Archlich needs line of sight to an important target. Position the screen against actual enemy reach; repeated ranged actions matter only when the enemy cannot quickly engage it.
Watch for: Distance, obstacles, engagement and ammunition are separate conditions. A ranged attribute alone does not guarantee full damage against every target.
Timing, specific abilities and the follow-up plan
Speed 3 sets movement reach; Initiative 10 concerns ATB. A movement change is not the same change in action frequency.
Large Creature: Occupies a 2 × 2 footprint and needs enough space to move or land.
Shooter: Fires at range using ammunition. An adjacent enemy blocks shooting; the normal distance penalty applies.
Attack
19
Defense
19
Damage
17–20
Health
55
Speed
3
Shots
6
Base weekly growth
3
Initiative
10
Mana
16
Experience per creature
100
Cost per creature: 850 gold
Abilities and limitations
Large Creature
Occupies a 2 × 2 footprint and needs enough space to move or land.
Shooter
Fires at range using ammunition. An adjacent enemy blocks shooting; the normal distance penalty applies.
Caster
Has its own spells and mana, refilled at each battle’s start. Power depends on stack size.
Undead
Undead have neutral Morale and protection from poison, blindness and mind control under undead rules.
Death Cloud
A shot creates a 3 × 3 cloud. Main target takes normal damage; surrounding undead are exempt and other stacks take half.
These values multiply every resource in the undiscounted reference price and full base health. Hero, equipment, spell, price and growth modifiers are excluded. This is neither final damage or battle survival nor a guarantee that the listed number is available to recruit.
Archlich · reference values before bonuses
Creatures
Total cost
Base health
1
850 gold
55
5
4,250 gold
275
10
8,500 gold
550
Reading this profile correctly
The reference is Tribes of the East 3.1. Initiative concerns ATB and Speed concerns movement; increasing one does not automatically increase the other. Upgrades and alternatives have separate profiles.
Resource costs are part of recruitment. For an entire stack, multiply every component, not just gold. Base growth excludes additional town, map and hero bonuses. Zero shots means no regular ranged attack; the creature can still have spells or other active abilities.
177 creatures from the Tribes of the East 3.1 manual: 168 faction variants and 9 neutrals. Original and alternative upgrades remain separate. Stats exclude heroes, artifacts and spells. Speed determines range; Initiative determines ATB action timing. Costs include rare resources and are per creature.
