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This article is about the unit in Chronicles: Battle for Greece. For the unit in Age of Mythology: Tale of the Dragon, see Immortal (Age of Mythology). |
| “ | Achaemenid unique infantry that can swap between a spear and bow. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
The Immortal is a Classical Age infantry/foot archer unit in Chronicles: Battle for Greece available at the Fort to the Achaemenids. It can be upgraded to the Elite Immortal in the Imperial Age.
Special ability[]
/ Change Weapon (Toggled): Changes between a ranged attack (bow) and a melee attack (sword).
Tactics[]
The Immortal's most notable feature is its ability to toggle between melee and ranged mode, offering flexibility in gameplay. Internally, these modes are represented by two distinct units: the Immortal, an infantry unit, and the Ranged Immortal, an archer. Although both modes have the archer and infantry armor classes simultaneously, they are affected by different team bonuses, meaning that their statistics (such as bonus damage and Line of Sight) can change as they toggle from one mode to another, depending on the civilizations in their team.
Further statistics[]
As Immortals are unique to the Achaemenids, only technologies that are available to them are shown in the following table:
| Strengths and weaknesses | |
|---|---|
| Strong vs. | Infantry, cavalry |
| Weak vs. | Archers |
| Technologies | |
|---|---|
 Hit points
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 Karda (+15%)
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| Attack |  Forging (+1  melee, melee mode) Iron Casting (+1 melee, melee mode) Blast Furnace (+2 melee, melee mode) Arson (+2 vs buildings, melee mode) Fletching (+1  pierce, ranged mode) Bodkin Arrow (+1 pierce, ranged mode) Bracer (+1 pierce, ranged mode) Flaming Arrows (+1 pierce, ranged mode)
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 Range
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Fletching (+1, ranged mode) Bodkin Arrow (+1, ranged mode) Bracer (+1, ranged mode) Note: Line of Sight and search radius of melee mode increased as well from all these technologies |
| Accuracy |  Target Practice (hit moving targets, ranged mode)
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| Armor |  Scale Mail Armor (+1  melee / +1  pierce) Chain Mail Armor (+1 melee / +1 pierce) Sparabaras (+2 melee / +1 pierce)
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| Conversion resistance |  Exorcism (+4 min, +4 max)
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 Attack speed
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 Thumb Ring (+17.6%, ranged mode) Reed Arrows (+25%, ranged mode)
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 Movement speed
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 Baggage Carriers (+10%)
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| Creation speed |  Conscription (+33%) Kasbah (+25%, with Berber allies only)
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| Upgrading | Conscription (+33% faster) Kasbah (+25% faster, with Berber allies only)
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| Aura and ability enhancements | |
|---|---|
 Regeneration
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 Town Center (+20 HP/min, requires  Military Town Center)
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| Attack speed
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Town Center (+17.65%, requires  Defensive Town Center)
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| Movement speed
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Town Center (+15%, requires Military Town Center) Fortified Outpost (+20%, with Macedonian allies only)
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| Team bonuses | |
|---|---|
| Attack |  Saracens (+3 against standard buildings, ranged mode)
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| Conversion resistance |  Teutons (+3 min, +1 max)
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| Line of Sight |  Armenians (+2, melee mode)
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| Upgrading |  Portuguese (+25% faster)
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Alexander's Immortal[]
Alexander's Immortal is a special version of the unit available in the Alexander the Great campaign in Chronicles: Alexander the Great. It can be trained at the Macedonian Command Post if chosen over Alexander's War Charot in The City at the End of the World. Its attributes are identical to those of the Immortal, except for its longer training time of 14 seconds. It is hidden in the Scenario Editor.
It receives the Elite Immortal upgrade automatically for free when advancing to the Imperial Age.
History[]
"Immortal" is the translation of the Greek name given to a unit of Achaemenid Persian elite heavy infantry by the Greek historian Herodotus, which was said to always remain at 10,000 strong, as they immediately replaced any troops lost or discharged to create the illusion that they could not die.
Changelog[]
Battle for Greece[]
- Due to a bug, Elite Immortals are not affected by Arson.
Alexander the Great[]
- With update 158041, Elite Immortals are affected by Arson.
Trivia[]
- The Immortal's dual melee and ranged modes is very similar to the Persian Immortal from Age of Empires Online.
- This unit is very similar to the Immortal in Age of Mythology: Tale of the Dragon, as they not only share the same name, but also share the function of switching between melee and ranged modes of attack, although the latter does this automatically based on what type of unit they fight.
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