's Blessing

    After striking an enemy, the Warrior Monk increases the armor and damage of nearby allied Rus military units for a duration. When within 2 tiles of Warrior MonkWarrior Monk.

Produced at

  • Capital Town Center

    Capital Town Center

  • Town Center

    Town Center

Patch History

2025-12-04 Patch 15.2.7380

Balance

  • Thorny Economics Villager health increased from +50% to +100%.

General Bugfixes

  • Fixed a bug where converting a Villager did not always convert it to the correct civilization type.

2025-04-03 Season Ten Update

Balance & Gameplay Changes (All Civilizations)

  • Villager repair rate on Siege Engines reduced by 20%.

2024-03-12 Season Seven Update

General

  • It’s now easier to target a live animal with a Villager when the animal overlaps a construction plan.

UI

  • Fixed an issue where using Shift + clicking on the idle / working Villager buttons would not select all idle villagers or villagers working on the specific resource.
Costs
50food
1popcap
20time
Hitpoints 100
Base: +50
Textiles: +50
Melee Attack 6
Base: +6
Fire Attack 10
Base: +10
Melee Armor 3
Fitted Leatherwork: +1
Insulated Helm: +1
Master Smiths: +1
Ranged Armor 3
Iron Undermesh: +1
Wedge Rivets: +1
Angled Surfaces: +1

Move Speed

1.125T/S

Attack Speed

3.875S

Line of Sight

6.22TILES

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Technologies

Forestry

Forestry

I

Woodcutting Technology

Double the rate at which Villagers chop down trees.

25food
50gold
45time
Survival Techniques

Survival Techniques

I

Hunting Technology

Increase Villagers' hunted meat gather rate by +15%.

25wood
75gold
25time
Wheelbarrow

Wheelbarrow

I

Villager Technology

Increase the carry capacity of Villagers by +5 and their movement speed by +15%.

50wood
150gold
90time
Double Broadax

Double Broadax

II

Wood Gathering Technology 1/3

Increase Villagers' gathering rate for Wood by 15%.

50food
100gold
45time
Fitted Leatherwork

Fitted Leatherwork

II

Melee Armor Technology 1/3

Increase the melee armor of all non-siege units by +1.

50food
125gold
60time
Horticulture

Horticulture

II

Food Gathering Technology 1/3

Increase Villagers' gathering rate for Food by 10%. Does not apply to hunted meat.

50wood
100gold
45time
Iron Undermesh

Iron Undermesh

II

Ranged Armor Technology 1/3

Increase the ranged armor of all non-siege units by +1.

50wood
125gold
60time
Specialized Pick

Specialized Pick

II

Mining Technology 1/3

Increase Villagers' gathering rate for Gold and Stone by 15%.

50wood
100gold
45time
Textiles

Textiles

II

Villager Technology

Increase Villagers' health by +50%.

50food
100gold
20time
Fertilization

Fertilization

III

Food Gathering Technology 2/3

Increase Villagers' gathering rate for Food by 10%. Does not apply to hunted meat.

100wood
250gold
60time
Insulated Helm

Insulated Helm

III

Melee Armor Technology 2/3

Increase the melee armor of all non-siege units by +1.

100food
250gold
60time
Lumber Preservation

Lumber Preservation

III

Wood Gathering Technology 2/3

Increase Villagers' gathering rate for Wood by 15%.

100food
250gold
60time
Wedge Rivets

Wedge Rivets

III

Ranged Armor Technology 2/3

Increase the ranged armor of all non-siege units by +1.

100wood
250gold
60time
Angled Surfaces

Angled Surfaces

IV

Ranged Armor Technology 3/3

Increase the ranged armor of all non-siege units by +1.

150wood
350gold
60time
Crosscut Saw

Crosscut Saw

IV

Wood Gathering Technology 3/3

Increase Villagers' gathering rate for Wood by 15% and Wood gatherers carry capacity by +5.

250food
500gold
75time
Cupellation

Cupellation

IV

Mining Technology 3/3

Gold gatherers drop off 15% more resources.

250wood
500gold
75time
Master Smiths

Master Smiths

IV

Melee Armor Technology 3/3

Increase the melee armor of all non-siege units by +1.

150food
350gold
60time
Precision Cross-Breeding

Precision Cross-Breeding

IV

Food Gathering Technology 3/3

Increase Villagers' gathering rate for Food by 10%. Does not apply to hunted meat.

250wood
500gold
75time