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"Ranged Soldier, Siege Weapon. Fragile, but very powerful against infantry and ships."
In-game description

The Cheiroballista is a hand-operated Atlantean version of the Ballista, available in the Classical Age. It is an anti-infantry siege weapon and ranged soldier that can mow down charging groups of infantry with ease, but is less effective against buildings compared to other siege weapons.

Technologies

General Technologies

	Name	Description
File:Shared-t-copper-weapons.png	Copper Weapons	+10% damage
File:Shared-t-bronze-weapons.png	Bronze Weapons	+10% damage
File:Shared-t-iron-weapons.png	Iron Weapons	+10% damage

	Name	Description
File:Shared-t-copper-armor.png	Copper Armor	-15% Hack Vulnerability
File:Shared-t-bronze-armor.png	Bronze Armor	-15% Hack Vulnerability
File:Shared-t-iron-armor.png	Iron Armor	-15% Hack Vulnerability
File:Shared-t-copper-shields.png	Copper Shields	-15% Pierce Vulnerability
File:Shared-t-bronze-shields.png	Bronze Shields	-15% Pierce Vulnerability
File:Shared-t-iron-shields.png	Iron Shields	-15% Pierce Vulnerability

	Name	Description
File:Grk-t-levy-infantry.png	Levy Infantry	-20% training time
File:Grk-t-conscript-infantry.png	Conscript Infantry	-20% training time

Myth Technologies

	Name	God	Description
File:Grk-t-phobos-spear-of-panic.png	Phobos' Spear of Panic	Ares	+1 divine damage
File:Grk-t-sarissa.png	Sarissa	Athena	+10% hack damage, +1 attack range
File:Grk-t-aegis-shield.png	Aegis Shield	Athena	-15% pierce vulnerability
File:Grk-t-oracle.png	Oracle	Apollo	+4 Line of Sight
File:Grk-t-dionysia.png	Dionysia	Dionysus	+5% hit points

Upgrades

Age	Upgrade	Cost	Effect
File:Infobox-age2.png Classical Age	File:Shared-t-medium-infantry.png Medium Infantry	File:Infobox-food.png 150, File:Infobox-gold.png 150, File:Infobox-time.png 20 seconds	Upgrades Hoplites to Medium: +10% hit points, +10% damage, +1 Line of Sight

Bonuses

God Bonuses

Relic Bonuses

	Name	Description
	Armor of Achilles	-5% hack vulnerability
	Canopic Jar of Imsety	+25% training speed
	Gaia's Book of Knowledge	+3.0 attack multiplier vs. Titans
	Pelt of Argus	+6 Line of Sight
	Thundercloud Shawl	-5% pierce vulnerability
	Gungnir, Odin's Spear	+5% attack

Gameplay

Cheiroballistae have a large line of sight and range so they can take down melee units before they get too close. They are important in the Classical Age as they are the only anti-infantry unit available for the Atlanteans at that point in the game. Despite its classification as a Siege Weapon, it has no crush damage and is therefore ineffective against buildings. In addition, they are quite expensive and take up a large amount of population space. Furthermore, cavalry have enough speed to close the gap before taking too much damage and will take them down easily. They are usually obsolete by the Heroic Age as the Arcus can take over the role without being as expensive or occupying as many population slots. The only advantage of Cheiroballista late-game is when the Atlantean player is faced against a Norse player who is massing Huskarls.

Cheiroballista Hero

"Ranged Soldier, Siege Weapon, Hero. Fragile, but very powerful against infantry, ships, and myth units."
In-game description

While the Cheiroballista is a siege weapon, it is also a human unit, so it can be converted into a Hero at any time, provided the player has sufficient resources.

Technologies

General Technologies

Myth Technologies

Bonuses

God Bonuses

Relic Bonuses

History

"The light and relatively fast Cheiroballista is an anti-infantry unit. It is very powerful against enemy infantry, but is weak against everything else, especially cavalry. The Cheiroballista was the most advanced arrow-throwing ballista devised in ancient times. Its metal arms were short and provided great torque, but also allowed the ballista to be mounted in a drawn cart (or put on wheels)."
In-game compendium

Gallery

Trivia

Its appearance, mechanism, and bonuses are similar to the Organ Guns which appear in other games of the series.
Before Retold, its name in the proto file is Chieroballista instead of Cheiroballista.

Video

List of Heroes

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 {{Quote|Ranged Soldier, Siege Weapon. Fragile, but very powerful against infantry and ships.|In-game description}}
-The Cheiroballista is a hand-operated [[Atlanteans|Atlantean]] version of the [[Ballista]], available in the Classical Age. It is an anti-infantry siege weapon and ranged soldier that can mow down charging groups of infantry with ease, but is less effective against buildings compared to other siege weapons.
+The Cheiroballista is a hand-operated [[Atlanteans|Atlantean]] version of the [[Ballista]], available in the [[Classical Age]]. It is an anti-infantry siege weapon and ranged soldier that can mow down charging groups of infantry with ease, but is less effective against [[Buildings|buildings]] compared to other siege weapons.
-==Strengths and Weaknesses==
-{| class="wikitable"
-|-
-|+ Strong vs.
-|-
-| [[File:grk-h-hippeus.png|35px]] &nbsp; [[Hippeus]]&nbsp; • &nbsp; [[File:grk-h-prodromos.png|35px]] &nbsp; [[Prodromos]]&nbsp; • &nbsp; [[File:egp-r-spearman.webp|35px]] &nbsp; [[Spearman]]&nbsp; • &nbsp; [[File:jarl-cavalry.webp|35px]] &nbsp; [[Jarl]]&nbsp; • &nbsp; [[File:egp-r-war-elephant.webp|35px]] [[War Elephant]]&nbsp; • &nbsp; [[File:berserk.webp|35px]] &nbsp; [[Berserk]]&nbsp; • &nbsp; [[File:egp-r-camel-rider.webp|35px]] &nbsp; [[Camel Rider]]&nbsp; • &nbsp; [[File:huskarl.webp|35px]] &nbsp; [[Huskarl]]&nbsp; • &nbsp; [[File:hersir.webp|35px]] &nbsp; [[Hersir]]&nbsp; • &nbsp; [[File:raiding-cavalry.webp|35px]] &nbsp; [[Raiding Cavalry]]
-|}
-{| class="wikitable"
-|-
-|+ Weak vs.
-|-
-| [[File:grk-h-toxotes.png|35px]] &nbsp; [[Toxotes]]&nbsp; • &nbsp; [[File:grk-h-hypaspist.png|35px]] &nbsp; [[Hypaspist]]&nbsp; • &nbsp; [[File:atl-r-cheiroballista.webp|35px]] &nbsp; [[Cheiroballista]]&nbsp; • &nbsp; [[File:egp-r-chariot-archer.webp|35px]] &nbsp; [[Chariot Archer]]&nbsp; • &nbsp; [[File:throwing-axeman.webp|35px]] &nbsp; [[Throwing Axeman]]&nbsp; • &nbsp; [[File:egp-r-axeman.webp|35px]] &nbsp; [[Axeman]]
-|}
 ==Technologies==
-=====General Technologies=====
+====General Technologies====
 {| class="wikitable"
-|+ Offense
 |-
-! Image !! Name !! Description
+! !! Name !! Description
 |-
 | [[File:shared-t-copper-weapons.png|40px]] || [[Copper Weapons]] || +10% damage
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 {| class="wikitable"
-|+ Defense
 |-
-! Image !! Name !! Description
+! !! Name !! Description
 |-
 | [[File:shared-t-copper-armor.png|40px]] || [[Copper Armor]] || -15% Hack Vulnerability
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 {| class="wikitable"
-|+ Utility
 |-
-! Image !! Name !! Description
+! !! Name !! Description
 |-
 | [[File:grk-t-levy-infantry.png|40px]] || [[Levy Infantry]] || -20% training time
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 |}
-=====Myth Technologies=====
+====Myth Technologies====
 {| class="wikitable"
 |-
-! Image !! Name !! God !! Description
+! !! Name !! God !! Description
 |-
 | [[File:grk-t-phobos-spear-of-panic.png|40px]] || [[Phobos' Spear of Panic]] || [[Ares]] || +1 divine damage
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 |-
 | [[File:infobox-age2.png|40px]] [[Classical Age]] || [[File:shared-t-medium-infantry.png|40px]] Medium Infantry || [[File:infobox-food.png|30px]] 150, [[File:infobox-gold.png|30px]] 150, [[File:infobox-time.png|30px]] 20 seconds || Upgrades Hoplites to Medium: +10% hit points, +10% damage, +1 [[Line of Sight]]
-|-
-| [[File:infobox-age3.png|40px]] [[Heroic Age]] || [[File:shared-t-heavy-infantry.png|40px]] Heavy Infantry || [[File:infobox-food.png|30px]] 300, [[File:infobox-gold.png|30px]] 300, [[File:infobox-time.png|30px]] 30 seconds || Upgrades Hoplites to Medium: +15% hit points, +20% damage, +1 Line of Sight); requires Medium Infantry
