Infantry Militia — Wiki · Kings By Dawn

Role and stats #

Cheap general infantry. These are base stats before researched bonuses.

Role: Cheap general infantry
Branch: Infantry
Recruit at: Barracks level 1
Cost per unit: 300 Food, 75 Wood
Base training: 2m
Health / Armor / Damage: 100 / 5 / 12
Counters: No branch-specific counter multiplier
Armor ignored: 0%
PvP cargo capacity: 25

Recruitment unlock: No separate unlock research. 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 Militia training times, before VIP
Facility level	Time per unit	Change from base
1	2m	−0%
2	1m 57.6s	−2%
3	1m 55.2s	−4%
4	1m 52.8s	−6%
5	1m 50.4s	−8%
6	1m 48s	−10%
7	1m 45.6s	−12%
8	1m 43.2s	−14%
9	1m 40.8s	−16%
10	1m 38.4s	−18%
11	1m 36s	−20%
12	1m 33.6s	−22%
13	1m 31.2s	−24%
14	1m 28.8s	−26%
15	1m 26.4s	−28%
16	1m 24s	−30%
17	1m 21.6s	−32%
18	1m 19.2s	−34%
19	1m 16.8s	−36%
20	1m 14.4s	−38%
21	1m 12s	−40%
22	1m 9.6s	−42%
23	1m 7.2s	−44%
24	1m 4.8s	−46%
25	1m 2.4s	−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 Militia individual research projects
Upgrade	Stat	Rank bonus	Resulting Regular stat	University	Extra facility gate	Crystal cost	Time	Prerequisite
Health I	Health	+5% total	105	3	Barracks lv 1	100	30m	None
Health II	Health	+10% total	110	7	Barracks lv 1	450	2h	Health I
Health III	Health	+15% total	115	12	Barracks lv 1	1,500	4h 30m	Health II, Veteran
Health IV	Health	+20% total	120	18	Barracks lv 1	4,650	8h	Health III
Health V	Health	+25% total	125	25	Barracks lv 1	12,350	12h 30m	Health IV, Elite
Armor I	Armor	+5% total	5.25	3	Barracks lv 1	100	30m	None
Armor II	Armor	+10% total	5.5	7	Barracks lv 1	450	2h	Armor I
Armor III	Armor	+15% total	5.75	12	Barracks lv 1	1,500	4h 30m	Armor II, Veteran
Armor IV	Armor	+20% total	6	18	Barracks lv 1	4,650	8h	Armor III
Armor V	Armor	+25% total	6.25	25	Barracks lv 1	12,350	12h 30m	Armor IV, Elite
Damage I	Damage	+5% total	12.6	3	Barracks lv 1	100	30m	None
Damage II	Damage	+10% total	13.2	7	Barracks lv 1	450	2h	Damage I
Damage III	Damage	+15% total	13.8	12	Barracks lv 1	1,500	4h 30m	Damage II, Veteran
Damage IV	Damage	+20% total	14.4	18	Barracks lv 1	4,650	8h	Damage III
Damage V	Damage	+25% total	15	25	Barracks lv 1	12,350	12h 30m	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 Militia equipment unlocks and conversion costs
Conversion	Facility level	Rank research	University	Research Crystals	Research time	Research prerequisites	Conversion cost / unit
Regular → Veteran	10	Veteran	7	450	2h	Health II, Armor II, Damage II	375 Metal, 150 Food
Veteran → Elite	18	Elite	18	4,650	8h	Health IV, Armor IV, Damage IV, Veteran	563 Metal, 225 Food

Infantry Militia Regular, Veteran, and Elite stats
Equipment	Stat research	Health	Armor	Damage
Regular	No stat research	100	5	12
Regular	All three stat tracks rank V	125	6.25	15
Veteran	No stat research	100	6	14.4
Veteran	All three stat tracks rank V	125	7.25	17.4
Elite	No stat research	100	7	16.8
Elite	All three stat tracks rank V	125	8.25	19.8

Infantry Militia improvement times before active VIP
Facility level	Regular → Veteran / unit	Veteran → Elite / unit
10	0h 0m 49.2s	Requires level 18
11	0h 0m 48s	Requires level 18
12	0h 0m 46.8s	Requires level 18
13	0h 0m 45.6s	Requires level 18
14	0h 0m 44.4s	Requires level 18
15	0h 0m 43.2s	Requires level 18
16	0h 0m 42s	Requires level 18
17	0h 0m 40.8s	Requires level 18
18	0h 0m 39.6s	0h 0m 59.4s
19	0h 0m 38.4s	0h 0m 57.6s
20	0h 0m 37.2s	0h 0m 55.8s
21	0h 0m 36s	0h 0m 54s
22	0h 0m 34.8s	0h 0m 52.2s
23	0h 0m 33.6s	0h 0m 50.4s
24	0h 0m 32.4s	0h 0m 48.6s
25	0h 0m 31.2s	0h 0m 46.8s

Learn the system #

Planning an army? Add Infantry Militia 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.