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Role and stats #

Durable wall breaker; ×3 vs Walls, ×0.25 vs troops. These are base stats before researched bonuses.

Role: Durable wall breaker; ×3 vs Walls, ×0.25 vs troops
Branch: Siege
Recruit at: Siege Workshop level 10
Cost per unit: 1,283 Food, 960 Wood, 766 Metal
Base training: 15m
Health / Armor / Damage: 650 / 45 / 65
Counters: ×3 versus walls, ×0.25 versus troops
Armor ignored: 0%
PvP cargo capacity: 100

Recruitment unlock: Siege Foundations: University level 10, 17,050 Crystals, 16h 40m. Siege Workshop 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.

Ram training times, before VIP
Facility level	Time per unit	Change from base
10	12m 18s	−18%
11	12m	−20%
12	11m 42s	−22%
13	11m 24s	−24%
14	11m 6s	−26%
15	10m 48s	−28%
16	10m 30s	−30%
17	10m 12s	−32%
18	9m 54s	−34%
19	9m 36s	−36%
20	9m 18s	−38%
21	9m	−40%
22	8m 42s	−42%
23	8m 24s	−44%
24	8m 6s	−46%
25	7m 48s	−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.

Ram individual research projects
Upgrade	Stat	Rank bonus	Resulting Regular stat	University	Extra facility gate	Crystal cost	Time	Prerequisite
Health I	Health	+5% total	682.5	10	None	150	30m	Siege Foundations
Health II	Health	+10% total	715	10	None	700	2h	Siege Foundations, Health I
Health III	Health	+15% total	747.5	12	None	2,550	4h 30m	Siege Foundations, Health II, Veteran
Health IV	Health	+20% total	780	18	None	7,700	8h	Siege Foundations, Health III
Health V	Health	+25% total	812.5	25	None	20,600	12h 30m	Siege Foundations, Health IV, Elite
Armor I	Armor	+5% total	47.25	10	None	150	30m	Siege Foundations
Armor II	Armor	+10% total	49.5	10	None	700	2h	Siege Foundations, Armor I
Armor III	Armor	+15% total	51.75	12	None	2,550	4h 30m	Siege Foundations, Armor II, Veteran
Armor IV	Armor	+20% total	54	18	None	7,700	8h	Siege Foundations, Armor III
Armor V	Armor	+25% total	56.25	25	None	20,600	12h 30m	Siege Foundations, Armor IV, Elite
Damage I	Damage	+5% total	68.25	10	None	150	30m	Siege Foundations
Damage II	Damage	+10% total	71.5	10	None	700	2h	Siege Foundations, Damage I
Damage III	Damage	+15% total	74.75	12	None	2,550	4h 30m	Siege Foundations, Damage II, Veteran
Damage IV	Damage	+20% total	78	18	None	7,700	8h	Siege Foundations, Damage III
Damage V	Damage	+25% total	81.25	25	None	20,600	12h 30m	Siege Foundations, 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.

Ram equipment unlocks and conversion costs
Conversion	Facility level	Rank research	University	Research Crystals	Research time	Research prerequisites	Conversion cost / unit
Regular → Veteran	10	Veteran	10	700	2h	Health II, Armor II, Damage II	3,009 Metal, 642 Food
Veteran → Elite	18	Elite	18	7,700	8h	Health IV, Armor IV, Damage IV, Veteran	4,514 Metal, 963 Food

Ram Regular, Veteran, and Elite stats
Equipment	Stat research	Health	Armor	Damage
Regular	No stat research	650	45	65
Regular	All three stat tracks rank V	812.5	56.25	81.25
Veteran	No stat research	650	54	78
Veteran	All three stat tracks rank V	812.5	65.25	94.25
Elite	No stat research	650	63	91
Elite	All three stat tracks rank V	812.5	74.25	107.25

Ram improvement times before active VIP
Facility level	Regular → Veteran / unit	Veteran → Elite / unit
10	6m 9s	Requires level 18
11	6m	Requires level 18
12	5m 51s	Requires level 18
13	5m 42s	Requires level 18
14	5m 33s	Requires level 18
15	5m 24s	Requires level 18
16	5m 15s	Requires level 18
17	5m 6s	Requires level 18
18	4m 57s	7m 25.5s
19	4m 48s	7m 12s
20	4m 39s	6m 58.5s
21	4m 30s	6m 45s
22	4m 21s	6m 31.5s
23	4m 12s	6m 18s
24	4m 3s	6m 4.5s
25	3m 54s	5m 51s

Learn the system #

Planning an army? Add Ram 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.