-|-
-| [[File:infobox-age4.png|40px]] [[Mythic Age]] || [[File:shared-t-champion-infantry.png|40px]] Champion Infantry || [[File:infobox-food.png|30px]] 500, [[File:infobox-gold.png|30px]] 400, [[File:infobox-time.png|30px]] 40 seconds || Upgrades Hoplites to Medium: +20% hit points, +30% damage, +1 Line of Sight); requires Heavy Infantry
 |}
-==Relic Bonuses==
+==Bonuses==
+====God Bonuses====
+====Relic Bonuses====
 {| class="wikitable"
 |-
-! Image !! Name !! Description
+! !! Name !! Description
 |-
 | [[File:shared-r-armor.webp|40px]] || [[Armor of Achilles]]|| -5% hack vulnerability
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 ==Gameplay==
+Cheiroballistae have a large [[Line of Sight|line of sight]] and range so they can take down melee units before they get too close. They are important in the [[Classical Age]] as they are the only anti-infantry unit available for the [[Atlanteans]] at that point in the game. Despite its classification as a [[Siege Weapons|Siege Weapon]], it has no crush damage and is therefore ineffective against [[Buildings|buildings]]. In addition, they are quite expensive and take up a large amount of population space. Furthermore, cavalry have enough speed to close the gap before taking too much damage and will take them down easily. They are usually obsolete by the [[Heroic Age]] as the [[Arcus]] can take over the role without being as expensive or occupying as many population slots. The only advantage of Cheiroballista late-game is when the Atlantean player is faced against a [[Norse]] player who is massing [[Huskarl]]s.
-Hoplites are best used to counter cavalry units. However, in a skirmish, most cavalry units will simply be able to run away from them. Hoplites are quite versatile as they can defeat most other infantry units. However, like all infantry they are vulnerable to counter-infantry and ranged soldiers (except for Turmae).
+{{InfoboxNeue
-Hoplites are well armored, and, of the four standard infantry units, they have the most hit points - far more than the [[Spearman]] and [[Berserk]]. However, they are also the most expensive, slowest, and have the longest training time. This makes rushing with them more difficult, except for Zeus players, whose Hoplites move faster and do extra damage to buildings.
+| indicator         = Atlantean
+| image             = atl-h-cheiroballista.webp
+| title             = Cheiroballista
+| subtitle          = Siege Weapon Hero
+| section1          = Unit Information
+| itemsInSection1 = 4
+| col = 2
+| label1 = Type
+| label2 = Civilization
+| label3 = God
+| label4 = Age
+| icon1 = Unit-type-hero.png
+| icon2 = Icon Atlantean.png
+| icon3 = Grk-god-hades-icon-round.png
+| icon4 = Infobox-age2.png
+| content1 = Hero
+| content2 = Atlantean
+| content3 =
+| content4 = Classical Age
+| section2 = Creation
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+| label5 = Trained At
+| label6 = Requires
+| label7 = Food
+| label8 = Gold
+| label9 = Population
+| label10 = Train Limit
+| label11 = Training Time
+| icon5 = infobox-trained.png
+| icon6 = Shared-bld-temple.png
+| icon7 = infobox-food.png
+| icon8 = infobox-gold.png
+| icon9 = infobox-pop.png
+| icon10 = infobox-military.png
+| icon11 = infobox-time.png
+| content5 = [
+| content6 =
+| content7 = 50
+| content8 = 40
+| content9 = 4
+| content10 =
+| content11 = 12 seconds
+| section3 = Statistics
+| itemsInSection3 = 9
+| label12 = Hit Points
+| label13 = Speed
+| label14 = Line of Sight
+| label15 = Hack Armor
+| label16 = Pierce Armor
+| label17 = Crush Armor
+| label18 = Sacred Hands
+| label19 = Scourge of the Skies
+| label20 = Petrification
+| icon12 = infobox-hp.png
