Is Investing in Elite Cannon Galleons Worth It?
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Instead of upgrading, I could purchase a few more standard Cannon galleons.
Generally, I don’t need more than a few of these vessels.
They have enough power to attack castles and the elite upgrade does not make them any more powerful or resistant to galleons or flaming projectiles.
When would it be beneficial to upgrade?
Cannon Galleons can be hard to protect at 13 range, so getting Elite for the 15 range might make a difference.
The hp increase is also useful.
Same for +40% or so damage vs castles, reduces the time your cannon galleons are in a vulnerable position.
Another use is on maps like Northern Isles where there is an island with extra resources that may be castle dropped.
That’s easier to contest with extra range cannon galleons.
when you want to take down teuton castle or turks bbt.But overall elite cannon galeon gives extra 90 damage against building and 2 range , which is pretty good for any siege weapon
Futuralis has a good take on why the (admittedly expensive) upgrade is worth it.
Let me add two more: the geometry of islands and as insurance in certain matchups.
Islands tend to be squat and narrow; long rectangles instead of squares.
This means once you have won water and are bombarding the shore (really the only time you should be making CGs anyway; unless you’re Spanish?) the extra range can help you hit all corners of an enemy’s base. 15 range is basically a Treb, whereas 13 is a BBC with SE; the extra two range can matter a lot on land and it’s the same on water.
Keep in mind you only need to tag the corner of a building to bombard it down.
The other thing is it might be required in certain matchups.
Crenellations Castles, Eupseong Keeps, or Artillery BBTs/BBCs can range CGs but can’t hit ECGs because of the extra range.
It’s particularly fun as Turks to get the Elite upgrade (cheaper and faster!) and Artillery and nuke stuff from across the Pacific Ocean with 17 range, 11.
tbh the fact that the upgrade costs the same as only 2 units is the very reason why to get it, its probably the most efficient unit upgrade as long as you make 3 or more cannon galleons maybe?
I’d say it’s definitely worth it if you’re going for a NOM.
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