Scutari

Unit Information

Game Strategies

History

In the Extended Edition, this unit/building is affected by a damage bug. Missing +20% damage vs Heavy Cavalry.

Scutari
Spanish Unique Heavy Infantry(Replaces Phalanx)
Base cost	50 Food 30 Metal
Ramping cost	1 Food 1 Metal
Build time	12 seconds (188 frames)
Hit points	145
Line of sight	7 tiles
Movement speed	25 (2 tiles/second)
Attack strength	15
Attack range	Melee
Attack speed	32 frames
Armor	4
Population points
Built at	Barracks
Prerequisites	Classical Age
Hotkey (Barracks)	H
Upgrades from	Hoplites
Upgrades to	Royal Scutari

Scutari are the Spanish unique Heavy Infantry of the Classical Age that replaces the standard Phalanx.

Overview

Compared to Phalanx, Scutari are statistically identical, but they do +10% damage against Ranged Cavalry, and +80% damage against Heavy Cavalry and Light Cavalry, which stacks with the Heavy Infantry's standard bonuses against cavalry units, putting them at a far greater advantage against cavalry than the already capable Phalanx.

Trivia

• Scutari is a plural form of Scutarius, which means "shield-bearer" in Latin, and refers in particular to the scutum, a large oblong, curved shield used by the Celto-Iberian heavy infantry, the same the Legions themselves are known for, and adopted from Celtic peoples in the first place.

See also

• Barbarians
• Mohawk Spearmen
• Bushi
• Anusiya
• Legions