Scorpion

SiegeCastle

Siege Weapon with ranged pass through attack, but cannot attack at close range. Strong vs. large groups of units. Weak vs. Siege Weapons and units at close range.

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Hit points

Attack

11 Pierce

Armor

0 / 7

melee / pierce

Speed

0.65

range 7

Cost

75W75G

Training time30s

Attack speed3.6s

Line of sight9

Combat detail

Hit points40

Attack (Pierce)11

Range7

Melee armor0

Pierce armor7

Minimum range2

Attack delay0.16s

Frame delay12 frames

Armor classes

Siege UnitsUnblockable Melee (Armor-ignoring melee attack against units, but not against buildings)

Fully upgraded

Every generic upgrade that reaches this unit — blacksmith, university, stable, archery range, barracks, dock and monastery — researched.

Range78+1

Upgrade bill

500F600W

Siege Engineers

Civilization bonuses and unique techs are not included — pick a civ on the battle simulator to see which of these it actually has.

Notes

Upgrades: range, attack, accuracy (University); to Heavy Scorpion (Siege Workshop); more resistant to Monks (Monastery).

Attack bonuses

Extra damage against specific armor classes

vs All Buildings+3

vs Elephants+7

vs High Pierce Armor Siege Units+1

vs Infantry+1

Strong and weak against are computed by this site from attack classes, armour and cost — the game files ship no counter list. See the counter analysis for the full working.