| “ | Infantry best used against mounted units. Attacks faster with nearby Varangians. | ” |
| —In-ga,e description | ||
The Atgeirmaðr is a light melee infantry unit in Age of Empires IV: Dynasties of the East. It is available to the Macedonian Dynasty at the Varangian Stronghold and Varangian Warcamp starting in the Dark Age. It has a passive Berserk ability that improves its combat while fighting next to other Varangian units. It replaces the Spearman line and Limitanei line.
Unit comparison[]
 Spearman
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 Atgeirmaðr
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 Limitanei
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| Cost | 60 food, 20 wood | 70 food, 20 wood | 80 food, 10 wood |
| Training time | 15 | 17 | 17 |
| Hit points | Regular: 80 Hardened: 90 Veteran: 110 Elite: 130 |
Regular: 90 Hardened: 100 Veteran: 120 Elite: 140 |
Regular: 90 Hardened: 100 Veteran: 120 Elite: 140 |
| Other | Stronger Together | Shield Wall |
Further statistics[]
| Strengths and weaknesses | |
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| Strong vs. | Melee cavalry |
| Weak vs. | Infantry, Archers |
| Technologies | |
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 Hit points
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 Butted Chainmail (+5% per research tier, up to +30%)
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| Attack |  Pattern Welding (+1 per research tier, up to +6)
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| Armor | Butted Chainmail (+1 melee and ranged per research tier, up to +6/+6)
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| Creation speed |  Military Academy (+33%)
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| Ability |  Siege Engineering (Can build Cheirosiphons and Siege Towers)
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Dialogue lines[]
- Main article: Limitanei/Dialogue lines
Gallery[]
The generic Atgeirmaðr icon
A group of Atgeirmaðr
