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Total Annihilation: Kingdoms shipped with four factions. A fifth was added on in the Iron Plague expansion pack. Cavedog released 16 new units after the game's release.


Aramon[]

Unit Tier Descriptions
Elsin of Aramon (The Mage King) Strongest monarch in the game, has lightning, meteor, and earthquake attacks, can raise the dead, converting that enemy unit to his side. IMBA.
Wall 1 Defensive structure
Gate 1 Defensive structure, can only face one direction, can be built only by Elsin
Lodestone 1 Building, harnesses magical energy
Watch Tower 1 Defensive building, ranged attack, vision
Barracks 1 Building, produces tier 1 units
Swordsman 1 Primary melee unit
Horseman 1 Fast-moving melee cavalry unit
Archer 1 Primary ranged unit
Catapult 1 Primary artillery unit, can fire over walls, splash damage
Spyhawk 1 Scout unit, provides large vision
Mage Builder 1 Primary builder, builds tier 1 and tier 2 structures, basic ranged attack
Stronghold 2 Secondary defensive building, stronger artillery attack and vision, has minimum range circumference
War Galley 2 Navy, transport, range artillery attack, only naval unit pre-expansion
Trebuchet 2 Long-range artillery weapon, longest range in game.
Keep 2 Building, produces tier 2 units
Barbarian 3 Seconday melee unit
Mage Archer 3 Secondary ranged unit, three magical arrow types
Cannoneer 3 Secondary ranged unit, cannot shoot over walls
Titan 3 Strong but slow moving melee unit, has defense buff aura
Knight 3 Strong, fast moving melee units
Assassin 3 Ranged unit, ability to cloak, one-hit kill on most Tier 1 units
Acolyte of Anu 3 Secondary builder for Tier-3 units, has hail, earthquake, and petrifying attacks, healing aura
Divine Lodestone 4 Building, harnesses more energy than regular lodestone
Gold Dragon 4 Dragon unit, only one allowed at a time per team. Has firebreath, fire ball and earthen wave attacks
Anu: Deity of Aramon 4 God unit, takes a long time to build, only one allowed per team, AOE earthquake attacks, requires Acolyte for multiplayer games
Ark 1 Post-Expansion Unit. Only produced by Aramon's monarch Elsin. Ship with ranged artillery attack, and high carrying capacity.
Rolling tower 3 Post-Release Unit. Able to hold units inside of it, can release them at elevated areas, ranged attack, powerful against air units, slow but with very high hit points
Flying Pegasus 4 Post-Release Unit. Flying builder, can build all Mage Builder units, can access areas faster and more easily than Mage Builder
Grenadier 4 Post-Release Unit. AOE artillery, catapult upgrade, Able to use explosion, stun, or incendiary attacks

Veruna[]

