Gold could also be spent on building outposts. While units from Rally of Lieges may not be available to all players in the early game without Wonder Architects Trait, it becomes more relevant as players annex wonders and gain free cities starting around early-mid game. Units available in the Rally list depend on the player’s relation to free cities and wonders that players have captured. (Chart to compare gold and production cost for recruiting vs rally) Since units obtained through the Liege list do not cost draft, and generally cost less in gold to recruit compared to building similar tier units in the city, it is recommended to acquire units through the Rally list should there be no specification for the unit in need. In addition to normal city development, available gold can be spent to recruit normal units through the Rally of Lieges. Don’t be afraid to dismiss units if they are no longer needed.

Regardless, it is important for most non-war-oriented builds not to host an oversized normal unit military as the high upkeep will cripple the gold supply, halting your economic growth and putting you in an economic and research disadvantage in the mid-game. As we can see, the effective army size increases inversely as upkeep decreases, approaching infinity as upkeep decreases to zero.

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