Crossbowman
All-purpose Foot Archer. Strong vs. units at long range. Weak vs. Skirmishers, Mangonel-line and units at close range. Upgrades: attack, range, armor (Blacksmith); attack, accuracy (University); accuracy, to Arbalester (Archery Range); creation speed (Castle); more resistant to Monks (Monastery).
Stats
| HP | Attack | Range | Speed | Line of sight | Reload (s) | Time | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 5 | 5 | 0.96 | 7 | 2 | 27s | 45 Gold 25 Wood |
Available to
Armenians Aztecs Bengalis Berbers Bohemians Britons Burgundians Burmese Byzantines Celts Chinese Cumans Danes Dravidians Ethiopians Franks Georgians Goths Gurjaras Hindustanis Huns Inca Italians Japanese Jurchens Khitans Khmer Koreans Lithuanians Magyars Malay Malians Mapuche Maya Mongols Muisca Persians Poles Portuguese Romans Saracens Saxons Shu Sicilians Slavs Tatars Teutons Tupi Turks Varangians Vietnamese Vikings Wei Wu
Data from aoe2techtree (SiegeEngineers)
(MIT (code); game data under Microsoft's Game Content Usage Rules), imported 2026-10-03.
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