The Halberdier serves as a unit available to 40 civilizations. It has 60 HP and 6 attack, with 0 melee and 0 pierce armor. Training one costs 35 food, 25 wood (60 resources total).
Test the Halberdier in the Battle Sim →Stats
Armor class
Infantry
Age
Imperial
HP
60
Attack
6
Range
0
Melee armor
0
Pierce armor
0
Speed
1
Line of sight
4
Reload
3
Train time
22s
Cost
35 food
25 wood⏱ 22sWhich civilizations have the Halberdier?
Fielded by 40 civilizations:
- Armenians
- Bengalis
- Bohemians
- Britons
- Bulgarians
- Burgundians
- Burmese
- Byzantines
- Celts
- Chinese
- Cumans
- Dravidians
- Ethiopians
- Franks
- Georgians
- Goths
- Huns
- Incas
- Japanese
- Jurchens
- Khmer
- Koreans
- Lithuanians
- Magyars
- Malay
- Mapuche
- Mayans
- Persians
- Portuguese
- Romans
- Shu
- Sicilians
- Slavs
- Spanish
- Tatars
- Teutons
- Tupi
- Vietnamese
- Wei
- Wu
Spearman line progression
The Halberdier is part of the Spearman line, trained at the Barracks. Each step is unlocked by researching its upgrade:
- Spearman (Feudal Age)
- Pikeman (Castle Age — 160 food, 90 gold)
- Halberdier (Imperial Age — 300 food, 600 gold)
What is the Halberdier strong against?
The Halberdier deals bonus damage to these targets:
- Mounted Units +32
- Elephants +28
- Camels +26
- Ships +17
- Mamelukes +7
- Shock Infantry +1
- Standard Buildings +1
Units it counters (bonus damage per attack):
- Ballista Elephant +60
- Battle Elephant +60
- Elephant Archer +60
- War Elephant +60
- Mameluke +33
- Arambai +32
- Bolas Rider +32
- Boyar +32
How to counter the Halberdier
These units deal bonus damage against the Halberdier, making them effective counters:
- Hand Cannoneer +11
- Grenadier +10
- Cataphract +9
- Jaguar Warrior +5
- Elite Skirmisher +4
- Heavy Cavalry Archer +4
How to unlock the Halberdier
The Halberdier becomes available after researching this upgrade:
