Crossbow Captain



Ev Digg's Thoughts:

This is a fairly weak ranged troop, but with a few added skills that can be powerful in certain situations. This is the only ranged troop that attacks multiple targets, but be aware that it only does 50% of its total damage to each target. At base level it shoots twice each turn, and if there is only 1 available target it will attack the same target twice, doing 100% of the expected damage to that one target instead of 50% of the expected damage to 2 different targets. This becomes more powerful with its special skill that allows it to shoot 3 times per turn, thereby doing 150% total damage (either to 1, 2, or 3 targets based on the situation). It also has speed 6, which allows it to attack before other slower troops each turn.

Without upgrades crossbowmen have some of the weakest attack and damage (basic) stats of any troop. When fully upgraded with 3 shots per turn it can be one of the strongest ranged troops.

It can be problematic to use crossbowmen against The Goddess Nuwa, as her resurrection occurs randomly (approximately 1 out of every 4 times she's attacked). If she's being attacked more frequently with weaker attacks it is much more likely to help her resurrect herself more often than actually cause her damage - your crossbowmen's attacks could make an enemy Nuwa stronger instead of weaker.