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Royal Longbowmen

BT5 · No masteryRangedArcher
315Base Leadership
Leadership Doctrine
Standard-16% leadership264
Premium-10% leadership283

Attributes

Basic

Health
2,715
Strength
24
Speed
5
Labour
2.88

Attack

Piercing damage
2,064
Piercing armour pen.
1,966

Defence

Piercing defence
475
Slashing defence
468
Blunt defence
260

Strength

Where this unit shines, by fight type

WIPBlob, Flank, Skirmish and Duelling ratings coming soon.

Skill Tree Veterancy nodes unlocked as the unit levels. Hover or focus a node for detail.

Recommended veterancyTop Line

Filled nodes show the recommended points, out of each node's max.

Effect: Each level increases Piercing Damage by 50Max level 1
Effect: Each level increses Piercing Armour Penetration by 5%Max level 3
Effect: Each level increases Piercing Damage by 2%Max level 3
Effect: Each level increases Max Range by 3mMax level 3
Effect: Each level increases Damage against Ranged Units 10%Max level 1
Effect: Heavy Piercing Arrow reduces enemy units' Defense against all damage types for 5 s. Each level increases the Defense reduction from Heavy Piercing Arrow hits by 3%Max level 3
Effect: Each level increases Lightfeather Arrow's firing speed by 5%Max level 3
Effect: Each level increases Precision Arrow's damage to infantry by 5%Max level 3
Effect: Increases Max Range by 7 m. Unit designation is changed to: Royal Longbowmen - SovereignMax level 1
Effect: Each level increases Health by 3%Max level 3
Effect: Each level increases Piercing Damage by 2%Max level 3
Effect: Each level increases Ammo by 10%Max level 3
Effect: Each level reduces ranged damage taken by 5%Max level 3
Effect: Each level reduces [Skyfall Volley] cooldown by 2sMax level 2
Effect: Each level increases [Skyfall Volley] damage by 5%Max level 3
Effect: Reduces [Skyfall Volley] cooldown by 8s Unit designation is changed to: Royal Longbowmen - Rain of DeathMax level 1

Skills

1

King's Mandate

Orders Units to attack enemies near the designated area Base Cooldown: 2s Base Duration: Permanent

2

Skyfall Volley

Launches several waves of arcing arrow rain at enemies within the target area, dealing increased damage. This skill can only be used within a fixed distance band and does not extend with base attack range. Base Cooldown: 28s Base Duration: 5s

Formations

Dispersed 1

A loose formation that reduces unit vulnerability to range weapons.

Wings

The unit splits into two echelons to enhance combat strength.

Unique doctrines The unit's own doctrine slots from the game data. Amya's picks live in the guide below.

  • Royal Longbowmen-Marching QuiverRare
  • Royal Longbowmen-Power VolleyEpic
  • Royal Longbowmen-Routing RainEpic

Guide

Playstyle

  1. Usual archer playstyle, press 1 is the main dps spell

Doctrines

Highest level you can.

Mandatory

  • Artemis (Apply during press1, double shoot, exploits same low-count / high-armor angle)
  • Precision Doctrine V (+120 piercing DMG, +80 piercing AP, +9% rate of fire)
  • Projectile Doctrine V (+60% ammo, +50 piercing AP)
  • Unit Damage Doctrine V (+120 unit DMG, +80 all-type)
  • Their Unique Doc for +15% Range and DMG

Top Pick

  • Epic Archery Doctrine IV (+100 piercing DMG)

Filler

  • LDS Doctrine (alt for piercing DMG if needed)
  • Whistling Arrow Doctrine V (alt for piercing, bleed on low-count / high-armor targets)
  • Bowmanship Doctrine V (Arrow Rain deals 75% of unit’s base piercing per hit, +150 piercing DMG)

Usual archer build but less value on artemis and arrow rain as the longbow as spell of it’s own