Hello everyone, once again just helping to finish off the last few unique unit discussions for u/ChuKoNoob after he retired from all things aoe2. The following is in kinda both of our words, some is copy paste from what he sent me, with me completing the gaps.
Proud royal heirs of the Aksumite Empire, how do Ethiopia’s finest warriors measure up?
Here are the stats:
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Cost: 50F, 35G
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Base Attack: 16 (18 elite)
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Base Armor: 0/0 (0/1 elite)
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Hit Points: 40 (50 elite)
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Training Time: 8 seconds (!)
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Rate of Fire: 2.03
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Speed: 1.2
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Attack Bonuses: +2 vs eagle warriors, +1 (elite only) vs buildings
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Elite Upgrade Cost: 1200F, 550G
What stands out the most about the Shotel Warrior is the seemingly huge imbalance between super high attack and low armor and HP. The Shotel Warrior has the second-highest nonranged attack of any unit in the game, with only War Elephants having more. Unlike the War Elephant, however, the Shotel is extremely frail, making them more vulnerable than normal to standard infantry counters (gunpowder, siege, archers). How does this mismatch play into their uses?
The Shotel Warrior is affected by the Ethiopian unique technology, Royal Heirs, which, when combined with conscription, makes the Shotel Warrior train in only THREE seconds! Once Royal Heirs is researched, it is the fastest unit to create in the game, with the Karambit Warrior and Goth Huskarls with Perfusion and Anarchy placing second and third. How much (if at all) does the incredibly fast creation time negate the need for a castle to create them? Does it open up potential strategies for the use of shotels (Castle Drop into Shotel rush, for example)?
The shotel warrior is also fast, about the same speed as war wagons and plumes. Does this make them a viable alternative to knights/eagles as a powerful mobile melee unit?
How should the shotel warrior be used to complement the Ethiopian army composition of arbs, halbs and siege? The Ethiopians also lack champion, is the shotel warrior a viable replacement or is its use different?
The elite upgrade doesn't increase the shotel warrior's stats significantly, when should it be researched?
Resources:
Spirit of the Law’s Ethiopians Civ Overview
Completely Accurate Test of Shotel Warriors
Shotel Warrior Rush? Ft. Resonance22
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