Learn Ranger unit stats, research cost (1125 experience), and special attributes in Captain Blood. Superb support units with excellent range.
Availability: Barracks / Arbor Lodge
Stats:
- Mana Cost: 25
- Research: 1125 experience
- Attack: 4
- Range: 3
- Defense: 2
- Move: 3
- Hit Points: 25
Special Attributes:
- Free movement in brambles, foliage, marsh, and rough land.
- Attacks with an axe in melee and a bow at a distance. The axe appears to have a more frequent attack rate than the bow.
Summary:
Rangers are superb support units in Captain Blood that possess excellent range and mostly uninhibited movement in many difficult terrain types. While they lack any abilities outside of their free movement bonuses, they are a solid choice for positioning behind melee troops due to their very respectable ranged attack. Rangers can force melee attackers to break formation by firing at them from afar and maintain their usefulness for most of the game.
- Position Rangers behind melee troops to take advantage of their ranged attack.
- Utilize their free movement in difficult terrain to outmaneuver opponents.
- The axe attack appears to be faster than the bow attack.
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