Which are the Best Units in Conqueror’s Blade (Cost/Effective) - DolyGames (2024)

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In this blog post we look at the best units in Conqueror’s Blade a player “should” use to get the best performance vs. the unit cost (leadership). This is based on the work of a very experienced high level (level 950+) player called Prevail and I put his video at the bottom as well.

Prevail split the units in the several categories shown below:

Note: golden Era units are excluded as they are awesome as they are so no point discussing them (except Cataphract Lancers which everyone seems to hate).

Note #2: listed units are not in any order, so the ones on top are not automatically better.

“Must Buy” Units

• Condottieri Guards & Prefecture Guards similar job and both perform it well; some preference towards Condottieri.
• Spear Sergeants: one of the best units in the game for multiple purposes.
• Imperial Spearmen: impenetrable defensive unit.
• Pike Militia (middle line veteran skills): absolutely great to buy – they do a fantastic job and sometimes better than some more expensive units. Additional comment from me: I also love their speed and sometimes I manage to get more kills with Pike Militia than even my Fortebraccio Pikemen.
• Imperial Pikemen: possibly the best pushing unit in the game. Insane damage when using the Advance ability.
• Fortebraccio Pikemen: also great but not as good as the Imperials at pushing, but very good otherwise, especially defending tight passageways in which case they are better than Imperials.
• Namkhan Archers: cheap and effective. Very good bleed.
• Prefecture Archers: cheap and effective. Melt anything that has no armor (i.e. not heavy armors)
• Imperial Arquebusiers: must buy for Territory Wars. The Vollery fire has one of the highest DPS (damage per second) in the game.

I would also add Pavise Crossbowmen – they are pretty insane although they may be nerfed i the future.

“Good for the price” Units

• Men at Arms: good overall; shield wall + heal. Additional comment from me: a lot of players hate MaA and say that they perform very badly, while other players love this unit.
• Demesne Spearmen – great to use especially for starting players. Additional comment from me: I quickly got the Spear Sergeants and I almost never used my Demesne Spearmen, so don’t invest too much in these but indeed good to use for new players.
• Halberdier Sergeants
• Kriegsrat Fusiliers: good but Prevail prefers Imperials over these. Additional comment from me: If the team can protect the Imperial Arquebusiers then indeed they are better, but you can see my analysis comparing these 2 units. In an unpredictable game where your team does not necessarily protect you (e.g. daily Siege battles) i think Kriegs are better.
• Prefecture Cavalry: very fast in fights and the charge is OK.
• Dagger-Axe Lancers: better than Yeomen, more tanky.

I would also add to this list Ironcap Arquebusiers when upgraded fully. They have low leadership cost and hit really hard, but they are nearly useless on lower levels.

And I would also add here Spear Militia which is a very effective very low leadership cost large shield “wall” unit. I have used mine very effectively in various battles.

“Good but very situational” Units

• From Mercenaries: Martellatori: they are used to push Siege Towers.
• Tseregs: designed for a specific job to counter other Melee units, so not very good at general purpose.
• All Javelins: very situational. Additional comment from me: some players use Javelins very effectively killing many units and heroes and running back to re-supply. But indeed most layers have a hard time using javelin units effectively.
• Imperial Archers: have Bodkin arrows which can hurt heavy armor.
• Vassal Lonbowmen: very high range, can kill any ranged units. Additional comment from me: it is critical to get the placement right with these because enemy bow Heroes love targeting longbowmen.

I would also add Falconetti Gunners here, because in specific situations, if they are protected by the team, they can complete decimate multiple units and heroes of the enemy.

“Obsolete” Units

• Squires – no reason to use them; Condo / Pref.Guards do a lot better job
• Palace Guards – counterparts (MaA / Tseregs) do a better job
• Regular Halberdiers
• Vanguard Archers: have no special use, no reason a player would pick them over Namkhan or Prefecture Archers.
• Yeomen

“Don’t bother” Units

• Demesne Arquebusiers: ok units but way worse than the higher tier counterparts
• Demesne Arbalists: ok units but way worse than the higher tier counterparts

“Is that a unit?” Units

• Ironcap Spearmen
• Prefecture Pikemen = “Halberdiers that cannot brace” I like that 🙂
• Rattan Vipers: similar explanation as Vanguard but even worse
• Rattan Marksmen: similar explanation as Vanguard but even worse
• Khevtuul Cavalry: makes no sense

Prevail’s Video

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