Total War: Pharaoh best units for all factions
There is much you can achieve in Total War: Pharaoh without force, but some affairs just have to be settled on the battlefield – especially when the existence of civilization itself is at stake. In that case it pays dividends to be well prepared and recruit the best Total War: Pharaoh units to your cause.
Bronze Age warfare is not dominated by heroic cavalry charges. Instead, chariots wheel and turn around the battlefield while different kinds of infantry provide the majority of forces on the field. In Total War: Pharaoh, infantry weight played a big role in deciding the outcome of battles. Heavier troop types are better armored and their charges have more of an effect (especially downhill), but they tire out more quickly as well, giving lighter troops an edge in fluid engagements.
Your elite forces will mostly consist of heavy troops, so don’t forget to supplement them with some lighter contingents to be prepared for anything. Besides, you won’t be able to afford that many elite troops anyways, especially once civilization is in crisis and the economy goes down the drain.
Total War: Pharaoh – best Egyptian units
Medjay Spearmen (Ramesses)
Elite Medjay Warriors (Ramesses)
Elite Medjay Warriors (Axes) (Ramesses)
Seneny Chariots (Ramesses, Tausret)
Seneny Light Chariots (Tausret)
Elite Axemen (Seti)
Elite Clubmen (Seti)
Kushite Armored Archers (Amenmesse)
Ta-Seti Longbowmen (Amenmesse)
Total War: Pharaoh – best Canaanite units
Henku Guard (Irsu)
Henku Warriors (Irsu)
Maryannu of the King (Irsu)
Maryannu Chariots (Irsu)
Canaanite Stalkers (Bay)
Total War: Pharaoh – best Hittite units
Veteran Hattusan Axemen (Suppiluliuma)
Veteran Hittite Spearmen (Suppiluliuma, Kurunta)
Reinforced Hittite Chariots (Suppiluliuma)
Hittite Vanguard (Kurunta)
Veteran Phrygian Mercenaries (Kurunta)
Armored Kaskian Chariots (Kurunta)
Total War: Pharaoh – Egyptian royal units
Royal units from Egypt are available through the special recruitment panel once you’ve claimed the title of Pharaoh.
Braves of the King
Pharaoh Guard
Royal Khopesh Guards
Royal Archers
Royal Chariot Companions
Total War: Pharaoh – Hittite royal units
Hittite royal units are available through the special recruitment panel once you’ve claimed the title of Great King.
Golden Spearmen
Mesedi
Royal Hittite Chargers
Royal Hittite Chariots
For more on this game, read our Total War: Pharaoh review, find out how to become Pharaoh or Great King, and learn all there is to know about Total War: Pharaoh Ancient Legacies.