The Swordsman is a melee unit. It is an all-around upgrade from the Warrior, with more health and greater attack and defence. The unit is unlocked by the Smithery technology.
Vengir starts with a Swordsman.
Ruins may give a veteran Swordsman as a reward.
Strategy[]
Strategies for Swordsmen:
- City sieging. Swordsmen possess the attack needed to shave off the last 5 health of that pesky Warrior in the city walls, then possess the defence needed to survive the counterattack.
- Army leading. Swordsmen are easily replaced and durable, making large quantities of them easy to obtain.
Strategies against Swordsmen:
- Giants. Swordsmen can't take these out so quickly. However, giants are not to be used when there are 3+ swordsmen nearby, or they will overpower it easily.
- Catapults. They can two-hit Swordsmen, while staying out of range of other Swordsmen.
- Scouts and bombers. If possible, pummeling a Swordsman from offshore has similar effects to a Catapult.
- Defenders in city walls. These are extremely tough to bring down, requiring the assistance of numerous other units.
Strengths and Weaknesses[]
Strengths[]
- Melee fights. In a 1v1 situation, the Swordsman rules, second only to the Giant. They can take huge chunks of health off Giants, Crabs, Warriors, and other Swordsmen, and can instantly kill non-veteran Riders, Archers, and Catapults.
- Front lines. The Swordsman is good at killing those in front. It is also decent at retaliation whenever attacked. These make it a viable unit for your front lines, advancing in front of a wave of ranged units. Note that Defenders are cheaper and have the same defence, but are much less capable of attacking and don't have dash.
- Knight defence. Swordsmen are also surprisingly effective against knights. Since knights can't retreat after their initial assault, a group of swordsmen can easily beat a group of low-defence knights.
Weaknesses[]
- Killing Catapults. The Swordsman can only move one (two using roads) tile at a time. This leaves them unable to advance through the range of a Catapult in one turn, which leaves the Swordsman as an easy target.
- Breaching Defender walls. To be fair, virtually every melee unit is weak against Defenders, due to their high retaliation damage.
- Defending. Because the Swordsman lacks the fortify skill, it cannot receive a defense bonus from city walls. Defenders, which have the same amount of health and defense, are therefore better for defending cities.
Gallery[]
The Xin-xi Swordsman
The Imperius Swordsman
The Bardur Swordsman
The Oumaji Swordsman
The Kickoo Swordsman
The Hoodrick Swordsman
The Luxidoor Swordsman
The Vengir Swordsman
The Zebasi Swordsman
The Ai-Mo Swordsman
The Quetzali Swordsman
The Yădakk Swordsman
The Aquarion Swordsman
The ∑∫ỹriȱŋ Swordsman
The Polaris Swordsman
The Cymanti Swordsman
The Swordsman icon
Tribe Skins[]
The Xin-xi Sha-po Swordsman
The Imperius Lirepacci Swordsman
The Bardur Baergøff Swordsman
The Oumaji Khondor Swordsman
The Kickoo Ragoo Swordsman
The Hoodrick Yorthwober Swordsman
The Luxidoor Aumux Swordsman
The Vengir Cultist Swordsman
The Zebasi Anzala Swordsman
The Ai-Mo To-Lï Swordsman
The Quetzali Iqaruz Swordsman
The Yădakk Ürkaz Swordsman
The ∑∫ỹriȱŋ ₼idŋighţ Swordsman
Swordsmaid[]
The Swordsmaid is a unit exclusive to the Aquarion tribe that serves as an amphibious counterpart to the Swordsman.
Gallery[]
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The Xin-xi Swordsman
The Imperius Swordsman
The Bardur Swordsman
The Oumaji Swordsman
The Kickoo Swordsman
The Hoodrick Swordsman
The Luxidoor Swordsman
The Vengir Swordsman
The Zebasi Swordsman
The Ai-Mo Swordsman
The Quetzali Swordsman
The Yădakk Swordsman
The Aquarion Swordsman
The ∑∫ỹriȱŋ Swordsman
The Polaris Swordsman
The Cymanti Swordsman
The Swordsman icon
Tribe Skins[]
The Xin-xi Sha-po Swordsman
The Imperius Lirepacci Swordsman
The Bardur Baergøff Swordsman
The Oumaji Khondor Swordsman
The Kickoo Ragoo Swordsman
The Hoodrick Yorthwober Swordsman
The Luxidoor Aumux Swordsman
The Vengir Cultist Swordsman
The Zebasi Anzala Swordsman
The Ai-Mo To-Lï Swordsman
The Quetzali Iqaruz Swordsman
The Yădakk Ürkaz Swordsman
The ∑∫ỹriȱŋ ₼idŋighţ Swordsman
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