(Similar units exist for the Saracen faction with slightly different stats)
Here are the core unit stats for Stronghold Crusader , organized by category for quick reference. stronghold crusader unit stats
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On the fifth day, a pitched battle formed in the field beyond. The Crusaders had massed their knights for a charge that would either fell the walls by breaking the men defending them, or break the men entirely. Salim counted his defenders, measured his odds, and chose not to meet the charge head-on. He drew them into the dunes where the ground betrayed horses and the archers could place bolt after bolt from covered positions. The knights threw themselves at trick lines of clay and boulders; many fell exhausted, some broke a wheel in the sand, and others simply drowned under a hail of precise missiles. (Similar units exist for the Saracen faction with
| Unit | HP | Attack (Melee/Ranged) | Defense (Armor) | Speed | Range | Recruit Cost (Gold) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | 30 | 4 (Ranged) | 0 (Leather) | Fast | Medium | 12 | | Crossbowman | 25 | 5 (Ranged) | 2 (Metal) | Slow | Long | 20 | | Spearman | 40 | 7 (Melee) | 0 (Leather) | Fast | Melee | 12 | | Pikeman | 100 | 8 (Melee) | 7 (Metal) | Slow | Melee | 20 | | Maceman | 60 | 12 (Melee) | 1 (Leather) | Fast | Melee | 20 | | Swordsman | 150 | 12 (Melee) | 10 (Metal) | Slow | Melee | 40 | | Knight | 150 | 12 (Melee) | 10 (Metal) | Very Fast | Melee | 40 (+Horse) | | Tunnelers | 55 | 9 (Melee) | 0 (None) | Fast | Melee | 15 | | Ladderman | 25 | 0 | 0 (None) | Fast | N/A | 4 | | Engineer | 30 | 0 | 0 (None) | Slow | N/A | 30 | | Monk | 75 | 12 (Melee) | 5 (Metal) | Slow | Melee | 10 | | Arabian Archer | 30 | 5 (Ranged) | 0 (Leather) | Fast | Medium | 15 | | Slave | 30 | 3 (Melee) | 0 (None) | Very Fast | Melee | 5 | | Slinger | 35 | 3 (Ranged) | 0 (None) | Fast | Short | 7 | | Assassin | 60 | 10 (Melee) | 0 (Leather) | Very Fast | Melee | 30 | | Horse Archer | 60 | 6 (Ranged) | 0 (Leather) | Very Fast | Medium | 40 | | Arabian Swordsman | 120 | 12 (Melee) | 8 (Metal) | Medium | Melee | 40 | | Fire Thrower | 40 | 6 (Ranged)* | 1 (Leather) | Medium | Short | 25 | | Spearmen (Arab) | 50 | 6 (Melee) | 0 (None) | Fast | Melee | 15 | Salim counted his defenders, measured his odds, and
Finally, unit stats cannot be viewed in a vacuum; they must be weighed against their economic cost.