Game library

The Battle for Wesnoth

Recruitment choices for Default multiplayer factions; Gold funds units, and each recruit fills a distinct battlefield role.

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USEFUL ACROSS THE GAME

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Dunefolk infantry

Dune Soldier

Provides a fighter recruit for Dunefolk.

1 recipe

Ranged infantry

Elvish Archer

Provides an archer for the Rebels roster.

1 recipe

Elvish Fighter

Provides a fighter for the Rebels roster.

1 recipe

female^Elvish Shaman

Provides a healer recruit for the Rebels.

1 recipe

Orcish Grunt

Provides a Northerners fighter recruit.

1 recipe

Loyalist infantry

Spearman

Provides a fighter recruit for the Loyalists.

1 recipe

Recruitment budget

Gold

Recruitment budget

Funds recruits from the Default multiplayer factions.

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Cavalryman

Provides a scout recruit for the Loyalists.

1 recipe

Drake ranged infantry

Drake Burner

Provides an archer recruit for the Drakes faction.

1 recipe

Drake Clasher

Provides a fighter recruit for the Drakes faction.

1 recipe

Dunefolk ranged infantry

Dune Burner

Adds an archer to the Dunefolk roster.

1 recipe

Dunefolk scouts

Dune Rider

Adds a scout to the Dunefolk roster.

1 recipe

BROWSE THE WHOLE GAME

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Cavalry scouts

1 objects ↗

Drake infantry

2 objects ↗

Drake ranged infantry

1 objects ↗

Drake scouts

1 objects ↗

Dunefolk fighters

1 objects ↗

Dunefolk infantry

1 objects ↗

Dunefolk mixed fighters

1 objects ↗

Dunefolk ranged infantry

1 objects ↗

Dunefolk scouts

1 objects ↗

Dwarf fighters

1 objects ↗

Dwarf infantry

2 objects ↗

Dwarf mixed fighters

1 objects ↗

Elf infantry

1 objects ↗

Elf scouts

1 objects ↗

Goblin infantry

1 objects ↗

Gryphon scouts

1 objects ↗

Healers

2 objects ↗

Human mixed fighters

1 objects ↗

Knalgan infantry

1 objects ↗

Knalgan ranged infantry

1 objects ↗

Knalgan scouts

1 objects ↗

Loyalist cavalry

1 objects ↗

Loyalist infantry

3 objects ↗

Merman infantry

1 objects ↗

Merman mixed fighters

1 objects ↗

Naga fighters

2 objects ↗

Orc infantry

1 objects ↗

Ranged infantry

3 objects ↗

Saurian scouts

1 objects ↗

Troll infantry

1 objects ↗

Undead fighters

3 objects ↗

Undead ranged infantry

1 objects ↗

Undead ranged recruits

1 objects ↗

Undead scouts

2 objects ↗

Wose fighters

1 objects ↗

Bats

2 objects ↗

Drake

13 objects ↗

Dunefolk

25 objects ↗

Dwarf

14 objects ↗

Elf

18 objects ↗

Falcon

2 objects ↗

Goblin

2 objects ↗

Gryphon

2 objects ↗

Horse

3 objects ↗

Human

44 objects ↗

Lizard

8 objects ↗

Mechanical

4 objects ↗

Merman

14 objects ↗

Monster

45 objects ↗

Naga

9 objects ↗

Ogre

2 objects ↗

Orc

10 objects ↗

Other

2 objects ↗

Raven

3 objects ↗

Recruitment budget

1 objects ↗

Troll

6 objects ↗

Undead

20 objects ↗

Wolf

7 objects ↗

Wose

4 objects ↗

PURPOSE, PROGRESSION & TRADEOFFS

Useful across the game

Luna-assisted choices across object families. Open an object to inspect its purpose, alternatives and material commitment.

Dwarvish Fighter

Adds a fighter to the Knalgan Alliance roster.

1 recipe

Dwarf mixed fighters

Dwarvish Thunderer

Adds a mixed fighter to the Knalgan Alliance roster.

1 recipe

Elvish Scout

Adds a scout to the Rebels roster.

1 recipe

Goblin infantry

Goblin Spearman

Provides a low-cost Northerners fighter recruit.

1 recipe

Knalgan ranged infantry

Poacher

Provides an archer recruit for the Knalgan Alliance.

1 recipe

Undead fighters

Skeleton

Provides a fighter recruit for the Undead.

1 recipe

Undead ranged infantry

Skeleton Archer

Provides an archer recruit for the Undead.

1 recipe

Troll Whelp

Adds a low-cost fighter to a Northerners force.

1 recipe

Vampire Bat

Adds a scout to the Undead roster.

1 recipe

Ancient Lich

Undead reference. Inspect acquisition and source facts for its role in the crafting system.

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Ancient Wose

Wose reference. Inspect acquisition and source facts for its role in the crafting system.

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Arch Mage

Human reference. Inspect acquisition and source facts for its role in the crafting system.

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Source version, supported systems & project templates

1.18.8

These are recruitment budgets, not manufactured equipment recipes. Only units explicitly listed as Default faction recruits receive calculator routes. · Core advancement/campaign unit definitions remain references; advancement experience is not consumed material and is not turned into a recipe.

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