Saracens

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Saracens

Saracens

This civ is versatile, with strength across Cavalry and Ranged -- allowing flexible strategies that adapt to any opponent. Can answer enemy cavalry with mobile Heavy Camel Rider, allowing counter-raids and flexible responses. Vulnerable to massed archers -- consider aggressive play before ranged compositions develop. Pushing behind trebuchets maximizes the ranged advantage -- set up trebs and let Heavy Cavalry Archer protect them.
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Stable
Heavy Camel Rider
Heavy Camel Rider
Good
HP175
Attack11
Attack speed2s
Melee armor3
Pierce armor4
Cost 55.0 Food 60.0 Gold
✦ Camels +25% HP
Effectiveness score: 82.6 / 100
Heavy Camel Rider
Heavy Camel Rider Good
Knight
Knight
Bad
HP120
Attack14
Attack speed1.8s
Melee armor5
Pierce armor6
Cost 60.0 Food 75.0 Gold
Effectiveness score: 17.2 / 100
Knight
Knight Bad
Hussar
Hussar
Generic
HP95
Attack11
Attack speed1.9s
Melee armor3
Pierce armor6
Cost 80.0 Food
Effectiveness score: 25.9 / 100
Hussar
Hussar Generic
Archery Range
Arbalester
Arbalester
Generic
HP40
Attack10
Attack speed1.7s
Range8
Melee armor3
Pierce armor4
Cost 25.0 Wood 45.0 Gold
✦ Saracens Team Bonus
Effectiveness score: 36.6 / 100
Arbalester
Arbalester Generic
Heavy Cavalry Archer
Heavy Cavalry Archer
Good
HP80
Attack11
Attack speed1.8s
Range7
Melee armor5
Pierce armor6
Cost 40.0 Wood 60.0 Gold
Effectiveness score: 74.3 / 100
Heavy Cavalry Archer
Heavy Cavalry Archer Good
Hand Cannoneer
Hand Cannoneer
Generic
HP40
Attack17
Attack speed3.5s
Range7
Melee armor4
Pierce armor4
Cost 45.0 Food 50.0 Gold
Effectiveness score: 31.9 / 100
Hand Cannoneer
Hand Cannoneer Generic
Elite Skirmisher
Elite Skirmisher
Generic
HP35
Attack7
Attack speed3s
Range8
Melee armor3
Pierce armor8
Cost 25.0 Food 35.0 Wood
✦ Saracens Team Bonus
Effectiveness score: 47.4 / 100
Elite Skirmisher
Elite Skirmisher Generic
Castle
Elite Mameluke
Elite Mameluke
Generic
HP125
Attack14
Attack speed2s
Range3
Melee armor4
Pierce armor4
Cost 55.0 Food 85.0 Gold
✦ Camels +25% HP
Effectiveness score: 42.6 / 100
Elite Mameluke
Elite Mameluke Generic
Trebuchet
Trebuchet
Generic
HP150
Attack201
Attack speed10s
Range17
Melee armor1
Pierce armor150
Cost 200.0 Wood 200.0 Gold
✦ Counterweights
Effectiveness score: 97.6 / 100
Trebuchet
Trebuchet Generic
Siege Workshop
Scorpion
Scorpion
Bad
HP40
Attack12
Attack speed3.6s
Range8
Melee armor0
Pierce armor7
Cost 75.0 Wood 75.0 Gold
Effectiveness score: 11.0 / 100
Scorpion
Scorpion Bad
Bombard Cannon
Bombard Cannon
Generic
HP80
Attack40
Attack speed6.5s
Range13
Melee armor2
Pierce armor5
Cost 225.0 Wood 225.0 Gold
Effectiveness score: 41.7 / 100
Bombard Cannon
Bombard Cannon Generic
Siege Onager
Siege Onager
HP70
Attack87
Range9
Melee armor0
Pierce armor8
Cost 160.0 Wood 135.0 Gold
✦ Counterweights
Siege Onager
Siege Onager
Siege Ram
Siege Ram
Generic
HP270
Attack4
Attack speed5s
Melee armor-1
Pierce armor195
Cost 160.0 Wood 75.0 Gold
Effectiveness score: 97.3 / 100
Siege Ram
Siege Ram Generic
Barracks
Champion
Champion
Generic
HP70
Attack18
Attack speed2s
Melee armor4
Pierce armor6
Cost 50.0 Food 20.0 Gold
Effectiveness score: 56.1 / 100
Champion
Champion Generic
Pikeman
Pikeman
Bad
HP55
Attack8
Attack speed3s
Melee armor3
Pierce armor4
Cost 35.0 Food 25.0 Wood
Effectiveness score: 31.8 / 100
Pikeman
Pikeman Bad
Dock
Elite Cannon Galleon
Elite Cannon Galleon
Generic
HP150
Attack60
Attack speed10s
Range16
Melee armor0
Pierce armor8
Cost 200.0 Wood 150.0 Gold
✗ Missing: Shipwright
Effectiveness score: 92.0 / 100
Elite Cannon Galleon
Elite Cannon Galleon Generic
Heavy Demo Ship
Heavy Demo Ship
Situational
HP70
Attack120
Melee armor2
Pierce armor2
Cost 45.0 Wood 80.0 Gold
✗ Missing: Shipwright
Heavy Demo Ship
Heavy Demo Ship Situational
Fire Ship
Fire Ship
Situational
HP120
Attack3
Attack speed0.2s
Range2.5
Melee armor2
Pierce armor6
Cost 75.0 Wood 45.0 Gold
✗ Missing: Shipwright
Effectiveness score: 10.9 / 100
Fire Ship
Fire Ship Situational
Galleon
Galleon
Good
HP155
Attack13
Attack speed2.4s
Range10
Melee armor0
Pierce armor8
Cost 90.0 Wood 30.0 Gold
✦ Galley +20% fire
✗ Missing: Shipwright
Effectiveness score: 63.7 / 100
Galleon
Galleon Good
Carrack
Carrack
Generic
HP135
Attack8
Attack speed1.5s
Range1
Melee armor6
Pierce armor3
Cost 75.0 Wood 35.0 Gold
✗ Missing: Shipwright
Effectiveness score: 40.6 / 100
Carrack
Carrack Generic
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