The Northern Provinces Infantry

The Dune Dragons (Celestial Dragon Guard)

The Celestial Dragon Guard are formidable soldiers, easily the equal to the best mortal troops of other realms. Supplementing their natural skill, they are given the best armour and weapons in the empire – often carrying Celestial blades and armour forged in the workshops of Kunlan. Their presence on the battlefield almost guarantees victory for the Cathayans, and other troops in the army draw courage from the sight of the Dragon Emperor’s personal troops.

Unit Name The Dune Dragons (Celestial Dragon Guard)

Main Unit Key wh3_twa06_cth_inf_dragon_guard_ror_0

Land Unit Key wh3_twa06_cth_inf_dragon_guard_ror_0

Land Unit Group Parents Infantry

Land Unit Group Halberd Infantry

Caste Melee Infantry

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 1350

Recruitment Cost 1350

Upkeep Cost 338

Number of Units 100

Hit Points 8400

├ Mount 0

├ Mount Entity

├ Mount Hit Points

├ Num Mounts hu1e_halberd_and_shield

├ Man Entity wh3_twa06_cth_infantry_dragon_guard_ror

├ Man Hit Points 8

├ Num Men 100

└ Bonus Hit Points 76

Mass 125

└ Man Mass 125.0000

Armour 95

├ Armour wh2_main_chainmail_95

├ Shield wh_missile_block_35_wood

└ Missile Block Chance 35

Leadership 82

Speed 28

└ Man Speed 28

Melee Attack 43

Melee Defence 53

Weapon Strength 36

├ Melee Weapon wh3_twa06_cth_dragon_guard_halberd_ror

├ Base Weapon Damage 11

├ Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage 25

├ Bonus vs. Large 20

└ Bonus vs. Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 10

Abilities

• Battle Harmony: Yang
  There must be balance in all things: dark and light, moon and sun, female and male.
  Melee Attack +4
  Melee Defence +6
  Leadership +6

Attributes

• Expert Charge Defence
  When bracing, this unit negates the charge bonus of any attacker.
• Charge Reflection
  When bracing, this unit deals additional damage when attacking charging enemies.
• Encourage
  This unit provides a leadership bonus to nearby allies. Units within range of both the Lord's aura and an encouraging unit will receive the larger of the two bonuses.
• Formation Attack
  The unit will try to stay in formation when in melee.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
• Immune to Psychology
  The unit is immune to psychological attacks (fear and terror).
• Yang
  This unit counts as a Yang unit for the purpose of Battle Harmony proximity

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Harmony: Yang
  This unit counts as a Yang unit and gains increased melee defence and leadership when near Yin units.
• Armour-Piercing
  The damage of armour-piercing weapons mostly ignores the armour of the target, making them the ideal choice against heavily-armoured enemies. They are often heavier and attack at a slower rate though, making them less efficient against poorly-armoured targets.
• Charge Defence Against All
  When standing and bracing against a charge this unit will negate the enemy's charge bonus.
• Anti-Large
  Anti-large units have an advantage against targets that are at least as large as a horse. This advantage can be a damage bonus against large targets or an attack that focuses on a very small area. However, some units are simply better against large targets because their attacks are slow and easy to dodge by skilled melee combatants.

Faction Availability
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