Stilt Lancer

Strikes first, so a charge into them is costly.

Gold: 34
Attack: 7
Defence: 5
Hit points: 14
Damage: 3–5
Speed: 5
Range: –
Muster: 14
Front rank: 8

First Strike: struck in melee, it swings back before the blow lands, so the attacker strikes with whatever survives. That makes it the Peatholm’s answer to wolves and knights; stand it where the charge will arrive.

What the numbers mean

One Stilt Lancer costs 34 gold; a full stack of 14 costs 476 gold and has 196 hit points. 1000 gold, the quick battle’s draft, buys 29 of them.
Only the front rank strikes: at most 8 of a stack hit at once, so a full stack deals 24–40 before attack and defence are counted.
Attack above the target’s defence adds damage and attack below it takes damage off; How to play has the exact rule.
It fights in melee and moves up to 5 tiles a turn.

Keywords

First Strike. Struck in melee, it swings back before the blow lands.

Where to hire it

In Conquest, the Peatholm hire Stilt Lancers at the town’s Archery Butts (600 gold, 3 wood, 3 ore to build) and the Bolt Works dwelling on the map, 5 a week. In the quick battle it is bought in the draft, with gold only.

Against every other fighter

The game’s own strike preview on an open board, keywords on and no hero powers: a blow from the next tile, without a run-up. Damage and kills are the low and high roll; the swing back is what the target’s survivors hit back with.

A full stack of 14 Stilt Lancers strikes from the next tile at a full stack of each of the Vale Host
Target	Size	Damage	Killed	Swing back (yours lost)
Spearman	40	26–44	2–4	12–35 (0–2 lost)
Dire Wolf	30	29–48	3–5	20–40 (1–2 lost)
Archer	24	29–48	3–6	21–32 (1–2 lost)
Shieldman	16	23–39	1–2	20–40 (1–2 lost)
Crossbowman	10	26–44	2–3	26–60 (1–4 lost)
Knight	5	23–38	0–1	25–56 (1–4 lost)
Mage	4	23–38	1–2	14–36 (1–2 lost)
Drake	3	22–36	0	34–59 (2–4 lost)

A full stack of 14 Stilt Lancers strikes from the next tile at a full stack of each of its own people, the Peatholm
Target	Size	Damage	Killed	Swing back (yours lost)
Peat Cutter	50	28–46	2–4	10–19 (0–1 lost)
Reed Slinger	36	30–50	5–8	10–20 (0–1 lost)
Eelcatcher	24	28–46	2–4	10–30 (0–2 lost)
Bulltoad	9	23–38	0–1	12–30 (0–2 lost)
Fen Lamplighter	6	23–39	1–2	23–46 (1–3 lost)
Heron Rider	4	26–44	1	28–45 (2–3 lost)
Shrineback	3	22–37	0	18–32 (1–2 lost)

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Play Draft Stilt Lancers in the quick battle.