| “ | Put a spear in a man's hand and tell him to brace and he will. He will also hope, and pray. | „ |
Spearmen-at-Arms are a 
Bretonnia melee infantry unit introduced in Total War: Warhammer with Bretonnia (DLC).
Recruitment[ | ]
Unlocked with: Training Field
Description[ | ]
Each Midsummer, commoners flock to their Lord's castle to present their sons in the hope that they will be trained as Men-at-Arms. For a peasant to have a son accepted into the ranks of a Knight's household is a great honour. Some young peasants will have been guided towards this goal through their entire life, encouraged to stand up straighter and taller than the usual peasant 'slouch' to better improve their chances of selection. All morning and afternoon the Knight inspects the candidates. By dusk, the luckiest and strongest are selected and are taken back to the castle where they are given basic training and outfitted in the livery of their Lord.
Attributes[ | ]
- Spear Infantry
- ▲ Anti-Large: Anti-Large: Anti-large units have an advantage against targets that are at least as large as a horse. This advantage can be a damage bonus against large targets or an attack that focuses on a very small area. However, some units are simply better against large targets because their attacks are slow and easy to dodge by skilled melee combatants.
- ▲ Charge Defence Against Large Foes: When standing and bracing against a charge of large enemies (such as cavalry or monsters) this unit will negate the enemy's charge bonus.
- ▲ Expendable: This unit is comparably cheap to recruit, maintain and replenish.
- ▼ Poor Leadership: This unit suffers from poor leadership and will easily rout. Keep its flanks secure and your Lord or other encouraging units nearby.
Strategy[ | ]
Men-at-Arms are inexpensive, low leadership units with paltry melee attack stats, this variant most of all. They should only be used to fight large units and other fodder units like goblins. Due to the higher melee defence, Spearmen-at-Arms are generally better than Men-at-Arms with swords for holding the line and serving as an anvil unit with Cavalry in support. In the scenario where no cavalry are available, Men-at-Arms are generally better than Spearmen-at-Arms for dishing out damage, except if the enemy army is mostly large units.
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