Scorpion (Chronicles)

This article is about the unit in Chronicles. For the unit in Age of Empires II, see Scorpion (Age of Empires II).

Scorpion
Unit information
Introduced in	Chronicles
Type	Siege unit
Civilization	All
Age	Classical Age
Training
Trained at	Siege Workshop
Wood	75
Gold	75
Training time	30 seconds
Statistics
Hit points	40 (Regular) 60 (Heavy)
Melee attack	0
Pierce attack	12 (Regular) 16 (Heavy)
Attack bonus	vs War elephant: +6 (Regular) +8 (Heavy) vs Building: +2 (Regular) +4 (Heavy) vs Ram: +1 (Regular) +2 (Heavy)
Reload time	3.6
Attack delay	0.21
Range	7
Minimum range	2
Accuracy	100%
Projectile speed	6
Melee armor	0 (Regular) 1 (Heavy)
Pierce armor	7 (Regular) 8 (Heavy)
Armor class	Siege weapon
Speed	0.65
Line of Sight	9
Ability	Has pass-through damage in 0.2 tiles width
Upgrades to
Upgrades to	: Heavy Scorpion
Upgrade cost	800 food, 750 wood
Upgrade time	50 seconds

“	Anti-unit siege weapon. Fires bolts that pierce multiple units.	”
—Chronicles description

The Scorpion is a Classical Age light siege unit in Chronicles, available at the Siege Workshop. It can be upgraded to the Heavy Scorpion in the Imperial Age.

Availability

Achaemenids Spartans	Athenians

Tactics

The Scorpion fires large arrow-like bolts. It is effective against groups of enemy units as the bolts cause damage to multiple units in a straight line, although only the targeted unit gets full damage; all other units hit only get half damage. Unlike Mangonels, they do not damage friendly units. This can make all the difference in a pitched close quarters battle.

Further statistics

Strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Slow-moving units like most infantry and archers, especially when they are grouped tightly
Weak vs.	Fast-moving melee units like cavalry, Mangonels

Technologies
Attack	Siege Engineers (+20% against buildings) Flaming Arrows (+1)
Range	Siege Engineers (+1)
Accuracy	Target Practice (track moving targets)
Conversion resistance	Exorcism (+4 min, +4 max) Hemlock (die upon getting converted)

Aura enhancements
Regeneration	Polemarch (+20 HP/min, requires Ephorate, Spartans only)
Attack	Strategos (+1, Athenians only)
Armor	Spearman (0/+1, requires Sparabaras, Achaemenids only)
Attack speed	Defensive Town Center (+15%, Achaemenids only) Polemarch (+15%, Spartans only)
Movement speed	Polemarch (+15%, requires Morai, Spartans only)
Creation speed	Military Town Center (+50%, Achaemenids only)
Upgrading	Military Town Center (+50% faster)

Team bonuses
Range	Khmer (+1) Romans (-1 minimum range)
Conversion resistance	Teutons (+3 min, +1 max)
Creation speed	Celts (+20%)
Upgrading	Celts (+20% faster) Portuguese (+25% faster)