


They're going to be wiped out, which is only fair. Once tier 4 units start showing up your archers just aren't going to cut it anymore. While this will protect your city against a sneak attack, you're going to need more firepower to defend against a full on assault. You can easily afford to protect every city with a full stack of archers. They're also only tier 1 units with an upkeep of 4 gold per turn.Ī full stack is only going to cost you 24 gold per turn. Archers are terrible vs mechanical units, but they're highly effective against anything living. Elven archers are particularly nasty with their longbows.

Stacks of archers are a cheap, easily produced, and effective garrison. Otherwise a single unit will sneak by and it will capture a city. Its always a good idea to garrison every city, if only lightly.
