| “ | Specialized man at arms with high health and pierce armor. | ” |
| —Age of Empires IV description | ||
The Wynguard Footman is a heavy melee infantry unit unique to the English in Age of Empires IV. It is produced in a batch of 6 as Wynguard Footmen at the Wynguard Palace. It is essentially a stronger Man-at-Arms.
Unit comparison[]
 Elite Man-at-Arms
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 Wynguard Footman
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| Cost | 100 food, 20 gold | 50 food, 66.7 gold |
| Time | 22.5 | 7.5 |
| HP | 180 | 280 |
| Melee Attack | 14 | 20 |
| Rate of Fire | 1.375 | 1.625 |
| Melee Armor | 5 | 3 |
| Ranged Armor | 6 | 6 |
| Extra | +5 attack vs cavalry |
Tactics[]
The Wynguard Footman is a much more powerful alternative to the Man-at-Arms, and can be considered an upgrade to it. In total resource cost per unit, it is actually cheaper (and much faster) to make Wynguard Footmen, although their cost emphasizes gold much more heavily. Pound for pound, the Wynguard Footman is the third most powerful heavy infantry unit, behind only the Teutonic Knight and the Gilded Man-at-Arms. Over a standard Man-at-Arms, they have +100 hit points and +6 attack. They also boast an attack bonus against cavalry. While they have 2 less melee armor, this is offset by the +2 from Armor Clad, granting them the same armor as a generic Man-at-Arms, though less than an English one. Resources allowing, it should always be preferred over Men-at-Arms.
While the Footman has the same weaknesses and strategies as the Man-at-Arms, the higher stats allow for several key advantages. Their much higher damage and bonus against cavalry make them a much bigger threat to enemy Horsemen and Knights, and can replace the need for the English to make Spearmen to protect Longbowmen. Supporting Footmen with Longbowmen or Wynguard Rangers can protect them from Crossbowmen, but the player should still be wary of siege weapons like Mangonels.
Further statistics[]
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 Hit points
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 Elite Army Tactics (+15%)
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| Attack |  Bloomery (+1) Decarbonization (+1) Damascus Steel (+1) Elite Army Tactics (+15%)
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| Armor |  Fitted Leatherwork (+1 melee) Insulated Helm (+1 melee) Master Smiths (+1 melee) Iron Undermesh (+1 ranged) Wedge Rivets (+1 ranged) Angled Surfaces (+1 ranged) Armor Clad (+2 melee and +2 ranged)
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| Creation speed |  Military Academy (+33%)
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| Ability |  Siege Engineering (Can build Battering Rams and Siege Towers)
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| Aura and ability enhancements | |
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| Damage resistance |  Wall Defense (-25% ranged, -50% siege)
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 Attack speed
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 Network of Castles (+20%, or +30% with Network of Citadels)
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| Line of Sight |  Set up Camp (+30%)
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Dialogue lines[]
Wynguard Footmen share their dialogue lines with the Man-at-Arms.
- Main article: Man-at-Arms (Age of Empires IV)/English dialogue lines
Changelog[]
- Originally, Wynguard Footmen did not take bonus damage from anti-heavy units such as Crossbowmen or Musofadi Warriors. As of patch 6.1.130, they now correctly take extra damage from these units.
- Originally, Wynguard Footmen cost 200 food, 500 gold and trained in 50 seconds. With patch 10.1.48, they cost 300 food, 400 gold and train in 45 seconds.
- With patch 10.1.48, Wynguard Footmen no longer have the setup camp ability.
- Originally, the Wynguard Footman had 5 ranged armor. With update 12.0.1974, it has 6.
Trivia[]
- Despite being an Imperial Age unit, they wield a Kite shield. These were more frequently used in the Norman Era and had largely been replaced by the age of gunpowder and plate armor. They also wield the same two-handed axe model as the Holy Roman Empire Men-at-Arms do (after researching Two-Handed Weapons but not Heavy Maces) using only one hand.
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