DeletedUser31929
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What do you personally Think that the best troop for Defense is?
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i'd say the bireme (y)
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Probably the chariot, most offense nukes are either slingers or horsemen. You mostly get hit by hoplites when it's a defensive city that is attacking.
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Pythagorus is right... forget land troops.
Stick with biremes. A Bireme wall.
The wall won't stop a rebellion from being started, but it'll stop the CS and all its associated land troops in their tracks... scoring a ton of
BP along the way.
Stick with biremes. A Bireme wall.
The wall won't stop a rebellion from being started, but it'll stop the CS and all its associated land troops in their tracks... scoring a ton of
BP along the way.
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Rooster: That's true, however, 1 ls nuke with the right combination of bonuses can clear out a bireme nuke because a city's sea defense can only be increased by 10% through the tower. With land defense, a level 25 city wall plus a tower will force the enemy to have to use at least 3 land defense nukes to clear the city out.
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try see how many LS nukes it takes to clear 20+ bireme 'nukes' stacked in one city though 
admittedly, a bireme defence is most effective vs noobs, coz they'll send land troops with their attacks and 90% of those troops will never reach the beach = free BP, but a bireme defence has the added advantage of killing of both LS nukes AND escorts, leaving your enemies unable to attack until that's rebuilt to a decent level. the trick is just to have a good amount of biremes available in your alliance.
admittedly, a bireme defence is most effective vs noobs, coz they'll send land troops with their attacks and 90% of those troops will never reach the beach = free BP, but a bireme defence has the added advantage of killing of both LS nukes AND escorts, leaving your enemies unable to attack until that's rebuilt to a decent level. the trick is just to have a good amount of biremes available in your alliance.
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I agree with you Detroit... if its 1 city vs. 1 city... but as pyth said... I keep a number of Bireme "nukes" aka. Bireme walls in each ocean... at any time, I can easily put 2000+ biremes in the harbor of any city I own... or any of my allies.... long before the 12 hour 1st phase of a revolt occurs...
of course... as Pyth said... its most effective against less experienced players, who think 100 LS will clear any harbor. on the positive note, the few cities I have lost have earned me enough BP to get two more. lol
of course... as Pyth said... its most effective against less experienced players, who think 100 LS will clear any harbor. on the positive note, the few cities I have lost have earned me enough BP to get two more. lol
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I have to agree with Bireme, but if we are picking a land troop Cerberus by far.
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Yes, bireme stacking is wonderful, but it doesn't necessarily answer the OPs question.
The best land defender would probably have to go to the militia, since they are free to pop and can be used every few hours, and can be a pain for offensive players. Outside of that, the swordsman would have the highest defence per farm space for a land unit, requires no research, and blocks the most common offensive unit type in the game; the slinger.
Second would be archers, and tied for third place would be hoplites and chariots. What I recommend is not to find one particular unit and over-use it, but to find a reasonable ratio of defence to block as much incoming as possible. That is another question altogether though.
The best land defender would probably have to go to the militia, since they are free to pop and can be used every few hours, and can be a pain for offensive players. Outside of that, the swordsman would have the highest defence per farm space for a land unit, requires no research, and blocks the most common offensive unit type in the game; the slinger.
Second would be archers, and tied for third place would be hoplites and chariots. What I recommend is not to find one particular unit and over-use it, but to find a reasonable ratio of defence to block as much incoming as possible. That is another question altogether though.
DeletedUser30767
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Medusa, best defense / farm ratio .. cant beat that
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the best troop for defending your city is, imo, the bireme. not sure how that's not answering the OP's questionOP said:
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best defense unit is light ship. there is no need to defend if you have tons of LS to snipe the CS with (conquest worlds only)
i use biremes for siege defending, otherwise you can't conquer a city eh?
(conquest worlds only) i use biremes for siege defending, otherwise you can't conquer a city eh?
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best defense unit is light ship. there is no need to defend if you have tons of LS to snipe the CS with
i use biremes for siege defending, otherwise you can't conquer a city eh?
So the best defense is a psychotic offense?
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Rooster: This guy's nuts like that, his pockets overflow with ls nukes. Besiege him only if you want to lose all of your biremes
DeletedUser
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hahahahaha!
Maybe he wants to join the Doves of War...
Maybe he wants to join the Doves of War...
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Nope, him and his ls nukes are firmly planted in the Masters of Rogue Chaos ro:
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A combination of Cerberus and archers (I use 25 archers for every Cerberus) with level 25 wall and a watchtower is the best defense in the game. It's the hardest defense for the enemy to crack, no matter how he/she plays.
This does not take into account cost, time and favor which is why it's not an option to use it in every city. Favor is the biggest bottle neck. It takes a long time to build 40 or 50 Cerberus.
This does not take into account cost, time and favor which is why it's not an option to use it in every city. Favor is the biggest bottle neck. It takes a long time to build 40 or 50 Cerberus.
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Never used Cerebus before.... couldn't figure out if you use one BIG dog dish for his water.... or three dishes....
DeletedUser30767
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I see an inroad in your cerebrus plan ... Its called blunt attack ...
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Cerberi do have the best defense stats, so a balance between them, archers, AND HOPLITES would yield the best stats. However, cerberi are mythical units so they cannot be easily used for supporting other cities.