Unit Type

Varangian Guard

a_varangians

Powerful warriors that originally hailed from the northern Viking lands, these select few ferocious soldiers make up the core of the royal guard. Armed with axes and shields, they have often been described as pelekyphóroi bárbaroi, axe-wielding barbarians.

Stats

Stat	Value	vs Age of Traditions Heavy Infantry
Maximum Strength	600	+100
Combat Power	1
Morale Damage Done	20%	+20%
Strength Damage Done	20%	+20%
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
Damage by terrain
Coastal	10%	+10%
River	15%	+15%

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.

Unit	Raised as	Levy Combat Efficiency ? 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: Discipline−20% Monthly Experience Decay+2% Unit Food Consumption−75%	Maximum Strength	Morale Damage Done	Strength Damage Done	Morale Damage Taken	Strength Damage Taken	Initiative	Combat Speed	Secure Flanks	Attrition Loss	Food Storage	Daily Food Consumption	Coastal · damage	Hills · damage	Jungle · damage	Mountains · damage	Plateau · damage	River · damage	Hills · movement	Jungle · movement	Mountains · movement	Plateau · movement
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

Across the ages

Conditions

Location trigger

Is the Capital

Country potential

Is or was Byzantium

Exact conditions

Connections

Requires 1

• ByzantiumCountry potential

Belongs to 3

Ages

• TraditionsAge

Unit Categories

• Heavy InfantryCategory

Unit Families

• VVarangiansFamily

References 7

Prices

• HHeavy Infantry Build Costby namePrice to build
• HHeavy Infantry Maintenance Costby nameMaintenance price
• HHeavy Infantry Reinforcement Costby namePrice to reinforce

Goods Demands

• EEarly Infantry ConstructionConstruction goods
• EEarly Infantry MaintenanceMaintenance goods

Unit Types

• Age of Traditions Heavy InfantrySame as
• Restored VarangiansUpgrades to only

Mentioned in 3

Events

• Restoring the VarangiansDesc

Modifier Types

• Number of Varangian UnitsDesc

Auto Modifiers

• VVarangian Guard RestoredDesc

Scripting 7

References 7

Game Concepts

• CoastalCombat
• Maximum StrengthMax strength
• Morale Damage DoneMorale damage done
• RiverCombat
• Strength Damage DoneStrength damage done

Graphics Tags

• Aaxe_tagGfx tags
• Hheavy_tagGfx tags

Definitionin_game/common/unit_types/1_uniques_for_age_1_traditions.txt:614

content_priority = 500

copy_from = a_age_1_traditions_heavy_infantry

is_special = yes

max_strength = 0.1

strength_damage_done = 0.2

morale_damage_done = 0.2

upgrades_to_only = a_varangians_2

▾combat = {

coastal = 0.10

river = 0.15

}

▾location_trigger = {

is_capital = yes

}

▾country_potential = {

has_or_had_tag = BYZ

}

buildable = yes

family = varangians

gfx_tags = { axe_tag heavy_tag }

History