Infantry · Colonial Age
Cetan Bowman
Cetan Bowman (proto ID xpWarBow) is an infantry unit in AoE3: Definitive Edition 100.19.18309 from the Colonial Age: 100 hit points, ranged 15 every 1.5 s at range 16 (×1.75 vs Heavy Infantry, ×2.5 vs Light Cavalry, ×2.5 vs Ranged Shock Infantry); melee 10 every 1.5 s (×1.75 vs Heavy Infantry, ×2 vs Light Cavalry, ×2 vs Ranged Shock Infantry), 30% ranged resist. It costs 65 food, 35 wood and takes 30 s to train at the Fort, War Hut and American Citadel. For the same resources it loses hardest to the Steppe Rider (edge ×2.9) and beats the Siege Elephant hardest. 1 civilization has it.
Quick answers (5)
- What counters Cetan Bowman in AoE3?
- For the same resources, Steppe Rider (×2.9), Veteran Lancer (×2.6), Sowar (×2.2) and Naginata Rider (×2) beat it hardest among regular units (base stats, AoE3: Definitive Edition 100.19.18309).
- What is Cetan Bowman good against?
- For the same resources it beats Siege Elephant (×3.8), Bolas Warrior (×2.9), Hand Mortar (×2.8) and Hakkapelit (×2.5) hardest.
- How much does Cetan Bowman cost in AoE3?
- 65 food, 35 wood; 30 s to train; 1 population (AoE3: Definitive Edition 100.19.18309).
- Which civilizations have Cetan Bowman?
- Lakota.
- What is the proto ID of Cetan Bowman?
- xpWarBow — the name scenario triggers, AI scripts and mods use.
65
35Foot archer. Good against infantry.
- Population
- 1
- Line of sight
- 22
- Ranged resist
- 30%
- Available from
- IIColonial
- XP when killed
- 10
- Game ID
xpWarBow
In the game's words
How to use it
Cetan Bows are an inexpensive, ranged light infantry unit. Inexpensive to produce and available early, their range starts out very poor, but increases dramatically with their first upgrade. Available upgrades include Elite and Champion. Cetan Bows are best fielded against slow, non-ranged units so that they have time to fire a deadly barrage of arrows before they are forced to flee or fight hand to hand.
History
Before the Lakota adoption of horses, they waged war and hunted on foot, armed with bows powerful enough to penetrate a buffalo’s tough hide. They used both simple and compound bows, made of wood and elk sinew. Their arrowheads were sometimes stone, but often iron. The Lakota bartered extensively with American and Canadian traders for iron points. Some surviving Lakota arrows are actually tipped with iron nails – the Lakota were a practical folk. If it worked, they used it.
From the game's History encyclopedia (Infantry).
Attacks
| Attack | Damage | Every | Range | Multipliers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranged | 15 ranged | 1.5 s | 16 | ×0.6 vs Cavalry×1.75 vs Heavy Infantry×2.5 vs Light Cavalry×0.6 vs Light Infantry×2.5 vs Ranged Shock Infantry |
| Melee | 10 melee | 1.5 s | — | ×0.75 vs Cavalry×1.75 vs Heavy Infantry×2 vs Light Cavalry×0.75 vs Light Infantry×2 vs Ranged Shock Infantry |
| Siege | 10 siege | 3 s | — | ×1.5 vs Walls×1.5 vs Shrine |
Counters, worked out
Armies of equal cost, base stats (no upgrades or cards). "Edge" = how many times the winner's spending the loser would need to draw.
Cetan Bowman beats
Siege Elephantedge ×3.8
Bolas Warrioredge ×2.9
Hand Mortaredge ×2.8
Hakkapelitedge ×2.5
Chu Ko Nuedge ×2.3
Rifle Rideredge ×2.3
Howdahedge ×2.2
Yabusame Archeredge ×2.1
Beats Cetan Bowman
Steppe Rideredge ×2.9
Veteran Lanceredge ×2.6
Sowaredge ×2.2
Naginata Rideredge ×2
Uhlanedge ×2
Raideredge ×1.9
Chinacoedge ×1.9
Cossackedge ×1.9
How this is worked out
Each hit: damage × every multiplier that matches the target's types × (1 − the target's resist to that damage). Two ranged units trade shots; against a melee-only unit the better of ranged and melee is used. Damage per second = hit ÷ seconds between attacks.
Armies bought with the same resources fight by Lanchester's square law: strength = (resources ÷ unit cost)² × damage per second × hit points. The edge is the square root of the strength ratio. All matchups.
Trained at
Civilizations
Home City cards that ship it
Cards and technologies that change it
Aggressive Policycan train War Hut, can train Corral, building rate set to 1
Akichitahit points +20%
Bonepipe Armorsiege resist +0.1
Champion Cetan Bowmendamage +25%, hit points +25%
Elite Cetan Bowmenhit points +25%, damage +25%
Legendary Cetan Bowmenhit points +50%, damage +50%
Nomadic Expansioncan train Teepee
TEAM Hidalgostrain time −40%
War Drumstrain time −33%
ArmatoloiRanged Infantry: damage +5%
Peninsular GuerrillasRanged Infantry: damage +20%
TEAM Coffee ConsumptionRanged Infantry: speed +5%
TEAM Senegalese RiflemenRanged Infantry: damage +10%
Ignatian SpiritualityUnit Class: hit points +5%
End RelationsMilitary: line of sight −7
Ottoman AlliesMilitary: line of sight +7
TEAM Spanish InquisitionMilitary: line of sight +10
Town WatchMilitary: line of sight +3
AcupunctureUnit: train time −25%
Cult of the Supreme BeingUnit: XP for building +10%, XP for kills −10%
Feudal ArmiesUnit: train time −15%
Gadaa SystemUnit: hit points +5%, damage +5%
Golden LibertyUnit: Coin cost −5%
Mapuche Ad-mapuUnit: Coin cost −10%
TEAM Shivaji's TacticsUnit: damage +5%, hit points +5%
Torii GatesUnit: XP for building +60%
Torii GatesUnit: XP for building +60%
Torii GatesUnit: XP for building +60%
Torii GatesUnit: XP for building +60%
WampumUnit: XP for building +35%, train time −20%
Western ReformsUnit: damage +8%, hit points +8%
Winter CountsUnit: XP for building +40%
Carib Garifuna DrumsArcher: damage bonus against Villager +1
Carib Kasiri BeerArcher: damage +10%
SarmatismArcher: range (Ranged) +1, range (Ranged (defend)) +1, range (Ranged (stagger)) +1, range (Bow) +1, line of sight +1
Archaic Infantry CombatFoot Archer: hit points +15%, damage +15%
Archaic Infantry HitpointsFoot Archer: hit points +15%
Infantry BreastplateFoot Archer: hit points +10%
Maya Cotton ArmorFoot Archer: hit points +20%
Kalthoff RepeatersLight Infantry: damage bonus against Light Infantry +0.1
Akan FontomfromInfantry: speed +5%, train time −20%
BastimentoInfantry: train time −25%
Conservative TacticsInfantry: damage +10%, hit points +10%
CouriersInfantry: train time −45%
Dueling SchoolInfantry: train time −25%…and 25 more that change every Cavalry Infantry.
Source: protoy.xml and techtreey.xml, AoE3: DE 100.19.18309 (build 25040513).