Units

Introduction

Every army in ENDLESS Legend 2 is built from six unit classes: Infantry, Cavalry, Ranged, Flying, Juggernaut and Support. Each class has intrinsic matchups on the tactical grid — Infantry deals bonus damage to Ranged, Cavalry beats Infantry, and Juggernauts smash Infantry, which creates a rock-paper-scissors layer on top of positioning. Factions then add their own unit trees; the Sandshapers field the flying Blackwind scout and the deadly Shard, while other empires get unique troops that change how their army works. Understanding classes before faction units is key, because every faction's roster is built on the same class skeleton. This category also explains army size caps, unit specialists and the technology path that unlocks elite formations, so you can read it either as a primer before your first campaign or as a reference mid-war when a neighbor changes their composition.

Unit Class Reference

Class Profiles

Core Mechanics

Units gain strength through the technology tree, unit upgrades and equipment you can attach, and some factions evolve units into stronger forms. Recruiting a unit costs Industry and population, so your army composition is a real economic decision rather than a free choice. Siege units change how cities fall, naval and sea units matter on maps with water, and hero units can act as army leaders that unlock abilities for the whole stack. The class system matters most at the margin: the difference between winning and losing a tough fight is usually a positioning question of which class fights which, not raw stats.

Key Advantages

The class system makes army building readable. Because Infantry beats Ranged and Cavalry beats Infantry, you can plan compositions that counter the neighbors you actually face instead of chasing an abstract 'best unit'. Faction units add flavor and power on top of that skeleton — giving each empire an identity in combat. Understanding classes also helps with the auto-resolve setting: knowing your composition is strong on paper lets you trust auto-resolve for routine fights and save manual effort for the decisive siege. The class system also makes counter-play readable in multiplayer, because a scouting report of an enemy stack tells you exactly which units to build to beat it, turning information collection into a direct military advantage.

Challenges & Weaknesses

Unit data is one of the most patch-sensitive parts of the game right now. Several unit stats quoted in guides come from the 1.0 release snapshot and will change with balance updates, so a unit stat that guides quote may not match the current build. The official wiki's unit tables were also inferred from search snippets because the publisher wiki blocks simple scraping, which lowers the confidence on small numbers like exact HP or armor values. Treat per-stat figures as approximations and verify in-game before relying on a tight build. New players should take the +20% matchup bonuses with a grain of salt until they see them in action, because terrain and hero skills can flip the math — a Ranged unit on high ground beats an Infantry that would defeat it on flat ground.

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