Woad Raider

Overview

Fast infantry suited to flanking and catching slower troops.

Availability and investment

Woad Raider becomes available in Castle Age. Its listed production context is Celts. The listed cost is 70 Food, 25 Gold and the training time is 10 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: 70
• Melee armor: 0
• Pierce armor: 1
• Line of sight: 5
• Reload time: 2 seconds

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
• Woad Raider deals +2 bonus damage to units in the Shock infantry class
• Woad Raider deals +2 bonus damage to units in the Standard building class

Related unit plan: Woad Raider fast-infantry flank

Woad Raider: Woad Raiders are unusually fast infantry, which lets them raid and force fights better than a slower sword line. Their mobility can create pressure on a side of the base while the main army contests the center Scout a route around the enemy army, then send Woad Raiders toward isolated workers or exposed production. Keep them moving between targets and regroup when a larger force responds, using their speed to choose where the next engagement occurs Fast movement does not make them safe against ranged units or heavy cavalry. Avoid charging a fortified base and do not keep the raiders in a fight they cannot leave