The Ducal Lancer
The Guard Lancer is the upgrade of the Lancer. It has more HP and better bonuses than the Lancer and is protected from other lancer attacks, but also lacks armour against any foot soldier or archer and takes additional damage from towers and castles.
Unit Statistics[]
Vital[]
Available to: Austria, Bavaria, France, Genoa, Guelders, Poland, Savoy
Trained at: Stable
Century: 14th
Cost: 55 food, 60 florins, 1.5 pop slots
Combat[]
HP: 120
Attack: 7
Armor/Pierce Armor: 0/0
Special: +18 vs. cavalry, +9 vs lancers and ships. Takes less damage from anticavalry attacks, but more damage from defensive structures.
Upgrades[]
Upgrade from: Lancer
Attack: Forging, Iron Casting, Blast Furnace, Chivalric Order
Armour: Scale Barding Armour. Mail Barding Armour, Plate Barding Armour
Speed: Husbandry
Hit Points: Bloodline, Statutes of Nieszawa (Polish Unique Technology)
Civs and Guard Lancers[]
Austria: Researching Hausmacht provides +30 HP.
Bavaria: Researching Hausmacht provides +30 HP.
Guelders: cost -25%.
Poland: +10 HP. Researching Statutes of Nieszawa provides with extra +30 HP.
Savoy: Researching Imperial Vicariate provides +3 attack +2/+1p armour.
