Raiders

The Valiant Motorcycle Raider is currently the highest level of Raider available in the game.

Raiders is the third type of troop to use for the player in DomiNations. Raiders are excellent against resource buildings but are weak against other buildings such as defensive buildings. They're unlocked in the Bronze Age.

General Information

The Horse Raider is the first level of standard Raiders available to the player. They're unlocked in the Bronze Age.

The standard Raider's A.I. is to attack the closest resource building. They do 400% more damage to a resource building and are extremely fast. They can also hold up against infantry. However, their disadvantages are that they do low damage to non-resource buildings and defensive buildings.

There are no unique unit versions of the Raiders yet.

Raiders takes up 3 spaces in a barracks. They are trained in 2 minutes & 30 seconds. They have a range of 1.5.

Statistics

• Strength: Deals 4x damage vs. resource buildings
• Weakness: Vulnerable to heavy defenses
• Favorite Targets: Resource buildings

Level	Name	Age	HP	DPS	DPS vs. Resource Buildings	Cost	Upgrade Cost	Upgrade Time	XP Gain
1	Horse Raider	Bronze Age	660	32	128	90	14,000	2h	135
2	Heavy Horse Raider	Iron Age	720	36	144	110	50,000	4h	195
3	Cavalry Raider	Classical Age	840	86	344	200	200,000	12h	355
4	Heavy Cavalry Raider	Medieval Age	860	90	360	300	600,000	1d	520
5	Dragoon Raider	Gunpowder Age	880	116	464	465	1,800,000	2d	760
6	Carabineer Raider	Enlightenment Age	900	120	480	660	4,000,000	4d	1,115
7	Motorcycle Raider	Industrial Age	1,000	162	648	680	4,500,000	8d	1,630
8	Heavy Motorcycle Raider	Global Age	1,150	178	712	700	5,750,000	10d	1,845
9	Veteran Motorcycle Raider	Atomic Age	1,670	245	980	800	6,900,000	12d	2,040
10	Elite Motorcycle Raider	Cold War Age	1,770	260	1,040	940	10,100,000	13d	2,130
11	Valiant Motorcycle Raider	Space Age	1,859	273	1,092	1,081	12,200,000	14d	?

Boosts

The Standing Army Technology at the Library confers these bonuses to the Raiders:

• Chapter 4: +10% Barracks Troops' attack (or Healing) and health

The research of Mansa Musa in the University confers the following bonuses to the Raiders:

• Raiders Damage: +6% Raiders damage (5 levels)

The Versailles wonder confers these bonuses to the Raiders:

• Hitpoint boost to both your attacking and defending troops: 10%
• The Heritage at the Library Chapter 1 increases the hitpoint bonus from +10% to +11%.

Attacking Strategies

• If a base has full resource producers such as farms or caravans, use raiders against them so you can reap all of its resources.
• If resource storage buildings such as the mill or market has a lot of loot, try bring in an army composition of raiders.
• Surprisingly, Raiders are strong against enemy infantry and can hold up in a fight.

Defensive Strategy

• Raiders make good alliance troops. When the enemy spawns troops, Raiders will rush to the scene to deal with them. Their high hitpoints keep them in the fight longer than infantry units.

Trivia

Lightly-armed mounted soldiers, called scouts, are often the first to see combat. They often take advantage of an unprepared enemy, raiding weakpoints and destroying valuable resources and equipment. They also provide valuable information to their commander.