Demesne Spearmen — Guía de unidades de Conqueror's Blade
Chivalric shield spearmen that can both attack and hold.
Quick facts
- Unit type: infantry
- Tier / era: T2 / chivalric
- Weapon type: Shield
- Leadership cost: 90
- Role / classification: spear, shield, chivalric-era, t2, frontline
- Recommended veterancy line: Top line (13/13 points)
- Core doctrines: Steadfast Doctrine V, Block Doctrine V, First Aid Doctrine V, Epic Spear Doctrine VI
- My tier: B
Updated 1 November 2026
My take: B tier

Overview
Chivalric shield spearmen that can both attack and hold. Their back is the weak spot, always. Costs 2,000 Honour or 20 Signaculum.
Strengths
- Shield Wall holds a front line
- Pure Attack hits hard, and at Mastery VIII it deals +50% damage plus an extra strike
- Turtle protects from all sides
- Shields up means less ranged damage
Weaknesses
- Extra damage from behind
- No ranged or AoE attacks
- Average speed, tied to cooldowns
- Pure Attack leaves them without shields
How to Play
- Pure Attack (about 13s): shields away, charge for heavy piercing damage.
- Advance (about 10s): shields up, push forward safely.
- Shield Wall: tight block to the front.
- Turtle: shields in every direction.
- Break in with Pure Attack, then switch to Shield Wall and hold.
- Keep the enemy in front of you. From behind they take extra damage.
Doctrines
- Slot 1 · Steadfast Doctrine V
+130 all defences · −6% damage taken
Heavy armour, less damage taken.
- Slot 2 · Block Doctrine V
+300 block · −90 damage taken
Wall of shields, less chip damage.
- Slot 3 · First Aid Doctrine V
−35% damage when armour pierced · heal 150/s for 15 s
Less pierce damage, plus a heal.
- Slot 4 · Epic Spear Doctrine VI
Stand Fast: 2.5 s CC immunity · 60 s cooldown
Stand Fast: no CC for a moment.
Veterancy
Start
- The Soldier's Life: 1/1 points · +3% health
Per level: Lv 1: +3% health
Top line
- Stand Fast: 3/3 points · block +120 points
Per level: Lv 1: block +40 points / Lv 2: block +80 points / Lv 3: block +120 points
- Mustering: 1/1 points · Adds 5 more soldiers to the unit.
Tooltip: Adds 5 more soldiers to the unit.
- Immovable: 1/1 points · +20% Block recovery
Per level: Lv 1: +20% Block recovery
- Iron Will: 1/1 points · Reduces damage taken when armour pierced by 20%.
Tooltip: Reduces damage taken when armour pierced by 20%.
- Rearguard: 1/1 points · Reduces damage taken when attacked from behind by 10%.
Tooltip: Reduces damage taken when attacked from behind by 10%.
- The Soldier's Life: 2/2 points · +6% health
Per level: Lv 1: +3% health / Lv 2: +6% health
- Stand Fast: 3/3 points · block +120 points
Per level: Lv 1: block +40 points / Lv 2: block +80 points / Lv 3: block +120 points
- Garrison: 1/1 points · Increases damage dealt in Siege Battles by 10%.
Tooltip: Increases damage dealt in Siege Battles by 10%.
Bottom line
- Cold Blood: 2/2 points · +4% piercing damage
Per level: Lv 1: +2% piercing damage / Lv 2: +4% piercing damage
- Shoulder to Shoulder: 1/2 points · Each level Increases damage dealt by 12%, piercing damage by 12%, Minimum Damage Dealt by 6% while in a non-Dispersed formation.
Tooltip: Each level Increases damage dealt by 12%, piercing damage by 12%, Minimum Damage Dealt by 6% while in a non-Dispersed formation.
- Assault Training: 0/1 points · Not taken
- Move as One: 0/1 points · Not taken
Per level: Lv 1: +5% movement speed
- Cold Blood: 0/2 points · Not taken
Per level: Lv 1: +2% piercing damage / Lv 2: +4% piercing damage
- Shoulder to Shoulder: 0/1 points · Not taken
- Reflexes: 0/2 points · Not taken
Per level: Lv 1: −10% ranged damage taken / Lv 2: −20% ranged damage taken
- Dauntless: 0/1 points · Not taken
Per level: Lv 1: −6% damage taken
Build totals
- +9% · health
- +20% · block recovery
- +4% · piercing damage
Values from game files · client 1.10.3721.330067.
Balance history
2025-05-15 · buff
Leadership cost reduced: 105 -> 90.
May 15 Update Log2025-02-13 · bugfix
Fixed missing text in the Mastery description.
February 13 Update Log2024-07-04 · buff
Veterancy final node: Damage reduction increased from 5% to 6%.
July 4th Update Log2024-07-04 · buff
Veterancy node Shoulder to Shoulder: Changed from 12% damage to 12% piercing armor penetration, 12% piercing damage, and 6% minimum damage while in non-Dispersed formation.
July 4th Update Log2024-02-01 · bugfix
Fixed the issue of unit models floating in the air after death.
Feb 1st UPDATE LOG2023-12-07 · bugfix
Fixed the issue where changing units might cause skill locking with a certain probability.
December 7th Update Notice2023-12-07 · bugfix
Fixed the issue where the Unit's head model would behave abnormally when changing Unit Attire.
December 7th Update Notice2023-12-07 · bugfix
Fixes the issue where some Units couldn't face the enemy while using their skills.
December 7th Update Notice2023-08-30 · buff
Mastery system added: Increases max health (twice), slashing defense, and piercing defense. Provides Straight Push (triple damage on contact), reduced damage from infantry, and health recovery from ranged damage. Final mastery [Pure Attack] increases damage by 50% and grants an additional attack.
August 31st Update Log2023-08-16 · buff
Leadership cost reduced from 220 to 215.
Update Log for August 172023-05-30 · other
New exclusive doctrine 'Zealous Knight' added: converts 100 ranged damage taken into bleed damage over 3s, while increasing damage and movement speed by 15% during the effect.
Sengoku: Blazing Katana Season Notice2023-03-29 · bugfix
Fixed issue where damage reduction/increase effects for Chivalric units only triggered after a successful block.
MAR 30 UPDATE LOG2022-10-18 · rework
Removed the least used shield-switching function (Stow/Use Shield) for units with 5 or more skills to prevent UI clashes.
OCT 20 UPDATE LOG
Questions about Demesne Spearmen
Which veterancy line do I use for Demesne Spearmen?
My imported build puts the most points in Top line: 13/13 points.
Which doctrines are in the Demesne Spearmen guide?
Steadfast Doctrine V, Block Doctrine V, First Aid Doctrine V, Epic Spear Doctrine VI
How much leadership does Demesne Spearmen cost?
Demesne Spearmen costs 90 leadership.
What is the latest recorded balance change for Demesne Spearmen?
2025-05-15 · buff: Leadership cost reduced: 105 -> 90.
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