Best Conqueror's Blade Units for Beginners (2026)
Heads up: this is NOT a tier list. These are the units I recommend to new players — they are easy to get, easy to play, and need only a few doctrines to make a big impact on the battlefield.
Siphonarioi (T5 ranged, 270 leadership)
- Blunt and fire damage that ignores most fire resistance - Firestorm: hard CC and burn in a cone - Scorched Earth: denies ground for seconds - Lethal at gates, breaches and tunnels - Can decide a siege on their own when screened…
Modao Battalion (T5 infantry, 290 leadership)
- Wall of Blades stops charges and slows by 60% - Defence stacks: +100 piercing and slashing defence per hit, up to +1500 - High piercing and slashing damage, shreds blobs - Immovable: a brace that doesn't break, 20% less damage from everything - Strong in sieges, at choke points and against…
Queen's Paladins (T5 infantry, 305 leadership)
- Bash & Thrust: 70% damage reduction - Run 'Em Through: high burst with 2-second block immunity (Battle Doctrine) - Pulls attention away from your damage units - Baits enemy cooldowns - Shield Doctrine: -18% damage per level, multiplies with Bash &…
Shorn Ones (T5 infantry, 290 leadership)
Spartan Chosen: Blood Oath (T5 infantry, 295 leadership)
- Shared damage and 30% less damage for 5 seconds after every skill - Spartan Vengeance heals 5% per stab - Divine Wrath: the shield bash knocks back, the leap is the…
Sunward Phalanx: Titanic (T5 infantry, 295 leadership)
- Brace-cancel combo for instant burst - Divine Gaze: up to 40% more damage at max Expose - +1 target from Titanic: narrow passages and flag points - F3 spread covers 3 to 4 times the area - Strong against cavalry, every braced hit takes more…
Tiger and Leopard Cavalry - Predator (T5 cavalry, 315 leadership)
Laird's Swordsmen (T4 infantry, 220 leadership)
- Every hit stacks +40 to all defences, up to 5 times - Fearless Heart: 10% damage reduction on skill use and healing on attack - Highland Charge knocks down - Bagpipers can clear the…
Elite Symmachean Stalwarts (T4 infantry, 250 leadership)
Reliable heroic shield infantry. A solid defensive front line, and a good counter to blunt-damage units like…
Wuxing (T3 infantry, 130 leadership)
Wuxing Regiment. Special melee infantry with elemental combat…
Zykalian Militia (T3 ranged, 155 leadership)
- Fire grenades that leave the ground burning: AoE damage over time, shreds blobs - Strong against shields and heavy units - Cheap silver-era unit - High ammo output in defensive…
Coutiliers (T2 cavalry, 110 leadership)
- Best charge damage and distance among basic cavalry - Fast - Cheap and available early - Deadly against infantry clumps in the…
Ironcap Archers (T2 ranged, 90 leadership)
Rattan Pikemen (T2 infantry, 85 leadership)
- Stacking poison: less damage and movement for enemy infantry - Solid charges against cavalry - Cheap, good speed and health scaling - Strong in sieges against…
Rattan Roundshields (T2 infantry, 115 leadership)
- 32 men - Light and fast, good slashing defence - Shield Rush with damage reduction (60s) - Mastery V, Rattan Poison: every second attack applies AoE poison (slow and damage over time) - Mastery VIII, Indirect Methods: poison also cuts enemy movement and damage by…