Battering Ram

Battering Ram
Details
Building	Siege Workshop
Army Camp Space	2
Preferred Target	Gates
Units per Squad	1
Movement Speed	Slow
Attack
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"Battering Ram (Level 1-2); Capped Ram (Level 3-4) & Siege Ram (Level 5-6): The earliest siege weapons were tree trunks held or suspended to be bashed against defensive gates."

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Summary

• Rams have a damage bonus against walls(*2) and gates(*12). They are difficult to destroy but are vulnerable to ballistae and trebuchet emplacements.
• Rams are basic siege units, unlocked from the Level 1 Siege Workshop.
• Damage bonus against gates.
• Very high health points.
• Quite slow.
• Easily picked by Archer towers.

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Offensive Strategy

• Can be used to reveal engineer traps at a cost of two units without risking precious trebs.
• Takes down a level 10 gate in merely 4 shots.(less than 3 seconds)
• Can be used as a tanking units as it can absorb nearly 5 shots from a level 5 Canon tower or 4 shots from a level 3 treb emplacement.
• Best used when tanking against catapult emplacements, it will take them forever to destroy one siege ram single handedly.

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Defensive Strategy

• Rams CAN NOT be used in defense.

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Trivia

• Increased movement speed by 25%. Increased Ram’s bonus damage against Gates by 100%. Increased HP by 20%. Reduced the range that rams will seek out gates, allowing them to be more reasonable in target selection. (Patch 1.11)

Level	Health	Attack	DPS	Training Cost	Training Time	Upgrade Cost	Upgrade Time	Siege Workshop Level Required
1	7,440	225	225	50	100s	N/A	N/A	1
2	9,600	295	295	60	100s	2,400	3h	1
3	12,600	355	355	80	130s	30,000	1d	2
4	15,000	425	425	100	140s	100,000	2d	4
5	19,500	510	510	120	150s	350,000	3d 12h	5
6	23,400	612	612	120	160s	700,000	5d	6
7	28,000		735		170s	1,650,000	7d	7
8					180s		10d	8