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There are two categories of [[Warrior|Warriors]] in Evony 

#Meat shield  
#Range 

Battle is fought first by the strongest unit, then the second strongest, and so on. Once all the meat shields are killed, the range units are attacked. 

<br> [[Swordsman|Swordsmen]] are the best meat shields to protect your [[Archer|Archers]]. If your [[Archer|Archers]] are dying in combat, get more [[Swordsman|Swordsmen]] and try again. 

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Use the Exercise button in your [[Rally-spot|Rally Spot]] to see how 100 [[Archer|Archers]] fare against 100 [[Swordsman|Swordsmen]], then 100 [[Archer|Archers]] and 1 [[Swordsman|Swordsmen]] vs 100 [[Swordsman|swordsmen]], and so on. 

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Have one soldier of each kind. The enemy must stop to attack 1 [[Warrior|Warrior]] while your [[Archer|Archers]] rain arrows on them. They then stop to attack 1 [[Pikeman|Pikeman]] while your [[Archer|Archers]] rain arrows on them. And so on. 

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The general rule is to use 5 [[Archer|Archers]] for every opponent, 1 [[Warrior|Warrior]] for every opponent, and one of every other kind of [[Warrior|Warrior]]. &nbsp; Here are the different ranges of your Army: &nbsp; [[Worker|Worker]] Range = 10 [[Warrior|Warrior]] Range = 20 [[Swordsman|Swordsman]] Range = 30 [[Pikeman|Pikeman]] Range = 50 [[Cataphract|Cataphract]] Range = 80 [[Cavalry|Cavalry]] Range = 100 [[Battering-ram|Battering Ram]] Range = 600 [[Archer|Archer]] Range = 1,200 [[Archers-tower|Archer Tower]] Range = 1,300 [[Ballista|Ballista]] Range = 1,400 [[Catapult|Catapult]] Range = 1,500 &nbsp; The lowest ranged unit is the [[Worker|Worker]], and the highest ranged unit is the [[Catapult|Catapult]]. &nbsp; Each unit has an un-upgraded starting range, which I have stated above. &nbsp; Once a type of unit is in range to attack another enemy unit, they will attack. Any other units that you have that are not in range to attack yet, will advance by their individual speed. &nbsp; The battle will start at the highest range on either side. Basically, the highest range from either the offense or the defense will initiate the battle. If someone has a [[Ballista|Ballista]], the battle will start at 1,400. If the highest range out of both sides is a [[Swordsman|Swordsman]], the battle will start at 30. &nbsp; The [[Archery|Archery]] Technology raises the range of your [[Archer|Archers]] by 5% per [[Technologies|technology]] level researched. &nbsp; Whichever side has the higher range will get at least 1 free round of shots at the opponents which could easily turn the battle. This is because the [[Archer|Archers]] with say 1250 range will start the battle 1250. Unfortunately for the opponent, his/her [[Archer|Archers]] cannot shoot until a range of 1200 which forces them to walk forward while they are picked off. &nbsp; This ties completely into the [[Archery|Archery]] Technology. At this point in the Evony game, [[Archery|Archery]] Technology is by far the most important in the game. Mainly, this is because whoever has the higher range, will gain an unimaginable advantage. For example, you could have 1,000 archers with level 8 [[Archery|Archery]], and your opponent has 2,000 [[Archer|Archers]] with level 3 [[Archery|Archery]], and you will easily win the battle. I will go more in detail about the [[Archery|Archery]] Technology in a later guide release. 

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