Archer

Light Ranged Infantry

5015s

Available for 15 civilizations

Cheap ranged infantry with good damage vs. unarmored targets.

High rate of fire

Weak against high ranged armor targets

Produced by

Archery Range

House of Wisdom

Military School

Weapons

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Civilization bonuses

Abbasid Dynasty

Siege Experts: Infantry can construct Rams, Siege Towers, Springalds, and Mangonels without the need for Siege Engineering technology.

Ayyubids

Siegecraft Masters: infantry can build siege engines in the field without Siege Engineering.

Chinese

Yuan Dynasty (only while active): Villagers, Officials, and Military Units gain +15% speed.
Ming Dynasty (only while active): Military units gain +15% health.

Holy Roman Empire

Army of the Empire: Infantry move 5% faster in the Dark Age (I) and 10% faster from the Feudal Age (II).

Abilities

Byzantines

Pilgrim Flask45s
Activate to drink, rapidly increasing health regeneration by 25 per second for 6 seconds. Flasks available: 0

Holy Roman Empire

InspiredPassive
Military units deal +10% damage and gain +1 armor.

Influences

Medical Centers
Heals nearby units.
Within 5 tiles of Town Center, Keep, Town Center

Golden Horde

Speed Aura Edict
All units near an Outpost gain +0.5 move speed
Within 12.5 tiles of Fortified Outpost

Knights Templar

Desert Outposts
Improves the range of nearby ranged units by +15%.
Within 7 tiles of Fortress

Malians

Huntress' Stealth
Malian infantry within range enter Stealth. While in Stealth, units are invisible until they are revealed by enemy Scouts, Outposts, or when they engage in combat.
Within 8 tiles of Fort of the Huntress

Upgrades

Archery Range

Poisoned Arrows

Age 3

Poisoned Arrows: Archer arrows deal an additional 3 damage over 6 seconds.

Blacksmith

Melee Armor Technology

Increase the melee armor of all non-siege units by +1.

Ranged Armor Technology

Increase the ranged armor of all non-siege units by +1.

Ranged Damage Technology

Increase the ranged damage of all arrows, bolts, and emplacements by +1.

House of Learning

Paiks: Archers and Crossbowmen gain +0.5 range.

House of Wisdom

Madrasa

Incendiary Arrows: Flammable munitions grant non-gunpowder ranged units a siege arrow or bolt when attacking buildings and increase their damage by +20%.

Silk Bowstrings: Stringing bows with silk grants Archers +1 range and Mounted Archers +0.5 range.

Military Academy: Increase the production speed of infantry, cavalry, siege, and transport units at buildings by 33%. Does not affect religious units or other support units.

Sultan's Mamluks: Infantry gains +25% damage and +20% movement speed for 30 seconds after defeating a unit.

Infantry Support: Infantry increase the armor of nearby camels by 3.

Precision Training: Increase ranged damage of Donso by +6, Archers by +2, and Javelin Throwers by +3.

Boot Camp: Increase the health of all infantry by +15%.

Composite Bows: Increase the attack speed of Archers by +33%.

Camel Support: Camels increase the armor of nearby infantry by +2.