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Capped Ram

Capped Ram

Siege Weapon

Anti-building Siege Weapon. Resistant to most ranged attacks. Cannot be converted by enemy Monks from distance. Garrisoned Infantry increases speed and attack.

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Exceptionally strong vs. buildings

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Weak vs. melee units

Upgrades

  • Universityattack
  • Siege Workshopto Siege Ram
  • Monasterymore resistant to Monks

Upgrade line

The shared promotion chain — each tier upgrades into the next at its training building.

  1. Battering RamTier 1Battering Ram
  2. Capped RamTier 2Capped Ram
  3. Siege RamTier 3Siege Ram

Stats

Hit points
200
Attack
3
Melee armor
-2
Pierce armor
190
Speed
0.6
Line of sight
3
Reload time
5s
Train time
36s
Cost
wood160woodgold75gold

Attack bonuses

  • vs All Buildings+160
  • vs Siege Weapon+50

Armor classes

Ram/Siege (+1)Siege WeaponAnti-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.

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