Phalangite (Chronicles)

This article is about the unit in Chronicles: Alexander the Great. For the unit in Age of Empires, see Phalangite (Age of Empires).

Phalangite
Unit information
Introduced in	Chronicles: Alexander the Great
Type	Infantry
Civilization	Macedonians
Age	Classical Age
Training
Trained at	Barracks
Food	50
Gold	40
Training time	19, 15 (Elite) seconds
Statistics
Hit points	50, 65 (Elite)
Melee attack	6, 8 (Elite)
Attack bonus	+6, +10 (Elite) vs Cavalry +4, +6 (Elite) vs Camel +20 vs War elephant
Reload time	2.5
Range	1.8
Minimum range	0.5
Melee armor	1, 2 (Elite)
Pierce armor	0
Armor class	Infantry Unique unit
Speed	0.9
Line of Sight	4
Collision size	0.225
Upgrades to
Upgrades to	Elite Phalangite
Upgrade cost	600 food, 500 gold
Upgrade time	40 seconds

“	Infantry with very long range, but cannot attack at close range.	”
—In-game description

The Phalangite is a Classical Age infantry unit in Chronicles: Alexander the Great available at the Barracks to the Macedonians. It can be upgraded to the Elite Phalangite in the Imperial Age. The (Elite) Phalangite replaces the (Elite) Hoplite which is available to the other Greek civilizations. While it has a very long range for an infantry unit, it is unable to attack enemies that get too close.

Tactics

Like with Kamayuks, massing Phalangites enables them to attack from behind one another and can thus compensate for their minimum range. While they have decent bonus damage against cavalry, it is advised to use Guardsmen or the player's own cavalry with them to minimize the risk of being outflanked; the latter will also help to counter siege units.

Further statistics

As Phalangites are unique to the Macedonians, only technologies that are available to them are shown in the following table:

Strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Cavalry (outside minimum range), infantry (if sufficiently massed)
Weak vs.	Infantry (if not sufficiently massed), archers

Technologies
Attack	Forging (+1) Iron Casting (+1) Blast Furnace (+2) Arson (+2 vs buildings)
Range	Pezhetairoi (-50% minimum range)
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)
Movement speed	Baggage Carriers (+10%)
Creation speed	Conscription (+33%) Kasbah (+25%, with Berber allies only)
Upgrading	Conscription (+33% faster) Kasbah (+25% faster, with Berber allies only)

Team bonuses
Attack	Khitans (+2 vs archers)
Conversion resistance	Teutons (+3 min, +1 max)
Line of Sight	Armenians (+2)
Upgrading	Portuguese (+25% faster)

Gallery

Views of the Phalangite