Marksman
Marksman
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Long-range anti-unit bot
| Mobility | Ground |
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| Giant | No |
| Cost | 100 |
| Unlock cost | 0 |
| Units | 1 |
| HP | 1622 |
| Attack | 2329 |
| Target | Air & Ground |
| Attack Interval | 3.1s |
| Splash Damage | No |
| Burst Damage | 2329 |
| Max DPS | 751 |
| Range | 140m |
| Speed | 8m/s |
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| Values are normalized to the supply cost of the unit to make it easier to compare units. The Splash Index tries to calculate the effectiveness vs spam by multiply attacks with slash area and a penalty for damage below 350. |
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| Unit Cost |
100 |
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| HP Value |
16.2 |
| Burst Value |
23.3 |
| DPS Value |
7.5 |
| Splash Index |
0.3 |
Summary
The Marksman is an inexpensive unit that specializes in destroying single targets with powerful long-range attacks. Its fragile defenses and its low fire rate make them vulnerable to squads with high unit counts such as Crawlers or Mustangs. Marksmen are also vulnerable to any unit that can match or exceed its range - by default, only Stormcallers can outrange Marksmen, but many units can purchase range upgrades to trade shots with them.
A team of Marksmen deployed in the back of your army can easily rack up kills from a safe distance, although placing them too far back can leave them easily tied down by chaff units placed on the flanks. Since they are cheap and can be fielded relatively early, Marksmen can rapidly gain experience and levels given the relative safety from which they kill units. A level two Marksman can take out a Sledgehammer tank in one shot instead of two, halving the time a Marksman needs to destroy the squad, while teams of veteran Marksmen have high enough damage to threaten even giant units, making them a very cost-effective counter to frontline units such as Fortresses and Vulcans if they are levelled up in the late game.
The Marksman's upgrades focus almost entirely on boosting its damage output. Doubleshot boosts its single-target damage still further, and is also an effective answer to Phoenixes upgraded with Portable Shield - the first shot will break the shield and the second will kill the Phoenix. Range Enhancement, while seemingly redundant for one of the longest-range units in the game, is used to maintain ranged superiority against other units with upgraded range. Elite Marksman is an effective upgrade due to the Marksman's tendency to rack up EXP consistently and safely. Quick Reload's main use is against small groups of units (e.g. Sledgehammers, Phoenixes) where attack speed is more important to kill efficiently than per-shot damage.
The remaining two upgrades are more situational - Electromagnetic shot is difficult to land on key targets due to the Marksman's low fire rate and single-target attacks, while Shooting Squad is largely ineffectual unless the player fields large numbers of Marksmen.
Tech Upgrades
| Icon | Name | Cost | Description |
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Doubleshot | 250 | Each attack fires 2 bullets in succession but increases reload time by 15%
DPS 1307
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Range Enhancement | 300 | Increases attack range by 40m
Range 180
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Quick Reload | 300 | Multiplies Marksman's attack speed at the cost of lower damage
Attack Interval * 0.5 (1.6s), Attack * 0.5 (1165)
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Electromagnetic Shot | 250 | Causes electromagnetic interference on hit, temporarily disabling the target unit's Tech and reducing its movement speed by 40%
Debuff duration 3.6 seconds
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Elite Marksman | 400 | The effect increases with unit level, increasing range by 5m and ATK by 17% per level increased
Range + 5m per rank, Attack + 396 per rank
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Shooting Squad | 300 | At the beginning of the combat, summon 5 Fangs at the same level as Marksman to fight with you. |
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Assault Mode | 150 | Marksman's HP is increased by 500%, movement speed is increased by 3, ATK is increased by 30%, and attack has a area damage of 9 meters, but range is reduced by 70.
HP 9732, Speed 11m/s, ATK 3028, Splash 9m, Range 70m
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Aerial Specialization | 250 | ATK increases by 75% to aerial units, increases range by 30 when attacking aerial units
Attack 4076 and Range 170m vs air, vs ground no change
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Unit Stats after Upgrades
| Upgrades | Shots per Attack | Damage per Attack | Attack Interval (sec) | DPS | Shots per 10sec |
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| Base | 1 | 2329 | 3.1 | 751 | 3.2 |
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1 | 1165 | 1.6 | 751 | 6.5 |
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2 | 2329 | 3.6 | 1307 | 5.6 |
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2 | 1165 | 1.8 | 2613 | 11.2 |
Update Notes
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