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Role and stats #

Ignores 50% armor; ×1.5 damage against infantry. These are base stats before researched bonuses.

Role: Ignores 50% armor; ×1.5 damage against infantry
Branch: Ranged
Recruit at: Archery Range level 13
Cost per unit: 630 Food, 158 Wood, 76 Metal
Base training: 6m
Health / Armor / Damage: 120 / 20 / 33
Counters: ×1.5 versus infantry
Armor ignored: 50%
PvP cargo capacity: 15

Recruitment unlock: Crossbow Engineering: University level 13, 38,000 Crystals, 28h 10m. Archery Range details.

Training at each facility level #

One batch is active per facility; additional batches wait in order. Times below are per unit, before active VIP; lower facility levels cannot recruit this unit.

Crossbowman training times, before VIP
Facility level	Time per unit	Change from base
13	4m 33.6s	−24%
14	4m 26.4s	−26%
15	4m 19.2s	−28%
16	4m 12s	−30%
17	4m 4.8s	−32%
18	3m 57.6s	−34%
19	3m 50.4s	−36%
20	3m 43.2s	−38%
21	3m 36s	−40%
22	3m 28.8s	−42%
23	3m 21.6s	−44%
24	3m 14.4s	−46%
25	3m 7.2s	−48%

Every research upgrade #

Each rank gives another 5% to its own stat; ranks I–V total +25% per stat. Research is account-wide, permanent, and completes offline.

Crossbowman individual research projects
Upgrade	Stat	Rank bonus	Resulting Regular stat	University	Extra facility gate	Crystal cost	Time	Prerequisite
Health I	Health	+5% total	126	13	None	100	30m	Crossbow Engineering
Health II	Health	+10% total	132	13	None	550	2h	Crossbow Engineering, Health I
Health III	Health	+15% total	138	13	None	1,900	4h 30m	Crossbow Engineering, Health II, Veteran
Health IV	Health	+20% total	144	18	None	5,800	8h	Crossbow Engineering, Health III
Health V	Health	+25% total	150	25	None	15,450	12h 30m	Crossbow Engineering, Health IV, Elite
Armor I	Armor	+5% total	21	13	None	100	30m	Crossbow Engineering
Armor II	Armor	+10% total	22	13	None	550	2h	Crossbow Engineering, Armor I
Armor III	Armor	+15% total	23	13	None	1,900	4h 30m	Crossbow Engineering, Armor II, Veteran
Armor IV	Armor	+20% total	24	18	None	5,800	8h	Crossbow Engineering, Armor III
Armor V	Armor	+25% total	25	25	None	15,450	12h 30m	Crossbow Engineering, Armor IV, Elite
Damage I	Damage	+5% total	34.65	13	None	100	30m	Crossbow Engineering
Damage II	Damage	+10% total	36.3	13	None	550	2h	Crossbow Engineering, Damage I
Damage III	Damage	+15% total	37.95	13	None	1,900	4h 30m	Crossbow Engineering, Damage II, Veteran
Damage IV	Damage	+20% total	39.6	18	None	5,800	8h	Crossbow Engineering, Damage III
Damage V	Damage	+25% total	41.25	25	None	15,450	12h 30m	Crossbow Engineering, Damage IV, Elite

Veteran and Elite improvements #

Research the rank, then convert existing stationed units in their recruiting building. Conversion costs below are per unit, in addition to the one-time Crystal research cost. Veteran adds +20% base Armor and Damage; Elite adds +40%. Health is unaffected by equipment.

Crossbowman equipment unlocks and conversion costs
Conversion	Facility level	Rank research	University	Research Crystals	Research time	Research prerequisites	Conversion cost / unit
Regular → Veteran	10	Veteran	13	550	2h	Health II, Armor II, Damage II	864 Metal, 315 Food
Veteran → Elite	18	Elite	18	5,800	8h	Health IV, Armor IV, Damage IV, Veteran	1,296 Metal, 473 Food

Crossbowman Regular, Veteran, and Elite stats
Equipment	Stat research	Health	Armor	Damage
Regular	No stat research	120	20	33
Regular	All three stat tracks rank V	150	25	41.25
Veteran	No stat research	120	24	39.6
Veteran	All three stat tracks rank V	150	29	47.85
Elite	No stat research	120	28	46.2
Elite	All three stat tracks rank V	150	33	54.45

Crossbowman improvement times before active VIP
Facility level	Regular → Veteran / unit	Veteran → Elite / unit
10	2m 27.6s	Requires level 18
11	2m 24s	Requires level 18
12	2m 20.4s	Requires level 18
13	2m 16.8s	Requires level 18
14	2m 13.2s	Requires level 18
15	2m 9.6s	Requires level 18
16	2m 6s	Requires level 18
17	2m 2.4s	Requires level 18
18	1m 58.8s	2m 58.2s
19	1m 55.2s	2m 52.8s
20	1m 51.6s	2m 47.4s
21	1m 48s	2m 42s
22	1m 44.4s	2m 36.6s
23	1m 40.8s	2m 31.2s
24	1m 37.2s	2m 25.8s
25	1m 33.6s	2m 20.4s

Learn the system #

Planning an army? Add Crossbowman to the Army Planner to total costs, training time and cargo for a whole force.

Rules reference. Values come from the game rules at revision 999310651f (snapshot e5f090b681, checked 5 October 2026). Base values exclude conditional bonuses such as VIP and active monuments. Numbers can change between playtest updates.