The Armored Infantry is an Early Middle Ages heavy unit. It is produced in the Armored Infantry Barracks. Two of them can also be received by the quest Murderers! from as early as the Bronze Age (provided you have left unresearched technologies to be researched for the Early Middle Ages Bonus Questline), though most players get them in the Iron Age as a higher era unit, giving them a tactical advantage against lower age units.
They upgrade the Legionnaire by +4 attack and +5 defense. Movement and range stays the same, but they also gain +1 attack and defense bonus against light units and +1 defense bonus on plains.
Usage[]
The Armored Infantry is very effective against the light units, and even against the High Middle Ages Berserker, but it is no match for the other units in the High Middle Ages. It can also be used to counter same age and lower age fast units due to its high defense as well. However, they are weak against ranged and artillery units, both due to both ranged classes having bonuses against them and the slow movement of the Armored Infantry.
In the Early Middle Ages, however, both ranged classes cannot deal much damage on Armored Infantry compared to previous ages, due to their decreased attack damage, whilst Armored Infantry can often two hit kill them due to their general weak defense. Pairing the Armored Infantry with Heavy Cavalry can be a very deadly counter to most EMA army types, because the Heavy Cavalry can rush to take out enemy Ranged and Artillery Units, whilst the Armored Infantry takes care of melee classes.
Against Same Age Units[]
Mercenary[]
Like previous ages, the Armored Infantry is the best counter to the Mercenary. Their bonuses against light units and their very high defense means that the Armored Infantry can deal a lot of damage to the Mercenary whilst taking little damage back.
Heavy Cavalry[]
Similar to previous ages, the Armored Infantry's high defense usually means that the Heavy Cavalry is unable to deal much damage to the Armored Infantry, whilst the Armored Infantry can often kill the Heavy Cavalry in two hits, making the fight more favorable for the Armored Infantry as a whole.
Mounted Archer[]
The Mounted Archer's very high movement and range and bonuses against heavy units often means the Armored Infantry is quite ineffective against them. However, the low attack and defense of the Mounted Archer may limit their effectiveness against the Armored Infantry, as it may take many hits for the Mounted Archer to kill an Armored Infantry, whilst they can be two hit killed by the Armored Infantry, so the Mounted Archer is generally not a problem for the Armored Infantry if they are killed quickly.
Catapult[]
Like previous ages, although the Catapult has bonuses against the Armored Infantry, their low attack only deals small amounts of damage to the Armored Infantry per attack. However, the Armored Infantry's slow movement greatly allows the Catapult to deal a lot of damage over time to them, though the Armored Infantry can two hit kill Catapults once they have reached them. Generally , the Armored Infantry is usually not the first choice of attack if you have other units such as the Mounted Archer or Heavy Cavalry alongside your Armored Infantry.
Image[]
Armored Infantry in a field
Other Military Units[]
Legend: 
= Light Unit Class 
= Ranged Unit Class 
= Artillery Unit Class 
= Heavy Unit Class 
= Fast Unit Class