Your infantry units will deal standard damage to the enemy's infantry frontline, while your Calvary deals high damage to enemy infantry units. For example, in a battle where your Calvary wedge battles an enemy's infantry phalanx/wedge, your infantry and Calvary are placed up front. Wedges are effective in hard countering the enemy's frontline because your vanguard which consists of 2 troop types are designed to be the 'neutral' and 'counter' troop types to your enemy frontline, whereas the troop that gets countered by your enemy frontline is placed all the way at the back of your army. Wedges are army formations that concentrate 2 troop types in your front lines, designed to be aggressive, and to pack a bigger punch.
However, If you want to save a bit of troops here and there, it's best to not neglect the above things that I mentioned. The factors I mentioned above have visible but small effects. Ultimately, the key determinant in every battle is still the frontline troops. Being the slowest troops, your infantry will take a long time to get into battle, while your Calvary and ranged units are already fighting and suffering losses due to the delayed participation of your infantry units. Basically, all your troops engage at the SAME time, therefore your army is able to deal a bit of extra damage.Ĭalvary phalanx-Contrary to the ranged phalanx, this formation is the worst among all phalanxes because the infantry units are placed all the way at the back of the formation. Following that, the Calvary units which are faster than infantry, will be able to catch up to your infantry and frontline troops and engage the enemies at the same time your infantry units does. Because of the fact that ranged troops are put in the frontline, the ranged troops stops charging after a few seconds and gets to shoot down a wave of arrows to kill a batch of enemy troops first. Ranged phalanx-The 'best' lineup in my opinion, assuming that there are no counters to every troop type. Infantry phalanx-Nothing too special, just a standard formation where troops are evenly distributed based on their speed. You can also make use of your frontline to counter the major troop type in your enemy's turf.Ī phalanx is an army formation where different troop types are lined up one after another in neat rows. Troop formations decide which troop type gets to be the vanguard, and this is important because in every battle, you'll want your vanguard to counter your enemy's frontline.Ģ. Enjoy.īefore we start, let me explain why army formations are VITAL.ġ. I hope that this guide is useful, and you readers will be able to learn something out of this. This guide will cover the theory behind phalanx and wedge formations using data and observation. Knowledge is power - Phalanxes and Wedges