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Composite Bowman

Composite Bowman

Archer · Armenians unique unit

Armenian unique Foot Archer that ignores armor.

Strong vs. Infantry and Cavalry

Weak vs. Archery Units and Siege Weapons

Upgrades

  • Blacksmithattack, range, armor
  • Archery Rangeaccuracy, armor
  • Universityattack, accuracy
  • Castlecreation speed, to Elite Composite Bowman
  • Monasterymore resistant to Monks

Upgrade line

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

  1. Composite BowmanTier 1Composite Bowman
  2. Elite Composite BowmanTier 2Elite Composite Bowman

Stats

Hit points
40
Attack
4
Melee armor
1
Pierce armor
0
Range
4
Speed
0.96
Line of sight
7
Reload time
2s
Attack delay
0.5s
Accuracy
100%
Train time
12s
Cost
wood35woodgold45gold

Attack bonuses

  • vs Spearman+2

Armor classes

ArcherUnique UnitAnti-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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