Elephant Archer
Massive ranged cavalry unit available to Indian subcontinent civilizations. Combines elephant tankiness with archer range. Extremely durable but slow and vulnerable to anti-elephant counters.
Tactical Briefing
The Elephant Archer is a walking fortress. With 280 HP, you tank damage that would kill any other archer unit. Your 3 pierce armor means you shrug off arrow fire while dealing consistent damage at range 4. Use them to push into enemy archer masses - they simply can't kill you fast enough. However, Monks convert you easily, Halberdiers deal massive bonus damage, and Scorpions shred you. Never fight alone. Classes: Archer, Cavalry, Elephant, War Elephant.
Statistics
- HP
- 280
- Attack
- 6
- Melee Armor
- 0
- Pierce Armor
- 3
- Range
- 4
- Speed
- 0.8
Cost
- Food: 100
- Gold: 80
Strong Against
Weak Against
Strategic Analysis
The Elephant Archer is a **tanky ranged damage dealer**. Unlike fragile Cavalry Archers, they can absorb punishment while steadily whittling down enemy forces from range.
- Archer Counter Push: Walk into enemy Arbalester balls. Your 280 HP and 3 pierce armor means their shots barely tickle. Meanwhile you're killing 1-2 archers per volley.
- Building Pressure: Your +3 vs Buildings bonus lets you chip down structures while tanking TC fire. Support with Rams for faster pushes.
- Late Game Tank: In post-Imperial, Elephant Archers become nightmares to deal with. Fully upgraded with Parthian Tactics, they have obscene staying power.
Warning: **Monks** are your nightmare - 280 HP becomes 280 HP for the enemy. **Halberdiers** deal massive bonus damage (+28 from War Elephant class). **Heavy Scorpions** pierce through your mass. Always bring counter units.
Attack Bonuses
- +3 vs Building
- +3 vs Stone Defense