GUIDE · UNIT STRATEGY
Skirmisher archer-counter placement
Skirmisher: Skirmishers are specialist answers to Archer lines, not general-purpose ranged troops. Their attack bonus can make them an efficient way to defend a base or screen other units when the opponent relies on foot archers.
Overview
Skirmisher: Skirmishers are specialist answers to Archer lines, not general-purpose ranged troops. Their attack bonus can make them an efficient way to defend a base or screen other units when the opponent relies on foot archers.
Plan and execution
Scout for ranged production, then keep Skirmishers behind a frontline or near exposed workers. Focus the enemy Archers and use their low-gold cost to maintain a defensive reserve while gold is spent on another unit line.
Risks and adaptation
Their weak attack and minimum range make them poor against infantry and cavalry. Do not send them forward without protection or continue production after the opponent leaves the Archer line.
- Focus
- Low-cost ranged defense
- Signature / category
- Plan and execution
- Release / context
- Age of Empires II system
- Region
- Unit strategy
- Classification
- Unit strategies