Lancers are the games primary anti-armor specialists.
Playable Lancers[]
Armed with high-power launchers carrying a variety of warheads, small ragnaid canisters and equipped with heavily armored blast shields (army and militia lancers) or combat suits (Lanseal lancers) which protect them from mines, gunfire and mortar blasts, Lancers excel at attacks against armored vehicles.
Lancers have relatively few action points due to their heavy armor and weapons and cannot intercept enemy units, counter attack or launch cooperative assaults with adjacent allied units. Lancers (and tanks) are able to clear a path (Not very straight if a lancer) through a minefield if you haven't got an engineer within range (It is much safer to use a lancer than use a tank as there may be some anti-tank mines hidden among the anti-infantry ones).
Valkyria Chronicles[]
Lancers have the highest defense and hit points of any infantry unit in the game. Their low accuracy, low rate of fire and inability to counter enemy fire or intercept enemy units can hinder their effectiveness against infantry until mortar lances become available later in the game.
Standard equipment
- Anti-tank Lance
- Mortar Lance (elite lancers only)
- Ragnaid
- Uniform
- Blast Shield
Progression[]
Level | Experience | Unlocks |
---|---|---|
2 | 252 | 1st Potential |
3 | 939 | |
4 | 2031 | 2nd Potential |
5 | 3509 | |
6 | 5363 | |
7 | 7583 | Order: Damage Boost |
8 | 10164 | Order: Demolition Boost |
9 | 13099 | |
10 | 16385 | |
11 | 20016 | Elite: Mortar & 3rd Potential |
12 | 23990 | |
13 | 28303 | |
14 | 32952 | |
15 | 37934 | Order: Healing Boost |
16 | 43248 | |
17 | 48890 | |
18 | 54859 | |
19 | 61153 | Order: Resupply |
20 | 67769 | 4th Potential |
Total upgrade cost: 478439 experience
Valkyria Chronicles 2[]
Instead of blast shields, lancers from Lanseal force are equipped with combat suits which also protect them from explosions but not from cannon fire. The Lancer class tree, along with armoured tech tree, is the most versatile class as it can effectively massacre both infantry and armor with ease; like in VC1, they are also capable of clearing minefields, since they take so little damage from mine explosions.
Lancers in Valkyria Chronicles 2 can upgrade to become either Lancer Veterans or Mortarers.
Standard equipment
- Anti-tank Lance
- Ragnaid
- Combat Suit
Valkyria Chronicles 3[]
Instead of blast shields, lancers in Valkyria Chronicles 3 are equipped with combat suits which also protect them from explosions but not from cannon fire; this also means they can be badly damaged by mines, preventing their use (as in previous games) to clear minefields.
Lancers in Valkyria Chronicles 3 can upgrade to Lancer Veterans and then to Lancer Elites; no matter their rank, they always have a default mobility of only 250 AP.
Standard equipment
Valkyria Chronicles 4[]
Similar to their counterparts in Valkyria Chronicles, lancers have a blast suit that protects against explosives, though they no longer have resistance against mines. They are also now capable of launching co-op attacks with each other or allied tanks against armored enemies.
Standard equipment
- Anti-tank Lances
- Mortar Lance (elite Lancers only)
- Ragnaid
- Blast Suit
Progression[]
Level | Experience | Unlocks |
---|---|---|
2 | 410 | 1st Potential |
3 | 620 | |
4 | 1250 | |
5 | 2040 | |
6 | 2990 | Order: Damage Boost |
7 | 4090 | |
8 | 5350 | 2nd Potential |
9 | 6770 | |
10 | 8340 | |
11 | 10070 | Elite: Mortar Lance, +50 HP, +50 AP, +5 acc, +5 eva, +2 def |
12 | 12320 | |
13 | 14370 | 3rd Potential |
14 | 16570 | |
15 | 19880 | |
16 | 22400 | |
17 | 25070 | |
18 | 29290 | |
19 | 33890 | Order: Blast Resistance |
20 | 38890 | 4th Potential |
21 | 41730 | Paragon: +20 HP, +5 acc, +5 eva |
22 | 44700 | |
23 | 47810 | |
24 | 51050 | |
25 | 54430 | |
26 | 57940 | |
27 | 61590 | |
28 | 65370 | |
29 | 69290 | |
30 | 73340 |
Total upgrade cost: 821,860 experience
Imperial Lancers[]
See: Imperial Units
Trivia[]
- In the original Japanese version of Valkyria Chronicles, the name of the unit literally translated as "Anti-Tank Troop". In Valkyria Chronicles 4, the launcher used by Federation anti-tank troops look less like a lance and more like an oversized Anti-Tank Rifle.
Units | |
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Valkyria Chronicles | Scout | Shocktrooper | Lancer | Engineer | Sniper |
Valkyria Chronicles 2 | Scout | Scout Veteran | Scout Elite | Heavy Scout | Sniper | Sniper Elite | AT Sniper | Shocktrooper | Trooper Veteran | Trooper Elite | Commando | Gunner | Gunner Elite | Heavy Gunner | Lancer | Lancer Veteran | Lancer Elite | Mobile Lancer | Mortarer | Heavy Mortarer | Mobile Mortarer | Engineer | Engineer Veteran | Engineer Elite | Medic | Anthem Corps | Anthem Elite | Melodist | Armored Tech | Tech Veteran | Tech Elite | Special Tech | Fencer | Fencer Elite | Mauler |
Valkyria Chronicles 3 | Scout | Shocktrooper | Lancer | Engineer | Armored Tech | Sniper | Gunner | Fencer |
Valkyria Chronicles 4 | Scout | Shocktrooper | Lancer | Engineer | Sniper | Grenadier |
Other | Aces | Artificial Valkyria | Class Change System | Fixed Weapons | Gatling Soldier | GRA Units | Imperial Units | Leaders | Town Watchman |