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How do you counter massed Longbowmen? This has to be the single most asked question on Age of Empires 2 forums amongst new players. An army of longbowmen. A solid combo, but not impossible to counter at all. At 70 HP this means Huskarls stand 70 volleys before going down.

Longbowman aoe2

It is a foot archer with extra attack. Longbowmen can be upgraded to Elite Longbowmen in the Imperial Age. Longbowmen and Briton Arbalesters function very similarly. As such, the tactics apply to both of them unless stated otherwise. Like all archer units, Longbowmen work best in a group. While a single Longbowman does not present much of a threat, a group can be a deadly force as they can mow down opposing forces from long range before they can even attack. Longbowmen firing from behind walls can prove valuable for base defense. With the protection of infantry or cavalry , Briton foot archers can hold their ground against most units, taking a fearful toll of enemy troops while supporting the frontliners. A group of them can also perform hit-and-run techniques, killing the closest enemy while backing up constantly. Of course, they cannot do that as effectively as Cavalry Archers , and will struggle especially against cavalry. On the other hand, when focus-firing individual targets as a group, lacking Thumb Ring can prevent overkilling a target.

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I mainly play britons and think It is super Op But lose so many times cuz my brain and hand is handiccc. Some of civs are using their UU for best winning strategies. It means both are overlapped. It looks strange for users who wanna feel historical character of game Briton should use longbow So we have to make some way for showing longbow frequently. I really wanna use longbow even he has same specification compared to Xbow! You know what is OP? There is also the near 0 ping we have nowadays with the Server based system.

How do you counter massed Longbowmen? This has to be the single most asked question on Age of Empires 2 forums amongst new players. An army of longbowmen. A solid combo, but not impossible to counter at all. At 70 HP this means Huskarls stand 70 volleys before going down. By far the easiest way to decimate an army of Longbowmen. Make sure you do both armor upgrades though. With 8 base armor they still pack a punch, but the difference per armor upgrade is withstanding 24, 35 or 70 arrows.

Longbowman aoe2

It is a foot archer with extra attack. Longbowmen can be upgraded to Elite Longbowmen in the Imperial Age. Longbowmen and Briton Arbalesters function very similarly. As such, the tactics apply to both of them unless stated otherwise.

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Although they can be stopped by Halberdiers, an army uniquely composed of Longbowmen is an easy prey. Jun 15, 7, 14 38 Shortcuts General Discussion. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Still, Trebuchets should always be brought to sieges, especially since Warwolf was introduced in The Forgotten. Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar. Most arrows will strike their target, while stray arrows may damage nearby enemies. Their archers gain bonus range in the Castle and Imperial Age and are trained faster. TheViper An army of longbowmen. Not quite as good as the Huskarl, but keep in mind it also has a much higher attack and speed.

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Resources and Downloads. Close Privacy Overview This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. A Guide for Beginners. ELs were deadly back then that is why I think they didn't get thumb-ring same as Frank don't get bloodline. Do you think that longbows are rellay Op units in competitive games? Search Advanced search…. It does not store any personal data. Search forums. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. On the other hand, when focus-firing individual targets as a group, lacking Thumb Ring can prevent overkilling a target.