Unit Type

Restored Varangians

a_varangians_2

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.

Unlocked by

Restored VarangiansAdvance

RequiresArmoryAdvance

Potential

Is or was Byzantium

Stats

Stat	Value	vs Age of Renaissance Heavy Infantry
Maximum Strength	1,100	+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 Renaissance Heavy Infantry

17 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	Mountains · damage	Plateau · damage	River · damage	Hills · movement	Mountains · movement	Plateau · movement
Standard units
Men-at-Armsa_men_at_arms	Regular						−10%		+1
Men-at-Armsa_men_at_arms_levy	Levy	75%					−10%		+1
Special units
Alabarderos	Regular					−10%	−10%
Jaguar Warriors	Regular			+10%			−10%
Order Sergeantsa_late_crusader_knights	Regular					−5%	−5%
Order Sergeantsa_late_crusader_knights_base	Regular					−5%	−5%
Order Sergeantsa_late_crusader_knights_levy	Levy	75%				−5%	−5%
Legionaries	Regular					−10%	−10%	−0.5	−1
Lodge Warriors	Regular
Reformed Mamālīk	Regular			+10%
Reformed Gallowglass	Levy	75%				−10%	−5%	+2
Ç̌äwa Regiments	Regular						−10%				−0.5				+10%	+10%		−50%	−50%	−50%
Early Conquistadors	Regular			+20%			−10%					+10
Janissary Guards	Regular					−10%	−10%
Late Ṯaḡrī	Regular									+5%		+15	−0.15
Restored Varangians	Regular		+100	+20%	+20%									+10%			+15%
Wagenburg	Regular					−10%	−10%			+2.5%

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

• RenaissanceAge

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 Renaissance Heavy InfantrySame as
• Pelekyphóroi VarangiansUpgrades to only

Unlocked by 1

• Restored VarangiansRenaissanceUnlock unit

Referenced by 1

• Varangian GuardUpgrades to only

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/D008_byzantine_unit_types.txt:406

copy_from = a_age_2_renaissance_heavy_infantry

is_special = yes

max_strength = 0.1

strength_damage_done = 0.2

morale_damage_done = 0.2

upgrades_to_only = a_varangians_3

▾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