Wardogs are a balanced Rock-Paper-Sissors unit.


Great against Chariots! (on easy level anyway)
Those doggies chase them down like slow cars and pull the riders right off.
Panic the chariot horses, and pursue them for the whole battle.
Really helped my outnumbered Bruti by taking out those flanking chariots.
Also help a city assult by taking scythed chariots off the streets.
Those armored scythed chariots are really nasty to densely packed troops!!!

Great against Spearman and Phalanxes.
Those doggies dodge the sprears, destroy formations, and cause routs.
I was outnumbered 2:1, and sent a wardog at the spearman in the center.
Bam, the line was broken the General (Captain, light calvary) just happen to trot in their path, and died. The other two wardog units were sent after the flanking chariots, and killed or kept them out of the battle.

Mixed against calvary.
They are Ok angainst light calvary, and can keep them off your butt, and pinned down for missle or melee attacks.
Heavy calvary will make dog meat out them. But heavies are trouble for everyone. Use the dogs to pin them down, and send support asap.

Mixed against infantry.
Heavies will make dog meat out of them.
Naked or Lightly armored infantry will have trouble