| “ | Ranged infantry wielding a javelin to fend off lightly armored enemies. | ” |
The Bedouin Skirmisher is a unique light ranged infantry unit of the Ayyubids in Age of Empires IV: The Sultans Ascend. It can only be obtained from the House of Wisdom through the Bazaar branch of the Trade Wing as one of the potential tickets. The cost and amount of units obtained depend on the Age in which the Trade Wing was researched. The Bedouin Skirmisher has an attack bonus versus light infantry units. Bedouin Skirmishers are upgraded for free upon reaching the next Age.
Like all Ayyubid infantry, they can build Mangonels and Springalds in addition to Battering Rams and Siege Towers with no research required.
Training method[]
The cost and number of units created depends on when Bazaar was researched:
| Advancing to | Gold cost | Number of units | Gold per unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feudal Age | 150 | 2 | 75 |
| Castle Age | 350 | 5 | 70 |
| Imperial Age or further | 425 | 8 | 53 |
Tactics[]
Bedouin Skirmishers function similarly to Archers, with an attack bonus against light infantry, including Spearmen. Unlike Archers, this bonus is more general, and applies to all light infantry, allowing the Bedouin Skirmisher to deal bonus damage to Archers, Crossbowmen, and Handcannoneers. As a result, they serve as a more generalized unit that fares well against many types of units.
However, their inability to be trained and reliance on random trades at the House of Wisdom makes them difficult to utilize, and nearly impossible to mass, as the player can never guarantee how many will be available in any given game.
Further statistics[]
| Strengths and weaknesses | |
|---|---|
| Strong vs. | Light infantry |
| Weak vs. | Cavalry |
| Technologies | |
|---|---|
| Attack |  Steeled Arrow (+1) Balanced Projectiles (+1) Platecutter Point (+1) Sultan's Mamluks (+25% for 10s after killing a unit)
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| Armor |  Fitted Leatherwork (+1 melee) Insulated Helm (+1 melee) Master Smiths (+1 melee) Iron Undermesh (+1 ranged) Wedge Rivets (+1 ranged) Angled Surfaces (+1 ranged)
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 Movement speed
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Sultan's Mamluks (+20% for 10s after killing a unit)
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| Creation speed |  Military Academy (+33%)
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| Ability |  Infantry Support (+3/+3 armor to nearby camels)
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| Aura and ability enhancements | |
|---|---|
 Range
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 Wall Defense (+1)
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| Damage resistance | Wall Defense (-25% ranged, -50% siege)
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Note: Bedouin Skirmishers do not benefit from Incendiary Arrows.
Dialogue lines[]
Bedouin Skirmishers use the Abbasid Archer voice lines.
Changelog[]
- Originally, the Bedouin Skirmisher had 70/84/101 hit points and dealt 7/9/11 damage, with +7/+9/+11 bonus damage. With patch 11.1.1201, hit points were increased to 80/96/115, damage to 8/10/12, and bonus damage to +8/+10/+12
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