Rhodok Veteran Spearmen are veteran infantry of the Kingdom of Rhodoks.
Although coded to always spawn with a Board Shield, they never use them, nor can a shield even be seen on their backs.
Rhodok castle guards look like Veteran Spearmen.
These units have been significantly altered in between original game and Warband. Originally they were armed with swords and shields mostly, being the first Rhodok infantry unit to have anything but a spear. They were the first Rhodok infantry competent in close combat, but died quite easily due to lack of a helmet (they wore Byrnie or Ragged Outfit with Leather Cap - a curious combination!). That way, they were surprisingly hard to upgrade. Adding them decent helmets but taking away their swords and shields in Warband was an interesting change, making them more resistant in melee but more specialized and weaker to missiles at the same time.
Tactics[]
The primary purpose of Veteran Spearmen is to keep enemies away from your missile troops, and they are armed with a variety of polearms optimized for anti-cavalry work. Their main disadvantage is their lack of shields, leaving them vulnerable against archers.
They boast a noticeably larger amount of hit points than other infantry of the same rank to compensate for their inability to use a shield.
Rhodok Veteran Spearman can be used when setting up a phalanx.
Stats and equipment[]
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* Shield is unusable due to both weapons having the (No shield) trait. |
Troops of the Rhodoks | ||
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Looter | ||
Mountain Bandit | ||
Tribesman | ||
Spearman | Crossbowman | |
Trained Spearman | Trained Crossbowman | |
Veteran Spearman | Veteran Crossbowman | |
Sergeant | Sharpshooter |