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Halberdier
InfantryCastle
Anti-cavalry Infantry. Strong vs. Mounted Units, especially elephants. Weak vs. Ranged Soldiers and Infantry.
Hit points
60
Attack
6 Melee
Armor
0 / 0
melee / pierce
Speed
1
melee
Cost
35F25W
Training time22s
Attack speed3s
Line of sight4
Combat detail
Hit points60
Attack (Melee)6
Melee armor0
Pierce armor0
Armor classes
SpearmenInfantryUnblockable Melee (Armor-ignoring melee attack against units, but not against buildings)
Fully upgraded
Every generic upgrade that reaches this unit — blacksmith, university, stable, archery range, barracks, dock and monastery — researched.
Attack610+4
Melee armor03+3
Pierce armor04+4
Speed11.1+0.1
Upgrade bill
1420F620G
ForgingIron CastingBlast FurnaceScale Mail ArmorChain Mail ArmorPlate Mail ArmorSquiresArson
Civilization bonuses and unique techs are not included — pick a civ on the battle simulator to see which of these it actually has.
Notes
Upgrades: attack, armor (Blacksmith); speed (Barracks); creation speed (Castle); more resistant to Monks (Monastery).
Attack bonuses
Extra damage against specific armor classes
vs Shock Infantry+1
vs Standard Buildings (All buildings except Wonders)+1
vs Elephants+28
vs Mounted Units (except Camels)+32
vs Ships+17
vs Camels+26
vs Mamelukes+7
Strong and weak against are computed by this site from attack classes, armour and cost — the game files ship no counter list. See the counter analysis for the full working.
Strong against
Computed, not from the game files
Weak against
Units that win the trade against Halberdier
Upgrade path
Research bill
Pikeman
160F90G
35sHalberdier
300F600G
50s