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title: "Troop Upgrades and Smithy"
description: "Troop Upgrades and Smithy"
url: https://support.travian.com/en/articles/40-troop-upgrades-and-smithy
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updated: 2026-10-28
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# Troop Upgrades and Smithy

Troop Upgrades and Smithy

The strength of your troops in **attack** and **defense** can be improved in several ways — through **hero items**, **Smithy upgrades**, and **alliance bonuses**.

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## 1\. Hero Items

### Weapons

Equipping your hero with **right-hand weapons** increases the **attack and defense values** of specific troop types.  
\> [Hero Item Overview and Mounts](https://support.travian.com/articles/89)

### Horn of the Natarian

This special hero item increases the **attack strength** of your hero and all accompanying troops **when attacking the Natars**.

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## 2\. Alliance Metallurgy Bonus

Your alliance can unlock the **Metallurgy Bonus**, which boosts both **offensive** and **defensive power** for all members’ troops.  
\> [Alliance Bonuses](https://support.travian.com/articles/88)

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## 3\. The Smithy

The **Smithy** improves the weapons and armor of your units.

-   Each upgrade increases the **combat efficiency** of a troop type.
    
-   The higher the **Smithy level**, the more you can improve your units.
    
-   The improvement level is **specific to the village** where the Smithy is located.
    

### Key Details

-   Upgrades apply to **all units of that type trained in the same village**.
    
-   Units trained in another village are **not affected**.
    
-   The **effect strength** depends on the **unit’s crop consumption** — higher-upkeep units gain a larger improvement per upgrade level.
    
-   When **troop merging** is enabled, merged units inherit the **upgrade level** of the **village they are moved to**.
    

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**Tip:**  
Always keep upgrading your Smithy as your army grows. Even small improvements across many troops add up to a massive difference in battle outcomes.