Archer Militia (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

Archer Militia
Category	Water
Weight Class	Light Bow Infantry
Unit Type	Ranged Infantry
Statistics
Unit Size	240
Hit Points	81k
Morale	19
Melee Toughness	35
Ranged Toughness	34
Melee Power	6
Ranged Power	19
Detailed Statistics
Charge Bonus	14
Attack Rate	20
Damage	10
Damage (ap)	2
Evasion	5%
Armour	7%
Ranged Attack Rate	7
Ranged Damage	22
Ranged Damage (ap)	6
Range	180
Ammunition	19
Speed	38
Expenses
Recruitment Cost	270 gold
Upkeep Cost	70 gold
Multiplayer Cost	225 gold
Skillset
Abilities	Flaming Shot Poison Shot Loose Formation Smoke Screen

Archer Militia is a type of Light Bow Infantry in Total War: Three Kingdoms. The unit can be recruited by most factions in the game. It is a Water unit and is optimized when recruited by Strategist heroes who naturally possess high Cunning statistics that provide extra ammunition bonuses. The Strategists' Skill Tree very often favors early access to the Composure Skill which enables Fire Arrows.

Archer militia have the shortest range of all archer units in the game, and have poor stats across the board. They inflict negligible damage at best against most units, particularly heavily armored targets. If melee troops manage to reach them, they are more of a hindrance than a help, as their poor stats mean they inflict minimal melee damage, and their propensity to rout can cause friendly units to also rout. For most factions, more advanced archer units are a better option despite their higher cost in the later game. Liu Bei's faction spends less money on upkeep for this unit type.

Abilities

Main Article: Unit Ability (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

• Flaming Shot
  • Ranged Attack Rate: 5
  • Base Ranged Damage: 41
  • Armour-Piercing Ranged Damage: 3
  • Range: 200
  • Morale: -4

• Poison Shot
  • Ranged Attack Rate: 12
  • Base Ranged Damage: 3
  • Range: 200
  • Speed: -50%
  • Charge Speed: -25%
  • Melee Evasion: -50%
  • Base Melee Damage: -25%
  • 15 damage (over 15 seconds)

• Loose Formation
  • Can use if:
    • Not on a wall or barricade
    • Not engaged in melee
    • Not climbing
    • Not on Elephant
  • -100% charge resistance
• Smoke Screen (active buff)
  • Can use if:
    • Not on a wall or barricade
    • Not manning equipment
    • Not engaged in melee
    • Not climbing
    • Not on Elephant
  • Range: 15m
  • Duration: 60s
  • Cooldown: 120s

    

    In-game

Description

Archers equipped with composite bows for long-range harassment of enemies and basic zhibeidao swords for close combat defence.

Militia are recruited quickly, armed and mobilised in mass numbers, without spending much time on training before deployment. Any conscript who demonstrates some ability in archery is given a composite bow and enlisted as an archer. These archers are considered useful to increase numbers, but less skilful than seasoned soldiers, and so are given zhibeidao swords for protection rather than armour. These straight-bladed swords are cheap but easily mastered, making them the perfect weapon for militia troops.