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Spearman

Light Melee Infantry

Spearman

Knights Templar

Knights Templar

Infantry best used against mounted units.
Anti-cavalry specialist
Additional damage against Elephants
Weak against heavy infantry
Countered by Archers

Abilities and influences

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Patch History

2026-04-30 Update 16.1.9737

Balance and Gameplay Changes (All Civilizations)

  • Spearwall cooldown reduced from 4 seconds → 0.25 seconds for all Spearman-type units.
  • Elite Spearmen: Health increased from 130 → 140. Movement speed increased from 1.25 → 1.3.

2025-12-04 Patch 15.2.7380

Civilization Bugfixes (All Civilizations)

  • Fixed an issue where Spearman tier upgrades were blocked by Stronghold Defensive Arrowslits technology on console KBM.

2025-02-13 Patch 12.2.3327

Balance & Gameplay Changes (All Civilizations)

  • Spearmen now gain an additional +3/4/5/6 bonus damage versus elephants with Base/Hardened/Veteran/Elite tiers.

2022-10-19 Season Three Update

Gameplay Changes (All Civs)

  • Spearman Spearman health increased from 70 to 80.
Costs
60food
20wood
1popcap
15time
Hitpoints 161
Base: +80
Upgrade to Age II: +10
Upgrade to Age III: +20
Upgrade to Age IV: +30
Elite Army Tactics: +21
Melee Attack 16
Base: +7
Upgrade to Age II: +1
Upgrade to Age III: +1
Upgrade to Age IV: +2
Bloomery: +1
Decarbonization: +1
Damascus Steel: +1
Elite Army Tactics: +2
War, Elephant: +6
Cavalry: +28
Worker, Elephant: +34
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

1.25T/S

Attack Speed

1.875S

Line of Sight

8.00TILES

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Technologies

Bloomery

Bloomery

II

Melee Damage Technology 1/3

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

50food
125gold
60time
Fitted Leatherwork

Fitted Leatherwork

II

Melee Armor Technology 1/3

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

50food
125gold
60time
Iron Undermesh

Iron Undermesh

II

Ranged Armor Technology 1/3

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

50wood
125gold
60time
Siege Engineering

Siege Engineering

II

Siege Unit Unlock

Melee and ranged infantry can construct Siege Towers and Battering Rams in the field.

50wood
125gold
30time
Decarbonization

Decarbonization

III

Melee Damage Technology 2/3

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

100food
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
Military Academy

Military Academy

III

Production Technology

Increase the production speed of infantry, cavalry, siege, and transport units at buildings by 33%. Does not affect religious units or other support units.

100wood
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
Damascus Steel

Damascus Steel

IV

Melee Damage Technology 3/3

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

150food
350gold
60time
Elite Army Tactics

Elite Army Tactics

IV

Melee Infantry Technology

Training elite infantry leads to improved prowess in battle. Melee Infantry gain +15% damage and +15% health.

500food
1000gold
90time
Master Smiths

Master Smiths

IV

Melee Armor Technology 3/3

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

150food
350gold
60time