Unicorn Overlord: How To Increase Your Unit Size & Cap

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Leading the Liberation is no easy task in Unicorn Overlord. You are but a handful of upstart rebels facing off against an Empire that has conquered the continent. The war is going to be long, and you are going to need as many people fighting by your side if you wish to win when all is said and done.

Unfortunately, Unicorn Overlord is also very happy with starving you of manpower in the early game. Expanding your units and growing your army will be a constant goal when playing, but you won’t be able to command the hearts of Fevrith without proving yourself first. 

Expanding your units requires two things – Renown and Honour. Both resources are earned through combat and the completion of quests. Gather enough Renown and you will gain Renown Ranks. Each Rank will grant a boon, and these are typically an increase in Unit Size. 

Honour on the other hand is used to actually purchase those upgrades. You might have the ability to command a 10-unit army, but if you don’t have the funds, you aren’t going to lead much of anything. 

Over the course of the game, you will gain the ability to command more units in addition to being able to have more members per unit. The latter is of vital importance as this lets you more freely customise your units and create wacky combinations of classes. 

You will need to reach Renown Rank A if you want a squad of 5, and this will take you tens of hours to attain. 

Expanding your army is not very expensive early on. It will set you back anywhere from 10 to 50 Honours to get things up and running, but the larger your unit, the more that cost will increase. Eventually, you will be staring down a bill of 200 Honours, and that is far more difficult to gather than your initial investment of 10. 

Expanding your units lets you pack more people into them. A Hoplite protecting a Hunter might be enough when you first start but don’t expect that to carry you forever. As your units expand, you will be able to make more powerful (and more varied)