Talk:Loom/@comment-219.64.64.253-20141122112830/@comment-65.28.183.104-20190618073032

Same with a Skirmisher. Indeed in a Dark Age attack from Militia, Villagers become equally durable with Loom, having the same health as a Militia, 1 less attack, but 1 more Hack Armor.

This is the most important tech to research, as with 40 HP and 1 Hack/2 Pierce Armor, very few units can two-shot villagers, even in the Imperial Age, and no non-siege unit can one-shot them. Only fully upgraded Aztec Champtions, Elite Teutonic Knights, Elite Shotel Warriors, Elite Janissaries, Khemer Elite Battle Elephants and Persian Elite War Elephants can two-shot a villager. It takes three or more hits for everything else to kill a Villager with Loom which is not a siege weapon. Burmese Champions are off by 1 attack, as are all Elite Battle Elephants which have the Blast Furnace upgrade.