Siege Workshop
Military - CastlePrerequisites
Description
"Military building that produces siege weapons. Available from Castle Age, it creates powerful machines designed to destroy buildings and break enemy formations."
Strategic Analysis
Strategic Role
The Siege Workshop is essential for breaking fortified positions. Siege weapons are the hard counters to buildings, walls, and massed infantry or archers.
Key Tactics
Rams for Buildings
Battering Rams are the most cost-effective way to destroy production buildings and Town Centers. Garrison infantry inside for bonus attack.
Mangonels vs Archers
Mangonels deal devastating area damage to archer groups. Position them behind your army and micro carefully to avoid friendly fire.
Scorpions for Infantry
Scorpions deal pass-through damage, making them excellent against tightly packed infantry. They also outrange most units.
Bombard Cannons
Available in Imperial Age, Bombard Cannons destroy buildings from safe range and are essential for taking down Castles.
Warning
Siege units are slow and vulnerable to cavalry raids. Always escort your siege with infantry or cavalry to protect them.
Stats Analysis
The Siege Workshop has no garrison capability, making it purely a production building. Protect it well as losing your Siege Workshop halts siege production.
Hit Points
1500 HP
Standard military building health. Position behind your front lines to avoid being targeted.
Pierce Armor
8 PA
Resistant to arrow fire but vulnerable to siege weapons and melee attacks.
No Garrison
0 Units
Unlike other military buildings, the Siege Workshop cannot garrison units for protection.
Wood Cost
200 Wood
Slightly more expensive than other military buildings, reflecting the power of siege weapons.
Units Produced
Technologies
Placement Tip
Build your Siege Workshop behind your main army or inside your walls. Never place it forward without heavy protection.
Timing Tip
Build a Siege Workshop when you need to break through walls or destroy enemy production. Against archer civs, an early Mangonel can win games.
