Skeleton bowman

Offensive Ranged Special

An NPC defender of the Kingdom of the Thorn King with a clearly readable weakness. Defense 125 against ranged is high, 51 against melee low, and you build your attack accordingly. You cannot recruit him, and for your attack his defenses decide, not the attack 92. Whoever is looking for the player version, it comes from the Halloween events and from rewards for defeating the Fungal Plague and is a different unit, an attacking ranged unit with 162 at range, which belongs in attack.

92Attack

51Melee defense

125Ranged defense

—Speed

—Food upkeep

Quick overview

Type	Offensive, Ranged
Source	Special
Game stage	Special
Cost	—
Recommendation	Not recruitable

rating

Attack

Defensive

Cost

Speed

In this form the Skeleton bowman is an NPC defender of towers and castles in the Kingdom of the Thorn King and you cannot recruit him. You meet him as an opponent when you attack these targets. He has ranged attack 92, but he stands on the tower as a defender, so against you it is mainly his defenses that matter, 51 against melee and 125 against ranged. There is also a player Skeleton bowman from the Halloween events and from rewards for defeating the Fungal Plague, but that one is an attacking ranged unit with attack 162 and completely different values.

How to use it

For you as the attacker, mainly those two defenses matter. Against ranged he has 125, the same as the Longbowman from the Barracks, against melee only 51. When the scouting report shows you that a wing is held mainly by Skeleton bowmen, send melee attackers there, your ranged units would be needlessly held back by their defense against ranged. His price, food upkeep and speed are all zero, a player cannot get him into an army, and these values play no role for you. On mixed wings the ratio of defenders decides, so read the scouting report by wing, not just the total count.

What to combine it with

Against Skeleton bowmen, build your army mainly from melee attackers. In the same kingdom the towers and castles of the necromancer Obit are also defended by the NPC Skeleton warrior, who is the other way round, 135 against melee and only 45 against ranged. For a mixed garrison you therefore need both, melee attackers against the bowmen and ranged units against the warriors. In the Thorn King event shop you can buy the Demon slayer with melee attack 178 for amulets, which suits the bowmen. And do not forget attack tools against fortifications.

Weaknesses and what to avoid

Do not send a purely ranged army against him. Defense of 125 against ranged turns it into an expensive attack with a small result, while against melee he has only 51. Do not count on getting him after a victory or recruiting him anywhere either, he is an NPC and will not get into your army. And do not confuse him with the player Skeleton bowman from the Halloween events, that one has defense of only 15 and 24 and belongs in attack, not on the walls.

Pro player tipBefore attacking a tower or castle in the Kingdom of the Thorn King, send scouts and look at how the Skeleton bowmen and Skeleton warriors are distributed on the individual wings. Where bowmen predominate, send melee attackers against their defense of 51. Where warriors stand with 45 against ranged, your ranged units belong. On these targets, splitting the wings according to the scouting report pays off more than sending everything in one pile.

Common mistakeA common mistake is taking the Skeleton bowman's values as a player unit and looking for him in the Barracks or in the shop. This version is only an NPC defender. The second mistake is sending your own ranged units at towers dominated by bowmen because 'it is only a skeleton', and then wondering about the losses. Against ranged he has 125 and against melee only 51, so lead the attack on them mainly in melee.

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