Levied Spearman

Levied Spearman
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - The African Royals
Type	Infantry Heavy infantry Hand infantry Pikeman Archaic infantry*
Civilization(s)	Africans
Age	Exploration Age
Training
Trained at	Hut Battle Canoe
Cost	65 Influence 1 Population
Train time	5 seconds seconds
Statistics
Hit points	120
Resistance	10% Hand
Speed	5.0
Line of Sight	12
Siege attack
Damage	6 Siege
Range	6
Rate of Fire	3.0
Hand attack
Damage	7 Hand
Rate of Fire	1.5
Bonus damage	×4.0 vs. Cavalry ×2.25 vs. Shock infantry ×0.25 vs. Villager
Notes
Loses 2% of maximum hit points over time until left with only 1 HP

“	Quick-training, Spearman who quickly loses hitpoints, becoming less effective over time.	”
—In-game description

The Levied Spearman is a melee heavy infantry in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - The African Royals that is unique to African civilizations (Ethiopians and Hausa). It is similar to the Minuteman, Warrior, and Sentry, but attacks in melee and does well against cavalry, similar to a Pikeman.

Overview

Levied Spearmen quickly lose hit points over time, which only stops when they have only 1 hit point remaining. Any damage taken after that will kill them, making them almost useless once this occurs.

Levied Spearmen are a good tool for quickly defending Town Centers and also useful in temporary battles or to react quickly to an immediate crisis. They are also effective in large infantry armies due to their good attack and being protected by the numbers around them.

The Mass Levies Card removes their hit-point loss, allowing them to be used far from their original spawn point. However, their influence cost means that using them leaves less influence for improvements, natives, and mercenaries.

Levied Spearmen do not lose hit points while garrisoned in ships.

Upgrades

The Levied Spearman is automatically upgraded in every Age up from the Fortress Age.

• Elite Levied Spearman (+25% hit points and attack)
• Champion Levied Spearman (+25% hit points and attack)
• Legendary Levied Spearman (+50% hit points and attack)

Further statistics

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Cavalry, shock infantry
Weak vs.	Light infantry, counter-skirmishers, artillery
Improvements
Hit points	Cree Tanning (+5%) Maya Cotton Armor (+20%) Navajo Weaving (+5%) Tar Kilns (+5%)
Attack	Carib Kasiri Beer (+10%) Mapuche Tactics (+50% siege attack) Zapotec Cult of the Dead (+20%) Yoga (+5%) Master Lessons (+10%)
Armor	Somali Oryx Hide Shields (additional 10% melee/ranged resistance) Sudanese Quilted Armor (+10% hand resistance)
Speed	Quechuan Mountaineering (+10%) Apache Endurance (+5%) Akan Fontomfrom (+5%)
Sight	Town Watch (+3)
Other	Yoruba Wrestling (-25% hit point degeneration rate, HP loss stops at 25% HP)

Home City Cards

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Levied Spearman

Some cards are highlighted with:
Green	TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team
Blue	Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds)

Africans

Card	Description	Age
Mass Levies	Levied Bowmen, Gunners, and Spearmen no longer degenerate hit points and have their multiplier against villagers removed
Feudal Armies	Unit train time -15%; hero respawn time -15%

Chinese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Yongle Infrastructure	Ships 1 Mongol Scout; infantry, land villagers, healing units, Envoys, and Disciples get +5% speed

• "TEAM Yongle Infrastructure" does not stack with the Inca "TEAM Inca Bridges" card.

Dutch

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Infantry Hitpoints	The player's infantry get +15% hit points; allied infantry get +10% hit points

Ethiopians

Card	Description	Age
Ignatian Spirituality	All units get +5% hit points and regeneration capability even while in combat

Haudenosaunee

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Scout Infantry	Infantry get +8 Line of Sight; +1 Native Scout

Hausa

Card	Description	Age
Katsina Fortifications	Levied Bowmen, Gunners, and Spearmen can be garrisoned in Watch Towers; units garrisoned in Watch Towers increase their attack by 10% each

Inca

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Inca Bridges	Infantry, Villagers, Healing units, and Envoys get +5% speed; +1 Chasqui

• "TEAM Inca Bridges" does not stack with the Chinese "TEAM Yongle Infrastructure" card.

Indians

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics	All units get +5% hit points and attack

Maltese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Knights of the Round Table	Ships 1 Hospitaller for each Town Center owned by the player; all units get +2% hit points

Mexicans

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Mariachi	For the next 30 seconds, military buildings work 400% faster and units get +10% speed

Spanish

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Hand Infantry Attack	Hand infantry get +15% attack
TEAM Spanish Inquisition	All units get +10 Line of Sight; +1 Inquisitor

Swedes

Card	Description	Age
TEAM House of Bernadotte	Heavy infantry get +15% hit points

Changelog

The African Royals

• Although it is not listed in the patch notes, with update 13.4412, Levied Spearmen are tagged as archaic infantry.

History

“

Among larger African societies, the majority of military forces were levies organized within individual villages in a pseudo-feudal system. The Hut's ability to call levies represents that system and reflects the reality that, while numerous, levies were not necessarily the most effective troops on an individual basis.

”

Gallery

In-game Levied Spearman

See also

• Levied Bowman
• Levied Gunner