Alexander

“Greatest general in Greek history.”

Description

Along with Cleopatra and Joan of Arc, Alexander is one of the three Generals unlocked when you first build the Castle in the Medieval Age. After level 21 these Generals will ride in tanks and have 3 range.

Historical Description

Alexander Mosaic (c. first century AD), ancient Roman floor mosaic from the House of the Faun in Pompeii showing Alexander fighting king Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Issus

"Alexander the Great (356-323 BCE) inherited the kingdom of Macedon from his father, Philip, at the age of twenty. After subduing Greece, he then embarked on the conquest of Persia, which led him through Asia Minor, North Africa, Asia, and into the Indian subcontinent.He was turned back at the river Beas in present-day Pakistan due to his army being homesick. Alexander was a master of combined-arms warfare, fixing the enemy in place with his phalanxes and then leading his brilliant 'Companion Cavalry' on daring flanking maneuvers against the pinned foe. By the time of his death at the age of 33, Alexander had created one of the largest empires in history."

Attacking Strategies

Alexander the Great at level 21+ in a tank

• Alexander the Great can tank up defensive damage and deal damage to enemy defenses/Troops.

• AVOID Ballista Towers, Cannon Towers, and Anti-Tank Guns with Alexander the Great. These defensive Buildings are designed to take out any Troop/General that has high hit-points.
  • A good way to avoid the Cannon Towers is to rally straight back out of your clean path near Buildings, bringing your Troops back with your Generals to help escort him/her or for Alexander the Great to kill any Heavy Cavalry, foot Troops, or General stalking your Troops.
  • Avoid rallying at 45 degree angles, since your Troops are defenseless until meeting the rally point, and it is very possible Cannon Towers, and Troops can kill Alexander the Great and your Troops if you pass by the defensive Buildings.

• If you are attacking without Tanks with your Troops, Alexander the Great can take up some of the damage, and is best used to take out Mortar fire. Beware not to rally your troops with Alexander the Great to a Mortar that can still hit your troops, since Alexander the Great will be the only one left alive.
  • (Mainly used for Medieval Age) If a Mortar is in position to wipe out Troops, but is easily accessible without Cannon Towers in range, put Alexander the Great down and rally him/her to the Mortar to wipe it out. Then continue your attack with placement of Troops and Tactics.

Statistics

Level	Castle Lvl Required	HP	DPS	Damage vs Generals	Range	Upgrade Cost	Upgrade time	XP Gain
1	1	13,800	281	1,686	Melee	-	-	-
2		14,088	286	1,716		250,000	8h	285
3		14,375	292	1,752		500,000
4		14,663	298	1,788		750,000
5		15,008	306	1,836		1,000,000
6	2	15,928	321	1,926		1,250,000	16h	420
7		16,273	329	1,974		1,500,000
8		16,618	337	2,022		2,000,000
9		16,963	344	2,064		2,500,000
10		17,365	352	2,112		3,000,000
11	3	18,400	373	2,238		41,000	2d	520
12		18,803	382	2,292		42,000
13		19,205	390	2,340		43,000
14		19,608	399	2,394		44,000
15		20,096	408	2,448		45,000
16		21,246	434	2,604		46,000		760
17		21,735	443	2,658		47,000
18		22,224	452	2,712		48,000
19		22,713	462	2,772		49,000
20		23,288	471	2,826		50,000
21	4	24,668	501	3,006	3	55,000	3d	950
22		25,243	512	3,072		60,000
23		25,818	523	3,138		65,000
24		26,393	534	3,204		70,000
25		27,083	547	3,282		75,000
26		28,693	581	3,486		80,000
27		29,383	593	3,558		85,000
28		30,073	606	3,636		90,000
29		30,763	619	3,714		95,000
30		31,568	633	3,798		100,000
31	5	33,523	672	4,032		110,000	4d	1,112
32		34,328	690	4,140		120,000
33		35,133	709	4,254		130,000
34		35,938	728	4,368		140,000
35		36,743	745	4,470		150,000
36		38,928	789	4,734		160,000
37		39,848	808	4,848		170,000
38		40,768	828	4,968		180,000
39		41,688	847	5,082		190,000
40		42,608	867	5,202		200,000
41	6	45,023	914	5,483		205,000	5d	1,260
42		46,288	938	5,628		210,000
43		47,552	961	5,765		215,000
44		48,818	985	5,910		220,000
45		50,083	1,009	6,054		225,000
46		52,613	1,060	6,360		230,000
47		53,993	1,088	6,528		235,000
48		55,373	1,116	6,696		240,000
49		56,753	1,144	6,863		245,000
50		58,133	1,172	7,032		250,000
51	7	60,893	1,232	7,392		251,000	6d	1,395
52		62,388	1,264	7,583		252,000
53		63,883	1,296	7,776		253,000
54		65,378	1,329	7,973		254,000
55		66,873	1,361	8,165		255,000
56		69,978	1,429	8,574		256,000
57		71,703	1,466	8,796		257,000
58		73,428	1,504	9,023		258,000
59		75,153	1,541	9,245		259,000
60		76,878	1,578	9,468		260,000
61	8	78,603	1,615	9,690		261,000	7d4h48m
62		80,327	1,652	9,912		262,000
63		82,053	1,690	10,140		263,000
64		83,778	1,727	10,361		264,000
65		85,503	1,764	10,583		265,000
66		87,228	1,802	10,812		266,000
67		88,953	1,839	11,034		267,000
68		90,678	1,876	11,256		268,000
69		92,403	1,913	11,478		269,000
70		94,128	1,951	11,705		270,000

General stats here are without Library and Wonder benefits.

Universal General Bonuses

• +10% HP from Library Leadership research
• +10% HP from Versailles wonder ( +11% with Library Heritage research )
• +30% HP from University leader Hannibal Barca
• +10% DPS from Library Leadership research
• +15% DPS against other generals from Library Leadership research ( means: 7 times DPS instead of 6 )
• -10% upgrade costs from Notre Dame ( -11% with Library Heritage research )
• -10% upgrade costs from University leader Suleiman the Magnificent
• -30% upgrade costs from University leader Hannibal Barca
• -30% upgrade time from University leader Hannibal Barca
• Various Museum item bonuses to HP and DPS

Trivia

• Alexander was the cavalry commander at the age of eighteen
• Alexander became the king of the Corinthian League at twenty
• He conquered the Persian Empire at twenty-six
• Explorer of the Indian frontier at thirty
• Alexander the Great died before his thirty-third birthday