
Unit Type
Akritai

The Akritai rose to prominence as the defenders of Anatolia against the eastern threats that the empire faced. These soldiers were given grants through the Decayed Theme System to cultivate and protect, as a means to provide them with a reward and a reason to defend our homeland.
Requires
Feudal LeviesAdvance
Feudal LeviesAdvancePotential
Is or was
Byzantium
Byzantium| Stat | Value | vs Age of Traditions Heavy Infantry |
|---|---|---|
Maximum Strength | 500 | |
Combat Power | 1 | |
Morale Damage Taken | −10% | −10% |
Damage Taken | 100% | |
Initiative | 1 | |
Combat Speed | 2 | |
Frontage | 1 | |
Flanking Ability | 1 | |
Secure Flanks | 5% | |
Movement Speed | 2 | |
Unit Weight | 1 | |
Food Storage | 5 | |
Daily Food Consumption | 0.33 |
Where the unit differs from the template: its category's stats and what it copies included. A terrain block replaces the template's.
Built on
Age of Traditions Heavy Infantry
22 units, with what each changes from the template.
This impacts how effective will a Regiment of Levies perform in Combat compared to a Regular Regiment. Against regulars, a land levy fights at 75% before its country's levy combat efficiency: it deals ×0.75 damage and takes ×1.33. Every levy regiment also has: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Standard units | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Champions | Regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chieftains | Levy | 75% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Footmen | Regular | −5% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Footmen Levy | Levy | 75% | −5% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Warriors | Levy | 75% | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Special units | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Ahl Tīnmal Spearmen | Regular | +5% | +10% | +1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Akritai | Regular | −10% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ç̌äwa Units | Regular | −10% | −0.5 | +10% | +10% | −50% | −50% | −50% | |||||||||||||||
Clan Retainers | Regular | +2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Crusader Sergeantsa_crusader_knights | Regular | −5% | −5% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Crusader Sergeantsa_crusader_knights_base | Regular | −5% | −5% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Crusader Sergeantsa_crusader_knights_levy | Levy | 75% | −5% | −5% | |||||||||||||||||||
Gallowglass | Levy | 75% | −10% | −5% | +2 | +10% | |||||||||||||||||
Hafsid Ghulām | Regular | +10% | −5% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Khmer Ballista Elephants | Regular | +2 | −0.05 | −10% | +20% | −25% | |||||||||||||||||
Early Legionaries | Regular | −10% | −10% | −0.5 | −1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Early Mamālīk | Regular | +10% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Masmuda Atlas Infantry | Levy | 75% | −5% | −10% | +2 | +15% | +20% | +10% | +10% | +15% | |||||||||||||
Mulaṯṯamūn Spearmen | Regular | +5% | −10% | +1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Ṯaḡrī | Regular | +5% | +10 | −0.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Varangian Guard | Regular | +100 | +20% | +20% | +10% | +15% | |||||||||||||||||
Zayyanid Ghulām | Regular | +10% | +1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Location potential
- Dominant CultureBelongs to the Roman Culture Group
- OwnerCultureBelongs to the Roman Culture Group
Exact conditions
Belongs to 2
Ages
TraditionsAge
Unit Categories
Heavy InfantryCategory
References 7
Prices
- Heavy Infantry Build Costby namePrice to build
- Heavy Infantry Maintenance Costby nameMaintenance price
- Heavy Infantry Reinforcement Costby namePrice to reinforce
Goods Demands
- Early Infantry ConstructionConstruction goods
- Early Infantry MaintenanceMaintenance goods
Unit Types
Age of Traditions Heavy InfantrySame as
Men-at-ArmsUpgrades to
Mentions 1
Unlocked by 1
AkritaiTraditionsUnlock unit
Scripting 3
Uses 1
- unit_akritai_location_triggerLocation potential
References 2
Game Concepts
Morale Damage TakenMorale damage taken
Graphics Tags
- medium_tagGfx tags
is_special = yes
build_time_modifier = 0.50
buildable = yes


















