Sharpshooter: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 17:27, 9 September 2024

Neutral creatures

Level 1

Peasant

Halfling

Level 2

Rogue

Boar

Leprechaun

Level 3

Nomad

Mummy

Level 4

Sharpshooter

Satyr

Steel Golem

Level 5

Troll

Gold Golem

Fangarm

Level 6

Diamond Golem

Enchanter

Level 7

Faerie Dragon

Rust Dragon

Crystal Dragon

Azure Dragon

Towns

Statistics

Sharpshooter

Cost per troop
400

Attack	12
Defense	10
Damage	8–10
Health	15
Speed	9
Movement	Ground
Size	1
Shots	32
Growth	4
AI Value	585

Special abilities:

• Ranged attack
• No range penalty
• No obstacle penalty

Portraits

	[[File:{{{U_name}}} portrait.png]] [[File:{{{U_name}}} portrait (HotA).png]]
	[[File:Mini Portrait {{{U_name}}}.png]]

Sharpshooters are level 4 neutral creatures recruited from the Treetop Tower.

"Specially trained by the guerrilla warrior Gelu, Sharpshooters are a select troop. Recruited from the ranks of Archers, Marksmen, Wood Elves, and Grand Elves, Sharpshooters use a huge recursive, compound longbow. More than five feet in length, three bowstrings running through the pulleys on both ends, aid in the power and precision of their attacks. With their training, distance and siege walls are not a hindrance." ^{AB manual}

Heroes with a specialty[edit | hide | hide all]

Gelu the Ranger can upgrade Archers and Marksmen and Wood Elves and Grand Elves to Sharpshooters.

Appearance[edit | hide]

Sharpshooters were added in Armageddon's Blade so there are no Sharpshooters or Treetop Towers in Restoration of Erathia.

Sharpshooters appear at the beginning of the Shadows of the Forest scenario from the Armageddon's Blade campaign, and the Graduation Exercise scenario from the Elixir of Life campaign.

Official Renders[edit | hide]

User commentary

[Show user commentary]

[Hide user commentary]

Some may find the information in this section subjective or irrelevant.

Like most ranged units, they are very vulnerable when within melee range. This applies especially to Sharpshooters, glass cannons whose 15HP are the lowest among all Level 4 units. However, they have the highest damage-to-hit points ratio of any (non-Level 1) unit in the game, dealing tremendous amounts of damage as long as they are kept alive. Expert Slow coupled with Expert Archery helps immensely with this. When laying siege to a town, they are extremely useful as they have no obstacle penalty, though they are often targeted by Arrow Towers. Do anything to protect Sharpshooters against enemy's melee fighters. Sharpshooters' major advantage is their excellent speed, especially in comparison with many other ranged units, which means they can wipe out a major part of the enemy's army prior to the turn of many of its units.

When playing Gelu, don't upgrade Elves to Sharpshooters too early, particularly on harder difficulties, as it is expensive. You don't need Grand Elves and the upgraded Homestead at all.

@@ Line 15: / Line 15: @@
 {{Cram|Treetop Tower|Sharpshooter|no_upg=|no_dwelling=}}
 '''Sharpshooters''' are level 4 [[neutral creature]]s recruited from the [[Treetop tower|Treetop Tower]].
 ''"Specially trained by the guerrilla warrior [[Gelu]], Sharpshooters are a select troop. Recruited from the ranks of [[Archer and Marksman|Archers]], [[Archer and Marksman|Marksmen]], [[Wood Elf and Grand Elf|Wood Elves]], and [[Wood Elf and Grand Elf|Grand Elves]], Sharpshooters use a huge recursive, compound longbow. More than five feet in length, three bowstrings running through the pulleys on both ends, aid in the power and precision of their attacks. With their training, distance and [[siege walls]] are not a hindrance."{{-}}<sup>[[Armageddon's Blade Manual Page 19|AB manual]]''</sup>
+== Heroes with a specialty ==
+* {{H|Gelu|Ranger}} {{withmaped}} can upgrade [[Archer and Marksman|Archers and Marksmen]] and [[Wood Elf and Grand Elf|Wood Elves and Grand Elves]] to Sharpshooters.
 == Appearance ==
 Sharpshooters were added in {{ab}} so there are no Sharpshooters or [[Treetop Tower]]s in {{roe}}.
-== Heroes with a specialty ==
+Sharpshooters appear at the beginning of the [[Shadows of the Forest]] scenario from the [[Armageddon's Blade (campaign)|Armageddon's Blade]] campaign, and the [[Graduation Exercise]] scenario from the [[Elixir of Life (campaign)|Elixir of Life]] campaign.
-* {{H|Gelu|Ranger}} can upgrade [[Archer and Marksman|Human archers]] and [[Wood Elf and Grand Elf|Elven bowmen]] to Sharpshooters.
+{{video|AB CD-Heroes3-DATA-Heroes3 vid-H3ABab3-smk-H3ABab3|550px}}
+{{video|SoD CD-Heroes3-Data-Heroes3 vid-H3x2 ELa-smk-H3x2 ELa|550px}}
-== Tactics and info ==
+== Official Renders ==
-{{Fanopinion}}
+<gallery mode="packed-hover">
+Sharpshooter render.jpg
+</gallery>
-Like most ranged units, they are very vulnerable in melee. This applies especially to Sharpshooters, whose health is the lowest for a level 4 unit, 15, and fit the definition of a glass cannon. However, they have the highest damage-to-hit points ratio of any unit in the game, and will deal tremendous amounts of damage, as long as you can keep them constantly shooting. Expert [[Slow]] coupled with Expert [[Archery]] helps immensely with this. When sieging a town, they are extremely useful for not having any penalties, but on the other hand the towers will kill lots of them. Do anything to protect Sharpshooters against enemy's melee fighters. Sharpshooters' major advantage is their excellent speed, especially in comparison with many other ranged units, which means they can wipe out a major part of enemy's army prior to the turn of many its units.
+{{Fanopinion|
+Like most ranged units, they are very vulnerable when within melee range. This applies especially to Sharpshooters, glass cannons whose 15HP are the lowest among all Level 4 units. However, they have the highest damage-to-hit points ratio of any (non-Level 1) unit in the game, dealing tremendous amounts of damage as long as they are kept alive. Expert [[Slow]] coupled with Expert [[Archery]] helps immensely with this. When laying siege to a town, they are extremely useful as they have no obstacle penalty, though they are often targeted by [[Arrow tower|Arrow Towers]]. Do anything to protect Sharpshooters against enemy's melee fighters. Sharpshooters' major advantage is their excellent speed, especially in comparison with many other ranged units, which means they can wipe out a major part of the enemy's army prior to the turn of many of its units.
-When playing for [[Gelu]], don't upgrade Elves to Sharpshooters too early as it is expensive.
+When playing [[Gelu]], don't upgrade Elves to Sharpshooters too early, particularly on harder difficulties, as it is expensive. You don't need [[Grand Elves]] and the upgraded [[Homestead]] at all.
+}}<!-- end of fan opinion -->
 {{creature 'see also'|up=* [[Neutral creature]]}}
+* [[Comparison of Level 4 Creatures]]
+* [[Comparison of Ranged Creatures]]
 [[Category: Creatures]]