Heavy Warship — Wiki · Kings By Dawn

Role and stats #

Heavy combat: ×1.5 damage against Triremes. These are base stats before researched bonuses.

Role: Heavy combat: ×1.5 damage against Triremes.
Branch: Navy
Recruit at: Navy level 18
Cost per unit: 16,406 Wood, 3,281 Metal, 1,312 Food
Base training: 35m
Health / Armor / Damage: 3,000 / 65 / 220
Counters: ×1.5 versus Trireme
Armor ignored: 0%
PvP cargo capacity: 1,250

Recruitment unlock: Heavy Warship Architecture: University level 18, 32,400 Crystals, 54h. Navy details.

Training at each facility level #

One batch is active per facility; additional batches wait in order. Times below are per unit, before active VIP; lower facility levels cannot recruit this unit.

Heavy Warship training times, before VIP
Facility level	Time per unit	Change from base
18	23m 6s	−34%
19	22m 24s	−36%
20	21m 42s	−38%
21	21m	−40%
22	20m 18s	−42%
23	19m 36s	−44%
24	18m 54s	−46%
25	18m 12s	−48%

Every research upgrade #

Each rank gives another 5% to its own stat; ranks I–V total +25% per stat. Research is account-wide, permanent, and completes offline.

Heavy Warship individual research projects
Upgrade	Stat	Rank bonus	Resulting Regular stat	University	Extra facility gate	Crystal cost	Time	Prerequisite
Hull Reinforcement I	Health	+5% total	3,150	18	Navy lv 1	350	30m	Heavy Warship Architecture
Hull Reinforcement II	Health	+10% total	3,300	18	Navy lv 1	1,200	2h	Heavy Warship Architecture, Hull Reinforcement I
Hull Reinforcement III	Health	+15% total	3,450	18	Navy lv 1	2,600	4h 30m	Heavy Warship Architecture, Hull Reinforcement II, Veteran
Hull Reinforcement IV	Health	+20% total	3,600	18	Navy lv 1	4,550	8h	Heavy Warship Architecture, Hull Reinforcement III
Hull Reinforcement V	Health	+25% total	3,750	25	Navy lv 1	13,600	12h 30m	Heavy Warship Architecture, Hull Reinforcement IV, Elite
Bronze Plating I	Armor	+5% total	68.25	18	Navy lv 1	350	30m	Heavy Warship Architecture
Bronze Plating II	Armor	+10% total	71.5	18	Navy lv 1	1,200	2h	Heavy Warship Architecture, Bronze Plating I
Bronze Plating III	Armor	+15% total	74.75	18	Navy lv 1	2,600	4h 30m	Heavy Warship Architecture, Bronze Plating II, Veteran
Bronze Plating IV	Armor	+20% total	78	18	Navy lv 1	4,550	8h	Heavy Warship Architecture, Bronze Plating III
Bronze Plating V	Armor	+25% total	81.25	25	Navy lv 1	13,600	12h 30m	Heavy Warship Architecture, Bronze Plating IV, Elite
Naval Armaments I	Damage	+5% total	231	18	Navy lv 1	350	30m	Heavy Warship Architecture
Naval Armaments II	Damage	+10% total	242	18	Navy lv 1	1,200	2h	Heavy Warship Architecture, Naval Armaments I
Naval Armaments III	Damage	+15% total	253	18	Navy lv 1	2,600	4h 30m	Heavy Warship Architecture, Naval Armaments II, Veteran
Naval Armaments IV	Damage	+20% total	264	18	Navy lv 1	4,550	8h	Heavy Warship Architecture, Naval Armaments III
Naval Armaments V	Damage	+25% total	275	25	Navy lv 1	13,600	12h 30m	Heavy Warship Architecture, Naval Armaments IV, Elite

Veteran and Elite improvements #

Research the rank, then convert existing stationed units in their recruiting building. Conversion costs below are per unit, in addition to the one-time Crystal research cost. Veteran adds +20% base Armor and Damage; Elite adds +40%. Health is unaffected by equipment.

Heavy Warship equipment unlocks and conversion costs
Conversion	Facility level	Rank research	University	Research Crystals	Research time	Research prerequisites	Conversion cost / unit
Regular → Veteran	10	Veteran	18	1,200	2h	Hull Reinforcement II, Bronze Plating II, Naval Armaments II	20,999 Metal, 656 Food
Veteran → Elite	18	Elite	18	4,550	8h	Hull Reinforcement IV, Bronze Plating IV, Naval Armaments IV, Veteran	31,499 Metal, 984 Food

Heavy Warship Regular, Veteran, and Elite stats
Equipment	Stat research	Health	Armor	Damage
Regular	No stat research	3,000	65	220
Regular	All three stat tracks rank V	3,750	81.25	275
Veteran	No stat research	3,000	78	264
Veteran	All three stat tracks rank V	3,750	94.25	319
Elite	No stat research	3,000	91	308
Elite	All three stat tracks rank V	3,750	107.25	363

Heavy Warship improvement times before active VIP
Facility level	Regular → Veteran / unit	Veteran → Elite / unit
10	14m 21s	Requires level 18
11	14m	Requires level 18
12	13m 39s	Requires level 18
13	13m 18s	Requires level 18
14	12m 57s	Requires level 18
15	12m 36s	Requires level 18
16	12m 15s	Requires level 18
17	11m 54s	Requires level 18
18	11m 33s	17m 19.5s
19	11m 12s	16m 48s
20	10m 51s	16m 16.5s
21	10m 30s	15m 45s
22	10m 9s	15m 13.5s
23	9m 48s	14m 42s
24	9m 27s	14m 10.5s
25	9m 6s	13m 39s

Learn the system #

Planning an army? Add Heavy Warship to the Army Planner to total costs, training time and cargo for a whole force.

Rules reference. Values come from the game rules at revision 999310651f (snapshot e5f090b681, checked 5 October 2026). Base values exclude conditional bonuses such as VIP and active monuments. Numbers can change between playtest updates.