These are standard armies that are well-balanced between cost and effectiveness. You will most likely be able to field only one of these armies until you take a lot of territory. They can also spot cover for handgunners if units break away from your steam tank front line.Īs strong as this army is, it has a downside: It is very expensive. I usually keep these in the back to meet large unit attacks. They pretty much eliminate the need for horsemen and halberdiers. The handgunners can also be shifted to the flanks to fire on ranged cavalry who attempt to fire on the far wings of your army.ĭemigryph halberds solve three problems: Needing anti-large, needing cavalry to flank the enemy, and taking out artillery.
As your front line are all singular entity units, there’s a lot of free space and you can shoot without worrying about friendly fire. The handgunners take up positions behind and fire directly into the enemy as they swarm your Tank/LL/WP line. Enemy units will swarm and surround these units. This army fights defensively using the Steam Tanks, LL, and Warrior Priest as the front contact line.
Common questions about the Empire is: What makes for an effective army? What is the ideal Empire army composition? I’ll go over a few armies I used for my Legendary Empire campaign.