Unique siege units
Ballista
Units
Rome's Catapult replacement for attacks against cities.
Units1 supported recipe route
WHY CONSIDER IT
Its city attack bonus supports early siege pressure, and it upgrades to Trebuchet.
When it fits: For Rome, consider after Mathematics and before Physics makes it obsolete.
The tradeoff: Rome-only and lacks a defensive terrain bonus.
Properties & access
strength8
rangedStrength10
movement2
uniqueToRome
replacesCatapult
requiredTechMathematics
upgradesToTrebuchet
Planner recipes & alternatives
Material calculator: 4.22.13 · bundled Gods & Kings ruleset.
Access & prerequisites
- requiredTech: Mathematics
- uniqueTo: Rome
- obsoleteTech: Physics
- [+200]% Strength <vs cities> <when attacking>
- No defensive terrain bonus
- Must set up to ranged attack
- [-1] Sight
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