Battering Ram
Unit

Battering Ram

#Ram
Siege AntiBuilding AttackBuildings SlowMovement
Value: 6 pts

Description

A massive wooden frame housing a heavy ram. Essential for breaking down gates and walls.

📖 Full Encyclopedia Entry

The Battering Ram is a siege engine designed to destroy fortifications. AttackBuildings feature enables gate destruction. High Life (30) protects the crew, but very slow Speed (1) requires escort. First lane position means it absorbs attacks.

Creation

Requirements

Must be present (NOT consumed)

Researches:
📖 SiegeEngineering
Buildings:
🏠 Workshop 2 lvl
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Costs

Consumed when created

Time 25000
25s
💰 Gold 40
Resources
💎 Food 20
💎 Wood 80
💎 Mineral 20
Population
Citizen
👤 Free 4

Battle

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

📍 Battlefield Position
Lane: First
Field: Land
💪 Base Stats INTEGER
⚔ Attack 8
❤ Life 30
⭐ Space 6
🏃 Speed 2

Strategic Context

Advisory information only. Does not affect gameplay mechanics.

Role Anti-fortification siege
Relevance Mid Game
Type Quantifiable

Advantages

  • + Excellent vs buildings
  • + Crew protection (Life 30)
  • + Essential for sieges

Disadvantages

  • - Extremely slow (Speed 1)
  • - Weak vs combat units
  • - Requires escort
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Synergies

PhalanxPikeman
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Countered By

GatesWalls