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Fortebraccio Pikemen
210Base Leadership
Leadership Doctrine
Standard-16% leadership176
Premium-10% leadership189
Attributes
Basic
- Health
- 7,023
- Strength
- 32
- Speed
- 4.3
- Labour
- 4.48
Attack
- Piercing damage
- 1,591
- Piercing armour pen.
- 1,850
Defence
- Piercing defence
- 501
- Slashing defence
- 452
- Blunt defence
- 307
- Block
- 400
- Block recovery
- 26
Strength
Where this unit shines, by fight type
WIPBlob, Flank, Skirmish and Duelling ratings coming soon.
Skill Tree Veterancy nodes unlocked as the unit levels. Hover or focus a node for detail.
Recommended veterancyTop Line
Filled nodes show the recommended points, out of each node's max.
Increases piercing damage by 5%Max level 1
Each level increases critical value by 4%Max level 3
Increases braced weapon armour penetration by 10%Max level 1
Each level increases piercing damage by 2%Max level 3
Each level increases damage while bracing by 3%Max level 2
Each level increases piercing armour penetration by 5%Max level 3
Reduces ranged damage taken by 5%Max level 1
Each level increases armour penetration while bracing by 5%Max level 2
Increases the number of enemies each soldier can attack with a single strike by 1Max level 1
Each level increases piercing defence by 3%Max level 3
Reduces ranged damage taken by 5%Max level 1
Each level increases slashing defence by 2%Max level 3
Each level reduces damage taken from enemy cavalry by 5%Max level 2
Increases movement speed by 10%Max level 1
Each level reduces damage taken from enemy cavalry by 5%Max level 2
Each level increases health by 3%Max level 3
Increases all defences by 20%Max level 1
Skills
1
Stand Firm
The pikemen brace themselves against oncoming enemies. In this state, they deal additional damage to cavalry and charging infantry. This skill can be activated manually in any formation, and triggers automatically when the unit enters Line or Block formation.
Formations
Dispersed
The unit spreads out a little to lessen the damage from ranged attacks.
Line
The unit form two staggered rows. Effective when advancing.
Block
A dense formation intended to enhance the unit's defences.
Unique doctrines The unit's own doctrine slots from the game data. Amya's picks live in the guide below.
- Fortebraccio Pikemens Doctrine IIEpic
- Fortebraccio Pikemens Doctrine IIIEpic
- Fortebraccio Pikemens Doctrine VRare
Guide
Playstyle
- Always play them in F1 (very rare case where you can play them in F2 if heavily covered)
- Use your long range to be behind Spartan / with phalanx and add heavy anti-cav while still adding DPS to the front line
- Very good field unit
Doctrines
Highest level you can.
Mandatory
- Unit Damage Doctrine V
- Anti-Cavalry Doctrine (-40% cav dmg taken while bracing, +16% dmg vs cav bracing)
Top Pick
- Epic Polearm Doctrine (Pike Charge)
- Epic Polearm Doctrine (+80 piercing dmg, +120 piercing AP)
- Epic Bloodthirsty Doctrine (lifesteal + 12% dmg, alt for sustain)
Filler
- Anti-Cavalry Doctrine (lower tier, -30% cav dmg taken while bracing)
- Epic Leadership Doctrine
- Epic Bleed after hit Doctrines
Don’t put
- -5% DMG reduction Doctrines
Charge is pretty good to counter divers and re-brace after. Replace Pike Charge by Epic Leadership Doctrine if you don’t like it, or by another piercing dmg doctrine. Replace piercing dmg or Pike Charge with Epic Bloodthirsty Doctrine if you need sustain.
Example Build
- Epic Polearm Doctrine (Pike Charge)
- Unit Damage Doctrine V
- Anti-Cavalry Doctrine (-40% cav dmg bracing)
- Epic Polearm Doctrine (+80 piercing dmg, +120 piercing AP)
- Anti-Cavalry Doctrine (lower tier, -30%) or Epic Bloodthirsty Doctrine
Seasonal Challenges
Tier 1 quests10 quests
- Take a pike unit into a Siege or Field battle 0/10 times.
- In Field or Siege Battles, get an A+ rating or better 0/6 times.
- In Field or Siege Battles, use Brace Weapons-type skills to kill 0/100 troops.
- In Field or Siege Battles, earn 0/300 capture points.
- Take part in 0/6 Territory War battles.
- Win 0/5 Deathmatches.
- Kick over 0/12 ladders put up by the enemy.
- Search 0/30 loot sites in the open world.
Tier 2 quests10 quests
- Add 0/8 hero levels.
- Take a pike unit into a Siege or Field battle and win 0/6 times.
- In Field or Siege Battles, deploy 0/15 artillery.
- Earn 0/100 badges.
- In Expeditions, get an A+ or better rating 0/8 times.
- Kill 0/20 heroes in Deathmatch.
- Win 0/5 Free Battles.
- Achieve victory in 0/6 Raider Camps or Bandit Raids.
- Kick over 0/12 ladders put up by the enemy.
- Complete 0/15 Fief Quests.
Tier 3 quests10 quests
- In Field or Siege Battles, your spearmen take 0/5,000,000 damage.
- In Field or Siege Battles, use artillery to kill 0/160 troops.
- In Siege Battles, destroy 0/6 siege engines.
- Have your unit push a siege tower to the walls 0/3 times.
- Earn 0/10 'Shatter the Ranks' badges.
- Win 0/5 Free Battles.
- Take part in 0/6 Territory War battles.
- Achieve victory in 0/10 Raider Camps or Bandit Raids.
- Earn 0/10 'Cakewalk' badges during Expeditions.
- Use trebuchets 0/8 times.
Tier 4 quests10 quests
- In Field or Siege Battles, take Soldiers of Fortune units into battle and get a kill/death ratio of greater than 1 0/8 times.
- In Field or Siege Battles, destroy 0/20 artillery.
- In Field or Siege Battles, get an A rating or better 0/6 times.
- Defeat 0/1,000 troops during Expeditions.
- Earn 0/6 'No Quarter' badges.
- Win 0/5 Free Battles.
- Achieve victory in 0/10 Raider Camps or Bandit Raids.
- Take part in 0/6 Territory War battles.
- Earn 0/10 'A Deadly Century' badges.
- Defeat a band of wandering Rebels 0/20 times.