| “ | Master longbowmen with increased range and damage, good vs. unarmored targets. | ” |
| —Age of Empires IV description | ||
The Wynguard Ranger is a light ranged infantry unit unique to the English in Age of Empires IV. It is produced in a batch of 6 as Wynguard Rangers at the Wynguard Palace.
Abilities[]
Place Palings (Active): The Wynguard Ranger places down defensive palings. Enemy cavalry will be stunned for 2.5 seconds and receive 25 damage when trying to charge the Wynguard Ranger. Palings disappear upon moving. 30 second cooldown.- Arrow Volley (Active, requires Arrow Volley): Activate to receive a 70% increase in attack speed for 5 seconds. 45 seconds cooldown.
Tactics[]
The Wynguard Ranger is a much more powerful alternative to the Longbowman, and can be considered an upgrade to it. It costs 27 more resources to train, but is created 80% faster. Rangers have the same abilities as Longbowmen, Place Palings and Arrow Volley. Having 9 range, it outranges all non-siege units and buildings. The Wynguard Ranger also has 30 more hit points and 4 more attack. Resources allowing, it should always be preferred over Longbowmen.
While the Ranger has the same weaknesses and strategies as the Longbowman, the higher stats allow for several key advantages. The much higher range and base damage allow better overall performance against units that the Longbow may struggle with, such as Horsemen, Men-at-Arms, and Knights. They should, however, still be wary of siege weapons like Mangonels, and be supported by durable front-line units to protect against their counters.
Unit comparison[]
 Elite Archer
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 Elite Longbowman
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 Wynguard Ranger
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| Cost | 30 food, 50 wood | 40 food, 50 wood | 75 wood, 41.67 gold |
| Time | 15 | 15 | 7.5 |
| HP | 95 | 95 | 125 |
| Ranged Attack | 8 | 9 | 12 |
| Attack vs light melee infantry | +8 | +8 | +12 |
| Range | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| Speed | 1.25 | 1.125 | 1.125 |
Further statistics[]
| Strengths and weaknesses | |
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| Strong vs. | Light melee infantry, |
| Weak vs. | Horsemen, Lancers, Mangonels, Javelin Throwers |
| Conditional matchups | Horse Archers, Crossbowmen, Handcannoneers |
| Technologies | |
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| Attack |  Steeled Arrow (+1) Balanced Projectiles (+1) Platecutter Point (+1) Incendiary Arrows (+20%)
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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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| Creation speed |  Military Academy (+33%)
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| Ability |  Siege Engineering (Can build Battering Rams and Siege Towers) Arrow Volley (Grants Arrow Volley ability)
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| Aura enhancements | |
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| Range |  Wall Defense (+2)
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| Damage resistance | Wall Defense (-25% ranged, -50% siege)
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| Attack speed |  Network of Castles (+20%, or +40% with Network of Citadels) Arrow Volley (+70% for 5 seconds)
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| Line of Sight |  Set up Camp (+30%)
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Dialogue lines[]
Wynguard Rangers share their dialogue lines with the Longbowman.
- Main article: Longbowman (Age of Empires IV)/Dialogue lines
Changelog[]
- Originally, Wynguard Palace can train "Wynguard Rangers", consisting of 3 Handcannoneers and 3 Crossbowmen. With update 6.0.878, they train literal Wynguard Rangers.
- Originally, Wynguard Rangers trained in 50 seconds. With patch 10.1.48, they train in 45 seconds.
Wynguard Rangers before Season Four[]
The Wynguard Rangers was an army available at the Wynguard Palace in Age of Empires IV, and consisted of 3 Crossbowmen and 3 Handcannoneers.
If trained individually, these units would cost 600 food, 480 gold. Resources saved for each Wynguard Rangers (compared to purchasing individually): 400 (67%) food, 380 (79%) gold. With update 6.0.878, it was reworked to create 6 units of their own name.
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