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====== Experience ======
{{:abilities:experience.png?nolink}} **Experience (XP)** separates old units from new units, and is accumulated through a variety of combat related actions. Upon reaching certain thresholds, an additional experience star will be displayed in the unit's stats page. A unit may obtain up to 5 stars, though the amount of experience points required for each star increases progressively.

Each star of experience improves a unit's [[Attack Skill]], [[Defence Skill]], [[Precision]], [[Morale]], and [[:research-points|Research]] ability by 1. Additionally, reaching 3, 4 and 5 stars have additional benefits to Strength, Health Points and Magic Resistance. Leaders also gain additional regular [[:Leadership|Leadership]] with experience stars. Mages also gain Research Points with experience stars. The table below shows the total bonus to each stat for the XP levels.

^ XP  ^ Stars^ Att^ Def^ Prec^ Str^ HP ^ Enc^ MR ^ Morale^ Leader ^ RP ^
| 15  | 1    | +1 | +1 | +1  | +0 | +0 | +0 | +0 | +1    | + 25   | +1 |
| 50  | 2    | +2 | +2 | +2  | +0 | +0 | +0 | +0 | +2    | + 75   | +2 |  
| 100 | 3    | +3 | +3 | +3  | +1 | +1 | +0 | +0 | +3    | +125   | +3 |
| 200 | 4    | +4 | +4 | +4  | +1 | +1 | -1 | +0 | +4    | +175   | +4 |
| 400 | 5    | +5 | +5 | +5  | +2 | +2 | -1 | +1 | +5    | +225   | +5 |





=== Means of Experience Gain ===

A variety of methods exist by which units may gain experience(([[:user:loggy:experience|Analysis of the Dominions 5.53 executable]])):

  * Any non-[[Mindless]] unit will gain 1 xp each turn that they're alive.
  * Entering appropriate sites (commander **and** troops under command) will gain extra xp per turn, but the amount depends on site in question.
  * Experience granting items give the appropriate amount each turn (on top of survival and being in certain sites), but NOT to {{:abilities:animal.png?15&nolink}}[[Animals]] or [[Mindless]] units.
  * [[Wish]]ing for experience grants 500 xp.
  * Winning the [[Arena]] gives 100 xp.
  * [[Adventure Sites]] grant 20 xp per attempted entry.
  * [[Mummify|Mummification]] adds together the experience values of the two parts of the mummy bundle.
  * Attacking in melee grants 1 xp. This is added only once for each attack "flurry", not for each weapon or individual attack made.
  * Each square {{:abilities:trample.png?15&nolink}}[[Trample]]d grants 1 xp.
  * Events can alter experience.
  * Certain shapechanging will remove xp when changing shape, such as mounts losing their riders.
  * Units that retreated in battle gain 1 xp.
  * Units that didn't retreat instead get 4 xp.