Arbalest
Age	Imperial Age
Trained at	Archery Range
Type	Archer
Cost	25 Wood, 45 Gold
HP	40
Attack	6
Range	5
Armor	0
Pierce Armor	0
Speed	Slow
Upgraded From	Crossbowman
Upgraded To	N/A

The Arbalest is a powerful ranged Archer unit available in Age of Empires II. It is the upgrade of the Crossbowman and the most powerful non-unique unit archer. Arbalests are very good at slowing down massed infantry, as well as inflicting severe damage. They are vulnerable to cavalry as they can close the distance with the fragile Arbalest before taking too much damage. As such they should be delpoyed with an escort. Arbalests are usually available to archer-based civilizations such as the Briton and Chinese. They are only unavailable to Celts, Franks, Goths, Huns, Persians, Spanish, Teutons and Turks.

HistoryEdit

Arbalests were a particularly heavy and powerful type of crossbow developed in the mid-to-late Middle Ages. Thus, naming this class of soldier an "Arbalest" is incorrect since the word denotes the weapon rather than the wielder. Meanwhile, the name "Arbalist" refers to a person that shoots a crossbow.

The Conquerors ChangesEdit

Arbalests gain 3 damage against Spearmen.

Unit Evolution: Archer
Archer --> Crossbowman --> Arbalest

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