"The pinnacle of mechanical siege craft, the trebuchet used a counterweight to propel rocks at defensive fortifications."
Summary
- Trebuchets have a damage bonus against walls. They have a long range but are very slow moving and need to be protected by other units.
- Trebuchets are long-ranged siege units, unlocked from the Level 4 Siege Workshop.
- Bonus damage against walls.
- Good against towers.
- Excellent range.
- Extremely slow movement
- Will always need protecting.
- Takes 5 Camp space.
- Easily destroyed by Engineer Trap and Grenadier.
- The Engineer Trap can do a lot of damage to Trebuchets especially because of the Trebuchet's movement speed.
- Trebuchets outrange the Flame Tower and the Crossbow Tower but the Ballista Tower and the Catapult Emplacement are a good defense due to their range.
- Very small Area-of-Effect radius (less than half a tile).
Offensive Strategy
- Deploy Trebuchets to make holes in enemy walls and to destroy towers. They are best used with a distraction unit such as infantry to draw fire away from the Trebuchet.
- Keep away from Raiders of Muscovy, as they will ignite and easily destroy trebuchets.
Defensive Strategy
- Trebuchets CAN NOT be used in defense.
| Level | Health | Attack | DPS | Training Cost | Training Time | Upgrade Cost | Upgrade Time | Siege Workshop Level Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3,500 
|
2,800 
|
921
|
175 
|
280s | N/A | N/A | 4 |
| 2 | 4,200
|
3,360
|
1,105
|
200
|
280s | 125,000 
|
2d | 4 |
| 3 | 5,040
|
4,032
|
1,327
|
250
|
300s | 400,000
|
3d 12h | 5 |
| 4 | 5,800
|
4,637
|
1,526
|
300
|
320s | 725,000
|
5d | 6 |
| 5 | 7,618
|
5,022
|
1,653
|
300
|
340s | 1,750,000
|
7d | 7 |
| 6 | 9,523
|
5,773
|
1,900
|
400
|
360s | 3,000,000
|
10d | 8 |