Glacial Amazon Huntress

Defensive Ranged Special

A top defensive markswoman for the walls with ranged defense 357, the highest of all units you can have, and with zero food upkeep. With attack 55 she doesn't belong in the attack, but in a balanced defense complemented with melee defenders, ideally the Glacial Amazon Guardian, she is a clear choice for the wall.

55Attack

138Melee defense

357Ranged defense

34Speed

—Food upkeep

Quick overview

Type	Defensive, Ranged
Source	Special
Game stage	Special
Cost	—
Recommendation	Yes

rating

Attack

Defensive

Cost

Speed

The Glacial Amazon Huntress is a defensive markswoman and one of the best things you can put on the walls against enemy shooting. Ranged defense 357 is a number that ordinary units from the barracks don't even come close to. Against melee she holds 138, which is a lot for a ranged unit, and she consumes no food. She does have ranged attack 55, but compared to most attacking ranged units that is little, so her place is in castle defense.

How to use it

Deploy her in castle defense against attackers who rely on ranged units. Attacking ranged units are measured in battle exactly against ranged defense, and against 357 they get through only with difficulty, so the Huntress catches attacks that would otherwise go through. Because she consumes no food, you can keep a lot of them in the garrison and your food production won't notice. Melee defense 138 is above average for a markswoman, but she can't hold a strong melee attack on her own, for that you need specialized melee defenders. Attack 55 and loot 7 hint that outside of defense you won't find sensible work for her.

What to combine it with

The most natural partner is the Glacial Amazon Guardian from the same offer, who has 368 against melee and also eats nothing. The Huntress covers the ranged units, the Guardian the melee attacks, and the attacker then finds no weak spot to aim at. If you don't have the Guardian, another strong melee defender will do, for example the Veteran flame bearer with 196 against melee. Add defensive tools on the walls that raise the garrison's defense further. Feel free to mix in other strong defensive ranged units with her, they complement each other and the walls then hold even against big ranged onslaughts.

Weaknesses and what to avoid

Don't send her into the attack or to gather resources. Ranged attack 55 is weak against most attacking ranged units and loot 7 means she brings almost nothing from a raid, so you'd just risk losses of a unit that is hard to replace in defense. She isn't suited either as the only defender against an opponent who attacks mainly with melee units, there she can't use her strongest number. A common mistake is to build her without complementing melee defense, then the attacker sends melee soldiers and a wall of 138 per unit won't hold. And don't put her in side castles where nobody attacks, save her for castles that are really defended.

Pro player tipThe numbers 357, 138 and 55 are base level 1 values, in defense they are raised further by bonuses. Zero food upkeep is her hidden trump, put as many of them into defense as you have and your food production won't feel it at all. You could get her only for rubies in the Black Friday 2024 offer, so keep an eye on every unit and don't lose it needlessly. If you are a new player and you have her, it is a marked jump in the quality of your ranged defense compared to ordinary bowmen from the barracks.

Common mistakeThe most common mistake is to look only at the highest number and build only defenders against ranged units. Against a melee attack you then hold 138 per unit and a clever attacker uses that right away, so always mix defense against ranged units and against melee. The second mistake is the opposite, seeing ranged attack 55 and bundling her into an attack wave, because she will at least do something. Most attacking ranged units have a significantly higher attack and the Huntress would just fall needlessly outside instead of holding the walls.

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