Mounted Crossbowman

Overview

A heavily armed ranged cavalry unit with strong attacks but a slower firing cadence.

Availability and investment

Mounted Crossbowman becomes available in Castle Age. Its listed production context is Regional roster. The listed cost is 40 Wood, 65 Gold and the training time is 40 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.

• Upgrade path: Mounted Crossbowman → Heavy Mounted Crossbowman (where available)

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.

• Ranged attack: 7
• Hit points: 45
• Melee armor: 2
• Pierce armor: 0
• Ranged attack: 7
• Range: 4
• Line of sight: 6
• Reload time: 2.5 seconds
• Movement speed: 1.25
• Accuracy: 80%

Field use

Preserve space between this unit and melee attackers so it can keep firing. Pair it with a screen, focus fire on reachable targets, and avoid letting a faster force surround it.

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: Archer
• Armor class: Cavalry
• Armor class: Cavalry archer
• Mounted Crossbowman deals +1 bonus damage to units in the Spearman class