Swordsman[]
The swordsman is a relatively slow unit effective as defense especially against infantry.
Cost per unit: 30 wood, 30 clay, 70 iron Villagers needed: 1 Speed: 22 minutes per field Carrying capacity: 15
Offensive strength 25
General Defence 50
Cavalry Defence 15
Defence Archer 40
Requirements to research the unit Smithy (Level1)
You would think that a swordsman is an attack unit, but be careful, it is actually a powerful defense unit that should be built very early (I mean as in, you have to build it in the first week you start a new village). It only needs a smithy. Quite cheap, but takes a chunk of iron so if you want lots of these, make sure you have a good mine or some nice support.