archer AoE DPS
Circular AoE (expertise) excelling in open field, rallies, barbarian chaining, and garrison; extremely high, versatile DPS. First Legendary to max for most players.
Archer march; benchmark five-march setup.
Early-game pairing.
A classic archer line: YSG's circular AoE plus Ramesses' skill damage and anti-heal against anything that sustains.
Early-game exception to same-troop pairing: Richard's support-tank kit protects YSG's AoE over the mixed troops beginners actually field.
Double AoE on a budget; Sun Tzu's rage restore accelerates both actives (early-game mixed-troop exception).
Thutmose's archer support multiplies YSG's circular AoE on a matched troop base.
El Cid's archer skill damage slots into the gaps of YSG's AoE cycle on a matched troop base.