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Skirmisher

Skirmisher

Archer

Anti-archer Skirmisher that cannot attack at close range.

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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, to Elite Skirmisher
  • 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:

Stats

Hit points
30
Attack
2
Melee armor
0
Pierce armor
3
Range
4
Speed
0.96
Line of sight
6
Reload time
3s
Attack delay
0.507s
Accuracy
90%
Train time
26s
Cost
food25foodwood35wood

Attack bonuses

  • vs Spearman+3
  • vs Archer+3
  • vs Mameluke+2

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 SkirmisherSlingerSlinger

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