Unit Tier Descriptions
Kirenna (The Sea Mage) Third-strongest monarch, has the water burst, water ball, and water wave attacks. Water ball can fire around obstacles. Also can swim.
Wall 1 Defensive structure
Gate 1 Defensive structure, can only face one direction, can be built only by Kirenna
Lodestone 1 Building, harnesses energy
Guard Tower 1 Defensive building, ranged attack, vision, stronger than Watch Tower
Enclave 1 Building, produces tier 1 units
Parrot 1 Air unit, scout unit
Warrior 1 Tier 1 melee unit
Crossbowman 1 Tier 1 ranged unit
Catapult 1 Tier 1 artillery, can fire over walls
Priestess 1 Primary builder, builds Tier-2 units and structures
Bastion 2 Secondary building, stronger artillery attack and vision, has minimum range circumference
Mortar 2 Long-range artillery weapon, lesser range than Trebuchet.
Sea Fort 2 Building, produces ships
Flagship 2 Basic ranged attack. Can build Enclave, Lodestone, Watch Tower and Floating Tower
Skiff 2 Fast moving ranged unit, can heal post Expansion
Harpoon Ship 2 Ranged attack, anti-aerial unit, can transport units
Transport Ship 2 Naval transport unit, basic ranged attack, durable
Man of War 2 Ranged artillery attack, cannot hit air units, able to transport units
Trebuchet Ship 2 Trebuchet on a ship
Floating Tower 2 Naval defensive building, ranged attack, anti-naval and -aerial
Citadel 2 Building, produces tier 2 units
Musketeer 3 Tier 2 long-ranged attack, takes reloading time
Berserker 3 Fast moving, melee attack, splash and self damage
Amazon Knight 3 Fast moving, ranged attack
Dirigible 3 Flying unit, fires arrows at units, bombardment attack on buildings. Great line of sight.
Crusader 3 Strong melee unit
Priest of Lihr 3 Builder, builds Tier-4 units, has basic water ball attack, can walk on water
Divine Lodestone 3 Building, harnesses more energy than regular lodestone
Sea Dragon 3 Dragon unit, only one allowed at a time per team. Has fire breath, water ball, and tsunami.
Pillar of Light 3 Building, heals units in a small area around it
Lihr: Deity of Veruna 4 God unit, takes a long time to build, only one allowed per team, can travel on water, AOE water cyclone attacks, requires Preists for multiplayer games
Centaur 3 Post-Release Unit. Stronger tier-2 cavalry unit than the Amazon Knight, ranged attack
Ballista 4 Post-Release Unit. Mobile artillery unit designed primarily for shooting air units, range equals the cannoneers, built by Priest of Lihr
Lighthouse 2 Post-Release Unit. Defensive building, huge line of sight and visibility, has range stun attack, built by Priestess
Mer warrior 1 Post-Release Unit. Tier-1 amphibious melee unit

Zhon[]

Unit Tier Descriptions
Thirsha (the Huntress) Fastest monarch, can fly, has the least hit points, has the lightning, ball lightning, and wind wave.
Lodestone 1 Building, harnesses energy
Sacred Fire 1 Building, heals units in a small area around it
Death Totem 2 Defensive building, medium-range lighting attack
Beast Handler 1 Primary builder, builds Tier-2 units and structures, basic melee attack
Bat 1 Air scout unit
Hunter 1 Primary ranged unit
Troll 1 Primary melee unit, strongest Tier-1 melee unit
Goblin 1 Fast moving melee unit, has bonus damage against buildings
Beast Tamer 1 Builder, produces tier 2 units
Gryphon 2 Fast moving air unit, ranged attack
Harpies 2 Air unit, able to turn enemy units for Zhon
Basilisk 2 Ranged unit, turns enemies to stone
Kraken 2 Naval underwater unit, ranged attack
Beast Lord 2 Builder, summons tier-3 units, strong ranged attack
Drake 3 Air unit, short-range fire breath attack
Stone Giant 3 Slow artillery unit, great range, extreme durablilty
Jungle Orc 3 Melee unit, strongest tier-3 melee unit
Wisp 3 Air unit, ranged attack
Roc 3 Air unit, transport, no attack
Shaman 3 Builder, summons tier-4 units, has basic lightning attack
Divine Lodestone 4 Building, harnesses more energy than regular lodestone
Ancient Dragon 4 Dragon unit, only one allowed at a time per team. Has fire breath, ball lightning, and shock wave.
Tammuz: Deity of Zhon 4 God unit, takes a long time to build, only one allowed per team, can fly, has AOE wind cyclone attacks, requires Shaman for multiplayer games
Giant orm 4 Post-Release Unit. Slow, short-ranged unit, huge damage against buildings
Giant barracuda 4 Post-Release Unit. Naval anti-ship unit, melee attack only
Swamp beast 1 Post-Release Unit. Strong amphibious melee unit
Spirit Wolf 2 Post-Release Unit. Tier-2 fast melee unit, turns corpses into wolves


Taros[]

