How to take down an Arachnarok Spider?

[Greywolf]

So yeah came up against one of these and it kind of decimated my troops, just wondering what the counter is? Playing Empire.

[Gekko]

Originally posted by Greywolf:

So yeah came up against one of these and it kind of decimated my troops, just wondering what the counter is? Playing Empire.

Get a hero with Dullest skills, aka high damage for 1 target like the Witch Hunter. Or get lots of anti large infantry.

[The Mighty Mulletman]

Halbierds. Cannons. Witch hunters. These are all good for killing the big monsters.

[Neon]

Demigryph knights with halbeirds and just normal halbeirds (no idea how to spell that) the arachnarok spiders have low morale so surround them with counters and they should break fast. Additionally shooting them with arty is always good

[Kayeka]

When it comes to playing the empire, the answer to most of your problems is "Demigryph Knights with halberds".

Other than that, I'd say tie the Arachnarok down with some foot halberdiers, and shoot the snot out of it with handgunners.

[Neon]

Originally posted by Kayeka:

When it comes to playing the empire, the answer to most of your problems is "Demigryph Knights with halberds".

True that

[Greywolf]

Originally posted by Kayeka:

When it comes to playing the empire, the answer to most of your problems is "Demigryph Knights with halberds".

Other than that, I'd say tie the Arachnarok down with some foot halberdiers, and shoot the snot out of it with handgunners.

Ah ok was using spearmen but take it I need the armour piercing of the halberd? Also halberd Demigryphs vs normal Demigryphs? Personally I been using the normal ones but do the halberds make a massive difference?

[watcherzero]

Some things have masses of armour, you can have armour piercing weapons loadout on your troops but it sizeably reduces their normal damage so a good idea to take a mix of both.

[kampfer91]

1 Demigryph knight unit with halbert will decimate the spider .

If you think spider is OP , wait till you have a Giant , that unit is devastating .

As for Demigryph knight , the normal one is for killing Infantry and the Halbert for dealing with Cavalry and monster alike except Giant .

[Gekko]

Originally posted by kampfer91:

1 Demigryph knight unit with halbert will decimate the spider .

If you think spider is OP , wait till you have a Giant , that unit is devastating .

As for Demigryph knight , the normal one is for killing Infantry and the Halbert for dealing with Cavalry and monster alike except Giant .

Arent the Demigryph knights too expensive? Witcher hunter is more cost effective no?

[kampfer91]

Witch hunter need some time to level up and while he is great at taking out 1 unit , he can't move around fast to dealing with threat like a group of archer / handgunner nor he can fight against a blob .

That is when you need a Demigrypgh , they easily beat everything except giant one on one in a short time and they are the fastest cavalry .

[Robert E.O. Speedwagon]

Cannons. Lots of cannons.

[la_nague]

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