Chu Ko Nu
The Chinese unique archer with a repeating crossbow. Fires multiple bolts per attack, dealing devastating damage against clustered units.
Tactical Briefing
The Chu Ko Nu fires 3 bolts per attack. While each bolt only deals 8 damage, the combined volley is devastating. Your real DPS is much higher than the stats suggest. Use them against massed infantry or slow-moving targets. However, they're slow at 0.96 speed and fragile with 0 armor. Keep them behind your frontline and let them rain death.
Statistics
- HP
- 45
- Attack
- 8
- Melee Armor
- 0
- Pierce Armor
- 0
- Range
- 4
- Speed
- 0.96
Cost
- Wood: 40
- Gold: 35
Strong Against
Weak Against
Strategic Analysis
The Chu Ko Nu is an **area damage archer**. The multi-bolt mechanic means you deal far more damage than other archers against groups. They excel in deathball compositions.
- Infantry Shredder: Against massed Champions or Halberdiers, your multiple bolts tear through them. Each unit in the blob takes hits from stray bolts.
- Stack the Volleys: 20+ Chu Ko Nu firing together creates overlapping bolt clouds. This pseudo-AoE effect is unique among archers.
- Tower Defense: Station them behind walls or in chokepoints. Their slow speed is irrelevant when enemies must come to you.
Warning: **Very slow at 0.96 speed**. Cavalry will catch you easily. Always have Halberdiers or walls between you and enemy Knights.
Attack Bonuses
- +2 vs Spearman