Unit Tier Descriptions
Lokken(the Necromancer) Second strongest monarch, can indefinitely cloak, has the fireball, tracking fireball and fire wave attacks. Only monarch who build all three tiers of unit-producing buildings of his faction.
Wall 1 Defensive structure
Gate 1 Defensive structure, built only by monarch, facing just one direction
Lodestone 1 Building, harnesses energy
Mage Tower 1 Sturdy defensive building, strong ranged attack
Caged Demon 1 Defensive building, ranged attack
Cabal 1 Building, produces tier-1 units
Zombie 1 Weakest and cheapest melee unit, fastest production speed, bonus damage against buildings
Gargoyle 1 Flying scout unit
Executioner 1 Tier-1 melee unit, second-strongest
Black Knight 1 Ranged cavalry unit
Ghost Ship 1 Ranged unit, can fly over land and water, can go through walls, cannot be damaged by melee units, can transport units
Dark Mason 1 Primary builder, builds all three tier unit-producing buildings
Abyss 2 Building, produces tier-2 units
Weather Witch 2 Primary caster, has Tornado, Thunderbolt, and Ice Storm spells
Fire Demon 2 Long-range tier-2 unit, fires guided fireball
Iron Beak 2 Flying unit, bombardment attacks, anti-defense unit
Skeleton Archers 2 Tier-2 ranged unit
Temple 3 Building, produces tier three units
Blade Demon 3 Powerful and very fast melee unit
Fire Spouts 3 Fire-breathing ranged unit, can cloak
Sky Knight 3 Fire-breathing air unit
Fire Mage 3 Secondary caster, has Death Breath, Fire Swirl, and Fire Storm spells
Mind Mage 3 Tertiary caster with single target or AOE conversion spell
Lich 3 Short-ranged AOE attack, damage proportional to the number of enemy units
Dark Priest 3 Builder, builds Tier-4 units, has basic lightning attack, can fly
Divine Lodestone 4 Building, harnesses more energy than regular lodestone
Black Dragon 4 Dragon unit, only one allowed at a time per team. Has fire breath, fire ball and fire wave.
Beliel - The Deity of Taros 4 God unit, takes a long time to build, only one allowed per team, has AOE fire cyclone attacks, requires Shaman for multiplayer games
Fallen Angels 4 Post-Release Unit. Air unit, has the Death Sword, Meteor, and Hell Storm attacks, built by Dark Priests
Kamikaze rat 3 Post-Release Unit. Suicidal bombardment unit, can cloak
Dark Hand 2 Post-Release Unit. Tier-2 melee unit, can turn corpses into Liches
Rictus 2 Post-Release Unit. Flying ranged unit, can be promoted faster than other units

Creon[]

Unit Tier Descriptions
The Sage Monarch is called "The Sage." Attacks are: Blue Flame (short-range but stronger than other monarchs do), Mortar (long-range lobbing) and AOE Energy Blast.
Wall 1 defensive structure
Mana Refinery 1 harvests energy
Gatling Crossbow 1 stationary range weapon
Gate 1 only faction that has a gate that can open to all four directions
Smithy 1 building, makes tier one units
Navy Yard 1 Naval building, builds ships
Ghost of Garacaius Only monarch can build, deity to this faction
Barnstormer 1 Air unit, scout
Automaton 1 Melee unit
Tortoise 1 Long-range direct-fire artillery
Fire Wagon 1 Fire-breathing contraption
Mechanic 1 Builder. Has freeze attacks that work on some enemy units. +1 mana production for each one made.
Academy 2 Building, produces tier 2 units
Bomb Sprinkler 2 Defensive building, rapidly lobs grenades
Prismatic Mirror 2 Defensive building, direct-fire long-range beam
Neo-Dragon 2 Flying unit, able to freeze units with its breath. Three attacks.
Shock Trooper 2 Zaps lighting at enemy. Often kill each other from friendly fire if grouped together
Beast Rider 2 range weapon, plus beast claw attack melee attack.
Chief Engineer 2 Advanced builder, +5 mana production for each one made, can turn corpses into automatons
Aerial Juggernaut 3 Instead of a dragon, this faction has a large mechanical flying ship that rains bombs down upon its enemy. Also acts as a troop transport able to carry 10 Beast Riders, or a greater number of smaller units.
Iron Clad 2 Sturdy ship, direct-fire cannon, transport
Submersible 2 Partially-submersed ship, long-range shell lobbing
Stern Wheeler 2 Transport ship, is able to attack air and land units
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