Infantry Heavy Guard — Wiki

Role and stats #

Durable frontline. These are base stats before researched bonuses.

Role: Durable frontline
Branch: Infantry
Recruit at: Barracks level 18
Cost per unit: 900 Food, 225 Wood, 150 Metal
Base training: 10m
Health / Armor / Damage: 300 / 60 / 24
Counters: No branch-specific counter multiplier
Armor ignored: 0%
PvP cargo capacity: 25

Recruitment unlock: Royal Guard Training: University level 18, 113,650 Crystals, 54h. Barracks 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.

Infantry Heavy Guard training times, before VIP
Facility level	Time per unit	Change from base
18	6m 36s	−34%
19	6m 24s	−36%
20	6m 12s	−38%
21	6m	−40%
22	5m 48s	−42%
23	5m 36s	−44%
24	5m 24s	−46%
25	5m 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.

Infantry Heavy Guard individual research projects
Upgrade	Stat	Rank bonus	Resulting Regular stat	University	Extra facility gate	Crystal cost	Time	Prerequisite
Health I	Health	+5% total	315	18	Barracks lv 1	100	30m	Royal Guard Training
Health II	Health	+10% total	330	18	Barracks lv 1	450	2h	Royal Guard Training, Health I
Health III	Health	+15% total	345	18	Barracks lv 1	1,500	4h 30m	Royal Guard Training, Health II, Veteran
Health IV	Health	+20% total	360	18	Barracks lv 1	4,650	8h	Royal Guard Training, Health III
Health V	Health	+25% total	375	25	Barracks lv 1	12,350	12h 30m	Royal Guard Training, Health IV, Elite
Armor I	Armor	+5% total	63	18	Barracks lv 1	100	30m	Royal Guard Training
Armor II	Armor	+10% total	66	18	Barracks lv 1	450	2h	Royal Guard Training, Armor I
Armor III	Armor	+15% total	69	18	Barracks lv 1	1,500	4h 30m	Royal Guard Training, Armor II, Veteran
Armor IV	Armor	+20% total	72	18	Barracks lv 1	4,650	8h	Royal Guard Training, Armor III
Armor V	Armor	+25% total	75	25	Barracks lv 1	12,350	12h 30m	Royal Guard Training, Armor IV, Elite
Damage I	Damage	+5% total	25.2	18	Barracks lv 1	100	30m	Royal Guard Training
Damage II	Damage	+10% total	26.4	18	Barracks lv 1	450	2h	Royal Guard Training, Damage I
Damage III	Damage	+15% total	27.6	18	Barracks lv 1	1,500	4h 30m	Royal Guard Training, Damage II, Veteran
Damage IV	Damage	+20% total	28.8	18	Barracks lv 1	4,650	8h	Royal Guard Training, Damage III
Damage V	Damage	+25% total	30	25	Barracks lv 1	12,350	12h 30m	Royal Guard Training, Damage 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.

Infantry Heavy Guard 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	450	2h	Health II, Armor II, Damage II	1,275 Metal, 450 Food
Veteran → Elite	18	Elite	18	4,650	8h	Health IV, Armor IV, Damage IV, Veteran	1,913 Metal, 675 Food

Infantry Heavy Guard Regular, Veteran, and Elite stats
Equipment	Stat research	Health	Armor	Damage
Regular	No stat research	300	60	24
Regular	All three stat tracks rank V	375	75	30
Veteran	No stat research	300	72	28.8
Veteran	All three stat tracks rank V	375	87	34.8
Elite	No stat research	300	84	33.6
Elite	All three stat tracks rank V	375	99	39.6

Infantry Heavy Guard improvement times before active VIP
Facility level	Regular → Veteran / unit	Veteran → Elite / unit
10	4m 6s	Requires level 18
11	4m	Requires level 18
12	3m 54s	Requires level 18
13	3m 48s	Requires level 18
14	3m 42s	Requires level 18
15	3m 36s	Requires level 18
16	3m 30s	Requires level 18
17	3m 24s	Requires level 18
18	3m 18s	4m 57s
19	3m 12s	4m 48s
20	3m 6s	4m 39s
21	3m	4m 30s
22	2m 54s	4m 21s
23	2m 48s	4m 12s
24	2m 42s	4m 3s
25	2m 36s	3m 54s

Learn the system #

Planning an army? Add Infantry Heavy Guard 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.