Hello again everyone and Happy Friday!
Yep, you’ve read that right, today we’re going to be talking about the newest member of the storied Age of Empires II archer club. This straw-hat wearing, talkative, rather buff archer may be late to the party (and late in this discussion series), but we’re here to make sure he gets his day in the sun!
First, though, the stats:
Cost: 50W, 45G
Base Attack: 6 (7 elite)
Base Hit Points: 35 (40 elite)
Base Armor: 0/4 (0/6 elite)
Range: 4 (5 elite)
Rate of Fire: 2.03
Accuracy: 80% (90% elite)
Training Time: 16 seconds
Speed: 1.1
Attack Bonus: +2 vs spearman
Elite Upgrade Cost: 1000F, 750G
The Vietnamese in Aoe2 are given an unmistakable guerilla-warfare theme, as stated in the Forgotten Empires site upon release. Specifically, the Vietnamese are meant to be anti-Chinese, and as the Chinese in-game army usually relies heavily on archers, the Rattan Archer is mentioned as being “effectively impervious to enemy archer attacks.” Indeed, the high pierce armor is the trait which stands out the most when looking at the stats. Additionally, the Vietnamese get every blacksmith archer armor technology, which gives Rattans a whopping 10 pierce armor when fully upgraded! By just HOW much does the extra pierce armor differentiate Rattans from their archer kin, especially crossbows but also plumed archers, Genoese crossbow, skirmishers, and other similar ranged units?
Another possible comparison, given its high pierce armor, is the Huskarl. Keep in mind, however, that the Rattan Archer lacks the anti-archer bonus damage of the Huskarl. All in all though, does the pierce armor help it live up to its claim to be an effective anti-Chinese guerilla fighter?
The Vietnamese have more ranged units up their sleeve than just the Rattan Archer though! Vietnamese Arbalests have 20% more HP than Rattans, while costing half as much wood. Meanwhile, the Vietnamese can also make Imperial Skirmishers, with high pierce armor of their own and an anti-archer bonus damage, all for the low, low price of… zero gold! With all the ranged options that Vietnamese have, when is it best to train Rattan Archers and when should a Vietnamese player focus on archery ranges?
Finally, how important are the blacksmith techs and other upgrades for this unit? When is a good time in a Random Map game to start making this unit? What is the role of the Rattan Archer in the ideal late-game Vietnamese army? Can Le Loi lead an army of Rattan Archers to defeat the might of the Ming Empire?
Cheers!
Resources
50 vs 50 fights - Rattan Archers vs Various Archers
Top 5 Archer Civilizations - Spirit of the Law
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