Elite Imperial Spearmen — Conqueror's Blade Birlik Rehberi
Heroic heavy infantry with long spears and tower shields.
Quick facts
- Unit type: infantry
- Tier / era: T4 / heroic
- Weapon type: Shield
- Leadership cost: 215
- Role / classification: shield, spear, frontline, tank, chokepoint, heroic
- Recommended veterancy line: Bottom line (14/14 points)
- Core doctrines: Steadfast Doctrine V, Block Doctrine V, Epic Spear Doctrine VI, Awareness Doctrine V, Epic Leadership Doctrine
- My tier: B
Updated 1 November 2026
My take: B tier
Overview
Heroic heavy infantry with long spears and tower shields. They hold choke points, form spear walls and shrug off arrows. 15,000 Honour.
Strengths
- Heavy shields, very hard to hurt from the front
- Reduced ranged damage, fire-resistant
- Three defensive formations: Shield Wall, Schiltron, Turtle
- Advance (Shielded): push forward with shields up
- Cover Commander: repositions fast
- Built-in regeneration and stun immunity
Weaknesses
- Slow, fast units get around them
- No charge and no offensive orders. Pure static defence
- High Honour cost and slot size
How to Play
- Schiltron at a narrow pass, and hold.
- To push: Shield Wall, then Advance (Shielded) into enemies that are already weakened.
- Under heavy fire, pop out of a non-Dispersed formation to trigger Unfailing Defence.
- Formations: Shield Wall, Schiltron, Turtle.
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 · Epic Spear Doctrine VI
Stand Fast: 2.5 s CC immunity · 60 s cooldown
Stand Fast: no CC for a moment.
- Slot 4 · Awareness Doctrine V
−500 damage taken from cavalry charges · −20% damage taken from rear attacks
Shrugs off cavalry and flanks.
- Slot 5 · Epic Leadership Doctrine
−16% Leadership cost
Room for one more unit.
NEW · 215 → about 180 leadership
Veterancy
Start
- Stand Fast: 1/1 points · block +40 points
Per level: Lv 1: block +40 points
Top line
- Bloodbath: 2/2 points · +6% slashing defence
Per level: Lv 1: +3% slashing defence / Lv 2: +6% slashing defence
- Toughen Up: 2/2 points · +6% piercing defence
Per level: Lv 1: +3% piercing defence / Lv 2: +6% piercing defence
- Iron Will: 1/1 points · Reduces damage taken after enemy penetrates armour by 5%.
Tooltip: Reduces damage taken after enemy penetrates armour by 5%.
- Stand Fast: 2/2 points · block +80 points
Per level: Lv 1: block +40 points / Lv 2: block +80 points
- The Soldier's Life: 1/2 points · +3% health
Per level: Lv 1: +3% health / Lv 2: +6% health
- Rearguard: 0/1 points · Not taken
- Iron Will: 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
MISMATCH
Bottom line
- Shoulder to Shoulder: 2/2 points · Each level increases damage by 8% while in a non-Dispersed formation.
Tooltip: Each level increases damage by 8% while in a non-Dispersed formation.
- Unfailing Defence: 2/2 points · +9% defence attributes
Per level: Lv 1: +3% defence attributes / Lv 2: +9% defence attributes
MISMATCH
- Tough Nut: 1/1 points · Immune to Dazed from basic attacks
Tooltip: Immune to Dazed from basic attacks
- 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
- Immovable: 2/2 points · +40% blocking recovery
Per level: Lv 1: +20% blocking recovery / Lv 2: +40% blocking recovery
- Shield Bash: 1/1 points · Unlocks passive skill: Shield Bash.
Tooltip: Unlocks passive skill: Shield Bash.
- Swift Hands: 1/1 points · Shield Bash can knock down enemies.
Tooltip: Shield Bash can knock down enemies.
- Rudimentary Medicine: 1/1 points · Unlocks Regeneration.
Restores 250 health per second for 15 seconds.
Tooltip: Unlocks Regeneration. Restores 250 health per second for 15 seconds.
