Bow Infantry: Often, but by no means always, the lowest tier of missle infantry you can recruit.Luckily, their difficulty in positioning correctly is negated by one simple fact: while only the melee troops in actual contact with the enemy will attack, all 120 units of archers will attack at the same time. Line of sight troops like guns tend to do way more damage, but need to actually see their enemy before they can shoot, so if allies or terrain is in the way, they might not get a shot in. Arc fire like archers can shoot over allied troops and don't need line of sight, but do less damage. They tend to come either with arc fire or line fire. Good at dealing damage from a safe distance but generally suck in melee. Same thing with great weapons, trades a shield and lower attack speed for more AP damage. Halberds: Great weapons for spears, really.Most units with great weapons also tend to have a low attack speed, leaving them vulnerable against hordes. They tend to have majority AP damage, so they do more damage than normal sword infantry, but also don't have shields so missiles are very effective against them. Great Weapons: Infantry that usually carry two handed weapons like great swords and great axes.Units with both will completely turn the tides on enemy cavalry. Many also come with some kind of kind of charge resistance. They also usually come with an anti-large bonus, meaning they do more damage when fighting bigger targets. Not as good at killing things but better at holding the line than swords. However, they have lower defensive stats and a vulnerability to missiles, and the fact that they usually rely on Anti Infantry means they aren't as versatile as the standard sword unit. They tend to have much higher attack than the standard sword infantry and usually carry an Anti Infantry bonus, so they are much better in the frontline fight at DPS. Dual Swords: Infantry that sacrifice a shield in exchange for an extra weapon.If you are buying sword infantry, you get them because you want them to deal damage to the enemy frontline. Swords/Axes/anything the Lizardmen use instead: Generally tend to be more DPS focused.Their job is usually to engage the enemy front line and either hold long enough for your other elements to do their job, or break through and begins pouring into the enemy backline. These infantry tend to be slow but also tend to be pretty good at holding the line and dealing damage in prolonged melee compared to missiles and cavalry. Melee Infantry: Simply put, the foot boys you are throwing into melee.Not as much as a badass as your lord, but are usually cheaper and you can bring more than one.

Heroes: Your secondary leaders, usually coming in both melee and mage form.

Problem is that if they die, the whole army suffers for it so you have to protect this man. He can buff leadership and other stats and usually tends to be a beast in combat either through melee or magic.

Lords: The generals of your army and your most important unit.

While they are all different, they each fall under one of these categories. As such, focusing on what you might need for the match up is key.Д®very faction has a mix of different kinds of units. If you play ranked multiplayer, there will be a limit to how many of a certain kind of unit you can bring, mainly to stop you from missile kiting your enemies to death with a mass horse archer spam. It is smart to take a look at your terrains before you plan how you're gonna win. On the flip side, some maps have a lot of water, debuffing units unless they have the aquatic trait. Some maps are heavily forested, meaning missile heavy armies may struggle due to increased cover for the enemy. The battle maps also play a huge role in how battle play out. The asymmetrical play style of the factions is a massive part of the appeal.

For instance, Dwarfs offer a defensive solitary play style focused around heavily armored infantry and strong missiles where as the Beastmen are an aggressive hit and run faction designed to get in, hit the enemy and break leadership, then get away before the enemy can counterattack. There will be at least two armies on the field and whoever is able to completely shatter the other side first wins.Д®ach army has it's own collection of Infantry, Missile troops, Cavalry, Artillery and Monsters to play with, each offering a different play style. It features real time battles with an army of roughly 20 units max on each side. In many ways, Warhammer II plays like your standard Total War game.

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