Landsknechts

Landsknechts
Stars	★★★⯨
Era	🟦 Silver
Max Level	18
Type	Polearm
Alternative Name(s)	None
Basic Attributes (Base)
basicHealth (Level 1)	5386
basicUnit Count	28
basicLeadership	165
basicSpeed	5.0
basicLabour	3.92
basicRange	N/A
basicAmmo	N/A
Armor Penetration (Base)
Piercing	1523
Slashing	1226
Blunt	379
Damage (Base)
Piercing	1229
Slashing	1424
Blunt	790
Defense Attributes (Base)
Piercing	414
Slashing	409
Blunt	155

Landsknechts are a silver era polearm melee infantry unit.

In-Game Description

Landsknechts are full-time professional soldiers and among the few military formations that were on active duty when this terrible winter began. While most militias dropped their weapons and ran at the first sight of the enemy, the Landsknechts stood firm and kept fighting, before retreating south into Ungverija in search of skilled officers to lead them.

Acquisition

Landsknechts are acquired from the Season VI: Scourge of Winter seasonal challenges. As the season's silver era unit, no other units need to be unlocked before progress can be made on their seasonal challenges.

Unit Traits

Trait	In-Game Description
▲ [Swamp]	Increases damage dealt to cavalry by 26%, and reduces an attacked cavalry unit's movement speed by 45% for 2 seconds.
▲ [Preparation]	This unit must perform some preparatory action in order to use another ability, e.g. setting up to fire.
▲ [Quick Strikes]	High-intensity training allows this unit to use more precise attacks in a short period of time, inflicting heavy blows on the enemy.
▲ [Ostarion Halberd]	A unique polarm that increases the armour penetration capabilities of weapon bracing and inflicts a short Slow debuff on enemies affected.
▼ [Combat Penalty vs Heroes]	Charging damage dealt to heroes by this unit's charging skills reduced by 35%.

Formations

Formation	In-Game Description
Dispersed	The unit spreads out a little to lessen the damage from ranged attacks.
Phalanx	A dense formation intended to concentrate the unit's attack and defence capabilities.

Unit Orders

Brace Halberds

Cooldown: 3s

basic

The unit braces its weapons and prepares to charge. This tactic will cause massive damage to charging enemies, and unlocks the Battle Charge order.

Battle Charge

Cooldown: 35s

basic

Activated by using Brace Halberds first. After a brief pause to build up energy, the unit charges as directed, causing heavy piercing damage and a crowd control effect on any enemies struck. The magnitude of the crowd control effect depends on how far the unit charges.

Stab and Hook

Cooldown: 20s

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For 10 seconds after activation, the next normal attack will inflict a precise stab on the enemy target. Afterwards, each soldier forcefully pulls their halberd back, inflicting bleeding damage and Slow on their foe.

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The Soldier's Life - 1 level(s)
Increases health by 3%.

Breakthrough - 1 level(s)
Each level increases blocking break by 30%.

Cold Blood - 3 level(s)
Each level increases piercing damage by 3%.

War Machine - 1 level(s)
Unlocks Wedge formation.

Cold Blood - 3 level(s)
Each level increases Battle Charge's damage by 10%.

Impaler - 3 level(s)
Each level increases Stab and Hook's bleed damage by 50 points.

Breakthrough - 3 level(s)
Each level increases Battle Charge's blocking break by 30%.

Penetration - 1 level(s)
Increases the number of enemies Battle Charge can attack in a single strike by 1.

Force - 1 level(s)
Each level increases piercing armour penetration by 5%.

Cold Blood - 3 level(s)
Each level increases Brace Halberds damage by 5%.

Cold Blood - 2 level(s)
Each level increases piercing damage by 3%.

Razor-Sharp - 3 level(s)
Each level increases slashing damage by 4%.

Crackshot - 3 level(s)
Each level increases Stab and Hook's Slow duration by 0.3 seconds.

Force - 2 level(s)
Each level increases piercing armour penetration by 5%.

Stability - 1 level(s)
Increases the number of enemies Brace Halberds can attack in a single strike by 1.

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Label	Icon	Name	Levels	Description
1		The Soldier's Life	1	Increases health by 3%.
2		Breakthrough	1	Each level increases blocking break by 30%.
3		Cold Blood	3	Each level increases piercing damage by 3%.
4		War Machine	1	Unlocks Wedge formation.
5		Cold Blood	3	Each level increases Battle Charge's damage by 10%.
6		Impaler	3	Each level increases Stab and Hook's bleed damage by 50 points.
7		Breakthrough	3	Each level increases Battle Charge's blocking break by 30%.
8		Penetration	1	Increases the number of enemies Battle Charge can attack in a single strike by 1.
9		Force	1	Each level increases piercing armour penetration by 5%.
10		Cold Blood	3	Each level increases Brace Halberds damage by 5%.
11		Cold Blood	2	Each level increases piercing damage by 3%.
12		Razor-Sharp	3	Each level increases slashing damage by 4%.
13		Crackshot	3	Each level increases Stab and Hook's Slow duration by 0.3 seconds.
14		Force	2	Each level increases piercing armour penetration by 5%.
15		Stability	1	Increases the number of enemies Brace Halberds can attack in a single strike by 1.

Mastery

Landsknechts do not have mastery.