Ranged attack

Ranged attack is a special ability of creatures, which allows them to attack without engaging into hand-to-hand combat. Visually typical ranged creature is armed with bows, e.g. Archers and Elves, but there are also several creatures, that use some kind of magic or elements (lightning, etc.), like Monks or Titans. However, this is only a visual effect and has no effect on the gameplay. When attacking in melee, most ranged creatures suffer melee penalty, which halves their damage. Some creatures have only melee attacks in basic variant but have ranged attack in upgraded version. Ranged penalty halves the ranged damage farther away than 10 hexes.

Creatures with ranged attack:

Basic	Upgraded	Upgraded only	Neutral
Archer  Beholder  Cyclops  Gog  Lich  Lizardman  Mage  Medusa  Monk  Orc  Wood Elf  Sea Witch   Pirate	Marksman  Evil Eye  Cyclops King  Magog  Power Lich  Lizard Warrior  Arch Mage  Medusa Queen  Zealot  Orc Chieftain  Grand Elf  Sorceress   Corsair   Sea Dog	Ice Elemental   Master Gremlin  Storm Elemental   Titan	Enchanter   Halfling   Sharpshooter

Town	1	2	3	4	5	6	7

Horn of the Abyss - Ranged unit comparison

Name	Town	Lvl	Att	Def	Dmg-	Dmg+	HP	Spd	Shots	Gr	Max Gr	AI Val	Cost	Dmg/ Turn*	Max Gr Cost	Max Gr AI Val	Max Gr Total HP	Max Gr DpT*	HP per	AI Value per	DpT* per	Special
Archer		2	6	3	2	3	10	4	12	9	18	126	100		1800	2268	180		0.1	1.26
Marksman		2+	6	3	2	3	10	6	24	9	18	184	150		2700	3312	180		0.067	1.227		Double attack
Ballista (-)	-	5	10	10	2	3	250	-	24	-	-	600	2500		-	-	-		0.1	0.24		War Machine
Ballista (Exp)	-	5	10	10	4	6	250	-	24	-	-	600	2500		-	-	-		0.1	0.24		War Machine, Double attack
Beholder		3	9	7	3	5	22	5	12	7	14	336	250		3500	4704	308		0.088	1.344		No melee penalty
Evil Eye		3+	10	8	3	5	22	7	24	7	14	367	280		3920	5138	308		0.079	1.311		No melee penalty
Cannon (-/Bsc)	-	6	20	10	4	7	250	-	8	-	-	875	4000		-	-	-		0.0625	0.219		War Machine, Can attack seige walls
Cannon (Adv)	-	6	20	10	8	14	250	-	8	-	-	875	4000		-	-	-		0.0625	0.219		War Machine, Can attack seige walls
Cannon (Exp)	-	6	20	10	12	21	250	-	8	-	-	875	4000		-	-	-		0.0625	0.219		War Machine, Can attack seige walls
Cyclops		6	15	12	16	20	70	6	16	2	4	1266	750		3000	5064	280		0.093	1.688		Can attack seige walls
Cyclops King		6+	17	13	16	20	70	8	24	2	4	1443	1100		4400	5772	280		0.064	1.312		Can attack seige walls (x2)
Gog		2	6	4	2	4	13	4	12	8	16	159	125		2000	2544	208		0.104	1.272		Fireball Attack
Magog		2+	7	4	2	4	13	6	24	8	16	240	175		2800	3840	208		0.074	1.371		Fireball Attack
Lich		5	13	10	11	13	30	6	12	3	6	848	550		3300	5088	180		0.055	1.542		Undead, Death Cloud
Power Lich		5+	13	10	11	15	40	7	24	3	6	1079	600		3600	6474	240		0.067	1.798		Undead, Death Cloud
Lizardman		2	5	6	2	3	14	4	12	9	18	126	110		1980	2268	252		0.127	1.145
Lizard Warrior		2+	6	8	2	5	15	5	24	9	18	156	140		2520	2808	270		0.107	1.114
Mage		4	11	8	7	9	25	5	24	4	8	570	350		2800	4560	200		0.071	1.629		No melee penalty, No obstacle penalty Hero's combat spells cost 2 less mana
Arch Mage		4+	12	9	7	9	30	7	24	4	8	680	450		3600	5440	240		0.067	1.511		No melee penalty, No obstacle penalty Hero's combat spells cost 2 less mana
Medusa		4	9	9	6	8	25	5	4	4	8	517	300		2400	4136	200		0.083	1.723		No melee penalty, Stone gaze
Medusa Queen		4+	10	10	6	8	30	6	8	4	8	577	330		2640	4616	240		0.091	1.748		No melee penalty, Stone gaze
Monk		5	12	7	10	12	30	5	12	3	6	485	400		2400	2910	180		0.075	1.213
Zealot		5+	12	10	10	12	30	7	24	3	6	750	450		2700	4500	180		0.067	1.667		No melee penalty
Orc		3	8	4	2	5	15	4	12	7	14	192	150		2100	2688	210		0.100	1.280
Orc Chieftain		3+	8	4	2	5	20	5	24	7	14	240	165		2310	3360	280		0.121	1.455
Wood Elf		3	9	5	3	5	15	6	24	7	14	234	200		2800	3276	210		0.075	1.170
Grand Elf		3+	9	5	3	5	15	7	24	7	14	331	225		3150	4634	210		0.067	1.471		Double attack
Sea Witch		5	12	7	10	14	35	6	12	3	6	790	515		3090	4740	210		0.068	1.534		Casts basic Weakness/Disrupting Ray after shot
Sorceress		5+	12	9	10	16	35	7	12	3	6	852	565		3390	5112	210		0.062	1.508		Casts advanced Weakness/Disrupting Ray after shot
Pirate		3	8	6	3	7	15	6	4	7	14	312	225		3150	4368	210		0.067	1.387		No melee penalty
Corsair		3+	10	8	3	7	15	7	4	7	14	407	275		3850	5698	210		0.055	1.480		No melee penalty, No enemy retaliation
Sea Dog		3++	12	11	3	7	15	8	12	7	14	602	375		5250	8428	210		0.040	1.605		No melee penalty, No enemy retaliation, Accurate shot
Ice Elemental		3+	8	10	3	7	30	6	24	6	12	380	375		4500	4560	360		0.080	1.013		Non-living, Spellcaster (Protection from Water) Immune to Ice Bolt and Frost Ring Vulnerable to Fireball,Inferno, and Armageddon
Master Gremlin		1+	4	4	1	2	4	5	8	16	32	66	40		1280	2112	128		0.100	1.650
Storm Elemental		2+	9	9	2	8	25	8	24	6	12	486	275		3300	5832	300		0.091	1.767		Non-living, Spellcaster (Protection from Air) Immune to Meteor Shower Vulnerable to Lightning Bolt,Chain Lightning, and Armageddon
Titan		7+	24	24	40	60	300	11	24	1	2	7500	5000		10000	15000	600		0.060	1.500		No melee penalty, Hates Black Dragons Immune to mind spells
Enchanter		6	17	12	14	14	30	9	32	2	2	1210	750		1500	2420	60		0.040	1.613		No melee penalty, No obstacle penalty, Spellcaster
Halfling		1	4	2	1	3	4	5	24	15	15	75	40		600	1125	60		0.100	1.875		Always have +1 luck
Sharpshooter		4	12	10	8	10	15	9	32	4	4	585	400		1600	2340	60		0.038	1.463		No range penalty, No obstacle penalty

(*)NOTE: All damage per turn (DpT) calculations are made ignoring the following factors:

• Range penalty
• Obstacle penalty
• Melee penalty
• Archery secondary skill