Unit Type

Imperial Varangians

a_varangians_5

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

Imperial VarangiansAdvance

RequiresMilitary RevolutionAdvance

Potential

Is or was Byzantium

Stats

Stat	Value	vs Age of Absolutism Heavy Infantry
Maximum Strength	2,600	+100
Combat Power	2.25
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 Absolutism Heavy Infantry

11 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	Unit Weight	Attrition Loss	Coastal · damage	Mountains · damage	Plateau · damage	River · damage	Hills · movement	Mountains · movement	Plateau · movement
Standard units
Musketeers	Regular
Special units
Ç̌äwa Line Infantry	Regular						−10%					−0.5		+10%	+10%		−50%	−50%	−50%
Janissary Line Infantry	Regular					−10%	−10%
Black Guard	Regular				+10%						−0.25
Caroleans	Regular			+25%		−20%		+5
Guard Legionaries	Regular					−10%	−10%	−0.5	−1
Prussian Grenadiers	Regular			+20%	+10%
An-Niẓām al-Jadīd	Regular						−10%			+5%
Scottish Highlander	Levy	75%		+20%			+10%	+3
Tofangchi	Regular								+1
Imperial Varangians	Regular		+100	+20%	+20%								+10%			+15%

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

• AbsolutismAge

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

• IInfantry ConstructionConstruction goods
• IInfantry MaintenanceMaintenance goods

Unit Types

• Age of Absolutism Heavy InfantrySame as
• Imperial Varangian GuardUpgrades to only

Unlocked by 1

• Imperial VarangiansAbsolutismUnlock unit

Referenced by 1

• Modernized VarangiansUpgrades 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:493

copy_from = a_age_5_absolutism_heavy_infantry

is_special = yes

max_strength = 0.1

strength_damage_done = 0.2

morale_damage_done = 0.2

upgrades_to_only = a_varangians_6

▾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