Conquerors Blade - Archer Unit Tutorial/Guide for Beginners

[@FeralFibreFarm]

As a relatively new player, I highly approve of these videos. Highly instructive, Thank You!

[@KnightStalker]

Next one is about gunpowder units, I should probably be able to find some time over the next week or so :)

[@xPAWNSTAR]

@@KnightStalker Hey man love your vids! would you please make one on shield units? both offensive and defensive tips would be great. I'm pretty much only an infantry player and found your Pike video super helpful! its helped me heaps since hitting the level 60 matchmaking, I was struggling a lot after constantly getting only A's and S's below 60. Also greetings from Australia

[@KnightStalker]

Hi from across the ditch! :) Yes indeed, i have more unit type guides coming, they take a whole day to make tho so when i next find myself without kids or work I'll get stuck in :)

[@xPAWNSTAR]

@@KnightStalker Awesome! I'll await them eagerly, thanks for the vids man been binging them and learnt a ridiculous amount!

[@andrewknotts7036]

one word "BRILLIANT" thanks knightStalker.

[@ciaranspalding3993]

New player, I love archery in general but have been struggling in game. This has been an excellent tutorial! Hopefully my archery game will improved exponentially :) thanks

[@KnightStalker]

Awesome! I hope you kick butt out there! :)

[@ciaranspalding3993]

@@KnightStalker Definitely will try!

[@richardweber5951]

very helpfol, thx looking forwart to more tutorials

[@radimnemec8739]

19:35 you won't lose any progress if you switch sesson.

[@KnightStalker]

I have learned something new :) Thank you for the tip!

[@afielsch]

Fyi: u do not lose progress if u switch between seasons for unit challenges

[@KnightStalker]

Great tip! Thank you :)

[@janthannvold]

Really good to know about and how to use indirect fire.

[@Moshpy]

Really good video! Keep it up

[@gabrielripw0lf293]

you earn a subscribe from me mate, good job with the guide, keep it up :D

[@stonebonezone]

Another great video :) Thanks

[@KnightStalker]

I appreciate all the comments :) Thank you!

[@chrisdubay1216]

Hey KnightStalker, Just wanted too say how much your videos have helped me understand things. This video and how you demonstrated using the Hero to get attackers too focus You, while your Archers gun em down. A Great Tip I never thought about and will be incorporating. I play a balanced mix, but still stumble over what the First Unit I should select be. Usually I choose my lv 6 Squires, although I have lv 12 Pikeman. Any thoughts? I also think your battle videos breaking things and your thought processes is invaluable. Great Work

[@KnightStalker]

Thanks for watching! :) Best first unit to level up is undoubtedly Pike Militia, they are the only green unit that can take on almost any unit in the game and win, they never become irellevant even in high tier games. Take the veteran line that has two ends, one is stun, one is double hit and its absolutely brutal :)

[@sepphashemi4324]

very nice and productive video

[@KnightStalker]

Awesome that you found it useful :D

[@Kalarandir]

I have my Ironcap Archers Elited and the 15% movement buff is real handy and the CD is not too long that the buff is almost always available when needed. It can also get you out of the way of a charge or an onrushing hero. Though not a super unit, they can do a job on low armoured units.

[@KnightStalker]

Ironcap archers are an overlooked quality unit right? Very flexible, low leadership

[@M0ri4r]

Nice tips man.

[@artemiocabrera6572]

Very nice tutorial. well explained.

[@KnightStalker]

Thank you kind stranger :) Hope it helps you conquer the world!

[@LeatherCladVegan]

This was a great tutorial mate. So good, in fact, that I can overlook your Kiwi accent ;)

[@KnightStalker]

Shocker :D You must be one of our shrimp bbq'n neighbours eh?

[@LeatherCladVegan]

@@KnightStalker Yes indeed. Also subbed. Cheers mate.

[@bobbyvu2172]

Did you know you can press F while being on the ladder to slide down without taking damage? I just found this out recently

[@KnightStalker]

Great tip, thank you! :)

[@thetrav2100]

wow cant believe i didnt know that

[@jacky817]

Can you make a tutorial for crossbow units? Great tutorials =)

[@KnightStalker]

Yes indeed, I am currently levelling pavise crossbows so when i feel i understand them super well I will pass on the learnings in a video :)

[@tychovelius9376]

So you may cover it in a different video, but I haven't gone through your entire backlog yet. But I'm still pretty new, and I'm not sure if my warbands should be balanced or specialized going into matchmaking. Like, should I bring a force dedicated to one task, like a bunch of shieldwall units, or should I bring a little of everything?

