Weak health (6,000), but creates fire-based area damage. Excellent for clearing walls. Support & Specialized Units Engineer (30 Gold):
European units require both gold and specific weapons produced by your blacksmiths, armorers, tanners, and fletchers. They form the backbone of traditional siege and defense strategies. Wood & Leather Tier Cost: 12 Gold, 1 Bow Health: Low (15) Damage: Low (Varies by distance) Speed: Fast (4/5) Special: Can mount walls; fire arrows when near braziers. Spearman Cost: 8 Gold, 1 Spear Health: Low (20) Damage: Low (1.5) Speed: Medium-Fast (3.5/5) Special: Can dig/fill moats; push down enemy ladders. Iron & Chainmail Tier Maceman Cost: 20 Gold, 1 Mace, 1 Leather Armor Health: Medium (40) Damage: Medium-High (4) Speed: Fast (4/5) Special: Can scale walls using enemy ladders. Pikeman Cost: 20 Gold, 1 Pike, 1 Metal Armor Health: Very High (90) Damage: Medium (2.5) Speed: Slow (1.5/5)
Extremely cheap, fast, and completely unarmored. Their sole purpose is to run to enemy walls and plant ladders, allowing regular infantry like Macemen and Spearmen to scale the fortifications. stronghold crusader unit stats
Winning battle scenarios relies entirely on using unit stats to exploit enemy weaknesses.
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On the fifth day, a pitched battle formed in the field beyond. The Crusaders had massed their knights for a charge that would either fell the walls by breaking the men defending them, or break the men entirely. Salim counted his defenders, measured his odds, and chose not to meet the charge head-on. He drew them into the dunes where the ground betrayed horses and the archers could place bolt after bolt from covered positions. The knights threw themselves at trick lines of clay and boulders; many fell exhausted, some broke a wheel in the sand, and others simply drowned under a hail of precise missiles.
The ultimate defensive unit. Crossbowmen pierce heavy plate armor with ease. Station them on towers alongside shields to create an impenetrable defense against late-game rushes. 5. Pikeman Cost: 20 Gold, 1 Pike, 1 Metal Armor Health: Very High Damage: Medium Speed: Slow Special Abilities: Can dig trenches. Weak health (6,000), but creates fire-based area damage
Engineers and Tunnelers are trained at the Engineer's Guild and Tunneler's Guild respectively.
The most versatile unit in the game. They can fire while moving, allowing you to kite slower infantry indefinitely. Arabian Swordsman Cost: 80 Gold Speed: Medium Armor: High Attack: High They form the backbone of traditional siege and
Here is the story behind the in Stronghold Crusader , told from a designer’s and player’s perspective.
Early defense, castle wall garrison, clearing unarmored targets. Spearman Cost: 8 Gold, 1 Spear Health: Low Damage: Low Speed: Medium-Fast