Siege Galley — Wiki · Kings By Dawn

Role and stats #

Naval siege: ×3 damage to Ship Command Station; 25% damage to ships. Needs escorts. These are base stats before researched bonuses.

Role: Naval siege: ×3 damage to Ship Command Station; 25% damage to ships. Needs escorts.
Branch: Navy
Recruit at: Navy level 10
Cost per unit: 6,000 Wood, 1,200 Metal, 600 Food
Base training: 30m
Health / Armor / Damage: 800 / 10 / 180
Counters: ×3 versus Ship Command Station; ×0.25 versus ships
Armor ignored: 0%
PvP cargo capacity: 150

Recruitment unlock: Siege Galley Engineering: University level 10, 10,000 Crystals, 16h 40m. 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.

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

Siege Galley individual research projects
Upgrade	Stat	Rank bonus	Resulting Regular stat	University	Extra facility gate	Crystal cost	Time	Prerequisite
Hull Reinforcement I	Health	+5% total	840	10	Navy lv 1	100	30m	Siege Galley Engineering
Hull Reinforcement II	Health	+10% total	880	10	Navy lv 1	200	2h	Siege Galley Engineering, Hull Reinforcement I
Hull Reinforcement III	Health	+15% total	920	12	Navy lv 1	1,200	4h 30m	Siege Galley Engineering, Hull Reinforcement II, Veteran
Hull Reinforcement IV	Health	+20% total	960	18	Navy lv 1	4,550	8h	Siege Galley Engineering, Hull Reinforcement III
Hull Reinforcement V	Health	+25% total	1,000	25	Navy lv 1	13,600	12h 30m	Siege Galley Engineering, Hull Reinforcement IV, Elite
Bronze Plating I	Armor	+5% total	10.5	10	Navy lv 1	100	30m	Siege Galley Engineering
Bronze Plating II	Armor	+10% total	11	10	Navy lv 1	200	2h	Siege Galley Engineering, Bronze Plating I
Bronze Plating III	Armor	+15% total	11.5	12	Navy lv 1	1,200	4h 30m	Siege Galley Engineering, Bronze Plating II, Veteran
Bronze Plating IV	Armor	+20% total	12	18	Navy lv 1	4,550	8h	Siege Galley Engineering, Bronze Plating III
Bronze Plating V	Armor	+25% total	12.5	25	Navy lv 1	13,650	12h 30m	Siege Galley Engineering, Bronze Plating IV, Elite
Naval Armaments I	Damage	+5% total	189	10	Navy lv 1	100	30m	Siege Galley Engineering
Naval Armaments II	Damage	+10% total	198	10	Navy lv 1	200	2h	Siege Galley Engineering, Naval Armaments I
Naval Armaments III	Damage	+15% total	207	12	Navy lv 1	1,200	4h 30m	Siege Galley Engineering, Naval Armaments II, Veteran
Naval Armaments IV	Damage	+20% total	216	18	Navy lv 1	4,550	8h	Siege Galley Engineering, Naval Armaments III
Naval Armaments V	Damage	+25% total	225	25	Navy lv 1	13,650	12h 30m	Siege Galley Engineering, 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.

Siege Galley 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	200	2h	Hull Reinforcement II, Bronze Plating II, Naval Armaments II	7,800 Metal, 300 Food
Veteran → Elite	18	Elite	18	4,550	8h	Hull Reinforcement IV, Bronze Plating IV, Naval Armaments IV, Veteran	11,700 Metal, 450 Food

Siege Galley Regular, Veteran, and Elite stats
Equipment	Stat research	Health	Armor	Damage
Regular	No stat research	800	10	180
Regular	All three stat tracks rank V	1,000	12.5	225
Veteran	No stat research	800	12	216
Veteran	All three stat tracks rank V	1,000	14.5	261
Elite	No stat research	800	14	252
Elite	All three stat tracks rank V	1,000	16.5	297

Siege Galley improvement times before active VIP
Facility level	Regular → Veteran / unit	Veteran → Elite / unit
10	12m 18s	Requires level 18
11	12m	Requires level 18
12	11m 42s	Requires level 18
13	11m 24s	Requires level 18
14	11m 6s	Requires level 18
15	10m 48s	Requires level 18
16	10m 30s	Requires level 18
17	10m 12s	Requires level 18
18	9m 54s	14m 51s
19	9m 36s	14m 24s
20	9m 18s	13m 57s
21	9m	13m 30s
22	8m 42s	13m 3s
23	8m 24s	12m 36s
24	8m 6s	12m 9s
25	7m 48s	11m 42s

Learn the system #

Planning an army? Add Siege Galley 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.