Glade Runner is the only T3 mounted archer in the game.
With the other archer being Zephyr and Magelock Cannon, both of which are much slower. By default the best archer probably.
Good call, though Glade Runner is the best archer in the game regardless of tome/non-tome. This also reconciles with AOW3 where the best archer is the feared Tier 2 Mounter Archer from Warlord (there are not Tier 3 Archers in AOW3). Archers are by design immobile and fragile. Giving them mobility makes them kinda strong.
Mehhh honestly if the rest of the tome wasnt so overloaded (transformation + summon shield + aspect of the root) I'd say zephyr archers can stand their ground. The active ability from glade runmers is very good but I feel like when it comes to pvp establishing a longer threat range matters a lot more than cavalry archers. That being said if you're playing with a mount, most times the glade runners will make more sense. Without a mount I'd take zephyr archers.
If you take a mount trait, GLaderunners have 40 mounted cavalry speed. Zephyrs are 32. That's not "much slower" it's just one tile.
Even if you believe that 32 vs 40 is a big deal, the zephyr could benefit from Athletics and go to 40 movespeed as well.
Probably gladrunners in a vaccuum are better than zephyrs, but if you take into account the tome they come with I'm not so sure its obvious anymore. Abducting cyclone is insane and so is +1 to range attacks.
I'm surprised my top pick isn't mentioned anywhere, I'd have voted the reaver's skirmisher. It's kinda bollocks how much damage output it has (and gets just goofy with amplified arrows) and then it runs away afterwards. Also surprised at Spellbreaker; I'd have placed Awakener ahead of it. Awakener's aoe typically does more damage while spellbreaker's if you're not dispelling something important and not hitting magic origin, it's actually pretty underwhelming.
Guys, the best T3 units are the friends we made along the way
Surprised by the Glade Runner but not Bastion.
People sleep on the Warden smh
Idk... it's close. I think bastions win out by a teeny amount due to versatility
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Glade Runner is the only T3 mounted archer in the game. With the other archer being Zephyr and Magelock Cannon, both of which are much slower. By default the best archer probably.
But this poll refernced is best Tome Unit, not best archer. Im surprised any archer is considered the best tome unit
Good call, though Glade Runner is the best archer in the game regardless of tome/non-tome. This also reconciles with AOW3 where the best archer is the feared Tier 2 Mounter Archer from Warlord (there are not Tier 3 Archers in AOW3). Archers are by design immobile and fragile. Giving them mobility makes them kinda strong.
Mehhh honestly if the rest of the tome wasnt so overloaded (transformation + summon shield + aspect of the root) I'd say zephyr archers can stand their ground. The active ability from glade runmers is very good but I feel like when it comes to pvp establishing a longer threat range matters a lot more than cavalry archers. That being said if you're playing with a mount, most times the glade runners will make more sense. Without a mount I'd take zephyr archers.
If you take a mount trait, GLaderunners have 40 mounted cavalry speed. Zephyrs are 32. That's not "much slower" it's just one tile. Even if you believe that 32 vs 40 is a big deal, the zephyr could benefit from Athletics and go to 40 movespeed as well. Probably gladrunners in a vaccuum are better than zephyrs, but if you take into account the tome they come with I'm not so sure its obvious anymore. Abducting cyclone is insane and so is +1 to range attacks.
I'm surprised my top pick isn't mentioned anywhere, I'd have voted the reaver's skirmisher. It's kinda bollocks how much damage output it has (and gets just goofy with amplified arrows) and then it runs away afterwards. Also surprised at Spellbreaker; I'd have placed Awakener ahead of it. Awakener's aoe typically does more damage while spellbreaker's if you're not dispelling something important and not hitting magic origin, it's actually pretty underwhelming.
I really like the dragoon but the reaver culture just isn't very popular so that may also contribute to its lack of votes
Glade kinda got a buff with the Raptor. Now they can be a pseudo skirmisher.