Mangonel line

Overview

A stone-throwing engine whose projectiles can punish tightly grouped armies and buildings.

Availability and investment

Mangonel line becomes available in Mangonel: Castle Age · Onager: Imperial Age · Siege Onager: Imperial Age. Its listed production context is Siege Workshop. The listed cost is Mangonel: 160 Wood, 135 Gold · Onager: 160 Wood, 135 Gold · Siege Onager: 160 Wood, 135 Gold and the training time is Mangonel: 46 seconds · Onager: 46 seconds · Siege Onager: 46 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.

• Attack: Mangonel: 40 · Onager: 55 · Siege Onager: 75
• Hit points: Mangonel: 50 · Onager: 60 · Siege Onager: 70
• Melee armor: Mangonel: 0 · Onager: 0 · Siege Onager: 0
• Pierce armor: Mangonel: 6 · Onager: 8 · Siege Onager: 8
• Range: Mangonel: 7 · Onager: 8 · Siege Onager: 8
• Line of sight: Mangonel: 9 · Onager: 10 · Siege Onager: 10
• Reload time: Mangonel: 6 seconds · Onager: 6 seconds · Siege Onager: 6 seconds
• Movement speed: Mangonel: 0.6 · Onager: 0.6 · Siege Onager: 0.6
• Accuracy: Mangonel: 100% · Onager: 100% · Siege Onager: 100%

Field use

Protect the siege engine while it closes on its target. Its value comes from creating pressure against structures or clustered forces, so give it an escort and a clear objective instead of sending it forward alone.