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"As combat became more static and defensive, specialized tools for bypassing defensive fortifications were invented and deployed."


Summary

  • Ladder invaders can circumvent enemy walls. They have a damage bonus against catapult and trebuchet emplacements. Use them to eliminate these threats to your army.
  • Ladder Invaders (also called Laddermen) are basic melee soldiers, unlocked from the Level 3 Barracks.
  • Ladder Invaders are the only unit able to circumvent walls without the use of siege towers.
  • Ladder Invaders swiftly destroy emplacements, which can't attack soldiers adjacent to them.
  • Fast unit
  • Bonus damage against emplacements
  • Climb over walls
  • Defensive structures that can fire at close range, such as a Crossbow Tower, are strong against Laddermen.
  • The Ballista Tower's and Trebuchet Emplacement's high damage is very dangerous to Ladder Invaders.
  • Ladder Invaders suffer against other foot soldiers.

Offensive Strategy

  • Best when towers are distracted and they have a clear route for emplacement.
  • Check and clear all possible fire traps before deploying whole bunch of ladder invader -- they may not follow the intended path even though the walls have been broken. They may choose to go the other way outside the castle and climb over walls to attack emplacements, which open themselves to the risk of getting burnt by the fire traps.
  • Preferably use with Richard the Lionheart to speed them up together with the damage bonus. This helps to reduce the chance for the ladder invaders to get killed without accomplishing much mission.
  • Deploy ladder invaders from somewhere far away from flame tower so that they won't die so fast. There has to be some emplacements not guarded by flame tower, so you could deploy your ladder invaders from there.
  • Do not always deploy ladder invaders on castles with open layout, namely castle layout with no internal walls, as they can easily rush to the emplacements guarded by flame towers (if there are Flame Towers). In addition to this, castles with open layout usually have fire traps inside. This type of castle design is not suitable for ladder invaders. This may not always be the case; test out the open areas with one team first.
  • They can be used to set off fire traps.
  • Do not deploy them to take down emplacements if towers are placed in clusters around them, they will be wiped out trying to reach their target.

Defensive Strategy

  • Ladder Invaders CANNOT be used in defense.
Level Health Attack DPS Training Cost Training Time Upgrade Cost Upgrade Time Barracks Level Required
1 250 Health 16 Damage 16 Damage 30 Food 50s N/A N/A 3
2 325 Health 20 Damage 20 Damage 35 Food 60s 11,000 Food 10h 4
3 425 Health 24 Damage 24 Damage 40 Food 65s 30,000 Food 1d 5
4 550 Health 30 Damage 30 Damage 50 Food 70s 125,000 Food 2d 6
5 715 Health 36 Damage 36 Damage 60 Food 75s 400,000 Food 3d 12h 7
6 858 Health 42 Damage 42 Damage 70 Food 80s 750,000 Food 5d 8
7 1,029 Health 48 Damage 48 Damage  80 Food 85s 1,500,000 Food 7d 9
8 1,183 Health 54 Damage 54 Damage Food 90s 2,500,000Food 10d 10


Units
Heroes Richard the LionheartHenry VEdward the Black PrinceBelisariusJohn KourkouasNikephoros II PhokasCharles MartelCharlemagneJoan of ArcSviatoslav I of KievRurikAlexander NevskyTariq ibn ZiyadMaslama ibn Abd al-MalikSaladinHermann von SalzaConrad the ElderWinrich von Kniprode
Common Units SpearmanInfantryRaiderLadder InvaderCrossbowmanArcherCavalryGrenadierBattering RamSiege TowerOnagerTrebuchet
Cultural Units LongbowmanCheirosiphonKnight TemplarRaiders of MuscovyMamlukTeutonic Knight
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