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Genoese Crossbowman

Genoese Crossbowman

Archer · Italians unique unit

Italian unique Foot Archer.

Exceptionally strong vs. Cavalry

Weak vs. Archery Units and Siege Weapons

Upgrades

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

Upgrade line

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

  1. Genoese CrossbowmanTier 1Genoese Crossbowman
  2. Elite Genoese CrossbowmanTier 2Elite Genoese Crossbowman

Stats

Hit points
45
Attack
6
Melee armor
1
Pierce armor
0
Range
4
Speed
0.96
Line of sight
8
Reload time
2s
Attack delay
0.5s
Accuracy
100%
Train time
14s
Cost
wood45woodgold40gold

Attack bonuses

  • vs Cavalry+5
  • vs Ships+4
  • vs War Elephant+5
  • vs Camel+4

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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