The Spearman armor class is an armor class introduced in Age of Empires II: The Conquerors. All units that have an attack bonus against this class deal bonus damage against units with this armor class. It was introduced to make archers (and especially Skirmishers) even stronger against the Spearman line.

Spearman line is given its own Spearman Armor class, which makes it weaker to ranged units. Cavalry Archer line and Mangudai are given their own Cavalry Archer Armor class, which makes them weaker to Elite Skirmishers. Monks receive their own Monk Armor class, which makes scouting units more efficient at killing them.

The Spearman is an anti-cavalry infantry unit that is featured in Age of Empires II, Age of Mythology, Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition, Age of Empires IV, and Chronicles. It is also an armor class introduced in Age of Empires II: The Conquerors .

The Spearman armor class is an armor class introduced in Age of Empires II: The Conquerors.

The Spearman armour class is used primarily by the spearman line of units. 3 damage: Arbalester Archer Crossbowman Elite skirmisher Imperial skirmisher Skirmisher 1 damage: Hand Cannoneer 0...

Cataphract has +12 Cavalry armor (+16 as Elite), which acts similarly to base armor, but against bonus damage. So should a Spearman attack a Cataphract, it will deal (3-2=) 1 base damage, and (15-12=) 3 bonus damage, for total of (1+3=) 4 damage per attack.

Shield Rim Increases the Pierce Armor of Spearman. Silver Age Combined Arms Decreases the Training Time of Spearman. Iron Smelting Increases the Damage of Spearman.

Lamellar and Lacquered-Leather Armor Increases the Melee and Pierce Armor of Spearmen. Close-Combat Expertise Increases the health and damage of Spearman.

Laminar Armor Increases the Melee Armor of Spearmen. Shield Boss Increases the Pierce Armor of Spearmen. Close-Combat Expertise Increases the health and damage of Spearmen.

The medium infantry of medieval armies were often spearmen wearing half-armor, usually a helmet and armor on the upper body. As the Middle Ages advanced, the role of the spearman became more important.