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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 | |
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Copper Weapons | +10% damage |
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Bronze Weapons | +10% damage |
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Iron Weapons | +10% damage |
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Copper Armor | -15% Hack Vulnerability |
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Bronze Armor | -15% Hack Vulnerability |
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Iron Armor | -15% Hack Vulnerability |
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Copper Shields | -15% Pierce Vulnerability |
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Bronze Shields | -15% Pierce Vulnerability |
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Iron Shields | -15% Pierce Vulnerability |
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Levy Infantry | -20% training time |
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Conscript Infantry | -20% training time |
Myth Technologies
| Name | God | Description | |
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Phobos' Spear of Panic | Ares | +1 divine damage |
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Sarissa | Athena | +10% hack damage, +1 attack range |
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Aegis Shield | Athena | -15% pierce vulnerability |
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Oracle | Apollo | +4 Line of Sight |
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Dionysia | Dionysus | +5% hit points |
Upgrades
| Age | Upgrade | Cost | Effect |
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 Classical Age |
 Medium Infantry |
 150,  150,  20 seconds |
Upgrades Hoplites to Medium: +10% hit points, +10% damage, +1 Line of Sight |
Bonuses
God Bonuses
Relic Bonuses
| Name | Description | |
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Armor of Achilles | -5% hack vulnerability |
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Canopic Jar of Imsety | +25% training speed |
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Gaia's Book of Knowledge | +3.0 attack multiplier vs. Titans |
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Pelt of Argus | +6 Line of Sight |
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Thundercloud Shawl | -5% pierce vulnerability |
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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.
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