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Imperial Skirmisher

Imperial Skirmisher

Archer

Anti-archer Skirmisher that cannot attack at close range. Trainable by Vietnamese and their allies.

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Strong vs. Ranged Soldiers and Spearman-line

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Weak vs. units at close range

Upgrades

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

Upgrade line

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

  1. SkirmisherTier 1Skirmisher
  2. Elite SkirmisherTier 2Elite Skirmisher

Some civilizations replace the final tier (Elite Skirmisher) with their own unit:

  • Imperial SkirmisherVietnamese onlyImperial Skirmisher

Stats

Hit points
35
Attack
4
Melee armor
0
Pierce armor
5
Range
5
Speed
0.96
Line of sight
7
Reload time
3s
Attack delay
0.507s
Accuracy
95%
Train time
22s
Cost
food25foodwood35wood

Attack bonuses

  • vs Cavalry Archer+3
  • vs Spearman+4
  • vs Archer+5
  • vs Mameluke+3

Armor classes

ArcherAnti-LeitisSkirmisher

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.

Countered by

Strong against

Other Archer units

ArbalesterArbalesterArcherArcherCrossbowmanCrossbowmanElite SkirmisherElite SkirmisherSkirmisherSkirmisherSlingerSlinger

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