Stats [best]: Stronghold Crusader Unit

A slightly faster but less armored version of the European Swordsman. They are the core of any late-game Arabian assault. Fire Thrower Cost: 100 Gold Speed: Medium Armor: Low Attack: High (Area of Effect Fire)

Used to undermine and collapse enemy walls from beneath. Armor & Resistance Mechanics

| Unit | HP | Ranged Dmg | Range (tiles) | Fire Rate | Armor | Cost | Special | |------|----|------------|---------------|------------|-------|------|---------| | | 20 | 7 | 12 | Fast | 3 | 8 | Basic, low HP | | Crossbowman | 35 | 15 | 14 | Slow | 8 | 20 | Ignores partial cover | | Arabian Archer | 25 | 8 | 13 | Fast | 4 | 10 | Slightly better than archer | | Slinger | 15 | 4 | 10 | Very Fast | 2 | 6 | Low dmg, high rate | | Horse Archer | 30 | 9 | 12 | Fast | 5 | 25 | Mobile; bad in melee | | Fire Thrower | 30 | 25 (area) | 9 | Very Slow | 4 | 40 | Sets ground on fire | stronghold crusader unit stats

Mercenaries are the "quick-fix" warriors of the desert. They require , making them perfect for emergency defenses or rapid-response strikes, though they will drain your gold reserves quickly.

The Ballista is underrated. A single Ballista bolt will pierce through 5 Knights lined up, killing all of them. It is the ultimate anti-cavalry siege weapon. A slightly faster but less armored version of

Monk units are special units that can heal and buff your other units. Here are the stats for the different types of monk units:

have high damage reduction against arrows (up to 96.5% for Knights), meaning range units without armor-piercing capabilities (like Archers) are ineffective against them. Ranged Superiority European Archers are cheap, Arabian Archers Armor & Resistance Mechanics | Unit | HP

Times would come again when banners crested the horizon, but each time, men trained not only in arms but in the arithmetic of endurance. For Salim, there was no grand moral beyond the ledger he kept and the lives he tended. A fortress was an organism of people and provisions, of chances taken and withheld, and sometimes of surprise. The Crusaders had learned, and so had the walls: that the weight of a siege is equal parts stone and the stubbornness of those who refuse to let it collapse.