Talk:Throwing Axeman (Age of Empires II)/@comment-91.4.165.59-20171014040823

A lot of distaste and hate is all i see for these guys,even though they have extreme versatility

Franks want something ready to kill off pikeman.TA's do so while being more merciful on your gold stash then the fanks other anti infantry options(scorps,HC's)and they benefit from the Blacksmith attack upgrades,something you wanna have for knights anyway

The usual argument against UU is that theyre made in the 2nd most expensive building.Thanks to the franks civ boni and their good creation speed that problem is minimalistic.

Compared to Champs,TA deal much better with trash AND archers to the point of trading evenly if no micro takes place while champs fare somewhat better against Calvary thanks to their bulk and damage output.

I'd call them 1 of the best UU since they fill a hole in the french tech tree(good archer replacement)and combo greatly with the franks 1st main unit,knights(great at killing off pikes)who in turn covers the axemen's vulnerability to other H.Calvary,siege and microed archers.