Chakram Thrower

Overview

Gurjara infantry whose thrown blades can pass through several targets.

Availability and investment

Chakram Thrower becomes available in Castle Age. Its listed production context is Gurjaras. The listed cost is 65 Food, 30 Gold and the training time is 15 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.

• Hit points: 40
• Melee armor: 1
• Pierce armor: 0
• Range: 5
• Line of sight: 9
• Reload time: 2 seconds
• Movement speed: 1.15
• Accuracy: 100%

Field use

Use it to hold space, protect support units, or pressure an opponent that cannot kite it safely. The listed armor and bonus-attack classes determine which opponents it can trade with efficiently.

Armor classes and counters

Armor-class bonuses are separate from base attack and the target’s melee or pierce armor. The class list below shows the unit’s documented combat categories and bonus-damage relationships; use it to judge matchups instead of relying on the unit label alone.

• Armor class: Infantry
• Armor class: Unique unit
• Chakram Thrower deals +1 bonus damage to units in the Shock infantry class
• Chakram Thrower deals +1 bonus damage to units in the Standard building class

Related unit plan: Chakram Thrower line-fire plan

Chakram Thrower: Chakram Throwers attack through lines of units, giving Gurjaras a ranged answer to dense infantry formations such as Halberdiers and Kamayuks. Their value depends on lining up several targets and keeping the throwers protected Hold the Chakram Throwers behind cavalry, Camels, or another screen, then move them to a lane where the opponent’s infantry must approach in a group. Focus their fire through the formation and shift the firing angle when units spread out They are not a universal replacement for cavalry or Camels, and an exposed ranged group can be pressured by mounted units. Do not let Halberdiers reach the throwers before the frontline has engaged them