Infantry Pikeman — Wiki · Kings By Dawn

Role and stats #

Anti-cavalry: ×2 damage. These are base stats before researched bonuses.

Role: Anti-cavalry: ×2 damage
Branch: Infantry
Recruit at: Barracks level 9
Cost per unit: 593 Food, 150 Wood, 90 Metal
Base training: 8m
Health / Armor / Damage: 180 / 30 / 22
Counters: ×2 versus cavalry
Armor ignored: 0%
PvP cargo capacity: 25

Recruitment unlock: Pike Formations: University level 9, 12,600 Crystals, 13h 30m. 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 Pikeman training times, before VIP
Facility level	Time per unit	Change from base
9	6m 43.2s	−16%
10	6m 33.6s	−18%
11	6m 24s	−20%
12	6m 14.4s	−22%
13	6m 4.8s	−24%
14	5m 55.2s	−26%
15	5m 45.6s	−28%
16	5m 36s	−30%
17	5m 26.4s	−32%
18	5m 16.8s	−34%
19	5m 7.2s	−36%
20	4m 57.6s	−38%
21	4m 48s	−40%
22	4m 38.4s	−42%
23	4m 28.8s	−44%
24	4m 19.2s	−46%
25	4m 9.6s	−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 Pikeman individual research projects
Upgrade	Stat	Rank bonus	Resulting Regular stat	University	Extra facility gate	Crystal cost	Time	Prerequisite
Health I	Health	+5% total	189	9	Barracks lv 1	100	30m	Pike Formations
Health II	Health	+10% total	198	9	Barracks lv 1	450	2h	Pike Formations, Health I
Health III	Health	+15% total	207	12	Barracks lv 1	1,500	4h 30m	Pike Formations, Health II, Veteran
Health IV	Health	+20% total	216	18	Barracks lv 1	4,650	8h	Pike Formations, Health III
Health V	Health	+25% total	225	25	Barracks lv 1	12,350	12h 30m	Pike Formations, Health IV, Elite
Armor I	Armor	+5% total	31.5	9	Barracks lv 1	100	30m	Pike Formations
Armor II	Armor	+10% total	33	9	Barracks lv 1	450	2h	Pike Formations, Armor I
Armor III	Armor	+15% total	34.5	12	Barracks lv 1	1,500	4h 30m	Pike Formations, Armor II, Veteran
Armor IV	Armor	+20% total	36	18	Barracks lv 1	4,650	8h	Pike Formations, Armor III
Armor V	Armor	+25% total	37.5	25	Barracks lv 1	12,350	12h 30m	Pike Formations, Armor IV, Elite
Damage I	Damage	+5% total	23.1	9	Barracks lv 1	100	30m	Pike Formations
Damage II	Damage	+10% total	24.2	9	Barracks lv 1	450	2h	Pike Formations, Damage I
Damage III	Damage	+15% total	25.3	12	Barracks lv 1	1,500	4h 30m	Pike Formations, Damage II, Veteran
Damage IV	Damage	+20% total	26.4	18	Barracks lv 1	4,650	8h	Pike Formations, Damage III
Damage V	Damage	+25% total	27.5	25	Barracks lv 1	12,350	12h 30m	Pike Formations, 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 Pikeman equipment unlocks and conversion costs
Conversion	Facility level	Rank research	University	Research Crystals	Research time	Research prerequisites	Conversion cost / unit
Regular → Veteran	10	Veteran	9	450	2h	Health II, Armor II, Damage II	833 Metal, 297 Food
Veteran → Elite	18	Elite	18	4,650	8h	Health IV, Armor IV, Damage IV, Veteran	1,250 Metal, 445 Food

Infantry Pikeman Regular, Veteran, and Elite stats
Equipment	Stat research	Health	Armor	Damage
Regular	No stat research	180	30	22
Regular	All three stat tracks rank V	225	37.5	27.5
Veteran	No stat research	180	36	26.4
Veteran	All three stat tracks rank V	225	43.5	31.9
Elite	No stat research	180	42	30.8
Elite	All three stat tracks rank V	225	49.5	36.3

Infantry Pikeman improvement times before active VIP
Facility level	Regular → Veteran / unit	Veteran → Elite / unit
10	3m 16.8s	Requires level 18
11	3m 12s	Requires level 18
12	3m 7.2s	Requires level 18
13	3m 2.4s	Requires level 18
14	2m 57.6s	Requires level 18
15	2m 52.8s	Requires level 18
16	2m 48s	Requires level 18
17	2m 43.2s	Requires level 18
18	2m 38.4s	3m 57.6s
19	2m 33.6s	3m 50.4s
20	2m 28.8s	3m 43.2s
21	2m 24s	3m 36s
22	2m 19.2s	3m 28.8s
23	2m 14.4s	3m 21.6s
24	2m 9.6s	3m 14.4s
25	2m 4.8s	3m 7.2s

Learn the system #

Planning an army? Add Infantry Pikeman 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.