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Imperial Spear Guards

AT4 · MasteryInfantryTower Shield
215Base Leadership
Leadership Doctrine
Standard-16% leadership180
Premium-10% leadership193

Attributes

Basic

Health
8,847
Strength
40
Speed
4.5
Labour
6.4

Attack

Piercing damage
943
Blunt damage
400
Piercing armour pen.
973
Blunt armour pen.
524

Defence

Piercing defence
673
Slashing defence
632
Blunt defence
401
Block
1,024
Block recovery
15

Strength

Where this unit shines, by fight type

Blob7/10
Flank2/10
Skirmish5/10
Duelling4/10

Skill Tree Veterancy nodes unlocked as the unit levels. Hover or focus a node for detail.

Recommended veterancyBot Line

Hero pairingHeavy

Filled nodes show the recommended points, out of each node's max.

Increases Block by 40Max level 1
Each level increases slashing defence by 3%Max level 2
Each level increases piercing defence by 3%Max level 2
Reduces damage taken after enemy penetrates armour by 5%Max level 1
Each level increases blocking by 40Max level 2
Each level increases health by 3%Max level 2
Reduces damage taken from rear attacks by 5%Max level 1
Reduces bleed damage when armour pierced by 20%Max level 1
Each level reduces ranged damage taken by 10%Max level 2
Reduces damage taken by 5%Max level 1
Each level increases damage by 8% while in a non-Dispersed formationMax level 2
Each level increases defence attributes by 8% while in a non-Dispersed formationMax level 2
Cannot be stunned by ordinary attacksMax level 1
Each level increases blocking by 40Max level 3
Each level increases blocking recovery by 20%Max level 2
Unlocks passive skill: Shield BashMax level 1
Shield Bash can knock down enemiesMax level 1
Unlocks Regeneration. Restores 250 health per second for 15 secondsMax level 1
Increases all types of defence by 20%Max level 1

Skills

1

Heavy Shield Push

Imperial Spear Guards get in formation and push forward, repelling enemies in front of them. While stationary in formation, the unit is immune to control effects.

2

Cover Commander

Imperial Spear Guards gather around you, reducing your hero's damage taken by enemy units. In this state, if an Imperial Spear Guard suffers 3 attacks, they are granted immunity to control effects for 1 second. The unit's damage dealt is increased by 30% and all their defences are increased by 15%.

3

Regeneration

Restores 250 health per second for 15 seconds.

Formations

Shield Wall

The shield wall is a tightly packed formation intended to defend in one direction

Turtle

Soldiers stand in a tight defensive formation, using their shields to protect the front, flanks, and top. Order: Turtle Formation

Schiltron

The unit forms a ring to defend anything in the centre.

Unique doctrines The unit's own doctrine slots from the game data. Amya's picks live in the guide below.

  • Imperial Spear Guards Doctrine IIEpic
  • Imperial Spear Guards Doctrine IRare

Guide

Counters

  • Loses to: Heavy block break: liaos, iron reapers
  • Struggles vs: Poison, exotics, debuffs units overall like rattan, zykalian,..
  • This unit counters: Pikes in general, you soak dmg for team and your team cav can enter front if you are baiting enemy pike into hitting you

Playstyle

  1. Front-line for your team, protect the dps
  2. Keep cover-commander active but think about X-moving in to be sure to take the frontline
  3. You are fixing the front-lane, don’t bait your dps units and don’t get flanked

Doctrines

Highest level you can.

Mandatory

  • Epic Spear Doctrine VI (CCi / Stand Fast)
  • Block Doctrine (+300 block, -90 flat dmg taken)

Top Pick

  • Steadfast Doctrine (+130 def, -6% dmg taken)
  • Health & Resistance Doctrine (+300 HP, -5% dmg taken)
  • Awareness Doctrine (-500 cav charge dmg, -20% rear attacks)

Filler

  • Unit DMG V

Don’t put

  • Hero DMG/Piercing DMG/Pen/..

Tips & Tricks

  • CCi doctrine to tank trebs when fighting wall is key
  • CCi when cav charge is key