Proving Grounds (Troy)

Proving Grounds is a faction unique building chain belonging to Salamis, in a Total War Saga: Troy, which can be built exclusively in province capitals.

Proving Grounds (tier 3)[]

Built on an empty slot. Requires a tier 3 or higher main settlement. Can be upgraded to Pits of Strength.

Building	Construction Cost	Remark	Effect
	600 wood 100 stone 50 bronze	The first rule of the proving ground is: you must boast about the proving ground.	+2 to recruit rank of heavy infantry and giant infantry +150 melee unit experience per turn

Pits of Strength (tier 4)[]

Upgraded from Proving Grounds. Requires a tier 4 or higher main settlement. Can be further upgraded to Arena of the Mighty.

Building	Upgrade Cost	Remark	Effect
	1000 wood 200 stone 100 bronze	“Let our strength be our wisdom and may the wisest man lead.”	+4 to recruit rank of heavy infantry and giant infantry +300 melee unit experience per turn -10% to unit recruitment cost

Arena of the Mighty (tier 5)[]

Upgraded from Pits of Strength. Requires a tier 5 main settlement.

Building	Upgrade Cost	Remark	Effect
	1600 wood 600 stone 300 bronze	Once a simple warrior from Salamis, Ajax the Great rose through the ranks by martial prowess alone.	+6 to recruit rank of heavy infantry and giant infantry +5% to charge bonus of heavy infantry +450 melee unit experience per turn -20% to unit recruitment cost

v・d・e

Total War Saga: Troy building chains

v・d・e Main Settlement building chains
City	Capital・Mycenae・Thebes・Troy
Port	Boat Stands
Admin	Food Warehouse・Lumber Warehouse・Palace・Houses・Square・Winery
Military	Bowyer・Chariot Assembly・Guard House・Military Camp・Muster Fields・Practice Range・Phryctoria
Temples	Altar of Aphrodite・Altar of Apollo・Altar of Ares・Altar of Artemis・Altar of Athena・Altar of Hephaestus・Altar of Hera・Altar of Poseidon・Altar of Zeus

v・d・e Resource settlement building chains
Food	Farming Village・Arable Land・Grain Carts・Marble Square・Apoikia・Hunter's Lodge
Wood	Forest Village・Loggers' Tents・Fletcher・Bronze Fire Pit・Carpenter・Woodcutter's Lodge
Stone	Stone Mine・Stone Miners' Tents・Builders' Quarters・Ore Smelter・Mountain Apoikia・Stonemason's Lodge
Bronze	Bronze Smelter・Tin Trader・Armourer・Craftsman's Hut・Smelter's House・Bronzesmith's Lodge
Gold	Gold Pit・Gold Miner's Tent・Gold Gilders・Gold Trader・Goldsmith・Riverbed Sifters

v・d・e Special building chains
Mythical levy	Centaur Plains・Cyclops Cave・Field of Ares・Giants' Meeting Place・Harpy Lookout・Labyrinth・Pyrrhichios Arena・Siren's Cove
Special	Baths・Cyclopean Walls・Gorgoneion Cave・Hephaisteion・Oracle of Apollo・Sacred Grove・Sacred Hunting Grounds・The Sacred Way

v・d・e Faction unique building chains
Achilles	Achilles' War Circle・Myrmidon Camp・Statue of Achilles
Aeneas	Aeneas' Chosen・Great Temple of Aphrodite・Hasawa Hut
Agamemnon	Agamemnon's Host・Champion's Hall・Statue of Agamemnon・Tomb of Kings
Ajax	Ajax's Retinue・Makers' Camp・Proving Grounds
Diomedes	Army Supplier・Diomedes' Retinue・Strategic Camp
Hector	Hector's Guard・Heroes' Hall・Priam's Residence・Trojan Tower
Hippolyta	Amazon Funerary Mounds・Chariot Proving Grounds・Healer's Tent・Training Range・War Field・Warhorse Field
Menelaus	Altar of Dike・Foreign Encampment・Menelaus' Sworn Fighters
Odysseus	Dorian Labourers' Tents・Collector's Office・Houses・Illyrian Merchants・Odysseus' Palace・Odysseus' Port
Paris	Helen's House・Paris' Companions・Priam's Residence
Penthesilea	Horde Tents・Battle Mentors・Charioteer Ceremonies・Hunting Party・Rider's Council・Scouts・Slaves・Smiths・War Games・Wine Cup Bearers Shrine of Aphrodite・Shrine of Apollo・Shrine of Ares・Shrine of Artemis・Shrine of Athena・Shrine of Hephaestus・Shrine of Hera・Shrine of Poseidon・Shrine of Zeus
Sarpedon	Exotic Goods Storage・Sarpedon's Retinue・Trading Post