[@KnightStalker]

Tough question. I think balanced warbands generally do better because you can adapt to the way the game is going and pull out a unit that suits the area you are fighting in. BUT, this game is a marathon and I would super advise playing units that you enjoy rather than chasing a meta or worrying too much about which units are better than others etc because having fun and making the game enjoyable is the most important thing. Only thing I would add to this is that too many ranged units weakens your team, try to use just one or two and also you can never ever have too many pikes :)

[@tychovelius9376]

@@KnightStalker So far I'm enjoying most of them. Spear and shield get massively tanky, and I fight that style all the time IRL in games. DoT archers are a favorite, and I love the move speed on rattan roundshields and similar.

[@7souls737]

Really nice Video! How did you get all these purple doctrines?

[@KnightStalker]

It's just a matter of collection over time, really. I wish I knew a shortcut for you. After a few hundred levels you end up with tons of bronze, silver, doctrines and all the other good stuff. The easiest way to get them reliably is doing the weekly quests and pushing along the reward track to get extra treatise rewards. This will also reliably get you the skill pages / books to learn ult ability upgrades. Interesting fact: When using treatise to get doctrines you will actually receive different types of doctrines on different days of the week. Check the possible rewards down the bottom of the screen so you don't get cavalry doctrines when you are looking for bowmen ones :) Also, the breakthrough and assassination blue doctrines (which are awesome) are only found on archer and cav days (i.e. not infantry days).

[@7souls737]

@@KnightStalker Thx!

[@boazd8622]

I like how you cleared the chat xD.

[@KnightStalker]

When I was recording two guys started yelling at each other... I had to wait for them to stop being douchbags before before I could clear it and resume haha

[@vonvetur]

What is your opinion on crossbow units? I can't seem to have any good time with them and just feel disappointed. Maybe I am doing something wrong.

[@KnightStalker]

There are I think only 4 in the game, desmense are terrible, arbalists are ok but they are same leadership as namkhans so maybe dont lol, the ratans are low key underappreciated and can be monsters, the pavise hit like a truck but are slow and not a flexible unit, they set up in ambush and wait. They play a lot like muskets, gotta keep them in close to the enemy and ideally behind other units. Dont forget units start at half their max strength and most dont get really good until they are mostly levelled up. Give rattans a go if you are feeling down on crossbows, win or lose I still really enjoy them :)

[@mcmerry2846]

Only pavise are good, the others are horse butt

[@TriggoViggo]

you just got your 606th sub

[@KnightStalker]

Awesome :) Thank you for your support!

[@FilmDragons]

Can you do one for cav?

[@KnightStalker]

I'm not very good with cav, I don't want to give people bad information :(

[@FilmDragons]

@@KnightStalker oh ok. Well good job on this guide!

[@babufacio_____wczesniejvin2847]

nice

[@Psiberzerker]

1st of all, everyone needs a good Archery unit. I don't care what your playstyle is, YOLO Nodachi needs archers more than anyone else, because that class has no range, and practically no Charge (The best way to deal with Archers. Preferably Charge with Shields) For sieges especially, either on attack, or defense, a significant part of this game is Attrition. Archers are DPS, ranged DPS, but if you just have to pick 1 unit? Longbows, hands down. This is a Ranged unit, range is your offense, and defense, Longbows have the most range. So, you can hit them sooner, and they have to cross more open ground to fight back.

[@KnightStalker]

Longbows are widely considered to be underpowered, thats great that you are making them work! :)

[@Psiberzerker]

@@KnightStalker DPS isn't their stat. Range is. They make up for that by starting to shoot earlier, and therefore being in combat, doing damage longer. Less damage over more seconds...

[@legobluejeans4998]

How can you test out units

[@KnightStalker]

Billiting officer in town

[@legobluejeans4998]

@@KnightStalker thanks

[@legobluejeans4998]

@@KnightStalker oh and you were right getting my first heroic era unit felt so good currently doing the path of a hero to get my first tear 5 unit

[@Meira_Celair]

u missskilled the Imperial archers :/ Since the meta u was playing they are skilled bottom tree in Veterancy. Have a higher calculated DPS to the most common units

[@KnightStalker]

Yah this video is getting on towards a year old I think it is now, a lot has changed :)

[@VishwajeetVatharkar]

Put arrow rain on Namkhans!

[@KnightStalker]

These dats the do have it :)

[@mcmerry2846]

I have maxed longbow they shoot from home