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Role and stats #

×1.5 damage against infantry. These are base stats before researched bonuses.

Role: ×1.5 damage against infantry
Branch: Ranged
Recruit at: Archery Range level 3
Cost per unit: 360 Food, 90 Wood
Base training: 2m
Health / Armor / Damage: 80 / 5 / 19
Counters: ×1.5 versus infantry
Armor ignored: 0%
PvP cargo capacity: 15

Recruitment unlock: Bow Training: University level 3, 950 Crystals, 1h 30m. 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.

Light Archer training times, before VIP
Facility level	Time per unit	Change from base
3	1m 55.2s	−4%
4	1m 52.8s	−6%
5	1m 50.4s	−8%
6	1m 48s	−10%
7	1m 45.6s	−12%
8	1m 43.2s	−14%
9	1m 40.8s	−16%
10	1m 38.4s	−18%
11	1m 36s	−20%
12	1m 33.6s	−22%
13	1m 31.2s	−24%
14	1m 28.8s	−26%
15	1m 26.4s	−28%
16	1m 24s	−30%
17	1m 21.6s	−32%
18	1m 19.2s	−34%
19	1m 16.8s	−36%
20	1m 14.4s	−38%
21	1m 12s	−40%
22	1m 9.6s	−42%
23	1m 7.2s	−44%
24	1m 4.8s	−46%
25	1m 2.4s	−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.

Light Archer individual research projects
Upgrade	Stat	Rank bonus	Resulting Regular stat	University	Extra facility gate	Crystal cost	Time	Prerequisite
Health I	Health	+5% total	84	3	None	100	30m	Bow Training
Health II	Health	+10% total	88	7	None	550	2h	Bow Training, Health I
Health III	Health	+15% total	92	12	None	1,900	4h 30m	Bow Training, Health II, Veteran
Health IV	Health	+20% total	96	18	None	5,800	8h	Bow Training, Health III
Health V	Health	+25% total	100	25	None	15,450	12h 30m	Bow Training, Health IV, Elite
Armor I	Armor	+5% total	5.25	3	None	100	30m	Bow Training
Armor II	Armor	+10% total	5.5	7	None	550	2h	Bow Training, Armor I
Armor III	Armor	+15% total	5.75	12	None	1,900	4h 30m	Bow Training, Armor II, Veteran
Armor IV	Armor	+20% total	6	18	None	5,800	8h	Bow Training, Armor III
Armor V	Armor	+25% total	6.25	25	None	15,450	12h 30m	Bow Training, Armor IV, Elite
Damage I	Damage	+5% total	19.95	3	None	100	30m	Bow Training
Damage II	Damage	+10% total	20.9	7	None	550	2h	Bow Training, Damage I
Damage III	Damage	+15% total	21.85	12	None	1,900	4h 30m	Bow Training, Damage II, Veteran
Damage IV	Damage	+20% total	22.8	18	None	5,800	8h	Bow Training, Damage III
Damage V	Damage	+25% total	23.75	25	None	15,450	12h 30m	Bow Training, 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.

Light Archer equipment unlocks and conversion costs
Conversion	Facility level	Rank research	University	Research Crystals	Research time	Research prerequisites	Conversion cost / unit
Regular → Veteran	10	Veteran	7	550	2h	Health II, Armor II, Damage II	450 Metal, 180 Food
Veteran → Elite	18	Elite	18	5,800	8h	Health IV, Armor IV, Damage IV, Veteran	675 Metal, 270 Food

Light Archer Regular, Veteran, and Elite stats
Equipment	Stat research	Health	Armor	Damage
Regular	No stat research	80	5	19
Regular	All three stat tracks rank V	100	6.25	23.75
Veteran	No stat research	80	6	22.8
Veteran	All three stat tracks rank V	100	7.25	27.55
Elite	No stat research	80	7	26.6
Elite	All three stat tracks rank V	100	8.25	31.35

Light Archer improvement times before active VIP
Facility level	Regular → Veteran / unit	Veteran → Elite / unit
10	0h 0m 49.2s	Requires level 18
11	0h 0m 48s	Requires level 18
12	0h 0m 46.8s	Requires level 18
13	0h 0m 45.6s	Requires level 18
14	0h 0m 44.4s	Requires level 18
15	0h 0m 43.2s	Requires level 18
16	0h 0m 42s	Requires level 18
17	0h 0m 40.8s	Requires level 18
18	0h 0m 39.6s	0h 0m 59.4s
19	0h 0m 38.4s	0h 0m 57.6s
20	0h 0m 37.2s	0h 0m 55.8s
21	0h 0m 36s	0h 0m 54s
22	0h 0m 34.8s	0h 0m 52.2s
23	0h 0m 33.6s	0h 0m 50.4s
24	0h 0m 32.4s	0h 0m 48.6s
25	0h 0m 31.2s	0h 0m 46.8s

Learn the system #

Planning an army? Add Light Archer 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.