- Thick Armour: 1/1 points · +20% all types of defence
Per level: Lv 1: +20% all types of defence
Build totals
- +6% · slashing defence
- +6% · piercing defence
- +3% · health
- +9% · defence attributes
- +40% · blocking recovery
- +20% · all types of defence
Values from game files · client 1.10.3721.330067.
Balance history
2026-01-22 · buff
Reduced Leadership to 215.
January 22 Unit Balance Adjustments2025-12-25 · rework
Mastery 8 attacks now reduce enemies' damage against this unit by 35%.
December 25 Update and Maintenance Log2025-12-18 · buff
Leadership cost reduced from 235 to 230.
Roses: Ash and Bloom Season Update - Part 22025-08-07 · bugfix
Fixed an issue where some soldiers were unable to receive skill commands due to increased unit size.
August 7 Update Log2025-05-29 · buff
Maximum unit size increased to 40. Mastery Node 5 health recovery changed to 1% max health/sec. Mastery Node 6/7 damage reduction against 5-star units/cavalry increased to 400.
May 29 Update Log2025-04-10 · bugfix
Fixed a probability issue where the Rejuvenate Mastery node did not take effect.
April 10 Update Log2025-01-09 · bugfix
Fixed an issue where the Mastery effect [Rejuvenate] did not work.
January 9 Update Log2024-02-01 · bugfix
Fixed the issue of unit models floating in the air after death.
Feb 1st UPDATE LOG2023-12-07 · bugfix
Fixes the issue where some Units couldn't face the enemy while using their skills.
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
Fixed the issue where changing units might cause skill locking with a certain probability.
December 7th Update Notice2023-09-26 · buff
Movement speed increased from 4 to 4.5.
Patch Notes: Update Log Sep 272023-09-20 · rework
Passive duration immunity reduced from 2s to 1s. Damage reduction effect reduced from 15% to 10%. All protection effect reduced from 30% to 15%. Base Health increased from 8543 to 8658. Slashing Defense increased from 584 to 632. Blunt Defense increased from 324 to 401.
September 21st Update Log2023-09-19 · rework
Passive immunity duration reduced 2s to 1s; damage reduction effect reduced 15% to 10%; all protection stacking reduced 30% to 15%. Base Health increased 8543 to 8658. Slashing defense increased 584 to 632; Blunt defense 324 to 401.
BALANCE CHANGES2023-08-16 · bugfix
Fixed an issue where the icon values of the Mastery were inconsistent with the actual values.
Update Log for August 172023-08-16 · nerf
Leadership cost increased from 230 to 240.
Update Log for August 172023-06-28 · rework
New Unit Mastery tree added, including armor penetration and movement speed increase, health regeneration, reduced damage from 5-star units and cavalry, and a Concuss effect on consecutive hits.
JUN 29 UPDATE LOG2023-03-23 · buff
Increased attack damage during [Cover Commander] by 30%. Heroes within range now take 24% reduced damage from enemy units.
Mar 23 Balance Change Preview2023-03-22 · buff
Attack damage during [Cover Commander] increased by 30%. Heroes within range take 24% reduced damage from enemy units.
MAR 23 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 LOG2022-09-29 · buff
Reduced damage taken by 35% (does not apply if crowd controlled or block is broken).
Sept. 29 Balance Changes2022-09-23 · other
Scheduled for balance changes in the September 29 update. Details to be announced.
Preview | September 29 Balance Changes
Questions about Elite Imperial Spearmen
Which veterancy line do I use for Elite Imperial Spearmen?
My imported build puts the most points in Bottom line: 14/14 points.
Which doctrines are in the Elite Imperial Spearmen guide?
Steadfast Doctrine V, Block Doctrine V, Epic Spear Doctrine VI, Awareness Doctrine V, Epic Leadership Doctrine
How much leadership does Elite Imperial Spearmen cost?
Elite Imperial Spearmen costs 215 leadership.
What is the latest recorded balance change for Elite Imperial Spearmen?
2026-01-22 · buff: Reduced Leadership to 215.
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