Gauls

Gauls are the most peaceful of all three tribes in Travian. Their troops are excellent for players with a defensive style of play, and the Gallic cavalry (including merchants) are the fastest units in the game.

Gauls are excellent at defending, but an aggressive tactic is possible, too. It gives you the opportunity to develop into any possible strategic direction (defensive or aggressive, lone wolf or reliable helper, merchant or plunderer, infantry or cavalry, settler or conqueror).

Also, keep in mind that one of their best attacking troops that needs to be researched is Theutates Thunder. Defender ones are Druidriders, for start. 

Troop overview Edit

The Gauls mainly use clay for their troops, but some of them rely on iron, such as the Swordsman and the Haeduan.

Troops								Speed	Capacity
Phalanx	15	40	50	100	130	55	30	7	35	1
Swordsmen	65	35	20	140	150	185	60	6	45	1
Pathfinder	0	20	10	170	150	20	40	17	0	2
Theutates Thunder	90	25	40	350	450	230	60	19	75	2
Druidrider	45	115	55	360	330	280	120	16	35	2
Haeduan	140	60	165	500	620	675	170	13	65	3
Ram	50	30	105	950	555	330	75	4	0	3
Trebuchet	70	45	10	960	1450	630	90	3	0	6
Chieftain	40	50	50	30750	45400	31000	37500	5	0	4
Settler	0	80	80	4400	5600	4200	3900	5	3000	1

For additional details, see troops.

Phalanx Edit

Being a simple infantry unit, the Phalanx is relatively cheap and quick to produce.

His attack power is minimal, but it is in defense that he proves his worth, being effective against infantry as well as cavalry. Although crop-wise speaking, the phalanx's total defence (90/crop) is lower than Praetorian and Spearman. the Phalanx is cheaper, faster to build and more balanced. Phalanx is usually considered the best defensive unit overall when you take into consideration the better balance between infantry and calvary defense in comparison to the Praetorian and Spearman.

RequirementsEdit

• Barracks level 1 (Requiring Rally Point level 1 and Main Building level 3)

Swordsman Edit

Swordsmen are more expensive than the phalanx resource wise, but they are an offensive unit. Defensively, they are quite weak, especially against cavalry. However, since the swordsman is the Gaul's only effective infantry attacker, swordsmen are the main force of any Gallic hammer. They move at a speed of 6 fields per hour and they carry 45 resources each. Physically they are very slim due to daily fitness training.

Requirements

• Academy Level 3
• Smithy Level 1

Cumulative requirements, however, include:

Barracks level 3 (for Academy), Main Building level 3 (for Academy), Academy level 3 (for Smithy). The stated requirements for troops are often deceptively stated in this way.

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Pathfinder Edit

Pathfinders are the Gaul's spies. They can be sent to scout other villages and they are the fastest scouts among three tribes (17 fields/hour). Like all scouts they are extremely weak defensive and offensive wise

Requirements

• Academy Level 5
• Stable Level 1

Cumulative requirements, however, include:

Barracks level 3 (for Academy), Main Building level 3 (for Academy), Academy level 3 (for Blacksmith or Smithy(t4 onward) ), Academy level 5 (for Stable).

Theutates Thunder Edit

The Theutates Thunder (often shortened to TT) is the Gallic light cavalry and raiding force. They are the fastest troops in the game (40% faster than the second fastest attacking cavalry, Equites Imperatoris), and capable of striking swiftly and effectively at far-flung targets. In speed servers, Theutates Thunders can quickly reach anywhere in the game when the Tournament Square is fully upgraded. By then, the Theutates Thunder can travel at 57 squares/hour, allowing them to be sent from any location on the map to another in less than 11 hours. This trait can be very useful when trying to massacre hammers (an army with the purpose of attack).

Although they are not particularly cheap and do not have a large carrying capacity, the Theutates Thunder is still an excellent raider due to his extremely high speed. With this speed, an active Gaul can raid quite often. In late game, when resources (except crop) are abundant and farms are far away, the TT is considered the best raider due to its speed and low crop consumption.

TT's attacking ability is above average, but generally not as good as the Haeduan. Hence, a Gaulic hammer's cavalry tends to consist of Haeduans, rather than Theutates Thunder.

They are not good defenders, though, so they should not be kept home when enemies are knocking on the gates.

Requirements

• Academy Level 5
• Stable Level 3

Cumulative requirements, however, include:

Barracks level 3 (for Academy), Main Building level 3 (for Academy), Academy level 5 (for Stable), Blacksmith or Smithy(T4 onward) level 3 (for Stable) .

Druidrider Edit

The Druidrider is a Gaul's mobile infantry defender. The Druidrider is the fastest defensive unit in the game, and is therefore indispensible in protecting an extensive region, especially against slow-moving infantry attacks. He is the second best infantry defender in the game, only losing to the much slower Roman Praetorian in defense/wheat consumption.

Requirements

• Academy level 5
• Stable level 5

Cumulative requirements are the same as a Theutates Thunder.

Haeduan Edit

The Haeduan is the Gallic heavy cavalry unit, a powerful attacker and can also be used for emergency defense. Haeduan is best used as the cavalry attacker in the Gaul hammer.

Requirements

• Academy level 15
• Stable level 10

Cumulative requirements are the same as a Theutates Thunder.

Battering Ram Edit

The Ram is a heavy support weapon for infantry and cavalry. Its job is to break the enemy defense and the city walls and to facilitate the attack of their own troops.

Requirements

• Academy level 10
• Siege Workshop level 1

Cumulative requirement, however, include:

Barracks level 3 (for Academy), Main Building level 3 (for Academy), Academy level 10 (for Siege Workshop)

Trebuchet Edit

The Catapult is an excellent distance weapon to destroy buildings and resource fields.However, it is almost defenseless! Therefore, must always be sent with an escort.

Requirements

• Academy level 15
• Siege Workshop level 10

Cumulative requirement are the same as Ram.

Chieftain Edit

Each tribe has an ancient and experienced fighter whose presence and speeches are able to convince the population of enemy villages to join his tribe. Usually prone to excessive rumination.

Requirements

• Rally Point level 10
• Academy level 20

Cumulative requirement, however, include:

Barracks level 3 (for Academy), Main Building level 3 (for Academy)

Settlers Edit

Settlers are brave and daring citizens who move out of the village after a long training session to found a new

village in your honour.

Requirements

• Residence level 10 and 20
• Palace level 10, 15 and 20

Cumulative requirement, however, include:

Main Building level 5 (for Residence) and Embassy level 1 (for Palace)Oaklore Logic (talk) 13:54, March 20, 2013 (UTC)

• • The Fastest known Gaellic settle of second village broke at 30\11\2013, sending settles after only 77 hours by Strider on ilx13.