Thronefall
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12 cards, 6 DLC names

Units you can recruit

Best unit depends on the road. The table gives type, health, and damage where the wiki printed them.

Steam screenshot of a formed army in Thronefall
Steam screenshot of a night battle outside a Thronefall castle

Base roster and the DLC names

Base units on the wiki: Crossbowmen, Knights, Spearmen, Longbows, Flails, Berserks, Hunters, Fire Archers, Golem, Support Mage, Firewing, and Lizard Rider. Craaghelm's public list adds Axe Throwers, Airships, Walker Tanks (also called Automatons), Technician, Siege Engineer, and Dwarven Spirit Warriors. Health and damage for those six are not on a card, so the cells are empty. Walker Tanks and Automatons are one row with both names, because the sources use both.

Which units answer which enemies?

UnitRole / preferred enemiesPositioning and limits
CrossbowmenShort-range ranged damage; bonus against ranged enemiesLess effective against flying enemies.
SpearmenSlow and damage fast enemiesVulnerable to ranged pressure; do not send them into an archer line alone.
LongbowsLong-distance fireFragile: place behind a frontline, away from the entry road.
FlailsGroups surrounding a melee unitArea damage needs the enemies to come into melee range.
BerserksSiege and other high-health targetsAggressive target selection can expose them without support.
Fire ArchersSplash damage and bonus against siege enginesProtect their firing position instead of using them as a melee wall.
HuntersFast response against monstersThe wiki identifies ranged enemies as a weakness.
Support MageHeal nearby allies and absorb magic projectilesA supporting role: pair with troops that provide damage.
The roles come from the linked community-wiki unit descriptions (one community source). Positioning recommendations are editorial interpretations of those roles. DLC units keep blank damage and health cells where the public material gives no numbers.
18 entries
Units — source-linked reference
NameWhat the sources sayStatus
Allied Crossbowmen
Crossbowmen
 Unit, Ranged · HP 35 · damage 7

Preferred target: None · You can recruit Crossbowmen in Nordfels , Durststein and Frostsee

 1 independent source
2 references
Berserks Unit, Melee · HP 65 · damage 2.5

Preferred target: Siege type, high health type enemies · You can recruit Berserks in Neuland , Nordfels , Durststein and Frostsee

 1 independent source
2 references
Fire Archers Ranged · HP 30

Preferred target: Siege, Non-Flying type enemies · You can recruit Fire Archers in Nordfels , Durststein and Frostsee

 1 independent source
2 references
Firewing Ranged, Flying, Unit · HP 30

Preferred target: None

 1 independent source
2 references
Flails Unit, Melee · HP 70 · damage 1.5

Preferred target: None · You can recruit Flails in Neuland , Nordfels , Durststein and Frostsee

 1 independent source
2 references
Golem Melee, Unit · HP 300 · damage 30

Preferred target: None

 1 independent source
2 references
Hunters Unit, Ranged · HP 45 · damage 3.5

Preferred target: Monster type enemies · You can recruit Hunters in Nordfels , Durststein and Frostsee

 1 independent source
2 references
Knights Unit, Melee, Ranged Resistant · HP 100 · damage 2.5

Preferred target: None · You can recruit Knights in Neuland , Nordfels , Durststein and Frostsee

 1 independent source
2 references
Lizzard Rider Melee, Ranged, Unit · HP 60 · damage 3.5

Preferred target: Low Health, Flying type enemies

 1 independent source
2 references
Longbows Unit, Ranged · HP 15 · damage 4

Preferred target: Flying · You can recruit Longbow Archers in Nordfels , Durststein and Frostsee

 1 independent source
2 references
Spearmen Unit, Melee, Ranged Vulnerable · HP 60 · damage 1.75

Preferred target: None · You can recruit Spearmen in Neuland , Nordfels , Durststein and Frostsee

 1 independent source
2 references
Support Mage Ranged, Unit · HP 25

Preferred target: None

 1 independent source
2 references
Axe Throwers Craaghelm DLC 2 independent sources
2 references
Airships Craaghelm DLC 2 independent sources
2 references
Walker Tanks / Automatons
Automatons
 Craaghelm DLC 2 independent sources
2 references
The Technician Craaghelm DLC 2 independent sources
2 references
Siege Engineer Craaghelm DLC 2 independent sources
2 references
Dwarven Spirit Warriors Craaghelm DLC 2 independent sources
2 references

Questions

What are the best units?

No official ranking. Map pages name a loadout when a guide repeats one.

How many units?

12 with full cards, plus 6 Craaghelm names.

What is a hero unit?

The commander you walk around. Royal Training buffs that body, not the squad.

Do airships have health?

Not in the sources I used. The cell is blank.

How do I hold them in place?

See the unit controls page. The button is Ctrl in most write-ups.

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