Spies

Spies are the only troops that can spy. If you send nothing but spies, the attack becomes a spy attack. If your spies prevail against the defender's spies, you receive a report on troops, buildings and more; if they lose, you learn nothing. The details are explained under Espionage.

At home, spies only defend against spy attacks: the more spies stand in a castle, the harder it is for a foreign spy. They are useless for regular battles and plundering – their attack is tiny, they carry almost nothing, and they are not allowed on wild animal hunts at all.

Strengths and weaknesses

• + Together with the Paladin, the fastest unit – your reports arrive early.
• – Expensive for a unit that does not fight, and two settlers per spy.