Cretan Archer

Cretan Archer
Unit information
Introduced in	Chronicles: Battle for Greece
Type	Foot archer unit
Training
Trained at	Fort
Wood	60
Gold	55
Training time	16 seconds
Train limit	18
Statistics
Hit points	45
Pierce attack	8
Attack bonus	+2 vs Spearman
Reload time	2.1
Attack delay	0.72
Range	6
Accuracy	90%
Projectile speed	7
Melee armor	0
Pierce armor	1
Armor class	Archer Unique unit
Speed	0.9
Line of Sight	7

“	Unique ranged unit. Strong vs. units at long range.	”
—In-game description

The Cretan Archer is an untrainable foot archer unit in Chronicles: Battle for Greece. It is available in the Scenario Editor and present in the Battle for Greece campaign, where it is one of the bodyguard units that can be chosen in the second and third acts when playing as the Athenians and Spartans, respectively. It is the equivalent of the Bactrian Archer in the first act, although its statistics are slightly different.

Campaign appearances

Battle for Greece

• The Ionian Revolt: Several Cretan Archers serve as Aristagoras' bodyguards in his main base of operations.
• Death to Traitors: After being forced out of his Castle, Aristagoras will be accompanied by Cretan Archers.
• Earth and Water: Paros has Cretan Archers on its middle island besieged by Artemisia.
• The Battle of Marathon: Cretan Archers are available as a bodyguard unit to Themistocles and will follow him on his campaign if chosen (being available in Raise the Sails, Divine Salamis, Across the Wine-Dark Sea, Wrath of the Regent and The Fruits of Empire). If chosen, further Cretan Archers can be trained at mercenary camps across Attica. Some Cretan Archers are fielded by bandits on the western path.
• Raise the Sails: The Pirates in the eastern large island utilize Cretan Archers.
• I am Brasidas: Cretan Archers are available as a bodyguard unit to Brasidas and will follow him on his campaign (being available in Pyres on the Coast and Speeches and Spears). If the Cretan Archers aren't chosen as bodyguards, they will remain as Methone's guards and protect the Fort.
• Speeches and Spears: Potidaea trains Cretan Archers at its Fort.
• To the Wall!: If chosen as Brasidas' bodyguards, Cretan Archers are renamed as Brasideios and are available as a bodyguard unit to Lysander and will follow him on his campaign if chosen (being available in Blood and Gold and The Fall of Athens).
• Blood and Gold: The Ionian Towns employ Cretan Archers.
• The Fall of Athens: Athens is defended by Cretan Archers.

Alexander the Great

• The Battle of the Granicus: Cretan Archers number among the Greek Mercenaries that block Alexander's forces following the Persian Army's retreat.
• Unto the Breach: Cretan Archers are employed by the Persian Army in Halicarnassus.

Further statistics

As Cretan Archers are only available to the Athenians and Spartans in the campaign, only technologies that are available to them are shown in the following table:

Strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Villagers, infantry, Priestesses
Weak vs.	Skirmishers, cavalry, siege weapons

Technologies
Attack	Fletching (+1) Bodkin Arrow (+1) Bracer (+1) Flaming Arrows (+1)
Range	Fletching (+1) Bodkin Arrow (+1) Bracer (+1)
Accuracy	Thumb Ring (increases accuracy to 100% for non-moving targets) Target Practice (hit moving targets)
Armor	Padded Archer Armor (+1/+1) Leather Archer Armor (+1/+1) Ring Archer Armor (+1/+2)
Conversion resistance	Exorcism (+4 min, +4 max) Hemlock (die upon getting converted)
Attack speed	Thumb Ring (+17.6%)
Movement speed	Delian League (+10%, Athenians only)
Resource cost	Naval Policy (-15% gold, Athenians only)
Creation speed	Conscription (+33%) Naval Policy (+15%, Athenians only)

Aura enhancements
Regeneration	Polemarch (+50 HP/min, requires Ephorate, Spartans only)
Attack	Strategos (+1, Athenians only)
Attack speed	Polemarch (+15%, Spartans only)
Movement speed	Polemarch (+15%, requires Morai, Spartans only)

Alexander's Mercenary Archer

Alexander's Mercenary Archer
Unit information
Introduced in	Chronicles: Alexander the Great
Type	Foot archer unit
Civilization	Macedonians
Training
Trained at	Macedonian Command Post
Wood	30
Gold	65
Training time	16 seconds
Statistics
Hit points	45
Pierce attack	5
Attack bonus	+2 vs Spearman
Reload time	2.2
Attack delay	0.72
Range	6, 8 ()
Accuracy	90%
Projectile speed	7
Melee armor	0
Pierce armor	0
Armor class	Archer Unique unit
Speed	0.96
Line of Sight	9
Ability	Charges its attack by +5 over 30 seconds

“	Long-range Foot Archer with a charge attack. Strong vs. units at long range.	”
—In-game description

Alexander's Mercenary Archer is a special version of the unit available in the Alexander the Great campaign in Chronicles: Alexander the Great. It can be trained at the Macedonian Command Post if chosen over Alexander's Slinger in Tyre Must Fall. Its attributes are largely modified from those of the Cretan Archer and, unlike the former, it can charge its attack. It is hidden in the Scenario Editor.

It gains +3 range and +4 charged attack damage automatically when advancing to the Imperial Age.

Ability

• Charge attack: It has +5 charged attack which it recharges over 30 seconds.

Campaign appearances

Alexander the Great

• Tyre Must Fall: Alexander can make a lasting decision to choose between Alexander's Mercenary Archers or Alexander's Slingers as trainable units.

Gallery

Many views of the Cretan Archer

Video

CRETAN ARCHER (Athenians) vs EVERY UNIQUE UNIT (Total Resources) - AoE2