Ballista

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In game[edit | edit source]

Ballista icon.png
Ballista — Vital statistics

Heavy siege unit that deals splash damage at long range. Very useful for destroying buildings and slow-moving targets.

Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Movement
speed
Upgrades to
Level 1: Exploration Commerce
16.7s
(250t)
80 10 40 10.3s
(155t)
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Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty
Base Ramp Pop
Timber: 170;
Metal: 170
Timber: 20;
Metal: 20
2 Assédio.png None 3–18
  • +1 splash damage
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Overall strategy[edit | edit source]

This hulking machine is the claim to fame for the Graeco-Hellenic world and is in essence a giant crossbow powered by state-of-the-art torsion mechanisms. Unlike the cheaper but weaker Scorpion which fires javelins, it is capable of firing stone balls from a distance which will smash through timber, stone and bone alike - and because it fires rounds with splash damage, it is capable of destroying other siege weapons, if multiple units were used.

Unit summary[edit | edit source]

  • Lien Chau Crossbow — This Au Lac unique unit has +1 increased min and range, compared to the conventional Scorpion, but has no armour-piercing bonus and lower reload time.

Notes[edit | edit source]

Originally had an attack recharge time of 80 (Lien Chau Crossbow had 60). A more plausible rate of fire, 50, has since been given to this unit (the Ballista should have a recharge rate of 80 instead).

See also[edit | edit source]