Best Archer units ?

[TTRouble]

What's the best archer unit in RS ? My personal fav's are the Syrian Archers, followed by the Cretan Archers but I'm wondering if there are better archer units in the game esp as I've not checked out most factions ?

A side note - when your playing a custom game why can't the Selecuid's recruit Syrian archers ? .. I'd like to see how well they can do against a Roman legion or two without having to go into a campaign to do so.

TTRouble

[xXEsotericXx]

What's the best archer unit in RS ? My personal fav's are the Syrian Archers, followed by the Cretan Archers but I'm wondering if there are better archer units in the game esp as I've not checked out most factions ?

A side note - when your playing a custom game why can't the Selecuid's etc recruit Syrian archers .. I'd like to see how well they can do against a Roman legion or two!

TTRouble

FOR ME any archer with medium armor and shortbows.

[Terrak16]

Syrian Archers

[Visarion]

Cretan, Syrian, Persian, Bosporan Foot Archers... and mounted: Getae, Armenians, Scythians, Medians and all those nomads...

[Tiger88]

For me every archer that has the "long range missiles" ability.

[Visarion]

oh! wait! you were reffering to archers in game? I thought in history!

[stanley86]

Foot archers: 1. Syrian, 2. Barbarian Mercenaries, 3.Athenian marines
Mounted: 1. Cataphract mounted archers, 2. Persian cavalry, 3.Eastern mounted archers

[General Brittanicus]

Cretan archers on foot.

Any mounted archers since they will always destroy the enemy-it doesnt really matter what unit they are imo.

[cupoftea]

Mercenary barbarian archers , I use them every single time I'm fighting in the Balkan.

[C-Rob]

Mercenary barbarian archers , I use them every single time I'm fighting in the Balkan.

As Rome they are a Godsend at the beginning. I haven't even invaded that area, i just had a general go back and forth across the water to get a few and transport them to Gaul.

But Syrian are extremely good. I like them a lot. Or the post reform Cretums auxiliary archers. They are awesome.

[Marcus Publius]

Syrian archers.

[rory o'kane]

Yep, they've got their own archer unit.

[gamer77]

thats great news indeed i hate it when factions dont get there own archer unit and have to rely on merc units,thanks for answering i didnt know as theres been no carthage preview

[rory o'kane]

I'm not entirely sure they SHOULD get them, as Carthage wasn't exactly renowned for its archery, but hey. I'm not THAT concerned.