Hello everyone and Happy Friday!
Last week, we looked at the Castle unique unit of the Berbers , the Camel Archer, so this week we're looking at their other unique unit (and team unit): the Genitour.
First, the stats:
Cost: 35W, 50F
Hit Points: 50 (55 elite)
Base Attack: 3 (4 elite)
Base Armor: 0/3 (0/4 elite)
Range: 4
Minimum Range: 1
Training Time: 25 seconds
Rate of Fire: 3.05
Accuracy: 90%
Attack Bonuses: +4 (+5 elite) vs archers, +2 (elite only) vs cavalry archers
Elite Upgrade Cost: 500F, 400W
The Genitour is described by the game as a "mounted skirmisher," and like the skirmisher, it is a trash unit, making it the only trash unique unit besides the Magyar Huszar (although the Magyar Huszar remains the only trash unit created at a Castle). Also like the skirmisher, it has high pierce armor and an attack bonus against archers. However, it is faster, has more HP (with bloodlines especially), and has an elite upgrade for Imperial Age, unlike the skirmisher (unless you have a Vietnamese ally). In what other ways does the Genitour play similarly or differently to the skirmisher line?
Classified as a cavalry archer, the Genitour benefits from archer blacksmith upgrades, Thumb Ring, Bloodlines, and Husbandry - the same upgrades, in fact, which benefit the Camel Archer. With an anti-cavalry-archer bonus of it's own, the Genitour appears very similar to the Camel Archer. Comparing the two, what are the major differences between these units? Is the Genitour simply a trash version of the Camel Archer? When would you make one over the other?
Like the Condottiero discussed recently, the Genitour is a team unit: any civ allied to the Berbers can make Genitours. So, which civ actually has the best Genitours? For example, Aztecs with Atlatl (as well as Magyars with Recurve Bow) can have Genitours with +1 range and attack, as well as being created 15% faster; however they lack Bloodlines, Husbandry, Parthian Tactics, and the last archer armor. Additionally, Frank and Vietnamese Genitours have extra HP, Huns Genitours are cheaper (!), Mongol Genitours fire faster, and Turk Genitours benefit from Sipahi. Any team with both Berbers and Britons can create Genitours 20% faster due to the Britons team bonus.
A different question from having the best Genitours might be: which civ benefits the most from having Genitours? Would it be Aztecs as they otherwise lack cavalry and can get mobile ranged support with Genitours? Would it be Turks as they normally don't have access to upgraded trash units? Franks to accompany their cavalry-heavy army? Or some other civ entirely?
Continuing the comparison to the Camel Archer, what is the role of the Genitours in the ideal Berber army? Do they have one at all with the Camel Archer, or are they meant to benefit the team more?
The Elite upgrade is one of (if not the) cheapest elite upgrades in the game, but it doesn't seem to get you much. When would you prioritize the Elite Upgrade (at the Archery Range) over maintaining unit production? How worth it is this upgrade? Finally, how important are the various Blacksmith/Stable/Archery Range upgrades for this unit?
As always, suggestions and volunteers are much appreciated! See you next Friday!
Resources
Spirit of the Law: Genitours in-Depth
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