How much HP do Spearmen have?

Spearmen have 8,280 HP across 120 models at Ultra unit size (patch 9.0.4).

How much do Spearmen cost?

Spearmen cost 300 in the campaign and in multiplayer.

What is the unit key for Spearmen?

The unit key is wh_main_emp_inf_spearmen_0; other versions: wh2_main_hef_inf_spearmen_0.

Spearmen

Melee infantry· Spear Infantry· Tier 1· 120 models at Ultra size

Duel it in the combat calculator →vs Chaos Warriors, the unit the rankings measure against; pick any other there.

Spearmen are Empire and High Elves melee infantry: 8,280 HP across 120 models, armour 30, melee attack 20, melee defence 34, weapon strength 25. It costs 300 in the campaign and in multiplayer. Unit key wh_main_emp_inf_spearmen_0. Patch 9.0.4, from the game's data tables.

Health

69 per model

8,280

bottom 27% of class

Armour

bottom 33% of class

Leadership

bottom 19% of class

Speed

bottom 25% of class

Melee attack

bottom 7% of class

Melee defence

bottom 46% of class

Weapon strength

19 base + 6 armour-piercing, +15 vs large

bottom 10% of class

Charge bonus

bottom 2% of class

Campaign cost: 300
Multiplayer cost: 300
Upkeep: 81
Mass: 100

Unit key (for console commands)

wh_main_emp_inf_spearmen_0

Compare with other units

Rank

Leadership: 60
Melee attack: 20
Melee defence: 34
Experience: —

Rank 0 (recruited); the stat card stays at rank 0. Per rank: base^growth_rate × growth_scalar (unit_experience_bonuses, unit_experience_thresholds), patch 9.0.4. Worth in gold: the price at which the ranked unit breaks even against rank-0 copies of itself (combat calculator formulas).

Recruited from

The first building level that unlocks it (table building_units_allowed), patch 9.0.4. Unlock (computed): every level of that chain up to it (building_levels create_cost, create_time, one after another) and the main building level it needs, before cost reductions.

Base values at Ultra unit size, rank 0, no skills or items — patch 9.0.4. Hover a number for the game table it comes from. Bars are computed on this site: where the unit sits among melee infantry units players can field.

Attributes

Charge Defence vs. Large
When bracing, this unit negates the charge bonus of any large attacker.
Charge Reflection
When bracing, this unit causes additional damage when attacking charging enemies.
Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Counters

Good against

Large units — bonus vs large 15e.g. Rogue Idol, Dread Saurian, Khemric Titan · The Empire: Amethyst Land Ship, Land Ship

Vulnerable to

Bonus vs infantry — infantry-sizede.g. Doom-Flayers, War Mammoth, Feral Mammoth · The Empire: Steam Tank, Greatswords
Missile fire — armour 30, no shielde.g. Ratling Guns, Stormfiends (Ratling Cannons), Chameleon Stalkers · The Empire: Amethyst Outriders, The Bordermen (Outriders – Grenade Launchers)
Heavy large units — infantry-sized, mass 100e.g. Dread Maw, Thunderbarge, Thundertusk · The Empire: Steam Tank, Amethyst Land Ship

Computed from base unit-card values (no skills, items or abilities), one rule per line; examples are units with the most of that trait. How counters are worked out · Try it in the combat calculator

Gold for gold

COMPUTEDAt equal gold it beats 66.6% of the game's 194 infantry units in melee. Per 1,000 gold: 83 damage per second against Chaos Warriors; it lasts 99 s against one unit of them.

Beats, at a similar price: Nurglings (1.73× faster), Zombie Pirate Deckhand Mob (Polearms) (1.35× faster), Miners (1.33× faster)

Loses to, at a similar price: Men-at-Arms (1.80× slower), Zombie Pirate Deckhand Mob (1.75× slower), Men-at-Arms (Shields) (1.73× slower)

Equal gold, every model fighting at its weapon's attack interval, combat calculator formulas; no charge, mass, splash, leadership or abilities. “Similar price”: within 30% of its 300 multiplayer gold. Empire units ranked.

Match-ups people search for: Spearmen vs Halberdiers · Spearmen vs Lothern Sea Guard · Spearmen vs Ship's Company · Spearmen vs Silverin Guard

Every version of Spearmen

2 units share this name across races (mounts, race versions, renown or faction variants). Differences from the first row are highlighted.

Version	HP	Models	Armour	Lead.	Speed	MA	MD	WS	Charge	Cost	Upkeep	Unit key
The EmpireSpear Infantry	8,280	120	30	60	30	20	34	25	4	300	81	`wh_main_emp_inf_spearmen_0`
High ElvesSpear Infantry	7,560	120	40	70	33	20	38	25	4	500	125	`wh2_main_hef_inf_spearmen_0`

Who can field it

The Empire · Reikland
High Elves · Lothern

Custom Battle lists factions under each race; every faction of a race fields that race's units (units_custom_battle_permissions rows of any of its factions). The name after the race is the faction the army builder uses.

Where these numbers come from

Read from the game's database tables for patch 9.0.4 (main_units, land_units, battle_entities, melee_weapons, projectiles…) as published in the WH3-Dump export (commit 099796e8). Formulas that turn table values into card values are checked against known units before they are shown — how we verify.