Stealth Archer

Stealth Archer
Unit information
Introduced in	Age of Empires
Type	Archer
Age	Tool Age
Training
Trained at	Archery Range
Food	40
Gold	20
Statistics
Hit points	75
Pierce attack	10
Reload time	1.4
Range	7
Melee armor	0
Pierce armor	0
Speed	2

“	Special forces versed in camouflage, swimming, archery and amphibious landings. When you see trees on water, it's the ancient marines!	”
—In-game description in the Definitive Edition

The Stealth Archer is a cheat unit in Age of Empires that can only be spawned by typing the cheat code "DARK RAIN". They start out with 75 hit points, no armor, 7 range, and 10 attack.

They can walk over water and, when not moving, turn into trees. If played as the Hittites, the unit deals 11 damage instead of 10. If played as the Assyrians, the firing rate increases by 33%. It is also available in the Scenario Editor (since the Definitive Edition).

When Stealth Archers are neither moving nor attacking, they visually appear as trees only to human players. They are still visible on the minimap as units, and they can still be detected normally as units by enemy units and buildings. Other than various tree models under cover, their exposed model is that of the Composite Bowman.

Upgrades

Iron Age

• Alchemy: increases attack by 1.
• Ballistics: increases accuracy.

Gallery

Stealth Archers under cover in Return of Rome

Stealth Archers upon breaking cover in Return of Rome

Stealth Archers transitioning from under cover to exposed in the original game