Ballista
Unit

Ballista

#Ballista
Siege Artillery AntiUnit ArmorPiercing Precision
Value: 10 pts

Description

A giant crossbow that fires massive bolts with armor-piercing precision. Deadly against both units and structures.

📖 Full Encyclopedia Entry

The Ballista offers precision destruction. ArmorPiercing and Precision features enable targeting high-value units. Highest siege Attack (30) but lowest Life (10). Third lane positioning protects from melee.

Creation

Requirements

Must be present (NOT consumed)

Researches:
📖 AdvancedSiege
Buildings:
🏠 Workshop 4 lvl
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Costs

Consumed when created

Time 40000
40s
💰 Gold 80
Resources
💎 Food 25
💎 Wood 80
💎 Mineral 50
💎 Coal 20
Population
Citizen
👤 Free 4

Battle

Combat modifiers. Stats are INTEGER flat bonuses. All other values are RATIOS.

📍 Battlefield Position
Lane: Third
Field: Land
💪 Base Stats INTEGER
⚔ Attack 30
❤ Life 10
⭐ Space 6
🏃 Speed 2

Strategic Context

Advisory information only. Does not affect gameplay mechanics.

Role Precision anti-unit artillery
Relevance 👑 Late Game
Type Quantifiable

Advantages

  • + High accuracy
  • + Armor piercing
  • + Effective vs large targets

Disadvantages

  • - Single target damage
  • - Very expensive (255 resources)
  • - Requires skilled crew
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Synergies

PhalanxCatapult
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Countered By

Large unitsSiege weapons