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title: "Academy"
description: "Researches new unit types"
url: https://support.kingdoms.com/en/articles/82-academy
collection: "Military"
updated: 2026-11-07
language: en
alternates: [fr, de, tr, ru]
---

# Academy

Researches new unit types

<table data-id="22376cdd-9bd9-4a52-8961-1564877569d0" style="min-width: 50px;"><colgroup><col style="min-width: 25px;"><col style="min-width: 25px;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="width: 50%; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;"><p data-id="d6fc16d7-9edb-4ea2-8857-4464d3bb6a42">In the Academy new unit types can be developed.<br>By increasing its level you can order the research of better units.<br>Once a unit type is researched in a village it remains researched, even if the Academy has been demolished.<br><br>Requirements: <a target="" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="linktype-link link" data-linktype="link" href="https://support.kingdoms.com/articles/65">Main Building</a> Level 3, <a target="" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="linktype-link link" data-linktype="link" href="https://support.kingdoms.com/articles/79">Barracks&nbsp;</a>Level 3</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="width: 50.0000%;"><p data-id="735b0d8c-624b-44d4-81bf-d522a9cdd8b4"></p><img src="https://staticfiles.gleap.io/helpcenter/68308cfeb9e87dee6f158b79/20260212085201_8889.png" width="254" height="auto" style="width: 254px; display: block; float: none; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table>

**Note:**

For detailed costs, bonuses, and requirements of all buildings and resource fields, you can use this [Building upgrade calculator](https://support.kingdoms.com/articles/59).