The Army | War Endless Legend Guide

Last update: 18 October 2016

While forming the army, you face a simple choice: either quality or quantity. All of the units are sufficiently strong to do well in the battlefield, without any improvements. Still, with each consecutive era, you are going to need more and more troops. Upgraded units require a longer production time, sometimes also strategic resources, but they are worth much more in the battlefield.

The difference is in numbers. Four crossbowmen with gear of the third level cam deal with eight infantrymen, equipped with gear of the first level. Still, twelve may pose a problem to them. Simply, there will be too many opponent units to be dealt with, before they reach your positions.

You can also take the third path, i.e. produce lots of slightly upgraded units. There are upsides and downsides to each tactic, but you can beat the game if you stick to any. This is why, you should pick the one that you find the most convenient.

While selecting equipment, keep its usability in mind. If you focus on ranged units, you will find no use for bonuses to health points. The situation is different in the case of bonuses to attack. If you are using infantry, items that drain health points and provide lots of armor may be a better choice than bonuses to initiative.

There is not much difference between items that require strategic resources and the ones that don't. In both groups, there are items that are either useful or useless, and the selection is so wide that it is difficult to name the best ones. Pick the ones that you have easy access to and you know that they will be of use. Just try not to be carried away with expenses. You can focus on quality but, too good a unit is going to take longer to produce, or cost lots of Dust. If you can afford it, go for it. Otherwise, it is better to equip the units with a gear of a bit lower quality that is cheaper.

If this is an option for you, form diversified armies. There are four types of units, each with its strong points and flaws:

• Infantry fights well and has high defense values but often low speed.
• Cavalry works better if provided with enough room to build speed, but gets stuck in worse terrain, in spite of its speed.
• Rangers can take pride in high strength, initiative and range (minimum 3-hex range), but they require cover from the other units.

Support may either reinforce allied armies, or sabotage the enemy. Still, it deals low damage and is easily killed.

Armies that comprise ranged soldiers only can be easily shattered, if they run into cavalry, and slow infantry may not withstand crossbowmen fire. A good tactic is to march as two armies. One of them fights at close range, whereas the other one comprises ranged soldiers only. After you learn how reinforcements work, you will be able to take full advantage of this tactic.

Units can be upgraded up to the 9th experience level, but the differences between a newly-produced unit and an experienced one become discernible around level 3. Along with progressing eras, the base cost to produce a unit rises, thanks to which differences become less pronounced however, a battle between a level one and a level four unit is, nearly, bound to be won by the latter. With higher numbers of troops the difference becomes even more pronounced. Therefore, you should try not to waste your units, thanks to which they will gain experience and improve on their statistics.

Try to improve your units on a regular basis and make use of the retrofit option. Even a slightly improved gear may tip the scales over to your advantage and additional health points may let the unit survive for several more rounds. If, however, your armies are obsolete and you are out of Dust, and resources to upgrade them, send them into battle in the first place. Thanks to this, the upgraded units will fight the exhausted opponent and the obsolete armies will always make themselves useful.