

Often a group of Archers can kill the Werewolf even before it gets to bring out its Battlecry ability. Others without a major weakness to Piercing like Mummies, Werewolves also die very quickly. Units with a weakness to Piercing Damage like Ogres and Pyromancers last no more than 2 seconds when confronted by a group of maxed out Archers. They are also highly effective against units. Even the Castle Gate falls within seconds to an onslaught by 7-8 max level Archers, and even quicker if the Hero uses his Scream effect to up the Archer's damage rate near the Castle Gate.īelow we have two pictures showcasing the outstanding offensive ability of level 10 Archers (without any boosts activated) taking down a level 11 Castle Gate within seconds without any help from the Hero whatsoever.Īt a morale cost of 2, they are extremely quick to call and one can have a big group of them at any point in time. use Call to move troops away from the Archer to force them to advance to a position where they can be attacked).Īrchers, especially at the max level, are an excellent attacking Unit and despite all towers having a 50% resistance to piercing, fall within seconds when confronted by a group of 5-6 maxed out Archers. Because of their relatively low damage and range, experienced players can usually bait Archers in nearby lanes or behind barricades into a position where they can be attacked and overrun quickly before the Archers can do significant damage (i.e. However, they are easily killed by other ranged units, and most spells can kill an Archer quickly. Later in the game, the Archers become relevant again due to their added blunt damage after acquiring Elite status.Įarly in the game Archers can be useful to attack opponents from an adjacent lane or behind a blockade, causing damage that cannot be easily retaliated. They tend to be quickly outclassed by other units and replaced as early as with Paladins. They serve the role of a defensive ranged unit to snipe enemy units approaching from the next lane. As such they will quickly fill the second unit slot on attacks. Traps are ignored and damage the Archer when it runs over them.Īrchers are the second type of troops you obtain and the first ranged unit. The Archer moves along the path and attacks all enemy units or structures except for traps.
