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Archer — Age of Empires II

Archer

Archer

Upgrade line

  1. Archer
  2. Crossbowman
  3. Arbalester

Stats

HP
30/ 600
Attack
4/ 200
Melee armor
0/ 10
Pierce armor
0/ 10
Range
4/ 16
Speed
0.96/ 1.65

Cost

Wood
25
Gold
45

Countered by

Build these against it.

  • Eagle Scout
  • HuskarlGothsTheir pierce armor makes them nearly immune to archer fire.
  • Rattan ArcherVietnamese
  • Skirmisher
  • Knight
  • Magyar HuszarMagyars
  • Scout Cavalry
  • Genitour
  • War WagonKoreans
  • Battering RamUse it as a shield to walk your melee units into the archers.
  • Bombard CannonExpensive and slow: only worth it against a large, committed archer mass.
  • MangonelOne shot can wipe a clumped group, but archers that spread out will kill it.
  • Scorpion

Strong against

This unit is a good answer to these.

  • BerserkVikings
  • Condottiero
  • GbetoMalians
  • Jaguar WarriorAztecs
  • Karambit WarriorMalay
  • Konnik (Dismounted)Bulgarians
  • Legionary
  • Militia
  • SamuraiJapanese
  • Spearman
  • Teutonic KnightTeutons
  • Throwing AxemanFranks
  • Woad RaiderCelts
  • Genoese CrossbowmanItalians
  • JanissaryTurks
  • BoyarSlavs
  • Camel Scout
  • Flaming Camel
  • KonnikBulgarians
  • LeitisLithuanians
  • Demolition Raft
  • Missionary
  • Monk
  • Petard

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