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This article is about the unit in Age of Mythology: Retold - Heavenly Spear. For the unit in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties, see Yumi Archer (Age of Empires III). |
| “ | Ranged soldier. Good against infantry. | ” |
| —In-game help section | ||
The Yumi Archer is a basic archer unit in Age of Mythology: Retold - Heavenly Spear, available to the Japanese at the Guardhouse from the Classical Age. It is a generalist foot archer with a slight bonus vs. infantry units. Its reload time is longer than other typical archers.
Further statistics[]
Strengths and weaknesses[]
| Strengths and weaknesses | |
|---|---|
| Strong vs. |  Infantry,  Prodromos
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| Weak vs. |  Cavalry,  Myth units,  Peltast,  Slinger,  Huskarl,  Destroyer,  Wuzu Javelineer,  Shinobi
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Upgrades[]
| Age | Upgrade | Upgrades to | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Medium Guardhouse Soldiers
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Medium Yumi Archer | 150 food, 150 gold 20 seconds |
+10% hit points, +10% damage, +1 Line of Sight |
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 Heavy Guardhouse Soldiers
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Heavy Yumi Archer | 300 food, 300 gold 30 seconds |
+10% hit points, +15% damage, +1 Line of Sight |
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 Champion Guardhouse Soldiers
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Champion Yumi Archer | 500 food, 400 gold 40 seconds |
+10% hit points, +20% damage, +1 Line of Sight |
General technologies[]
Levy Guardhouse Soldiers, Conscript Guardhouse Soldiers: -20% training time.- Copper Weapons, Bronze Weapons, Iron Weapons: +10% damage.
- 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[]
- Hunter's Strength (Minakatatomi): +1 range, +10% damage.
- Kumiki (Minakatatomi): -10% cost.
- Golden Kite (Hachiman): +15% attack, +0.25× damage multiplier vs. myth units
- Divine Prefecture (Ōkuninushi): -37.5% training time.
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.
- Thundercloud Shawl: -5% pierce vulnerability.
- Pelt of Argus: +6 Line of Sight.
- Tawara Toda's Last Arrow: +0.2 divine attack.
- Ullr's Bow: +1 Line of Sight and range.
- Wuhao, Bow of Huangdi: Apply 15% snare for 2 seconds.
Tactics[]
Yumi Archers are generalist ranged soldiers that are proficient at taking out enemy infantry. In groups, they can tear into an enemy army. They have more range than most of their counterparts but have a longer reload time, which leaves them more vulnerable to fast melee units. As ranged soldiers, they are ineffective against cavalry. Likewise, counter-archer units like the Slinger, Peltast, and Shinobi will also destroy them easily.
Amaterasu players can get the most out of Yumi Archers by selecting Minakatatomi, Hachiman, and Ōkuninushi as their minor gods. Minakatatomi reduces Yumi Archers' training cost and increases their range and attack, while Hachiman further improves their attack and makes them stronger versus myth units, and Ōkuninushi makes them train even faster.
Changelog[]
Heavenly Spear[]
- It launches its projectile at 67% of the attack animation length.
- With update 18.52475, it launches its projectile at 40% of the attack animation length.
History[]
| “ | The yumi, a Japanese longbow, was typically seven to nine feet in length and could be used both on foot and on horseback. What makes the yumi particularly distinctive is its asymmetrical design - the grip is positioned off-center, closer to the lower half of the bow. constructed with a wooden core and trips of bamboo laminated together, this unique design made the yumi an exceptionally powerful and deadly weapon for samurai, onna-musha, and other warriors to wield in battle. In Japan, the art of archery was known as Kyūdō, and it was regarded with great seriousness and discipline. The term yumi also has mythological significance. One of the famous legendary weapons in Japanese mythology is Ikuyumiya, or "the life bow-and-arrows." It originally belonged to the god Susanoo, but was stolen by his son-in-law, Ōkuninushi, who later returned the legendary weapon. |
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