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This article is about the the unit in Age of Mythology: Retold - Immortal Pillars. For the unit in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - The Three Kingdoms, see Fire Archer (Age of Empires II). |
| “ | Counter infantry. Ranged soldier good against infantry and decent against buildings. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
The Fire Archer is a ranged soldier in Age of Mythology: Retold - Immortal Pillars, available to the Chinese at the Machine Workshop starting in the Classical Age.
Special abilities[]
Searing Point (Passive, requires Scorching Feathers): Projectiles reduce enemy unit armor. (Reduces 1% hack / 1% pierce armor on every hit which resets after 5 seconds)
Tactics[]
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Fire Archers are not cost- or population-effective against most units, without the help of powerful myth technologies like Scorching Feathers and Southern Fire. They are best used as support troops and siege alternatives for Classical Age rushes.
Further statistics[]
Strengths and weaknesses[]
| Strengths and weaknesses | |
|---|---|
| Strong vs. |  Buildings,  Infantry
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| Weak vs. |  Cavalry,  Peltast,  Slinger,  Huskarl,  Turma,  Wuzu Javelineer
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Upgrades[]
| Age | Upgrade | Upgrades to | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Medium Ranged Soldiers
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Medium Fire Archer | 150 wood, 150 gold 20 seconds |
+10% hit points, +10% damage, +1 Line of Sight |
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 Heavy Ranged Soldiers
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Heavy Fire Archer | 300 wood, 300 gold 30 seconds |
+10% hit points, +15% damage, +1 Line of Sight |
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 Champion Ranged Soldiers
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Champion Fire Archer | 500 wood, 400 gold 40 seconds |
+10% hit points, +20% damage, +1 Line of Sight |
God bonuses[]
- Fuxi: Yang Blessing increases damage by +10%.
General technologies[]
- Copper Weapons, Bronze Weapons, Iron Weapons: +10% attack.
- Copper Armor, Bronze Armor, Iron Armor: -10% hack vulnerability.
- Copper Shields, Bronze Shields, Iron Shields: -10% pierce vulnerability.
- Burning Pitch: +3 damage multiplier against buildings, +1.5 damage multiplier against ships
- Ballistics: fires more accurately at moving enemy targets.
Myth technologies[]
- Divine Books (Xuannü): Trained +50% faster at Training Yards
- Reincarnation (Xuannü): One Fire Archer is spawned for every five killed
- Scorching Feathers (Nüba): -5% reload time; Strips 1% hack / 1% pierce armor of enemy per hit for 5 seconds
- Leizu's Silk (Huangdi): +10% hit points and -10% hack vulnerability
- Southern Fire (Zhurong): +10% damage, deals 1.2 divine over 6 seconds
Relics[]
- Arrows of Heracles: +5% attack.
- Bow of Artemis: -10% cost.
- Feather of Bifang: +0.2 attack multiplier vs. buildings.
- Girdle of Hippolyta: +10% hit points.
- Pelt of Argus: +6 Line of Sight.
- Thundercloud Shawl: -5% pierce vulnerability.
- Ullr's Bow: +1 Line of Sight and range.
- Wuhao, Bow of Huangdi: Apply 15% snare for 2 seconds.
Changelog[]
Immortal Pillars[]
- Initially, Fire Archers have a range of 17 and deal 4.5 pierce damage, with a multiplier of 3× vs. buildings and 1.5× vs. infantry.
- With update 18.12962, Fire Archers deal 5 pierce damage, with a multiplier of 4× vs. buildings.
- With update 18.21333, Fire Archers have a range of 16 and deal 4 pierce damage, with a multiplier of 6× vs. buildings and 3× vs. infantry.
In-game dialogue[]
- Select 1 准备就绪 / 準備就緒 Zhǔnbèi jiùxù - Ready
- Select 2 请下命令 / 請下命令 Qǐng xià mìnglìng - Please command
- Select 3 好的 Hǎo de - Ok
- Move 1 遵命 Zūnmìng - Affirmative
- Move 2 行 Xíng - Okay
- Attack 1 前进 / 前進 Qiánjìn! - Advance!
- Attack 2 开战 / 開戰 Kāizhàn! - To battle!
- Attack 3 攻击! / 攻擊! Gōngjī! - Attack!
History[]
| “ | The Chinese were the first to invent gunpowder; however, at first the inventors were unsure of how to implement the substance in warfare. Evidence suggests that fire arrows, along with firebombs, were among the first ever gunpowder weapons used in battle. Even before the invention of fire arrows, the Chinese were renowned archers, and they placed significant emphasis on the practice. For example, archery was one of the Six Noble Arts of the Zhou dynasty. The mythological hero Houyi was also a renowned archer, famous for shooting nine of the ten suns of Chinese mythology. Archery remained a relevant skill in Chinese culture for centuries. |
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| —In-game help section | ||
Trivia[]
- Despite the mention of gunpowder in the in-game history section, the technology was not invented until the Song dynasty (with many developments of gunpowder weaponry made during the Jin–Song wars). However, the use of incendiary arrows (also called flaming arrows) was a common practice in archery during antiquity, with resin, oil, and sulfur being common materials applied to arrows. This is different from the historical fire arrows, which were rocket-propelled and utilized gunpowder. The in-game Fire Archer seems to use incendiary arrows rather than rocket-propelled ones.
Gallery[]
Close-up of a Fire Archer
Close-up of a Medium Fire Archer
Close-up of a Heavy Fire Archer
Close-up of a Champion Fire Archer
Views of the Fire Archer
Views of the Medium Fire Archer with Copper Armory upgrades
Views of the Heavy Fire Archer with Bronze Armory upgrades
Views of the Champion Fire Archer with Iron Armory upgrades
