Levy (Chronicles)

This article is about the unit in Chronicles. For the technology in Age of Empires III, see Levy (Age of Empires III).

Levy
Unit information
Introduced in	Chronicles
Type	Infantry unit
Civilization	All
Age	Archaic Age
Training
Trained at	Barracks
Food	50
Gold	20
Training time	21 seconds
Statistics
Hit points	40 (Levy) 45 (Maceman) 60 (Swordsman) 70 (Paragon)
Melee attack	4 (Levy) 6 (Maceman) 9 (Swordsman) 11 (Paragon)
Attack bonus	vs Standard building:  +2 (Maceman)  +3 (Swordsman)  +3 (Paragon)
Reload time	2
Melee armor	0 (Levy and Maceman) 1 (Swordsman and Paragon)
Pierce armor	1
Armor class	Infantry
Speed	0.9 (Levy) 0.96 (Maceman and above)
Line of Sight	4 6
Upgrades to
Upgrades to	: Maceman : Swordsman : Paragon
Upgrade cost	100 food, 40 gold 150 food, 65 gold 750 food, 350 gold
Upgrade time	40 seconds 40 seconds 85 seconds

“	All-purpose infantry unit.	”
—Chronicles description

The Levy is an Archaic Age infantry unit in Chronicles, available at the Barracks. It can be upgraded to the Maceman, Swordsman, and Paragon in the Civic, Classical, and Imperial Ages respectively.

It corresponds to the Militia line in Age of Empires II.

Availability

Achaemenids Macedonians Puru	Athenians Spartans Thracians

Further statistics

Technologies
Attack	Forging (+1) Iron Casting (+1) Blast Furnace (+2) Arson (+2 vs standard buildings) Battle Drills (+3, +1 vs standard buildings)
Armor	Scale Mail Armor (+1/+1) Chain Mail Armor (+1/+1) Plate Mail Armor (+1/+2)
Conversion resistance	Exorcism (+4 min, +4 max) Hemlock (die upon getting converted)
Line of Sight	Battle Drills (+1)
Movement speed	Baggage Carriers (+10%)
Resource cost	Supplies (-15 food)
Creation speed	Conscription (+33%)
Ability	Military Policy (gain 5 gold per unit killed, Athenians only)
Upgrading	Conscription (+33% faster)

Aura enhancements
Regeneration	Military Town Center (+20 HP/min, Achaemenids only) Polemarch (+30 HP/min, requires Ephorate, Spartans only)
Attack	Strategos (+1, +2 with Taxiarchs, Athenians only)
Attack speed	Defensive Town Center (+17.65%, Achaemenids only) Polemarch (+17.65%, Spartans only)
Movement speed	Military Town Center (+15%, Achaemenids only) Polemarch (+15%, requires Morai, Spartans only)

Team bonuses
Conversion resistance	Teutons (+3 min, +1 max)
Line of Sight	Armenians (+2)
Creation speed	Goths (+20% faster)
Upgrading	Goths (+20% faster) Portuguese (+25% faster) Spartans (-23.33 seconds for Paragon, +50% faster for others)

Changelog

Chronicles: Battle for Greece

• Originally:
  • The Levy line cost 60 food, 20 gold.
  • Maceman, Swordsman and Paragon have 0.9 speed.
• With update 141935:
  • Supplies is removed and the Levy line cost 50 food, 20 gold.
  • The Maceman, Swordsman, and Paragon have 0.96 speed.
  • The Paragon's attack is increased from 10 to 11.

Trivia

• The Lembos and Levy are the only military units trainable in the Archaic Age.
• The Levy line progressing from club and mace-wielding soldiers to swordsmen is reminiscent of the Clubman line in Age of Empires.

Gallery

Many views of the Levy

Many views of the Maceman

Many views of the Swordsman

Many views of the Paragon

Video

PARAGON (Spartans) vs EVERY UNIQUE UNIT (Total Resources) - AoE II- Definitive Edition