Lancer

[e][h] Lancer

Unit Information

Type:

Ground

Built From:

Barracks

Cost:

Lum 100 The 0  2  24

Hotkeys  /  Macrokeys:

S  /  W + S

Defense:

 260  15

Attributes:

Biological, Heavy

Speed:

4.5

Introduced:

A26746

Attack1: Foe Splitter Blade

Target:

Ground

Damage:

10 (+5 vs Structure, Light)

Attack Speed:

1.5

Range:

1.5

Sturdy melee infantry. Its armor provides extra protection against weak attacks.

Note: Neither Fortified Impaler nor Kinetic Redirection will respond to ability damage. This notable includes damage taken from Infest, Trample, and Wraithstones.

Veterancy

Veterancy		XP	Health		Damage		Special
Rank 0: Initiate	-	0	260		Fo 10		-
Rank 1: Veteran	›	400	+48	308	+10%	Fo 11	+5 Armor
Rank 2: Elite	››	1000	+48	356	+10%	Fo 12	+5 Armor
Rank 3: Champion	›››	1800	+48	404	+10%	Fo 13	+5 Armor

Traits

 Fortified Impaler

Caster: Lancer This units attacks deal area damage in a line.

 Kinetic Redirection

Duration: 5s Caster: Lancer Requirements: Research Kinetic Redirection On-Damaged: Increases this unit's attack and movement speed by 5% for 5 seconds. Max 50%.

 Mitigative Guard

Caster: Lancer Requirements: Research Mitigative Guard On-Damaged: Damage reduced by 2.

Upgrades

 Research Kinetic Redirection

Cost: Lum 100 The 100  90 Hotkey: S Researched from: Biokinetics Lab Allows Lancers to increase their attack and movement speed each time they're damaged.

 Research Mitigative Guard

Cost: Lum 100 The 100  60 Hotkey: S Researched from: Biokinetics Lab Requirements: Research Kinetic Redirection, High Command Grants the Lancer: On-Damaged: Damage reduced by 2.

Usage

Unit Counters

Is strong against:		Fiend  Gaunt  Weaver	Kri
Is weak against:	Atlas  Exo  Hedgehog	Brute  Magmadon	Argent  Saber

See Unit Counters for an overview table of all unit counters.

Patch Changes

Balance Patch History
Patch	Release	Balance Changes
Early Access 0.1.0	2024-09-19	Lancer health increased from 240 to 260. Lancer armor increased from 5 to 15. Lancers' damage increased from 10 (+5 vs Structure) to 10 (+5 vs Structure, +5 vs Light). Lancers no longer have “On-Damaged: Damage reduced by 2” innately. The Mitigative Guard upgrade no longer further reduces damage taken by Lancers from -2 to -4. Instead, it now grants Lancers “On-Damaged: Damage reduced by 2”.
Early Access 0.0.1	2024-08-08	The Kinetic Redirection upgrade no longer requires a Central Command The Kinetic Redirection upgrade's research time increased from 60 seconds to 90 seconds
Early Access - Griffin 07/30	2024-07-30	All Vanguard units will gain an additional benefit via Veterancy Mitigative Guard (new) Damage reduction of the Attenuation Armor (renamed to Fortified Impaler) trait decreased from 3 to 2. Neither Fortified Impaler nor Kinetic Redirection will respond to ability damage. This notable includes damage taken from Infest, Trample, and Wraithstones.
Closed Beta - Frigate Playtest 04/30	2024-04-30	The Kinetic Redirection upgrade now requires a Central Command. Kinetic Redirection is no longer activated if a Lancer takes 0 damage from an attack due to the effects of Attenuation Armor.
Closed Beta - Elephant Playtest 01/30	2024-01-30	Build time decreased from 26 seconds to 23 seconds.
Closed Beta - Devastator Playtest 12/05	2023-12-05	Build time increased from 18 to 26.
Closed Alpha - Chronosphere Playtest	2023-10-03	Health decreased from 250 to 240. Damage decreased from 20 to 10 (+5 vs structures). Armor increased from 0 to 5. Movement speed increased from 4 to 4.5. Weapon range increased from 1 to 2. Weapon period decreased from 2 to 1.5. Weapon now deals damage in a rectangular AoE (area of effect) of length 3 and width 1. Swing decreased from 0.17 to 0.1. Backswing decreased from 1.33 to 0.4. Lancer Shields ability removed. Attenuation Armor (new) Kinetic Redirection (new)