Mounted Crossbowman unit icon - Age of Empires 2

Mounted Crossbowman

Cavalry
Wood40
Gold65
Hit Points45
Attack7
Melee Armor2
Pierce Armor0
Train Time40s
Speed1.25

Base values, before Blacksmith upgrades. The Blacksmith raises attack and armour for infantry, cavalry and archers — Blast Furnace, for instance, gives "+2 Attack for infantry & cavalry". Late in a game, the real numbers are higher.

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Evolution

Food 1000 Gold 650

The coach's briefing

Mounted Crossbowman (Imperial Age): A mounted archer with a powerful but slow attack, introduced in The Viking Sagas. Official strengths: slow units at long range. Watch for Skirmishers, Scorpions, units at close range.

STRONG AGAINST

You win these trades cost-effectively.

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slow units at long range

WEAK AGAINST

Avoid these fights or bring support.

Skirmishers
Skirmishers
Scorpions
Scorpions
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units at close range
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Strategic Analysis

Tactical Identity

A mounted archer with a powerful but slow attack, introduced in The Viking Sagas.

Tactical Playbook

Deployment

Use Mounted Crossbowman against slow units at long range.

Critical Point

Avoid Skirmishers and Scorpions and units at close range.

Understanding The Stats

Base game statistics, before civilization bonuses and upgrades.

Base health

45 HP

The value in the live technology tree, before upgrades.

Mechanics & Bonuses

Attack Bonuses

TargetBonus Dmg
No damage bonus: this unit deals the same damage to every target.

Armor Classes

Cavalry

Takes heavy bonus damage from Pikemen/Halberdiers and Camels.

Cavalry Archer

Vulnerable to units with bonus damage vs this class.

Civilizations

Bohemians
Britons
Burgundians
Celts
Danes
Franks
Italians
Poles
Portuguese
Saxons
Sicilians
Spanish
Teutons
Varangians
Vikings

* 15 civilizations have access to this unit.