Cao Cao

Overview

A Wei campaign hero whose presence increases the attack speed of nearby troops.

Availability and investment

Cao Cao becomes available in Imperial Age. The roster classifies it as Hero unit. The listed cost is 500 Food, 500 Gold and the training time is 60 seconds. This tells you when it can first join an army and which resources must be reserved alongside Villager production, upgrades, and other military lines.

Combat profile

The available combat values are included here so the numbers can be read as a profile rather than an isolated list. Hit points and armor describe how long the unit can remain exposed; attack and any bonus damage describe what it threatens; range, reload, accuracy, and movement describe how reliably it can engage or disengage. A value shown for a whole upgrade line applies to the listed stages as recorded, so compare the stage names instead of treating the line as one base unit.

• Melee attack: 14
• Hit points: 475
• Melee armor: 3
• Pierce armor: 3
• Aura range: 10
• Line of sight: 5
• Reload time: 2 seconds
• Movement speed: 1.3

Field use

Use its mobility to choose the engagement: pressure exposed economy, reinforce quickly, or withdraw from a prepared counter. Avoid trading its movement advantage for a stationary fight unless the target justifies it.