+| icon13 = infobox-speed.png
+| icon14 = infobox-los.png
+| icon15 = infobox-hack-armor.png
+| icon16 = infobox-pierce-armor.png
+| icon17 = infobox-crush-armor.png
+| icon18 = shared-abl-sacred-hands.png
+| icon19 = grk-abl-scourge-of-the-skies.png
+| icon20 = grk-abl-medusa.png
+| content12 = 115
+| content13 = 4.2
+| content14 = 16
+| content15 = 40%
+| content16 = 15%
+| content17 = 99%
+| content18 =
+| content19 =
+| content20 =
+| section4 = Melee Attack
+| itemsInSection4 = 5
+| label21 = Hack
+| label22 = Divine
+| label23 = Multiplier
+| label24 = Rate of Fire
+| label25 = Attack Range
+| icon21 = infobox-hack-dmg.png
+| icon22 = infobox-divine-dmg.png
+| icon23 = unit-type-cavalry.png
+| icon24 = infobox-rof.png
+| icon25 = infobox-range.png
+| content21 = 7.5
+| content22 =
+| content23 = Cavalry: 1.25x
+| content24 = 1
+| content25 = 0.75
+| section5 = Ranged Attack
+| itemsInSection5 = 4
+| label26 = Pierce
+| label27 = Multiplier
+| label28 = Rate of Fire
+| label29 = Attack Range
+| icon26 = infobox-pierce-dmg.png
+| icon27 = unit-type-myth-unit.png
+| icon28 = infobox-rof.png
+| icon29 = infobox-range.png
+| content26 =
+| content27 =
+| content28 =
+| content29 =
+}}
+==Cheiroballista Hero==
+{{Quote|Ranged Soldier, Siege Weapon, Hero. Fragile, but very powerful against infantry, ships, and myth units.|In-game description}}
+While the Cheiroballista is a siege weapon, it is also a human unit, so it can be converted into a [[Heroes|Hero]] at any time, provided the player has sufficient resources.
+===Technologies===
+====General Technologies====
+====Myth Technologies====
+===Bonuses===
+====God Bonuses====
+====Relic Bonuses====
 ==History==
+{{Quote|The light and relatively fast Cheiroballista is an anti-infantry unit. It is very powerful against enemy infantry, but is weak against everything else, especially cavalry.
-{{Quote|The predominate Greek soldier of antiquity was the Hoplite, named after the great round shield he carried into battle. Hoplites wore helmets, leg armor, and chest armor, and carried a great long spear. They fought in dense columns with the spear points from several ranks projecting out from the formation. They thus presented a formidable block bristling with spears held above the shoulder. In battle they would close with the enemy as a pushing wall of shields, stabbing with their spears over the shields. Men behind would push those in front and stab over them. This fighting was face-to-face and terrifying, requiring high skill and discipline. Battles were usually short but deadly. Before the rise of the Hoplite, most army fighting had been more long-range archery and posturing. The Greeks made war personal and intense, and Hoplites dominated ancient battlefields for centuries.|In-game compendium}}
+The Cheiroballista was the most advanced arrow-throwing ballista devised in ancient times. Its metal arms were short and provided great torque, but also allowed the ballista to be mounted in a drawn cart (or put on wheels).|In-game compendium}}
 ==Gallery==
 ==Trivia==
+* Its appearance, mechanism, and bonuses are similar to the Organ Guns which appear in other games of the series.
-* The Hoplite went through a few design changes throughout the development. Originally, they would wear linothorax armor in their Champion upgrade.
+* Before Retold, its name in the proto file is Chieroballista instead of Cheiroballista.
-* Hoplites were also to use square shields, inspired by the Mycenaeans tower shields, some months before release. However, Ensemble Studios decided to revert back to them using Hoplon-type shields, most likely because they were more distinctive.
 ==Video==
 ==List of Heroes==
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