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Age of Wonders 4 Disbanding Units
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How to Disband Units in Age of Wonders 4

Disbanding units is a piece of cake!

When in an immersive 4x turn-based strategy such as Age of Wonders 4 you often get overwhelmed but the sheer number of things you need to think about. In those circumstances, many basic things and options easily get missed and can create frustration during gameplay.

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Disbanding units has been shown to be not so clear and many players have struggled before finally finding a way how to do it. In our article, we are bringing a simple explanation of what is the easiest way to disband your units and proceed along with your conquering plans.

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Disbanding Units in Age of Wonders 4

The easiest way to disband units in Age of Wonders 4 is to open that unit in fullscreen and click on the disband button that appears. This button isn’t visible otherwise so keep in mind that you need to use a fullscreen unit overview.

Disbanding units is most often recommended when you wish to add new units to your already full army. Simply disband the weakest ones or the ones that can be easily replaced and put stronger units in their place. This tactic isn’t new and it was often used in the Total War games, where leading large armies was a common thing.

Can You Disband a Hero in Age of Wonders 4?

As you probably know, when you exceed the number of heroes in Age of Wonders 4 you start paying higher upkeep for them. Not many players are fans of this so naturally many were asking whether they can disband their hero.

Unfortunately, there isn’t an option (yet) for disbanding your hero. What you can do as a workaround is send him on a suicide mission where he will simply die to a bigger group of enemies and put you in a position where you won’t have to pay extra coins to keep him in your empire anymore.


We hope our guide was helpful. Read more about Age of Wonders 4 in our articles How to Annex Ancient Wonder in Age of Wonders 4 and How to Recruit Heroes in Age of Wonders 4. Meanwhile, follow our Facebook page and get the latest news from the gaming industry every day.

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Đorđe Ivanović
Đorđe Ivanović (Djordje Ivanovic) is Managing Editor of Gamer Journalist and has been with the site since 2022. He has a BA in Journalism and five years of professional writing experience behind him, with a recent personal focus on gaming and technology niches. His GJ coverage includes WWII games, puzzle games, Path of Exile, Overwatch and other live service games. In his free time, you will find this adamant fan of Dota solving some sort of escape room games, and getting familiar with board gaming.