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Archer

Archer

Archer

All-purpose Foot Archer.

Strong vs. units at long range

Weak vs. Skirmishers, Mangonel-line and units at close range

Upgrades

  • Blacksmithattack, range, armor
  • Universityattack, accuracy
  • Archery Rangeaccuracy, to Crossbowman
  • Castlecreation speed
  • Monasterymore resistant to Monks

Stats

Hit points
30
Attack
4
Melee armor
0
Pierce armor
0
Range
4
Speed
0.96
Line of sight
6
Reload time
2s
Accuracy
80%
Train time
35s
Cost
25 wood, 45 gold

Attack bonuses

  • vs Spearman+3

Armor classes

ArcherAnti-Leitis

Other units deal bonus damage to a unit through these classes — the basis of the counter system.

Counters

Derived from in-game bonus damage — each number is the bonus dealt through the named armor class. Pick your civilization to see only the units you can train.

Other Archer units

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